One thing I learnt after a week of working in the Alpha King’s palace was that no matter the place, the treatment for those like me remained the same.“You’re telling me you’ve scrubbed this floor?” The girl who was in charge of showing me the ropes of the job glared down at me as I scrubbed the ban
“I heard something,” the other girl’s voice went lower. “Don’t tell anyone else about it, but I heard the prince has another woman.” Uninterested in gossip, I was about to tune out of their conversation but the next sentence froze my blood. “He brought her to Dark Moon with him. She’d fainted and he
“This – This ‘thing’ is your mate?” Scarlett was the first to break out of the shock that we all felt. I had to crane my neck to see the face of the prince standing in front of me.“I’ve waited so long to meet you.” He took my dirty hands in his. A big smile tugged at his lips but his eyes remained
“What – This –“ Scarlett got even redder. “I don’t believe you!” She exclaimed.“I’ve had enough of this,” the prince’s cold and quiet voice stole the heat from the room. He had a calm face as if talking to a child when he turned to the redhead. “Who do you think you are to question me?” I swallowed
“Why – Why should I lie for you when there’s – there’s nothing in it for me?” I swallowed down a thick lump in my throat as he stared unblinking at me.“You are arrogant.” That damn word again! “Stubborn," he added. "Do you not know who I am? When your betters tell you to do something, you do it wit
“Okay,” I responded after taking a deep breath.This was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that dropped from the sky. Some other time I would marvel at how surreal it was to go from being a nobody to the Alpha King’s mate but at that moment, I chose to focus on the magnitude of the opportunity. Every
“What is wrong with you?” An irritated voice devoid of warmth asked.I laughed at my pitiful situation but then choked on a gasp, tears streaming into my mouth. I had a month to get used to this feeling but it was a new and unfamiliar kind of pain. One I knew I would have to deal with for as long as
Recalling the many horrific rumours swirling around the monstrous Alpha Prince, I hung my head as emotions choked me.“What the hell did you just do, Carrot?” I whispered to myself, clutching my head in my hands. “The Luna Queen?” It was a position too high for a rat like me. A position so dangerous