VICTORIAI sat there, with the other maids and I was really confused. "Did he just say those harsh words to me?" I asked myself. Perhaps, I was being too hasty with my conclusions. Maybe he didn't really mean what he said. I couldn't get myself to imagine that he didn't want me. I mean, he had happily accepted me the way that I was, and he may have just said that because he was angry.Indeed, he wasn't harsh, even as he spoke. He just looked a bit sad, probably due to the reception that his pack gave me once they heard that I didn't have a wolf. I felt he still loved me and I wasn't going to let one single statement change that.I ran out of the room, in search of him, stopping abruptly as I almost collided with him. He hadn't gone far at all. He was probably still looking out for me. I had to talk to him and get him to explain things better to me. I was his mate so I more than deserved the answers that I sought."Hey, I don't understand what is going on. Could you talk to me?" I aske
VICTORIAThe next morning, I was harshly woken up by one of the maids who poured water on my face. I quickly sprung up from the bed to the amusement of everyone else. Somehow, instead of being upset or feeling humiliated, it also seemed very funny to me, and so I laughed with them."You're a lazy one, aren't you?" She asked. I didn't think she needed an answer, so I didn't give her one. I still felt very tired. I had worked tirelessly, late into the night, and had cried most of it, so the tiredness I felt was a deserved one. I would have stayed back in the room if I had a choice but I didn't, so I quickly stood up and went into the bathroom to take my bath.As I picked up the soap, I heard the maids chattering. They seemed so into the conversation they were having that I paused to hear what exactly they were saying. The bathroom door shielded most of the sound that came through it, so I was barely able to make anything of their conversation. I focused on the task at hand and in a few
VICTORIAThe next morning, I woke up, feeling sore as I felt pain all over my body from the brutal beating I had received the day before. I looked around to see that every single maid had gone to work, leaving just me behind. I checked the time to see that it was already 9 am and I knew I had to get up.After the fight, I had gotten some help from the elderly maid who prepared a concoction to help me heal faster. She also told me that I should take a day off work so that I could recuperate. Yet, no one even bothered to keep something for me to eat. They had forgotten that food was essential for healing or they simply didn't care.I gingerly stood up and walked to the mirror to take a look at myself. My face still had some red patches and I could spot a small cut just above my right eye. I wished I hadn't been cursed, because then, I would have been able to heal as quickly as the other wolves. Good thing was that I didn't have to work but I couldn't tell if it was worth the pain I felt
VICTORIAI lay on my bed and stared at the ceiling as I recalled what just happened. The shame, the humiliation and the utter disrespect that I received from my supposed mate. The world was indeed a den of so many surprises; unpleasant surprises in my case.I tried to get myself to sleep but I couldn't. The thoughts wouldn't let me. I imagined how my life was going to be from then henceforth. I thought about how badly I would be treated by everyone when they found out that my mate had sex with someone else.I knew I had very little value in the eyes of everyone, including the maids, but with such news, my reputation was just about to go further downwards. This was far from the life I expected to have here.I thought the alpha was a kind man. He seemed to be kind when he came to take me to his pack. I wondered what caused the sudden change in attitude. If he didn't want me as I was, why did he come back to get me? Should he not have simply left me to suffer at home instead of giving me
VICTORIAIf I had my way, I'd have sneaked out of the pack. It was the dangers that seemingly lurked outside the walls and the fear of being caught. Yet, I knew somehow that my days in the pack were numbered.In the kitchen, as I did the dishes alongside the other maids, my mind was far away from reality and it affected my pace, much to the irritation of the maid in charge."Hey, what is going on with you?" She asked, her face indicating that violence was a resort she may be forced to embrace if I kept delaying the process."No–nothing," I stuttered, quickly washing the plates to avoid incurring her wrath.It was more of the same for the rest of the day, so much that I couldn't wait to get back to the room. As soon as we were told to go back home, I quickly dropped everything and ran back to the room. I could see the look of surprise on the faces of the other maids as I ran home but I just didn't care.On getting to the room, I lay on the bed and began to think about my predicament. T
VICTORIA I decided to walk past the guards and see what would happen. If they had seen me already, there was no point in turning back. I would still be called back and caught, but this time, I'd be the coward who was caught without even trying to make the required move. I was no coward, especially in that matter. I moved toward them very slowly, expecting the worst whilst still hoping that something would happen. I felt in my heart that they were just biding their time and waiting for me to get close enough for them to ask me where I was going with my bag packed, and possibly capture me. With every step, my heart raced and a journey of a few steps began to look like a thousand miles. I got close to them and saw that their eyes were closed. They were fast asleep and the sleep looked very deep. I walked past them and turned around to know if they weren't faking it but they were still dozing. I couldn't believe my luck! It was then that I remembered the old maid sending one of the mai
VICTORIA "Ah!" I screamed, as soon as I felt something cold on my face and all over my body. I looked up, still feeling very drowsy, and saw four men looking at me with angry faces. They had poured a bucket of water on me in a bid to wake me up. They succeeded. I was awake. I sat up in my cage and wondered what they wanted to do with me. I took some time to take a good look at where I was imprisoned as I convinced myself that I was going to be there for a long time. I did not need to entertain any optimism, especially since this was just the story of my whole life. They did not even know that I didn't have a wolf. Perhaps, they wouldn't have wasted their time locking me up. Perhaps, the guards might have tried to take advantage of me and do away with me afterwards. I didn't know these people, yet, I already had a lot of conclusions in my mind based on the hostility of their reception. "The spy is awake," I heard one say to the other. "Perhaps, we could get some information out of h
VICTORIA "Hey, give me that!" I reached out and grabbed a plate from the hands of one of the maids who wanted to use it to take her food. For some reason, we both loved the plate and she wanted to hide it, thinking I wouldn't see her. "Give it back, Rach! It's mine today. I found it first." She argued but I wasn't going to give it back; not after it had already entered my hands. "It's not about who gets it first," I said in my defence. "It's about who holds it last and that happens to be me. Better luck next time." The other maids laughed and tapped her back to let her know that she lost. "Next time, Rach. I'll show you," she said as she returned to washing the dishes. We kept working and chattering at the same time. We were so into what we were doing that we didn't notice the chief maid step into the kitchen. She must have been surprised by what she saw as her countenance told the whole story. "Hey, ladies, what's going on here?" Everyone quickly abandoned the talk and went bac