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.

f*****g kidding me,” I said out loud, causing a few passersby to turn their

of work… Was this what he was really doing? Cheating on me with some

— basically a supermodel — and that didn’t

wearing a skimpy evening dress and high heels. I do get compliments on my face,

could he do this

front of the window. Neither of them even saw me standing

banged on

me. I stormed over to the entrance and ran

my hands curled up into fists at my sides. “We’ve been together for three years

and forth between 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 us, Moana,” he growled once we were

voice still raised.

rolled his eyes and pulled me further away from the door. His werewolf eyes burned a

of the building. “You’re just an ordinary human. You should

words stung, and my vision became

her?” I croaked as a s*b caught in my

had told me he loved me for three years, merely chuckled. “You’re useless to me,” he snarled. “She’s a

did they 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

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 decision to

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

on my heel and stormed away without looking

and wiped 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 confidence with my love and support,

my boyfriend of three years, and best friend for five years, had left

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

to me, which was surprising since I assumed that they would just drive away after nearly hitting me, but what surprised me even more

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