ANTONELLA'S POVMy eyes watered as I thought about how stupid I had been. How could I have trusted someone I had been with for only five days. Hermes had put me into more trouble with the Alpha and now, he was never going to believe me again. Surely, I would rot in the jail all my life. He would think I was evil, just like my parents.My tears wet my gown but I didn't mind. My life had gone from good to bad and from bad to worse in just a few days and Hermes was all to blame.As I pondered over the events, the door to the prison was opened. I stood up at once, hoping it was Alpha Xavier. I had to try my best to explain myself to him. Hopefully, he would believe me and let me go. I was shocked when I stood up and saw the bastard smiling at me. Hermes! I cried in anger and rushed at him at once and he didn't even flinch or shift back."You animal!" I cried hitting him across the chest. "I hate you so much. You tricked me.""Tricked you?" He chuckled. "Far from it. I think I presented y
DEMONTES'POVAll through the night, I could not sleep. I had turned in my bed the whole night and eventually, Freya who was a very deep sleeper had been forced to wake up."What is the matter, my Alpha?" Freya asked.From the way her voice sounded, I could tell she was still feeling sleepy and I sighed. I had inadvertently woken her up. Freya stretched on the bed and kissed me on my forehead."What is the matter, my Alpha?" She asked again. "You haven't gotten any sleep yet?"I stared at her eyes which were wide open now and I found it difficult to explain to her how worried I was. How could I sleep when the only daughter I had was in danger? How could I sleep when Antonella was in an enemy pack? How could I sleep when I didn't know what would be the fate of my daughter?Freya seemed to notice the lines of worry that stretched across my face and she smiled at me before kissing me again, this time on the lips."You should not bother yourself with unimportant thoughts, my King," Freya s
SALVADOR'S POV"Your duty starts immediately!"The sound of my voice jolted her and she shivered in fear. I chuckled at her reaction to the sound of my voice. Did she really think I was going to let her go free after all the evil she had done? She was definitely going to pay, and she was going to be starting from my palace."And you?" I turned to face Hermes. "What are you still doing here? Go on and do as we agreed!"Hermes eyed me and I smiled. He was angry at the way I addressed Antonella but he couldn't do anything about it. If he wanted Antonella, he had to work for me first.My mind drifted away quickly to the question that had been bothering me since I made the deal with Hermes - Why did he want Antonella? Did he love her too, or was he working for Alpha Demontes? The way his brows creased in anger whenever I shouted at her, the way he stared at her. I was beginning to suspect that he felt something for her? For my Antonella!The thought of it made my blood boil and I struggled
ANTONELLA'S POVMy heart was beating fast in my chest. I couldn't even look up at him. Why did he want me to enter the tub with him. What was he planning?As my feet touched the base of the tub, I felt the warm water caress my skin. I didn't know whether to go down completely or just remain standing. "Come over here," Alpha Xavier smiled.I shivered in the warm tub as I inched closer to him. He smiled as he watched me come closer and he stretched out his hand to hold me.I was slowly losing my mind. The thought of what could possibly go on between the two of us in there made my legs weak and I struggled to keep myself standing."What is the matter?" He asked, his tone laced with mockery.I didn't want to give him the satisfaction of knowing that I was scared. I shook my head in the negative and he shrugged."Come wash my hair," He said.He handed me the bottle filled with soap and I took it from him. My fingers grazed his rough hands in the process and I shivered again. Alpha Xavier
ANTONELLA'S POVHe was expecting what from me?Alpha Xavier's words didn't help to calm down my nerves one bit. Infact, as soon as he had said those words, a new sense of dread enveloped me.I suddenly felt like he had done it purposely. I had fallen into his trap. He had made me talk back at him and now he was going to punish me."But Alpha," I started to say.Alpha Xavier drew his fingers over his lips at once, an indication that he didn't want to hear whatever I had to say. I knew at once that I was in a lot of trouble. If only I had just kept my damn mouth shut!"You said you can't keep leaving like this?" He frowned. "Tell me how exactly you wish to live and I would see if we can strike a quick deal."I could sense the sarcasm in his words and I knew that even if I told him what I wanted, he was never going to give it to me. What then was the point.I remained silent and allowed him to continue making mockery of me."You are a slave now, Antonella," Alpha Xavier muttered. "You're
ANTONELLA'S POVI ran through the hallway as fast as I could and none of his guards even made an attempt to stop me. I stopped at the huge door at the end of the hallway and a senior maid approached me."Antonella?" She asked.I looked up at her. She wore a white apron over a black gown unlike the rest of the maids in Alpha Xavier's chambers who wore white aprons over blue gowns and I quickly guessed that she was a senior maid."Why are you crying?" She asked again. "You're a lucky maid. He likes you, that is why he touched you. You can be his breeder or even his Luna if you do the right thing."I paused and frowned at her. What the hell was she even talking about."He has never touched any of us," the maid continued. "Even me."She looked down at herself. "And see how fitted my gown is. It's always like this, all the time. When I sweep his courtyard in his presence, I make sure I bend low enough so that he can have a nice view. And still, he hasn't touched me. You should count yourse
ANTONELLA'S POVHermes words only reminded me of my predicament and brought back the tears that I had been fighting to hide all along back to my eyes.He noticed that I was tearing up again and he walked up to me and took my hands."Don't tell me you're crying over that guy!" Hermes growled. "Come on, Antonella. You know he's not worth it!"I sighed. Hermes would never understand. He certainly didn't know how it felt to have people judge you before they even got to know you. He didn't know how it felt to have people think you're exactly like your evil father. All my life, I had never been labelled as Antonella. Everyone knew me as the daughter of the evil Alpha. That was the stigma my father made me carry."You're better off without him," Hermes ranted on. "I've already promised you that I would get you out of here so stop the tears."I looked up at him and sighed. I had no idea why he had decided to help me. Hermes was the only person I knew who thought my father was a good man. Ever
ANTONELLA'S POVI woke up the next morning with a splitting headache. My head ached badly and my eyes hurt as well. My throat burned and I knew I was going to be sick. Those were the signs that usually accompanied my sickness.I turned on my bed and stared at the giant clock in my room. It was 8 a.m. already! I had overslept!I jumped up from my bed and a paper fell down. Crouching down to the floor, I picked it up and spread it open in my hands. It was a letter from Griselda, the head of the maids and it was addressed to me. It contained my work schedule as a maid for the rest of the week.I stared at the first item on the paper. Prepare the Alpha's bath by 6 a.m. And it was already 8!Fuck, Antonella! You have gotten yourself in a lot of trouble today.I washed up quickly and wore the apron that Griselda had left neatly folded on my bed. She must have come in earlier to drop it. If she saw me sleeping when she came in, why didn't she wake me up?As I struggled with the thoughts in m