Chapter One: A New Day
Melina POV:
I awoke to the repeating noise of my alarm, fighting the urge to get up and break it; I sat up. I had work that needed to be done and the head omega would kill me if I didn’t get my chores done. “Melina! That alarm has been going off for 10 minutes, get up before I come and get you up” Camille shouted. Speak of the devil!
Slamming my hand down, I shut off the dammed thing and hopped in the shower before she could carry out her threat. It was just after 4am which was normal time for the omegas in the pack to get up, I had to get to the kitchen for 4:30 if I wanted to stay on time.
I jumped out of the shower, chucked on my chef whites, and tied my long chestnut hair into a ponytail. I checked myself quickly in the mirror, my bright green eyes reflecting back at me. I had been at the Dark Moon pack for my whole life, I had been left by the boarder when I was a baby in a wicker basket and no note. The past alpha found me and gave me to the omegas; they raised me. His son has taken over now but he has locked himself away since his father died.
Camille, the head Omega, may be bossy but she made sure I was fed and warm, when they found my hack for cooking I was trained from very young; 17 years later and I’m now the best chef in the pack.
I rushed out of my room in the omega’s quarter and ran to the kitchen. Camille was waiting for me when I arrived, she had a frown on her face she always had something to moan about.
“You know you are late right” she jabbed she looked at me like I was the most annoying person in her life. I checked my watch, “It’s only 4:33, I am three minutes late!” I moaned back, she was really moody in the mornings. She rolled her eyes at me, “We have a lot to get done today Mila! We have guests arriving tomorrow for Alpha Cain’s engagement”.
“Yes, I know! I totally haven’t been planning this for weeks” I sassed back, her face softened and she made the face that I knew all too well; She was currently pregnant with her 2nd and her emotions were all over the place. She was all I knew and I owed her everything, she took me under her wing when she was 18; She gave up everything for me. I walked towards her, “Look everything will be fine I have it under control. Now go rest up I have it from here” my voice softened and I pulled her into a hug.
“What am I going to do without you, you’re turning 18 soon!” she whispered into my hair and I pulled back and looked at my only mother figure. “I won’t be going anywhere” I replied. She smacked me round the head, “If you do, I’m coming with”. We both giggled and I believed she would, I knew that would never happen, she was all I had. The higher ups of this pack were self absorbed and liked to treat the Omegas poorly, they would only do it when the Luna was not looking but they were smart about it.
“Now off you pop, otherwise Malcom will scold me for keeping you” I ordered, she nodded at me and squeezed me once more. She met Malcom when I was 4 years old, he was unsure at first thinking his mate didn’t wait for him but when he knew she adopted me he became my only father figure. He was a warrior from a visiting pack, so he moved and they have been happy since.
I watched her leave the kitchen before I turned and got to work. The engagement was planned for multiple meals all laid out buffet style. The bride, Eva was picky, I think to annoy me. She had picked the most difficult recipes for us to make and I know she would have a fit if one thing was wrong. I couldn’t afford another one of her tantrums, the last one ended with me in the infirmary with a broken rib from where her heel had kicked me.
All of the higher wolves made the Omega’s lives difficult, more me than most. I never got my wolf when I was 16 like the rest of them, so I was essentially human with a good nose. I was fast, which aided when I needed to get away but my strength was no-where near those of power. It did however give everyone a reason to hate me.
I was always picked on when I was younger and Eva joined in when she first visited from the obsidian pack. Her father was the Alpha and that gave her an enormous ego, I tended to stay away when she was here but she always found me. She was a piece of work and I don’t even know why she is going to be our next luna in the first place.
Surely Alpha Cain could do better; we were friends once, the luna use to babysit me for Camille when she was working, so we spent time together. She always wanted a girl and used me to cure that want. As we got older we started to drift apart, you can’t be friends with an omega when you’re an alpha especially a wolf less Omega.
I order my assistants Lily and Karla to start the preparation, there was so much that needed to be done in so little time. Eva wanted Thai inspired food for her engagement party so I was going to spend my day hand making the rice dough for the gyoza and spring rolls. I knew how to cook most cuisines and unlucky for her she picked my favourite one. I finished connecting together the last gyoza and put them in the fridge, ready to fry tomorrow. Lily was making the finishing touches to the curries and making them ready to store, they would be heated and paired with rice. I walked over to check on Karla and she had finished the Pad Thai and was cleaning up her station. I had made the desserts the day before and was feeling quite relaxed about tomorrow’s party.
I was more than ready to get into my bed when the day had ended, it was my birthday tomorrow and was allowed a small extra sleep in the morning before I am meant to be at work; I was never a birthday person so I know I am not missing out anyway. After the kitchen was clean, I excused my assistants as they would have to be here bright and early to start the preparation all over again.
I returned to my room and showered once more, rubbing the smell of Thai spices out of my skin. I laid in bed, not thinking much of tomorrow.
Oh how I wish I had known what was about to occur, I would have got out of here when I had the chance.
