Rise Of the Phoenix Queen

Rachelle’s POV.

It was one thing to be abandoned at birth by your biological parents who think you won’t be a great addition to their family, and it was another to be dumped at a pack-house where they don’t know your parents. I had so many questions I wanted to ask my parents when we eventually meet; I want to ask why they hated me, why they didn’t abort me when they found out they were having a child, and mostly why I was dumped in a pack where the occupants don’t care about anything other than themselves? They could have left me in the bush and left me to die, and we would all be at peace.

My name is Rachelle, and this is my story. I was dumped at birth by my parents, who don’t belong to this pack, and the then Alpha handed me over to the Monastery, and I was being taken care of. I was an altar girl, and not too many people attended the church here because the majority of the nuns were humans. They believe in something different other than the moon goddess, part of what made them hate me more. When I turned fourteen in the monastery, the Alpha granted us permission to attend schools with other pups in the pack. This new development didn’t sit well with most wolves, but there was nothing they could do about that. At least we didn’t get pushed around and bullied. We were fourteen girls from the monastery, all dumped at birth, and there’s always a short rosary around our neck, and the nuns would tell us to pray to the holy Mary.

When I turned sixteen, the alpha got killed in a battle against another pack and our future changed. The alpha bloodline was angry with us because our God couldn’t save the alpha despite him being nice. We were converted into omegas, and the new alpha sent us to the omegas quarters. The nuns were ordered to leave the pack, but they couldn’t go with us. We were twelve in total and we had to join other existing omegas. That was when our woes started. I didn’t want a life like this but we had no choice.

The bullying started but the new alpha didn’t care, his son was the leader of those bullies. We would get bullied everywhere even in school. It was something we couldn’t take anymore. Two of the girls took poison and we were shocked when the alpha ordered for their bodies to be burnt and he said poison should be provided to everyone who wanted to die. The younger wolves would tease us for weeks and talk about us having a choice to either die or accept fate. No one cared about how they died or the lives of those of us remaining. That seemed like a go-ahead to the other wolves to intensify the bullying. The wolves started bullying us in public and they started a petition that omegas should be banned from attending school with them and it was granted.

Benny, another girl from the monastery turned twenty and she found out the beta’s son was her mate. He had bullied her multiple times and each of the bullying ended with her getting marks upon marks. The whole pack pleaded with her to forgive him and she refused to be married to him. She insisted she was content being an omega than spending the rest of her life with him. They stopped bullying us for a while since most of their kids are coming of age and finding their mates among omegas. Benny took her own life and the beta’s son wanted to die. I kind of feel so good about it, don’t misquote me. I don’t mean that Benny’s death is good but seeing beta Coleman’s son suffer till the moon goddess takes pity on him and grants him a second chance mate.

I picked up my tired body and approached the Alpha’s son suite. Today is Monday, and I dare not get there by 9 pm. The beta’s son has stopped bullying everyone that comes his way, but the Alpha’s son is still a worse bully. He hates me significantly since I told them I can’t shift and I can’t do anything yet. I turned twenty recently, and nothing changed, except I got more bruises on my body, though.

They host a game every time, and it’s for the omegas, you are forced to fight against each other, and the winner gets one week of freedom while the loser does the work of his opponent and his portion too. The bullying of the loser is extreme, considering he still has bruises from the games. The new generation of wolves in this pack is vile, and they are all the same—big bullies with messed-up fantasies of people bowing to them.

I knocked twice before I pushed the door open at his command. Kyle sat on the chair, and the wall was stained with alcohol, and the floor had particles of broken bottles. No doubt he flung the alcohol at the wall; oh shit. I’m done for tonight. I might die, and I might not; either way, the night is about to be bloody. Let me tell you a secret about Kyle, it’s an inside joke, but I know you won’t tell anyone. He can’t command his alpha wolf; His wolf is relatively weak. He covers that with his anger issues. For someone who gets angry at even the most minuscule things, he deserves a weak wolf who can’t argue for five seconds. He never shifts in public because his wolf is tiny compared to his sister’s wolf, and it’s slow too.

“Crawl on those shard of glasses now,” he ordered with a snicker, and my heart dropped. I can’t believe I stared at those broken glasses too much. I looked back at him to see if he was joking or not, but the snicker on his face told me he was not. The bastard really meant every word. I took a deep breath and tried to come up with something. I saw him stand up from where he was sitting, and I knew he was coming at me to hit me maybe or drag me over the shards himself.

His door opened and his sister came in, between Kylie and Kyle I don’t know who is worse. Kylie was more brutal when it came to making omegas suffer and she was the one always coming up with the games in the omega’s games. I wonder how a sociopath like her would get mated to someone because she never runs out of ideas on how to make people suffer to death. I’m not the only one that hates her though, Kyle hates her too. I mean knowing that she’s likely to overthrow him because she was stronger and she made perfect pack decisions. If had a sister who’s likely to overthrow me, I won’t be a fan of her too.

“It’s time for your spirit training and your father is waiting with the master. If I were you, I wouldn’t keep them waiting. The omega can wait till morning.” She said before turning on her heels swiftly and she made sure to bang the door extra hard and I flinched where I was kneeling. He pretended as if she didn’t just come to tell him that his father was waiting for him in the training hall. They always scheduled the training for the night because of people finding out that their future alpha is a weak one. He muttered some things under his breath before his eyes landed on me and he approached me with fury. He was going to take out the anger he felt for Kylie on me.

“You heard me bitch” He screamed in my face, and what followed was a slap that made my neck shift sideways. He continued hitting me before he started pulling me towards the wall; I knew he was going to pull me over the shards himself. I was done having his shit and I mustered what was left of my strength and I shoved him hard. He landed on the glass and I Everett out of the room before he could stand up from the glasses.

Heading to the omega quarters meant I was going to be punished badly tomorrow morning and it means I wanted to remain in this hell hole for life. I made my decision on that spot and I turned before running so fast towards the borders. No one knew what I wanted to do so they stared at me and when I got closer to the borders, I jumped before shifting in the air and landing on the next territory. I was an omega so they can’t chase me right there. I didn’t look back and I kept on running further. No one would find me, I was worthless to them and this was my reality now. I tore through the wind like an Arabian horse and I felt it, Freedom for the first time in years.

***

Someone rudely pulled me awake from under the tree I was sleeping and I opened my eyes to see who dared do such. For the past three days that I’ve been on the run, rogues avoided me because I looked kind of big and they don’t know I‘m a girl. I’ve not shifted since then and even when I shifted once at a river, I made sure people weren’t around to see me shift. I made sure I swam to my fill and when I was tired of the water, I shifted back into my wolf and I continued my run.

“Shift Rogue!” the person commanded and I stared at him. I wasn’t expecting him to command me like that. I didn’t even know I had entered another Alpha’s territory. I didn’t want this, I enjoyed my freedom moment so well and I had no idea that life as a rogue was this amazing. I maintained eye contact with the man who ordered me to shift. He reeked of power and I could tell he was either the beta or the delta.

“You seem harmless and I would advise you to just shift now and prevent yourself from getting killed. You could shift and we would have a civil conversation and everyone’s good. Allow me to remind you that you’re in the Crescent moon Pack and my alpha doesn’t tolerate rogues.” He said and my eyes widened. I had no idea I had journeyed this far. The alpha of the Crescent moon pack was the most brutal alpha in this realm and we have heard different stories as kids of how he single-handedly took down a whole league of werewolf hunters making him the Alpha King. My bones start to crack as I shifted slowly.

“Oh shit!” He turned around fast and everyone else did the same as soon as he saw that I was a girl. He removed his shirt revealing a perfect set of abs and he threw it at me. I understood immediately and I wore it to cover my nakedness. I was tiny compared to him and the shirt looked like a gown on me. He turned around after confirming that I was dressed. One of his boys stepped forward and he cuffed my hands. The handcuff had little streaks of silver in them so they burned but not enough to cause damage but enough to make me weak. We all walked and I knew we were heading to the alpha’s office. It usually happens in my pack too. I wanted to explain to him that I don’t want to stay here and I want to keep running. It’s not my place to decide that, the alpha would decide for us first. I really hoped he wasn’t like the Alpha douche-bag of my previous pack.

Ha, I loved the sound of that; my previous pack.

Alpha Everett’s POV.

I went back to my seat since Theodore mind linked me that the rogue that crossed our border was a female wolf and she looked dirty and bruised. I guessed that maybe she escaped from an abusive alpha or maybe an evil mate. I have a lot of them here in my pack, starting their life afresh because their mate decided to move mad. Most times when we get female rogues, that’s always the case. I mind-linked another female wolf to prepare a room for her and help her feel comfortable till I’m done working then I would come to see her.

I wonder why some males would hit their mates and maltreat them to the point of running away? I guess some people have things and they don’t value them. This was my tenth year of being the Alpha King of the werewolf realm and for once I’ve never gotten a mate. Some are lucky to get another mate after their previous ones died. I’ve never gotten anyone before, not even one that has had a mate before. It was sad for me because I wanted more. To be loved unconditionally by one person and to be able to return the love without fear.

Something felt unusual and for the first time, since I’ve been able to contact my wolf and have a relationship with it, I can’t decipher what this feeling is. I couldn’t concentrate on the work I was trying to finish so I decided I’d had enough work to do for the day. Maybe a run on the tracks and ending it with a visit to the new addition to our pack. I needed to confirm that she wasn’t a spy or anything whatsoever. I couldn’t deal with that right now.

Stepping out of the pack office, I had a change of mind. The heat was somehow unbearable and I decided to go swimming instead. The water didn’t sound like a bad idea and I took the shortcut passing in front of the orphanage, I decided to go in. Those children haven’t seen me since last week and I promised them that I would take them for something fun this week. I needed to remind them that the deal was still on if I don’t have more paperwork to fill.

I walked in and those children attacked me with hugs. They didn’t give me a chance to breathe and I laughed when they successfully pulled me to the floor and they started tickling me. They wanted to hear me laugh and I made sure to frown for them to give up but they weren’t having any of it. I finally let go of my facade and I started laughing. Giving a home to these children was some kind of feeling I couldn’t get rid of that fast, it was like making sure they didn’t end up like me. I kind of like the whole thing, making sure their parent’s choices didn’t affect their living.

I didn't wake up one morning and decide to be the Alpha king, in fact, I didn't get a pack passed on to me. I built everything from scratch and together with my friends, we built the most formidable pack in the werewolf realm. Theodore, Violet, Hazel, and Crew were the first set of friends I ever had in my life and the war brought us together.

For over a hundred years, the faeries wanted to take over the werewolf realm and rule over the entire supernatural realm. We were quite young then and soon the effect of the war started to get to the grassroots. Most packs started tossing out their extra members because the food was dwindling and they need to survive, I was the black sheep of my family then and it didn't come as a shock when I got tossed out. Theodore grew up in the monastery and everyone there got tossed out too.

Violet's father had too many children and he tossed out his female children, her sister died before we could finalize our dreams. Together with other rogues who needed a place to call home, we started this pack. We slowly built ourselves and we ended the war, we defeated the faeries. We earned our place in the werewolf realm and since then, the cresent moon pack is open to every harmless rogue who wants a place to call home.

“Is the Alpha in here?” someone asked from the door and I sat upright, the kids left me alone gradually when they discovered the person looking for me had some serious business for me. I watched him bow mildly before I waved him off. He cleared his throat before he started speaking.

“Beta Theodore said he has tried mind-linking you several times but you’ve been distracted and there’s a blockage on the pack’s link. He said to meet him at the pack clinic because the rogue just fainted and all efforts to revive her is proving difficult.” When he finished talking, I sat upright in shock. The last thing I wanted was a dead woman’s case in my hands. It could be worse than anyone would think and it could even be a trap to make trouble for the cresent moon pack. He bowed slightly before running in a different direction. My thought became jumbled because what if she was a trap by one of my too many enemies and they wanted to destabilize me. The odds of a bruised woman showing up in this pack is almost sixty percent but a bruised and sick one falls by ten percent.

I walked out of the orphanage and I walked extremely fast. The pack doctor should be able to do something, she is one of our very best. She came from a long generation of healers and she has been taught how to deal with cases like this by her predecessor, they should have. I hastened my footsteps when I felt how worried Theodore sounded in my head. I felt like there was more to this whole thing Like there were a lot of things that were about to change. I could feel it in my guts and my guts don't lie.

My wolf started pacing aggressively in my head, I was trying to communicate but he kept wanting to jump out of my head. I wasn’t going to let him out because one Language Rex understood was violence. I’m the nicer one out of the two of us and if I was being honest, Rex makes a lot of Everett decisions on his own. I let him out on rare occasions and at wars, Rex is always unstoppable, many feared him more than they fear me. Something huge was about to happen to us and I could feel it too. I’m sure he could too, there was this rush of adrenalin pumping through me.

I broke into a jog towards the pack clinic because I can’t keep calm and keep walking again. I wanted to do something more. Arriving at the pack clinic, Theodore was standing outside already waiting for me. He waved his hands and I turned to walk towards him. Rex’s pacing became more aggressive and the adrenalin pump was so high. I literally want to break into a run and run for hours along the borders of my pack but something was keeping me rooted here. I was being energy high and I wanted to do a lot of things while finding what to do too.

That was when it hit me, the enchanting lavender smell. Walking closer to Theodore he had it splattered all over his body. I could smell it so well. Theodore can’t even be my mate, the goddess dare not play a trick on us. Rex was almost growling in my head but I couldn’t pick up what he was saying. My whole body was on fire and my thought scattered all over the place. Did Theodore come in contact with my mate before me? I had no doubt about this and Rex didn't like it one bit that Theodore had touched our mate before us and her scent was scattered all over his body.

“My Alpha, is there something wrong? You look a little unsettled. Scratch that, you look restless.” Theodore said and I took another breath. I was an adult and I could definitely deal with this in a proper manner. I took short, deep breaths in quick succession before I turned to look at him. The scent had reduced and I sighed in relief. Theodore wasn’t my mate but he had come in contact with my mate. Rex kept up with the pacing and he wasn’t pleased one but that Theodore came in contact with our mate before us.

“There’s a weird scent coming from you. It’s not there before. Did you touch anyone else?” I asked with a low voice and he nodded slowly. He was lost at first and when everything started to come back to him, his mouth rounded in an "O" and he beckoned me to follow him.

He walked hastily into the pack clinic and I followed him. The scent was becoming stronger and as I walked closer to the roll of rooms, the smell became stronger. The adrenalin rush was still there and I was close to tears, I was finally getting a mate. After so many years, the moon goddess finally took pity on my lonely self.

I was finally going to have a mate to call mine, I was finally going to see someone to call mine and spend the rest of my life with. We were going to start our own little family and we would be happy forever. I couldn’t wait but for some reason, I started having cold feet. What if she doesn’t want me as her mate? What if she has fallen in love with someone else, or what if she has a thing against her chosen mates? I don’t even want to go down that lane at all.

As if Theodore could read my mind, he slowed down a bit before he grabbed my hand, it was some kind of reassurance, and I’m thankful that I have this man in my corner. He’s always so understanding and in moments when I can say what’s going on; it’s as if he can read my thoughts. I’m happy to have him as a friend and as my beta.

When we got to the entrance of the room, the scent intensified and it was clouding my senses. I pushed the door open gently and I walked in with hope. I hope whoever the Moon Goddess picked for me, would be perfect for me in my own way. She would complete me in ways no one else had. I couldn’t wait to meet her. I never had any expectations for my mate because I wanted to love her as she is, I only prayed she was perfect for me.

When I got into the room, nothing prepared me for what I saw next. I saw my mate on the bed, with a tube connected to her body. No doubt bringing fluids to her body. I wanted to cry or worse do something to whoever made her like this. No human deserves to look this frail and malnourished. No human deserves whatever my mate has been through. Her whole body looked like she hasn’t had a meal in days. While I wasn’t comfortable with the fact that she was wearing Theodore’s outfit, her exposed legs showed marks and marks. Some looked older than the rest but whatever the case is, I'm glad she is out of there. She was here with me now, she is mine now. I wanted to find whoever did this to her, find them one after the other, and make their lives hell.

She turned in her sleep and a soft sigh escaped her lips. I was enthralled by her whole features, even with the scars, she looked like she wasn't made for this realm. Each time people say that be calm, your mate would be perfect. I never believed it till now. She was perfect and the scars didn't make her any less than perfect.

Her soft breaths filled the room and she looked like she had no care in the world. She looked like she was finally at peace. That alone brought me peace, looking at her sleeping peacefully and without a care in the world. This was how she was going to be sleeping forever, he was going to protect her at all cost.