Rejected By Her Mate, Accepted By The Alpha

Ariel's POV

“Sht!’ I cursed under my breath as hot water scalded my skin as I was trying to make coffee.

I splashed some cold water on it and carried the coffee in a tray, up to Raveena’s room. If I didn't hurry up, hell would be unleashed on me.

As quietly as I could, I opened the door and place the tray on the coffee table and tiptoe out of the room.

“Hurry up and finish this chores, we have important guests tonight!” The head maid yelled at me.

Energetically, I jumped into action, slicing, dicing, washing, cooking, steaming and doing everything possible that I could with a smile plastered on my face.

Fifteen minutes later, I was summoned to Princess Raveena's room.

“Are you trying to feed me poison you useless slave?” She bellowed and threw the coffee mug at me, I instinctively dodged it and it hit the wall, shattering at impact.

“My apologies Princess.” I apologize, forcefully sober.

She snickered and walked up to me, she grabbed my arm, digging her nails into it until it bled while I silently winced in pain, not daring to retaliate.

The door flew open, a maid came in. “Princess, the alpha said to tell you that Alpha Trent is on his way.”

She let go of me as her eyes lit with excitement. “Scram!” She hissed and I walked away.

‘Few hours more.’ I muttered to myself.

Few hours more and I'd be free from this hellhole! By midnight I'll turn eighteen and according to the rules guiding all packs, a slave must be freed when he or she turns eighteen provided that they're captured before they're at that age.

The rest of the morning, I was give more job to do and denied any access to food, courtesy of the btchy Princess Raveena.

By afternoon, I was terribly famished and had hopes of eating after we're done cooking the main course. Alpha Bryan was to be coronated by exactly midnight and all alphas from every pack was invited.

“Is everything in place?” Alpha Bryan's hoarse voice sounded and I flinched, breaking a plate.

He frowned deeply. “Are you trying to level my pack with yours?”

My expression darkened and I clenched my fists. How dare he?

“Lower your gaze! You're in the presence of future alpha of the Jade Moon Pack!” Veronica; the head maid ordered as she lashed a whip on me, causing me to fall on my knees.

“Apologize!” Veronica barked.

“My apologies, my lord.” I said, through gritted teeth.

Alpha Bryan took one long disgusted look at me and snickered. “If only the men of your pack had this much pride and strength, maybe it wouldn't be up in flames and long gone now.” He insulted, adding salt to the wound.

I huffed, quietly of course and he stepped on my fingers as he walks away. Again, my lunch went down the drain and I was forced to continue working.

It all happened three years ago, I had just turned fifteen and went out for a swim with my elder sister; Ava, by the time we came back, our Emerald moon pack was under the attack of the Jade Moon Pack, dad tried his best to save his pack but he was outnumbered.

He saved Ava and I, asking us to run but he was killed right before our eyes, the survivors were taken captive and that was the last time I ever saw Ava.

By evening, we were done with the main course and majority of the guests had arrived so all slaves were required to be at their beckoning.