CHAPTER TEN~☆- WHAT IS YOUR NAME

Very early the next morning,lyra was already in the servant hall.

She and the girl who offered her bread yesterday,her name is Jaya.

"You look soft and fragile.. and you still won't tell me your name."

Lyra smiled sadly,"My name does not matter,I am sorry if that makes you angry.." Jaya frowned.

"See,you apologize a lot,you did nothing. Not telling me your name does not change anything"

Lyra breathes deeply. All her life,she has always been the one apologizing.

And now,she was already used to it.

"Hmm,thank you," she genuinely spoke to Jaya,but Jaya only smiled.

"I have a name, I think, will fit you! Sunshine?" Jaya playfully mentioned.

Lyra froze,she was no sunshine,her entire life,she had been the darkness,the black sheep of her family.

She looked away as she wiped the tears threatening to fall.

"Okay."she replied, and Jaya laughed,not noticing that Lyra’s eyes held water.

"All of you get to work!" The head maid's loud voice made the maid's dash out,including lyra, who grabbed her cleaning tools.

Her brusied leg still cause her pain,so she tried to walk with caution.

Carrying her tools,the others had left, including Jaya.

She walked out,limping as her legs trembled.

Akila stood in front of her,she almost bumped into her but stopped.

"Rogue bitch,did I not warn you to stay clear of my path?"

Lyra lowered her eyes,scared of the intensity akila voice had.

Akila stepped even more closer..lyra held her breath as she spoke softly.

"Please, leave me alone. I am just here to survive" her voice carried a tiredness that even sleep could not heal.

Akila burst into laughter as she lifted Lyra’s face with a finger.

"You are not surviving, you are simply waiting to embrace death! You are just a rogue! Never forget that!" Her voice leaned closer as the other maids watched them,the ones passing by simply took a glance butno one stopped her,they dare not.

Lyra stood,tears she held back,began to fall.

She was bullied in her former pack and even now,she hates that she is powerless.

She was wolfless,what could she do?

"I am sorry" She simply said,chocking on her words.

Akila looked at her,she disliked lyra for two things.

One,she was really pretty and looked pure.

Secondly,she had a calm aura,something that irked her to the core.

She pushed lyra back roughly.

"You are sorry? For what exactly?for existing? Or for not dieing?

Just go and die!" She screamed as she raised her hands to slap Lyra who looked frightened and in tears.

"Stop!"

Akila froze,she quickly dropped her hand. Lyra turned to see Beta Drake coming towards them.

"Good morning beta drake" everyone chorused as he stood.

Akila quickly stepped away from lyra, but his stern voice stopped her.

"Akila! You dare bully your own fellow?"

"I am sorry beta,but she deserve it,she is a rogue and should be treated as such!"her voice firm as she eyed lyra in disgust.

Lyra lowered her eyes as beta Drake spoke.

"If I ever see you bullying her,or any other maid again,I will personally demote you to the lowest work!" He spoke sternly,the force behind his voice scaring the lyra and everyone else.

"I am sorry beta." She quickly apologized,her voice low and scared.

Beta Drake ignored her,he motioned lyra to follow him.

When they got to the Alpha’s chamber,Beta Drake brought out a bag.

He held it in from of her.

"Raise your head" she slowly looked up at him.

"Take this" she slowly collected it,confusion etched on her face,she looked into the bag to see a beautiful pair of shoes.

She quickly place it back in his hands.

"Its not mine beta" she spoke slowly stepping back.

He sighed. "Its yours now,wear them"

She tried to speak but as she stared at the shoes,her heart beat quickened.

Who had gotten this Shoes for her?

"Thank you beta"she sincerely spoke,she liked the shoes.

"Its the Alpha’s order. Don't thank me" she nodded stepping back and walking away.

She walked into her room,putting the shoes on.

She beamed,it fits and she loved the colour too.

But she sighed,why does the alpha care enough to give her this?

Few hours later,Lyra was almost done cleaning the library,she had been assigned by th3 head maid since she was done with her previous work.

As she cleaned the shelf,she stared at the beautiful books.

Her love for reading made her curiously pick up a book.

Blood Moon Pack Laws for Women.

Interesting,she opened it smiling as she read the first line..

Women in Blood Moon are rare gold wrapped in the most beautiful silk...

"What are you doing?"

She froze,her trembling hands let go off the book and it fell.

She quickly bent down picking it.

She immediately remembered beta Drake’s rule;don't look at the alpha.

Don't speak unless spoken to.

Don't use your name.

She lowered her eyes,not saying a word

Alpha Thorne stood still staring at her.

The girl who had occupied his thought since yesterday, somehow she looked even more smaller.

Like she wanted to dissappear.

He stepped closer before he even realised.

Lyra gulped as she heard his footsteps.

She dare not look up,she simply stared at the floor

That irritated alpha Thorne, he wanted to see her.

Not like this,he needed her to look into his eyes.

Was she not feeling the mate bond? Or was she truly wolfless?

He sighed as he watched her trembling hands,she nervously clasped them together,his gaze went to her shoes and he let out an involuntary laughter. They shoes fit her perfectly but her brusied leg made him frown.

"Why are you here?"

She stood scared unable to say a word,his wolf was already howling.

Annoyed of her reaction towards him,why was she so afraid of him?

"Speak or have you lost your tongues?!"

"No,alpha..I was..assigned to clean here.." she stuttered as she stepped back,eyes still lowered...

He clenched his fist

"Whats your name?" Lyra hesitated, the rule was clear,don't use your name .

"Lyra" her mouth spoke before she even realised.

"Lyra." The name tasted like something he was not allowed to feel.

Lyra frozed,the way he pronouced her name gave her goosebumps.

He cleared his throat as he spoke softly...as if afraid she would run.

"You know how to read?"

She slowly nodded,he frowned,he wanted to hear her voice again.

"Words.Lyra,I need words" he spoke slowly sitting on the table.

She stepped back,still scared of what she could not name.

Before she could reply, the door burst open and Luna Madonna walked in.

Her eyes fell on the two,recognition flashed as her eyes scanned lyra.

"The rogue maid"

She smirked walking closer,suspiciously staring at the two.

Lyra quickly bowed,"get out." She quickly picked up her tools.

Lowering her eyes, she hurriedly walked past them,shutting the door.

She held her chest,her heart beat had quickened and she could not name what she was feeling.

"Why are you interested in the rogue maid?"

Alpha Thorne slowly stood up,

"Madonna,I don't owe you an explanation. She is a mere rogue,what could i possibly have to do with her?"

Luna Madonna only smiled.

"You have a meeting with the pack members,be there " she spoke before walking out.

He sighed walking towards the book on the floor.

He flipped it to see the name.

She was reading this,something in him felt even heavier as he remembered how frightened she was.

He clenched his fist,dropping the book back in it position.

She is a mere rogue! Why do i badly want her to look me in the eye?