Chapter Four
EVE'S POV
The Sharp, blinding light coming from the window outside, reflected in my face, and I groaned, before flipping both of my eyes open weakly.
Immediately, I did that and tried to sit up; I almost screamed; my head hurt, and it felt like a hammer was being hit against it. My thighs felt hot like something sliced me.
I was not conscious of my surroundings yet, I was still trying to balance myself and this pain.
But then, I noticed this room looked different and extravagant. My eyes widened, before drafting around the room curiously, millions of thoughts running through my head.
' Where was I? Did I rent a fancy hotel room? I don't even have the money for that; what was going on?'.
I tried taking in a deep breath and found it difficult to do so, my breath coming out shallow and ragged. My heart pounding against my chest.
To make matters worse, I heard a very loud groan from beside me, to my right and I froze, my eyes staring into space, unblinking as I tried to register what I just heard.
Wasn't that a man's sound? I prayed within me that I must have imagined it when the groan came again, from my left, and this time, I shivered, deciding to look.
I gasped but quickly covered my mouth as I saw a man with chocolate brown hair and glossy pink lips lying down. His eyes were tightly closed, and his breathing was sound and heavy.
I turned sharply to my right and saw an exact carbon copy but with dark hair and a playful face. My heart was running a hefty race as realization hit me, especially when I saw our clothes scattered to the ground and I realized I was naked.
I had a one-night stand with two, unknown men, not only that. They were my mates and the reasons why I was feeling so hot and wanting last night.
What was I thinking? I screamed in my head, wanting to burst into tears at that moment, but first I had to get out of here.
' How?' my subconscious whispered and I stopped short, remembering these two jerks were tightening me into their midst.
It was not easy, but I just found ways to squeeze from myself despite my thighs stinging away from them, I hurriedly got dressed and dashed out of the hotel room, wondering how on earth I could have ended up in bed with two men.
I didn't give a damn whether they were my mates or not. To think I was given a second chance mate, not one but two. Good thing I left or they would have rejected me as soon as they realized I was an omega.
As I charted a taxi back to my house, praying within to the moon goddess that no one should see me, memories of the night before hit my head, and I slapped my palm on my forehead at how stupid I was.
I just let them treat me as a whore but also I remembered what led me to get drunk. I, losing my best friend and my mate, rejecting me for her.
The pain shot through me once again, as it felt like my heart was being ripped apart. I bit my bottom lip, tightly, making it bruised while trying to hold back my tears.
' Why me?' was the question that ran through my head till I got to my apartment, and tried sneaking in, when I suddenly stopped dead in my tracks, my purse with me falling to the floor at whom I saw when I opened my door.
" Where are you coming from?" He growled, as he clenched his fists, fury obvious in his orbs while my ex-best friend, Rita, stood by his side, clinging to him, like a lost puppy who just found her master.
Her eyes sparkled with malice and gleamed with excitement.
I knew she was happy. I tried not to tremble as Alpha Bryan's angry gaze washed over me.
" I asked, where you are coming through?" He roared heavily, making me stagger backward from shock, my heart racing in fear and my tummy twisting in pain from nervousness.
"If fro ..." I stuttered, trying to look for a lie to tell because I obviously couldn't tell the truth.
' How do I tell them I was coming from a bar or that I had a one-night stand with two unknown men?' I pondered, feeling out of breath.
He stepped forward, moving closer to me, leaving Rita behind, who pouted before glaring at me, her teeth seething. I moved backwards, as he loomed over me, his eyes threatening.
Suddenly he stopped in his tracks and sniffed before rage brewed in his eyes. I was confused, but then it hit me.
" You bitch, whose scent is on you?" He yelled at me, bits of saliva flying out of his mouth onto my face, but I didn't care and just fidgeted with my fingers, cursing myself within for being so dumb as not to take a bath before leaving the hotel.
I was just in such a hurry and didn't want the twins to wake up and find me. It would be so embarrassing, knowing I loosely allowed them to touch me
" N n no o one," I lied, and Rita burst into laughter, pointing at me, as she said with giggles.
" Do you know how you look now? Thoroughly fucked". Alpha Bryan gritted his teeth heavily against one another, looking like he wanted to punch me at her words.
Rita just added more flames to the already burning fire.
" I will ask again, where are you coming from, you slut" He cursed, his words piercing my heart; it was just like my heart was being sneezed.
I shut my eyes from both pain and fear, not knowing what to say or my mouth feeling too heavy to produce words.
Suddenly, I felt my hair being grabbed, and I let out a low yelp, feeling like my scalp was on fire due to the way it was being grabbed.
I tried releasing his hand, but he just gripped my hair tighter and used his other free arm to grab both my hands in his before twisting it behind me.
Tears sprang out of my eyes in agony. He turned to his Beta, which I didn't even notice was there. His Beta was just staring at me blankly before he shook his head sideways like he was disappointed.
" Pl PL, please l le let me explain," I stuttered, but they all ignored me as Alpha Bryan commanded.
" Gather everyone to the Square; someone needs to be punished." His Beta followed his orders immediately while I was dragged out to the presence of everyone.
As soon as people saw me, whispers and murmurs flowed.
" What did this omega do this time?"
" What is going on?
" Did she offend the Alpha?".
Alpha Bryan shoved me to the ground before climbing the stage, while Rita stood next to me, bent to my level, and then whispered into my ear with an evil grin.
" Looks like you are in a bit of trouble, Eve" she leaned in, savoring the moment to enjoy how my face fell and tears started to drip from my eyes.
Just then, I felt her pat my head, her expression turning sorrowful, her face falling. I was confused till she said.
" Oh no! Eve, you shouldn't have done this, you should not have cheated on the Alpha, your mate," She said aloud, making sure everyone heard it, and they did, for they all let out a gasp in amazement.
I gasped from shock, my eyes growing so wide, they almost popped out of their sockets. Did she just twist the truth?
" It is as you heard, my people. Yesterday night, at the festival, I discovered this worthless omega was my mate and decided to follow the moon goddess's will and accept her, but she was not grateful ". He paused, observing people's expressions with acknowledgment, as they glared at me in hate and disgust.
" N n no, no, he is lying, " I tried to speak, but his beta suddenly kicked me in my tummy, making me collapse to the floor and cough out, feeling my throat blocked.
" Keep quiet, betrayal".
" Today, I discovered she cheated on me".He finished and people attacked me, cursing me while grabbing things to throw at me.
" You bitch, how dare you be so ungrateful?".
" Just like your parents, you deserve to die".
" So unfortunate, you dare make a fool out of our Alpha".
Rotten foods fell on me, sticks and stones hit me on my forehead, bruising me...I was also kicked from left to right like some sort of ball and would have been beaten to death if Alpha Bryan didn't stop them.
I coughed out blood, feeling my entire body ache from pain. I cried, feeling helpless and sad, no one believed me. It wasn't my fault, I wasn't in my right senses.
The Alpha never accepted me, he rejected me. I thought, wishing someone would just stop to listen to me but they all left after spitting on me, with bale.
Rita moved closer to me, bent to my face before laughing manically, obviously enjoying my discomfort. It was just like a knife was being twisted into my guts, as I still couldn't believe she was once my friend.
" If you know what is good for you, you would leave this realm and never return " She commented with disgust and then left without a backward glance.
I lay there and decided to follow her advice, but I wondered where I would live. I had no one else now, but myself.
" You alright?" I suddenly heard a voice, familiar and froze.
' What was he doing here?'.