CHAPTER 24~GABRIELLA'S POV~After they had finished their conversation, I knocked on the door and stepped away from it. After a few seconds, Alpha Steven's voice sounded.“Come in; it's open,” he said.I gently pushed the door open and walked into the room, my head hanging low and my heart filled with worry and fear.“Good morning, my lord. I've come to assist you with whatever chore you may have for me today,” I said, bowing a little.He remained silent for a few seconds, then said, “Raise your head."I raised my head and stared directly into his eyes, waiting to see what he was going to do or say to me."You didn't get quite enough sleep last night, did you?” he asked.“Well… Whether I got the right amount of sleep last night shouldn't matter; what matters is that I'm here and ready to work,” I said, and Gregory, who was standing on the right side of the alpha desk, smiled.“Hmmm, we're going to be doing a lot of paperwork today. I don't want you to fall asleep during the job,” Ste
CHAPTER 25 ~GABRIELLA'S POV~ “Oh my goodness! You had a conversation with the head of the council and didn't even know it? Did she remove her veil?” Clarabelle said it with a look of surprise on her face. “Her veil? What's that?” I asked. “Well, all the council members have veils on. The faces you see on them aren't their true faces. Revealing their faces carelessly would put them in real danger. Only the members of the council know the faces of other members,” Clarabelle replied. “Oh? Well, I couldn't really tell if she was on a veil or not,” I said. “Hmm, but you saw the face lady Anaya is known by, and since the alpha's confirmed it, it must've been her,” Maria said. “Yeah, now I feel even more horrible for pouring wine on her dress. What if she gets me killed?” I said, placing my palms over my face. “Oh common, from what you told us, I'm pretty sure she now considers you a friend. Maybe she'll even invite you to her home one day,” Marie said. “Oh, that's right, she gave me
CHAPTER 26~GABRIELLA'S POV~I quietly stepped out of Steven's room and gently closed the door. I maintained a blank expression on my face to keep my heart from exploding, but my entire head had become red, and traces of steam could be seen rising from its center.I walked back to the cafeteria to join the other maids, and one of them asked.“Where have you been? We're already done serving everyone,” she said.“Aaaahyaaabahaabbaba,” the jibrish poured out of my mouth, and following it was smoke.The maid stared at me for a moment with a confused expression on her face, then said, “Uhhh, your friends are waiting for you at the table over there.” She pointed in the direction, and I moved toward it.“Uhhh, I think something's wrong with Gabriella,” Maria said as I took a seat.“You think? Her face is all red, and she hasn't blinked or said anything in like five minutes,” Clarabelle answered.They both stared at me for a few more seconds, then Maria picked up a glass of water and splashed
CHAPTER 27~GABRIELLA'S POV~A series of events will unfold, and memories thought to be forgotten will return.Memories thought to be forgotten will return…Memories…I breathed heavily as I jolted back into consciousness. I looked around the room, and it was empty. I felt a sharp pain in my head, then placed my right palm on the area and groaned softly.“What was that?” I asked in my thoughts.I got down from the bed, picked up my apron, and walked out of the door to resume my daily chores.As I stood in front of the door, I saw some other maids coming from my right. They laughed and talked about the matters of the mansion and how hard they'd worked the previous day. I didn't know everyone in the mansion yet, so their faces were new to me.“Good morning,” I greeted, but they didn't reply. They walked past me like I wasn't there; this was a surprise to me because no maid had ever done it before.I decided to ignore it since it probably didn't matter. I walked through the passages, hea
CHAPTER 28~3RD PERSON'S POV~4 DAYS AGO.Lady Anaya's eyes slowly opened up. She placed her left palm on her head and groaned softly as she could feel a slight headache coming up.“She's awake,” one of the maids said as she rushed through the curtains that surrounded Anaya's bed.“My lady, are you alright?” She asked, sitting beside her and placing her palms on Anaya's shoulders.“I think so. What happened?” Anaya asked.Edith walked through the curtains and replied, "You... blacked out at the accident scene. Possibly from the shock of Marvin and his family's deaths,”“Oh,” Anaya said, letting out a sigh. “I can't believe Marvin and his entire family are gone. He was my biggest supporter after my husband died. I really hope they find favor with the moon goddess,” Anaya continued.She got up from her bed and headed for the bathroom, the maids following slowly behind her.“My lady, Maldruid sent a message; he says a meeting should be held immediately when you awaken; the council needs
CHAPTER 29~3RD PERSON'S POV~Anaya walked away from the entrance of the hall, her face edged with anger, and Gregory immediately followed behind her. He could feel an intense aura rising from her body, signifying that she was in no food for chit chat.All his life, he thought the Council members were just normal wolves given underserved high rankings. He never imagined the immense power that flowed through their bodies.Standing in the hall with her, he felt all the energy in his legs drain out the moment she unleashed a percentage of the beast within her.Anaya stopped in front of her chariot and let out a sigh. Gravity could notice the large aura surrounding her slowly vanish. As the aura vanished completely, Anaya turned to Gregory with a smile on her face.“Sorry about my outburst earlier; council meetings can be a little stressful. Now, how do you suggest we find our culprit?” she asked.“Firstly, I totally understand your rage. It's quite heartbreaking to find out the people yo
CHAPTER 30~3RD PERSON'S POV~“Your cursed arrow failed!” The voice of a young male sounded from inside an old wooden box, biulding deep inside the forest."No, it didn't; you just used it at the wrong time." An old man answered, striking a piece of metal with his heavy mallet.“I don't have time for games; I need to take control of the council before it's too late!” The male spoke again. He had a dark cloak on and carried a large bag around his shoulder.“What are you so worried about anyway? The leader of the council is a fine woman who can handle any task placed before her,” the old blacksmith said, still hammering the metal.“That may be true, but the one thing she can't handle is what's coming. It's so dangerous that it could end werewolfkind forever. Lady Anaya is weak and has too much of a soft heart to handle what is coming; if I don't ascend the position of head, we are all in danger."The old man lifted the red, hot metal he had been hammering, dipped it into a bucket of wat
CHAPTER 31~3RD PERSON'S POV~“So while I was away, you received a letter from the Darkhound pack, asking you to extend your support for the merging of all the packs?” Maria asked, sitting at one end of a long wooden table.“Yes…” Derren answered, taking a sip from a cup of wine. His legs crossed on top of the table.“And agreeing to it means you would have to give up your position as Alpha and become a subordinate to the Alpha of the Dark-Hound Pack, wouldn't it?” Maria asked again.“Not to the alpha of the Dark-Hound pack, the alpha of the Dark-Moon pack,” Derren answered, removing his legs from the table and leaning forward.“I don't understand; the letter came from the Darkhound Pack; what does this have to do with Alpha Steven?” Maria asked again, looking a bit confused.“The alpha of the Dark-Hound Pack, alpha Noah, has already sold his soul to alpha Steven. The pack is currently under Steven's control. Ever since I became alpha, I and Steven have had our differences; he has thi