Chapter 5: Life of a Slave

Iris POV

"Hilary!!!" I yelled and I was ready to pounce on her, then the guards came between us, forcing me to come to a halt.

"Whoa!" She clapped her hands. "Bravo, just maybe, you have forgotten, I am your Luna."

"Oh please, spare me the details, a true Luna doesn't have to remind anyone that she is a Luna, a Luna earns respect not fear." 

"Are saying my subject only fears me?" She grabbed my hair, pulling me by the hair it was painful but I couldn't do anything, those two guards had held me in place, and she slapped my other hand across my face. 

"Hilary, let go of her." Helga hurried to us and pulled her hand off me. Will you stop it? 

"Helga, you are getting on my nerves and you will not like me."

"What will you do to me?" Helga yelled at her. 

"I will throw you out of the pack." Hilary speaks but Helga bursts into laughter. 

"Maybe, you are forgetting something, my grandfather is among the alpha markers, and my dad is the gamma, I could speak to him and tell him that you are not fit to be a Luna and you should know, Damien is a desperate power hunger man, he will not think twice to reject you and if you think we don't know, what you, your father and Damien, along with his father did to the late alpha, then you are mistaking, I will..."

"Shut up, what do you want?" Hilary yelled at Helga, she was biting more than she could chew. 

"I want to speak to my friend."

"Do that fast, I give you five minutes, so you leave." Hilary turned, she looked at the guards. "Give them space but don't let her leave your sight.' Helga signed as she watched me fall to the floor, as soon as those guards let go of me. 

"Are you just going to stand there and look at me?" My voice came out when Helga didn't say anything. 

"Sorry, I just don't know what to say."

"Then go, don't pity me, I could do this, I just need time, time to fix all my mess, with time, I will get back all they take from me, I just need to meet up with some of my father's loyal men.'

"Iris, at that time, you will not be able to get it here and no one will help you here."

"What about your father, he is a gamma, and I am sure he could help me, and with your grandfather among the kingmaker..."

"Iris, it's not easy, with that letter from your father, there is nothing, anyone can do, and Damien and his father, are killing anyone that doesn't support them."

"What?" I yelled, hearing the news, Helga ran her hand on my shoulder. 

"Come with me, my mate Is the alpha of the moonlight pack, he is a good man and my father is also coming with me, we are leaving this pack."

"I am not leaving, I am not a coward." I said as I turned from her.

"And even you used to say that, a living chicken is better than a dead lion, which would you rather be, a dead lion or a living chicken?" She pulled my hand, I knew she meant well, she wanted to help me, she cared about me, and she had always been a true friend but at this point, I didn't want friends, I was on my own, I had no one and I am not going to leave this place, I am going to look for ways to get back the pack and avenge the death of my parents, it will take me time but I know I will fix all these. 

"Iris..."

"Stop Helga, don't try to convince me, you should know that I will always say the same thing."

"I will come back, I will be leaving by noon, just think about it."

"Don't come back, just go have your happy life." Before she could even reply the guards came and escorted her out, while the head maid Esther took me to my morning chores, it was different, I was going to feed the horses and then milk the cow, how could Hilary, did she really want to punish me, I have no idea of how to milk the cow, I haven't done any of these before, she would have just given me, the house chores like other maid in the castle. 

The first thing I thought of doing was feeding the horse, I fed it, fresh apples, and although I was a bit scared it was not difficult as I thought it will be, and the horse was friendly, I filled the horse tough with fresh water, so they could drink and then I move to the cow, that was the scariest one but it seems the moon goddess decided to help me, that after wearing my glove, I approach him slowly and it wasn't aggressive, after taming it, I tie the cow to a stable fixture. Make sure the cow is wearing a halter, and then I squat, washing his teat before placing a bucket under it and squeezing gently its teat, trying to prevent the once I succeeded pressing out not going back until I get the quantity of milk I wanted.

Although it took a longer time but then I did it, and when Esther returned, she was shocked to see that I was able to do it. 

"Whoa, you did it, the moon goddess must really love you." She said I don't know why she said that but I don't think she is right, if the moon goddess loved me, she would not have let my fate be like this. I hoped that I could rest but it was the other way round, I was sent to do other chores, yet again I was able to do it. 

"This is perfect, what are you?" One of the maids asked. 

"A slave!!!" She tittered at my words but that is the truth, I am a slave. 

"My name is Susan, I heard that you are the adopted daughter of the late alpha and that he didn't acknowledge you on his death and that he is..."

"Susan, you should go back to the kitchen." The head maid, Esther yelled at her, she hurried out from me, while Esther came closer to me.

"You should go to the farm, the grasses need to be cut short." I didn't say anything nor protest, I know Hilary plans to frustrate me and make me run out of this pack but up on till I don't have what I want, which is to take back the throne from Damien, I am not going to rest. 

It's been a long day, but it's finally come to an end, an end with pain in my back, I haven't done something like this all my life and my weak wolf did help me, during dinner, Susan came to me, we have a little talk before we finally part ways, I went to the stable that is were I live and the others live in the main building. 

The night was cold again, I was hoping that as the days went by, life will get better, I missed my father, and I missed my mom but I had to be strong, with a better tomorrow in mind. 

It's late, so I force myself to sleep, I won't know what will happen to me tomorrow. 

"Iris!!!" Esther's voice was the one that woke me the next morning, I was really tired that when I closed my eyes the previous night, I didn't bat my eyelashes. 

"Good morning Ma!"

"The Luna called for you." She said ignoring my greeting, sometimes, Esther seemed strange and always cold. I grabbed my stuff and moved to go answer the call of Hilary. 

Pulling the door, I can face to face with Damien.