Amanda.
“Amanda!” I heard my name being yelled for what should be the twentieth time in an hour.
I dropped the broom in my hand and rushed in the direction of the voice. Once I got there, I bowed my head slightly.
“You called me?” I asked softly even though I wanted to do anything but that.
“Call me Luna, you idiot! And knee in my presence!” Tiana yelled at me. Her leg flew forward and kicked me squarely in the chest. I staggered backward and lost my balance, falling on my ass. The site hurt but I swallowed the whimper that threatened to escape my lung. I knew that if I didn’t, I would be getting another cane lashes like I did yesterday and the day before that.
“Lu-na,” I managed to let out.
It was at that moment that Alpha Zane walked in. I looked at him for escape, but he looked away, pretending like he didn’t even know of my existence.
How had I thought that this man loved me?
“Luna,” I said again. This time, with all the bitterness and hatred in my heart showing.
After the heartbreak I received that day from knowing that my boyfriend and my twin sister had gotten together to make a fool out of me, I got an even ruder shock of my life after Zane announced Tiana as his mate and Luna.
Tiana had called me out before the entire pack and declared that I was to be a slave. Even though gasps and murmurs had filled the room, no one could have set me free from her. The two elders who tried had gotten thrown into the dungeon on the claim that they dared to cross the words of the Luna.
My parents had stood there and watch without any remorse as my sister had made sure that I fit turned into a slave.
Ever since then, she made sure that I did all the dirtiest works in the pack. Amidst that, I had to make sure that I was always at my sister’s beck and call.
Hold on a second. Why was I still referring to her as my sister? After all the things she has done to me?
Even before this evil act, it was impossible for anyone to look at us and determine that we were sisters. Twins at that.
Apart from her evil heart and all, we were totally two different beings in looks and physiques.
Where she was a bit chubby and on average height, I was slim and tall. Where she had green eyes like our mother, I bore grey ones which changed with my emotions to either green or gold respectively. And while her hair was black and short and a bit wavy, mine was blonde and long and straight.
Long story short, we were both like night and day.
And one more thing, our parents treated her like she was the only child in the family and I was just her slave. Which was why I wasn’t surprised when they didn’t say anything when she turned me to an actual slave.
“Did you hear anything I said?!” A scream penetrated my ears, bringing me back to the reality of my situation.
“Yes… Luna?” I called out.
“I said that you should tell the kitchen staffs to stop work for today while you do all the rest of the work!” She barked at me.
What?!
If everyone left work, that meant that I would be cooking for over a thousand people all by myself. And I still had to clean the dishes and all.
“But-“
“—A second of delay and you will regret it for the rest of your wretched life!” She barked at me. Her hand went to the side and she picked up a heavy book beside her and flung it in my direction. The book hit my forehead. “Get lost!” She yelled.
I rushed out of her sight before she would either deemed it fit to add more to my task or to punish me for delay. By the time I got to the kitchen and relayed her instructions to everyone, I could feel their pity stared at me from behind as they all disappeared from the room.
Mentally preparing myself for the huge task ahead, I sighed and began with sorting and chopping the ingredients needed. Then proceeded to washing the plates while I left chicken on fire to boil.
I was still boiling the chicken and trying to hasten up with the washing when a smell assaulted my nostril. The urge to throw up came strongly, but I immediately beat my chest to calm myself down.
I sighed while wondering why I seem to always want to throw up after hearing some certain smell these past few days, especially when it came to foods I loved so much.
The smell came again and I sniffed out. Because I was resisting the urge to not throw up, my body began to sweat profusely. Still, I ignored the discomfort. I wasn’t ready to give Tiana the chance to find something wrong again.
Covering my nose with the hem of my top, I took a cooking spoon and went over to turn the food on fire. Or, I tried to.
The next thing I knew was the earth giving away under me. My eyes turned a million times before I felt my balance giving way and my body sagging.
That was the last thing I remembered.
By the time I came to my conscious self again, I found myself lying on the bed. The smell of disinfectant hit my nostrils and I had to fight another throwing up. I looked around and realized that I was at a hospital.
But how had I gotten here?
“Are you awake?” A voice asked beside me. I jerked to the direction and found Marie seating there. “You fainted.” She said with a bit of worry clouding her petite round face.
“Who…” I croaked out. I paused and cleared my throat before continuing. “Who brought me here?” I asked.
“We saw you on the floor and rushed you to the pack hospital.”
“Thank you,” I whispered to her. My face contoured with worry as I remembered the task Tiana had given me. Marie must have noticed because she squeezed my shoulder gently.
“We are covering for you in the kitchen, don’t worry. And no, the Luna has not yet asked of you or requested for your presence.”
I didn’t know when I let out a sigh of relief.
Before I could say any other word, one of the pack’s doctor, doctor Grace, walked up to us. I tried to sit up, but she pushed me down back very gently.
“You need all the rest you can get. Your body is weak because you are carrying an Alpha’s child and your wolf strength is too weak for it. Yet, you still work yourself hard.” She reprimanded gently.
“Wh-what are you talking about?” I asked, confusion written all over my face.
“Oh, I’m sorry, Amanda. I thought you knew.” The doctor replied.
“Knew?” My heart was already pounding hard in my chest. My mind was already wrapping around what her words meant. But, somehow, I didn’t want to believe them.
“You are pregnant, Amanda.” She finally dropped the bombshell.
Amanda. ‘You are pregnant, Amanda.’No matter how many times I tried to release my mind from those words after hearing them about three days ago, I just couldn’t. Zane had gotten me pregnant, and then went ahead to mate with my twin sister. Who would I tell my plight to?*Tell him.* My wolf, Sapphire, whispered to me. *And then what?* I asked her. *He’ll definitely take us back. He knows that he is the only person you have ever been with. He will know that the pup belongs to him.* Sapphire said. Her words encouraged me. And despite my reluctance of doing anything else but trying to get him to accept me as a second option because I am pregnant, I desperately wanted to try now. *Alright.* I told my wolf and smiled when she squeaked in my head. I felt her pant from that little task and felt sorry for making her bear the weight of carrying an Aloha blooded child. *We’ll be fine.* She said to me, making me realize that she could always hear my thoughts since we were one. For the r
Five years later. Amanda. “Jude! Juliet!” I shouted their names for what felt like the hundredth time that morning. If I hadn’t, they were going to be late for school and I was going to be late for my meeting with the Elders of the pack. “Mommy, it’s Juliet that is making me tie her ribbon for her hair!” Jude yelled back to me. After I ran five years ago after Zane had threatened my life, I had ran and ran until I got exhausted and fainted. By the time I came to again, I found myself in a small pack. It turned out that I had been rescued by an old man who happened to be the Alpha of the pack. The Night Walker Pack. “Alpha Sapphire, it is almost time for the meeting.” My Beta, Bets Alex, said as he walked in. That was right! I was now the Alpha of the pack. It turned out that the Alpha who had rescued me then, Alpha Jackson, didn’t have any biological child of his own. After his mate died barely two years into their marriage, along with the pregnancy she was carrying then, the
Zane. “So? What was her response?” I barked at the guard I had sent to deliver the letter to the Alpha of Night Walker Pack. “I… I didn’t see her personally.” He stammered out. He risked a look at me and relaxed a bit when he couldn’t read my emotion to be that of anger. However, I was still processing his words. The moment I did, my face contoured with anger which I couldn’t hold no matter how hard I tried. “You didn’t what?” I bellowed at the man. Before he could respond, I hitched toward him and gave him a slap across the face. He staggered backward, a wince on his face before he bowed and fell on his knees. “I told you to make sure you deliver the letter to her personally!” I yelled. My patience was already worn out with everything I had to deal with and this stupid guard had only successfully added to it. “Her people refused to let me see her. The only way to make sure she got the letter was to deliver it to her people.” I hissed and slowly advanced to the man. I watched as
Amanda“That’s right, Zane, I see the look of fear in your eyes. I see the look of surprise, and doubt in your eyes. Yes, it is me, Amand.” I laughed.I was in the company of my entourage and seeing them, all standing behind me left Zane speechless. For several minutes, he could hardly utter any word which was exactly what I was gunning for. This, the element of surprise that had worked so well in my favor. I wished I could picture this moment for a long time but I knew I needed to get on with the next stage of this as to the reason why he wanted me here.“I can’t believe this,” he muttered.“Well, you better believe it.” I snapped.My entourage brought out the makeshift chair they carry all about as they propped it up, leading me toward it to sit down. All this was done in front of Zane, and I could see how shocked he was with every minute that passed.“It can’t be,” he muttered.“What can’t be?” I asked, taking my seat on the chair.He staggered back, as recognition finally dawned i
ZaneFuck! Amanda was an Alpha! Amanda was a freaking Alpha! That was not something I expected and seeing her looking so beautiful and serene had me wondering where exactly I had missed it. I wouldn’t say it was from the time she was staying with me, far from it or from the time I had treated her badly but truth be told, I had seen something very special in Amanda right from the first time I told her that I wanted to be with her.“What happened out there?” Tiana asked, waddling in like the shapeless frog she was.I had a mind to just walk out on her but I know that would be plain rude even though I knew she didn’t deserve my niceness when in fact she had been a demon ever since I got married to her. In fact, she hadn’t allowed me to have a semblance of rest, disturbing and giving me sleepless nights. Now, seeing her here, standing like a shapeless sack of grains, told me that I had made a terrible mistake in mating her.“Nothing,” I said.I decided at the last minute not to tell her w
Amanda I got back to the temporary lodge my entourage had already prepared for the duration of our stay here and I had to confess, they really did a number toward ensuring that I had a pleasant stay in this godforsaken place. Now, it was time for business and I wasn't going to slack when it came to this. If there was one thing I knew, it was that this was the time for me to show Zane and his pack that I wasn't a push over and I would never be.“Everyone, take some rest. We will converge at the central hall in an hour so that we can discuss our agenda for the day.” I ordered.There were collective nods of head and greetings even as they all retired for the night. Seeing my pack members all united by this had me smiling so much that all I could feel in my heart at that moment was the love I had for each of them. They had stuck with me for a long time, weathering the storm with me without complaining and now, they were here with me even though this wasn’t really their business.“Alpha,
Amanda“With all due respect, Alpha, it's a capital No!” Alex barked the last word out.I could see the anger in his words, the anger in his eyes when he spoke. Personally, he knew everything that had happened to me when I was still with Zane and it was his anger that reflected in every of his words he spoke. I for one knew that he would never allow this to happen because he knew how evil Zane could be and if this fell on his hands, he could bring total destruction to the kingdom.Several murmurs of agreement rang out while others remained silent. With Alex being one of the most vocal members of the pack, it wasn’t a surprise that he easily garnered support from those present.“Going by the pack’s history and the Alpha in charge, it's safe to say that they aren’t deserving of the Crystal heart. Alpha Zane has been known to be a heartless, cruel and callous man who doesn’t care about his people. I am not in support of this, Alpha.” He finished.I nodded, silently thanking him for his c
Zane.Anger, fear, and shock radiated through me as I walked around mindlessly. I didn’t even know what to think of as I stared at some of the maids doing their jobs. There were times when I had wished that I would be the greatest Alpha to ever live but apparently, that wasn’t going to be possible because my enemies were at work and if there was one thing I knew, it was that they would never see me rise to become that. They had chosen this specific day and time to strike, knowing that my forces were at the weakest at this point.It wasn’t fair but when it came to the way we lived, life wasn’t fair at all. You either win some or you lose some and if there is one thing I wouldn't be doing, it was losing. I was going to make sure I got them, every single last one of them that even thought they could destroy everything I had worked so hard to build. Never, I was never going to allow that.“Alpha.” A voice interrupted my thoughts.I turned toward the direction of the voice to see that it w