VERONICA'S LOSSES

Chapter 2

UNEDITED

After I finished my last chore of the day, I said my goodbyes which was ignored but I was already use to it. I head towards the forest to meet up with Trimethius, my best friend and fellow omega. We agreed to meet at the edge of the forest near a huge tree stump. I spotted him from a distance which was quite easy considering he was 6 feet tall with blonde hair and brown eyes, in short, he was good looking but extremely cocky which never ceased to amaze me considering he was an omega.

"Nica! how was your day?  chica" I rolled my eyes, did I forget to mention he was obsessed with hip hop music especially rap. He always liked his words to rhyme when having a conversation with me.

"Horrible as usual and you" I reply, a wide grin was perched on his face and I instantly knew something interesting had happened to him today.

" Well, Fiona finally confessed her love for me!" He exclaimed, clearly overjoyed. Fiona was the daughter of his boss and ever since I can remember he always had a crush on her, but never I never expected his crush to be reciprocated.

Trim worked at bakery owned by Fiona's Father, Mr Thompson, and late lunches was sometimes provided by Trim if their was any left over from the bakery.

I interrupted him before he could finish giving me an account of  his day, not that I was irritated or anything, it's just that Trim had a habit describing every minor detail and time was not on our side.

"Trim, I don't think you dating Sofia is good idea, your an omega and if your caught you could be executed,she's not even your mate!"

He looked at me with frustration written all over his face "What Sofia and I have is real,Nica, I can't just throw that away. Besides,I'm pretty sure my mate will reject me as soon as she finds out I'm an omega, so I'll rather secure what I'm sure of"

"Their will be nothing to secure if your executed" I tried to reason with him. "Lets discuss this some other day, my wolf is itching for a run" he replied with a sigh. "We will have this conversation I'm not letting you off that easy" I replied with a serious look.

He walks towards a tree to change and shift and I do the same. I call out to my wolf and soon felt the warm sensation as I shifted. My wolf was a peculiar sight because I was the only wolf in my pack with pitch black fur all round. I doubt a human could see me in the dark but I'm sure a werewolf would. Enhanced vision.

"It's been a while Nica",the voice of my wolf,Artemis, echoes I'm my mind. I feel guilty as I blurt out an apology "I'm so sorry, I've been so busy, I just don't have time for......stuff"
"It's okay, I understand" she replied

That was one of the things I loved about my wolf, she was so matured, calm and understanding, but if provoked she was quite brutal and considering the rude nature of almost everyone in the pack, it was a daily struggle to keep her from biting someone's head off.

I spot Trim's grey wolf and gave my wolf full control. She ran up to him, wagging her tail and they began chasing each other deeper into the woods. I saw a flash of brown in the distance,a deer,my wolf sniffs the air and head towards the direction of its scent. As I stealthy approach,the snapping sound of a twig alerts the deer to our presence. It tries to run away but I'm faster as I pounce on it and kill it with single bite to its neck.

After both our wolves were done eating we head back to the pack as it was getting late and  Miranda would give me one hour lecture minimum if I ever came back past 6:00pm. We returned to the edge of the forest and I shifted behind the tree where my clothes was hidden and got dressed.

Trim and I walked side by side and a couple of people gave us curious stares as we passed by. Even though I try not to make eye contact it's seems they were hell bent on catching my eye. It was considered extremely disrespectful for an omega to look at a pack member of higher

We reached my house first, and I got a disapproving stare from Elena,the daughter of our neighbour,Mrs Price. Her mate,Elena's father had also died in the same war that killed my father,you would think that our mutual loss would have created some sort bond between us but that was the exact opposite. She hated me but  I pretty much ignore her despite her efforts to anger me by constantly mocking me and today was no different.

"Hello Veronica" she said my name with disgust as if she just ate cow dung, "How does it feel to be the very definition of worthless". I ignored her. She wanted me to lose control and do something I would regret but I was not going to give her that satisfaction. But she continues taunting me  "your so worthless that even your own mother committed suicide just to avoid being with you". I paled at her words. She smirks knowing she hit a nerve, I was to shocked to reply but I was about to let Artemis to do the talking for me with my fists but Trim stood in my way and literally dragged me inside the omega house.

"Why do bad things happen to good people?"I asked, I was on the verge of tears. My mothers suicide was no secret in the pack but I naturally assumed that only the adults were aware of it. Even after 7 years it was still a touchy subject for me.

"Nica, she was just trying to get you riled up" he answered, "People like Elena are hurt on the inside and they try to inflict that same hurt on others just to feel good about themselves. We are better than them, but you are the best among us because you see all the pain that others ignore are willing to do something about it in your own small way, so I think that the answer to your question is most good people are powerless to stop the bad things that happen to them,were just powerless and the fvcking system ensure it stays that way"

My brain soaks everything he says and I feel much better, I pull him into a hug "Thanks Trim,you know I love you right?". He smirks "Who wouldn't love this handsome visage of mine and I'm irresistible",I roll my eyes this boy was something else.

"VERONICA ASHLEY QUEEN!!! This is an all female house, have you lost your mind bringing a boy inside",Trim paled,I turn to see a very angry Miranda,hands on her hip and an immense scowl on her face.

"Madame I..I was jusst...." Trim was at loss for words. I pushed him outside the door and he gave a me grateful goodbye nod. I turned to face Miranda "I'm so sorry Mum,I tripped and fell on the way here,Trim was just making sure I reached home safe". I knew she would fall for my apology,she always had a soft spot for me. When I was 12 she insisted that I call her mom anytime were alone. I only called her Miranda when the others were around.

"Just please make sure he doesn't come in ever again, what would The Alpha think if he hears of this. Now go take a bath and come down for dinner". I hug her and head upstairs to my room, I was the only one without a roommate and some of the other girls were jealous of me.

I take a bath, ate dinner and I was now chatting with one of the Omegas,Clara,she was the only one that was nice to me. "The Alpha's son is going to be 18 tomorrow and their is going to be a ball" she squealed. "So....." I replied. She gave me a "are you serious" look but I still don't get what she's trying to say. "When he becomes 18 he can now find his mate,it could be anyone. Just imagine if it was me" she said dreamily. The Alpha's son Damien King was the most famous person in the pack, I've never met him personally but I've heard he was a playboy and has left quite a string of broken hearts.

We chat about other random things before Miranda shoos us to bed. I lie on my bed thinking about which unfortunate soul would have the misfortune of being mated to Damien, with that thought in mind,I drift of to sleep.

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Authors Note
Hi guys, how was the second chapter. I'd like to hear your thoughts and opinions and please inform me of any grammatical error of any kind. Thank you.