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Beep. Beep. Beep.

Raising my palm, it found the source that woke me from my restless slumber. After hitting the stop button on my alarm, I signed, dreading the routine I had been given for so long now.

Rolling over on my back, shit. It just came to me that I had hit the snooze button a couple of times before. Shotting up after the realization, my eyes found the red flashing numbers on my digital alarm clock. Ignoring the pain that stab my eyes from snapping them open, only to be with met the bright morning sun beam.

"Fuck. Fuck."  Groaning, I rushed to get ready for the days activities. I can't believe I am about to be late again and even worst, I dread the kind of punishment I may receive for being late.

And if you think my day couldn't get any worst.

It did, as I just recalled it's also the first day of school. God, how much I hate school.

Don't get me wrong, I don't have anything against learning and education or school for that matter. I actually love it, but it's the people in school I hate.

People who are bullies, bitches and more bullies. Bullying not all, but one. Me.

And I can bet you can't guess why.

Well, let's just put it this way, it's simply because of what I am.

You see I never asked for this, to be surrounded or living amongst these creatures. I didn't have a say, a choice, I was place into this life. After everything that had happen when I was younger, you'd think they would have sent me back to live with my own kind, but they chose not to. To them it's easier to torment me, it's easier to take away my freedom and cause me pain.

Because someone had to pay. Pay for things I had nothing to do with. Things that doesn't even make sense. They say I should be the one to pay, but had I not pay more than enough when I lost the one person who loved me, the one person who would move mountains for me?

Anyway, I am scared of what today's torments will be.

I am afraid, because they have the power to do anything they want, because I don't have the strenght to fight back, literally.

Trust me, I had tried standing up for myself, I had tried fighting back, only to be reminded of the obvious fact I am only human. A fragile human against werewolves, who had snapped my arm like a twig.

And oh... believe me, it had hurt. From then on, I held my head down, avoiding them at all possible cost. Speaken when only spoken to, not meeting any of their eyes, because it would mean I was challenging them, if I did.

They had never fail to remind me that I should always remember my place in their pack. The scars on my back is a constant reminder itself.

They had given me the lowest rank, lower than an omega. Simply because I wasn't one of them. They all treated me like shit, like a rag doll with no respect, no common decency at all, but not that I care. I just wanted my freedom, something that seems so far fetch.

Now, another morning. Another day in hell.

"Fuck. Fuck. Fuck." I cursed again as I almost fell flat on my face rushing down the stairs and out the front door before he could stop me, with my school bag in hand.

Running down the dirt road, I felt sweat bathe my forehead as my heart hammered away with the fear of not being on time. I reach the big house in half the time it would take me if I wasn't late. I was glad to find the house empty free of fucked-up teenagers, knowing that everyone will be down early because it's the first day of school.

Reaching the kitchen, I drop my old school bag in a corner, a bag that had once seen better days. While thinking of an apology, I turned to face Blair.

"I am sorry for being late. It won't happen again." I murmured before she could say anything. My voice low and emotionless, like a zombie and that's exactly how I felt, like a freak. My apology may have sounded like I wasn't sincere, which I wasn't.

"Just make sure it doesn't. I am sure you don't want the Alpha to heard about this. You know he will punish you like he always does," Blair said or should I say Female Beta Blair.

It just rhymes with poops in the air. A muffled chuckle escapes me as the thought cross my mind.

'Female Beta Blair with a face that poops in the air'

"Marcus, just likes preying on innocent little girls, doesn't he?" I asked under my breathe before I could stop myself.

"It's Alpha Marcus to you, you ungrateful brat. You are beneath us, human," She spits out the word human as if it's germs on her tongue. She glares at me in disgusted before storms out. "No respect."

Blair used to be kind and caring when I was smaller maybe because I was the then Luna's sister, but as the years pass she became cold and uncaring.

And not a day goes by where she and everyone else doesn't find a way to remind me that they are different, more superior and I am lesser, weaker. That I am human.

"Anyway, you're in luck. I got up extra early and breakfast is almost ready. Just set the table and then clean up the kitchen," Lisa said getting my attention. Lisa is an omega, that also works in the kitchen. She is not like the others, she tries to be nice at times. Keyword tries.

As I placed the last bowl filled with freshly baked buns down on the table, they started pouring into the room and around the table. Normally, they would have waited for their Alpha and his wife to join first before they got started, but it so happens they left last night and aren't back yet.

"Did you hear what happened with Mad Marie last night?" I heard Lucy asked her friend Joe. "No one wants to talk about it. Dad shut me off when I asked him about it."

"Yeah, she's getting crazy and crazier each time. I heard that she woke in the middle of last night screaming 'The demon is coming to kill us all', my dad says when they tried to calm her down, she went ballistic and they had to sedate her." Joe told Lucy.

"Oh, shit. I don't know if I should be scared or what." Lucy said looking frightened.

"Lucy, come on. There is nothing to be scared about. Marie is just a mad old hog who wants attention, that's all." Joe comforts her friend.

"Maybe you're right Joe, but remember Marie was a Oracle before her mate died and caused her to become mad. What if she had a vision about the future and is right when she says a demon is coming?" Lucy asked her friend still looking frightened.

"Lucy, don't be silly. We all know demons don't exist," Joe laughs like the thought of demons were ridiculous.

"Yeah, you're right." Lucy nods in  agreement with Joe. As she turns our eyes made four, which caused her to scoff and glared at me.

"Were you eavesdropping on our conversation, slut." She asked looking angry.

"N-no, I w-wasn't." I stuttered quickly looking away. Maybe you shouldn't be talking so loud for the entire room to hear then, you stupid she-dog. I so wanted to say that out loud, but I knew what would happen if I did.

"You better not be, maggot." She hissed before turning away.

'And just when I thought my morning couldn't get any better' note the sarcasm.

"Look who it is, if it isn't Rosy-nosy," Eric says, walking into the room while laughing at the stupid nick name he had given me, when he first started bullying me way back. And that was years ago.

I tried backing away to the safety of the kitchen, but of course he took notice. I swear nothing ever gets pass them with their so called heighten senses.

Everyone turns their attention to me upon hearing his voice. Some smirking while others seem to be on the edge of laughing, knowing Eric always have pranks up his sleeves to torment me or other methods he used in bullying me. Everyone knows he was the first after his sister to started bullying and abusing me, they had taken it upon themselves to ensure everyone else does the same.

"Running away so fast, Rose. Why don't you join us for breakfast? Seeing as how it's the first day of school for all of us." He asked smiling, creating a look of  innocence. But I knew better, way better.

"No, thanks. I need to clean up the kitchen before school and I don't want to be late," I denied politely, hoping he would stop his fake act of kindness. I could see right though him and his many colours.

"But I must insist. You can't deny the Luna's brother now, can you?" He tilts his head smirking as he and everyone else wait for my answer.

I want to say no, but I can't. It would seem like I am defying him, defying someone whose in high authority, because he is related to their Luna. Who is a grade A spoiled bitch to me. A position that was never rightfully hers. She never liked me and as always found ways to degrade and insult me.

"No, you can't," I heard Blair said as she walks into the dining room with her mate Greg aka Beta of this annoying pack. They both look at me expectantly.

If I say I wasn't nervous, I would be lying. I felt my heart skip a beat in fright as I nod, then took a seat at the table. My eyes scan everyone and everywhere looking for possible threats. I can bet I looked like a wild animal with my eyes darting around, untrusting.

"Great, everyone join in before we are all late for school." Eric announced before he took his regular seat as the table.

The others joined us and breakfast was on it's way. After a while they all stop staring at me and started talking to each other as if I wasn't here amongst them. I picked at my food with my head held down, waiting for some dirty prank to be played on me.

But surprising, surprising, nothing happened which only got my head wheeling with questions.

Why hasn't he pulled a prank on me yet?

What is he waiting on?

What is he playing at?

My thought were interrupted as I suddenly felt rain drops, looking up I realized it couldn't be rain drops, because we were indoors. And rain drops doesn't carry a raw odor and a deep crimson colour. It took my mind only a second to process that the substance that was running down my head and face is blood. Probably animal blood, but blood none the less.

I wasn't shocked, I was expecting this to happen sooner or later. I felt tears moist my eyes, but I will myself not to cry. I won't give them the satisfaction of seeing me in tears, of seeing how much they had hurt me. As I sit there stunned, the loud laughter that erupted a second later pulled me from the statue like state I was in.

Glancing up I noticed many had their phones out, some taking photos while others making videos. I looked to the one who was the caused of my every misery in and out of school, and to say I was stunned once more at what I saw would be an understatement.

Eyes blazing in fury while they glare at the person standing over me. I am truly surprised he wasn't  laughing with the rest of them while pointing a finger at me.

My mind buzzed with one question as I take in the scene in front of me.

Why does he looks so pissed off since he was the one who orchestrated the whole thing?

Eric's voice snapped my head towards him as he jumps to his feet while growling out, "What the fuck is wrong with you Chris? What was that you idiot?"

"That was me reminding the human slut where she belongs," Chris answered smirking.

"You better wipe that bitch ass smirk off your face before I do it for you and trust me..oh I will." Silence rang out as everyone looked at Eric with a shocked expression, even I am looking at him with a gaping mouth.

Why the hell is he defending me all of a sudden?

"Why are you defending that whore? You know she deserves it." Chris looks pissed off too, maybe because he expected Eric to be on his side as did everyone else too.

"She is not a whore, she has a name. And you better apologize to her right now," Eric growls out again.

"I will not apologize to that bitc...." Before Chris could finish his sentence, Eric was in front of him, sending a punch his way, snapping his jaw at the same time knocking him out cold.

Many gasp could be heard including my own, everyone here is literally shocked into silence.

"If anyone of you do something like this to her again, anything remotely small. I promise you, you will regret it." He turns facing them all before he screams out, "NOW, GET THE FUCK OUT"

They all scramble to get out of the room looking frightened. I sat too frightened to move, but what scares me the most was his strange behaviour. My brain and body wasn't working together, while my mind tells me to get up and run, my body sat still like a statue, unsure of what to do.

"Are you okay?" Eric asked me gently as he walked towards me. "Do you need any hel..."

Before he could finish what he was about to say, my mind and body began to correspond saying the same thing GET OUT OF HERE AND FAR AWAY FROM HIM. I had never ran so fast in my life. I am beyond confused to say the least.

What made him change is behaviour towards me?

Was he being genuine when he defended me or does he have a ulterior motive?

So many things crossed my mind as I slowed in step nearing my house.

Looking down at myself, I burst out laughing hard. And I mean belly clutching hard, I almost felt to the ground laughing despite everything that had happened. I don't know why I am laughing so hard right now as I take in the bloody mess that I am.

Maybe it's because I resemble Carrie from the thriller/horror movie or because I am simply going mad. Well, I guess it's not the latter.

A woman's voice broke me from my laughing fit.

"You," She calls out pointing a accusing finger at me. "It's all your fault."

It's not the words spoken that send chills to my bone, but the person behind the words. And that person is none other than Mad Marie, the one time Oracle of the pack before she became mateless and so to speak mad.

"It's because of you we are all going to died. You are the reason why the demon is coming for vengeance," She screams at me with a crazy look in her eyes.

I felt myself shook with an unknown emotion as she advanced towards me, looking ready to kill.

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