Anastasia's POV.
After the horrible drama that the Alpha had showcased, I and surely, everyone else in the slave hall found it difficult to get some sleep. The scene was just too gory to shake off, especially for me.
This Alpha surely has some anger issue. What does he even want with me in the first place? If I could remember well, I was too worthless for anyone to be interested in me.
The next morning, we were woken up by the sound of a large gong by a guard. It was so loud and sudden I almost vomited my heart.
I quickly scrambled for my clothes and when I had out it on, I and Chi Chi ran out of the hall. Luckily for us, we had both been assigned to the cleaning duty, so we were still stuck together.
I had grown up as a slave in my pack without any friends, but apparently that was about to change with Chi Chi around now.
"Hey Anna, pass me the scrub." Chi Chi said. I was busy mopping the floor of the latrine room with a wet rag while Chi Chi and another slave were busy scrubbing the pits.
On my knees, I wasn't on a spot but moving from one position to another, furiously mopping the wet rag on the floor. I guess I was too focused on the work that I didn't notice when someone else was walking along the same path as I.
"Ouch!" A female voice screamed and I felt a heavy weight slip over and fall with a thud. I stood on my knees, gaping at the redhead slave that had fallen in front of me.
"Oh, I'm so sorry. I promise I didn't see you there." I quickly apologized and made to help her up but she slapped my hand off.
'That was painful' I mused as I rubbed my hand.
The slave stood slowly but she pushed me back aggressively. I wanted to fall but I was lucky to regain composure early.
"I said I'm sorry!" I said in a shrill voice.
"You're sorry? Were you blind or what?" She rambled with a scowl. I stood up.
"Look, I was busy mopping the floor and –" I was interrupted when this slave suddenly grabbed a handful of my hair and pulled at it.
"Wha–" I struggled amidst groans and squeaks to free myself but her grip was annoyingly tough.
"Let go off me!" This went on for several moments until I suddenly felt the firm grip loosen and I looked up immediately to see someone carrying her by her belly from behind.
The person threw her backward and that was when I was able to see who it was – Chi Chi.
A smile ladened my face instantly, witnessing this.
"So you have both decided to conspire against me, uhn?" The redhead slave said, pointing her finger at us with her head as red as red pumpkins.
"It was apparently an accident and I already apologized." I told her from behind Chi Chi.
"You shouldn't have apologized to this rodent, Anna." Said Chi Chi and the redhead fumed the more.
"Enough!" We all jumped as soon as a voice boomed.
Our gazes met that of the fat lady in charge of we slaves. She was standing with her hands on her waists and the frown on her face told us that she wasn't happy. Well, when has she ever been?
"You are all meant to be working and here you are, yelling. You're all worthless!" She bellowed angrily.
"You know what, your punishments shall be –"
"Madame Pomfrey!" Another voice pierced through her words, interrupting her.
The new person walked and it was a guard, he was holding a folded parchment.
"What?" The fat lady asked, turning to the guard who was now where we were.
I only stood there, shocked to the bone about one thing. The fat lady had a name?
"The Alpha has asked to have this slave brought to his chambers immediately." The guard said and handed the folded parchment to Madame Pomfrey who unrolled it. "He said she's been promoted to become his personal maid." He added.
Why would the Alpha want a slave to become his maid?
Madame Pomfrey's eyes instantly widened and then darted at me. She glanced between the parchment in her hands and me. I became confused. I hope it wasn't what I was thinking.
"You?" She squeaked and I almost screamed.
Me?
"Why would the Alpha be interested in this nonentity." Madame Pomfrey asked, referring to the guard who only shrugged.
She looked at me with a suspicious look before asking the guard to take me away.
I followed the guard, confusion clouding my consciousness. I looked at Chi Chi for help but even she was dazed.
I was taken to the Alpha's chambers but when I entered, he wasn't in. I had to wait in the massive room, looking around in amazement at the beauty and magnificence of the room.
I hadn't seen a room as magnificent as this in about nineteen to twenty years now. I couldn't help but move around it.
I approached a door by the end of the room and out of curiosity, opened it. It led me straight to a neatly arranged office.
"This must be the Alpha's office." I muttered and went straight to the table. I looked at the numerous parchments that were placed on it. How busy was he anyway? As far as I knew, Alphas deal with the official matters but the Betas are the ones who do most of the work, as they were the second in command to the Alphas. While they were busy attending to international matters, the Betas were to deal with matters within the pack.
Now with so much parchments on his table, does it mean there were so many international matters that he was dealing with?
One of the parchments caught my attention because of its length and I read through it. It had names of several strange people. One thing I noticed was that these names weren't for people from the same place. Eastern names were here and so were Northern names.
My gaze went up and I saw something like the title of the list. "CONTESTANTS: FOURTH MOON, EIGHT DAY"
Was there a contest going on that I wasn't aware of? If there was one, it meant there was a match today. But the question is, when and where?
Suddenly, I heard the sound of the door in the room opening. I dropped the parchment clumsily and turned around in confusion.
"Where is she?" I heard a familiar booming voice ask.
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Anastasia's POV."Where is she?" I heard a familiar booming voice ask. There was no doubt it was Alpha Sirius. Oh no, he mustn't find me here. I looked around the office hastily, and lucky for me I saw a small duster by the shelf.I grabbed it and slowly went out of the office, hoping he'd buy whatever lies I was about to tell him."A–Your Highness, I–I'm here." I stuttered with my head bowed."There you are, what were you doing?" He asked.I shakily replied him, "I was just cleaning up your office, your highness."He didn't say anything afterwards and the silence was making me cringe and feel nervous. Then I heard his footsteps approaching me. My heartbeat froze. Beads of sweat formed on my face and my hands won't stop shaking.He stopped when he was just an inch away from me. The closeness was choking, but in a good way."What's your name?" He asked in a low voice, goosebumps wrapped my skin and my cheeks flushed."A–Anastasia, your highness." I responded and he hummed before walkin
Anastasia's POV. My head throbbed painfully as a groan escaped my lips. I slowly cracked my eyes open and I met myself in a dimly lit room. "Where am I?" I asked myself in a hushed tone, looking around with a mixture of fear and confusion. Sweat was pouring down my face. "Hello? Anyone there, why am I here?" I asked, hoping for someone to come out and talk. I didn't like these kind of situations and it was making me feel nervous. Suddenly, I heard clapping behind me and I shook in fear. "Who's there?" I asked cautiously. The clapping continued and got closer to me. Goosebumps rose on my skin and I squeezed the part of my dress I could reach. "Look, please just let me go okay, I –" I wanted to plead but I was interrupted by another round of clapping from before me. Two masked people emerged from the darkness. They were dressed in all black robes, making the situation more tense for me. With sweat covering my entire face, I said, "Look whoever you guys are, I think you got the w
Anastasia's POV. I and the Alpha hadn't said a word since we finished our moments of sexual bliss. I laid in his arms tracing my fingers on his firm chest. My head was also rested on his chest and I loved the way it rose and fell in symphony with his breathing. I had never been so intimate with anyone in my life. Yet, I was sure that even if I had, it wouldn't have been as blissful as the one with Alpha Sirius. The way he held unto my waist as he thrust into me was something I could never dream of forgetting. Lucky for me, he was my mate, I could get more of it anytime. I had never gotten anyone to tell me how it felt to find one's mate. No one told me of the experience or the scenario it had to be. But I was sure that Alpha Sirius was mine, I just felt that bond...so strong... "Are you okay?" He asked me. I guess I was thinking to much, I had stopped tracing my fingers on his chest. I looked up at his captivating blue eyes and smiled before nodding. He smiled back. There was sil
Anastasia's POV.It had been a full week since I disclosed my awareness of the secret contest to the Alpha. Fortunately, he had no issue with it. Since the moment he abruptly exited the space and reappeared unannounced, our bond had grown even more affectionate. Whenever he departed for his duties, I eagerly awaited his return, longing for his company and affection. I could tell he felt the same way because upon his arrival, he wasted no time in embracing and passionately kissing me. I relished those moments immensely."Stay still Fubs, you haven't taken a bath in weeks." I grumbled as I struggled with this resistant rat in my hand.I was in the bathroom, trying my best to scrub it but it was thrashing around and squeaking madly in protest."Fine!" I said in frustration." It could stay dirty for all I care, after all it's just an animal, what does it need a bath for?After taking my own refreshing bath, I stepped out of the bathroom and put on the new red robes my beloved had gifted
Anastasia's POV."Oh great, meet my personal maid, Anastasia Morbelle." Sirius rambled. My steps faltered and I almost fell over. Oh shit, why would he do that?"Anastasia?" Uncle Duncan's voice reached my ears. Despite being addressed, I kept my head lowered. I swear on the Moon Goddess, I will kill Sirius for this. "Ah, yes. You must be familiar with her. If I am not mistaken, she is your niece," Sirius spoke once more. Without a word, I made my way to the table to set down the tray of goblets.Turning slightly towards his direction, I tried to signal to him to stop talking. But it was either he didn't notice me or he did but chose to ignore."I must have..." Uncle Duncan said with his voice trailing off. What does he mean by he must have. Does he want to deny any knowledge of his neice? Was I that worthless?"Oh father, isn't she uncle Draco's daughter?" That was Lillian. I pressed a goblet harder and it cracked. You don't get to say my father's name you insect."Oh yes, she's my
Anastasia's POV."Let go off me!" I almost screamed as I was being dragged by Lillian into a corner. She let go of me with a push."What's your problem?" I asked in frustration, breathing hard.She placed her hand on her waist, looking down at me like she was used to."How did you manage to pull it off?" She asked with a smirk."I don't know what you're talking about." I said, frowning.She pulled my hair suddenly and pain surged throughout my head. "Let me go!" I screamed in pain but she refused and kept on dragging my hair roughly."Don't act like you don't know what I'm talking about, you bitch! How did you get here?" She asked again, releasing my hair.I held my head as the pain subsided. Even though I was the older one amongst us, she still always managed to make me look like the younger one. She had always gotten what she wanted – at least most of it– while I got none. That had given her a sense of superiority over me as we grew up. Besides, the fact that she was taller than me
Anastasia's POV.Dark, narrow, eerie and any other form of grotesque words you can think of were the characteristics of this path we were threading on. But looking at Sirius and the guard, they seemed unfazed and because of that, I managed to remain the same way.This narrow path looked like to an old abandoned gear room where weapons were kept for the soldiers. Several old and rusted metallic killing devices laid there, all now worthless.This must mean the secret passage wasn't originally built with the pack house initially. It must have been along the line – when Sirius became Alpha , perhaps– that the place was abandoned for it's usual purpose and the passage was created.After walking for some time, I was beginning to see an opening ahead. Little rays of light were trickling through a thick curtain before us. When we got there, I could hear noises from the other end. I could hear several voices talking at once and it seemed like a crowd was there.Sirius paused and faced me. "Thi
Anastasia's POV.A splash of water on my face and I snapped awake, cracking my eyes open and coughing out spurts of liquid from my nose and mouth.My gaze scanned my surroundings when I became calm. It was all dark, just like the last time I was kidnapped by those slaves.Oh wait! I looked at my body and that was when I noticed that I was bounded to a chair, just like last time.“Are you done looking around?” The coarse voice of someone shot me out of my trance. I looked up to see the Beta standing before me, holding a bucket.Chills instantly ran down my thin spine. I tried to move back a little but it was impossible as I was tightly bounded to this chair by a rope.“B–beta Klaus?” I stuttered in fear and shock. I couldn't believe Beta Klaus could do this, I couldn't understand why he would want to do this.“What are you doing? What's going on?” I rambled out of fear but Beta Klaus only chuckled sinisterly. I gulped down a lump of saliva.“You really are an imbecile like your grandf