Chapter 2

The hall where the mating ceremony would take place has been decorated.the hall was already filled with people both teenagers and adults who would bear witness to the mating ceremony,music's was playing.the girls the same age as me were all dressed beautifully.when I saw them,I looked down on myself,I look out of place with my old dress.i should have accepted to wear Janet's clothes when she asked me to. "What's wrong"Janet asked me as she sensed that something was off about me.tears were threatening to escape from my eyes."Jane,I look horrible in this old dress,I shouldn't have worn it ,what if my mate doesn't like me"I let out my insecurities to her. Janet shrugged her shoulders"don't look at people,be proud of your self,walk with your head held high,you can do this,you mate will love you,you are very beautiful,Rora,your mate will be so lucky to have you"she adviced me."okay"I nodded. "Fighting"we both chorused together and entered the hall.as soon as we entered ,all eyes were on us,I wished the ground will open and swallow me,my clothes looked horrible.i squeezed Janet's hands so tight.i saw Dave seated on his seat where all the teenage boys seat were kept.i glanced at him and he smiled at me. I saw all the boys of our highschool staring at me,the girls were also on the other side, they were whispering what I couldn't hear in each other's ear. "Who would be so unlucky today to have her as his mate"one boy said to his friend."I forbid,I sincerely pray that she won't be my mate,a lowly omega,she looks so horrendous"another boy said. I heard all their bad comments,tears escaping my eyes.no one wanted me.Janet sat down making space for me to seat down too. I tried to seat but a girl by name Linda (one of Ivy's friends)pushed me away and I fell down with a thud,my fray gown raising up making my old underwear to be visible for everyone. "Hahahaha"everybody in the hall laughed at me.i was so ashamed of myself.what if my fated mate saw me.i was so disgraced,I felt like strangling Linda to death.why did she have to disgrace me today. Janet helped me up throwing Linda an killer look."what's your problem"she asked angrily."stay out of this,Janet,it's none your business"Linda replied rolling her eyes at me. "And what if I say that I don't want to stay out of it because it is my business,"Janet said staring into Linda's eyes. "What do you want ,huh,I just don't understand why you decided to be friends with a loser"Linda said standing up to face Janet. Seeing them,I knew a fight would break out if I don't stop them.i had to stop Janet.i tugged on Janet's arm but she pushed me away. "Take back what you said"she said to Linda who didn't want to back down either."why should I,I said the truth,she is a loser"Linda replied staring into Janet's eyes too."Janet stop,am okay"I said to her but she won't listen. "You will really get what you are asking for, bitch"Janet said to Linda who got provoked because Janet called her a bitch.The attention of everyone in the hall were now on us.i hated this type of attention."Janet,stop!"I yelled shifting Janet's attention towards me.i was now crying profusely. "Why won't you ever listen to me,I said am fine but you won't listen,I hate this type of attention,now I have been noticed by everyone,thanks to you,why won't you stop when I told you to" "But I ....."Janet tried to defend herself but I cut her off."I don't want to hear anything,I just want to be alone, don't talk to me right now"I said to her and went to another chair. "Just take a look at the kind of friend you are keeping,see,she doesn't even appreciate your efforts to defend her,she is selfish,a lowly omega,betrayal runs in her blood,she doesn't deserve to be friends with you"Linda said to Janet who rolled her eyes at her."just shut up"Janet yelled at her. "Whatever"Linda replied her sitting down.she looked at Ivy and smiled and Ivy smiled back at her. Janet was the daughter of a powerful beta,the former beta of Alpha Terrick, Aurora's late father.their family still had their respect so nobody tried to mess with Janet. I sat down on another chair,tears escaping from my eyes,I looked at the boys direction.i saw Niklaus the guy I was crushing on,he was very handsome today.my heart ached at the thought of him seeing me being disgraced. "Take this"a beautiful woman said lending me her handkerchief."stop crying she said to me".I took the handkerchief and wiped my tears. "You have grown into a beautiful woman,Aurora,your mate would be so lucky to have you"she said to me,I was shocked,who was this woman? and how did she know my name?. "Who are you?"I finally asked her. "Someone special"she said to me and stood up and left.i was confused about how this woman knew my name,I have never seen her before but that's not my main worries now.my main worries now was finding my mate.soon the ceremony began.after the dancing took place. The chairman of the werewolf council took the microphone."Today we have all gathered for the mating ceremony,the time our offspring will find their destined mate,the time when our offspring will have the right to succeed us in our different positions.let the ceremony begin"he announced. My heart started beating faster,it was night already and the full moon would appear soon, everyone had to find their mates before the full moon appears. Janet found her mate already,she was so happy,her mate was Fredrick one of Niklaus's friend.they looked good together.she was so lucky that her mate accepted her.Dave found his mate but he was not happy either was his mate happy.his mate was My cousin Ivy. I was left alone"where is my mate?" It was time for people to show their mates, when it was my turn,I broke out into cold sweats,I was scared, wasn't I gifted a mate by the moon goddess?was I really cursed?"This were the questions running in my head. "Don't you have a mate?,Are you mateless?"the chairman asked."I .I ..."I stammered.i was so scared ,I didn't want to pass through the punishments mateless werewolves passes through.in this occasion,the mateless people were taken to the dungeon where they will suffer for the rest of their lives.i was so scared,I didn't want to go there,am I really cursed?is this how my life will end?I kept on asking myself. I looked at Janet,She was staring at me with tears in her eyes,her mate was consoling her.i looked at Dave,he was staring at me with pity.i saw my aunt,she was smirking."This is it,my life has finally ended".I thought to myself smiling sadly. I reminisced on the good times I spent with my two friends, the only people who really loves me for who I am,I smiled sadly.i remembered how I was maltreated in the hands of my aunt and her daughter and all those that bullied me in my school."finally I am leaving all of you to go and be with my parents"I thought in my head.what hurts me the most was that I couldn't do anything to bring justice to my parents.i was weak and useless.tears rolled down my cheeks. I have made up my mind to take my life after today instead of going to that dungeon where mateless people stayed to serve punishment for the rest of their lives. The chairman cleared his throat.'since you aren't speaking young lady,I will mark you as mateless,sign here so you will be taken to the dungeon."he said to me and I took the pen to sign,I was signing to be taken to the dungeon but in my mind.i was signing my death certificate.i was saying goodbye. "Good bye"I muttered in my head.