Chapter 0003

Seraphina POV

I strolled past the gate, into the main compound. What was I going to tell them when asked what I had come for? I questioned myself as I made it to the main entrance where guards stayed.

“My Lady,” they bowed in unison. “You will wait for my lord to see you before you are qualified to come into the palace.”

What could I have done?

What was I going to say? Nothing, but put on a nod. “I shall wait,” I mumbled and one of them went in, while I stayed outside, with the boxes that were behind me.

“Look who we have here!”

My father, the Alpha of the pack laughed.

The tone of his voice was mocking and I didn't expect less. All I wished for was to be given a room in the palace, knowing fully well that I could be thrown out.

“Fa—father—” I called, stuttering. “Good evening, Father.”

The door behind him was pushed open and the Luna emerged, the same as my younger sister who walked behind her.

“Who is this?”

“Mother, I—” I heard myself say. “Good evening, Mother.”

“What are you doing here?” She ignored my greetings, throwing another question at me. “Did you come to visit with your husband, wolf?”

I shook my head and fixed my gaze on the footing of the compound. “I have come back to live with you,” I shamefully murmured with the last ounce of vocals in my throat.

“What did you just say?” Alpha Logan asked.

“I am sorry—”

“Do you expect me and your mother to accept you back in this palace? After all you have done in the past?” He scoffed and snapped his finger.

A guard emerged at the spot, bent low and Father spoke some words I did not hear before looking up to meet with my gaze.

“What shall we do?” He turned to look at Mother whose facial expression said everything I needed to know. “She does not deserve a place in this pack. Not anymore, what do you want to do with her?”

She heaved a sigh. “What do I need someone who chose a man who is not deserving of her, over her family members?”

“We can forgive her, Mother,” my younger sister spoke up. “She needs shelter in the meantime, but I shall not vacate my room for her.”

“That settles it,” Father nodded, gazing at the Luna who did the same. “Take her stuff to the smallest chamber in the palace.” He said to the guards who took my boxes from behind me.

“You should stay far from us,” Alpha Logan said when I walked past him. “I am only letting you stay because you need shelter, and nothing more. Stay away from your sister, too. She doesn't need such influence.”

Without saying a word, I walked into the large living room.

My thoughts went back to the last time I was in this room, and the argument I had with my family before walking out of the palace, headed to the pack I had just been thrown away from.

A drop of tear threatened to fall off my eyes and I withheld, trailing behind the guards as they led the way to the smallest room in the palace—just as Father ordered.

“Here,” one of them said when we arrived at the door. He pushed the door open and I caught sight of a room, not well-polished. “This is where my lord has asked that you stay.”

“Thank you,” I said with a nod, took the key from him and walked into the space.

This is not where I should be, I know.

But I didn't mind, not one bit.

I mean, I could have been thrown away from the pack but I wasn't.

Why should I care about the room that was given to me to lay my head in?

Immediately I locked the door and dragged my boxes to a corner of the room.

There was no wardrobe in the space, and I was hurt one moment. “It is nothing,” I said to myself, falling flat on the small bed.

It felt good to be home, after so many months of staying away.

The drop of tears that threatened to fall off all these while, fell off finally.

I let them flow, relishing in the hope I have ahead of me, although I was hurt from what happened the last time I was in Lucius's pack.

“I don't deserve this,” I confessed, sitting up on the bed.

What can Lucius say I have done to him in the past, to be deserving of this treatment?

There was a need to take a bath and sleep. And with this, I walked into the minor bathroom, built next to the room. I grabbed my towel from one of my boxes after inspecting the place, then made it back to the room for a bath.

After my bath, I spent the rest of the day arranging my new space.

I did a good job sweeping and cleaning, then opened my door to receive a tray of food from my younger sibling.

The next day, I woke up with a sharp pain all over my body.

The bed I slept in was too small, and not good for a body like mine. When I recalled I could have been thrown out the very moment I walked in, I felt a little better.

After washing my mouth, my legs led me to my parent's room, to iron things out with them.

After the guard at the door passed on the information of my presence to them, I was let into the room.

“What do you want?” Mother asked, sitting up on the bed. Father turned around on the bed to catch a glimpse of my face after which he sat up to have a clear view of my face.

“I—”

My words failed me again, and I summoned more courage. “I am sorry for how things went on between us in the past.”

Mother chuckled. “The past is now, Seraphina. Things will continue to be like this between us until we all are ready to forgive you.”

“Mother, it was a mistake.”

“Because he dumped you!” She shut me up. “Lucius dumped you and you feel you should come back to us because we will accept you back. Am I telling lies?”

Of course, not. I shook my head. “It is the truth,” I nodded. “But I am sorry and I am willing to make things right between us.”

“If you want to make things right, then do it between yourself and the other members,” she let out. “As for myself and your father, we are not ready to let go of what you have done to us. You may leave our room!”

Forcing them to forgive me is something I cannot do, and will not do. With tears in the corner of my eyes, I turned around and walked to the door.

My legs led me to my new room and while I walked, I saw some members I recognized. There was nothing to say to them—since all that went on in my head was making peace with my parents.

The moment I reached the room, I locked the door, grabbed my towel and walked to the bathroom.

What was I doing in the palace, sulking, when there are bars in the city? I asked myself, walking out of the bathroom to grab some outfits.

I needed to be at a bar and cool off the many thoughts in my head. Getting high and drunk is something I should try out, after a long while of staying away from alcohol.