Chapter 5 LOTS OF ENEMIES

HAZEL’S POV

“Get your ass out of bed!”

The loud voice roused me up from my slumber. My eyes snapped open, and I could feel my body ache. I was laying on the cold floor, and I could see a shadow hovering over me. My eyes move upwards, and it fell on three unfamiliar faces.

They were girls, each of them wearing maid outfits.

I pushed myself up into a sitting position as I rubbed my eyes.

“What is it? What do you all want?”

“What kind of dumb question is that?” One of them sneered.

“It is time for training,” Another added.

I blinked at the, disbelief. “What?”

“Are you deaf? Or do you not understand simple englishm do I have to repeat myself again?”

I stared at them in awe and bewilderment. As if I was not already confused that they had marched in here and woken me up forcefully, now they were spouting some shit about training.

“Why do I have to train?” I asked.

“Because everyone does that, every morning. It is a compulsory exercise and since you are now in this pack, you must attend it. Now, let us go to the training grounds.”

I scoffed. “I am not leaving this room to attend some stupid training. Now leave, I want to get some sleep.”

The maids just glared at me, and they remained rooted in the same position. “We will make you go to the training grounds, even if we have to drag you there.”

I couldn’t believe what was happening right now. They all looked serious and a part of me didn’t want to start trouble, since I knew no one here. I let out a heavy sigh and all the maids cast mocking grins at me.

“At least you’re smart. Follow us.”

They led me out of the room, and into an open filled. The air hit my skin and it felt refreshing, since I had been locked up in the room for a whole night, and the ventilation was terrible.

We reached a part of the field that was packed with different wolves, each of them sparring with each other. The maids took me further in and someone threw a wooden sword to me.

I stared at the sword in confusion and I looked up at them one maid, who also had a wooden sword in her hand stood in front of me, and began to take a fighting stance. My eyes went wide as I shook my head vigorously.

“What are you doing?” I asked.

She snarled at me. “What kind of stupid question is that? We’re going to spar, take your stance.”

My mind was racing and so was my heart. I looked around and the maids that brought me here, has already began to spar with other people. Everyone on the field was already engaging in the sparring session.

“Keep your attention on me, or you’ll lose!”

Hee voice made me snap my head to her and when I saw she was charging at me, my heart sunk. I didn’t have time to think, or process what was happening. She swung her sword at me and just at the last minute, I used my wooden sword to block her attack.

The pressure of the attack however was surprisingly much and it sent me flying to the ground. My bum came crashing down to the floor and it began to burn with pain. Before I could pick myself back up, the girl charge again, like a relentless force.

I gasped and used my sword to block hers. We began to struggle and my hands shook, as I had little to no strength in my body. She began to weigh down on me, and I could feel my sword slipping away.

Just before my sword dropped to the ground, a loud whistle blew, it’s sound rippling through the air.

“Sparring session over! Everyone start shifting practice!”

The girl moved away from me, and I felt like I could finally breath. As I tried to catch my breath, I began to hear whispers all around me.

“Is that the girl alpha Killian brought?”

“Did you see how powerless she is?”

“She couldn’t even lift or hold a wooden sword properly.*

“Isn’t that a bit pathetic? How weak can you be?”

I rose up from the floor and began to glare at everyone around me. They didn’t even hide their disdain and some even giggled at me. Ire was rising up in my throat, but I bit my inner lips to suppress the anger.

The wolves around me got into it immediately and began to shift. They all turned into their wolves easily and I felt like this was an opportunity for me to finally connect with mine. I closed my eyes and began to concentrate like before.

I searched the deepest parts of me, eager to feel that connection, even though it was just a spark, but I felt nothing. A pang coursed through my chest and when I slid my eyes open, everyone was staring at me with disgust and contempt.

“Are you serious? You can’t even shift into your wolf? How much more pathetic can you be?” One of them said.

That was the last straw. Something snapped inside of me and I rushed towards the maid that spoke, and grabbed her by the collar. She still kept a cheeky grin, like she was unbothered by me.

“What are you going to do? Hit me? You can’t even hit a fly!”

Laughter erupted in the air and I couldn’t take it anymore. I swung my fist, and connected it with her cheek. She stumbled back and held her face with wide eyes.

“How dare you hit me!” She shrieked.

“How dare you say those things about me. You know nothing about me!”.

As I screamed, I rushed towards her again, only to be held down by three maids.

“This is unacceptable, throw her out!”

They all carried my, and began to take me away from the training grounds.

“Get your filthy hands off me now!”

“What is going on here?”

The baritone voice rang through the air and they all stopped dead in their tracks. I looked up and Killian was looking down at us. They all put me down and bowed to him.

“Alpha, she hit one of the maids, unprovoked.”

My eyes went wide. “That is a lie! They kept insulting me just because I couldn’t shift into my wolf!”

Killian gazed at us with his icy orbs. “Everyone leave, You, stay,” He said, pointing at me.

In a minute, the entire field was empty. Killian gazed at me, tilting his head to the side. “What is this about you not being able to shift?”

“I just can’t shift into my wolf.”

“Try again.”

I sighed, and closed my eyes. I repeated the process and still, I felt nothing. Killian burst into laughter and I snapped my eyes open.

“What the hell is so funny?”

“How weak and pathetic can you be, that you won’t be able to shift into your wolf? At your age?”

My face turned bright red with anger and embarrassment. I swung my hand and landed a slap across his cheek.

“How dare you mock me?!” I yelled.

Killian ran a hand along his cheek and glared me. “Never raise your hand on me again. I will let you go, as a warning.”

He made a U turn and left me all alone, in the training grounds. How was I going to find my way back?

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I wheezed as I practically crawled back into the pack house. After a whole hour of walking, I finally found my way back. My stomach began to rumble, and I realised I had not eaten a meal for two days now.

I followed the hallway, until I spotted the dinning hall. But when I walked in, all the maids were packing up the plates that were on the table.

“What about breakfast?” I asked.

One of them sneered at me. “Breakfast is over, beat it.”

My heart dropped. “What? But it’s only a few minutes past 9am!”

The maid shrugged. “Breakfast is over, like I said. You’ll have to wait for lunch before you can eat.”

I bit my lips as I tried to quell my anger. I didn’t want to cause another scene like I did today. Through the corner of my eye, I spotted a group of maids, giggling and pointing fingers at me. I suddenly felt a wave of embarrassment hitting me.

I spun around and made my way to the door. Just as I was about to leave, an older man walked into the room and one of the maids went up to meet him.

“I will serve you breakfast sir,” She said.

That was when it hit me. These maids just resented me. I breezed down the hall, my eyes clouded with tears. Just as I was about to make a turn to my room, I felt a tug on my shirt. I turned to see a girl, holding a plate of food in her hands.

“Here, eat this quickly,” She said.

I took the plate without questioning her and began to wolf down the meal. She looked me, dead in the eyes as she spoke.

“Be careful, you have a lot of enemies here.”

Before I could get a chance to question her, she walked away.