Chapter 12 12
Phoebe~~
After a long silence, he finally spoke, like one who was just trying to please me this once and had no other choice. His voice was so reluctant that I hoped he wouldn't change his mind along the way, “If that's what you want. Celebrate your survival tonight, then.” and he turned away from me.
I covered my lips so I wouldn't laugh out loud, and then turned to his beta, who seemed to have breathed out in relief.
“So, where would I stay? In that room I always find myself?” I managed to ask, before Levi signalled me to follow him.
We left Knox’s room, and he took me to that exact room I had in mind. There was no one inside, which made it more relaxing.
“Check thoroughly for the personal items you would need as a lady,” Levi stated before leaving the room.
I wanted to call him back and strike a deal with him, to give him the information he needed in exchange for always bribing the warriors in charge of my pack members with my name. But I thought he was no different from his alpha, so it would be useless.
Since he couldn't cover me up in this, of what use would he be to me? He's so loyal to his alpha, and I wouldn't want to be the reason for his misfortune.
After sitting for some time, I went into the bathroom, checked it up and saw lots of things there. I checked the wardrobe and all the dresses I needed for the club, and the casual ones were there too.
It hurt when I recalled that I was back to being his whore, but I had no other option. At least, I got the warriors bribed, and the slave mistress by my side as well, so things would be easier henceforth.
I would just have to give in to it since he doesn't even care that I was his mate and shouldn't share me with other men.
One thing was sure. I would take extra money from the clients, so I could continue bribing the people I wanted to be by me. If I save a lot, then I will begin making plans of escape with my people.
But for now, I had to focus on two things. Be a good girl to him, so he slowly falls for me and stops being harsh and mean. Then, be a whore whose clients would pay three times the normal price to have her, so I would become solid financially.
That being said, I needed a helping hand.
I quickly freshened up, then headed to meet the slave mistress. I explained to her what their alpha king decided, and she felt so bad.
“Then I can do this for you,” she said and stood. I watched as she searched every corner of her room until she found a mask, which she gave me. “Wear it so the clients don't see what you look like. Don't harm anyone, or your people will be harmed.”
The latter was true. Knox would kill my people if I disobeyed.
I tried putting on the mask, and after watching my reflection through the mirror, I was impressed. It was just my eyes that were visible, and I could speak freely with the mask on.
“Thank you so much. This means a lot to me.” I crouched before the mistress, so happy. ‘Don't worry. I'm going to make enough money and bribe you more so you don't ever hesitate in helping me.’ I thought to myself, smiling.
When I was done with the mistress, I went into the slave yard and asked for Angeline. And when she came out, we left to discuss a bit in a corner.
Like I told the mistress, I also explained to her, and she insisted I wait, and she would get me something.
When she returned, she handed over to me a tiny bottle which had a liquid in it.
“It contains an Emberwine of Solas which will help you. When you feed your clients this through their wine, they sleep off in minutes and wake up hours later feeling so sexually satisfied,” she elaborated.
Then it meant I would always suggest a drink with them first.
Looking at the bottle, I was shocked to hear how powerful the content was.
“This way, you will still hold your pride,” she added.
I looked at her, “How did you get it?”
She chuckled, “I have it ordered, and it comes to me. I make money there with it, too. And my initial plan was always to use it on the alpha of Crescent Moon Pack if I ever went back. Just a drop would do, and I would help by providing you with more, so you don't get on the bad side of Alpha Knox.”
The butterflies in my belly flapped their wings as they flew up to my chest. I was so consumed in happiness.
“Angeline,” I mentioned and hid the bottle. “I need to check the basement tonight. Would you mind going with me?”
She nodded like she'd been desperately waiting for this day.
“Do you know how much I want to see with my eyes that he's producing weapons? He's the only alpha doing that, and even as he's selling to other packs, he's producing a destructive one that would kill a whole pack at a time,” she whispered while gesturing.
I was scared she would refuse out of fear. But seeing how interested she was, I was glad.
“Then, follow me to my room. You will hide there until midnight when we start going in.” I said to her, my wolf flashed in my mind the route I had taken the previous night. As ridiculous as she was, too, she flashed Knox’s huge member in his primal nature, and I almost gasped.
‘What's wrong with you? Do I have a business with his cock?’ I snapped at my wolf and hissed.
As planned, I took Angeline with me out of the slave yard as she was disguised like a palace servant.
We walked into my room, and she was awed at how spacious it was for a captive like me.
“I knew it. He isn't that bad. If he didn't hurt your family, I wouldn't want him dead. But as it stands, you must avenge your family so they can rest in peace, so I don't mind joining you.” Angeline stated without even sparing me a glance.
We couldn't sleep until midnight when everything became so quiet.
I first reached out to Knox's room and smelled his scent to prove he was in there, then we headed into the underground basement.
We crept so we don't get caught, and Angeline seemed to know every corner, so she led the way.
“You don't know. I saw the route from a map in the Crescent Moon Pack,” she told me when I looked at her curiously.
We walked past several passageways until we began perceiving steel. By the time we reached, I was stunned as to what was going on.
“I heard they work in shifts. Some in the morning to afternoon, afternoon to night, night to early morning. They don't rest, because they must achieve this.” Angeline whispered to me, and I only nodded.
Watching what they were doing was kinda scary and made me curious as well. I wanted to watch the result of every process they were taking, and it seemed Angeline, too, was interested in the final result.
We hid behind the wall, peeking at them without making a single sound, so we don't get noticed.
My legs began hurting due to the excess standing when I tapped Angeline. “Let's start leaving.”
She nodded, “I saw from the map too where he stores the produced weapons and bullets. They are bulletproof too, and so many other things.”
Was that true?
“Let's go check,” I said to her, and we moved away from there.
Luckily, with her help, we were able to find the basement where all those were kept. My lips dropped open at the sight of that; something I never imagined existed in this world.
How long has it been in this? Does he really sell them too, or just for attacking packs?
I was about to tap Angeline when someone spoke from the corner, and we flinched.
Angeline rushed closer to me, and I began sniffing with the help of my wolf to get where the voice came from, so we knew where to hide.
“Who is that?” came the voice again, and this time more loud and closer, yet I hadn't figured out where the person was.
I locked eyes with Angeline, and doom flashed on our faces.
The only option was to escape from the route we came from, so we turned and began running, only for a fired bullet to echo in our ears, and we halted in fear.
“What are you two doing here?” came the masculine voice.
I couldn't speak, nor could Angeline. My heart was racing faster, and my limbs were quivering in nothing but fear.