THE ALPHA AND THE OMEGA

I fought against Damon's grip as he seized me by the nape, cutting off my breath.

Panic surged through me as I felt my life flash before my eyes.

“Shift now!”

Damon's furious growl pierced through my haze of near-unconsciousness.

Without hesitation, I carefully transformed back into my human self, my body quaking from the intensity of the shift and the whirlwind of emotions flooding my system.

“Have you completely lost it, Selena?” Damon bellowed, his eyes blazing with rage.

“How could you attack my mate while I’m right here? Have you forgotten the rules? Shifting before your Alpha is an abomination!”

“I don’t give a damn about your ridiculous rules! She deserves even more than what I did to her!” I yelled back, my breath coming in quick gasps.

“You don’t get to act all high and mighty and speak to me like that after you abandoned me at the Altar. You’re not my Alpha, and you’re definitely not my mate!”

Laura held her arm, blood seeping from the wound as tears streamed down her face like a river. “You’ll regret this, Selena. I swear, I’ll make sure you’re kicked out of this pack! I won’t rest until I see you fall!”

“Well, guess what? I was already planning to leave before you showed up with your ugly face. One more word from you, and I’ll finish what I started, you little chihuahua!”

“Enough!” Damon's voice thundered, cutting through the tension. “You’re a disgrace to this pack, Selena! I had even considered organizing a second mating ceremony for you, but now I don’t think…”

“Save your breath…I don’t want it,” I replied, my voice trembling. “I refuse to be a second choice. You can’t just abandon me and treat me like this because I’m an omega. I’m doing you a favor by even considering mating with you, and now I’m leaving!”

“Fine,” he sneered. “But remember this: if you walk out that door, you’ll be rejected. You’ll lose your place in this pack, and I’ll ensure no other pack will take you in until the day you die alone!”

My heart raced at his threat; everyone knows how ruthless Damon can be when things don’t go his way, and I was fully aware he could do even worse. But I couldn’t stay under the same roof with him any longer, not after everything that had happened.

“I’d rather live as a rogue for the rest of my life than be tied to you, Alpha Damon… I’m leaving, and I won’t look back!”

As I turned to go, his voice halted me. “You really think you can survive out there on your own? Trust me, you’ll be dead in no time, and I won’t take you back when you come crawling!”

"What if I'm not the one who needs to crawl back? You might be the one regretting this, Damon. You don't even realize what you're losing. I, Selena Sinclair, officially reject Alpha Damon Brashford as…”

The sharp ring of Damon's phone interrupted me.

He answered, his voice escalating with anger, eyes aflame.

My rejection had clearly bruised his ego—an Omega rejecting an Alpha was unprecedented.

I understood the gravity of my decision; there would be consequences.

Yet, without Dianne, I felt there was nothing left for me. Knowing Damon, he would likely retaliate harshly, pushing me to the brink. But witnessing his pain from my rejection provided a twisted sense of satisfaction that I was willing to endure the repercussions.

I saw his complexion drain of color as he hung up, but I was unprepared for his next question.

"Selena, are you pregnant?"