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.

loud, causing a few

had told me that he was busy recently, that he had a lot of work… Was this what he

me, and without thinking, I stormed across the street 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

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

could he do this

of them even saw me standing there, they

banged on

and ran inside, ignoring

I yelled, my hands curled up into fists at my sides. “We’ve been together for

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 the restaurant. He was too strong for me to resist, so I stumbled

us, Moana,”

of us?” I replied, my voice still raised. “You’re making out with another woman in

eyes and pulled me further away from the door. His werewolf eyes burned a bright orange color and his face was

side of the building. “You’re just an ordinary human. You should feel lucky that

words stung, and my

a s*b caught in my

he loved me for three years, merely chuckled. “You’re useless to me,” he snarled. “She’s a Beta. Her family is incredibly wealthy and powerful, and thanks to her, I’ll be starting a

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 lot of werewolves extremely rich

get a job of your own? You’re nothing compared to her. How dare you even question my

pushing myself away from the wall. “f**k you,” I growled, my rage taking over as I raised my hand and

turned on my heel and stormed

school with no confidence, no prospects, and no friends.

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

out into the intersection, too numb to look properly before crossing. Just then, I heard the sound of a car h*nking and

assumed that they would just drive away after nearly hitting me, but

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