Chapter 1 He Is My Mate

Nancy's POV: My name is Nancy Gardner. I'm an 18-year-old Omega werewolf, and I've been taken in by the Blue Moon Pack for 10 years now. Yes, I'm very lucky. I'm only the lowest-ranking Omega, while the Blue Moon Pack is the largest and strongest pack. Tonight is the Harvest Moon celebration for the pack. And after midnight, it will be my 18th birthday. As the lowest-ranking Omega in the pack, I'm always assigned the dirtiest and most exhausting tasks. For instance, cleaning up the mess in the kitchen after the celebration. I kept cleaning until almost midnight before finally getting the kitchen in order. Rubbing my sore shoulders, I slowly walked out of the kitchen. The Alpha Manor is enormous. From the kitchen, I have to walk down a long corridor, pass the main bedroom where the Alpha resides on the second floor, and then reach the side door that leads to my little cabin. As I passed the staircase leading to the second floor, the clock struck midnight. I caught a whiff of an intoxicating scent. It was a scent I had never smelled before. "It's our mate! Find him!" A voice echoed in my mind. It was my wolf spirit, Mia. I had awakened my wolf spirit three days ago. I sniffed the air, following the scent and Mia's guidance, stepping onto the stairs leading to the second floor. With every step I took, the scent grew stronger, and my wolf spirit, Mia, bounced excitedly in my mind. As I reached the bottom of the staircase, I realized the scent was coming from the largest bedroom—the Alpha's bedroom! A surge of panic and a secret thrill washed over me. How could this be? My fated mate was in the Alpha's bedroom? "Go to him!" Mia was now bouncing wildly in my mind. I was scared. That was the Alpha's bedroom. Ten years ago, I had been Alpha Shane Boston's childhood playmate, and we had shared many joyful days together. But everything changed once he became the Alpha of the pack. The strict hierarchy among werewolves made it impossible for me to approach him so freely anymore. "He's our mate! We have to be brave!" Mia urged relentlessly in my mind. Hesitantly, I took another step forward. We were getting closer to the bedroom. The closer we got to the scent, the more excited Mia became. "He's right inside! But something feels off. Is he asleep? Why isn't he coming out to find us?" Mia whimpered, trying to call out to our mate. Just as my hand touched the doorknob, a voice suddenly rang out behind me. "What are you doing?!" My body stiffened, a guilty panic creeping over me as if I had been caught stealing. I turned around and met Clerent's furious, contorted face. Clerent Saint was the daughter of a Beta. There had long been rumors within the pack that she was destined to be Alpha Shane's fated mate—the future Luna of the pack. "I-I ... " My voice trembled with nervousness. How could I explain why a lowly Omega had suddenly appeared at the Alpha's bedroom? Smack! Clerent stormed forward and smacked my hand off the doorknob. A sharp pain shot through my fingers, and within moments, my skin swelled red. "What are you doing!?" I clutched my hand, glaring at her angrily. I might be an Omega, but I refused to let myself be bullied without a fight. In the pack, if you allowed yourself to be trampled without fighting back, your status would only plummet further, dooming you to a lifetime of silent suffering. "You filthy, lowly Omega! Who allowed you to come up to the second floor?!" Clerent's face twisted with fury, resembling a demon. "I smelled my mate's scent ... " I explained. For a split second, Clerent froze. Then, an even greater rage twisted her features. "That's impossible!" "That's impossible!" She repeated the words, her voice shrill with disbelief, before suddenly shoving me. Caught off guard, I stumbled back and fell to the floor. "How dare she push us? Fight back!" Mia shrieked in fury. I immediately got back to my feet. "The Alpha's mate could never be a filthy Omega like you! Get out! Leave this place at once!" she spat, yanking open the bedroom door. Through the narrow gap, I caught a glimpse of him. His eyes bloodshot, his body bare, his hand grasping his swollen, aching member as he pleasured himself. A thick, intoxicating scent rushed out. The overwhelming pheromones crashed into my senses. And in that instant, I knew that Shane was my fated mate. How could this be? This was something I had never even dared to dream about. I was an Omega, and he was the Alpha of the pack. Between us lay an insurmountable divide in status and rank. As I stood there, frozen in shock, Mia's voice erupted in my mind with a terrifying scream— "Our mate is going into an abnormal heat! "Stop that woman! Now!" I snapped my head up and saw Clerent stepping into the bedroom, her hand already reaching for the door to shut it! I couldn't let her close it! At that moment, an unfamiliar surge of courage exploded within me. I lunged forward, grabbing onto Clerent with all my strength. "He is my mate! You're the one who should leave!"