Natalia's POVI watched as the air hung heavy with the scent of mourning in the dimly lit corridors of the wolf palace. The alpha of the pack, a majestic gray wolf who had led with strength and wisdom, had succumbed to the ravages of time. As word spread through the palace, a somber atmosphere enveloped every corner.But I didn't care for it. He wasn't my alpha and it seemed I was part of the very few who were sad about his death. Even Mary was sad, that night as we lay down, she showed a forlorn expression but I just thought she was too kind for her good. We were all forced to join in the preparation for the funeral. Our rest time was reduced, we had to help prepare for the funeral at the same time do our chores, and end it at the same time. It made me present the alpha even more. we were entrusted with the intricate tasks of the palace, I found myself drawn into the preparations for the alpha's burial. The magnitude of the event demanded precision, and I, along with my fellow slav
Natalia's POVThe following day, when I woke up, my first thought wasn't how to get my chores done earlier like the other slaves. Instead, it was on how to avoid the three alphas. I dragged my weary body out of bed and hurriedly put on my clothes. I needed to start training, so I woke earlier than everyone else. That way, I had a headstart before everyone. Since I got here, I have been lazing about, and I didn't have any training. Now, I've known most of this place, even some secret hideouts, but I'm not ready to leave till I have inflicted some harm on these people. I couldn't go out to train because guards were still outside our rooms, so I decided to do the little I could do in the room. There wasn't much space, so I had to manage my available little. Thankfully, it was enough for what I needed it for but you had to think of ways to get more space. Lunges, pushups, squats, and planks. I had to push myself hard, I had a responsibility to carry, and I owed people a lot. I wanted t
Natalia's POVI didn't know what came over Lucas and I was not ready to know what came over himWhen I got back to the room, there was no one else there, giving me enough time to go anything I wanted to do. I looked at the time and I saw it was still four hours before the other would be back. I was grateful for the day off that Lucas got me. Thinking back to what had happened today. I realized I needed to train, and this was a good opportunity to do that. Without wasting much time, I threw myself into training. I laid down on the floor panting. My body was aching all over. I was happy. The pain gave me joy. I had no idea why but it did probably because it made me feel kike I was strong and when you are strong, you easily achieve your goals. A weak person could not be an alpha. If this small oain made me give up, then my father would be disappointed in me. Back when I just started training then, I had more injuries that these, and it was far more painful than this. This was just a f
LUCAS POVI tossed and turned in my bed, unable to sleep. My mind was consumed by thoughts of Nathalie."How could I win her over?"I was determined that win her over to myself because of the Interest Damian had in her. I was not about to let him win this. He must win me in everything. I had to snatch everything he cared about even if it was something as trivia as a slave girl. " What would it take to make her notice me? How did damien make her acknowledge him and she chose to be his personal maid? I was obviously the first person to see her and take interest in the deep ingrained arrogance. The moonlight filtered through the window, casting a soft glow on my restless form. I sighed, frustration building within me. It seemed impossible to come up with a plan to win Damien and gain Natalie's attention and care. The sight that burnt me the most was when I saw her shamelessly running around him, asking what he cared for and if he needed anything for his comfort. "Why should he be th
Lucas's POVI paced back and forth in my room, seething with anger.Leo started to bang at the door with force. I went out the door to meet him. "What do you want?" I asked immediately I opened the door. "I wanted to see your face scrunched together in anger," he laughed. I slammed the door on his face again. "How dare Damian come barging into my life and threaten me like that? Who did he think he was, trying to control my decision? He must have felt like an alpha after all the treatment that she gave him," "Just because it looks like he had a twisted interest in the girl," "No, I would not let my brother dictate my choices, especially when it came to matters of the heart. Why would they say I'm not in love? What do they know?I realized that I not only wanted to win her over, but I also wanted to prove to Damian that he couldn't manipulate me.I sighed, running a hand through my hair, trying to calm myself down. I couldn't let anger cloud my judgment. I needed a plan, a way to s
Natalie.I know I said I wanted to repay Damien for his help but since he said I should forget about it, then there was no need to insist, I was not ready to make a fool of myself. The only time I pretended to care was maybe if Leo or Luxas were around, that way they would not try to poach me. Moreover, I have their gutsAt first, I thought Damien was not aware of what I was doing but he was smarter than his brothers and he immediately found out what I was doing. I thought he would berate me and ask me to stop but I was surprised when he just ignored it. Maybe he was in love with me, my whole life is a joke But I'd be a fool to fall for the man who ended my father's life with his words.The most outrageous of them all was Lucas. He was the first to make life a living hell and he expected me to believe it when he said he loved me. I would rather eat shit than believe he is in love with me. I knew he was up to something when he came to be at first I was quite rude to him and all but the
Nathalie's POVThe mourning season would be over by the next day, and The mating ceremony was in two days. It was not like the kitchen was short on staff but I didn't know why I was sent to work with them. The day before I went to work with the kitchen staff for two days was going to be the last meeting with Lucas because either he finds his mate that day and he'd feel like he has succeeded in breaking me, not knowing I have been broken when they killed my father, my backbone. Moreover, they would not even see me after searching for a long while because I would be gone by the time they realized, I would have gone too far for them to run after me. We were supposed to meet in his quarters but I was afraid that if I met him there, I might not be able to control myself and do something to harm him and myself so I told him we should meet outdoors like we used to that it had a special meaning to me. I almost vomited when I sent the message. On a normal day whenever we met, I always place
NATHALIA'S POVThe kitchen work had been very tedious, but I could do nothing.It was as if they Intentionally wanted to punish me by making me work like that. The provocation of the work I was made to do kept fueling my anger and, thus, made me hungry for revenge. "But, must I do all these?" I was still wild in thought when Mary came running to me. "what's the problem?" "Why are you in haste?" I asked, checking to see if someone was pursuing her. "It's not..thing," she said, still panting. "I was on an errand when I saw Alpha Damian talking to Agatha." "what does he want with Agatha?" She was in charge of the kitchen, so why can't they see? "he might want to ask her something or tell her to get something done for him," I said inwardly as I quickly discarded the thought of what he wanted from her.Not too long ago, I heard A great call my name. I must Rush out to answer cause "Who wants to be punished?" I said as I walked hurriedly to answer her."Go serve Alpha his favorite