Rachael's POV
I thought becoming the mate of the sons of the Alpha, would change my situation for good. Even if I didn't like them, and knew that they loathed me even more, I felt it wasn't so bad if it could afford me the luxury of being treated well at least.I had this tiny thought that it would change my status in the Pack, from a slave to something much more prestigious. Yet, there I was, in the Alpha's bathroom, standing on a chair and cleaning the walls as carefully as I could.Alpha Blackwood was a very meticulous person who never liked to see any dirt around him. He was clean to the core, and had made it a rule that I was the only one allowed to clean his bathroom. So if a single speck of dust was ever found, he at-least knows who to punish.I scrubbed the wall with the brush in my hand, as hard as I could, after spotting something brownish on the wall that just wouldn't go away that easily.I heard the Alpha's bedroom door open, and thought it would either be Alpha Blackwood or one of the members of the royal family. Cause aside from them, I'm the only one allowed in here.It was a maid. I didn't know who the particular maid was, she must be a new one.She walked into the bathroom with a smirk on her face. What the?"Hey, you are not supposed to be in here." I reprimanded."Is that so.. I didn't know. I must have lost my way." She said in a sorry manner, but just when she was about to turn around she launched her legs at the stool I was standing on, and kicked it.. making me fall hard into the bathtub."Oops!" She lets out, covering her mouth in a surprise manner. "I'm so sorry. Please forgive me. I never intended, to cause the fall of the future Luna of the almighty Crimson Pack."I groaned as I stood to my feet, upset that she had to do something like that. I had a very strong urge to say a word or two to her, that she most likely wouldn't have liked so much but I refrained from doing that. There was no need to fight a madwoman by taking my clothes off.Besides, if words were to get to the Alpha, he definitely won't take my side.She smiled and walked away, while I looked down at my injured hand which was already bleeding. My ankle also hurt a lot; so much that I felt it was probably broken."I have to do something about this." I said to myself.This isn't the first time I'm getting bullied, they all hate the fact that I am mated to the four sons of the Alpha. I have always being a mere slave, and now... I might even be a Luna.But how do I stop the bullying?I exhaled, getting out of the bathtub.. but as I looked up, I saw him. Alpha Blackwood.In fright I jumped back into the bathtub, my blood spilling all over the place. Shit.He took slow steps towards me, having this look that sent shivers down my spine. I had no way to run to, I could only wish the wall would swallow me up and keep me safe. But walls do not swallow people.I gulped, as I waited for the inevitable and it came."You careless slave!! You useless slave!!" He thundered, standing in front of the bathtub. My whole body shook in fear."How dare you stain my bathroom with your filthy slave blood.""It's.. its.. I.. I.. Ahhhhhh." I screamed at the impact of his hand coming in contact with my face."Now, I expect you to clean up this bloody mess that you have done, and do not even think of leaving until this whole bathroom is sparkling.""Yes– Yes, Alpha." I stammered, turning to the wall and resuming my cleaning. I winced as I scrubbed the walls despite the pain that I felt in my hand, knowing there was an even bigger pain waiting for me if I didn't do as I was told.*I really thought that being the mate of his sons would mean something, Rachael. Why does he still treat us this way?* Eliana growled.*I understand how you feel.* I whispered to her. *But right now, I think you should focus on fixing our broken ankle before it gets worse.*As I poured some water on the wall so I could scrub more effectively, suddenly.. a hand grabbed me by the neck and in one swift move, pushed my head into the mopping water.I struggled in the water, shaking violently as I struggled to break free, but those hands of his were too strong for me. The more I tried to break free, the further down into the water he pushed my head and all I could do was utter incomprehensible sounds from under the water."You dare to be mated to my sons, right?" He growled at me bitterly.No wolf can choose who they'll be mated to, that is the job of the Moon Goddess.... So why is he accusing me like it was of my own doing.If he hated the idea of me being mated to his sons, he should take it up with the moon goddess."If you ever imagined that being the mate of my sons would make your life any easier, then you need to think again." He continued, his hold on my neck ever stronger.I struggled even harder as it became increasingly more difficult to breathe. I was tempted to kick him on the groin, but that would have meant or been interpreted as attacking the Alpha which wasn't such a wise thing to do.Thankfully, he had enough of the torture and finally let go of me. I quickly took my head out of the water and took a deep breath of relief. My chest heaving so hard.Spoiler Alert; I can literally taste the mop water.With no more strength in me, I fell to the ground, trying to catch my breath as I watch the Alpha walk out of the bathroom. Tears rolled down my eyes, as my heart constricted, my whole body in pains.*I miss being the princess of Silver Moon Spring. I miss having maids do my biddings, I miss it all.* Eliana cried out.*We shouldn't Eliana. We shouldn't reminisce over the past, it would only make our heart ache more.**But, I hate being a slave Rachael. I hate it!**Come on Eliana, have you forgotten what it was like being in Crimson pack the first month, those days were the worst.*I could still remember it, like it was some movie playing before my very eyes. Those days were still fresh on my mind.I could still remembered being dragged into the grounds of the Crimson Pack, bruised by its coarse texture right from the gate. My entire body was utterly weak, I had no fight in me anymore.My hands were tied with a very long rope and its end was in the hands of my captor; Alpha Blackwood himself.I could never forget the look in his eyes as he pulled his prey by the ropes, and the people of crimson pack watched on with so much excitement.The entire Pack was in an uproar, I really do not know.. if the excitement comes from my capture or because their Alpha has returned successfully from war.The people clapped their hands and cheered. Some others screamed at the top of their voices overjoyed by the sight before them. The fallen, beautiful Princess of the formidable Silver Moon Pack was right in front of them. It must have felt so good.Then it started, my worst nightmare... stones, little rocks were hurled at me, eggs and many other disgusting stuffs, causing my skin to bleed more.Alpha Blackwood dragged me as roughly as he could, then stopped. I was happy that the dragging had come to an end, but then I was carried up by a man.. then thrown into a big cage like a sack of potatoes. The cage is still located at the very center of the crimson Pack."Do not waste your tears yet princess.." He drawled.. grinning down at me, "This is only the beginning."I was locked in that cage for three months, and people came in their numbers to see me.For three months, I was a refuse dump for spoilt soup, spoilt food, rotten eggs and decayed foodstuffs.For three months, I was a play ground for kids.. as they practiced how well they could throw stones.For three months, I was a cum bucket for horny teenagers returning from parties or wherever.For three months, I was a toilet for drunkards that didn't know how to locate their own toilet, and so made it their mission to pee on me and also spit on me.For three months, the rain was my only friend.For three months, I was at the receiving end of the crimson pack anger.I. Was. Only. THIRTEEN!I will never forget. I will never forget. I will never forgive.*Did you have to reminisce over the past?* Eliana whimpered. "Why bring back all those memories that hurt us so badly?""I guess I just want to remind us that those days were the worst, and this; this is better." I said out loud.Justin's POV"Damn you!" I yelled, hitting a punching bag a few times, as hard as I could.The event that had occurred in the throne room left me boiling with anger, and I decided to cool off by taking out my anger on a punching bag.But it wasn't the bag that deserved those punches and I knew it. It was my father who uttered such words without even thinking. Everything was a game to him, even life-changing decisions like that. I loathed that part of him.I felt so betrayed by him. All through the conversations we usually had, there had been no indications that he had any doubts whatsoever about me succeeding him as the Alpha of the Crimson Pack. So why did he make such decisions? How could he have made such a decision?The more I thought about it, the harder I hit the punching bag. "Take that, you fool! Take that!" I yelled, hitting harder with every renewed punch, ignoring my body's signal to slow down a bit as I began to feel a bit tired."Arghhhhhhhhh." I yelled out in frustratio
Rachael's POV"You better don't fall from my hands." I whispered to the plate, as it almost slipped while I tried to place it on the rack after washing.If that had happened, i would have been in so much trouble. Thankfully, it didn't. I dropped the plate carefully and went back to wash the rest of the dishes.Of all the chores which I disliked, doing the dishes was my favourite. It afforded me the time to think and reflect on so many things and except for the times when there were too many or there was an occasion which required that I did them very quickly, it was relatively not difficult at all.I loved the sight of the water when I moved my hands around it, after pouring in the dishwashing liquid causing it to foam. It felt so good that sometimes, I forgot that I needed to wash and not fool around. It has landed me in trouble a few times, but I struggled to learn from it.Anyway, I whistled aloud as I did the dishes with a smile on my face. I still felt a little pain from the inj
Rachael's POV"You must be raving mad!" Justin growled at me, grabbing me by the neck once again.This time, his fingernails dug deep into my skin.. causing me to bleed. His anger knew no bounds and no matter how much pain was shown on my face as I struggled, he wouldn't let go.Instead, added more pressure.. delighting in my pain as he tried to prove his point. "I would never grovel at your feet." He said, bringing his face close to my ears. "And for this stupid request you have made, I will be sure to put you in your place very soon, slave!"I must have flattened his ego with my request, and that was the plan; my plan. I wanted to bring him down to Earth so he'd understand how it feels on my side of the world. Guess he wasn't ready to learn yet."Okay then." I managed to shrug. Staring at him lazily... I said, "You've made your point. Now, let go."He did the opposite of letting go.. he squeezed my neck a bit more, causing me to gasp for air. On seeing I wasn't going to back down
Rachael's POVI gasped, amazed at the clarity of the blue waterfall. It kept spurting gleefully over the rocks down into the river beneath with a beautiful splash and all I could do was stare in awe of the magnificent sight before me.It was one of the few things that reminded me that life wasn't all that bad, no matter how it seemed. It taught me to appreciate everything around me and see some sort of good in them unless there isn't.I loved to come here often and after being here several times, it became my favourite spot. Well, I'd say it was more than that for Jared and I. It was our secret spot, away from everyone else. A place where we could always go to have certain discussions that we could never have had anywhere else.As usual, Jared was here with me. We had decided to head over here for a little chat. He sat by my left-hand side and stared at the pool too. He loved the view just like I did, or maybe a bit less."Don't you just love this view?" I asked, turning to see what
Jackson's POV"That was intense." Caroline, my lover giggled.. after our exhilarating sex session."Of course, it was." I boasted to her with a cheeky smile on my face, causing her to slap my arm. I was so good at what I did and I knew it. There was no denying it.She placed her head on my chest and I slowly caressed her long, black hair, doing my best to catch my breath after what was a very intense session."I can't believe that you have the chance to become the next Alpha of the Crimson Pack." She exclaimed in delight, much to my surprise.I didn't know where that came from as we had never had such a discussion or anything that looked like that. It seemed strange to me that she'd even want to talk about that, especially with the stakes involved in the entire process.I held back from saying anything to her because I felt like she was going to be offended by it. I felt she'd be mad that I was even comfortable enough to talk to her about it. So I just ignored it, not wanting any trou
Rachael's POVBeing the mate of all four sons of the Alpha did have its perks, but sadly, it didn't include not having to wash my clothes or the clothes of my seniors.I sat in the laundry room with my bucket in front of me and a pile of clothes by the side which I had to wash as fast as I could so I could leave there.I only have three slave gowns, as my only property in my wardrobe.. so the pile belonged to the seniors.Several maids were there too. Most were almost already done with their clothes whilst a few were still about to begin, just like me.I picked up a dress and tossed it into the bucket and then I began to scrub as hard as I could. It was a technique that helped me wash the clothes faster without getting discouraged; taking them one after the other instead of putting a lot into the bucket at once. The more the dresses looked into my eyes, the more I got discouraged.I got done with the first and began to wash the second finally getting the hang of it. It wasn't annoying
Rachael's POV I kept my gaze on Jessica, making sure to not show any sign of timidity. I needed her to see that I meant every word that came from my mouth and that I was someone to be feared. She seemed to get the message as I saw her previously defiant look diminish to something a bit more submissive. Her countenance dropped; proof that she had resigned to the fact that I was in charge now. "Fine." She let's out in total resignation, as she stood to her feet. "I'm sorry, Rachael. Are you happy now?" I smiled, glad that I had gotten what I wanted, but I was in no way satisfied and I had to make her see that. "It's not enough, Jess. I need something more than this before I could let you go." I muttered, drawing closer to her. "What could that be?" She asked slowly, surprised that I wanted more, but it was what I did next that would surprised her even more. "A simple apology could never be enough to cover up for all the bullying and humiliation that you have been dishing
Author's Pov;"I'm sick and tired of this silly game." Annie Blackwood whispered to herself as she stood by her window, looking out to the open just to appreciate the beautiful weather.She had contemplated going over to her husband to talk about the game that he had their kids play, to obtain the position of the Alpha as it sounded ridiculous. But each time she wanted to go, she felt a restriction.On this day, she didn't. She put on her black slippers and walked away from her room, heading straight to her husband's room so she'd talk to him.That was the room that she too was supposed to stay in. Indeed, she used to stay there except for a few nights when she just wanted to be alone, just like the previous night.On getting to the room, she noticed that someone else was there and she put her ears behind the door so she'd know if she could recognise who it was through the voice.She did. It was no one else but her dear second son, Jake, having a conversation with his father concernin