Episode 2

I swallowed the lump in my throat, closing my eyes tight; the sensation was so unusual; it had never happened before, and I was afraid of what would happen; I didn't know what I would become. My greatest fear was to become something that would take the life of the second Luna. The beast in me seemed to be a furious one. 

"Elena, I feel some strange presence here..." I heard my wolf say, making me bite my lower lip. 

A kick landed on my belly again in a way that made me almost vomit out blood. I opened my eyes to plead for mercy. I was wrong to hit her. I was mistaken not to see her coming. There was no way I would expect someone to come over at that time of the day.

"Please, I'm... truly sorry." I pleaded with the hot-tempered Luna, making her gawk at me, breathing heavily as if she wanted to eat me.

"Can you just tell me why the alpha king is still keeping you alive? " You are a demon, a killer!!!! You have no right to live in this world!!! " She snorted with pure hatred in her eyes.

I managed to sit up weakly,

"It was a mistake. I didn't expect any..." Her slap cut off my words from my lips, and I held my cheeks and whimpered. Her slap was just so painful that I thought my cheeks were on fire...

"I'll make sure I coax the alpha king to ban you from the park or get you killed before you also kill me!" She gritted and moved back.

I heaved a sigh of relief. Finally, she is letting me be. I don't have the whole time in the world. I won't be spared by my father if he wakes up and finds out I have yet to prepare the breakfast meal, which would be his first request.

I forced my miserable self up from the cold floor. Both of my legs were quivering like they were electrocuted. It just seemed like I had gained weight as my legs were finding it hard to hold me up.

Additionally, I looked up, and my eyes fell on her, the Luna. She was still standing right there in front of me, gawping at everything about me, from head to toe. My eyes pierced into her rapture-blue eyes, which made her more beautiful and I couldn't bear the sight.

Her eyes were glinting with pure envy. I can't just explain why she turns out to be the one who hates me the most. She should love me for giving her the chance to be a Luna. I just felt the hatred wasn't because of what my birth caused. She has other reasons which she can't tell.

She shifted her brown hair over and scoffed before moving away. I shrugged and took a few steps away, but just then, I felt nausea and dizzy with my head pounding. I sped off to the restroom.

Immediately I got there, it all went away. All the sick feelings and urges to vomit left like they never came.

"Hey, what is it?" My wolf asked, and I sighed, not understanding my body again. All these things are just coming up on my turning 16 years old, the year when a normal werewolf shifts. I had been normal since birth except for the different colored eyes.

When my father saw the color of my eyes in my childhood, I heard he was terrified and had sent me to different sorcerers and witches to find out what I was. 

They found nothing. To them, it was a mutation of a gene. That the eye’s color was a phenomenon that occurs once in a while and means nothing, that was what I was told...

I snuck up to a witch and asked her why my eyes were that way and what I could do to make them normal; she said it was just a mutation, but I sensed something in her...

The sudden fear, the tense voice when she saw something after looking through me, what I can't say was her reason for hiding it. I had no time to force it out of her mouth, so I left...

Why was today different? Yesterday I shifted into a wolf. Today I was about to shift to another beast which I can't identify.

I walked out of the restroom at a quick pace, which later turned into a wild run. I had wasted time in preparing the food. I may have to face the alpha king's wrath.

Gosh!!

I got to the kitchen and began the endless and tiring cooking. I would cook for the alpha king. His favorite pancakes, the Luna, and her children would have their sausage and bacon. I would again cook eggs and fish in addition to for the beta and his mate. The gamma also lives here with his mate. They would have all the meals to enjoy themselves while I served and waited for them to finish up so I could eat the leftovers. If they eat up the meal, then I'm good to go. I am going to starve.

My whole body was busy, with no single second to rest. My wolf was so unhappy as the day broke. It was getting brighter gradually, which means nothing but another day of maltreatment and hurtful words.

Because of you, there is no other maid in the palace. We are just slaves... " I heard my wolf mumble, and I could feel the sadness in her.

"We have no choice..." I hissed.

7:57 a.m.

I was done, and I could hear the sounds of footsteps, cheerful laughs and chat, greetings and giggles all coming down from the staircase. They are all heading to the dining table for sure. I should take the food there immediately!

Lena shivered in fear, and I also shuddered. We both knew this was the worst moment of my life since I grew up. At this point, they all got the chance to give me the most painful hurt that would always leave tears flowing down my eyes.

With a sharp yelp, I stepped out and headed straight to the feasting table. I dropped the first tray for the Alpha. My presence ended all the conversation, laughter, and happiness that had filled the feasting table, and I could see all the smiling faces turn to a serious frown, grimace, gawp, and scorn...

Not even one of them likes me. The Luna children, who looked so beautiful, weren't even exempt. I was older than them but would always bow at them too, each time I served their meal.

I dare not fail to do so, or else I'll be in for another round of thrashing from the Luna...

I scurried off immediately to get the other food. I heaved a sigh of relief as I left their presence, which had made my whole body tense and hot. I carried the second tray and rushed back, feeling my heartbeat increase. I dropped it and shared it among them, including the Luna.

Like a whirlwind, I took off for the last one. My only prayer was to face no humiliation. I just wish they'd be quiet like they've been since the first service.

I carried the last set, which would be distributed to the Gamma's strong guards, who also live with us. Other pack members live separately.

I dropped this last one and spun to leave...

"Elena!" I heard my name from the scariest voice that twitches my heart, the voice of the alpha king. Each time he calls my name, his tone always exudes that deep hatred that makes me remember I was the killer of his first love...

My legs froze on the spot as I turned and watched his grim expression...

"Are you a demon on a mission to destroy my park?" He growled, leaving me shuddering at the question. I flashed some glances at the others and saw that they were furious now.

"Dad, she almost made mom blind..." Scarlett, the beautiful young daughter of Elf, whined, sneering at me...

"Dad, you must be right; she wants to kill mom too." Dorian, the son, added, and I felt my world crumbling,

What are they saying?

I opened my mouth to defend myself, thinking I should tell them she was coming from behind, but all I could do was gasp as Jason the Gamma sprang up and flung the glass cup at my head in a rage, shattering it and leaving a cut there.

I whimpered at the pain but dared not look up, as I feared their eyes so much.

"I won't spare you if anything happens to the second Luna, you devil!" he howled in anger.

"Look at those eyes. She is surely from hell, a disgrace to the Royal family... " Hutton the beta snorted.

"I wish she died, and Luna stayed alive. My wife would regret ever sacrificing her life for this miserable thing now!.. I regret ever being her father! " Wolve, the Alpha King, yelled as he clenched his fist.

My legs weakened. The pain from the glass cup wasn't compared to what I felt in my soul; my heart was bleeding. It was in deep sadness at the rejection from even my father.