Chapter 3

Elena 

While I was still shocked, the maid does the sleeve quickly, then runs out of the room before I could say anything. I pace the room, worried that she might have just said that so that I do not kill her in this room and when she comes back. She will be with warriors, and they will kill me before avenging my parents.

 

“Stupid, stupid, stupid Elena!” I scold myself for being stupid and not acting quickly enough. I go to the high window and peek outside. Even if I jump out of this window, I will break some bones when landing and they will catch me. I am on the fourth floor, for Goddess’s sake!

I did not think something like this will happen and I did not plan on what to do if it did. I move away from the window and walk to the door, but before I could open it, it opens and reveals the nervous face of the maid. I move back and she comes in and then closes the door quickly behind her. 

She takes out a bottle with purpose liquid in it. Wolfbane. She did not go to rat me out, but went to get the wolfbane. “Are you sure about this?” I ask her and she nods. “That man took everything from me, killed my parents and many of my pack members, including my sister. He then brought me here and had his way with me until he got another and made me a servant.” The anger in her voice can not be missed. 

This is an angry and bitter woman and I understand her more than anymore. This man killed my parents too and many innocent people in my pack while the man who was supposed to protect them, a coward, was hiding away in his packhouse. “Do not get me wrong, being a servant is much better than being that man’s sex slave. I have been looking for the opportunity to kill him myself, but I am never assigned to him. So, I never got the chance, but you will and if you can, kill him before he ruins you.” 

She tells me, then goes and stands by the door. “I will keep watch. Be quick.” I nod, then take out the weapon and deep it into the wolfbane. I then cover it nicely with a cloth so that the wolfbane does not contact my skin. When I am done, I nod at her and she comes rushing and takes the wolfbane and hides it. 

“I will serve at the ceremony, and I will be around his floor tonight. If you do it, I will be around to help you escape.” She tells me “Thank you.” She shakes her head with teary eyes. “No, thank you. If you do this, then my parents and sister will finally rest in peace, and it will all be thanks to you. Good luck and be careful.” She tells me before dashing out of the door. 

I sighed and sat on the bed. Williams has ruined many people’s lives and I am sure that this maid and I are not the only people who want this man dead. But the difference is that she and I are willing to do it while the others are sitting back and waiting for the day someone kills him. 

I do not blame them, though; William is very ruthless and for those that tried to kill him in the past. He has made an example of them and brutally killed them to send a message to anyone that wanted to kill him. Someone like me, to tell them that he was going to kill them just like he did the first ones who tried. 

After killing three alphas in a row that tried, no one tried again or even dared to challenge him. The door opens again and a woman I do not recognize appears. She looks elegant and in her late forties. “Come girl, it’s time.” She tells me and I walk towards her wondering what is she doing serving a man like this. 

She could be a mother too and should help women like me out of situations like these but instead. She takes them to him, the monster. She walks down the hallway and I walk a little behind. “Try to keep up, will you?” she glances at me over her shoulder as she says that. I dislike her. The annoyance in her voice as she says that, is clear, and she is not trying to hide it. 

I walk faster to catch up with her. I do not want to ruin things now. This woman is nothing. I have bigger fish to fry, or shall I say. I have a big bad alpha to kill and the likes of her will have to wait. We walk down the stairs and into a big hall. They hat six long tables filled with people and when we walk in; the room falls into silence. 

Everyone is looking at me, some with pity in their eyes, and men look at me with lust. I look ahead and the bastard is sitting on his chair at the head of the middle table. He is looking right at me, the disgusting pig. We walk further into the room with the woman leading me to his side. There is an empty chair on his right and the woman leads me there. 

When she gets close, she bows her head. “Alpha, here she is.” She says, then gestures to the chair for me to sit. I do not take my eyes off alpha William and he does not take his off me. He's looking at me with lust in his eyes, and I am sure I am looking at him with disgust. But a pig like him won't care about that if he gets to conquer me. 

People resume talking, and the dinner is served. The dinner is filled with fake compliments to the alpha, and I want to just kill every one of these pretentious mother fuckers and then get the hell out of here. William is all smiles, and he accepts the compliments. They are giving him a much bigger head than he already has. 

The food looks good and appetizing, but I cannot eat it. How do I? the doors fly as if they were opened with force and banging on the walls. I hear whispers from everyone around. “The young alpha has arrived.” 

“I thought he would not attend.” Before I could listen to more of the whispers, I heard heavy footsteps coming from the other side of the table and my head snaps in that direction. My wolf was pacing in my head again and I smelled him before I saw him. His intoxicating scent was like the wind carried it to come right at me. “Mate!” Lee says, and I freeze in my seat. 

Oh, dear Goddess, no, it cannot be. William’s son is my mate. He appears in my line of vision. He looks so angry right now. He is going to kill me. I grab my weapon tight; he is going to kill me. I will wait for him to strike first and fall to the ground. When William comes to check if I am still alive, I will use the opportunity to stab him in the neck. 

I was already forming a plan in my head as I watched him walk to the other side of the table. He only glances at me once and averts his eyes. My wolf whimpers at the indirect rejection from our mate, but this is not the time to be thinking about that. We have a mission and this mate of ours might ruin everything. 

My heart is booming in my chest, and I hear it in my ears. I try to calm myself, but it is not working. He goes and stands next to his frowning father. “I am sorry to interrupt this auspicious occasion. I am not here to attend but to challenge you alpha John Williams for the alpha position of the Blood Moon pack. Do you accept?” 

William smirks when he hears that. “Oh, son, I see you think you have grown now, but I want you to remember what happened the last time you challenged me for the position.” My mate, whose name I do not know. Yet. Clenched his fists when his father said that and whatever happened the last time is still fresh in his mind. I can see, even though he is trying to hide it.

“I do not live in the past, unfortunately. Now, do you accept the challenge, John?” William looked pissed by this, but he stood and faced his son. “Remember, you asked for it. This time the battle is to the death. I will not be challenged by my own son. We fight tomorrow morning.” My mate smirks.