Miranda's POV
I've been crushing on Ethan since when I was old enough to understand the attraction between a girl and a boy. He always had time to play fun games with Emily, his sister, and me when we were kids, that was until he turned fifteen, got himself a girlfriend, and totally cut contact with me.
Even though I still see him around with Emily, he stopped playing with us and never acknowledged me until many years later when he flew back home all the way from England to specially attend my fifteenth birthday party. I also got my first kiss from him on that same day, it doesn't matter to me if it was just a chaste one on the cheek. A kiss is a kiss
My feelings for him deepened after my birthday. I texted him one day to let him know how I feel about him and he just replied to me with an okay emoji. Even though he didn't tell me he feels the same way about me, he also didn't discourage me from loving him so I took his emoji response as a confirmation that he feels the same way about me.
Since he didn't come home with a mate while he was away in England, I guess even though we were not mated then it is our destiny to get married and be my parents' successors. The Alpha and Luna of the Night Howlers pack. His parents and sister approved of me and wanted us to be together already but my parents?...
I don't know what their problem is. They like Ethan but I don't think they approve of us being together even though I've hinted it to my mom on several occasions. Maybe I should just inform my dad since my mom was never enthusiastic about anything that concerns me. Her maid Celine treats me better than my own mother
On several occasions, I've caught her looking at me strangely with a wondering expression on her face but who cares? I sure don't give a shit if I have her love or I don't. As long as they provide for my needs plus I'm going to be the pack's Luna soon since they don't have a male heir to succeed them. She and my dad can shove their love and care up their old asses.
Today is my eighteenth birthday and I wanted to have a big party but I wasn't surprised when my mom said no as usual when I asked. She would have proved me wrong if she had said yes and I would have lost the bet I had with Celine about her saying no.
I'm not sure but I suspect Emily and the girls had a surprise party planned out for me. Even if my so-called mother denied me of having a good time on my birthday, I trust my girls would have my back so I won't feel let down on my most special day. Eighteen is a big deal.
We're about to crowd into Emily's car when I see the pack house maid. I want to ignore her since I don't want her to dampen my mood and especially when Ethan already warned me to stay away from her. I don't want to annoy Ethan any more than he is already with me. Just that I can't ignore the fact that she's wearing his shirt yet again. What is she trying to prove to me? That he's chosen her, a maid, over me, the Alpha's daughter?
The memories of how Ethan looked at her that day and fiercely protected her from us flooded my mind, making my anger boil over. The way she's happily smiling to herself right now in my boyfriend's shirt when I've never been that close to him fuels my rage the more. I'm so jealous I want to claw her eyes out.
God, I hate her! I hate her so much for trying to take what's mine. Ethan is my boyfriend and I should be the one wearing his shirt close to my naked body, not her. I should be the one he's protecting from other girls, not her, a stinky, ugly maid that has nothing to offer him.
"Girls..." I called my friends' attention indicating with my head in her direction
"Bitch!.." Emily said in annoyance. "Doesn't she have something else to wear except that hoodie!"
"I can bet my entire wardrobe that she deliberately wants you to see her wearing his shirt again. She wants you to get so Ethan too can be angry with you. would be angry with you. She's so cunning and evil if you ask me." Samantha, my second best friend said.
"She's cunning alright but can she ever be more evil than me?" I ask and my girls laugh, I guess because they found my words funny. I don't think they truly know how far I'm willing to go to get Ethan back.
"Well, Ethan is not around right now so this is an opportunity for us to teach her a lesson, right?" I ask and throw my purse into the passenger seat and they followed suit.
"I want to see a permanent damage on her, possibly to her face. A damage that will make Ethan feel disgust whenever he looks at her face. I think I should drag my claws over her face, taking an eyeball with me at least." I say and they laugh again
The Shameless whore didn't see us until we were in her face.
"I see you're now married to my boyfriend's hoodie. Slut!..." I say hatefully and she blushes out of embarrassment. Goddess! I don't think I've ever hated anyone the way I hate this girl in my life
I watched in amusement as she hurriedly removed and folded the shirt before stretching her hands towards me as if I would ever wear her filthy sweat and body odor on my body.
"Ewww..." I hear Samantha say beside me in disgust
Yeah eww... What an insult! I thought and snatch it away from her, throwing it on the ground, barely resisting the urge to step on the darn thing in rage
"Aww poor girl!... Don't you have something else to wear?" Emily mock and we all laugh except her of course. She obviously didn't find us hilarious but whatever. She looks so pitiful I can't help but make my lips curve downward líke I was genuinely sad about her pathetic state.
"Awww... I have some hand-me-downs that I can give you... Would you like to have them?" I ask and watch with pleasure as she turns so red I'm sure she will combust if she turns any redder
Her expression soon turns to disgust, looking at me like someone who is beneath her and not the other way around. She didn't need to utter a word for me to realize her eyes were mocking me, my slim stature and not fully developed breasts but she did...
No, thank you! I'm sure they won't fit.'' She says.
This bitch has the audacity to look at me square in the eyes and body shamed me, her future Luna! I want to kill her then. My wolf, Pinky, rises to the surface and I lunge for her face as planned.
Even Emily is furious. I can see her wolf is also almost out. I want to claw out an eye like I had thought but she moved so fast to grab my hand. Her grip is surprisingly strong for an Omega.
Emily also rushed in on her, aiming for her jugular. 'you go girl!' I thought but Samantha isn't helping. We were supposed to teach the bitch a lesson of her life together but that coward took several steps back instead.
What's happening? I start to panic when she grabs Emily around the neck squeezing so tightly her wolf was forced back inside. I feel the bones of my wrist crushing under the force of her tight grip and Emily is making a dreadful sound like she's choking on water
I don't understand, How come she's that fast!? She's just an Omega, how can she have overpowered me, the Alpha's daughter with just one hand... And Emily too!? Emily is the best among our peers whenever we spar and she took us both without breaking a sweat!?
I look into her eyes and they're as red as blood. Redder than my parents even and they are pure-blooded Alpha from both their families.
I try to be strong and ignore the pain until somebody comes forward to mercifully separate us from this lunatic. I didn't know when I let loose a blood-curdling scream. It's so loud I would have woken the dead if they weren't buried far away from us.
I can't take anymore and I'm on the brink of begging for mercy when a man suddenly appears from nowhere. He's so good-looking, even the pain I'm in couldn't stop me from noticing that fact to myself.
He starts to whisper words into her ear and just like magic, she slumps into his arms and we are free and writhing in pain on the ground.