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Chapter 3 - The King's Mansion

Katrina heaved a sigh as her friend Leilani dropped her in front of the king's Mansion. She rubbed her hands together as she unfastened the seat belt and came down from her friend's Mercedes Benz. "Are you okay?" Leilani asked and she nodded in response but Katrina was not okay she was scared of getting rejected by the royals.

"Feeling nervous?" Leilani removed the sunglasses on her face and smiled at her friend.

"Yes I am," Katrina took a deep breath and stared at the mansion.

"You don't have to feel afraid. Remember you are doing it for yourself and your sister," Leilani reminded her. "Don't get intimidated by anyone. Just be you," she advised.

"Thanks, Leilani, "Katrina headed toward her friend and hugged her real tight. " Thanks for everything and please take care of my sister," she pleaded.

"No problems kat. Your sister is in good hands," she pats her friend's back. "Whatever you do in that castle, stay away from the king. My mate says he is scary," Leilani repeated the word for the umpteenth time. It's was she had kept saying ever since they left her house.

Katrina wondered how the king could be scary when he smiles in most of his interviews on the news. "Okay Leila," Katrina chuckled and walked towards the gate. "Bye," she waved at her friend and headed toward the guards who stood at the front of a gigantic white gate.

"Who are you?" One of the guards asked in a low yet rude tone.

Katrina swallowed a lump in her throat as she walked toward the guards. They were like six feet giant and they looked like they were born in the gym. Their size frightened Katrina but she summoned up the courage and informed them about Why she was there. "I'm here as one of the maids in the Mansion, "Katrina informed them.

The guards eyed Katrina and exchanged looks. They stared at her as if she was a thief that had come to steal. " you are a maid here?" They exchanged looks again making Katrina feel as if she had something bad on her face. "Is anything the problem?" Katrina asked.

"Where is your ID?" They demanded from her.

"Okay," Katrina searched the brown bag in her hand and bought out a letter that might be the ID they required. "Here it is," she handed it over to them.

The guards looked through the letter and opened the gigantic black gate leading into the mansion . "you are an omega which is rare but I wish you luck and hope since you are accepted," one of the guards said.

Katrina bowed her head and walked into the gate wondering what the guard meant by getting accepted. She was already accepted when she got the letter. What other things does she need to get accepted?

Not being an omega maybe, she thought and proceeded with walking towards the mansion while admiring the landscaped garden on her right and left sides. The walk took about thirty minutes but it didn't bother Katrina because she enjoyed every bit of it. The cool fresh air kept her in a good mood and when she arrived at the magnificent mega-mansion, a smile formed on her face.

Finally, she thought.

The mansion was unlike anything she had seen before in her entire life. The mansion covers at least 60 Square feet of floor space. There was a fountain built-in form of a wolf at the front of the mansion covering about 4000 Square feet of floor space. it was something Katrina hasn't seen before in her entire life so she stared at it for a while before heading toward the mansion.

"Who are you?" She came across yet another set of guards Dressed in red and white uniforms. There were four of them standing guard at the door made with gold. Just like the guards at the gate, they were bulky in size.

"I'm here as one of the new maids in the mansion," Katrina introduced herself.

"ID?"

Katrina bought out her ID and handed it over to one of the guards. He went through the letter and signaled to the other guards to open the doors. "Thank you, "Katrina said as the letter was handed back to her.

The guard didn't reply instead he pointed inside. Katrina heaved a deep sigh as she walked into the Mansion. She exclaimed as she walked into the lobby. Everything in the lobby was draped in gold including the chandeliers and the flower vases. Katrina was so lost in the beauty of the lobby that she collided with someone.

" Watch where you are going!" The one she collided with, was a girl who seemed to be around the same age as her.

"I'm sorry," Katrina apologized but instead the girl hissed and walked away. "Wait, are you here for the maid jobs too?" She demanded.

"What impudence!" The girl stopped walking and turned to face Katrina but before their eyes could meet, Someone grabbed Katrina's hand and dragged her away from the rude woman.

"Where are you taking me?" Katrina demanded as she was dragged down the left side of the lobby where other maids were waiting in a line.

"I just saved your ass," The girl who grabbed Katrina's hand said as they took their line beside other girls. There were about ten other girls in the lobby with them.

"I'm Mallorie," The girl introduced herself to Katrina who could only stare at the black girl that had saved her life from whosoever she had collided with. "You collided with the future Luna Queen," Mallorie informed her. "You are welcome," she added when Katrina didn't say anything.

"I...," She tried to say something but A woman arrived with three other ladies.

"New maids!" The woman shouted and clapped her hands for attention. "I am madam Anita and I'm the head of the maids in the Royal castle," she introduced herself.

"Welcome Madam Anita," They all greeted her including Katrina who was finding It hard to catch up.

Madam Anita was a middle-aged woman who was petite in size. She was a black woman with bouncy hair that almost covered half of her face. She walked past every girl and when it's she got to Katrina, she raised her chin and stared at her for a while before walking away. "You all have been assigned as maids in the castle regardless of your rank," the woman looked towards Katrina who surprisingly wasn't the only Omega in the room. There were two others while the rest of them were werewolves with ranks of either a gamma's descendant or a Beta Descendant.

"The Royal Mansion is a big place and you could get lost if you are not careful. There are twenty rooms in the mansion, a chef-style kitchen for those that would be working in the kitchen, and a dining hall that is in the west wing where the king stays. Only those who are assigned to the king are allowed to stay there. Anyone found there would be punished severally. "She stated and continued. "Anyone found in the east wing would be punished severally because that is the residence of the king and except you are assigned there, never make a mistake in going there else you lose your legs!" Madam Anita whispered and everyone exclaimed and jumped in fright.

In the case of Katrina, she felt her heartbeat against her chest as she thought of who the king could be and his attitude towards others.

"I heard the king is a cruel man and has a cell where he punished rogues in a gruesome way," Mallorie whispered into Katrina's ear, and just as she was about to reply, a loud trumpet sounded and someone shouted the king's name.

"King Christian is here! " The voice announced.

Everyone including Katrina fell on their knees as the king made his way into the lobby.