THREE

LAUREL’s POV

“Yes, Alpha.”

I head over to the next room and stand like a soldier at ease next to a massive throne of gold. Moments later, a fully clothes Helios walks in and takes his place on the throne.

He throws me a knowing glance and nods his head slightly. Taking his cue, I call out to the guards, “Send Nox in!”

Helios’ jaws clench when the doors open. He does not like his uncle, not one bit. The man may be of the same bloodline as Helios but he is a double-headed snake and a poisonous one at that.

“Ahhh….my dear nephew!” Nox walks in flamboyantly with outstretched arms. The lights from the corridor momentarily shine on his clean-shaven bald head before the doors close.

But Nox is not alone, for on both his sides are two gorgeous platinum blondes with violet eyes; twins, both in identical scantily clad dresses that do nothing to hide the shape of their breasts and silky-smooth legs that seem to go on forever.

“Look at what I brought for you, Helios!” Nox says, stopping right before Helios’ throne and pulling both blondes closer to him, patting their butts. The twins giggle nervously and curtsy at Helios.

My chest tightens at the sight of the twins. More women to please Helios.

“What's the meaning of this?” Helios asks, leaning back against his chair and resting his jaw on one hand.

“Helios, you barely come out on nights when the moon is full. People are talking, they’re saying that strange things happen behind closed doors up here in your chamber when the moon is at its most powerful.”

He looks Helios up and down, trying to size his nephew up but it is difficult because Helios just sits there with a  mask of boredom. “Nox, what blasphemy is this? I’ve been up here with Laurel all night long working.”

I quickly nod but Nox is not buying it and a thread of uneasiness enters me when Nox looks my way.

“Working all night long?” A corner of his lips curls and there is also a glint of satisfaction in his eyes, a prey finally caught. “That sounds mighty boring, Helios. Then you must thank me, nephew, for I’ve come bearing just the very gift you need. Entertainment.”

The moment he says the word ‘entertainment’, he roughly grabs tears off one of the twin’s dresses, exposing her breast and cups it, squeezing it hard.

There is no tenderness in his touch and I can see the twin squirm a little. She is obviously afraid of him. Without another word, he slides a hand down to her cilt and thrusts a finger in. The twin clamps her eyes shut and her lips quiver.

“Do you like what you see Helios? She is young, and is very impressionable. Surely having her here would be a lot more interesting than being cooped up in this tower, don't you think? Tell me, nephew, what work is it that you do in the tower, exactly?”

Helios raises an eyebrow at Nox, “What I do up here does not concern you, Nox. You should know your place.”

Nox’s lips turn into a frown. He is not happy with Helios’ answer. But he forces a smile, “Never mind. How can we talk business when gorgeous girls are present? Helios, aren't you bored with your Beta already?”

Why is he dragging me into this? I suck in a breath at his degrading words and my brows furrow. I fume, “Nox, watch your words-”

I feel Helios’ hand on mine, signalling for me to stay quiet and I turn my head to look at him. He shoots me a smile and shakes his head so I immediately clam up.

“Ahhh, Helios, you have trained your Beta well. And I'm sure she must have pleased you all this while.” He winks at us, “but sometimes you have to turn to the professionals for a better experience.”

He didn’t just say that! The nerve of that man!

Nox grabs hold of the twin’s hair and shoves her forward. “I’m sure the twins will serve you well. Let them meet all your needs.” 

The twin bows deeply at Helios, letting her twin peaks hang in the air for all to see.

“Alpha Helios,” she said huskily,” it is an honour to be in your presence.” She looks up, daring to meet his eyes, and continues,” My name is Lala and this is my sister, Cici.”

Helios’ eyes rake her from head to toe, stopping momentarily to admire her exposed breast. Unconsciously, I look down at my attire. I am clothed in a dull brown vest that fully covers my body and a pair of leather black pants; not exactly the most appealing of outfits. A part of me wonders if Helios would look at me more if I dressed up. And if I did, would he regard me as a woman instead of just his loyal follower?

 Nox’s voice pulls me out of my musings.

“Helios, think about the things you can do with them,” he suggests lewdly and steps forward to take a glass of wine that sits untouched on Helios’ table.

Gingerly, he lifts the wine glass by its flute and pours it down Lala’s dress, effectively drenching her, creating a visual feat for Helios. The now drenched see-through dress allows the men to feast on the red liquid seeping between the moulds of her breasts. Some trickle over her pink, taut nipples. I see Lala tense at this. It seems that Nox has done this to her before.

He bends her over her back. Then he attacks her breasts, savagely biting, gnawing and sucking her breasts until they are red and raw. It is a sickening act. Slave or not, no woman deserves to be treated and degraded like this!

I cast a quick glance at Helios, hoping for him to put a stop to this barbaric act but he says nothing. He merely sits there and watches as Nox continues to abuse the twin.

Then finally, after what feels like an eternity, Nox pushes Lala back to her sister. Her eyes are rimmed red by now.

“She’s delicious,” he chuckles, wiping away the wine stain from his lip with a calloused thumb. “Dance for Helios, ladies. Show him what you are capable of. ”

And they do. Both Lala and Cici automatically start dancing sensually to an invisible rhythm, swaying their hips suggestively at Helios.

Their exotic moves have both men watching them as if in a trance and I will myself to look away even as my heart sinks deeper than the abyss.

Lala, or is it Cici parts her legs and raises a hand to caress her own body, inexplicably letting out a moan. Then slowly, she hooks a finger under the strap of her dress and peels it off, revealing her body in full glory.

My jaw literally drops seeing her get naked just like that.

And from beneath her, her twin sister crawls out on all fours, moving slowly but surely towards Helios like a subdued she-wolf. She is just about to reach Helios when suddenly, the naked twin trips and falls. The other gasps and quickly helps her sister up. Both start to tremble and apologize profusely, “Forgive us, Nox! It was an accident, please, spare us!”

Nox is red in the face and looks like he is about to lash out. But at that very moment, we hear a clapping sound. It is Helios and he claps as he smiles. “You’re right Nox, they are indeed very good.”

He drums his fingers on the side of his throne as he eyes both the twins, the smile never leaving his face. “I’ll take them both.”

That's it. I can take this no more. “Helios, may I be excused to take my place to guard the entrance?”

At my request, Helios throws me an odd look but doesn't say anything. He merely nods his head and it takes all my willpower not to run out of his chamber.

With each step that I take, I have to hold back my tears.

You are a big girl now Laurel, I keep telling myself. You already have a lot. Be content with what you have. The world doesn’t revolve around you.

The last sound I hear before I step out of the chamber is the sisters squealing with glee as they run over to Helios, presumably to each take a seat on his thigh before proceeding to make out with him on the throne.

I do not want to look; I do not want to know. With a heavy heart, I push the door to the chamber but suddenly, a hand sticks out, stopping me and my heart skips a beat. Is it Helios?

A head pops out from behind the door. It is Nox.

Oh.

“Hello, Beta. Care for me to join you at guarding post?”

Beside us, the guards immediately step aside to make room for us.

I ignore Nox and proceed to stand erect at the entrance, choosing instead to focus on the bright yellow lights that illuminate the long lofty corridor.

“You're very dedicated to Helios, Laurel. It’s a pity Helios is too blind to see that. He does not appreciate you,” Nox tsks.

I do not answer him.

Unperturbed, Nox continues,” He doesn't cherish your feelings for him.”

My body tenses up. I know the game Nox is playing. He wants to sway my loyalty towards Helios but darn right if I will let him. I have to be honest though, Nox’s words do affect me more than I'd like to admit.

He leans into my ear and whispers,” Helios lusts only after pretty young things. He will kick you out in a heartbeat the minute he's done with you. And it pains me to know that, Laurel. You know I only want the best for you. I can offer you so much more than just being his sidekick.”

He lets the words hang in the air, letting the idea sink into my head.

“Save it, Nox. If you think for one minute that you can get me to side with you, then you're wrong.”

Nox sighs. “Oh Laurel, don't be a fool–”

“LAUREL MOON!”

Helios. He summons me.

I sidestep Nox and push open the door to the chamber once more. The twins flank Helios left and right, massaging his shoulders.

“Yes, Helios?” I answer, all the while gritting my teeth.

“Bring the girls, Caca and Lili?”

“It's Lala and Cici,” Lala coos.

He waves his hand in the air as if their names don't matter,” Whatever. Send them to the new villa.”

The new villa. I suck in my breath. The villa was only recently constructed and it is where Helios sends the women who pleasure him to stay. I do not like that villa, more than any of the women who stay there.

But I push aside my opinion and nod my head at him. “Yes, Alpha.”

Curling my finger at the twins, I signal for them to follow me and they begrudgingly come to my side, their eyes still lingering on Helios.

No sooner are we out of the tower than the twins start to bombard me with questions about Helios.

“What's his favourite food? And drink? Does he like to drink?”

“How does Helios like his women? Does he like it when girls play hard to get or would he prefer for us to take the initiative?”

“What turns him on? Which position does he like best?”

I wish they would just shut up. Their incessant yapping is giving me a headache. And the fact that I lost quite a large amount of blood doesn't seem to be helping either. But they keep on asking me for ways to win over his heart. And while I find them annoying, I understand why they are doing this.

They are doing this to survive.

The girls soon tire of me ignoring them and one of them yanks my hair, stopping me in my tracks. A few pack members who are out and about see this and stop to see what the commotion is all about.

“Hey! Why aren't you answering us?” Lala demands, her hand still grabbing my hair. I push her hand away and ignore her, marching forward to bring them to the villa. It is not too far from where we are now.

“Yeah! You're just jealous of us, aren't you?” chimes Cici. “We know all about you, Laurel Moon.”

“You're his whore, aren't you? ‘Beta’ is just a disguise for him to fuck you anytime he wants.”