JOYCE'S POV
"So the bitch left, what of it"? I asked as I plopped another grape into my mouth.
"How can you say that"? Beatrice asked as she also took for herself a handful of grapes. "The feast was cancelled because of her, the pack now stands as a fool"
"I do not care about the pack, the pack has never cared about me" I said as I tore into a particularly juicy bit of lamb that was on my plate.
It was a sunny afternoon and I and Beatrice were partaking of a meal that I had had brought up to my room that was adjoined to the personal Chambers of Alpha Dawson. Yes I now had my very own personal room in the very prestigious royal wing of the castle.
I was dressed quite opulently as only be fitted a mistress of Alpha Dawson himself, especially considering that I had abandoned my post as a servant as well as my duties as a palace omega per his request.
In contrast my friend albeit ally was still rather shabbily clothed in the drab ensemble of grey servant's attire which I would admit brought me a small measure of satisfaction as it was tangible proof that I had now begun to move up in the world.
"I heard that she ran away with a lover" said Beatrice as she downed a glass of wine, some of it spilling over the sides of her chin. For some reason it mildly irritated me.
"I am not surprised, she always was prone to whoring herself around, when she thought no one was watching but I saw her for what she truly was". I said and it felt good to gossip about the all so mighty Carla, miss I am holier than thou.
"Who did she run off with" I said curious to know, I would have bet my money on Smith as he was always all over Carla like a bee on honey but I had seen him just recently, as he walked about the castle forlorn, as though he were a whipped goat or a fog whose master had abandoned it.
"Stanley apparently" said Beatrice giggling as she downed more of her wine, poor girl must be getting slightly tipsy.
"Who is Stanley"? I said as the name failed to ring any bells despite my wracking my brain for any traces of it.
"Stanley, you know, the cute guard at the south west gate" said Beatrice as she blushed.
I just stared at her, as she grinned like a vapid fool. I remembered Stanley now, he was a guard I had slept with here and there in exchange for little favours when I needed it. And I knew that Carla would never, he was not her type anyway, but it did not stop me from saying;
"Ha! Who would have thought, the mighty Luna, mate to Alpha Dawson of the blue moon pack, run off with a common guard" I said , "I guess they do not make Luna's like they used to" i continued, to a hearty bout of laughter shared by both Beatrice and I.
I called for my new maid servant; another perk of being at the top. She scurried in and I signalled for her to clear the plates which she quickly did and she headed to the kitchen to drop them off.
"You must excuse me Beatrice, I have a lot that requires my attention today and not a lot of time to do them" I said as I turned back to my companion in gray. I had lied, there was nothing requiring my attention except for doing blessed nothing all day, it just felt good to know that I was finally in a position to dismiss whomever I wanted to. Including her.
"Of course,I understand" she said as she curtsied a little, "thanks for the food and conversation, it was wildly enjoyable* she said as she turned to go.
"Oh and could you inform the kitchens that I require additional wine and bread to be brought up"? I said just for the pleasure of seeing her obey my commands.
"As you wish" she said before walking out the door.
I reclined on the lounge on which Beatrice and I originally sat, as I nursed the wine in my cup and let my thoughts wander.
I could not deny that I was happy, happy that at last the single greatest obstacle to my ascension had oh so kindly removed herself from the equation. I could now act freely.
I would not deny that I coveted her position, wanted it,craved it. Becoming Luna was the pinnacle of everything I was trying to achieve. And I would do everything within my power to attain such heights.
The door opened and Beatrice walked in balancing a large test which contained a small jar of wine and a plate fully laden with freshly baked bread it's surface gleaming golden while still emitting steam. The whole room immediately got filled with the aroma of the tantalizing confectionery. She placed the tray in front of me and looked up at me to see me smiling, I mouthed "thank you" as she returned the smile before leaving.
I could not dare before to hope, to wish, but now an opportunity had dropped nicely in to my lap as if from the heavens courtesy of the one whose position I sought to occupy.
Carla was gone. Finally gone at last. I was going to find some way to get rid of her some way or another of course but it would have been way too risky considering the fact that there was a possibility that Alpha Dawson would suspect me first if anything happened to her and I just could not take the chance…….not yet anyway.
And now she had saved me the trouble entirely by doing me the favour of leaving of her own free will. It was basically the most ballsy thing she had ever done since I had known her.
As I looked out the window through the glass , to the distant lands beyond, I marveled for a second or two at her courage in decided to brave the great unknown. Werewolves did not usually travel far from their pack and if they did it was most assuredly with a group of people who would most likely be pack members as well, so to see Carla whom I had always taken as weak willed, undertaking such a journey, was surprising to say the least.
Though I was not complaining, ha! Far from it, the farther she went the better. I would gladly pick up the pieces she left behind and build something an empire with them.
Speaking of which , Alpha Dawson must have just finished his combat drills today as I sighted him through the window, shirtless walking in towards the castle .
I waited a while more to give him ample time to enter his Chambers , of which I heard the door slam when he did so due to the proximity of our rooms.
I had timed it perfectly. Once I heard him calm for his man servant to draw him a bath, I drank the remnants of my wine, adjusted my clothes and hair then walked out of my room and locked it's door before walking down the hallway to his door which was the next room from mine. I wall through his door and saw as his man servant fetched a sponge and towel
"I will take those, thank you very much" I said as I collected the items from him. "I will be the one bathing his majesty today" I whispered. He nodded at me and turned around heading for the door, "oh and do lock the door behind you" I said as I walked towards the far end of the enormous room where a shower screen was situated.
"Hurry up would you Tom before the water gets cold" said Alpha Dawson from behind the screen. I could just now make out his silhouette from behind the screen as he reclined comfortably in the bathtub.
"Not to worry" I said as I approached, stretching out my hand as I did so to part the screen and walk through.
"I could always warm you up if the water gets too freezing for you" I said with more than a hint of mischief in my voice.
He smiled at me but his eyes remained cold and unfeeling as though it had been drained of light, of life. I approached hin and lathered the sponge before sitting on a nearby stool and scrubbing his broad muscular back.
*I have missed you" he said after a while. Though it gladdened my heart that he had said so, I was not fool enough to believe it. He had only missed me because 'she' was gone.
"You could have sent for me at anytime Dawson" (apparently as his mistress I could call him by name now or so he said)
"Matters of state kept me" was his reply. "Cancelling a feast it turns out, is more problematic than organising one".
"I do not envy your situation" I said as I finished scrubbing his back thoroughly before moving to his arms.
"My own Luna left me" Aloha Dawson said with a dry chuckle. "I do not think any one would be particularly envious of my situation right at the moment".
"I am sorry she left" I lied , I was as sorry for Carla's departure as I was for the relief from a migraine.
There was a silence for a few minutes. A solemn type of silence, and I did not like it.
"My advisors; the Elder council are already proposing a new union for me. They suggest I take a new Luna as soon as possible to solidify the stability of the pack* he said as I scrubbed and listened.
*Elder Loras and Elder Aloysius are particularly adamant about it as they insist that I — ughhh"! he said I reached into the water and held his make member as tightly as I could.
Little by little ripples began emerging along the surface of the water as I moved my hand back and forth beneath it, stroking his cock in an up and down movement.
"So what do you intend doing? Appease them or do you have another idea"? I asked whispering in his ear softly as I pleasured him.
"They do have a point, that I concede but it would be a daunting task to begin to court one whom I have not previously known" he said as he groaned.
Now was my chance I thought, usually I was more inclined towards subtlety and cunning but I just could not let such a golden opportunity pass by.
"You could take me az Luna" I said while still stroking him. He turned and looked at me for what seemed like a minute before saying….
"I am sorry but I cannot do that, it is too soon for me the wound too raw, besides I would not be able to marry you even if I wanted to" he said.
My heart plummeted "why not you are the Alpha you can marry anyone you choose , you took one omega as mate you can do it again".
All of a sudden I felt him grow limp in my hand as he sat there in the tub.
"And therein lies the problem, some believe it was a mistake taking an omega as Luna in the first place saying I should have picked a lady of more refined breeding perhaps" he said while he climbed out of the bathtub water dripping down his body in a pool as he did so.
"Besides I have already taken you to bed as my mistress, it's going to send the wrong message if I took you as mate to boot" he said as he took the towel I held out for him to dry himself with.
I was positively livid but I was nothing if not patient. Sooner rather than later I always got what I wanted.