Olivia's pov
I have to leave now. I thought inwardly as I slowly made my way out of there.
I do not want him to notice my presence as I tried with all my best to cover up my scent.
I slowly made my way out making sure to look back frequently.
"If it is as true as he said. Then that means you have to be very careful. After all, you and your people are in great trouble now. Mostly when you are the last captives," Mia said as I hurriedly walked on the quiet hallway.
"I know. That's why I pray that nothing bad should happen with this investigation. I know that my people have nothing to do with their conflicts but I just don't feel at ease knowing that an Investigation is about to be carried out. I fear for the worse here," I muttered, scared.
'Calm down there,' Mia said calmly. I took a deep breath and pushed the door open to the little room I was given. The guards were not around but that's none of my concerns at this point.
'So what are you going to do now?'Mia asked immediately, I took a seat on the worn out bed.
"I have a very low status here. Making decisions will be a tedious task and… meeting the alpha is like walking through lava," I frowned the more I thought about it. I don't just have any route.
"It's fine. You have to calm down a bit, okay?" Mia coax and a smile crept up my face.
"You have always been so convincing," I replied, then turned to the bed ready to sleep.
With that… I doze off with thoughts of the investigation, etched deep in my mind. I was scared, if I open my eyes I will see the death of my people.
…
Dong!
A loud dong resonated waking me up from my sleep as I felt my heart almost pulled by it. The gong rang three times before there was finally silence. I got out of the room and was surprised to see the guards walking towards my room with cold expressions.
"W-what's going on?" I asked, confused. But when that question escaped my lips, the event that happened yesterday resurfaced.
"Take her," One of them muttered and the other gripped my left hand ruthlessly as he pushed me ahead.
"Careful you are hurting me!" I scream in pain feeling my arm almost like it was about to be ripped off.
They ignored my cries and that was how I was taken away. Soon I was shoved out and was standing in the middle of people. They were just like me… they had fears in their eyes and I wondered what was going on.
"The last person is here ma'am. We can begin," I heard a feminine voice and turned towards where the voice came from. I was confused.
"Let's begin then," The white haired lady got off the chair she sat on as she slowly made her way towards the people. I got up slowly and went to the back of the crowd.
"Who's she? Why is she behaving all bossy?" Mia complained angrily.
"I do not know who she is. But from how well dressed she was and how the lady earlier spoke to her. Then I guess she has some authority," I muttered.
Mia went silent after that as we both watched the lady and all her actions. I watched as she stared at every one of us with disgust in her eyes and I wasn't even in the mood to talk more about this.
"Henceforth, you all shall be grouped into groups for you to know your duties in this place. We don't accommodate people that don't add value to the Pack," She said her voice raised high In clear arrogance.
My brows shot at these words as I stared at her baffled by her words. What was she saying?
Who exactly is she?
I heard the faint whispers and murmurs from the people around and I stared at the lady before us… with interest on what she had in mind.
"Silent! Your Alpha instructed me to do this. And you all are going to obey no matter what," She waved to the guards around. They marched forward and she took out 4 different coloured robes.
"Take this and group them accordingly. Their duties will be shared to them after the selection, I'll leave now," She said to them and then left the place. My hands curled into a ball of fist as I stared at her angrily.
What does she take us for?
Does she take us for just slaves?
I was angry at that point but Mia's voice interrupted me.
'Don't make any rash decisions now that you will regret later. Follow their instructions but don't succumb to them too much,' She said.
"As for that new lady. You need to be very weary of her. She's now a threat but don't get alarmed too much. She doesn't know you but you just have to be careful with her. And your actions matter too. Who knows, you and the others might be on an inspection now," She added, calmly.
That's it then. I really have to be careful, living here won't be an easy task.
But, I still have to make sure that I survive.
I clenched my hands into a fist as I stared at the guards who were already grouping us. Everyone went to their specific designated robe.
I was standing before the blue robe with a complex expression.
"There are 4 robes each with different colours, duties and positions!" One of the guards yelled to the crowd. I stared at the remaining three groups and then faced the man.
"The lowest position, which is the white robe. You lot are more entitled to the other pack. You are to work on the farms and agriculture," He yelled again and then I turned to the white house and was shocked as they are of aged-grades.
How are they going to survive?