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 to turn

busy recently, that he had a lot of work…

and toward the restaurant window. My stomach turned as I came closer. This woman was gorgeous — basically a supermodel — and that didn’t make me feel any better about the situation. Not only was Sam cheating on me, but he was cheating on me with someone who

get compliments on my face, body and long red hair, but in that moment, I felt so worthless as I stood there

he do

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

I banged on the

me. I stormed over to the entrance and ran

f*****g dare you?!” I yelled, my hands curled up into fists at my

Sam and I with an embarrassed expression on her face as the restaurant fell silent, but Sam’s face showed only anger and resentment. Without saying a word, Sam stood and grabbed me by the arm, dragging me out

of both of us, Moana,” he growled once

us?” I replied, my voice still raised. “You’re making out

the door. His werewolf eyes burned a bright orange color and his face was wrought with

the building. “You’re just an

my vision

croaked as a s*b caught in my

chuckled. “You’re useless to me,” he snarled. “She’s a Beta.

developed the newest and most widely-used cryptocurrency of the 21st Century: WCoin. I never used it — humans weren’t allowed

you done for me aside from mooching off of me because you can’t even get a job of your own? You’re nothing compared to her. How dare you even question my

I could say; nothing else that could come to mind aside from getting the hell away from him. I shoved Sam away finally, 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 us now,

another word, I turned on my

like when we first met; he had been nothing more than a bullied Omega in high school with no confidence, no

of three years, and best friend for five years, had left me so easily over money and

intersection, too numb to look properly before crossing. Just then, I heard the sound of a car h*nking and looked up to see a luxury car driving straight for me. Cursing to myself, I stumbled backwards and fell into a puddle just before the

that they would just drive away after nearly hitting me, but what surprised me even more was the person who

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