C2 Episode 2

I swallowed the lump in my throat, shutting my eyes so tight; the feeling was so unusual; it has never happened, and I feared what would be the outcome; I don't know what I would turn into. My greatest fear was to become something that would take the life of the second Luna. The beast in me seemed to be a furious one.

“Elena, I feel some strange presence in here…” I heard my wolf said, making me bite my lower lips.

A kick landed on my belly again in a way that I almost vomit out blood, I opened my eyes to plead for mercy, I was wrong to hit her, I was mistaken not to see her coming, there was no way I would expect someone to come over at that time of the day…

“Please, I'm… truly sorry…” I pleaded to the hot-tempered Luna, making her gawk at me, breathing heavily like she wants to eat me.

“Can you just tell me why the alpha king is still keeping you alive??… you are a demon, a killer!!!… you have no right to live in this world!!!” She snorted with pure hatred in her eyes,

I managed to sit up weakly…

“It was a mistake. I expected no….” Her slap cut off my words from my lips and I held my cheeks and whimpered. Her slap was just so painful that I thought my cheeks were on fire…

“I'll make sure I coax the alpha king to ban you from the park or get you killed before you also kill me!!!” she gritted and moved back,

I heaved a sigh of relief, finally, she is letting me be, I don't have the whole time in the world, I won't be spared by my father if he wakes up and found out I was yet to prepare the breakfast meal which would be his first request,

I forced my miserable self up from the cold floor. Both of my legs were quivering like they were electrocuted, it just seemed like a gained weight as my legs were finding it hard to hold me up…

Furthermore, I looked up, and my eyes fell on her, the Luna, she was still standing right there in front of me gawping at everything about me, from head to toe, My eyes pierced into her rapture-blue eyes which made her more beautiful and couldn't just bear the sight,

Her eyes were glinting with pure envy, I can't just explain why she turns out to be the one who hates me the most, she should love me for giving her the chance to be a Luna, I just felt the hatred wasn't because of what my birth caused, she has other reasons which she can't tell…

She moved her brown hair over and scoffed before moving away. I shrugged and made few steps away but just then, I felt nausea and dizzy with my head pounding, I sped off to the restroom,

Immediately I got there, it all went away, all the sick feeling and urge vomiting left like it never came.

“Hey, what is it?” My wolf asked, and I sighed, not understanding my body again. All these are just coming up on getting to 16 years, a year when a normal werewolf shifts, I had been normal since birth except for the different colored eyes.

When my father saw the color of my eyes in my childhood, I heard he was terrified and had sent me to different sorcerers and witches to find out what I was.

They found nothing, to them, it was a mutation of a gene. The eye’s color was a phenomenon that occurs once in a while and means nothing, that was what I was told…

Now I grew up, out of curiosity, I had snuck to a witch to inform me why my eyes was that way and instruct me what I can do to make it normal, like others she had stated that it was mere mutation, but I sensed something in her…

The sudden fear, the tensed voice when she saw something after looking through me, what I can't say was her reason for hiding it, I had no time to force it out of her mouth, so I left…

Why was today different??… yesterday I shift into a wolf. Today I was about to shift to another beast which I can't identify what it is…

I walked out of the restroom with a quick pace, which later turned into a wild run. I had wasted time in preparing the food. I may have to face the alpha king's wrath.

Gosh!!

I got to the kitchen and began the endless and tiring cooking, I would cook for the alpha king his favorite pancakes, the Luna, and her children would have their sausage and Bacon, I would again cook eggs and fish in addition for the beta and his mate, the gamma also live here with his mate, they would have all the meal to enjoy their selves while I serve and wait for them to finish up, so I can eat the leftover, if they eat up the meal, then I'm good to go, I am going to be starving…

My whole body was busy, with no single seconds to rest. My wolf was so unhappy as the day broke, it was getting brightened gradually, which means nothing but another day of maltreatment and hurtful words.

“Because of you, there is no other maid in the palace. We are just a slave….” I heard my wolf mumbled, and I could feel the sadness in her,

“We have no choice…” I hissed.

7:57 am.

I was done, and I can hear the sounds of footsteps, cheerful laughs and chat, greetings and giggles all coming down from the staircase. They are all heading to the dining table for sure. I should take the food there immediately!

Lena shivered in fear and I also shuddered, we both know this is the worst moment of my days since I grew up, at this point, they all get the chance to give me the most painful hurt that would always leave tears flowing down my eyes…

I have no other choice, with a sharp yelp, I stepped out and head straight to the feasting table, I dropped the first tray for the Alpha, my presence ended all the discussion, the laugh, just everything happiness that had filled the feasting table vanished into the thin air and I could see all the smiling faces turn to a serious frown, grimace, gawp and scorn…

Not even one of them likes me. The Luna children who looked so beautiful weren't even exempted. I was older than them but would always bow at them also, each time I serve their meal.

I dare not fail to do that, or I would be ready for another round of beating from the Luna…

I scurried off immediately to get the other food, I heaved a sigh of relief as I left their presence which had made my whole body tensed and hot, I carried the second tray and rushed back feeling my heartbeat increase, I dropped it and shared it among them including the Luna…

Like a whirlwind, I took off for the last one. My only prayer was to face no humiliation. I just wish they keep quiet as they had been since the first serving.

I carried the last set which would be distributed to the Gamma's strong guards who also lives with us, other pack members live separately,

I dropped this last one and spun to leave…

“Elena!” I heard my name from the scariest voice that twitches my heart, the voice of the alpha king each time he calls my name, his tone always exudes that deep hatred that makes me remember I was the killer of his first love…

My legs freeze on the spot as I turned and watched his grim expression…

"Are you a demon on a mission to destroy my park??” He growled, leaving me shuddering at the question. I flashed some glances at the others and saw they were so furious now.

“Dad, she almost made mom blind…” Scarlett, the beautiful young daughter of Elf, whined sneering at me…

“Dad, you must be right, she wants to kill mom too.” Dorian, the son, added, and I felt my world's crumbling,

What are they saying???

I opened my mouth to try defending myself like I should tell them she was coming from the back, and it was still quite dark then but could only gasp as Jason the gamma sprang up and flung the glass cup to my head in fury, it shattered and left a cut there.

I whimpered at the pain but dare not look up, as I feared their eyes so much.

“I won't spare you if anything happens to the second Luna you devil!!” he howled in anger...

"Look at those eyes, she is surely from hell, a disgrace to the Royal family..." Hutton the beta snorted.

"I wished she died, and the Luna stayed alive. My wife would regret ever sacrificing her life for this miserable thing now!.. I regret ever being her father!!"Wolve the Alpha king yelled as he clenched his fist.

My legs weakened. The pain from the glass cup wasn't compared to what I feel in my soul, my heart was bleeding. It was in deep sadness at the rejection from even my father.