Chapter 5

It was his sister-in-law; Gina Pierce. I knew this just from the way she stood and the aura she was exuding. No one else, other than the ‘Mother of the Blood Moon pack’ could carry themselves in such an uplifted and dignified manner.

I wiped my hands with a cloth and summoned a very fake bright smile on my face as I said, “Greetings. If it wasn’t already obvious, I am washing the dirty dishes of your household as instructed by the head maid.”

It was only after saying those words that I realised how rude and disrespectful they sounded out loud. I gave myself an internal facepalm. This was Alpha Lucian’s late brother’s wife and someone who everyone knew he cherished dearly.

The angry expression that was Gina’s face could give Jonathan’s expression whenever someone praised me for something a run for his money.

“How dare you speak like that to me? Do you have any idea who I am? And who gave you the permission to roam about and do as you please in this house? Just who exactly do you think you are, Ruby of the Blue Sky?”

Aah… so she knows who I am. And also, did she just equate washing dirty dishes to roaming about and doing as I pleased? I didn’t want to say it out loud, but perhaps this lady had issues with her eyes and brain.

Nevertheless, I took a deep breath and calmed myself down. Getting on the bad side of this lady in front of me would do me no good. I should control myself.

With that thought in mind, I began speaking. “It seems you’ve not been made aware of my situation yet. Alpha Lucian has decided to take pity on me and grant me the chance of serving this pack as a general maid.”

The angry expression on Gina’s face didn’t relax one bit as she scoffed, then crossed her arms. “I see. It’s a wonder how he didn’t kill you with his bare hands and has even taken pity on you. But no worries, I will help him get rid of you.”

Before I could register her last sentence in my head, Gina had closed the gap between us in a split second and covered my throat with her palm, squeezing tight.

What the fuck!?

I gasped for air as I wrapped my hands on hers and tried to pry her fingers off my neck. Sadly, I couldn’t even get her pinky finger off my neck. It was well known that Gina was a Delta. Though not very powerful, she was certainly more powerful than a weak Omega like me.

Also, take account of the fact that I was even weaker than average Omegas as I had spent most of my time, while growing up, indoors and reading books instead of strengthening my stamina and learning the basics of defending myself if need be.

“Ugh! L-let g-go of m-me!” I slapped Gina’s hand, struggling against her.

My feet were no longer touching the floor and I could see that my hands had turned red. It wouldn’t be outrageous to believe that my neck and above would be blue by now.

“And why should I? While I was sobbing about the disappearance of my only child, what were you doing? Living frivolously two floors above my ten-year-old son who was being tortured beyond measure. Death is too much mercy for you and that vile brother of yours.” Gina said, spiteful.

Okay, hold on. Tortured beyond measure?! She was blowing the kidnap case out of proportion. And also, why did she make it sound as though I was working with Jonathan?

I didn’t get to ask any of these questions as I felt my life slipping away from me. I felt like if I didn’t die by strangulation, I would probably die from the millions of annoying memories that were flashing through my eyes.

But before I got to see the white light at the end of the tunnel and ascend to the afterlife, someone rushed into the kitchen and came to my aid.

“Head Healer! What are you doing?!”

At the sudden intrusion, Gina’s grip on my neck eased up a little bit. She turned to the person and said, “Isn’t it obvious?”

“But Head Healer, the Alpha personally instructed that no harm should be done on Ruby of the Blue Sky. He said anyone who dares to physically harm her would pay with their life!” The newcomer reasoned.

A moment slowly passed before Gina completely let go of me and took a step backwards. I fell on the ground immediately and clutched my throat as I swallowed huge bundles of air, trying to get back the oxygen that was stolen from me.

“I see…” was the only thing Gina said to the newcomer before turning to face me. I lifted my head to match her loathful gaze. 

“Thank the goddess that you were able to slip from my grasp this time. I won’t be so merciful next time.” With that said, Gina marched out of the kitchen.

I would count that as a small victory for today.

While still gasping for air, I saw a glass of water hanging in front of my face. I looked up to see an unfamiliar feminine face dotted with freckles. The girl looked to be about my age with innocent features and curly red hair.

I grabbed the glass of water from her hand and downed the entire thing in one go, then handed the empty glass back to her.

“Thank you.”

I was thanking her for saving my life. If she hadn’t come the time that she did, I’d have been on a one-way train to perdition.

Like she understood what my thank you meant, she responded, “Anytime. Head Healer might appear to be calm and collected but she’s one to act on her emotions instantly without giving a second thought to the consequence.”

Okay… indirectly shading a member of the Pierce family, I liked this girl.

She held out a hand for me and I took it, using her strength to get myself back to my feet. It was only after standing up that I realised she was dressed in the same outfit as me — a maid’s uniform.

“You’re an Omega?” I blurted out.

Instead of being offended, the girl smiled shyly. “Hmm. You too, right?”

I only nodded in response. It wasn’t like she didn’t already know that I was an Omega.

“I’m Sierra. I’ve been working here for a few years now so if you have any questions, you can ask me,” she offered kindly with a sweet smile on her face.

I could tell she was being sincere and it surprised me. It was either she wasn’t originally born in the Blood Moon pack and could sympathise with my situation or she was just being genuinely nice. Either way, it was refreshing seeing someone being nice to me with no hint of wanting something in return.

And so, I couldn’t stop the sides of my lips from breaking into a small polite smile.

Her eyes darted behind me and she said, “Do you need any help with that?”

With a confused expression, I glanced behind me and was reminded of the heap of dirty dishes that I was supposed to be washing before I almost met my creator.

“If you don’t mind…” I spoke awkwardly.

Sierra dashed forward and picked up a plate saying, “I’ll wash, you’ll rinse and wipe, okay?”

That was more than okay! I bobbed my head excitedly and we got to work immediately afterward.

Maybe being a maid in this hellhole wouldn’t be as bad as I thought.