Tainted Mate

A cold shiver went through me as I stood in front of my Luna and two council members.

"she is not worthy of such inheritance and you all know it" said council Brent in disdain.

"this isn't about her being worthy, it is about keeping the bloodline secured" said Luna Eva in her usual gentle manner.

"Her great aunt is dead" she continued " and she is the only blood related relative left"

" Luna Eva is right" said council James " but we cannot forget the fact that she is an abnormal wolf. Francis, do tell us what happened on your sixteenth birthday"

my throat suddenly went dry at the question. Everyone in the whole wolf world might have heard of me by now.

"I.......I....did not turn" I said weakly.

"please be more audible Francis" council James urged.

of course he could hear me. They all had wolf hearing he just wanted me to say it to prove his point. old bastard.

"I did not turn" I said.

"do you hear that Luna Eva" said council James mockingly

"There is no need to remind the child of what we already know" said Luna Eva

"remind her you say! this is a serious matter and it seems you are taking it too lightly!" council Brent said in anger

" do you think I do not know what is at stake here council members!. I understand completely that an important bloodline is about to be wiped out completely from history and all you all care about is if she is Worthy!!" Luna Eva ranted in rage.

Luna Eva rarely got angry, if she ever did it was always reasonable. I have always admired her sense of self control, while I was the complete opposite.

"arguments will solve nothing Luna Eva, we have already made our decision" said council James

"Celeste morellis, your great aunt left big shoes that cannot be filled by anyone. She wasn't just a beta born wolf, she was a bridge keeper chosen by the gods of the deep. she kept the balance between all the realms until her untimely death. you on the other hand are an Omega who did not turn on her sixteenth year." council Brent said

"if you did not smell like a wolf I would have doubted you being one of us considering the circumstances sorrounding your birth." said council James in a disgusted manner

"on behalf of the council of the five" council Brent continued eagerly " Francis nevara, you are hereby rejected from inheriting the position of bridge keeper by blood"

I already knew that I would be rejected by the council, but I still felt a sting in my chest. who was I kidding? I could never amount to anything to them. I would always be the wolfless red eyed bitch to them. I felt a tear trickle down my cheek, and from the corner of my eye I saw Luna Eva look at me with pity.

"council members! Luna Eva!" came the voice of a gaurd . " alpha Dominique Sullivan is here."

An audible gasp left the lips of everyone. alpha Dominique Sullivan was here? as in here in the blue river pack?

Alpha Dominique Sullivan was the most feared alpha in the wolf realm. He had turned at age twelve and was already ruling over the red sun pack at age fifteen. He had turned a low ranking pack into the strongest pack in the world by the time he was twenty one. But he gave it all up to his younger brother when he was chosen by the gods of the deep to be the leader of the bridge keepers. now he has armies of not just wolves but witches and vampires.

"why is he here? go back and tell him we have already handled the matter. The uhh....issue has been resolved" said council Brent.

"with all due respect council members, this is my pack. in my husband's absence, I am in charge so I decide who stays and who goes. Tell the gaurds at the borders to let him in" said Luna Eva

Luna Eva has always been a badass wolf to me. she was like a mother to me and I had always secretly wished that she was.

The moment he walked into the pack house, I somehow knew that he had. A sudden knot began to tie itself in my stomach and I felt like I was about to open a Christmas present. The most amazing scent filled my nostrils and I wondered if the council members could smell it too.

"council members, this matter has been officially removed from your hands" came a powerful voice.

I didn't need any introduction to know that this was alpha Dominique Sullivan. His whole aura screamed power. I quickly bowed my head to show respect, the council members bowed too. only Luna Eva stood straight because she had alpha blood in her veins.

" There is no need to dwell on the issue, we have already handled it alpha Dominique" said council James

"whatever conclusion you had made is hereby null and void." said alpha Dominique Sullivan

"what?" said council Brent in disbelief. " we are members of the council of the five! you may be in charge of keeping the balance between realms, but we keep the wolf realm in check boy! This matter is more than our concern!" council Brent was more than angry.

Alpha Dominique Sullivan did not even flinch at his words. He stared at council Brent in the eye and said " This is a matter that concerns bridge keepers alone, council Brent"

"you dare challenge me!" yelled council Brent in rage

" you dare challenge the gods of the deep!" alpha Dominique Sullivan yelled back in his alpha voice.

At his words I felt the whole building shake. I have never felt so much power from anyone before, not even my own alpha. my head was already bowed but I felt the need to bow even more and it was evident I wasn't the only one that felt so too.

" she is the only surviving member of the morellis bloodline and that makes her important." said alpha Dominique Sullivan

"she is a lowly omega that hasn't even turned at age nineteen" said council James who was seething in rage.

" That is not your judgement to make council James." in a voice that had authority, he said " as the leader of the bridge keepers and former alpha of the red sun pack, I Dominique Sullivan accept Francis nevara as a bridge keeper".

I stood there in disbelief. my head was bowed but my jaw was wideæ open.

"how dare you taint Celeste morellis legacy with this omega" said council James in disgust.

" you will regret this alpha dominique! mark my words!" said council brent

They both got up and stormed out of the room. A heavy breath I didn't realize I was holding left my lips.

" Francis nevara, congratulations on being a bridge keeper" said alpha Dominique

I stood frozen still with my head still bowed. he moved closer to me and the scent and power that he exudes was so overwhelming that I felt light headed.

" look at me when I speak to you Francis" he said. He didn't use an alpha voice but I obeyed as if he had.

I raised my head to stare at his face and the moment our eyes met I felt my self be utterly consumed by him.

"mate" he growled

we drove in silence to the red sun pack. The drive to the pack was a five hours journey and I was completely exhausted.

" we're here" declared the driver.

alpha Dominique got out of the car and I followed suit. The red sun pack house was way more bigger and beautiful than what I had imagined.

we walked in to the pack compound and all eyes were on me.

" is she not Francis nevara, the wolf that didn't turn" said a random girl walking past us

" look at her red eyes, she definitely is" said the other girl

"the things they say about her scent is true" whispered another guy

"yeah she does smell weird"

I suddenly felt small. all my life I had been getting talked about like I wasn't in the room because I was different. The fact that no one knew who my father was and I also had strangely coloured eyes, didn't help at all. I was weak and helpless unlike other wolves. I could never be good enough to be alpha Dominique Sullivan's mate.

"baby!" came a loud excited squeal

A tall red head ran towards alpha Dominique Sullivan and wrapped her arms around him.

" awww I've missed you so much baby" she said happily. she kissed him on the lips and I felt my heart get physically stabbed.

"Georgina this is not the time and place" said alpha Dominique Sullivan coldly. she looked upset at his remark but still have him a toothy grin.

" who is this?" she asked, suddenly noticing my presence.

"she is none of your business Georgina" alpha Dominique snapped

" woah! I'm not gonna bite her." said Georgina defensively " it's not like she's your mate or something. no need to get so protective" she said mockingly

alpha Dominique sullivan only gave her a cold and dry look. but somehow, her calculating mind seemed to understand.

"is she?" she asked in a shaky voice. A look of anger and disgust washed over her face as she stared at me. Her brown eyes that were excited a few seconds ago was now filled with hatred and jealousy towards me.

" Francis come on, let me take you to your room" said alpha Dominique, completely ignoring Georgiana.

He grabbed my luggage and walked into the pack house with me trolling behind him. even though Georgina was now behind us, I could still feel the waves of anger coming from her.

my room was at the top floor, I dropped my things at the door and walked into the the room.

"tomorrow we will start your training. we will stay here for a week before taking you to the bridge keeper headquarters."

those were the only things he said before he closed the door and walked away.

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The next day I got up early, mostly because I couldn't sleep from all that had happened yesterday. I was escorted to the red sun pack training ground by two of the pack soldiers.

The room was filled with various training devices and it smelt like sweat.

" what are you doing here?" yelled Georgiana

everyone stopped whatever they were doing and stared at me, the training ground became awfully quiet. I hated being the centre of attention, I wanted the ground to open up and swallow me.

" didn't you hear me? what is a lowly omega like you doing here?" Georgina said in anger

I looked to my side expecting the men who had escorted me here to say something but it seemed they had already left without me noticing.

" I..... uhmmmm....Alpha Dominique uh..." the words were at the tip of my mouth but I found it difficult to say.

" spit it out you freak" Georgina said impatiently

" alpha Dominique Sullivan told me to come her for training" I finally said.

"you lieing bitch! do you think we're stupid? " said Georgina

" alpha Dominique wouldn't have told you to come here because this training room is for only high ranking wolves. I mean only people who are important get to train here " said a blonde haired girl.

"you have some audacity to lie with alpha Dominique's name" said Georgina

" she must be a slut, trying to meet alpha Dominique by coming here" said a girl with a pixie cut

" n..n..no I didn't lie and I'm not a slut. didn't you see the gaurds that brought me here?" I said, the fear I felt was evident in my voice.

I had no time to react as Georgina's fist came in contact with my face. I fell to the floor in a heap, my hand on my already bruising face.

" you red eyed wolfless bitch! how dare you try to decieve us!" Georgiana said using her beta voice

I cowered in fear at her rank, and I involuntarily bowed my head to show her submission.

" we need to teach her a lesson Georgina" said the blonde haired girl mischievously

" i totally agree with bethany. girls like her need to know their place" said another girl.

I felt a sharp pain at my ribs as Georgina began to kick me continuously. soon her friends joined in and by the time they left me alone, I was barely conscious.

I layed on the cold hard floor for hours, until the wolf healing started. unlike normal wolves, my wolf healing was exceptionally slow. I got up from the ground and went to my room. That night I cried myself to sleep.

The next day, the bruises had turned purple and everywhere ached. I was too scared to go anywhere, so I stayed in bed. I slept throughout the morning and by the time it was afternoon, I decided to go meet alpha Dominique Sullivan and tell him that I am not cut out for being a bridge keeper. Bridge keepers are the most elite kinds of soldiers the world has ever known, and i am not strong enough for that. I could never be that person.

I got dressed and walked out of my room to find alpha Dominique.

The pack house was exceptionally larger than my previous pack house. but still yet, finding alpha Dominique Sullivan was very easy. I just had to follow his intoxicating scent that made me feel things I hadn't felt before. I was suddenly filled with so much excitement at the thought of seeing him.

I was so excited that when I got to his room, I didn't bother to knock and I just opened the door. my feeling of ecstasy was completely shattered when I saw the scene in front of me.

alpha Dominique Sullivan was on his bed without a shirt, his hands and lips were all over Georgina's naked body.

my mate was f***ing the woman that had beat me up. how ironic was that.

I knew I wasn't good enough for him, but fuck that because this hurt like hell. I saw a victorious smile on Georgina's face and the urge to rip it off was overwhelmingly strong. I looked at my supposed mate and his expression was same as always. cold and dry.

I couldn't control the tears that streamed down my face and I didn't bother to wipe it off. my whole world has been destroyed by alpha Dominique Sullivan

" how could you do this to me?" I said in a small voice

Georgina snickered at my words.

"you are nothing to him, Francis" Georgina said

"I wasn't talking to you Georgina" I snapped

"did you think that he could ever love you? Dominique loves no one." she continued completely ignoring what I had said "The only thing he has ever felt that is close to love is what he feels for me"

I was expecting my mate, to tell her she was wrong, to say he would love me no matter what.

" is that how you really feel? will I ever be what you want?" my words were completely laced with hurt.

" Francis you need to leave. it is what is best for you" he said coldly

His words were like a cold slap to my face. They hurt more than the bruises on my body. my heart felt like it had been ripped out of my chest and shredded into pieces.

I stood there in disbelief. is this really happening to me or someone else

"fuck that. you don't care about me so don't tell me it's what's best for me" I said

if he didn't want me then I don't want him either. I'm not gonna be treated like trash by my own mate who is supposed to be my equal.

" I Francis nevara reject you Dominique Sullivan to be my mate" I said

A sharp pain went throughout my whole body and I knew he felt it too.

" baby! baby! what's wrong" Georgina asked him worriedly

I didn't stay around to see what would happen to him. I ran out of the pack house and into the woods. I ran until I was at the borders of the red sun pack, but a far distance away I could hear the howl of an angry and hurt wolf.

I would never come back to this place again.

I crossed the borders of the pack and I knew I was rogue food. I had no idea what I was gonna do with my life now, but I knew I didn't want alpha Dominique Sullivan to be in it anymore.

I thought I was completely free, until I felt wolves chasing me from behind. I ran faster and faster but my human legs couldn't out run them. they had completely sorrounded me at the edge of a cliff. from their smell I knew they were rogues, but how did they find me so soon. it was as if they were waiting for me to cross the border, but that is impossible. How could they know I was going to run away.

I knew that any wrong move at this point could lead to my death.

" please don't kill me. we can work this out" I pleaded

" what could you possibly offer us that we haven't already been offered?" said the only one that was in human form

think Francis, use your brain for once or your gonna die.

" uh.... I could uh... I could join your group" I said

" hahahaha... did you hear that fellas? little miss sunshine wants to join us" he said

" we're not recruiting new members sunshine. you are a task that we need to get over with" he said while grinning an evil grin

"task?" I asked

my mind was conjuring scenarios at his statement. who could possibly want me dead. everyone hated me but not enough to kill me. the only enemy I had so far was.....Georgina, but she couldn't possibly want me dead right?

" kill her!!" he commanded

so this was how I was going to die. this was how my story would end. my flight or fright instinct took over and I jumped off the cliff. I would rather die a painless death than to be torn to pieces to rogue wolves.

my body hit the cold hard surface of the water below and I felt myself sink deep into the ocean. I closed my eyes embracing death with a warmth I didn't know was within me. what kind of life did I live? branded as an outcast, rejected by mate and killed by rogues. if anyone had told me from the beginning that this was how it would be then I would have ended it myself a long time ago. please gods of the deep, do not let me have a next life.

slowly, slowly I felt myself drift into darkness as my body became numb to anything and everything.

suddenly I felt a fire burn within me and my heart began to beat erratically. my skin felt like it would peel off and I felt myself scream even though I was under water. I felt hands all over my body and I opened my eyes to a blinding light.