All Chapters of Claimed by my Ex's Ruthless Uncle: Chapter 21 - Chapter 28

~ODETTEI made my way down the stairs and stopped at the kitchen once more."Is everything ready?" I asked.Clara and the rest of the maids bowed to me."They all are, my Lady," Clara announced."Remember, when the ceremony begins, have the maids come in with refreshments that will act as starters before the main courses," I instructed."I understand, my Lady."I released a shaky breath once more to push down the nervousness before heading to the hall where the Soiree was being hosted.I had changed all the decorations from the dark gloomy banners and logos of the Skull Palace to a radiant mix of Red, White and gold.The tables were covered with white clothes and housed golden vases of red roses. Red carpets stretched across the hall, softening the coldness the Skull Palace was known for.Then I kept a special section for the Skull Family. Afterall, they were the rulers of the wolf realm. It was situated at the front of the hall. While the rest of the guests were set to sit at tables

~ODETTEI stared at the Alpha King in disbelief. Did he just stand up for me?Why would he do that?The entire hall fell silent and everyone waited for the Alpha King to give his verdict. "From the moment that host walked in and began to criticize everything Odette created today, up until the elders— who I must say that I am disappointed in— I came to a conclusion that you are all unwilling to see the beauty in what she has done here today!" The hall exclaimed. My shock grew. He approved of what I did here today?"There is absolutely nothing wrong with the arrangements here tonight," he continued. "In fact, I feel like it is a welcome improvement from the original colors that the Skull Palace has been using. She made us see that new things are exactly what we need. Perhaps, this palace is about to become more lively and fun to exist in!" He ended it with a big satisfied smile on his face. There was silence for a long while as everyone started staring at each other before one of t

~ODETTEMurmurs and whispers filled the hall as they all turned to face me. If I paid close attention, then I might have probably heard what they were saying. Then again, I didn't have to hear to know what they were saying. I already knew it. They were restless and hungry. They were getting offended that their food hadn't come yet. "Bring out the food this instant!" Maria ordered. It was surprising that this woman still had the guts to yell at me despite having faced humiliation at the hand of the Alpha King. I took an intimidating step toward her, while keeping my face straight and impenetrable. "You seem to have forgotten your place, Maria. Might I remind you?" I demanded as I glared straight into her eyes. She widened her eyes at me before blinking multiple times. "I— I am s— simply doing my job. Pe— people have to eat and you are depriving them of food." I took another step forward and this time, it got to her so much that she took a subconscious step backwards in retreat

~ODETTEThe car was uneasily quiet but the silence was loud. I could feel Rafael's eyes on me as Gaius drove us to the goddess-knows-where. "Are you just going to keep staring at me like that?" I finally said when I could barely it no longer. My wolf stirred within me and I brought my eyes to him. His eyes were narrowed now as he studied me. As if doing that was going to be enough to unravel the meaning of me. "Just how much are you hiding?" He finally asked. I remained calm, I was not going to give anything away. "Nothing." He raised a brow at me. "You are a skilled liar. It makes one wonder what is really true about you." I smiled. "The world is cruel and little girls like me have to survive." "So you are admitting to being a liar." "There is nothing to admit, your highness," I answered immediately. He didn't speak again but his thoughts were loud. I was glad that I had intrigued him enough to have him thinking about me even when I was sitting right next to him. We drov