“Shut up and sit like the pretty maid that you are. Know your place and remain there,” he growled.He didn't let me finish. Fine. Jason. Fine.I stared at him for a few seconds before rolling my eyes and looking out the window.Surprisingly, we were already pulling into the Alpha's castle.The car soon rolled to a stop in front of the house and I hopped out of the car, wanting to get away from Jason as soon as possible before my anger hit the ceiling, but the elegance I had imagined while exiting the car wasn't exactly how it happened and from how I overstepped, the next thing I knew the world was tilting to the side and I fell face first on the ground.“Oww,” I groaned and rubbed my palm flat on my nose to ease the pain.Jason chuckled and Clara snorted as they walked past me.“Competence indeed,” Jason said under his breath but clear enough for me to hear.He was mocking me.“Yeah, thanks for your help,” I said sarcastically and rolled my eyes before helping myself up.I dusted my
Ares' pov“Good night….I mean…good day, Alpha,” the voice of whoever had picked the intercom stuttered and I rolled my eyes.“Send the new maid up,” I said firmly.“Wha…wha…”The long beep followed as I ended the call, not having any time to mince words.I knew the effect I had on people and I loved it. I loved to exercise control and power while instilling fear in people. I loved it that way.That was who I was and I wasn't changing.I didn't even know why I requested to see the new maid. Maybe it was her confidence during the tests or just my wolf sending signals to the rest of my body and messing up with my logical thinking.I turned back to the screen of my laptop and scrolled aimlessly.I couldn't concentrate.I hadn't been able to since…“Fuck!” I groaned and hit my fist on the table, not enough to break it.I'd had my table changed more than five times this month and we're barely on the sixteenth day.“This won't do,” I shook my head and stood up, walking straight to the bathr
I stared at him like he had grown a second head.Maybe he has.“Mate,” he repeated, more surely this time.I frowned and my hands fell on my sides. I tried to feel it.Yes, there was a stir somewhere deep inside me but nothing else.I'd heard tales of how mates felt when they found each other but I felt almost nothing.Was this a joke?I wanted to laugh in his face but the look he gave me made even me hold my tongue.Different emotions crossed his eyes at once from anger to sadness to pain and was that….regret?“No,” I said inwardly.This was the last thing I needed.I didn't need a mate.Not now.And especially not one that was looking at me like he wanted to rain fire and brimstone over my head.“Mate,” he said and this time, every emotion in his voice and eyes were replaced with just two.Hate and disgust.Right at that moment, I knew it.I didn't need to be told.I knew what was running through his mind.It was as clear as day.“I….”That was my cue.I cut him off and beat him to
I looked around the hallway and tried to walk normally.I mean as normal as one who has a plan under their sleeves would walk.Cautiously, I took another step forward and I felt giddy inside as I saw the bright blue sky, something I hadn't seen in the three days I've been here.I crossed the threshold of the large doors and the crisp smell of air wafted through my nostrils, causing me to inhale deeply and filling me with warmth.A small smile spread across my cheeks and I wished I had more time to bask in the warmth of the sun but I knew I had limited time.I stepped on the grass and barely another step later, the world flipped to the side and my body collided with the ground with a loud thud.“Oww,” I grunted loudly and turned upward, still laying on the ground.Two guards came in view, standing above me with their swords drawn.“What are you doing?” The meaner one asked.Standing up there, staring down at me, and me laying down here with the sun threatening to blind me, wasn't exact
“Who are you?” I found myself repeating her question.This person obviously didn't like to be asked questions because her over-lined red lips curved up in a sneer.She was beautiful with bright blue eyes but those eyes held animosity as she stared down at me from her six-inch heels.“Haven't seen you around here before. You must be the new maid,” she said.“Haven't seen you around either,” I retorted.I knew I was being annoying but who cares?She narrowed her eyes in slits and bent down a bit so we were eye-level.“You seem not to know your place. I am the Alpha's….”The door burst open, cutting her off and she immediately stood upright and straightened her dress with her palm.I didn't even need to turn around to know who had entered.His presence, strong and domineering filled the room, almost bringing me to my knees.“What are you doing here?” His husky voice boomed.The woman, whose name I still didn't know, turned to me with a knowing smirk and crossed her arms over her chest.I
Ares' pov“Fuck!” I growled angrily and upturned the large desk till it fell a few feet away from me.My whole body reverberated with anger and I felt my wolf just on the surface, ready to devour anything on his path.My chest heaved up and down rapidly as I stared at the closed door which she had just walked through.How could someone so tiny be so infuriating?But then again, how was she getting to me?I had built walls around of myself and spent centuries mastering the art of not giving a fuck and right now, all those years and everything I knew, I felt slipping out of me.I really couldn't tell if it was her confidence that I couldn't do anything to her or the fact that I really can't do anything to her angered me the most.Running my fingers through my hair, I picked up my phone.The person on the other end picked on the first dial.“Replace my table!” I barked and hung up.That was all I needed to say and in less than three seconds, four guards walked into my office.Their eyes
I stormed out of his study and with quick, hurried steps, marched to heaven knows where.Feeling the need to stop and breathe, I took the first turn and luckily, it was the kitchen.I walked towards the sink, grabbed a glass from the cabinet and placed it under the faucet, letting it fill up.Once it began to overspill, I turned off the tap and threw my head back, downing the water in one go, hoping the cool liquid would quench the fire in my heart on its way.I was livid.Never in my life, past and present, have I ever been treated this way.“Who the fuck does he think he is?” I growled inwardly.“Who does who think he is?” Someone asked from beside me and my eyes rolled to the back of my head.Could someone have any alone time in this place?I ignored her, hoping she would just disappear but of course, I didn't have such luck.“Tabitha, are you okay?” Hilda asked.I kept mute.“Did you get in a fight with someone?” She asked again.I turned abruptly to face her and probably tell her
My eyes fluttered open slowly before the ceiling came in focus.I couldn't tell what time it was but everywhere was still very dark.I twisted and turned and tried to get back in a comfortable position to sleep and after about ten minutes of turning aimlessly, I huffed and sat up on the bed.I rubbed my eyes while yawning and stretching my body out.All I did was do chores around the house and sleep and even though my current body was too weak to do otherwise, my mind couldn't comprehend it.In the army, I was always busy.Physically, mentally and all round but now, I just felt like a potato.Sighing at my new reality, I tried to tame my wild hair by running my fingers through it and when I didn't succeed, I settled on tying it up and putting it in place with the scrunchie around my wrist.I yawned again and the hunger pangs in my stomach announced themselves, reminding me I hadn't had any dinner last night.Throwing my legs down, I looked around the dimly lit room and noticed one of