Susan's POVI huddled in the corner of the cell, knees pulled to my chest, trying to make myself invisible. The sound of heavy boots echoed through the cold concrete, and I tensed. Maria, the prison bully, stopped in front of me."Hey," she sneered, grabbing my tray out of my hands before I could react. "I think you've been keeping my lunch."I tried to hold on to it, but she yanked it away roughly, sending the food spilling to the floor."Please, I’m hungry..." My voice was barely a whisper.Maria slapped me hard across the face, making my cheek sting. "Shut up," she growled. "You're lucky I'm just taking your food." Then, she picked up a handful of rocks from the floor and tossed them at my head.Just then, a little boy rushed up and stood in front of me. "Don't bully my mom!" he shouted.I hugged him tightly, feeling a rush of emotion. "Thank you, Justin." Justin was the child of my only friend in prison. She died when giving birth to Justin so I'd stuck with her son together for f
I didn’t know whether to be fearful or disgusted to see the two demons of my life before me. They who should have no reason to be here, after making it clear that they don’t see me as family. That pain of betrayal was still fresh on my mind, as I clenched my fist in silent rage. The sheer disbelief at their accusations of how I poisoned their ‘precious Ashley’. Adding in how a third party claimed to have seen me prepare the tea for her- when I never even touched the pot- how was I supposed to feel, breathing the same air as these people who ignored my every word, and took faith in all of another’s? After everything I did for them!I felt a small hand hold mine, and looked down to see a confused a slightly frightened Justin looking up at me. All the rage that built up from the memory of my arrest left in an instant as I laid eyes on him, and back at Duncan and Dylan.‘Calm down,’ I told myself. ‘There has to be a good reason why they’re here.’Yes, there has to be a reason for their pr
I sat in Duncan’s car, across from the Alpha and our son. I would’ve preferred to be with Justin, ensure him that things will be okay. Alas, such was not my decision to make.“Just so we are clear, so long as I follow your orders, you won’t hurt Justin, right?” I questioned.“He won’t for long, if you keep questioning me,” Duncan retorted.“Yeah, murderer,” Dylan supported.I sighed at both their responses, should’ve expected them. I found myself wondering, then, how things became this way. How was it that I married this heartless being.I was in my late teens when we first met, about eighteen years old. Back then, I was struggling to make funds for my parents. My father was an Omega who could barely make ends meet, and my mother was chronically ill. To support them, I worked multiple part-time jobs growing up, with the best one being the waitress position in our pack’s famous hotel, Light Night. It was at a company event being held there that I met Duncan, who was made newly appointe
"Change into this,” Duncan coldly ordered, tossing a simple maid uniform to me. “When you’re done, come to the living room.”He gave me no change to answer, as he walked down the steps and left the attic.‘I don’t want to go through with anything he says. But, for Justin’s sake…’ I sighed, reluctantly changing into the uniform.It has not been long since that depressing visit to my parents’ grave, and I was dragged back to this mansion, without even getting the chance of a proper goodbye to them. Even now, I couldn’t believe they were dead, or how heartless both Duncan and Dylan were about their situation. The thought of it made me more worried about Justin, how he was doing right now.‘If I had known he was this petty, I would’ve done something to stay in prison longer,’ I thought then. At least there, the guards and inmates had some heart to not do anything cruel to a child. And yet, this Alpha was so petty that he would threaten a young life just to ruin mine. All for that manipula
Once my ‘new employment’ was finalized, Duncan and ‘his family’ left to spend the rest of the day together. While they were gone, he went as far as to give all the other servants in the mansion the day off, leaving me to do all the chores alone.‘I can’t believe this,’ I thought, vacuuming the living room.I could’ve taken this chance to leave the mansion with Justin, if not for two things. One is that I don’t know where he is, or if he is even in the building. The other is that I may be watched by one of Duncan’s men. He may have dismissed the servants so that I would be doing all the cleaning alone, but would that really mean I was alone? How else would he know if I am actually doing ‘my job’ and not try to pull any funny business? The thought that an innocent boy in danger both worried and infuriated me. The latter because of how narrow-minded and petty Duncan was.I snapped out of my thoughts when I heard the vacuum sounding a bit different from before. I looked down at the hose a
Beep... Beep... Beep...I woke to the sound of beeping. My body felt so sore and heavy. I struggled just opening my eyes, and as they adjusted to the lighting, I found myself in what seemed to be a hospital room.“W-What…?” I weakly breathed out.“You’re awake!”My eyes widened when I heard that voice. Familiar, but in a good way. I turned to the source, and saw a face I never thought I would see again, looking down at me in relief in her blue eyes.“Caitlyn? Is that you?” I asked.Caitlyn looked at me in sheer joy and caught me in a hug. “Of course, it’s me, Suzie! I was just passing by when they brought you to the hospital, but what happened?! Where have you been these past four years?!”Feeling her warmth envelope my body, hearing my name called from a tone that is in no way hostile or crude, sensing a concern different from that provided by Justin- from someone who saw me as a friend… Tears formed in my eyes as all those sink in, and I weakly returned the hug. “Trust me. It’s not
He who is said to be from the north, and is one of the most powerful and ruthless of them all. Even Duncan shuddered at the thought of ever meeting this man. I had high doubts Caitlyn was aware of Pularis's infamous reputation- as she rarely had any interest in politics aside from what goes on in our pack. Otherwise, she wouldn’t be introducing the Alpha to me in that friendly manner.“I-I see,” I answered with a slight stutter. “Thank you for helping me.”Pularis waved off my thanks. “Please, there’s no need for that. I only did what any other would have done.”His casual response caught me off guard for a bit, not expecting those words to leave his mouth.“You fucking bitch!” I jumped when I suddenly heard a shout in my head, alerting Caitlyn and Pularis.“Suzie? What’s wrong?” Caitlyn asked.“Did you think me funny?!” Duncan’s voice shouted in my head, preventing me from speaking to my friend. “I know I told you to get that cake ready for Ashley! Why are you not here?!”Sending the
I was left speechless, seeing Pularis at the door. Confused why he was here.“The hell are you supposed to be?! You broke down my damn door!” Duncan demanded instead of answered.Pularis did not stand down, as he entered the mansion and glared down at my husband. “I believe I asked a question. Are you or are you not Alpha Duncan?”“Obviously I am! Who the hell are you to not know me, you lowlife?!”If I wasn’t in so much pain, I would be baffled by how disrespectful Duncan was being to Pularis- a fellow Alpha, if not even more powerful than he. Or was he just that blinded by his petty rage towards me that he completely disregarded the Alpha aura around him? Either way, I knew it wasn’t going to end well for him.Footsteps reached my ears, seemingly from the dining room, as I heard the sound enter the living room.“Dad, what’s wrong?!”“Duncan, did something happen?!”I mustered whatever strength was left in me to turn to the two voices, where Dylan and Ashley stood, as I had thought,
Both I and Ashley were shocked with the decision Father made. Ashley, specifically. "W-Wait! You can't do that!" she exclaimed."Seeing as this was bought under the Alpha's name, and what its properties are, I will be doing exactly that. If you have anyone to blame, it is only the two of you. You with your everlasting greed, and you…” Father stopped as he laid eyes on me. The disappointment clear on his face. “I should’ve made my last task as Alpha to change how Alphas are to be selected in this pack.” When those words left his mouth, something in me felt empty. Heavy, that made me lower my head in shame. Father said nothing else after that, and left the room."W-Wait! Father!" Ashley cried out, before turning to me. "Duncan, don't just be silent! W-We have to stop him!"I didn’t know if it was because I was still feeling that shame, but hearing Ashley say that? Something sounded a little suspicious, especially with how she was acting."Why? When that is only poison? What use would
Duncan's POVI sat in the living room, my head down in disbelief from everything that happened in a span of a few hours just a little earlier. What have I seen? What did I witness? If it was a miracle, I much rather it be that than... Than whatever else that was revealed.It was one thing that Ashley- the love of my life who had been poisoned by that slut mutt, Susan- recover from the ailment that made her suffer. Find the strength in her that helped her take down that bitch that was beating her so. In fact, for all I know, that must be what happened. And everything else- every word said that was making me think otherwise- were nothing but lies in the end. All that was 'revealed' were nothing but fabrications. Tales that were being told differently than what the action truly showed."ARE YOU LISTENING TO ME?!" Or so I would have preferred it, if my father was not sitting across from me on the sofa, presenting me and Ashley with the package set on the table between us. The package was
I looked up at Pularis in stupor. What was he trying to tell me?“S-Sorry, I think I got a little woozy there, Alpha. I could’ve sworn I’m hearing you tell me that I will be fully healed if my wolf awakens,” I said.“I am saying that.” My bafflement grew at his confirmation. “Now, don’t take my words seriously. I am no healer, and I am not some expert on wolves. The ones with us werewolves, that is. From what I’ve heard of your friend, there hasn’t been quite a case of an illness similar to yours in any medical records or books she knew of. Or am I wrong?”I was not a doctor myself, but from what I knew, Pularis was not wrong. Even Caitlyn said so, and hoped that his pack would know something about my condition that is not known in the Bluemoon pack.“I don’t know much about the role, you were born into the role of Werewolf Priestess, it is possible that there are plenty of differences about you compared to other werewolves, just as there is a difference between an Alpha werewolf and
I was just closing my eyes when I heard light knocking at my door, marking me open them again. ‘Who’s at my door this time?’ I wondered.“Yes?”“It’s me. Mind if I come in?”“Alpha Pularis? Uh, sure. You can come in.”Once I gave him permission, the door opened, and my soon-to-be new Alpha entered. “Apologies for suddenly leaving. Had matters to take care of,” he said.“Would they have to do with Duncan and Ashley?” Pularis gave me an odd look when I asked that. “I was told by Miss Patricia.”He sighed at the response. “I thought I smelled her scent earlier,” he muttered, before turning back to me. “To answer your question, yes. Yes, it does have to do with those two.” He then stopped for a moment, looking me over. “You mind sitting up? I need to talk to you about something important.”Curiosity washed over me when he said that. “Yeah, I’ll try.” I was about to sit up, only to be reminded of how painful it was even adjusting myself on the bed. Unlike before, though, Pularis quickly to
"Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, wait. What? I’m sorry, what? Huh? Ashley was what?”Those were the only things I could say after what Patricia revealed to me. News I never thought I would ever hear from… Well, anywhere. Nor did I think it to be that possible.“Like I said, child. That ‘Ashley’ girl has her lies exposed. The ‘illness’ she was said to be harboring was nothing more than a fake. A lie. An act. All with the right prop to use.”I was still in stupor, hearing that again. Replaying it in my head, even. This whole time, like Duncan and many others, I had thought she was truly affected by whatever aftermath that position had inflicted onto her. Now I’m hearing that there was no such thing? It was all nothing but some sick act Ashley had put on? But, that made no sense.“How could she have faked her illness this whole time? We’re not talking about ‘days’, but ‘years’. Even if Duncan was that blind to his love for her, he had to be sharp enough to realize the difference between fake and
Susan's POVI couldn’t sleep at all. I wasn’t sure if it was because I had already ‘slept’ enough that I didn’t need any more sleep, or if it was because I was starting to be conscious of the state of my body that I was not comfortable sleeping. I didn’t know which one it was, but I just couldn’t sleep.‘I wonder if I’m allowed to take any walks in the mansion. Or at least in my room. I don’t think I can sleep otherwise,’ I thought.I slowly tried to sit up from bed, though had some difficulties in doing so. My body was feeling quite sore, which made it a little tough for me to move. It especially hurts when I put pressure on some of my worst, bandaged injuries. That is, the bite and claw marks, according to Caitlyn.Eventually, instead of getting out of bed, I settled only for readjusting myself on it, and looked around the room.“I should’ve asked for a book to read or something,” I muttered.A knock was heard at the door, surprising me a bit.“Who is it?” I asked.“It’s me, dear. M
Time almost seemed to have frozen by the action. Not for me or my people, who know that punch did nothing to my Beta. For the Bluemoon wolves who thought that woman was so sickly, on the other hand- particularly a certain disgraceful Alpha...“Still believe her to be some flower to be protected?” Dingo questioned his son, who looked on in disbelief.“T-That… that’s just… an act! Yeah, that’s all that was!” the welp claimed, actually succeeding in baffling me that time, as several others were. “I know Ashley. She has a condition! She’s not able to cause any sort of harm on anything! That bitch of a werewolf only pretended that punch did anything to her! There’s no way Ashley actually-!”“You saw her take that Beta’s kick, and clearly that didn’t kill her as it would’ve any other sickly,” Dingo reminded him. “Moreover, as we saw, you claimed earlier her recovery is not like that of an average werewolf’s. Well, you may as well be right, seeing as she has recovered from her injuries faste
The welp remained silent at the question. I didn't know if it meant that he didn't understand how he wouldn't know, or if he was waiting for a response from his father. Regardless, both options are equally sad and disappointing. "He's telling you that someone else picked the package up, and never reported to you about it. 'Hid' the package, more like," I answered for the pitifully dumb mutt. He who looked at me with rage."There is no way that-!""That is exactly what happened!" Dingo interrupted, frightening his son to silence. "The fact that your name is on these packages, and shipped to your house every month for the past four years are proof enough!""I-It could just be that bastard-!" Dingo unleashed another dose of his authority, silencing his son to submission. "You are still blaming someone outside the pack for a case that has happened in your very home? He who just arrived at our pack for the first time last month? It is clear enough that the true culprit is someone from in
As expected, the moment it was made known what the book was, many in our little audience took 'interest' in the topic. To say the least. There were questions as to how the book was of any importance in this current situation, with several making assumptions that it would be about the lavishing spendings. I even overheard a few questioning what such info had to do with the matter at hand, noticing how troubled a couple sounded."How the hell did you get your hands on that?!" the welp demanded. "Ah, so you do know what this is," I said. "Now, as much as I would like to show here everything this book contains, we are not here to speak of the transaction history. No... What you want to know is details about this package delivered to you. From a shop called the 'Europhia Apothecary'.""I made no purchase to any apothecary, you fraudulent mutt!" the welp shouted.I rolled my eyes at him, surprised with how high his arrogance was. How fragile his pride turned out to be. "No one ever said yo