2. Darcy

LILIAN

Fuck you, Damon! What an annoying wolf! I'm so pissed right now that all I want to do is bang hard on the door but that would only be giving him the satisfaction that I am pissed and I refused to let him see that side of me although I really can't keep my cool.

I stood at the door for some seconds before deciding to look for somewhere to sleep for the night.

I know nowhere in this place and therefore I stood at the door.

After some minutes, I decided to find my way out of the room to any available room to sleep in and deal with Damon tomorrow.

My mind was running amok with various thoughts on how to get back at Damon. I still can't believe that Motherfucking asshole chased me out of his room.

I huffed, biting down on my fingernails as I made my way through the corridor. All of a sudden, I bumped into something, or to be precise, someone.

"I am so so sorry, I wasn't looking," I muttered quickly.

"Don't you have eyes, or you've traded them for a mate?" She scoffed.

Taken aback by her sudden outburst, I narrowed my eyes at her face. It was just a little nudge. What warranted all these rants bolting out of her fucking mouth?

The urge to give her a verbal lashing surged to the forefront of my brain, but I shoved it back down real quick. I have already had enough for today, I don't want some killjoy bitch to add to that.

Just then, I turned to walk away from her, when her hand latched around my wrist. Momentarily, I cast a questioning look.

Wait, are people from this pack normally rude like their Alpha, or this is just some weird traits I took notice of?

In a split second, the scowl on her face vanished into thin air, only to be soon replaced with a small smile.

"Where are you coming from?" she asked.

I swallowed hard, debating whether I could tell her or not. But after much deliberation, I went with my best option and told her. After all, I didn't know my way around this place, yet.

"From the Alpha quarters," I added.

She arched a brow at me. "And where are you going to?"

I let out an exasperated sigh and rubbed my hand against my tired eyes. "I don't know where I am heading to. I fought with Damon. He is so annoying and I feel like digging my claws into his shoulder blade. How can someone be so rude and condescending as he is?" I spat.

The girl slowly released her grip on my wrist and stretched out her hand forward. "I am Darcy." She said with a small smile.

"Oh!" I managed a small smile too. Maybe she wasn't so bad after all. "I am Lilian, from another pack."

"Yeah, I know," she added. "And about the Alpha, I am sorry but I have nothing to say. I can't badmouth my Alpha or I'd have my head removed from my neck."

Hmmm, I like her sense of humor.

The both of us burst into a series of raucous laughter. And when our laughter had finally died down, Darcy offered.

"Nonetheless, I will take you to a room where you can pass the night. Hopefully, by tomorrow, you and Alpha Damon can sort out your issues," she stated.

I responded with a brief nod, feeling so grateful to her. All I wanted at the moment, was a good time rest. I was getting fatigued with this whole union and moving to another pack thing. Why moon goddess, why?

Biting down on my lower lip, I cussed in my thoughts. Out of every male wolf in the wolf kingdom, the moon goddess didn't see anyone befitting for me, except Damon. Really?

"Follow me." Darcy prompted before walking away, and I followed right behind her.

A part of me wandered to my family and packed. I wonder how they were doing without me. To be honest, I miss my life before becoming Damon's mate. The freedom, the happiness, and most especially, the peace.

It hasn't been long since Damon and I tied the knot and he is already treating me this way. How dare he lock the door on me knowing well I don't know anywhere here and I have to sleep? He hasn't seen anyone like me just yet, and I wasn't ready to give up.

The game is on, Damon!

"How is your pack like?" Darcy asked as we made our way to wherever she was leading me to.

Pressing my lips into a grim line, I let my thought wander once more to my pack, then I broke into a wide grin. "Just like yours, but with a more likable Alpha."

Darcy giggled once more. "You are really funny, Lilian. Don't worry with time, you'd get used to this pack. I didn't belong here at first."

Instantly, her words piqued my interest. "Really, how so?"

Darcy cleared her throat. "Well, my mom said she was from a faraway pack called the wolf hound pack. But peradventure, love brought her here, just like you."

"No no no." I let out a chortle. "Mine ain't love, it is more like bondage, or you could say stupid fate and shit!"

Darcy laughed at my silly remark. "Everything happens for a reason, Lilian. You need not beat yourself about this." She cleared her throat. "Back to my mom, when the mate bond led her here, my father didn't accept her at first."

I arched a brow. "Why?"

Darcy rounded up a corner, and I followed right behind her.

"Well, she said because my father had always wanted a mate from this pack. Or to be more clear, he liked someone in this pack."

I clicked my tongue. "Aww. That's bad. Liking someone that isn't your mate, can be depressing sometimes. You'd get to see them be with another, fall in love with another, smile with another, which isn't you."

Darcy didn't attempt to say anything. Instead, she cleared her throat and quickened her pace.

Instinctively, I did the same and then continued. "So tell me, what happened?"

Silence ensued for a couple of seconds. At first, I thought maybe she was putting off the conversation because of something I said, so I began to reminisce about my previous words.

But then, Darcy paused mid-track. "My mom suffered. She went through a lot in another pack, being the fact that she doesn't belong here in the first place. She said my father treated her like a piece of garbage, and didn't spare her a glance for once. And when he finally did, he mated with her in a very rough and despicable way."

Memories of the way Damon kissed me earlier surged to the forefront of my brain, and I felt a wave of cold sensation sweep through my veins. What if Damon and I turned out to be like Darcy's parents? I asked myself.

"So what happened after?"

Darcy began to walk and I did the same. "Well, that rough sex led to me, her greatest joy and happiness. But eventually, when I turned four, he started liking my mom back."

My pupils dilated in shock. "Oh my goodness!" I gasped. "It took that long?"

Darcy managed a nod. Then we entered a yard, that had a small gate. "Yes, it took that long, Lilian. If it was me, I wouldn't be able to bare such treatment and dilemma. But it turned out my mother's patience and endurance paid off after all." She opened a door to a large room, and I followed her in.

"Wow, your mom is the patient type," I remarked. "I commend her for her bravery."

Darcy turned toward me and paused. "That is what I am saying, Lilian. I told you the story so you'd know that everything that is happening now, was just a matter of time. Soon, " She shrugged. "You and Damon can finally get to like and stand each other."

"Maybe when my daughter becomes ten." I chided playfully.

Darcy burst into a series of raucous laughter. "Oh my goodness, you are so funny. That doesn't always happen, you know. Time varies, it could be days, weeks, or months hs. But it doesn't have to be as long as my mother's.

She turned towards the many doors, at the rear end of the large room, then she began to walk. "Where is this place?" I asked, surveying around.

It felt kind of quiet and deserted. "The omega chambers, they are out doing their duty. But the room I am taking you to is for guests. I hope you can manage it?"

Bile was starting to rise in my throat. "Since it's just for the night, I think I can."

I watched Darcy open a small door, then she stepped aside for me to walk in. The room was dark, and it was hard for me to see anything. Before I could turn to ask her something, the door rammed shut.