Saved by the Alpha

Unloved. Unwanted. Abandoned.

Those words have followed Kayla since birth. Abandoned by her pack as a pup and left for dead in the woods she was taken in by the Cedar Wood pack. Raised as their servant and deemed a runt too weak to hunt with the pack, her life is one of servitude and that's all it'll ever be. That's all she's worth. Or at least that's what people keep telling her.

So why does the visiting Alpha of the most powerful pack ever to roam the land keep looking at her and what is he whispering about?

Chapter One

I gazed into the cracked mirror, pursing my lips. It didn't matter that it was cracked right down the middle. There wasn't much to look at anyway. I wasn't ugly just plain. Plain, unnoticed and unwanted.

"Runt," the Luna's piercing shriek split the crisp morning air. "Runt," she screeched louder.

Runt. I wasn't worthy of a name.

I yanked my limp, mousy hair into a messy top knot and dragged my aching body from the floor.

The future Alpha turns 18 in three days. The celebration started two days ago and I was the one who had to do all the cooking and cleaning and decorating. I attended to the pack's every need. It's how I earned my keep. I guess I should be grateful. Some rogue and lost wolves are abused or killed by the pack who finds them. I'm ignored when I'm not needed. Unless they want something I don't exist.

"RUNT," the Luna barked.

"Coming, Mistress," I squeaked rushing across the hall towards the shrill shrieks of the pack's Luna.

My toe caught on the door frame as I rushed into her room sending me crashing to the floor. I landed hard on my knees. Luna Lucy growled her displeasure at my clumsiness.

"Yes, Mistress?" I said pulling myself to my feet. Blood seeped through my worn jeans. I ignored the nagging stinging in my poor knees, keeping my gaze lowered. Only Betas and Gammas are allowed to look the Luna and Alpha in the eye. I'm not even an Omega. I'm nothing. Unworthy of a place in the pack.

"I will take my breakfast in bed this morning."

"Yes, Mistress."

"The Alpha and my son are out hunting You will leave their breakfast in the dining room ready for their return."

"Yes, Mistress."

"The other packs arrive today. Once you've seen to your usual duties you will assist the Omegas in preparing tonight's feast."

"Yes, Mistress."

"The Omegas will be let off their duties tonight. You will be serving drinks at the feast and making sure everyone has a good time. The Alpha and I think it's only fair the Omegas celebrate the coming of age of their future Alpha."

"Yes, Mistress."

"And Runt?"

"Yes, Mistress?"

"Find something clean to wear."

The words came as a snarl. I would bet my last dollar, if I had a dollar, if I peeked up her cute little