Slip...embarrassed?

'Do you think I enjoy seeing him suffering?', Gretta asked in iris's head. Iris was smart enough to remain quiet cause she detected that Gretta was very angry.

"This should not repeat itself", Alpha Steve said making Iris snap out of whatever reverie she was in.

She was surprised that her father had not asked the guards to whip the slaves harder. Although, she was never in support of his attitude and behaviours towards them but there was nothing she could do. Even if she was his precious daughter whom he treated with care, she knew her limits.

"Yes, Alpha", the head guard answered quietly thanking his stars that the Alpha was now leaving for his office. Just as he was inwardly jumping in excitement, he heard the Luna's voice which made him momentarily stop. He dared not to raise his head and quietly listened to what the Luna had to say.

"Make sure this hall looks grand cause I'm expecting guests this evening. Do not mess it up", the Luna said as she walked away. There was a hidden warning in the last part of her words and the head guard was smart enough to catch unto it.

After making sure he no longer heard the footsteps of the Alpha and his family, he immediately rose to his feet.

Meanwhile most of the slaves were already shedding silent tears. Although, they didn't talk but that didn't mean they were deaf and stupid. They clearly caught unto the meaning behind the Luna's word and they knew it would be hell for them this afternoon. Those who had not managed to eat, sobbed more. They were aware that any slight mistake could make them lose their head. Without eating, how were they to work?

"Now y'all move your asses!", the head guard yelled, now sounding boastful. One wouldn't have imagined that this was the man shivering few minutes ago.

The moment he yelled, the slaves immediately scurried away and got to work. The young kids who could do nothing were forced to pick the scattered food on the formerly washed floor.

Meanwhile the ones who had washed the floor before couldn't help but lament. All their hard work was gone in the blink of an eye just because if this stupid guards. They quietly caused them in their heads while doing their works.

While the slaves were working, there was a frail, young and petite lady who looked like she was about to collapse anytime soon. She found it hard to hold the decoration equipments which she was forced to hold for her partner in decoration. She swayed and forced herself to open her eyes.

Her partner noticed this and got worried. She couldn't call for the guard's help cause she had no idea what they'd do to her friend. Hoping she wasn't going to be caught, she shakily placed her scrawny palm on her friend's head. She was unaware of the pair of eyes looking at them closely. Her friend's eyes closed temporarily and as soon as they did, a loud lash was heard. She got scared and was confused about where the sound came from but she suddenly gasped when she saw her friend crumble to the floor. She couldn't believe her eyes as she looked at the bloodied back of her friend. She covered her mouth hoping her sobs wouldn't reach their ears. Few hours back, if she were told that her friend would turn out this way, she'd definitely argue but.now looking at this, she couldn't believe her eyes. She has heard stories of how the guards treated slaves but she didn't expect it to be as worse as this. If only she could go back in time but what's done is done. Now, she couldn't even mourn her dead friend. With determination in her eyes, she stared at the guard who killed her friend. It took a lot of effort for her to swallow her anger in.

"Get to work", the head guard yelled and it took a lot of courage for her to continue with the decoration.

Hours later, the hall was as beautiful as it could get. No one would have expected this to be the handiwork of mere slaves. It was worth paying for but instead, the slaves suffered.

Most of them were taken to the dungeon they were brought from while the rest were ushered to God knows where.

At 6pm sharp, guests had began coming into the pack. Amongst the slaves that had not been taken back to the dungeon, they were asked to welcome the guest after making sure they looked presentable in a white shirt and black pants. The task was mainly given to a few who didn't have scars on their faces.

In the pack's public kitchen were the other slaves, some of whose scars were more prominent and those who had little to no scars on their faces. Their job in the kitchen was to take the wines and food to the guest. They were refused to be called waiters as they were worth less than a rag.

In the hall, after all the guests had walked in, Alpha Steve stepped unto the stage to give his well known 'boring' speech among the bachelors and spinsters. Even Iris who happened to be the alpha's daughter was nowhere enjoying her father's boring speech.

The few of them who were gathered around a table joined heads together and began discussing about random things. They refused to listen to Alpha Steve's boring speech again.

While they were talking amongst themselves, someone suddenly knocked into the chair a young man opposite Iris was sitting.

Without waiting to hear the person's apology, the young man had angrily got up and began yelling at the person who turned out to be a waiter.

Iris was familiar with her friend's behavior and she refused to pay heed to this until she caught a whiff of his scent. At the speed of lightning, she immediately raised her head and stared directly at those ocean blue orbs.

"Mate", the words left her mouth before she could regain her sixth sense.

The gathering of her friends which was noisy grew eerily quiet.