I turned my attention to the kettle. I waited for the tea to boil perfectly because my father preferred dark liquor.I turned the stove off and poured two cups of tea.I did not want to go into Alora's room. So when I left the kitchen, I began looking for other maids.To my surprise, there were no maids there.'Okay, so I will go put the cup somewhere and then rush out. I don't want to talk to the woman who wanted me to leave this house,' I told myself and headed to the way where her bedroom and my father's study room were.I had no intention of fighting today. I just wanted my father's love back. I wanted my life to be one in which my father would not look back and say that he regretted adopting me.As I made my way to Alora's bedroom, I thought about the previous evening. I felt like every day was turning into hell.I came to a stop outside Alora's door. I reached up to knock on the door, but when I heard Alora's voice, my hand froze."Zack"Was Zack inside? I was surprised to find
I was shocked to hear the maid. What happened to Alora? How was she poisoned? How?My father's eyes grew wide with disbelief. His body nearly slumped back into his chair."W-What?"For the first time, I saw his vulnerable side. I had always seen him as strong and powerful. But right then, he was lost, as if he were losing everything in his life.My eyes filled with tears, and I hurried over to him."Dad!"I helped him stand up by holding his arm."Are you alright, Dad?"I could not express my worries to him. He broke my grip and dashed out of the room, heading for Alora's bedroom.The maid quickly stepped aside to let him out of the room. I trailed behind him.I was worried for Alora. Though she never treated me well, she was my sister.Since Alora's bedroom was in the same way as his office room, my father rushed inside her room.I walked behind him. As soon as I stood at the door, I saw Alora lying on the bed. It appeared as though she was coughing up poison. The lids of her eyes w
I was at a loss for words. Alora's words baffled me. Even when I came into this room to give her tea, I overheard her talking about letting go of the arguments. Did she finally decide to be a good girl?I had absolutely no idea.But in my heart, I hoped she would be safe. I did not want anyone to die.Standing outside the room, I noticed everyone around me. My father was walking back and forth, a worried expression on his face. Zack appeared angry rather than concerned. He might have been on his way to the company when the maid informed him about Alora.I could see him gazing at the maids with a scornful look. He might be trying to observe them.When I saw his gaze, I had one question in mind.'Alora was poisoned. How did that happen?’ I thought.This pack house was where I had spent my entire life. Over the years, no one had dared to poison me. Then why did they do that to Alora?Perhaps she was the biological daughter of the head Alpha; that was how they did it.When Zack's eyes shi
I was shocked as soon as I heard Alora. My eyes went wide with surprise. My lips parted, but no words came out. I stared at her with bewilderment for a while."What are you saying, Alora?"Zack's voice reached my ear and brought me back to reality. I came to the realization that this woman was accusing me of murdering her.Hearing Zack, Alora shifted her gaze away from me and turned her head to look at him.Since Zack's voice sounded confused, she was startled. She began crying and saying,"Zack, you don't believe me?"Zack cast a glance at me. I could feel his perplexed gaze on me. I did not turn my head to look at him. Instead, I directly questioned Alora."What do you mean? I didn't do anything to you."Alora shook her head as she looked at me."Why are you lying, Sister? I know you hate me so much.""Why would I hate you? Have you ever done anything to make me hate you?" I snapped back at her.I was getting angry at her. How could she wake up and accuse me of poisoning her?I gave
I saw hatred blazing inside Zack's eyes. I bit my bottom lip, shaking my head."Trust me, I have no idea how this happened. I didn't do anything."Alora spoke up suddenly,"I saw you had another cup with you. You were about to give that to Dad...." she gasped, covering her mouth. Then after a few seconds of silence, she mumbled,"Sister, did you plan to kill Dad as well?"If the ground had slipped beneath my feet, I would have buried my body underground.Why would I want to kill my father?The atmosphere in the room was heated. I felt like I was almost out of breath. I choked on my breath, unable to think of anything. What happened was beyond my understanding.To silence our thoughts, the doctor lifted his hand and shook it.“I have examined the remaining tea in the kettle as well as the tea in Alpha Joshua's study. There was nothing poisonous in the tea. The poison was only found in Alora's cup.”The doctor's words made it clear that the person was only attempting to kill Alora.And
I stared at my father in disbelief. The air in the room started to choke me as if I was taking some poison. His words came to my ears like stabs in my heart."Dad..." I mumbled, ignoring the tears falling from my eyes.My voice came out in a low whisper. How could he so easily abandon me?Would he do the same if Alora was in my shoes? He could never do that.I was betrayed by the two people I loved the most. It was not just about saving me, but putting their trust in me. Since they did not believe it, they could have just let me go. I said I was leaving. However, they made the decision to punish me for a crime I had not done."Let's go. We do not have time for your drama," the inspector said, dragging me out the door.My father did not look at me when they were pulling me out. Instead, he went to Alora to check on her. Alora was already hugging Zack when he placed his hand on her head.While hugging Zack's neck, Alora's gaze locked with mine. I could see a smile reach her eyes, provok
"Aahhh!"I screamed in pain. I was curled up against the cold ground of a cell. I could barely breathe. The agony that I was experiencing in my back was getting unbearable.My hands were tied as well as my legs. I hissed as the man who had been whipping me for the past few minutes whipped my back again."I-I didn't do anything. Please let me go," I cried out again.The tears began to pour out of my eyes. I felt my face pressed against the cold floor. I could feel pain in my cheeks too.Every ragged gasp intensified the pain. I could feel the sting of the whips. There were a few guards shouting from behind."The order was for ten whips on the first day. Why are you still whipping her? She will die!"The man who was beating me bent down to the ground. He grabbed my hair and yanked it back with his strong grip.I sobbed in agony, feeling the burn on my scalp from his firm grip.My eyes were shut tightly so I could not see his face. But when he said something, I froze."You insulted me in
Third POV"Now she is all right, Alpha. Since she is out of danger, you should not worry about her health anymore," the doctor said, bowing his head to him.Alpha Joshua exhaled a sigh of relief and nodded to him.The doctor had spent the entire night checking on Alora. She was calmly resting on the bed. Zack and Alpha Joshua were seated on the bed."Thank you, Doctor," Zack said.He was holding Alora's hand. Worry was clearly visible in his eyes. Alpha Joshua also noticed it.When the doctor left, Joshua noticed Zack's hand and asked,"You seem to be very concerned about Alora."Zack looked at him and replied, "Of course, she is someone I should care for my entire life."Alpha Joshua grinned at him slightly. His daughter was in good hands. He felt better."Alpha, you can rest now.""What about her?" Joshua said, gazing at his daughter."I will be right here with her," Zack assured him.Joshua looked out the window, only to see the sun rising.It was already in the morning.He slowly
I was dissatisfied. My father left the room after giving Zack a nod.As soon as he left, I glared at Zack. “I don't need your help.”Zack walked out of the room and came back with a maid.I frowned at him. “What are you doing? Where is Alora? Does she know you are here?”He scoffed at me and replied, “She is not at home. You don't need to think about her. Or do you want her to be here so that you can put the blame on her?"Did he think I was like her fiancée? It was her job to put everything on me, not mine.When he saw I was not responding to him, Zack turned to the maid and said,“She just woke up. Help her to get ready. I'm taking her to the hospital.”Zack then left the room. I glanced at the maid. She was one of Alora's maids."I don't need your help. I can do it myself."The maid crossed her arms and gave me a weird look. It was as if she was the daughter of the Alpha and I was her maid."Look, Flora. You lost your position, you know that. Now that Miss Alora is not home, you ar
I managed to return to my bedroom while taking support from the railing and the wall.I could not move my right leg; I was limping.I did not know if I had broken a bone. What would I do then?The night was big, and I was waiting for dawn. The pain would not let me sleep. I was awake the whole night, waiting for the sun to rise so that I could go to the pack hospital for a check-up.I had no idea when my eyes closed. I opened my eyes as I heard a loud knock at the door."I fell asleep in pain," I muttered with a deep sigh.I tried to move my leg to get out of the bed. I was relieved when I found my right foot was not that heavy in pain like last night.I walked over to the door while limping and opened it.I saw my father standing there."Dad!"My father, Alpha Joshua, looked at me from head to toe."What happened to you, Flora? Why didn't you come down for breakfast?"His voice was soft and filled with worry. A sense of emotion blew into my mind. I was happy that my father was concer
I stared at the closed door for a long time. The cold breeze touched my face as it blew inside the room through the window. It did not feel like how I felt when I was near the king, very close."What's wrong with me? Why do I start to feel like this toward him? Was it because he is the king?"I asked myself, trying to look for the answer.In the end, I could not reach a conclusion. I had no idea what he meant before leaving.Slowly getting up on my feet, I let out a deep breath.My legs deliberately moved toward the door. I opened the door and looked around, only to find an empty hallway.I walked out of the grand restaurant. When I got to the parking lot, I started to look for my father's car. But it seemed like his driver left after dropping me off.With a deep sigh, I hailed a taxi and headed back to the pack house.It took some time for me to get back to the pack house.As I entered the house, I saw a man sitting on the couch.I took a pause as I looked at him."Zack"He was drink
The king's question caught me off guard. I immediately turned my head to look at him to deny the fact.However, when I turned my face, my nose brushed against his. For a brief moment, I found myself out of breath. The tip of his nose was cold, giving me goosebumps.I looked into his eyes with my wide eyes.The pair of dark eyes were mysterious. It was as if there were so many secrets hidden inside. It could be pleasant or painful, shocking or regrettable.I did not know how long I could keep looking at them, but I could not take my gaze away."Are you trying to find a new way to get close to me?"I was dumbfounded. A new way? When did I use a technique to get close to him? Everything was just a coincidence between us.Feeling that he was misunderstanding me, I immediately pushed him and moved away.Within a few seconds, I realized what I had done.I got up and turned around, then gasped. I slammed my palm against my mouth."Did I just push the Almighty king?" I muttered to myself."Wh
I quickly moved my hand away. He glanced at my face with a pair of narrowed eyes as if he was observing my expression.I lowered my head while sitting beside him."Your Majesty, I heard you are eyeing land in our pack. You are welcome to ask our assistant," one of the men spoke out.The tension in the air eased a little as the man broke the silence. Others nodded their heads as they fully paid their attention to King Aron.'He is eyeing some land?' I thought, fixing my gaze on the floor.I was waiting to hear more. I wondered if the land was somehow related to my father's company."Do you think I need your assistance?" Aroan asked, sipping his drink.The man who had spoken out earlier felt nervous after hearing Aron. It was clear that there was no way they could turn the king's favor toward them until the king himself wanted it.The other man on the left couch cleared his throat. "Your Majesty, you know we are the legitimate businessmen to have your favor. If we get a chance, we will
Aron's jaw tensed. His brows furrowed as if he was enraged. Anger flickered in his eyes.I was afraid he did not like how close we were.I could feel the intensity of his silent rage. The wind blew through the window, touching my face and brushing my hair against his face.He inhaled and closed his eyes then turned his face to the other side.It was as if the wind had mixed with my scent and entered his nostrils, and he seemed to dislike it.I felt embarrassed and quickly moved away."I—I am sorry, Your Majesty," I said in a very low tone.This time, others did not hear me. When they saw my reaction, they began laughing at me."Silly girl! She could not wait and fell straight to the King?"I wanted to just dig my own grave and bury myself. I had felt humiliated before, but this time felt different."You don't need to laugh. If your wives had been here, they would have done more than that."I froze when I heard King Aron's voice next to me. His words were dark and sarcastic. However, n
"Your Majesty, please forgive her. She is naive," Alpha William said, drawing me closer to him.I blinked, looking down at William's hand. He held my arm tightly and whispered to me,"Apologize properly, Flora. He is the king capable of killing you here."I got chills just thinking about it. I shook my head, realizing that it was not true. The king would not kill me. He had rescued me several times."Alpha William, did you come here to sabotage our opportunity? We are here to greet the Alpha King. If you want to apologize, have your woman serve the king."Alpha William nodded as he heard one of the businessmen speak. He dragged me towards the couches."What are you doing?" I asked him.“Stay quiet.”He approached the couch where King Aron was sitting. I took a glance at Aron. He was looking at something with concentration. I followed his gaze and found him looking at William's hand, which was holding my arm.For some unknown reason, I did not want the king to misunderstand my connecti
I did not know why, but just hearing about the king made my heart skip a beat.'The king? King Aron is here!'I turned my head, trying to locate him. But King Aron was nowhere to be found."Where is he?"I heard Alpha William asking his assistant about King Aron. I paid attention to their conversation."He is in the lounge area. I heard all the big heads of this pack are there to please him."Alpha William rose from the chair and said,"Great! We should go there to greet him."I stared at Alpha William. He seemed to be very excited to meet the Alpha King. Who would not be? Having the king here in the pack was a blessing for the Alphas. They were eager to form an alliance with him. An alliance with the Alpha King ensured that no one would dare to attack their companies."Flora, let's go and greet the king," Alpha William said to me.I was taken aback. He did not address me by my first name this time, which was surprising. But the main issue for me was that I would have to face the king
"Why are you not sitting?"Hearing his question, I gave him a look and asked, "If you leave my hand, then I can sit, Mr. Bentley."He glanced at my hand and let out a chuckle. "Oh, yeah. You are right."He let go of my hand, and I quickly pulled it back. I sighed, fighting the urge to leave the restaurant.'I came here for the deal. So I have to deal with him,' I told myself.I sat down on the chair across from him. I noticed him motioning for the manager to leave. The manager gave him a nod as he left our table.My gaze remained fixed on him. He was Alpha William Bentley. He was his father's sole heir to run the company. According to what I learned about him, he was not very good at business. However, his father had built a big company, and he had become in charge of it. He had the resources that my father required for his business. It might be useful for our pack as well."Miss Flora, I heard you have been sick for the past few months. Are you alright now?"Alpha William's question