There was an array of dining tables in the spacious dining chamber. Kayla immediately looked at the dining table reserved for the high-ranking pack members. It was already full with Max, the Alpha, and Luna, Mia, Caron, and Whitney occupying their seats.
Kayla squinted her eyes as she thought, "What's wrong with the Alpha? He appears a bit tense!" Kayla rolled her eyes, "Who cares? All I care about is Whitney!" Kayla's eyes were about to leave the dining table unless she caught someone staring at her. It was Max.
Kayla was taken aback by the way he was staring at her. Just like any other she-wolf, Kayla had a crush on him. Her face turned red; the moment Max called him through his eyes.
Kayla nodded and walked up to the dining table. All the while, her mind was jumping, "Oh my Goddess! He finally noticed me! He is calling me!"
She bowed to him. Max blinked his eyes and then instructed, "Serve!" Kayla was stunned. She tried to keep that shocked look behind by plastering a fake smile. She wondered, "Why am I asked to serve?! Isn't this task for the lesser-ranked members than omegas?"
Kayla reluctantly nodded her head. She grabbed the ladle and was about to serve some hot soup to Max when he said in his gruff voice, "Serve my sister first!"
Walking to the other end of the dining table, Kayla filled the bowl of soup and kept it on the plate. She was examining Whitney from the corner of her eye. Whitney was definitely not happy.
Whitney deliberately pushed the bowl and the hot soup doused down Kayla's left foot and she screamed in pain, "Aahh!" Keeping the ladle back on the table, Kayla was jumping. Kayla attempted to rush towards the bathroom, but Whitney grabbed her arm and said, "How the hell can you leave midway?! Serve us first!"
Kayla bit her lower lip and looked down at her red foot. She said worryingly, "Miss Whitney, my foot is burning!"
Max slapped the table, nearly shaking it as he screeched, "So what?! Your duty is to serve us! Do it and then get your feet clean, come on!"
Kayla shuddered on seeing his anger soaring. She hurriedly got back to her job of serving. After serving Elizabeth, she proceeded to serve Alpha John. While she was serving John, a guard came running and bowed, "My Alpha, he arr…" Kayla was shaken when the Alpha pushed his chair and rose from it all of a sudden. He said frantically, "Okay!" With that Alpha left the dining table without having supper.
"Strange! Alpha didn't let the guard complete the sentence. Whom was he talking about? Alpha left the supper midway; something is definitely wrong?" Kayla thought.
She got snapped out of her thoughts when Max tapped the table twice. She hurriedly got to Max's side and started serving. As she was serving, Max said in his low tone, "You know what, you caught my eye and I was planning to have a special night in my chamber with you!"
Kayla was surprised. She exclaimed, keeping her tone low, "What! Really?!" Max continued, "But it seems like I misunderstood Kayla." Soon Max brushed his leg over Kayla's seductively. He continued,
"Kayla is just like her sister, Skyla. You let Whitney down by not hitting Skyla. Seems like we need to treat you the way we treat your sister. Whitney gave you punishment. Now it's my time!"
He stomped his shoe over Kayla's red foot and she screamed, driving everyone's attention toward her. Kayla begged, "Please, please leave me!" Max released her foot. Pulling her arm harshly, he growled, "Punishment done for the day. Tomorrow, prepare yourself for stronger and harsh punishments, the one we give to Skyla! Now leave!"
Kayla became teary. She rushed towards the bathroom. Taking off her stiletto, she placed her foot below the running tap water. She screeched, her tone breaking apart as her eyes welled with tears, "Tonight was supposed to be mine and Max's but just because I didn't hit Skyla, I am treated like this!"
She shook her head and wiping off her tears, she shrilled, "Nope, I don't want to lie down in the dumps like Skyla. I need to level up my game, somehow!" She turned off the tap and wiped her foot. Wearing the stiletto, she stormed out of the bathroom. She passed by a narrow passage but stopped.
Turning to the left, she said, "Isn't this emergency passage closed all the time? Why is it open tonight?"
Kayla heard a series of footsteps and she hid inside the bathroom. Peeping from the bathroom door, she saw John and the guard hurriedly passing by. Her ears caught some words of the guard speaking to Alpha, "Prince is waiting for you in the emergency chamber."
Kayla pulled her head inside the bathroom and wondered, "Prince?! Prince Harrington is here?" Prince Harrington was the son of King Kingsley. They were the royal werewolves who were the most powerful, having a ruling hand over every single pack of the werewolf world. The prince himself visiting the pack is an honor for that pack and the pack would organize a welcome ceremony.
Once the footsteps were no longer audible, Kayla got out of the washroom. She murmured, "No welcome ceremony for THE PRINCE! I am sure he is here by one of the secret passages and the prince himself won't use some secret passage until something very important comes up. I have to find out what's happening!"
Kayla carefully walked inside the emergency passage and stood outside the emergency chamber. Leaning her ear against the door, she tried to listen to what they were talking.
She could hear the prince asking in a solemn voice, "Alpha John, where are your family members? We can't discuss this important matter without them!"
Alpha John's tone was distinct from his usual tone. It was softer rather than that authoritative, gruff tone he had always used.
"Prince Harrington, we pack members have supper together. If all of us would suddenly leave the supper, other pack members might find it odd!"
Prince responded, "Okay! We can meet after supper then. Till then tell me if the monthly allowance is ready! It's due for a week now. I have bargained with the Crystal Blue Pack and extended the allowance time by one more week. I hope your pack can make it up till then!"
A few moments of silence took place before the prince broke it in his rough voice, "Is it ready or not?"
Kayla was perplexed, "What's this monthly allowance and why are we paying to the Crystal Blue Pack?"
John said hesitantly, "Our pack's business is running at a loss, we can't make it till one week! Also, they have raised their amount!"
Prince got infuriated, "So, what do you expect them to do? They have your biggest secret in their hands. Why won't they take advantage of it? If this secret comes out in front of the king, don't expect me that I will save you! Arrange for the money or get ready for the war!"
Kayla's eyes went wide.
"Oh my God! What's brewing? Alpha John has a secret, a secret that can put an end to his rule or should I say not only his rule but existence too! I thought the prince is the holy one, but it seems like he is sinful just like the Red Moon Pack!"
The discussion inside the emergency chamber stopped abruptly when out of blue they heard a phone ringing. Kayla almost jumped when her phone started ringing.
She cursed herself, "F*ck!" She quickly disconnected the call.
The prince snarled, "Who's there outside?!"
"I thought Kayla brought me to the nursing chamber, but it was him!" Skyla sighed. She was sitting on the carpet right next to the furnace to keep herself warm. She had a paper handbag beside her. Her wounds were concocted with an ointment that she found in the paper bag. That ointment was accompanied by a small letter; a letter that clarified who brought Skyla from her school to the nursing chamber. It was Prof. Thomas. Skyla went on to read his letter. Hello Skyla! I am so sorry for the violence and torcher inflicted on you. I wish I could stop it, stop those rascals from bullying you, but you see I can't do much about it! I don't have any control. In fact, I am being controlled. Skyla's dry eyes soon accommodated some tears. She could absolutely feel what he had written. She cleared the tears and sniffed as she continued with the letter. You are badly thrashed by them. So, I thought it was the best thing to send you to the nursing chamber. I hope they treat you well! I hope y
"What's the secret of Alpha John and his family that the Crystal Blue Pack are exploiting mercilessly?" Kayla thought while she had her ear glued to the door to listen to their conversation going on inside.Kayla couldn't derive much from whatever she was hearing as she was not acquainted with the topic. The more deeper they ran into the conversation, the more questions would pop in Kayla's head. She was eager to know what was the secret. She asked in her mind, "What is the secret that our pack has to pay monthly allowance which if not paid could lead to a war."Oh my God! What's brewing? Alpha John has a secret, a secret that can put an end to his rule or should I say not only his rule but existence too! I thought the prince is the holy one, but it seems like he is sinful just like the Red Moon Pack!"RING RING!Kayla was like a cat on hot bricks when all of a sudden the silence enveloping in the emergency chamber got broken by her ringing phone that alerted the werewolves inside th
Skyla's breath intensified as she was breathing through her mouth hung open. She was scared that Max was here for having his hands over her body, just like Matt did that morning. A seamless stream of tears emerged from her eyes. She tried to move back, but stopped when Max shouted, "Take it off, or I will rip it off!"In just one giant step, Max got close to Skyla, his body towering over her. Skyla got scared by that sudden move and she crossed her arms protecting herself. Max was perplexed seeing that. He threw his head back and laughed out loud before speaking, "What?! Haha! Do you really think so I am here to f*ck you?" He snapped his fingers and said, "In just one wink, I can have any she-wolf in my bed! I don't chase them, I just bait them! Following me like a puppy is their job!"He grabbed her chin and pinched it as he laughed off, "Don't think so highly of yourself that you will be screwed by the great Alpha Max!" Pushing her away, he dusted his hands and said, "You have go
The dining chamber was no longer filled with the werewolves chatting. The only sounds that echoed in the dining chamber were that of the werewolf servants' clicking shoes that were moving to and fro cleaning the dining tables and the sound of dishes and bowls gathered together by them in a pile and taken to the kitchen for a wash. Everyone had departed to their chambers. Kayla walked up the staircase and turned to the left wing. Her steps were slow as her mind was rushing with one thought, "What is Whitney's mind up to? Why is she coming to my chamber?"Whitney had surely visited the left wing, but had entered in only one chamber and that was Skyla's to assault and abuse her. Kayla prayed, "I hope that's not the purpose for Whitney to show up in my chamber!"Her mind stopped and so did her steps. Her eyes got wide on seeing her sister drenched in water standing on the balcony with a trembling body and chattering teeth. Whitney's heart wrenched on seeing her like that and she mumbled,
Kayla walked outside her chamber. Her eyes glanced at Skyla and she said to herself worried, "I am scared that they have started to turn my life into a hell like Skyla's. Never did anyone ask me to serve in the dining chamber or go and make some hot chocolate in the kitchen! I hope nothing goes beyond this!" She reached the kitchen and her eyes caught her swelling foot. She cursed, "Damn! Thinking about Skyla, I just forgot that I need to apply some ointment on this swelling!" Her face grew small and she said in a cranky tone, "Uh, my beautiful foot!"After making a delicious hot chocolate drink, Kayla placed the glass and spoon on the tray and walked back to her chamber. She forwarded the tray to Whitney who was sitting with crossed legs and said politely, "Here's your hot chocolate, Miss Whitney!"Alice butt in. Grabbing the hot chocolate and dipping the spoon in the glass, she said, "Miss Whitney is very particular about what she drinks and eats!" Turning to Whitney, she said, "L
Kayla looked out of the window where she saw her trembling sister. She said, frustrated, "I wasn't able to hit you and this is all that I have to face!" Tears of bitterness were not ready to stop flowing from her eyes. She shifted her gaze from the window to the floor with splintered glass pieces. She grabbed a small bucket and started collecting the glass pieces. In her rage, one glass piece slit her finger and she oozed in pain, "Ouch!" Blood started pouring out and she kept the bucket on the floor and stood up. She closed her eyes and supplied herself with some calming words, "Anger won't help you get out of this situation, Kayla! Calm down!" She took slow steps towards the mirror and said, "I won't give up that easily! I will make my space, build an elite image again! Getting into Whitney's gang is of utmost importance to get respect and a luxurious lifestyle!" Her gaze shifted to the pack of cards on the dressing table. She recollected Lucy and Whitney's conversation. She mum
"What the heck is she doing here?!" Whitney hissed. She went ahead to throw her out of the chamber, but Max held her arm and pulled her. He said, "She says she has a solution to this issue!" Prince Harrington said, "So, what's the solution?" Kayla turned her head from the brother-sister duo to the mighty prince. Her eyes went wide and her lips fell apart on seeing his brawny, tall body. She was smitten by his burly figure and handsome face. It was her very first time seeing the prince. She had never seen the prince in real life. All the while she had heard from the right wing werewolves who had the opportunity to visit on various occasions outside the pack that the prince was a handsome werewolf. Some of the she-wolves would not get tired of showering accolades on him. Kayla could feel her cheeks burning red. She tried to suppress her blushing and said, "Skyla!" Luna was shocked. She said, enraged, "Skyla, who is the problem herself is the solution? Are you in your senses, omega
As everyone was smiling at each other as they finally arrived at the solution, Alpha John intervened, "A… actually!!" Hardly had he begun that all of them toppled their heads toward Alpha John, their eyes glued to him. He cleared his throat before speaking. "Actually, I was telling that we do have other she-wolves to carry this job! I am sure we have other weak she-wolves to fulfil this mission!" Kayla and Max frowned on seeing Alpha John against their decision. Kayla badly wanted to intervene but she knew she couldn't, so she cursed in her mind, "Why the heck is he so fussy about my solution? It's just Skyla not his daughter Whitney who would be bedding the Alpha of the Crystal Blue Pack."Max shook his head in protest and said in his throaty voice with a hint of scowl in it, "Dad, why are we being so concerned about Skyla? What's so special about her?"Inhaling deeply, he continued, "She is just a filthy omega! You are the one who told me her parents were traitors. She is their pu