Chapter 24 24
Phoebe~~
In the next few hours, Knox was already done with me, so I wore my dress and went back to my room. I felt so sore underneath even as my wolf was trying her best to heal us again. He was damn reckless with me this time, and I vowed to make him pay for it all. For thinking I was indeed a whore that he would handle anyhow he wanted, I would see to it that he gets back in fold all the pains he'd caused me.
There was no fan in the room, just the air conditioner, which couldn't do what I needed at that moment. So I entered the bathroom, walking with my legs apart due to the pain, then I soaked the towel there in the water, pressed it a bit, and slowly returned to the room. I lay on the floor there and pressed the damp towel on my pùssy, so it could calm me a bit while my wolf finished the work.
I lay there for a long time and didn't realise when I dozed off. By the time I opened my eyes, Angeline was sitting beside me, running her finger in my hair. At first, I was scared as I wasn't expecting anyone, and that was when I recalled that I hadn't locked up the room before sleeping off. “Angeline,” I mentioned and sat up.
Hopefully, my wolf had a little more to do, but I couldn't feel any pain anyway. “Did anyone see you when you were coming in?”
She shook her head, “I covered my face with a veil. Seems like there's a visitor in the palace.”
“A visitor?” I asked, and she nodded. “Who was that?”
She shrugged her shoulders, "I'm not sure, but you shouldn't worry much about who the person is. Just focus on getting better.”
I couldn't hide my smile and nodded. “Henceforth, I would always be at the club, so be sure to be fine, okay?”
“I should be saying that. Make sure to go with the drug I gave you, and don't fail to let me know once it's finished.” She patted my shoulders, smiling sheepishly.
It was dark outside, so I urged her to stay with me that night and leave the next morning. I knew for sure that Knox wouldn't want me to go to the club since he had just finished doing with me what he wanted. Just maybe, I would also use the drug on him anytime.
What I didn't expect was to be served a meal, and as though they knew I wasn't alone, it was bigger than the other times. “Join me!” I said to Angeline, and she didn't resist. We ate the meal together and freshened up, then lay back on the bed.
Angeline told me stories that her parents told her before they died; most of them were educational, and I wished I had been told earlier. At some point, I forgot that it was fiction and almost cried, but the most interesting part was that I dozed off so easily while she was telling me those stories.
I woke up at midnight, and Angeline was sleeping peacefully. After relieving my bladder, I couldn't sleep off again, so I decided to look out through the window. Watching how lively the pack was even at night kept me interested, but then, I couldn't avoid thinking about my family. The times I spent with them, and when I even announced to them that I had found my mate. All the years of lovey-dovey with Knox, and how everything had changed just in the twinkle of an eye.
Tears burned in my eyes, and I had no choice but to let them roll down. If I were given a chance ever, I wouldn't have a mate again. It was a bad omen to me. I would avoid Knox like he was a demon and would make sure that my father destroys him and his pack before he even gets to act. He was indeed a bad figure of his gender, and I hope that someday I will be in a position to get revenge on him.
I walked back to the bed and lay down, and soon I fell asleep amid my tears. Heaven knew how I hated that I could now cry myself to sleep, something that wasn't part of me.
Very early the next day, Angeline sneaked out of the palace building back to the slave yard. I was getting ready to take my bath so I could leave the room since I was completely healed, when a knock came on the door. I opened it, and it was Levi, “Hi…”
“His Majesty sends for you in the throne room,” he announced, wearing a pitiful look. “You have to follow me.”
I shook my head, “Better if you go, because I'm not leaving until I take my bath. Unless you're going to be patient.” I didn't even want to hear from him, and I just slammed the door shut. I quickly refreshed up, wore a decent dress, and found him still waiting here.
All I could say to myself was that they were all scared of Knox, so who am I to challenge him? But the day I would strike him hard, he would think it was a dream.
I followed Levi to the throne room, and there he sat like he owned the whole world. A lady sat at the side where I stood and bowed to him. “You called me…”
He nodded and bit his lower lip, “I had to introduce you to someone who cares to know more about the slave princess, and my whore.” With a sinister smile, he gestured towards the lady. I turned to her, and the devilish smile she wore caused a knot to twist in my gut. Who does she think she was to ask about me? “That's all!” Knox pulled my attention back to him again.
I bowed slightly, “Then I have to return to my room.”
“Not yet!” the lady chipped in and stood up. She walked towards me and took a good look at my body. “Since I'm going to be staying here while we get ready for my coronation as your luna, I'd love to have her as my closest servant. What do you say?”
I tried not to scoff. I would be her closest servant?
Huh? Her coronation as Luna?
I almost yelled at Knox, and my wolf growled in my head. ‘Hey, c’mon, he isn't that important.’ I reminded myself and my wolf.
“That's my mate you're talking about….” Knox said to her, and I took a hard gulp, gritting my teeth to subdue the rage fuming in me. My fingers twisted my dress, and I could feel the sweat on them soaking into my dress.
The lady nodded, “Of course, I knew she was your mate. But she's now a slave and is a rival. So, of what use is the matebond?”
Fuck! Wasn't it enough to be a whore and a slave? Why some woman's servants? I prayed in my heart that Knox would refuse. At least, she should consider that I had a role to play for him in the club. But the way he glared at me made my wolf whimper.
“If that's what you want, then I will grant it,” he finally said, and my knees almost buckled. I almost lost my breath at that moment. “And….don't mention the coronation until I am done with everything I have at hand. Second, do not hurt my mate. She is only meant to serve you, and not to be punished…or you might not like my actions.”
Upon hearing him, I slowly raised my face, and my gaze locked with his. My heart almost betrayed me, not until I recalled that he was the only one who had the right to hurt me and take my life. So, he wasn't actually doing me a favor.