Chapter 17 A Job Interview In Hell
Chapter 17
Lyra's POV
Rosa! That word burnt in my chest like a hot coal, which had spent countless time in fire.
My jaw tightened, as I held on to my gown in frustration. My fist balled up, one resting inside the pocket of my gown.
Focus is the key. ‘Till you make your enemies tremble beneath your feet.’
The word hit me like a passing train. I quickly held it back like a snail crawling back into his shell.
I quickly changed my demeanor to friendship.
I watched her as she walked majestically like a queen towards me. Of course she is a queen. The Luna of alpha king Jax of stormfang pack.
She swung sideways like a pendulum bob. Stretching her hand out, the other hand clasped with her expensive hand bag, golden in color.
Everything about her, spotless. Her golden shoes matched up with her dress. She didn't look like a queen whose pack was burning.
This had been Rosa's long term dream to take my place. To steal my joy. Congratulations, It's now hers, but this won't last for long. My heart ached as I saw her coming towards me.
Walking beside her, is her stupid and wicked friend, Caramel, birds of lookalike feathers. Behind her, were two maids carrying bouquets of flowers , some boxes of make-up and some expensive items wrapped up in a box trailing her.
That had been Rosa's empty dream all this while. Shopping. Partying. Display of showy expensive stuff.
I thought she would crawl back into her shell, regardless of the disaster the stormfang pack had experienced lately.
I thought she would be mature enough to act as a role model, to act responsibly for once when the stormfang pack was burning. But, she always proved me right all these while that I was always right about her.
Everything is all about herself and no one else mattered. Even if the pack is burning and brimstone is pouring from the sky, Rosa would look where to party and have fun and have it to the fullest.
“Kubra! Come over here!”
Kubra ran faster to Rosa, kneeling in front of her.
“What does she want!”
Kubra looking into the ground. Looking like a good and subservient servant whereas he was the one who had shouted at me just a moment ago to vacate this premises.
“She asks if there is a space for a maid?”
“There is nothing like that here,” Rosa quickly clapback.
“Oh my god she looks like Mila, only her skin tone is different and her size.”
“So what do you want to do with that Caramel. I said that I don't want her!”
“So I should bring someone that looks like Mila around me again,” Rosa turned, “wouldn't that be nightmarish enough?”
Caramel had drifted towards Rosa peeping into her ears.
“Noo,” Rosa retracted from caramel. Like caramel had spit out
“That is a bad idea caramel,” Rosa countered,
She turned to Kubra who was still knee on his knee."Let her go and I don't want to see her close to this vicinity again,”
“You will need her, friend,” Caramel drew Rosa closer and muttered something into her ears.
Rosa quickly drifted away from caramel, a sign of reception. A sign that she didn't agree at first instant. But I could see it from her face that she eventually gave in.
She signaled to Kubra
“Go bring her here!” Rosa instructed Kubra.
He had signaled to me from where I stood watching them from a distance how the two wicked friends had been deliberating on my matters.
I walked close to her. Knelt down. She looked at me as if I didn't mean anything.
“What is your name?”
“I am Lyra." I replied cautiously.
"Where are you from and what made you visit the stormfang pack?" Rosa asked with curiosity.
"I am from nightshade pack.”
“Nightshade? That is too far from here? Many seas you are going to cross before coming here.”
Caramel quickly peeped into Rosa's ear, “that is why I told you to employ her. She is a stranger, no one knows her identity. She is going to be a big asset, get her to your side before some does…”
“You mean I should…” Rosa turned to her friend.
“Yes, do it now. I see that she is going to be loyal and also smart as well.”
“Wait, Caramel don't rush this…” Rosa muttered back into caramel ear, “ I am still not done yet. Let me ask necessary questions.”
She turned back to me, tugging a smile at the corner of her lips, a sign that caramel is winning over.
“So what made you leave your pack?"
"Rogues came into our pack destroying everything we had and taking our king as slaves. They killed every member of my family too. I was the only one alive. Maybe one day I will go back to seek revenge.”
I buried my eyes into the ground as I uttered the words pretentiously.
“Sorry to hear that,” she replied without meaning a single bit of it.
Rosa pouted her mouth, "ok what can you do, I mean what is your skill set?”
I cleared my throat a bit before speaking. “I can cook very well and also clean as well. I am fast and agile and I don't play with my work.”
Rosa pointed to Kubra, “you have to leave us no
w.”
Kubra stood to his feet, he bent low and left us, he had moved away from where we stood,
“Are you also good in bed?“