Flashback Annette's P.o.v

"I Alpha Marcus Clayton, reject you Annette Ciara as my mate and Luna," his hoarse voice echoed across the room. My small world squashed into pieces before my eyes...

I felt some cold rivulets of sweat trickle down my armpits as a prickly sensation shot up in my spine. 

The embarrassment...

I put up a tug of war with my emotions biting my lip so hard that l could feel the nasty taste of blood in my mouth.

My whole body became impossibly still as l stayed transfixed to the tiled flow as if l was staring into a distant endless horizon.

I could feel the eyes of dozens of pack members staring at me. Goose bumps quickly shrouded on my skin as l counted the seconds and minutes while anticipating Marcus to change his mind.

I thought he was just playing pranks on me...

"I Charlotte..."

"You are not allowed to say anything right now not even accepting or rejecting! From now on you are my slave!" he thundered.

My jaw muscles tensed in fear and shock. My stomach contracted into a tight ball as my skin became ashen and pale.

Yes... It was my birthday. But it reminded of my father's death some one year ago. And the most recent death of my mother.

I looked around with shame and pain written all over my face, tears freely flowing down my cheeks. 

My late parents from the lowest Omega family in the pack and the most disrespected of all. To make it worse, l was wolfless!

Madisonville Pack was no longer a home but my new maximum prison...

Defenseless and worthless,l stood before the monster of a human being and glanced at his dark beastly eyes as l trembled. 

Gambling for happiness and battling for life were things awaiting for me in the farfetched fate.

He had just taken over the leadership of the pack and no one even the elders dared to meddle into the way he ran the pack.

My knees certainly became weak....

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"Wake up! Daughter of the devil!!" He violently cursed as he splashed a bucket of ice-cold water at me. 

I opened my eyes and found myself staring at his broad hairy chest. His scary beastly eyes scanned me from head to toe as l trembled almost dropping to the called floor. 

For the few seconds l blinked my eyes, a heavy resounding thunderous landed on my jaw sending me to the floor. 

A silent scream escaped from my lips as l rolled and writhed in pain of the wet floor.

"What kind of a flimsy creature are you? A cursed wolfless creature! You killed your parents!" He boomed as he edged closer, towering over me like a masculine and deadly giant.

His last statement cut through the flesh of my soul like hot sword. How could he talk about my parents when the wound they left in me was still so fresh.

"Please have mercy on...."

"Keep quiet!?" He shouted so loud that the veins in his throat formed some livid ridges. I felt his beastly eyes poke holes into my heart.

"You have decided not to follow my orders?What did l tell you to do first thing in the morning!?" He roared as he stepped on my forehead sending bolts of pain through the temples.

It dawned on me that l forgotten to carry out the orders out of fatigue. I had overslept.

"I forgot to ..."

"You forgot what?" He fumed as he lifted me from the floor using one hand. He pinned me on the wall so tight that the pain in my spine became unbearable.

"Listen!" He breathed as pressed me against the wall.

"Don't even think of planning to kill me the same way you did to your parents. I will skin you alive before you try your fucking nonsense!?" He growled as he led go of me.

I dropped on the wet floor with a thud! All the energy had slipped out of my feeble body. I wanted to tell him that l didn't kill my parents but the pain in my jaw was so much that l leaned forward to allow the blood to trickle to the floor.

"And you expected me to choose some lousy wolfless being as my mate!? You are doomed!l have some important visitors today. Make no fool of yourself, ensure the dining room is sparkling clean!" He ordered as he walked out.

I struggled to stand up as sharp needle like pains sprung up in different parts of my body. The filthy room with undone floor was what l deserved. 

Who could l turn to for help? My mate rejected me and instead turned me into his hostage and slave!

Maybe he would some day he will notice that l rightfully belong to him. That am his mate and l deserve not what he's taking me through.

I limped into the dining room few minutes later after washing my face as if nothing had happened to me that morning.

As l changed the curtains my eyes landed on the brightly shone sun in the sky. As long as stared at it with a smile it disappeared at what seemed like a dark cloud and my smile faded.

"You are instead looking at the sun," a husky voice jolted me from my small world of fantasy.

"When will you learn to concentrate on the particular task you have been assigned to. Powerless Luna..."

The impact of his shoes and floor as he slowly walked towards me scared life out of me. I felt a strong cold grip on my feeble neck. He slowly turned my neck to force me to stare in his crimstone red eyes.

What?

Oliver ... The murderous beta. Word had gone around that he had died in the previous raid. I struggled to get myself out of his strong grip but in vain.

His beamed with a broad sarcastic smile as he pushed me away without saying a word. Marcus' best friend and accomplice.

An hour later l was done with the cleaning and l was relaxing on the pallet in my room when l heard the familiar voice from the dining room. 

I slowly stood,though in pain and stealthily walked to slightly open the door. My heart sunk as my eyes gawked out in disbelief!

My whole body became numb!