To ruin an Omega novel Chapter 246

Chapter 246: The Fool 2

HAZEL

Her hands stilled on the bandage. When she spoke, her voice was ice.

"It was you who senselessly murdered and egged people on. Don’t put that on me."

I flinched.

"It worked out in the end, did it not?" She resumed wrapping. "You are going to become part of the Lily of the Valley. You don’t need any ball anymore. Even though you lost things, you gained more."

But I couldn’t tell her what really hurt. I couldn’t say his name without feeling like my chest was caving in. It was the sole reason I was crashing out and Goddess was it killing me.

I thought I could hold my tongue. Not give her any ammunition. Because she would probably find a way to turn this over my head. When it was her... It was her that didn’t look deep enough to know the enemy was within. It was all her fault.

"He was here, you know." The words came out quieter now. I felt defeated saying it. "But our pack is so incompetent that we didn’t even realize. Not until he fucking drugged me... and... he is probably long gone now."

Mother’s hands paused again. "What are you talking about?"

"Milo’s brother." I laughed, but it came out broken. "He was right under our nose. He played us like a fiddle. He helped Fia. He is the reason I am now like this. A useless Omega."

"What?"

"And do you know what the worst part is?" I looked at her. Really looked at her. "He might get away with all of it. Playing a whole pack. Playing me. You. Even father. Because this pack is just that weak."

My voice cracked.

"And I will still have nothing. I have no wolf. No more power I was born with. The only good thing I had being born in this hellscape of a pack, being a Luna, it is gone and now I have to marry some green eyed freak that is obsessed with Fia."

The tears were flowing freely now. I couldn’t stop them.

"Oh, when does it end? When do I get my happily ever after? Why? Why? Why does life have to suck? Why didn’t you aim higher? Why did you settle for father?"

The slap came out of nowhere.

My head snapped to the side. My cheek burned. I stared at the wall, too shocked to move.

When I looked back, Mother’s hand was still raised. Something flickered across her face. Regret, maybe. But she didn’t apologize. She simply lowered her hand and straightened her shoulders.

Like she had accepted that this had to be done.

"This woe is me narrative, it has got to end." Her voice was hard. "Not a lot of people have it better than you. And you have gotten away with plenty. Maybe because I did allow you to. But it has got to end now."

She leaned closer.

"That boy. You were sleeping with him, were you not?"

I couldn’t answer. I just held my stinging cheek and looked away.

Mother scoffed. Actually scoffed. 𝓯𝙧𝙚𝒆𝙬𝙚𝒃𝙣𝙤𝒗𝓮𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

"You want it done? Do it yourself by securing power in Lily of the Valley."

She turned to Delta, who had been standing silently by the door this whole time.

"Take her to her room. Lock her in too. I’ll be with her in the morning."

"What?" I stepped forward. "I am no prisoner!"

Mother didn’t even look at me.

"If she proves to be too much trouble, get strong sentinels to bundle her. My orders."

Delta moved toward me. "Lluuuunaaa Hazel, we should go."

I stared at my mother. She just stood there, first aid kit in hand, her face completely blank.

The fear of being bundled, carried through the halls like cargo, was enough. I pulled the blanket tighter around my body and walked toward the door.

But I kept my eyes on Mother the entire time. Waiting for her to change her mind. To show some softness.

She never did. And I realized then and there. Shit had hit the fan!