"You can go. I don't find you guilty." He said to me and my eyes widened in surprise."Who do you think you are to make such a judgement?" Eleanor sneered at him and he glared at her."I'm the next Pack master of the Rider pack so I think I have every right. Besides I know you are lying." He said with obvious disdain. "Get your things ready, we are leaving tomorrow." He declared and she slumped on the ground."I am not going anywhere. I am staying here." She screamed hysterically like a crazy person but he ignored her as he approached me."You sure are interesting. You had the nerve to fight a Rider head on." A smile curled up his lips as he stared at me intensely. "Iris right? I'll remember it." He smiled before he walked away. I watched him leave as the other girls started whispering. Anne rushed to my side to help me up."Are you okay?" She asked with concern etched on her face.I smiled lightly as I got up. "I'm fine now." I said before turning to Eleanor who was still sobbing on
I reached into my pocket and pulled out my phone, the chiming growing louder as I did. I swiped the screen to life, and my heart skipped a beat as I saw the flood of messages from my sister, Amelia."Any problem?" Anne looked back at me."Oh, no. Go ahead I'll catch up." I smiled and she walked out while I went over to a secluded corner so I could read Amelia's text properly.As I scrolled through the messages, my eyes widened in concern.-How are you? I heard what happened yesterday at the ball--I still haven't heard from Stanley since yesterday--Are you sure you saw him leave?--He left before the whole chaos right?--Iris, please answer me! I'm getting really scared--I've tried calling him a million times, but it goes straight to voicemail--His mom hasn't heard from him either--I am so worried and scared that something might have happened to him--Iris????-I felt a knot form in my stomach as I read on. Amelia's messages grew more frantic, each one pleading for me to respond,
"Why can't we love who we want? And why do we even need to kill ourselves over the birth of the Ultima anyway." I said with confidence as I stood tall and they all listened to me intently."We weren't there when our ancestor Kushim cheated on his chosen mate, and the woman he cheated with is long dead anyway. So why are we being punished? I don't just understand." I said as I showed my vulnerability and they all seemed to understand me, because we have all suffered the same thing."That is true," one voiced out. "Why should be pay for the sins of a cheating Alpha. He's going to be reborn anyway. But why do we have to suffer." She stood up and the rest nodded."I'm tired of being treated like shit. It's okay being a servant, but I'm not going to let anyone talk so rudely to me anymore." Another declared."Yes. Like last night during the ball when I served drinks. A little grade A Omega was rude to me just because I am a forsaken. If I wasn't being watched closely, I would have smacked
I took a deep breath, launching into our plea. "Pack Master, we understand that the pack's safety is your top priority, but ignoring the kidnappings won't make them go away. Our fellow servants are innocent, and they deserve your protection too." I reasoned.The Pack Master's expression remained unreadable, but his eyes narrowed slightly. "I'm aware of the situation. But resources are limited, and we can't just rush into a potentially volatile situation. And we have our priorities." I bit my Jaws at his statement. Just tell me why we weren't considered priorities. The others in the room where just staring at us and not saying a word.I breathed in to control my emotions before speaking. "We cook and clean for you. We make sure the house is run properly. Without us, they would be chaos. Would you really let us keep dieing like this?" I threw the question and he frowned upon my words."Look here child, I have no time to play moral compass with you. Important pack members were abducted t
~ Leigh's POV ~After the whole ball incident, I had to go from Pack to Pack to try to reassure them that their members that were taken would be found, and we also needed their corporation. But these greedy men wanted the Troy Pack to bear all the responsibilities ourselves since the unfortunate incident happened in our territory."So you are saying you do not plan on putting in resources to help find your own pack members?" I asked because I couldn't believe what this man was saying."It is not that I do not want to put in the resources and the effort, but this is the Troy's responsibility to bear. You planned the ball. You invited us and we attended. If there was any accident you are to shoulder the responsibility." He said firmly."The Alpha taken is one of your son's right?" I asked the old man."Of course he is. But it is all your fault for having faulty security in place. Our Pack would decide not to offer our support to you and we would withdraw all of our previous investments
Thankfully, we arrived home safely thanks to Nicolas amazing driving skills. I got down from the vehicle but there was no security at the gate save the gate man. Most of them were seriously injured last night. Nicolas also had some battle wounds but he refused to sit still and rest up, because he wanted to catch these people quickly."Let's go up. Your father called again." He said to me and I nodded.We headed upstairs to father's private hall. My feet was getting heavier as I took every step. I hated this. I hated it so much. Being perceived as a failure. It was suffocating. We arrived at the hall and the guards opened up for us immediately.I walked in with Nicolas and I was surprised to see Pack Master Luka Lane here. Travis was here as well but I didn't acknowledge him, especially since he had that stupid look on his stupid face. Father was seated behind his gigantic desk and his eyes were cold as he gazed at me."Father!" I said but he didn't reply and went straight to business.
"I have something to report.""And that is?" Father asked in an intimidating tone and the guard flinched as he contemplated whether to speak or not."What do you want to say? Speak or get lost." Father said irritated and the young man jolted."Master, they are a group of servants outside requesting audience with you Master." He said with his head bowed."Servants? Why should I speak with mere servants?" He said in a condescending tone."What do they want?" I asked the already shaking guard."They request audience concerning yesterday's event." He said in a low tone."Why do they have to come bother me now. I am very busy as it is. Send them away." Father commanded and the guard hurried out."I suggest you listen to them." Luka said in a low but commanding tone as he took a sip of his coffee."You think so?" Father asked facing him."So they wouldn't say you are unfair." He shrugged."Okay then. Let them in. Let me see what they dare to say in front of me." He said and the guard nodded
Eleanor has bitten more than she can chew. She needed to be out of here, but first, I needed to go see Iris.I had heard from the guards that those that escaped were also seriously hurt last night including Iris. She had fought with the criminals last night and ended up in a bad state. This made me all the more annoyed with that damned Eleanor.I couldn't even protect the woman I claimed to love, and I was busy dozing off over whatever Eleanor had drugged me with. She also seemed pretty pissed off at me when she was meeting with father earlier. I needed to know why she was mad at me, and what I had done. If anything, I should be mad. She left just like that, after we shared such a passionate moment, but that was not the main problem for now.I do not know if she is already aware of her sisters mate condition or not. She was also really worried about the missing girls and I needed to assure her that all would be fine.So, I went to her quarters to wait for her. A few servants walked pa