Chapter 5 Beaten to Pulp

• Aiden's Pov
• I was sitting with my mum when it happened.
• We were outside of our home which was on the outskirt of the pack where most omegas lived. Since I didn't even have a wolf, being tagged with the omegas was a privilege.
• I had just returned from the lake and my friends had returned to their various houses. They had all been happy for me after the revealing of my secret. Even Calix, whom I had thought would act differently, was thrilled at this news.
• He was extremely happy and it made me glad. It made me glad that I finally had something I could be proud of. Perhaps, my days of misery were over and I would finally have some kind of status in the pack.
• But I hadn't seen this coming. I hadn't expected this in any way so when I saw Jared approaching the Omega's tent with two male gammas behind him, I didn't think much of it.
• "Isn't that Jared?" My mother asked me and I nodded.
• "Why do you think he is here?" Her black hair was tied up in a bun with some short strands falling down her forehead and to her freckled cheeks which looked puffier than ever.
• "I don't know. I see him come here once in a while to get omegas to do some work. Perhaps, that's why he's here."
• "You should get in then. Unless you wanna do some work this evening."
• "I don't mind." I shrugged. Going to the packhouse would grant me an opportunity to be with Adelia so I really didn't mind.
• My mother turned to me, her warm brown eyes assessing me as humour played in them.
• "Since when did you desire to work?" She asked, deeply amused and I only smiled.
• "Is there something you aren't telling me about, boy?" She nudged me by the shoulder and I turned away, a blush creeping onto my cheek. I was yet to tell her I had found my mate. I could picture the amazement on her face when I told her.
• "You. . ." My mother trailed off and I turned to look at her to know why she had suddenly stopped.
• Her eyes were now trained forward like she was looking at someone so I followed her line of sight and my heart skipped when I saw Jared walking toward us, his scary-looking friends tagging behind menacingly. They all had a big scowl on their faces and with the way Jared's eyes were narrowed, I just knew it couldn't be good.
• I rose to my feet, my legs faltering as I did.
• "Jared." I lowered my eyes as it was the custom not to look the alpha or his son in the eyes.
• I was expecting a command since that was why he should be here but instead, I got a punch on my face for a reply which sent me sprawling to the ground. My mom screamed and I felt her around me immediately. She was holding me up, her eyes watering as she held me in her arms.
• "Please, what did he do?" She asked Jared but Jared only screamed at her.
• "Shut up, fucking omega!"
• I winced at that, my hands balling into a fist in anger. It would have been okay if he just insulted me and not my mother. I opened my mouth to speak but my mum squeezed my shoulder gently. She shook her head at me, before turning to look at Jared.
• "I'm sorry for whatever he did." She said and I frowned. I couldn't remember doing anything wrong. Or did he know about me and Adelia? Had Adelia told him?
• I was brought out of my thought when Jared grabbed me by the collar and pulled me up. He landed another punch on my face just immediately and I staggered back. I could feel some liquid trickling down my nose and when I touched it, it was blood.
• "What did I do? Why are you hitting me?" I couldn't keep quiet anymore.
• "You know what you did!" Jared raised his arm to hit me again but this time around, I ducked and he almost lost his balance but the gammas he had come along with were quick to hold him.
• This seemed to infuriate Jared and he glared at me with his eyes glazed. His eyes were now pale yellow and I knew he would shift anytime soon. This made me take a step back. If he shifted, then I was dead. There was no way I would be able to protect myself from his terror. There was no way I would be able to run.
• It was so disgusting to think that I had once been friends with this monster. We would hang out together, and do everything in common. In fact, I hung up a whole lot with him than I did with Calix, Jamal, and Andrew, but everything changed after that shapeshifting ceremony. What a pity!
• Jared smirked when he saw the fear on my face. Then he glanced at the gammas with him and without a word, the gammas surrounded me, both holding me by my arms while Jared stood before me.
• "Please, stop!" I heard my mother plead but Jared's eyes were already glazed up. He didn't look like he wanted to stop anytime soon. Instead, he grabbed both of my shoulders and kneed me in the stomach.
• "How dare you touch my sister?" He yelled but I couldn't reply because the pain had now registered on my face.
• I felt all the air go out of me in a whoosh and the pain rushed into my brain. I gasped for breath but before I could recover, another blow had been launched on my stomach
• "Why will you touch her? How dare you?"
• Everyone was watching this happen but no one came forward to help. It made me wonder if it was because it was the Alpha's son or if they were just happy to see me beaten. I had never really had any friends among the omegas. This was because they all tried to bully me.
• The omegas were the lowest in the rank and they had always been considered weak because, in reality, they weren't that strong. But now that they had someone much lower than them, they never hesitated to order me around.
• My mum was on her knees, pleading with Jared but he would not listen.
• I struggled with the men who were holding me but they tightened their grip on my arm as Jared kept hitting me in my stomach. My mouth fell open as I continued to gasp for breath.
• Jared stopped after a moment and I used the opportunity to recover. When I did, he grabbed me by the jaw.
• "You will accept her rejection. Do you hear me?" Jared whispered.
• "What are you talking about?" I struggled to speak. "What rejection?"
• "Oh, do you think Adelia will be with you?" He chuckled sardonically. "She is gonna reject you and you're gonna accept it." He whispered again so it would be just me that would hear him.
• "I will do no such thing," I said through gritted teeth even when my lips were badly swollen. Jared's eyes twitched with anger.
• His hand left my jaw and I shut my eyes expecting the blow. It came: a heavy blow landing on my jaw but this time, with a scratch. Jared's claws were out and they hurt like hell.
• My entire body tensed in pain and I cussed under my breath. I struggled against the tight hold the gammas had on me but it was fruitless, it was like they were rooted to the ground and would not budge.
• I could now hear my mother wailing loudly and I turned my head slowly to look at her despite the pain I was feeling. Her eyes were glazed up and I could tell what she wanted to do. I stared at her through my swollen shut eyes, my eyes telling her not to do so. These wolves were assholes and they wouldn't hesitate to hurt her If she tried anything. She was no match for them.
• "I'm gonna make you regret this." Jared spat and after that, all I could see was a blur as blows after blows came landing on me like bricks of a building. Great pain enveloped me.
• "I think he's about to drop!" I heard one of the gammas say.
• "He's falling, Jared." Another voice said.
• "Let him fall," Jared spoke and they did as they were told, letting go of me as I dropped face down to the ground with a heavy thud, my lips kissing the earth.
• Thinking it was over, I closed my eyes, trying to shut the pain out but then the kicking came and more pain enveloped me. Numerous legs were kicking me and they were kicking me at every part of my body: my face, my stomach, my chest, my legs, everywhere.
• I didn't know what to do to stop the pain I was feeling. I wanted to feel numb to it all but it was very impossible.
• "That's for daring to touch my sister!" Jared said after a while, stepping on one of my palms.
• I yelled out in pain, unable to stop myself. I had been so quiet since, refusing to give them the pleasure of hearing me cry but now that he was stepping on my fingers, I couldn't hold back.
• "Just fucking die!" Jared lifted his booted feet but I was too weak to block it. His feet connected to my head and that was all I could remember. I blacked out.