I glanced at Dante, who was standing solemnly beside me. He was the commander at this base while I was away. Dante saw me frown and understood what I was thinking. He sternly ordered the guard outside the room to "take this slave to Ashe to handle!"
"No, no... please, don't make me... I don't want to go... please... no... don't come near me... Nooooo..."
The maid was gagged and dragged out of the room.
"What about this soldier?" Dante asked my opinion again.
"It's up to you to handle it!" I replied coldly. I want to avoid getting involved in small things like punishing my subordinates. Dante said yes and ordered the soldier to leave the room.
At this point, only Dante and I were left in the room. I asked, "Isn't there a camera in the hallway?"
"It was installed in the past, but most of the base's technological equipment was damaged during the last riot. I sent a request to the center pack for assistance repairing and installing new equipment, but The money sent here is only half the requested amount. I spent that money on necessities, so I don't have money to install a new camera system." Dante seriously explained in detail.
The riot Dante was referring to was something that happened a month ago. The enslaved people in this border area conspired to create a protest to regain their rights of enslaved people.
Because of the lack of military force to suppress the protests, the enslaved people could quickly enter the base. The easy victory made the enslaved people's ambitions even more intense. They foolishly thought that Blood Moon's army was just weaklings, so the word protest turned into a riot. The enslaved people with mixed blood between humans and werewolves have the bold idea that they will overthrow Alpha Andrew and create a new pack just for hybrid werewolves like them. Ridiculous!
Because of that, I just appeared in this border area.
When I came here, I used strong force to suppress all the enslaved people. Almost half of the enslaved people died under my claws. Because of that, the people here, enslaved people or werewolves, are terrified of me. I left a deep impression in their hearts as the image of a bloodthirsty, ruthless demon.
"Make write me a detailed report of unrepaired and installed devices. I will solve the money problem." I say.
"Yes," Dante replied. Then he asked again, "how did the intruder deal? Will the search continue? There are currently no leads to investigate."
I thought a little bit. Suddenly remembering someone, I immediately got up and went to the window.
Beneath the grass, I saw Aliyah dozing beside a dry tree. The rays of the morning sun shining on her face added to her beauty even more.
For a moment, I was so mesmerized that I was dumbfounded. An absurd wish popped into my head: I wished I was that dry tree.
"Sir Charles!" Dante's loud voice jolted me awake.
'Damned! What the hell is wrong with me?' I thought silently.
'She is our mate. You won't be able to resist her charm. Admit it, Charles, you'll like her.' Ryan advised me. It still wants me to accept Aliyah as our mate.
I ignore Ryan, turning to Dante, "no need to look for intruders anymore. Please add more guards at night. You go do your thing, by the way; call Ashe to see me."
A few minutes later, Ashe rushed over. Her forehead was beaded with sweat, her breathing ragged, and her voice worried, "What's the matter with you looking for me, sir?"
"The slave I asked you to do the other day, how is the current arrangement?" I ask.
"I arranged for her to do the weeding job as you requested. I also punished her for not eating if she didn't finish the job. She is probably still busy with weed now. There is a problem. What's the matter, Sir?" Ashe answered while secretly observing my expression.
"Busy with weed? Really? You should come to see for yourself." I said in a cold voice with a bit of bass.
Ashe was startled and didn't understand what I meant. Worry and insecurity were evident on her face. After a few seconds of being frozen, Ashe understood what I meant. She went to the window and looked down at the lawn below.
"How dare she..." she growled, but she knew I hated noise, so she kept quiet. Perhaps she did not think that Aliyah would dare to sleep while time working like that. No enslaved person dared to be so lazy.
"I'm sorry, Sir. I didn't supervise her. I will punish her severely." Ashe said hastily. She fears I will get angry because she does not manage the enslaved people properly.
"Order her to change into clean clothes and come see me. I have something to interrogate her."
"Yes, Yes!" Ashe replied and immediately left.
I stood at the window, staring at Aliyah sleeping well in the grass. How could a hunter like her let down her guard like that? Or maybe she lost her memory and didn't fake it, as I had speculated.
A few minutes later, Ashe took a bucket of a murky water like dirty water to the lawn. Her face was sullen and angry. She must have been mad that Aliyah was sleeping during work hours, so she wanted to take her anger out on Aliyah.
Ashe directly splashed water on Aliyah's face and threw the bucket over her head. Looking at that situation, an uneasy feeling appeared in my heart. Ryan also howled indignantly. I felt it wanted to go out and tear Ashe to pieces.
I tried to control my emotions and denied being interested in Aliyah.
I feel Aliyah is a stupid hunter. She is the worst hunter I know. Even the most essential thing for a warrior is to be on guard, which she cannot do. Perhaps that hunter organization could only produce trash like her.
'Don't be stubborn, Charles. I know you are interested in Aliyah. She is our mate. You have to protect her.' Ryan broke my thoughts.
I ignored Ryan and left the window. I didn't want to look at Aliyah any longer because I was afraid I couldn't control my emotions.
I left the office and went to the bathroom. I wanted to use the cold feeling of the water to freeze my confused emotions.
After bathing for more than an hour, I calmed down. I changed into a neat and clean outfit and returned to my office.As soon as I entered the room, I was met with the image of a disheveled Aliyah sitting on the sofa. Her whole body was still wet, her hair messy, and her clothes and face smeared with dirt. In her hand, she was holding a half-bite apple; her fingers were still covered with mud, and her mouth was chewing. When she saw me, she was startled, hiding the hand holding the apple behind her back.I was dumbfounded for a few seconds. Even Ryan had no words to say when he saw this scene.Although I'm a cleanliness fan, I wouldn't like dirty things. Except when on the battlefield, I always want everything around me to be clean and tidy.When I saw Aliyah lying in the grass, I asked Ashe to tell her to take a shower before coming here to meet me. Because I'm afraid the dirt on her body will spill into my room. But now, it's not just mud; the dirty water on her body has wet my sofa
*POV AliyahOut of Charles' room, my heart still pounding, my hands shaking slightly with fear. Thinking back to when I had aggressively asked Charles to kill me, I felt so stupid. At that time, I was too excited to say those crazy things. If he really kills me, what should I do?I am stupid! I still know how to control my emotions in all cases, but I don't understand why when I meet Charles, I become so out of control of my feelings. He is obnoxious. I can tolerate anyone, but I don't want to put up with him at all.I was about to return to the lawn to continue working, but my stomach rumbling made me depressed. I could have taken the apple, but because I was angry, I left it. God, what stupid thing did I do?After thinking for a while, I decided to go to Serena's infirmary. I need some painkillers and some food to fight this hunger.Standing outside in the hallway, I heard many murmurs in the infirmary. There may be a lot of people in the room. They are all women."Ghost! Really? Th
Building B is small and much worse than the main building: old dark walls, many small cracks, murky air, and a musty smell. As soon as I entered the lobby, I could smell the food. I immediately followed the scent to the kitchen. Opening the door at the end of the hallway, I met eyes with a large, crowded, and noisy dining room. All the enslaved people and soldiers are gathered here for dinner. Everyone is focused on eating and chatting with friends, so no one notices me. Looking around, I didn't see Ashe, but I did see Serena in the crowd. She was sitting at a table with a bunch of enslaved women. Serena seemed to notice my gaze and looked up. She immediately stood up and walked towards me. “Did you come here for dinner? Come on, sit with us.” Serena said enthusiastically. I shook my head, refusing Serena's invitation, "No, I'm here looking for Ashe; she asked me to come to the kitchen to find her." Serena's eyes widened in surprise, "You've gone wrong. Ashe was only in the kitch
"Is this Sir Charles's orders? How strange!" The man was as surprised as I was. He eyed me from top to bottom to find out what was so special about me that Charles had to ask me to serve him.Ashe glanced at me; perhaps she was wondering the same thing as the man. But when she saw my stricken state, she had just been beaten, and she said contemptuously, "It's not very attractive either; you must be the new slave, and Sir Charles wants to test you.""All right! Hurry up and wash your face. Sir Charles won't like to see you like this. If you make him unhappy, it may involve us being punished." The man worriedly said."The toilet is over here. Hurry up!" Ashe also rushed to urge me.I dragged my body to the toilet. Looking in the mirror, I saw the side of my face was red and swollen, the five-finger mark imprinted on the skin of my face. How strong that slap was to make my face look so shallow.I wash my face in cool water. Even just touching the water, I felt my face hurt. So I don't da
Ashe quickly cleaned and left. I was confused because I didn't know what to do at this time. Suddenly, Charles said, "Get me another bottle of whiskey.""Okay!" I said and left. I don't want to be near Charles either. Near him, I just felt dangerous and stuffy. Just thinking that he could kill me at any time that I could not protest made me feel highly uncomfortable, weak, and useless.Going to the kitchen, only a man talked with Ashe and me. Everyone seems to have finished dinner, so he is cleaning the kitchen.He saw me and asked, "What's the matter?" Does Sir Charles need something more? ”I went over and said, "Give me another bottle of whiskey. I was not careful, so I broke the bottle of whiskey before.”“Oh, my God! Really? Why are you so clumsy? Does Sir Charles punish you?” The man was stunned."I do not know! Maybe or not." I answered indifferently. I also don't understand what Charles wants; He is tough to guess.The man was about to say something, but a scream rang behind m
It was difficult for Aliyah to finish pouring a glass of whiskey. I kept calmly telling her, "Stand aside!" And I lifted the glass of whiskey to take a sip. The feeling of spicy, acrid in my mouth made me a bit uncomfortable. I have never found that whiskey is hard to drink like that.I put the glass of whiskey down and started having dinner. The food had cooled down, but I still pretended not to notice. If it were normal, I would ask for a portion of new food to change, but now I am afraid that Aliyah will waste my time, so I try to eat and look delicious to attract her.She must be looking at my food with her eyes and drooling. I waited for her to kneel, and she begged me to give her some leftovers.But what I waited for was a heavy noise falling to the floor. I was startled and turned to look in the direction of Aliyah, and she was lying down on the cold floor.I immediately stood up and ran to Aliyah's place. Feeling her heart still beating, my spirit relaxed a bit but still not l
*POV AliyahThe disinfectant smell made me realize I was in Serena's infirmary. This is my second time waking up here. Looking at my hand being injected with nutritional fluid, I felt a sting in my heart.When I was in the Angel organization, I had to undergo rigorous training every day. There are times when there is a danger to life. Even so, I wasn't so miserable that I had to starve and be beaten to the point of fainting.In the organization, everyone loved and respected me because I was a good hunter. I came to this place because I am human, despised, humiliated, and tortured. It's ironic!Suddenly, a knock on the door interrupted my train of thought. I turned to look. The one who had just entered the room was Serena."Are you awake? You slept longer than I thought." Serena smiled at me. She went to my bed and did some manipulation to check my body. Then she pulled the needle out of my hand and wrapped the wound with a bandage.From start to finish, I just looked at Serena without
Suddenly my heart was pounding again. I don't understand what this strange feeling is.But Serena's voice broke my nonsense. "A soldier brought you here," she said."Oh..." a feeling of disappointment appeared in my heart.What am I hoping for? I was hoping that Charles would take me to the infirmary. How could a cold, ruthless person like him care about me? Most importantly, I am a hunter, his enemy. How stupid of me to think like that!I suddenly noticed that Serena looked at me strangely, examining something. I think she saw the wound on my face, but she didn't dare to ask for fear that I wasn't happy.I smiled and said to her, "Ashe made my face look so bad. Will it go back to normal?"Serena startled, blinked a few times before answering me, "ah, can recover. You take medicine daily to dissolve the bruise; after a week, it will completely heal."I nodded, feeling like there was something strange about Serena, but I didn't say it, continuing to eat my breakfast.I heard Serena mum