Chapter 3

Beatrice 

My eyes widened in shock upon hearing his statement. What! His guards were going to whip me, his mate, because I stopped the two-faced bitch from slapping me. How? 

“You're joking, right?” I asked in a weak and low tone as the guards approached me with a fierce gaze on their faces. 

“Take her away. Your presence is irritating me, whore,” he yelled and I shut my eyes tightly. 

Whore! That word hitted me differently. It seemed as though a spear was thrown into my heart. My heart felt shattered. I couldn't come to think about anything else. 

“Please don't do this, Ethan. Don't forget that I'm pregnant for you,” I yelled but he paid no attention to me. I whined in pain as the guards grabbed my arms and dragged me toward the exit. 

Eleanor turned to me with a cunny smile on her face. I could tell that she was feeling victorious. “This is not the end,” I muttered. 

“Goodbye, bitch,” she said and I bit on my lower lips, fighting back the tears that threatened to pour from my eyes. 

I was dragged from his chamber till I got to the dungeon which was far away from the pack. The pack members couldn't stop mocking me as I got dragged by the guards. I felt ashamed and embarrassed by the situation I found myself in but I promised myself not to give up until I made him realize what he's missing. 

“Get in,” the guards said and threw me inside the dungeon which was dirty and unkempt. 

The smell of the dungeon made me nauseated but I had to control myself. 

The guard in charge of the dungeon came in with a whip in his hand. Two other guards followed him closely. They were both holding whips. 

“Hold her hands and her legs then raise her up,” he instructed them and they did as instructed. 

My eyes widened in shock when I saw the whip that was in the hands of the man. It was a snake whip. It was one of the toughest and thickest whips that could tear the skin of any animal and even break bones. 

Ahh. I screamed and struggled to get away from their grasp but their grips were too strong for me to resist. I couldn't help but give in. 

“Ahh. No please. Ahh…” I kept screaming as the whip landed on my back. I tried all I could do to escape but all my efforts were all fruitless. 

“That's enough. You should let her go. Even if she's not pregnant for the Alpha, she's pregnant for someone else,” he said and dropped the whip that was dripping with my blood. 

Tears rolled down from my eyes as the two guards dropped me on the floor like trash. From the moment they heard the rumor of me getting pregnant out of wedlock, none of them treated me as a dignified Luna anymore. 

In the past, even if they were dissatisfied that I couldn't conceive, none of them dared to gossip about me openly but this situation was different. Even the Alpha wasn't helping the situation. 

My body burned with excruciating pain. I felt my bone was going to break if I took another step. My body was covered in my own blood. Bruises and scars were all over my body. 

Due to the power of my wolf, it would take up to a month before I would be able to recover from the pain. 

“Why do you have to treat me like this?” The guards pushed me out of the dungeon and I staggered out of the dungeon with blood dripping from my body. 

Getting to my chamber, I slumped on the floor immediately I entered my room. I almost crawled to my bedroom because of how bad I was beaten by those heartless guards. 

He ordered them to punish me anyway. He didn't care whether I was pregnant for him or not. 

I pulled off my clothes that were soaked with my blood and dropped them inside a bucket. I staggered in the bathroom and turned on the shower. I stayed beneath the shower for a while before entering the bathtub that was filled with warm water. 

My body ached in pain as the warm water came into contact with my skin. I was weak and tired. I stayed inside the bathtub for as long as I could remember. 

I stood up from the bathtub feeling a bit better and refreshed. I came out of the bathroom with water dripping from my body. It was no longer blood. 

Just when I thought I was going to take a rest from today's unlucky fate, a knock landed at the door. 

“Who's there? Come in,” I said when I got no response after the question. 

The door creaked open and a young lady in her maid uniform came inside. She didn't bother to greet me like she would in the past. 

“What do you want?” I asked in a cold tone.

“Lady Mia wants to see you,” she said and walked out of my chamber without sparing a glance at me. 

I couldn't help but wonder why the head of the kitchen wanted to see me. 

I got dressed and left my chamber for the royal kitchen despite how weak and exhausted I was. 

“Hello, ma'am,” I said and walked toward the middle-aged woman, who was in charge of the kitchen, Lady Mia. 

“May I know why you called for me?” I asked, pretending not to notice the disdainful looks the maids in the kitchen were throwing at me. 

“You haven't done anything today.”

“Pick that broom and sweep the corridor of the maid's quarter,” she said and I frowned. 

“Why should I sweep the corridor?” I asked in an annoyed tone. 

It seemed the rumor that spread in the pack has even made some peasants disrespect me even more. 

“That's what the soon-to-be Luna said,” she said and rolled her eyes at me. I took a deep breath upon hearing the last statement of her word. The soon-to-be Luna. She was referring to Eleanor. No matter what, I wouldn't let that happen. 

“Well, the corridor has been swept so I don't see any reason why I should sweep it again,” I said and she scoffed. 

“That’s none of my concern. You should sleep it again even if it has been slept. That's the order given to me by…” I interrupted her before she could complete her statement. 

“That's enough. I'll do it,” I said and walked out of the kitchen with an angry look on my face. 

I went to the corridor of the maid's quarter and swept it as requested. I came across some maids on my way to the corridor, who cursed at me and even mocked me but I paid no attention to them. 

Having finished sweeping the floor, one of them, who seems to be the leader of the crew, came and dumped some dirt on the floor. 

“Sweep it again, you slut,” she said and tried to walk away when I grabbed her shirt and pulled her backward.

“Why should I clean your mess?” I asked in an annoyed tone. 

“That's because you're a slut and a…” I punched her mouth before she could complete her statement. 

She fell down on the floor with a heavy thud. Blood spurted out of her mouth. 

“Excuse me. Attention you all,” I heard a familiar voice from above. 

Someone walked past me and pushed me aside with her shoulder. I turned back and the person turned out to be Eleanor, who had a cold look on her face. 

I stared at her without saying anything. I couldn't forget how I was beaten because of her. 

I looked up and my gaze landed on the maids who were gathered before them. I left the corridor and stood amongst the maids. 

“The Alpha's necklace which is worth thousands of gold is missing and I know it's someone among you who stole it so I'm giving you a chance to confess yourself before I find out.”

“Who stole it?” She aske

d in a loud tone and turned her gaze toward me. 

Huh? Everyone turned their gazes at me too instinctively.