chapter 3

Isabella

The darkness of the night is slowly fading away suggesting that it's already dawn. Our journey finally ended with the screeching halt of the car. I peeked through the window to have some ideas about the place they have brought me. The door clinked open and a tall bulky man literally drag me out of the passenger seat without sparing me a glance.

"Take her to the omega cottage".

Omega!! This is what I am instead of having the alpha blood in my veins.

I was silent throughout the way but I hissed in pain when someone pushed me from behind. I fall down and cut my knee. I am weak but I won't let anyone have satisfaction by showing my weaknesses to them.

I get up and the big white mansion was standing there welcoming me. Huge, magnificent and cold like it's owner.

The mournful cold breeze passed away giving me goosebumps and my heart tightened with grief, fear and anxiety. My subconscious mind echoed, it's just the beginning, a long way to go.

" What so good in her, that Anna got rejected by her mate because of her." The lady spat out loud eyeing me ups and downs.

I guess she is the head of the omegas, maybe in her early forties, not too tall, pump and with a stern look on her face.

Other omegas didn't seem very friendly either. "Wear this and get into work". She threw some clothes at me. I think they have omega dress code. A black knee length skirt with a black blouse.

When I got ready, a girl same age as me show me the way to the kitchen. After a sleepless brutal night all I wanted is lay down a little, close my eyes and wrap my mind with everything happened.

" Is it true that you are Alpha Artemis mate". She leaned forward and wishpered in my ears. Rumours run faster than light and it was truth that I'm his mate. I nodded.

" I'm, Ella. I'm sorry Luna, though they are blaming you but I know it's not your fault."

Her sincere words touch my heart, I was startled by her calling me Luna.

" Don't call me Luna, I'm Isabella. You can call me Bella."

Though she hesitated a little at first but then she got comfortable. It's good to have someone to talk. She is sweet spoken, playful and somehow make me remember of Levi . I wonder how they are doing there. I didn't even get a chance to say goodbye to them.

We entered the kitchen, it's way more bigger than the one I left in my pack. Silver theme decorations and use of modern technologies make it look like a kitchen of any five star restaurant.

" Why you are standing here like a puppet, do the dishes". A old lady rudely pushed me towards the sink where's a pile of dirty dishes was waiting for me. How fate changes everything, a day ago I was being treated like a princess and today I'm a maid. I was doing the dishes and their mean wishperings will come to my ears time to time.

"Shameless!"

"Bitch!"

"Freak!"

Though I don't have my wolf but my senses are in good terms.

" Hurry up, we don't have the whole day", the short lady from earlier said grumpily.

"I'll help her", Ella tried to come forward to help me.

"She is no princess, let her do her work." She silenced her rudely.

" Where's the bitch?? Helen where she is?" A pitchy voice come from outside and in a moment a tall, slender beauty entered the kitchen questioning the short lady, her name Helen I guess.

She gestured towards me. The angry young lady didn't waste a minute before coming towards me, griping my hair tightly.

"Bitch, because of your bastard lover my best friend died," she shrieked at my face. Her eyes full of anger and hatred. But that's not what get my interest, faint scent of my mate is reeking from her body. Something in me stirred up, why she is smelling like my mate?? Is she his ....?? My mind boiled up with the possibilities. I wonder where's is he. I didn't see him from last night. My heart clenched with unknown feelings. My changes in facial expressions didn't go unnoticed by her. To add fuel to my emotions she smirked. Something built up inside me, I closed my eyes and when I open them all I saw is red. I pushed her and she wasn't ready for my counter attack. She fall dawn, bumping her head on the kitchen counter. A painful squeak left her lips and everyone gasped in shock and horror. And then my mate decided to enter the kitchen, his scent engulfed the whole place, calming my blazing heart.

" What the hell is happening here," he growled.

"She pushed, Monica, Alpha". Helen answered for everyone, while all of them nodded their head at the presence of their Alpha.

" Artemis, I was just trying to talk to her, but she pushed me, see I have cut my forehead." Monica said tearfully and softly. My eyes widened with their hypocrisy. But before I can protest Alpha Artemis pushed me hard on the wall. His close proximity make my body on fire and my heart was thudding rapidly. Our eyes met and for a moment everything vanished around me. It was only him and me. His cold eyes soften when my stomach make noises. I realized I didn't eat anything from last evening.I was damn hungry. I was embarrassed. But our small moment was cut off by Monica's whimpering. His eyes come back to their cold state with some extra hatred in them. My heart sank , he hates me.

"That's what you and your bastard lover do, hurting my dear ones".

"Artemis," I tried to voice out for the first time.

"Alpha, it's only alpha for you."

" You like to hurt people right. It's pay back time little mate," he leaned forward and said the last part on my ears sending shivers down my spine.

" Don't give her any food until she mopped this whole building." He ordered and left the kitchen leaving me behind with a broken heart and tear moistened eyes.