Chapter 11 11
Phoebe~~
When I noticed the beta was being impatient and scared at the time, I patted his broad chest and forced up a smile for him, “Be yourself. I'll sort out everything.” I reassured him, even though the look in his eyes revealed how he didn't trust me doing so.
I went back to Angeline and explained to her the situation I was in, asking for help and how to sort it out.
She pressed her lips, spared the beta a glance and said, “I forgot to tell you that the strippers at the clubs are sex slaves. Yes, Alpha Knox uses them to make money. He also sells them to men who want them permanently, but only a few of them are from this pack." She scoffed and came closer to me, leaned towards my ears and whispered, “He produces weapons for mass destruction in his underground basement, and is planning to end every other pack out there since they are after his life.”
My body hair stood upon hearing that.
“What I love about him is that he doesn't look you in the face when punishing you. Whether you're from his pack or not, you get the penalty you deserve if you disobey his rules.” Angeline bit her lower lip and turned away.
I glanced at Beta Levi and felt so sorry for him. If I don't get this resolved, Knox will surely sack him because he didn't play his role perfectly.
“But, what do you think I should do about the drinks I took? I didn't know he would take it so seriously.” I said to Angeline, who shrugged her shoulders. “No idea of how to make him fall for me?”
She arched his brows and only said, “Just be a good girl. Be clingy too, and make him see it so he becomes conflicted. If you tell him in the face that you took the drinks without fear and even take more next time, he will call you naughty and will certainly love you for the bold steps. But there's no guarantee that he would leave you unpunished.”
I was fed up, so I patted Angeline and went back to Levi.
“Let's go! I'll explain to him. But our deal has ended.” I uttered, and he nodded before leading the way out of the field.
By the time I entered the palace's main building, my heart already began thumping continuously. How would I tell him boldly to his face that I took the drink and still take more? He would just grip my neck and fling me to the wall.
‘Don't worry! I will take care of that for you, but don't get pissed at me later on.’ my wolf said in my head, and I nodded.
It was far better, because I couldn't think of doing that with my real self.
As we entered his room, Angeline's voice echoed in my mind again.
So, the basement I entered was where he produced the weapons? I didn't feel that something like that was going on there, so it would be best that I also see for myself, the same way I saw Knox in that mood last night.
I was snapped out of my daze when he roared at me, and shivers ran down my spine. I took a deep gulp and looked up to him, my lips trembling.
“Is Levi saying the truth?” his aura struck me hard as his voice resounded in my ear.
Instantly, my wolf grabbed me together.
I shot my lashes up and transfixed my palms on his waist, “What if it was? Would you now kill me?”
“Phoebe!!!”
“It was my only way to get loved, so I had to bribe the slave mistress and tell her that you gave it to me. I was going to take some and give the warriors in charge of my people so they don't mistreat them. Is it that bad for a leader like me? Did you forget what I had been?” I kept moving closer to him while speaking, and he didn't step back a bit. “Let's see how much I took.”
I walked past him towards the fridge and dragged it open. Something I hadn't seen came to my sight at that moment.
“You even have fruits here,” I commented and began packing some of them.
He dashed closer and tried holding me, but I almost bit his flesh, and he stepped back.
I loved what my wolf was doing.
“Where do you think you're taking the fruits to?” he snapped at me, eyes growing fierce, but it wasn't scaring the shit out of me.
I spared him a glance as I shut back the fridge, “To bribe those warriors.”
Again, he tried to hold me, but my fangs pierced out, ready to dig into his arm. I left the room with those fruits and headed straight to the slave mistress. I explained to her, and she led me to the warriors after I gave her some.
With her presence, they did not hesitate to accept the fruits and promised not to be harsh or starve my people.
Having done that, I felt so glad and relieved.
On my way out with the slave mistress, she whispered to me, “Let's get them more food if we have the chance. We can do the cooking in my home.”
I laughed out happily, nodding.
She went back to her room, and I headed back to meet Knox and his beta, standing still in the room. Their expression was unpredictable, and I heard Levi muttering in his mind about how he was done because of me, I couldn't invade Knox’s mind.
I also stood with them, my fingers squeezing my dress.
Knox looked up to me and scoffed. His eyes were bloody red as though he was going to feed on me like prey. “You're going back to being a whore, so get ready for tonight.”
My belly sank. I didn't work hard to bribe those people for this.
I shook my head at him, not even acting like I was sorry. “It doesn't work like that. You said I should make my choice, so since you think working as a slave would be less stressful, you want to drag me forcefully to the club? Stand by your word as the alpha king that you are.”
For some time, he didn't say a thing, but turned to Levi, “You heard me!”
What?
Levi bowed to him and began coming closer.
“Don't! I'm not leaving!!" I yelled and rushed to Knox.
I got to my knees before him, wearing a pitiful face. “You don't know why I hate that? Why should I moan under another man when you're still here? I hate being touched by another man, so allow me to work with the slaves.”
“Exactly why you should be there. You need to do what you don't love, so get the fuck out of my room,” he screamed to my face, and I shuddered.
When I wasn't standing, he tried to speak, but I cut him short. “Leave? Why would I when my properties are in there? My brush, hair dryer, comb and so on. If I check your room, I'll see more. So it automatically means that the room is ours, right?”
“Then I can hand them over!!!”
“No!” I quickly refused and stood up. With the way he didn't get moved by what I just said, he was so pissed off. “Fine! I will head back to the club. But can I start tomorrow? Remember what happened last night. I need to sleep well.”
Darkness flashed in the corner of his eyes. I was challenging him so much, but I still needed an answer, and wouldn't leave until he did so.