Our Second Chance

Pain…. That erupted from the bottom of my heart and spread all over my body. Pain… that made me pray for death as it was unbearable… Pain… that made me work every day to stay strong…. Pain… that was the only companion to me all these years and I knew that it would go with me till the last breath of my life.

I looked up at my opponent who punched hard on my stomach making me fall on the ground on my knees. He had a mocking smirk on his lips but he frowned when he didn’t see the reaction which he wanted to see. “Come on, Rhea… give me a break”, he grumbled while throwing his hands in the air. I smirked and stood up. I dusted my knees as I was wearing shorts right now. “That was a good move but you have to work on the strength of your punches… they sucks”, I said while making a face in disgust. He threw daggers on me through his eyes but I didn’t pay any attention to him.

“Rhea”, Daniel called me once again from behind but I didn’t stop. I heard him running behind me. Before he could reach me, I stopped in my track and then took half turn moving my body towards him, jumped in the air, wrapped my hand around his neck and before he could process, I pulled his body up and thrashed it on the ground harshly. He howled in pain while holding his back by one hand. “This was wrong?” he yelped but I smirked and then started walking again. “You should be careful about your surroundings, Daniel… this was our first lesson”, I yelled reminding him about the first lesson which we got in the beginning of our warrior training.

I walked out of the training ground and almost ran towards the pack house. All the unmated warriors stay on the first floor of the pack house and I was no exception. Our Alpha, Hunter Anderson, and Luna, Emily Anderson were very strict about our training and diet. Luna Emily Anderson personally looks after our meals. She was a mother figure for the whole pack. I went straight to my room. It was a small room with basic necessities. I was okay with it because I didn’t have any more expectations than that. I stripped off my clothes inside the washroom and stood under the shower. The cold water hit my body, making me shudder a little but it didn’t affect me much.

“You did a great job, pup”, I heard Moon, my wolf, praising me in a cheerful tone. I smiled and closed my eyes. She was the polar opposite of me yet we both love each other and we were the best combination of a human and a wolf in our pack. We shared the same eyes color and same hair color which was also very unlikely in the werewolf world. “Do you think that Daniel is interested in us? His wolf tried to reach me”, she spoke again and I groaned in disgust.

“Yeeeks, Moon… not Daniel”, I scolded her and she rolled her wolf’s eyes at the back of my mind. “What’s wrong with a little flirting, huh? He is still mate-less”, she muttered annoyingly and I just shook my head at her behavior. “Rhea…. Where are you?” suddenly I got a mind-link from Luna, Emily. Moon immediately shut her mouth. “I am in the shower right now, Luna”, I informed her in a formal and gentle tone immediately. “Come to your alpha’s office after finishing your shower then”, she ordered me and cut off the link.

I immediately started washing myself but my hand stopped at the scar on my waist. The pain once again stuffed my chest and tears started building up in my eyes. “Our Luna is waiting for us, Rhea… what are you doing?” suddenly Moon yelled in the back of my mind, giving me a headache and I came out of my stance. “Yeah… yeah… I am going”, I replied to her and quickly took the soap from the shelf. After finishing my shower, I wrapped a clean towel around my chest and walked out of the washroom. I went straight to my cupboard to get my clothes. I decided to wear a long t-shirt with black leggings. I was petite and had a curvy figure but I liked to wear baggy clothes instead of skinny clothes.

I finished clothing myself quickly and then almost ran out of the room. I was hungry from all the morning training but decided to go to the alpha’s office first. “Where are you going?” Daniel asked me while going upstairs as I met him on the stairs. “Alpha’s office”, I replied to him without stopping in my track. I will prepare your plate then”, he yelled behind me. “Okay”, I yelled back while waving my hand to him without looking back. He was a good friend of mine and I really valued our friendship, unlike my wolf. “Don’t blame me if he is handsome”, she immediately whined and I groaned internally. This was the only drawback of having a wolf inside you because they always knew what you are thinking.

I knocked gently on the door while taking a few deep breaths to calm myself down. I heard Luna Emily’s voice giving me permission to come inside. I walked inside after opening the door gently. I closed the door behind me and bowed in front of them with respect. Alpha Hunter was sitting on his chair behind the desk and Luna Emily was sitting on the armrest of his chair. “You called me, Luna”, I said in a respectful voice keeping my eyes low. “For how many times do I need to say, child, that you don’t have to lower your eyes in front of us, huh?” she scolded me again in a motherly tone.

“I am sorry, Luna… but I don’t want to be disrespectful towards you”, I apologized for not obeying her orders immediately. “Both of us know how much you love us, Rhea… you don’t have to be so formal”, she spoke in a soft tone this time. “Rhea”, Alpha Hunter spoke in a soft tone this time. “Yes, alpha”, I replied to his command immediately. “You are here because I have to inform you that you are going to the Royal Pack tomorrow with me”, he informed me and this time, I raised my head a little up and looked at him in confusion.

“This is about the graduation ceremony of all the future alphas, honey. Theo is graduating from the Royal Academy this year”, Luna Emily told me in a loving tone. Her words took me off guard and I just stared at her. “Th… this is great… b… but why I have to go with you, alpha?” I stuttered for the first time in front of them and they noticed it as they were looking at me with furrowed brows. I immediately lowered my head once again because I didn’t want him to read my expression. “This is because you are also getting a special award for the best warrior of our pack the same day there”, alpha Theo informed me after a few seconds.

I felt sweat inside my palms and I clenched my fists tightly behind my back. “The Alpha King and The Queen will personally give this award to every warrior nominated as their best warrior from all the packs. Also, you have to fight one or two duels if they request you”, he explained the whole procedure and I gulped hard. “Wow…. Say yes… say yes… Rhea… this is our chance to show the world how powerful an omega can be”, Moon chirped inside me but the determination was evident in her tone. “When will we leave tomorrow, alpha?” I asked him in a low tone after a few seconds. “Tomorrow morning. Gamma, Albert, and Daniel will go with us too. So, inform Daniel on my behalf”, Alpha Hunter informed me and also instructed me to inform Daniel.

“Yes, alpha”, I nodded once again and straightened my back. “You can go now…. Go and take your breakfast first… you are already late, honey”, Luna Emily ordered me in her motherly tone. I bowed once again in front of them and then dashed out of the room. I knew that they had sensed my anxiety. I was not scared of duels or the crowd. I was scared of something else… something that I didn’t want to face… guess luck was against me this time. I am Rhea Knight, an omega warrior in The Blood Moon Pack. The first female omega in the whole pack with this designation. This gave me both consideration and sometimes humiliation too. I didn't mind any of their mocking or disgusting gazes because this is what I was. "I can have our share of fun with all those handsome hunks there", Moon once again drooled inside my mind and I groaned coming out of my agony.