Chapter 7

Lena's POV.

I needed a slap, a hard slap that would catch me off guard. A pinch, a bruise, anything to wake me from the dream I thought I was trapped in.

“Are you kidding?” I muttered.

“Look around you, does this place look like I'd be lying when I got important things to do.

I looked around the corner and clutched my hands together. She was right and I was confused even further.

“Can I get a minute alone?” I said.

“Of course, I just came to check up on you per Alpha's orders… and also to tell you that you should be ready in a few minutes,”

“Huh, why?” I asked curling a brow up. “You'd be restocking your wardrobe. The man in charge of that will be with you shortly.

“Wait, wait! Hold on,” I blinked profusely. This was happening too fast. First, was the treatment and nursing, then the posh room and now a possible shopping spree. I hadn't been this lucky since a decade ago.

“What's the problem?” She asked, placing her hand on her hips.

“I don't need to… it's not necessary I get a…”

“Goodness,” she huffed, rolling her eyes and brushing her hair backwards in one swoop. “Not to be a bore, ma'am, but I have other things to do. Like I said, I'm not the one calling the shots. If you are too kind to reject the Alpha's offer, then I suggest you sneak out in the middle of the night, coz he hates disobedience,”

If I didn't know better, I'd say I was boring her, stressing the living daylight out of her. I pulled back and clasped my hands on my stomach.

“Alright,” I whispered, barely audible.

She walked past me again, headed straight to the wardrobe at the far end of the room. She opened the wardrobe, the empty clothes hangers making a clattering sound.

“Phew! Lucky you,” she brought a sunset yellow gown with a thin strapless sleeve. “Not sure it's your perfect size but you are gonna have to manage it,”

She handed it to me and stepped out of the room. Without a thought, I changed my dress and moved towards the mirror by the wardrobe to stare at my reflection.

The dress was gorgeous, a perfect compliment to my jet black hair and blue eyes. A floral pattern laced the breast plates to my stomach.

Staring at my reflection, I could only think of one thing, my mother. The way she'd brush my hair and sing a little lullaby for me. Everything was perfect until her illness, then everything changed. Elaine stepped into the picture and ruined the little memory I had of her.

A gentle knock echoed in the room, causing me to jerk back to reality.

“Who's there?” I said with a soft voice, rushing towards the door to take a peep.

A man stood outside the door, hands at his side with a straight look. His brown wavy hair curled down to his nape and his shoulders pumped up.

I opened the door with a click and flashed my hands at him. “Hey,”

“Follow me,” he said, voice cold and stiff. He turned away to leave, causing me to softly call for his attention but he ignored me.

Who was he? How sure was their Alpha that I was willing to stay in his manor? I raced after the man, breathing hard as soon as I caught up with him. We walked down the hall as some of the men and women who worked there gaped at me and whispered amongst themselves.

“She's the one,”

“That's the homeless girl our Alpha rescued.”

“What's she doing here? Isn't she supposed to be on her way?”

“Look at that face, it looks like she's here to stay… who wouldn't? This is basically a mining den in her eyes,”

The criticism only got worse and louder until I walked out of the door, my stomach rumbling for no reason. We got into the car and I sat at the back seat while a driver started the engine.

I had no idea where we were going, who the man that led me outside was. We drove in silence but I kept glancing at them, struggling to keep my words to myself.

Soon, we got to a huge mall and he asked me to step out. I did in a blink of an eye and continued following him.

We stopped at a shop filled with luxury clothes and he gestured his hands forward.

I exchanged glances between the boutique and the man. “What's going on? What should I do?”

“Pick a damn cloth, what else are you supposed to do?” He gruff, letting out a frustrated sigh.

“I… I… can't,” I stammered.

“what the hell, you should have said something sooner before we got here then. Why waste my time!” He snapped, his vein bulging on his skin.

“I tried to tell you… and ask you but you wouldn't let me.”

“Great,” he scoffed, looking around and tucking his hands in his pocket. “Let me tell you something, woman,”

He locked eyes with me, but they were darting blades and seeping with animosity. “I'm only here because the Alpha asked me to and I can't defy his orders. When he says he wants you looking good in his house, you obey without hesitation.”

“So get your ass in there and make my time worth it,” his voice rose higher as much as he tried to keep his cool.

I flinched and studied his look. The veins on his neck were subtle and he kept tapping his feet.

I felt prompted to move by his threatening look and mysterious anger. Just before I could step away to make a choice, he muttered, low, stiff and full of spite.

“Enjoy your damn time now, coz you ain't gonna last with your pretense of an attitude. They all reveal who they are sooner or later.,”

I froze, hands hung in the air, my back against him.

What did he mean?