The Beta Trials

All I ever wanted was a better life for me and my father. So when I discover the Beta Trials—the government's new initiative to join a Beta to every Alpha-Omega pack—I sign up immediately. The trials just might be my one chance at finding a pack. And if I train hard enough, the government will assign me a pack before I even graduate. Sounds good, right? Except I have one little problem... My new pack doesn't want me.

Alone, frightened, and exiled. That's what I get for trusting the Hart Pack. I was a fool to think we could ever be happy, that they would ever want me. It turns out that I'm destined to walk this earth alone, forsaken and forgotten, never anyone's first choice. If Gryphon, Oliver, Barret, and Lachlan don't want me, then no pack ever will. So, what's the point in even trying? There's nothing wrong with being alone after all. It's just unfortunate that my body has other ideas... I'm an Omega now, and I have just gone into heat. And an Omega can die if they don't receive an Alpha's touch.

My whole life, I have been starved. Starved of love and starved of affection. My caretaker, Francis, refuses to touch me, and he makes me feel as worthless as dirt. The only love and affection I've ever found are inside the pages of the books he gives me. At least those books make me feel less alone—less starved. They give me hope that I'll find love of my very own one day.

Francis gave me two choices. Return to his side, and he will leave the pack alone. Stay with them, and he will do everything in his power to make them suffer. The choice was easy in the end… At least no one else will have to get hurt this way. Besides, it wouldn't be my first time down this road—heartbreak has been a constant companion in my life.