GILBERTWhen Arden walked into my room with a grin, I knew he had some mischief up his sleeves, so I decided to ignore him. I pretended to focus on the book in front of me and even nodded over nothing. He tapped the table slightly."Guess who returned to the Ice pack," he said. I opened a new page, ignoring him. "Gilbert? Gilbert?" he cooed. "You..."I groaned, hitting the table. "Hey!!! You just spoke more than three words to me""No, I did not. I only said two words. Gilbert and you"I scoffed. "Guess who returned to the Ice pack. Are those not considered words?"He chuckled, sitting beside me. I moved away from him. "I thought you did not hear me. Never knew you did. You seem focused on..."I rolled my eyes and opened to the next page. "I heard you clearly""Then why did you not give me a reply?""Why should I?" I muttered. "Because you spoke more than three words" I replied."Because I spoke more than three words? Is that supposed to be a reason?". I ignored him. "Why did you not
"Do you always talk back to others" I found myself asking and she stared at me in confusion."I don't get you" she replied, her brows furrowed. "Can you explain to me in a better way?""You want me to explain to you?" I asked in surprise.Aside from Arden and my mom, no one has ever asked me to do that. She nodded. "Isn't that the best thing to...""Can you please shut up!" I yelled at her and she sighed. "I don't think..."I glared at her and she kept shut. I groaned. I wanted to hate her guts for having such courage but I found myself admiring her for that. "Can I..." I stared at her and she sighed. "I almost forgot I am not allowed to speak"I decided it was best to ignore her. I could tell she was trying to provoke me but I couldn't say why.Maybe she wants revenge, I thought.But she would not have brought herself here if that is the case. Right now, she is at my mercy.She would not do anything that would put her into trouble, or would she? I wondered.I left her standing and
Arden gave me a disapproving and disappointing look and I regretted for a few seconds telling him about the plan."Why are you yelling?" I asked. "You want to sell someone off and you expect me to keep calm? Are you for real?" he said almost in a yell and I had to cover his mouth with my hand."Can you bring your voice down? Someone might hear you" I said."Someone? Hear me? In this soundproof place called a room?"I chuckled slightly. "Is that supposed to be a compliment?""It's not time to make jokes. Tell me, do you want to sell her off?""Isn't that the only option here"He scoffed. "Of course not. Have you forgotten about the...""Do you have any idea?""How about you make her work for you?""That is not a good idea. I do not want her anywhere close to me""That will not be the case for your mother""That is the reason I suggest selling""That is not an option. Why would you think of such? It doesn't make any sense""Then suggest an idea that makes sense and stop getting on my n
"Are you sure it's not necessary?" I asked with a smirk and he nodded. "But you can as well...". "Gilbert, I do not want to dare you. I want to live the best of my life as a free person, and not in the cell" he said and I smirked."You better not. Now start talking before I...""Fine" he muttered moving close to me. He whispered some words to me and I smirked."That sounds like a good idea. But are you sure it will work?" He nodded. "Trust me, it will"I smiled. "You are finally acting like my best friend""How have I been acting before? Your Beta"I scoffed. "No. Like my enemy"He frowned. "Are you saying I...""Make use of the door," I said pointing at the door.He blinked. "You want me to leave?""Did you hear something different or do you want me to call the guards on you?""You can't treat me that way. I am your...""You want to tell me how to treat you?"He stood up. "Of course not. I am just saying..."I picked up the magazine on the table and flipped through some pages while
XAVIAI had not thought that coming to the Ice Pack would be a bad idea. All I wanted, when I was in the Lycan Pack, was to run away from Axel, and never return. Seeing him in his monster self, killed my sense of reasoning and all I could think of was how to survive. I also could not make Alaila suffer with me, that was the reason I made her leave. I made her return to her family.After separating from Alaila, I could not think of any safe place to go because I knew none. To me, the best place to return to, where I would not be bothered for being treated badly was the Ice Pack. But I never thought of the day, I will get entangled in a situation I knew nothing about and end up as a slave.Everything happened so fast, with no time to explain myself. They never gave me the opportunity to, as they shove the uniform. Into my hand. At some point, I had thought it could be a setup but who would do that to a human like me? I had not quarreled with anyone and did not have the chance to meet wi
I suddenly began to hear footsteps. I knew some people were coming and I needed to finish up the snack as quickly as possible. He also stared at me, hastening me up with his gaze. I was lucky to finish up the snacks before the guards showed up. I wiped my mouth clean so as not to implicate the guard that had saved my life. I watched them whisper to him and after a long boring conversation, he opened the door to the cell."You are free to go" the guard that had helped me muttered and I stared at him in confusion."Me?" I pointed at myself and he nodded."Are you coming out or do you want to keep staying there?" one of the other guards yelled. I scrambled out of the cell before he changed his mind and locked me up forever."Follow me" he ordered.I followed him silently until we got to the training ground and I wondered why he brought me here.Don't tell me the Alpha was the one who sent for my release. I thought.I could see the Alpha and his Beta training together. We watched them si
The Lycan King's face flashed across my mind and I couldn't take my mind off it. The sharp but beautiful smiles he gives when no one is looking and the calmness on his face when he speaks to Jason. Thinking about those smiles, got me smiling too. It also caught me wondering why someone like him ended up as a monster. Though he doesn't speak to any one of us, neither does he come close, I could tell how nice he is through Jason.Then how has Jason been coping with him? I wondered. Do the Lycans know that their Alpha and King is a monster, who kills and feeds on blood?I shrugged aside the thought and decided it was best to go on with my work. Time was already far spent and there was still a lot of work to do. While I tried to work as fast as I could, my hands were failing me. I soon got tired and decided to take a rest.A little rest is not a crime. I thought as I sat down to rest.I closed my eyes, humming a song."Hey, you!" someone yelled and I jumped up quickly. A guard was standin
"Get to work!" Bella yelled.We quickly cleared the table and were soon heading to the kitchen to clean up the dishes. I walked slowly, my head banging really, hard."You should walk fast," Katherine said and I nodded slightly.She soon got engrossed in her talk with the other girls and she forgot about me completely. I tried to catch up with her and I almost fell to the ground. I groaned slightly and that caught her attention. "Be careful" she muttered. Are you hurt?""No, I am not. Thanks"She held my hand. "Are you sure you are not hurt?"I nodded with a smile. "I am not hurt"She sighed. "You need to be careful at night, ok?"I nodded. "Yes, ma'am"We got to the kitchen and Katherine did most of the work to cover up for me. When we were done, we retired to our dormitory. I stared at the long hall with numerous beds."Are we all sleeping here?" I asked Katherine in a whisper."Yes. You should go get a bed space""Can't I sleep beside you?""You can't. Helen is the one sleeping in t