Marianne's POV
We eventually arrived at the castle, fifteen minutes before time. We boarded a coaster bus which drove on the expressway in order to arrive on time. There was nothing like traffic congestion, which is an everyday experience on the roads plied by normal vehicles. Today wasn't a day to experience that.
After showing the well-trained and armed security personnel at the gate of the palace our ID cards, we were allowed in. Merely getting in, we bump into some group of lycans who stare the whole energy out of us, it seems as if they haven't seen Omegas like us before. Right now, it's taking the greatest confidence to continue walking along the pathway to the main entrance of the castle occupied by the king and his princes.
"Mom, you're gonna be working for the king, don't you think, I'll be working for the lycan princes?" I ask, expecting to hear some soothing response from her.
She stares right straight at me, giving a slight smile. "Yes, I hope so." By virtue of what she replies, it seems like she has some secrets she wouldn't be letting out for now.
I sigh, look straight ahead of me to where I'm going. I'd be excited to work for the lycan princes who are angelically handsome, if only they weren't brutal. Now I'm torn in between doubt and excitement.
As we rolled our secondhand luggage behind us, towards the palace, a middle aged woman dressed in a pencil black skirt, with multi-colored shirt, and a pair of black office shoes walked towards us, approaching us from the main entrance which we intended walking into.
Her gaze is all over us, others look at us as if we are trash, but she looks a bit professional, with a slight smile on her lips. Her lips are parted like she wants to say something.
"Hello, good morning." She raises her voice a little bit politely. "Are you Misses Birgitte and Marianne Gabriel?"
"Yes, we are." Mom replies on behalf of us even before I could get to open my lips.
"Good!" She says with a single nod of her head. "I'm Lady Bianca Lords, the Personal Assistant of the lycan king. This way please!" She gestures us to the main entrance of the palace of which she leads the way.
"The Lycan king, with the three lycan princes are waiting at his chambers to see you, even before you get to settle down."
Tension rises fast in my heart as she says this. Not the lycan king who is my major case for concern, my mom would handle that. She has already started being conversant with the king before she could request him to have me taken alongside with her for the job. My major issue now is how I would face the three lycan princes and work for them, people who killed me in my last life. Though they are well-known to be the most handsome men in the kingdom, yet they are also known for their brutality and indifference towards the plight of people under them. Who knows what might happen to me this time around?
They had studied at the Ambersy Military Minor Academy, from there they graduated to the Castlevania's Military Institute, for their college education. Though they didn't intend to graduate as warriors like the other kids who would be serving the kingdom of Castlevania upon their passing out, they literally trained like them and these training have hardened their hearts. From rumors flying around which I believe to be true, discipline and punishment are their watchwords and they wouldn't spare giving it to anyone who messes up around them.
Yeah, the two words sound similar but to them, they mean entirely different things. To them, they expect everyone working for them to do the right thing at the right time, always be at their best all the time, this if not followed, always being the punishments which they themselves have stipulated. One reason behind this as given by them on a TV interview once is because they weren't spared military bullying by their superiors while in both schools, and as commanded by their father who is a strict disciplinarian. He had the intention of raising them up as strong and decisive princes. Pampering is a taboo in his vocabulary as well as in his act. The only person he pampered was his wife and fated mate, the lycan queen who died three years ago in a car crash.
Her death, on its own, had made him more hardened and detective like a strict authoritarian to those around him. The three princes have learnt to copy this. character over time and are now becoming more perfect with the rule than him who started it.
The strict disciplinary lifestyle inculcated into the princes from the military schools, both by their instructors and superiors have gone a long way in detecting their lifestyle even after they graduated years ago.
Aside from what happened to me in the previous life, I fear people who are strict and disciplinarians, I'm afraid of punishments. I'm just an Omega, with a wolf less smart and strong as compared to those of these elite lycans, and I know I'm prone to making mistakes, especially here, as I haven't worked in a palace before, I might be getting lots of punishments along the way. I might break because I'm not strong enough.
"Hmmm," I take a deep breath. Mom nudges me on the arms, winking at me. I receive a mindlink alert immediately.
"Respect yourself!" She says on a serious note. "The king's PA is here and whatever you do would be reported to him. You don't want to start your first day on a bad note?" Her last statement comes as a question and I nod my head. Then she cuts the link.
I behave myself, trying to lay behind the fear and anxiety playing inside of me. We pass through the giant door of the castle where the king stays. Bianca leads the way, taking us towards the left. We climb through the mighty stairs leading to the hallway. Here we switch to the right. Some meters are trodden and after about five minutes, we arrive at a golden mini-gate right inside the castle.
It opens to a whole new world in the palace, we pass through it. I feel a whole different experience walking through the hallway here, the walls, floors and facilities are either made of gold or steel, designed to a splendid atmosphere.
Bianca stops abruptly, skyrocketing great tension in me. "We are about to go into the chambers of the king, who is with his sons. Are you ready?" She asks.
Mom nods readily, it's now left with me. Anxiety burdens me at this point more than ever, my heart plays drums and my feet shake. Looking intensely at me, anyone would see that I'm shaking, goosebumps have appeared all over my body.
I regret ever coming here with mom, I would have let her come here alone but now it's too late. I have to face my fate or lose my destiny forever. If I disappoint the king and the princes, I don't know what might happen to me. It might just be the end of me. Mom gives me a sharp wink.
Bianca knocks on the golden door before us. I hear a ring ringing once inside.
"Come in!" A deep, powerful voice which rings deep inside, commanding respect not of this world almost sweeps me off my feet.
Marianne's POVThe door opens on it, making me marvel. I thought that it was going to be opened from the inside perhaps by a servant or Bianca was going to push it open herself. So it has an automated control? My eyes widen in awe as a bluish glass door whirls open after the golden door opens, this opens on its own as well. A luxurious scent fills the interior of the chambers, attracting my eyes to the four demi-gods seated before us. On the tallest seat, plated with gold, the lycan king, Alpha Nico is seated in all his glory, his eyes glowing with a furious radiance and an authoritative aura. Beside him, one on his left, is a tall, young man, more handsome than him ten times, I blink my eyes all of a sudden not being able to hold it up to a second prior to his handsomeness, I switch to the left and I meet same, two young men who look much exactly like the one of his right. The Castlevania Triplets. They are dressed in the same white designer goodies and pair of black joggers with b
Third POVThey lead Marianne away. Her mom tries to stop them but they are so fast, they reach the door exit before she could take a step further from where she stood. "Where are you taking my daughter to?" She screams. Her face changes, confused and disturbed. Upon seeing that the princes are out of the chambers using the back door, she is now focused on the king. Bianca is still standing by the king's side, watching what is going on. The king turns and gestures to her to leave. She is reluctant, wanting to see what would happen between him and Birgitte. Prior to this she pretends not to get the gesture. "You may excuse us now, Bianca. I'll notify you once I need your services." She can't help at this point but to take a bow and leave. Inside her, she is jealous and curious, having some suspicion that there is something going on between Birgitte and the king, her secret crush. Though she has a crush on him, she is afraid to show it, not knowing how he would react to it. After sh
Marianne’s pov As I look up to catch the eyes of a man in a guard like uniform, opening the lock of the cells, his curious eyes met mine , I watch him open my cell door and step into the little cell and head towards me. “Come with me” he said with a little reluctance like he didn’t want to be here at all.I felt pains all through my body as I made and attempt to get up from the cold floor which I have slept on all night, and followed him out of the cell. We headed up the stairs and came into a hallway I failed to observe yesterday. And I was led to into a room, and as soon as I got in the guard turned and left me as I turn to observe my surroundings.Everything here was so minimalistic, yet it had an antique feel about it, the was a huge window connected to a balcony ,which led in plenty of light to the room and gave a great view to a large forest which led me to believe we were at the west wing, since the is lycan’s castle faced the forest from the west wing.I was interrupted
Third POVFew hours before the arrival of Marianne The three princes were summoned to the throne room on the early hours of the morning by their father king Alpha. They woke up groaning in annoyance, every night they are hunted by seeing themselves making out with a woman who they have an idea is their non existent mate. They were two hundred and fifty years in the lycans world without a mate, which was very rare for wolves.They were supposed to have found their mate at the age of sixteen but many years had gone by without them succeeding in finding her, Many had believed them to be curse by the moon goddess due to their evil ways in the past and had layed a curse on them. But they knew that they were cursed. Reluctantly they made their way to the throne room, judging by their expression one could tell that the early morning summons by the alpha king had interrupted their sleep. On entering the throne room all together, their gaze were shifted to the king, who seems to be in
Marianne pov“What is she doing here” the Alpha princes growls. I look up at the princes while they stare back at me, as they looked away from my eyes and down my chest, now I realized what they were doing. They were checking my out! The realization made my body buzz in anticipation.“oh hush, leave the poor girl alone,of course I brought her here to take break fast before she tends to her duites” vera says in a Stern voice.I gasped as I turned to look at vera, who didn’t seem bothered by the way she talked to the alpha to my surprise the alpha princes didn’t seem to mind her tone as they continue to glare at me with displeasure, I look down at the floor for a reason feeling guilty,I guessed I could blame that on the mate bond. I wit in anticipation what they would do to me, will they rip me from here and look me up again, I thought as I felt my body shivers from fear."Is the anything else you would want me to do for you, or are you gonna stand there scaring the hell out of her" v
Marianne’s pov I tried to struggle against his hold as he slip his tougue inside my mouth and place his hands on my boobs as I struggled.Memories of how I died in my passed life flashed between my eyes,as worried if this is the end,as tears began to flow, who knew the moon goddess could be so cruel to give me a mates that had killed me in my last life and Will kill me in my present life.A knock at the door drew our attention, marcel let go of my lips and stood up from the bed as Mario took long strides towards the door. He opened the door to see Vera. As she slides into the room clearly not waiting for Mario permission, as she took her place next to the bed and place her hands on her hips.“this isn’t how I raised you, I have tolerated your behavior for far too long, princes or not you should learn to be respectful towards women, haven’t you learn since your cur……” she pauses and her eyes seems to be communicating with them through the mind link. Since their what, that left over
"What….how?" I gasped drawing away from her."Am sorry marienne I haven't been really truthful to you but, I know you have observed that I have been seeing someone, tho I might confess I didn't really know he was the king but it happened he was" she Rambled as she threw her hands in the air."What do you mean you didn't know he was the king?" I snapped back at her losing all my manners and self control as she doesn't seems to mine but looks at me with guilt.She told me how she had fallen in love with someone in our old pack, how he comes in once or twice in a month, she said they fell in love and we're planning to settle together, that she didn't know he was they king as he hid his scent while coming to see her every time."Hold, so what about the Omega's job openings? Was that a lie too" I said as I tried to wrap my head round the whole discussion. So that would mean my mother had lied to me about everything, she had to lie to me that they was a job openings in the castle. I found
Marienne povWith the new piece of information I had acquire I started to prepare. As I walk toward the bathroom, as I step into the bathroom I turn on the shower testing the water temperature as I set my feet on it, as I step completely into the shower and grab my soap. It takes two minutes for me to finish in the shower as I hurrily step out of my bathroom and put on my maids uniform.I trek up the stairs in a hurry to meet up with the head chef,as I turn towards the kitchen which for some reason everyone was very busy, maids were cutting vegetables and chefs were being too busy shouting and ordering everybody around. As Iooked around i found it difficult to locate the head chef till I saw him standing on the extreme end of the room taking down stocks.I stuggle my way throw the kitchen as I reach over to the chef who had his brow furrowed as he write on the sheet. I walk over to him but he seems to ignore my presence."Um….. good morning chef, I heard you were looking for an assis