Chapter 1 Betrayal
Moana

It was a hot summer evening, and I had just spent the entire day job hunting.

Finding work as a human in a world dominated by werewolves, especially in the midst of the hustle and bustle of the city, wasn’t easy. Even though I had a degree in Early Childhood Education, no schools wanted to hire me because I was a human. Werewolf parents were outraged at the thought of a “worthless human” teaching their children, as if my skills, drive, and education meant nothing.

So, I was now limited to service jobs, which were also unfortunately hard to come by because the job market was oversaturated with other humans who were also desperate to pay their bills.

If I didn’t find a job soon, though, I would lose my apartment. My landlord had already given me a thirty-day notice. If I didn’t pay my rent — and the three months of rent that I already owed — by the end of the thirty days, he was going to evict me.

At least I still had my boyfriend, Sam. He wasn’t extraordinarily well-off either despite being a werewolf, but at least he had a job and could pay his rent. We had been together for three years now and had known each other for five, so maybe it was time to talk about moving in together soon.

As I was walking down the packed city street, a thin layer of sweat caked to my forehead from spending the day running from business to business as I tried to find someone who would hire me, I started to realize how hungry I was. I couldn’t afford to eat out, but the delicious smells coming from the restaurants I passed began to make my mouth water.

One particular restaurant across the street caught my eye, but not because of the smell of food.

I stopped in my tracks, my eyes widening.

Inside the restaurant, right in the window, was Sam. He wasn’t alone; he was with another woman, and they were…

Kissing.

I said out loud, causing a few passersby

was busy recently, that he had a lot of work… Was this what he was really doing? Cheating

stomach turned as I came closer. This woman was gorgeous — basically a

long legs, wearing a skimpy evening dress and high heels. I do get compliments on my face, body and long red hair, but in that moment, I felt so

do

stopped in front of the window. Neither of them even saw me

banged on the

and the mystery woman both jumped, their eyes widening when they saw me. I stormed over to the entrance and ran inside, ignoring the strange looks from the

into fists at my sides.

Sam stood and grabbed me by the arm, dragging me out of the restaurant. He was too strong for me to resist, so I stumbled after him and back out into the

making a fool of both of us, Moana,” he growled once we

voice still raised. “You’re

and pulled me further away from the door. His werewolf eyes burned a bright orange color and his face was wrought

building. “You’re just an ordinary human. You should feel

stung, and my vision

croaked as a

for three years, merely chuckled. “You’re useless to me,” he snarled. “She’s a Beta. Her family is incredibly

control all of the banks, but they also developed the newest and most widely-used cryptocurrency of the 21st Century: WCoin. I never used it — humans weren’t allowed to — but it made a lot of werewolves extremely rich when

of me because you can’t even get a job of your own? You’re nothing compared to her. How

pushing myself away from the wall. “f**k you,” I growled, my rage taking over as I raised my hand and slapped him hard across the face. Passersby were looking at

on my heel and stormed away

the tears from my eyes, I thought about what Sam was like when we first met; he had been nothing more than a bullied Omega in high school with no confidence, no prospects, and no friends. I had helped him gain

angered me more than knowing that my boyfriend of three years, and best friend for five years, had left

h*nking and looked up to see a luxury

away after nearly hitting me, but what surprised me even more was the person who

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