All Chapters of My Mate Is Now the Hired Help: Chapter 1 - Chapter 9

The werewolves around me began cheering loudly for Simon and Cynthia.Everyone in the pack knew that I was Simon's mate, not Cynthia. Yet, they still watched the couple on stage while laughing with each other, dismissing it as just another fun and amusing spectacle during the festival.Meanwhile, Simon and Cynthia were already standing on the stage with their foreheads pressed against each other.The light soon appeared, and it was brighter than anyone else's before them.In fact, it was so bright that the light looked just like their own personal full moon between them."Whoa! That's such a bright light!""But doesn't Simon have a mate? What's going on?""Look, his mate is down here with us. Can't you see her?"Whispered and gossipy voices immediately arose from all around me. I stared at the bright light between them, and the wolf within me howled in silence.Cynthia then got down from the stage and headed straight for me. She whispered in my ear, "See that, Layla?"She the

I was then forcibly dragged into a knife-throwing game.There was a huge wooden roulette wheel in the center of the room, and the chosen werewolves would be tied to the wheel, serving as the live targets.The wheel would be spun, and when it stopped, the others would throw knives from about three steps away. If the knife landed near the target, it would count as a pass, and if the knife missed, it would mean a penalty for the thrower.There were several other werewolves in the room aside from Simon and Cynthia, and I recognized them all. They were Cynthia's friends.The first round ended, and the pointer landed on me, picking me as the next live target. So, I was forced to stand before the huge spinning wheel, and my arms were tightly secured in place by shackles.Before I could even snap out of it, the first knife came whizzing at me, grazing past my ear and embedding itself in the wooden board, severing a few strands of my hair.Then, the roulette wheel was spun again. I was ma

The hallway in the healing center was just how I'd remembered it. There were white walls, the pungent smell of disinfectant everywhere, and the occasional low voices here and there.I gently pushed open the door to Dad's ward. He was still there, lying still in bed. His face was pale, and his breathing was even.I sat down beside the bed and held his hand gently."Dad, I'm here now."The nurse happened to come in to change Dad's dressing at that moment, and she casually placed an envelope on the bedside table for me."Somebody dropped this off yesterday, saying that it was for you."There was a single note inside the envelope with only a single line of words on it."I need to see you, Layla. From Simon."I folded up the note again and put it back inside the envelope before pocketing it. Then, I grabbed Dad's hand again without saying another word.After the nurse left, I heard footsteps in the hallway that kept getting closer. They stopped at the door to the ward."Layla."I

Third-Person POVThings began going awry after Simon returned to the pack.At first, Cynthia thought that he was just very occupied with pack affairs as he'd just regained his position as the pack Alpha. She clung to him as usual and even continued badmouthing Layla to him.However, Simon began ignoring her and staying silent whenever she spoke. His gaze always wandered elsewhere. He also began sitting alone by the window at night, staring blankly at the moon.The Elders noticed his change and thought that Simon was now worse off than before, especially after regaining his position as the Alpha.Cynthia began to panic. She approached him and said, "Everyone is saying that you've become like this because of Layla—""Tell me the truth, Cynthia," Simon said, interrupting her as he stared directly into her eyes. "What was the intelligence that you gave me during that ambush years ago?"Cynthia's heart thumped in her chest. "I don't know what you're talking about.""You do know," Si