Chapter 10

Sybil’s POV

“I guess alike always find their way to each other.” the girl by the door scoffed. She had a striking appearance that was hard to miss and as I stared at her I realized that I knew her, though the memory was quickly slipping away from my hand, like water.

We stopped what we were doing and faced her at once, beside me Aria snorted. The energy in the room had shifted from her presence.

I took note of her pale white skin like snow, dark long hair, blue eyes, and slender shape, the type men would gradually go to war for with a face so sharp it could cut through marble.

Dark red marks dotted her face from the cold, only enhancing her peculiar appearance even more. It was unfair for one person to possess such.

“What are you doing here, did you lose your way and fall down here?” Aria demanded, her voice was heated and I realized I had never really experienced her when she wasn’t sweet.

“Shut up!” The girl snapped, her voice strong like a whip in a storm. “Peasants like you don’t have a place to talk to me.”

I reared my head, taking a look at the girl. The malicious gaze in her eyes flashed in my head, so distinct that I almost recalled where I’d seen her, but the memory was fast to rush away.

“My place is with the alpha unlike your likes that’s swarmed by the soldiers like bees.” She added with a condescending tone.

“Then it means you have no place here,” Aria said, standing her ground, “get out of our way!”

I looked at Aria who I had never expected to be so smart mouthed. The girl waved her away like she didn’t give a dime about her or what she thought.

“I’m not here for you, slut.” She turned her head in my direction, her face contorted in disgust upon settling on me, even more disgust than she had for Aria. “I’m here for the new girl.” She nudged me.

My eyes widened as the image stayed and I finally recognized where I knew her from. She was the girl with the alpha when I’d been shown to the throne room.

The girl the Alpha was fucking, now all her nasty character made total sense. She had also glared at me at the party, when I was seated on Death's leg.

I thought she said only the alpha got to fuck her.

“New girl.” She gave a tip of her head indignantly, “I wouldn’t allow myself to be fooled if I were you.” Her tone was condescending, but what grated on my nerves even more was how she stood so tall and looked down at me from under her nose, like a thing coughed up.

“Well you are not me and I’m not a fool.”

She snorted, “I’ve been here long enough and I’ve seen many as foolish as you. They always exhibit the same trait.”

The side of my face burned from irritation as she kept addressing me as a fool. I bit back my remark and allowed her to ramble on.

“Just because the Alpha pays you a little attention doesn’t make you special.”

“Well, I see you feeling special about it,” Aria added under her breath. Whether she heard her or not, she chose not to say and continued her unchecked lecture.

“I know how it may seem, that masculine power, the dark thrill that skitters down your spine when he fucks you just right, it can get to your head. And I know what it feels like, talking from a place of experience. I can see how you change when you are around him, when he touches you, but the most dangerous men are men in unchecked power.”

I was about to raze her down with a few words of my own, but somehow from the tone of her voice, soft like silk, and the steady eye contact, I decided against it.

Because she was right, as horrible and as shameful as it was, she was right. I'd made myself comfortable, given in to his sick game, and let’s not forget the insane way my body throbbed like a fallen star beneath his touch.

She may be a spoiled brat, but her words had been a wake-up call.

“I wouldn’t worry about that, what you saw was merely a play, he made me sit on his leg. I couldn’t exactly refuse.”

Sparks bounced in her ocean blue eyes and her jaw locked. Maybe she was expecting me to fret, there was no need for that.

“I’m glad you have it all figured out, I wouldn’t want you acting above yourself.”

Every logical part of me shut down and I snapped, “you are nothing as well, you are just like the rest of us, so don’t try acting all high up around us now.”

She snickered, “Like you? Filths like you were bought, not me, I’m an alpha's daughter and everything I do is my will, I can’t say the same for you, bought for whoring around.”

The horns in my head blasted and I could feel hot steam emitting from my ears. The bloody bitch.

“Judging by how you explicitly opened your legs, I can bet my ten marks that you were sold for being a whore in your pack? What did you sleep with the Luna’s mate? Or worse—“

My fist went flying and before I could feel the satisfying crunch of her jaw hands wrapped around my waist and pulled me back.

“Don’t do it, Sybil,” Aria said, letting go when she was sure I wasn’t going to hurl a fist against the girl. She still had the grin on, baiting me.

“There’s a strict law against fighting in the camp and you wouldn’t like the punishment that comes from that because of this.” Aria tipped her head and I saw the fury in her eyes.

I let my hands drop by my side as I stood back. I didn’t want to be punished because of this dimwit.

“And she’s rarely alone. You will be blackmailed.”

As if on cue some set of girls poured into the kitchen and stood beside her.