The Rejected Omega And The Werewolf King

 Broken But Not Beaten

Derek POV



I knew something was up when Tiffany began to whisper to her little girlfriends in English class. I paid close attention but Mrs. Jones was having one of those bad days. You know when you think they might be on their menstrual cycle because they are so irritated? Yeah, she was like that. Not that I was going to say anything. I don't want my head ripped off, thank you very much.

"Prom is in a few weeks," she said tight-lipped "and I told you I would give you until after prom to finish your assignment. But how many of you," she said with a deadly pause "have begun your novel?"

There was awkward fidgeting and moving in chairs, while Lindsey, big surprise, and a few other students raised their hands. Mrs.Jones glared at us, other students. Tiffany had begun whispering again and I leaned in closer to listen. 

"Did you hear about Lindsey" she whispered and I stiffened. What about Lindsey? To what was she alluding?

"I heard she got a promposal from that goth dude Mathew" she whispered triumphantly to Candy. 

I stiffened. Oh hell no. I better not be hearing what I thought I had.

"Who has bothered to do an outline of their book? The plot?" Mrs. Jones interrupted and prompted.

Silence. I fidgeted in my chair and turned around to glare at Lindsey. That slut. Fancy accepting a prom proposal from the first person to ask, especially from someone as pathetic as that goth Mathew. Oh, I knew Mathew and he was a pathetic weakling just like Lindsey. Lindsey happened to glance over at me and stiffened, surprised at the hatred and contempt in my eyes. 



Tiffany was shooting her dirty looks as well and then pointedly glancing at me. Probably sulking because I hadn't asked her to prom yet. Like she knew we were going together why did I have to make a big thing out of asking? She should be grateful I was taking her at all. 

 Mrs. Jones harrumphed. "Why do I bother" she muttered. "I want a plot outline before you leave today" she declared and there was muttering amongst everyone as students sulkily got out some paper and pens to do just that as Mrs. Jones sat behind her desk and watched everyone with a raised eyebrow. I wrote down my plot outline hastily, writing about an alien who came to earth just to get it done and because I honestly had no idea what I wanted to write about before the bell rang and I saw Lindsey jump. She'd gotten so engrossed in her writing she'd lost track of time and I watched out of the corner of my eye as she put her stuff away and walked out of the classroom as the rest of us were forced to wait to hand in our plots. \



Tiffany was waiting for me in the hallway. "Come on" she hissed "I want you to do something for me."

That there should have warned me there was going to be trouble, but she was my girlfriend and I wanted to be a good boyfriend to her. Plus I was hoping it wasn't to do with a promposal. 

"What do you want Tiffany?" I asked tiredly but with some affection, giving her a smile as she grinned at me. 

"Can you lead Lindsey into the woods?" 

I frowned at that. What was Tiffany going to do to Lindsey? Then again, should I really care? Especially considering she had willingly agreed to go on a date with that pathetic Mathew? Urgh. Gross. I shuddered at the thought of those two together. 

"Sure," I said and Tiffany pointed to where they were going to be before I jogged outside, spotting Lindsey in a heartbeat, clutching a bouquet of roses. Mathew must have given them to her. 



I snatched the rose bouquet out of her hands and she turned around to see me holding them up above her. "What are you doing, give that back" she shrieked, reaching up high to try and grab them, I hoisted the bouquet above my head and began to march into the forest and she followed like I knew she would the stupid girl. Tiffany and her friends were waiting and I tossed the bouquet to Tiffany. 

"Awww" cooed Tiffany "a rose bouquet. How cute. Thank you, Derek."



"That's mine," Lindsey said with gritted teeth. I ignored her, smiling down at Tiffany and moving back a little. 

"I hear that you got asked to prom today Lindsey" continued Tiffany as though Lindsey hadn't spoken, Candy and another of her friends surged forward, "some nerd asked you didn't they?" she asked cackling. 

God, she sounded like a witch, I mused.



"His name is Mathew and he's nothing but a damn goth" I snarled feeling my temper flare and my wolf become incredibly angry at the notion of Lindsey with another, folding my arms and glowering at her "but then why doesn't it surprise me that you would say yes to anybody that asked you slut" I growled. 

For a moment even Tiffany looked taken aback by that. 

"I am not a slut" she shouted, "it's no different to Tiffany going to the prom with you is it Derek?"

I glared at her feeling my eyes flashing black and then returning back to normal, my wolf coming close to the surface.

"The difference is I've known Tiffany for ages" I snapped "while you've barely known Mathew for longer than five minutes." I felt so self-righteous just then, even though I knew I was being ridiculous. I was supposed to be in love with Tiffany and here I was arguing with Lindsey! What in the world was wrong with me? Damn my wolf for trying to take control once again the jealous mutt. 



Tiffany looked uncertain now, glancing between the two of us, Candy and her other friend stopping in their tracks. 

"Who cares Derek" she hissed "it's not like it affects you now does it?"

I opened my mouth and then shut it, glancing away. "No it doesn't," I said gruffly but there was something in the tone of my voice that made Tiffany even angrier than she already was. 

"Get her" she shouted to Candy and her other friend, who darted forward and grabbed hold of Lindsey's arms, holding her in place as she bucked out, kicking and writhing. To be fair, I had no idea what Tiffany was planning when this happened. 

Tiffany brought the bouquet of roses closer and She smiled wickedly. "Let's see if Mathew still wants to take you to prom after I'm finished with you," she said, and then, she brought one of the roses up and slashed it down across Lindsey's face as she let out a howl of pain. Even I couldn't help but wince at the sound. I couldn't help but glance at her and for a moment there was an apologetic look on my face as I felt remorse at what Tiffany was doing to her but just as quickly it was gone. She slashed Lindsey across the cheek and I saw blood spurt onto the ground. I felt nauseous. What was I doing? Aries was ready to kill me. It was taking everything inside of me to keep him back as he fought for control. 

"Stop" she begged but Tiffany wasn't finished. She slashed her across the other cheek, grinning like a maniac.

"Oh I know this will heal," she said dismissively "but it doesn't take away from the fun of it."

"You bitch" she hissed and she slashed Lindsey across the forehead, almost gouging Lindsey in the eye as I winced. Tiffany was going overboard. She was acting crazy now. Like a really crazy bitch. Aries was frantic now. If this didn't stop soon, my wolf was going to be tearing Tiffany to shreds. I was going to have to speak up without giving myself away. 

"Oops," Tiffany said sarcastically "that was close." She didn't sound sorry at all. 



Lindsey was sobbing now, on her knees while I couldn't help myself, and I came closer, grabbing hold of Tiffany and stopping her from slashing Lindsey's face again.

"That's enough" I growled, "she's bleeding all over the floor." 

Tiffany tossed her hair over her shoulder. "Since when do you care?" she sneered.

"She's going to be late for her duties to the pack house," I said, "and do you want the Luna to be mad at you for that?" It was a reasonable excuse for preventing her from continuing to hurt Lindsey. 

Tiffany considered. The girls tossed Lindsey into the dirt floor as she sobbed. 

 "I guess we can leave her like this," said Tiffany meanly "she's learned her lesson. Whore that she is."

She began to rip apart the rose bouquet in front of Lindsey's eyes, letting the petals and broken stems fall onto the forest floor. Tears filled Lindsey's eyes. 

I felt sorry for her. "I bet that was the first time you ever got flowers too" I muttered feeling a tad bit jealous as well that she'd gotten them from Mathew. Aries growled, hating me. That was okay, at the moment I hated myself. 

Tiffany turned around and began to sashay away. "Are you coming, Derek?"

"I'll be right there" I promised and she pouted but continued on her way.

Lindsey tensed waiting for the inevitable hit or kick but instead, I spat, right next to her face as she cringed. "You're nothing but a whore who'll spread her legs for anybody who'll show her the slightest bit of attention," I said coldly even though I knew it was my jealousy talking and the mate bond "just like your mother" I added cryptically and then left her there, lying in the dirt, scratches covering her face, surrounded by the stems and petals of red roses.



I walked back to the pack house and thankfully Tiffany sensed I was in a bad mood, leaving me alone in my bedroom. I couldn't get the image of Lindsey back there in the dirt where we'd left her, covered in scratches. I felt guilty and horrible. What was wrong with me? I'd gone from enjoying tormenting her to having a damn conscience and I blamed my wolf for it. If he would just stop having feelings for Lindsey we could go back to the way things were. 



There was a knock on the door and I instinctively knew it must be Lindsey or rather I was hoping it was her. That meant she must be alright and the Luna hadn't punished her too severely for being late. I was relieved by that. 

"Come in" I called and watched the door swing open as she came in. She immediately barged into the bathroom. 

I felt looked amused as I leaned against the doorjamb but my eyes widened when I caught a look at her face. 

"I didn't realize she cut you so badly" I muttered. 

She turned around and glared "you didn't huh? You were watching, so you should have seen plenty" she snarled, thoroughly fed up and surprising me with her animosity. 

She began to furiously mop. "You, Tiffany, and the others are monsters" she declared "each and every one of you. Sick twisted psychotic bastards."

Whoa. I never thought she would have it in her. Part of me was impressed even if her tone was venomous towards me.

My eyes narrowed "isn't that going a bit too far?" I asked. Even though she did have a point, Considering how her face looked I could hardly blame her for feeling like this. 

She shook her head. "If anything that's polite compared to what I'd like to call you" she scoffed. 

I reached out and gripped her chin and she stiffened. My wolf which had been trying to take control for a while came to the forefront of my mind and placed me in the back of my mind, angering me but I watched, keen to see what he would do. I watched him let go and walked over to the cabinet, grabbing some cream. He opened the lid and smeared some on his fingers, before smearing them on Lindsey's cuts as she stilled in shock. He rubbed the cream in and then placed it back in the cabinet. 

"That should help" he murmured, "we did go too far and for that, I apologize."

Her mouth fell open. 

"He's going to take control in a minute" he continued and he was damn right I was going to take control in a minute, not enjoying being in the passenger seat and watching how much he was letting slip to Lindsey. He leaned forward and brushed his lips against hers, tingles spreading throughout our bodies. "For what it's worth, I adore you," he said softly "even if Derek doesn't."

"Why does he hate me so much and why do you adore me?" she asked but before he could answer I took back control and cocked my head at her, annoyed, still feeling tingles through my body. Why did the mate bond have to be so damn strong I fumed. It was driving me around the bend! As well as my traitorous wolf. 

"Damn wolf" I murmured before snarling at her "are you finished in here? Get out already!" She walked out and I slammed the door in her face. Then I plopped on the bed and put my head in my hands with a groan. This mate bond thing was so damn confusing and my wolf had a lot to answer for. At this rate, I was going to have to reject Lindsey sooner rather than later. Messing with her was no longer as fun as I had imagined it was going to be and my wolf was getting way too attached to her.

Chapter 17 - The Rejected Omega And The Werewolf King