SIN AND SACRIFICE

Ellen's POV.

I awoke abruptly at 8 a.m., my head pounding and my stomach churning with nausea. Confusion washed over me as I lifted the pristine white quilt covering my body. I wasn't in my own bed, and to my astonishment, I was completely naked. Panic gripped my chest as I looked to my side, where a man lay snoring softly on the same bed.

Dread seeped in as I surveyed the unfamiliar room, its details slowly coming into focus. My hand instinctively rose to my neck, and I winced as pain flared, as if my skin had been ripped open during the night. My fingertips traced over small, pore-like holes, reminiscent of bite marks from canines or wild animals.

Attempting to decipher what had caused these marks, I rubbed them gently in a circular motion, but the memory of the night remained frustratingly hazy. Questions swirled in my mind, but the most pressing one was: Who was this man lying beside me?

A hesitant lift of his quilt revealed that he, too, was unclothed, and I couldn't help but notice the very apparent evidence of his masculinity. My breaths quickened, my body trembling like a leaf in the wind as I began to piece together the events of the previous night.

Had I really engaged in a one-night stand with a stranger? How could he have marked me in such a way? My thoughts raced as I struggled to recall the decisions that had led me to this unfamiliar bed.

All I could remember was a night drowned in bottles of beer, a desperate attempt to drown the pain of rejection, betrayal, and isolation that had consumed my life.

I am Ellen Peculiar Silver , and this is my life story.

It was on my eighteenth birthday in the Bloodmoon pack. I had cleaned up everywhere and was done with my house chores as early as I could so that I could have a free day to enjoy my milestone age with my destined mate and shift to my wolf for the first time and also have my first hunt in the forest.

Packless and mateless for a long time could be the best turn-off for a she-wolf like me. No friends, relatives, or even a person I could point at as a family. The above best describes me. I was nothing more than a maid in Alpha Greg's pack, serving him and his scumbag girlfriend, Celine, like gods yet got bullied and Isolated.

I was told I had no family. I was told I had no pack. And I was brought up to be a maid in the Bloodmoon pack.

But something was so certain of me. I knew someday, whether Sooner or later, I would clock eighteen and I would be mated to someone that I could call my family, friend, and a relative.

After cleaning up the house and finishing the chores, I took my bath and wore my best dress. This dress was new and I had purchased it at the beginning of the Moon ahead of my birthday.

I would be free today. I mean, Alpha Greg and Cassie had promised to give me free time to move around the pack and have the best moment with my wolf.

I had planned to go for a hunt today in the wood with my wolf since no one would surprise me with a cake or throw an elaborate party for me. However, the freedom I was given was the best gift I ever had.

I was interviewing myself in the mirror when I heard my name resounding in my head. I waited a minute, a smile radiating on my face as I had guessed it was my wolf.

" Ellen, I am Lily. And I am your wolf" my wolf said, her voice screeching like a high pitch microphone.

" Lily, you are welcome. I have waited for you for so long" I responded happily and danced in excitement.

" You have been mated!" Lily added, humming a tune.

" A mate?" I asked, feeling tensed up.

" Yes, a mate. You have been mated to Alpha Greg Virginia of the Bloodmoon pack" Lily said, causing my body to droop.

" What? How on Earth could I be mated to my bully?" I asked her trembling in shock.

" But he is your predestined mate, Ellen" Lily responded.

I knew I was somehow drawn to Alpha Greg. I knew I had a strange feeling for him but I did not expect it to lead to mating. Having a crush on someone does not necessarily mean it would lead to mating.

Alpha Greg was my bully. He treated me like crap and made life a living hell for me yet the moon goddess paired us together. I could not just believe this.

" Enjoying your birthday?" Alpha Greg asked from behind, sipping from his cup of coffee. I turned around to see him.

" So you are my mate?" I asked with a shaking voice.

" Yes. And so?" Alpha Greg gritted his teeth and responded with his Alpha voice.

" I have been in your pack for years yet you bully me, allow Cassie to beat me, ....." I was blowing hot when he cut in:

" I reject you, Ellen, as my mate. You are a packless orphan, a maid, and a common Omega. We can't be together" Alpha Greg roar at me.

My heart pumped so hard as he mentioned that I had to hold onto my chest and fell on my knees. Being rejected by an alpha was like pulling out lungs from someone's body, the same as I was experiencing.

" Now, accept the rejection!" Alpha Greg held me by my hair and requested.

" No! I will rather go rogues than accept your rejection" I responded tears welling up from my eyes.

Apart from the feelings I had for Alpha Greg, I learned that the more you get rejected, the more your wolf becomes weak. So I was so scared to reject him. Being rejected by an Omega could weak a wolf to talk less of an Alpha.

" Then watch me as I screw Cassie right before your eyes" Alpha Greg pulled me by my hair and motioned me to a room where he pulled away Cassie's pants and started screwing her right before my eyes.

"Now reject me, Ellen!!" Alpha Greg spoke as he was panting behind Cassie.

I screamed aloud, my wolf hitching in pain and I was forced to accept his rejection:

" I accept your rejection, Alpha Greg Virginia of the Bloodmoon pack!!!"

I strode out in pain, tears gushing out of my eyes like a busted pipe as I was aiming at the close by pub to drown my sorrow with bottles of beer.

Now I found myself in a strange room, on a strange bed, with a strange man lying next to me in nakedness, and also being marked.