Katrina took a deep breath as she entered the Maids' Quarters. She smiled as she thought about how Stefan had saved her from almost getting punished by the king. As she walked in, someone threw a cloth at her. Katrina's eyes widened when she saw it was her clothing and it was shredded into pieces. She fell to the ground and picked up the clothes from the ground. "Who did this?" She demanded
Katrina screamed as more of her clothes were thrown at her. They were all shredded into pieces. She looked up at the other maids and shouted at them. "Who did this to me?" She demanded "Who tore my clothes?"
"Oh she is asking!"Jennie walked towards her and grabbed a handful of her hair. "You worthless Omega forced them to expel Madam Anita!"
Katrina screamed out in pain and pushed Jennie away. "I didn't do anything wrong and the king was only being fair in his judgement. I didn't do anything wrong! " She yelled.
Jennie laughed as she almost fell to the ground when Katrina pushed her. She chuckled and beckoned to the girls to drag Katrina towards her. "You pathetic girl!"Jennie screamed as Katrina was dragged towards her.
"Why are you doing this? I didn't do anything wrong! " Katrina cried out and got slapped on the face by Jennie. "Why are you doing this?" Katrina shouted yet again and got slapped on the face yet again. Her face turned red and she could taste blood in her mouth. Tears streamed down her face as she cried out in pain. "Why are you making things unbearable for me? I didn't do anything wrong! " Katrina refused to back down and defended herself.
Jennie grabbed her by the hair and pushed her to the ground. "This is all your fault!" She kicked her in the stomach. "You made them send Madam Anita away. She was nice to us! " She yelled at Katrina.
"Yes," the other girls said in unison. There were only six of them, including Katrina, as the rest of the girls had gone for their daily activities.
"And what do we do with girls like her?" Jennie demanded from the girls."What do you do to girls like her?" She asked.
"Send her away!" They all chorused and rushed towards Katrina, kicking her on the stomach while some dragged her by the hair. Katrina could do nothing but scream out in pain. She didn't understand why the girls hated her. She didn't do anything and almost got sentenced because of Madam Anita's greed. Ever since she was introduced as the new maid, Jennie had hated her and she wondered why. They've only spoken once, and ever since then, Katrina barely sees her. She wondered why she was getting hit when she hadn't done anything wrong.
It was all Madam Anita and the girls who lied against her.
Katrina continues yelling out in pain, hoping that she would be freed by the girls, but instead they continue hitting her. Katrina wept as she thought about her blind sister. She could have fought back if she had had a wolf. For no reason, her wolf shut her out for years, and Katrina couldn't even shift, making it hard to avoid getting hit.
When it seemed like it wouldn't end, the door leading to the maids' quarters opened and the remaining maids and an unfamiliar woman walked into the room. "What the hell is going on here?" The woman demanded as she walked in.
The girls hitting Katrina all turned their heads towards the door. They let go of Katrina and left her on the ground bleeding from her nose and mouth. "I demand to know what's going on here!" The woman shouted.
"Katrina!" Mallorie, Katrina's only friend in the Royal Mansion, dashed towards her. "Are you okay?" She asked as she helped Katrina from the ground.
Katrina nodded in response and spat out blood. "Who started this?" The unfamiliar woman demanded. All hands pointed at Jennie. "So you did it right?" The woman asked.
"She is a pain in the ass and was responsible for letting Madam Anita go! She deserves to be beaten! " Jennie declared.
The woman chuckled and headed towards Jennie. In the blink of an eye, she was in front of her and what followed was a deafening slap. "How dare you hit your fellow maid?" The woman shouted at her.
The room grew silent and not even a pin drop could be heard. They all stared at the unfamiliar woman and Jennie, waiting for the next reaction, and it did happen. "How dare you slap me?" Jennie retorted and raised her hand to slap the woman, but she got slapped instead. The woman grabbed her hand and slapped her multiple times on the face until her mouth bled. "Are you her sister?" Jennie spat out blood from her mouth as she asked. "Why are you fighting for her?"
"Because I'm the new head of maids!" The woman announced, and everyone stared at her. The look of shock was written on their faces as they never imagined that the woman was their head. Unlike Madam Anita, the woman had a simple dress on. It was a brown long-sleeved dress that was plain with no design. On the other hand, Madam Anita used to be a fashionista and most of the time, she adorned herself with the best jewelry and dresses.
"She is lying!" Jennie shouted and got pushed to the ground by the woman. "She is not the head of maids!" She yelled.
"You think that I am lying," the woman scoffed. "My name is Daniella and you can address me by that. There is no need to add, madam! " She instructed them.
"Yes, ma'am," The girls all nodded in response.
"You," she said, pointing to Jennie. " You beat up your fellow maid, and for doing that, you and the rest who ganged up to beat up the girl would be punished!" She declared
"What?" Jennie shouted. You can't do that to us! You are not the king! " She tried to get up but got kicked by Daniella yet again.
Daniella heaved a sigh and ruffled her blonde hair. She placed her hands on her hips and inhaled deeply. "You are the reason why most girls feel intimidated, and now that I am the new head, I'll make sure I clip your wings until you learn to treat everyone equally!" Daniella promised her and walked away from her, heading towards Katrina. "Your lips are bleeding," Daniella pointed out. "Clean her up," she instructed Mallorie.
"Yes, ma'am," Mallorie nodded in response and helped Katrina walk towards her bed. "Your face is also bleeding," Mallorie pointed out.
Katrina placed her hand on the left side of her face and heaved a sigh when she saw the red liquid in her hand. She flashed a smile at Daniella. "I know that I'll be fine." "I know that," she said with assurance.
"Listen up everyone! The regime of Madam Anita is over, and I'm the new head. If I ever catch you attaking your fellow maid, then I'll report you to the king and you'll be sent out of the royal mansion. "Daniela looked towards Jennie. "You and the rest of the girls are going to apologize to her," she pointed toward Katrina.
"What?" Jennie shook her head in response. "I'm never apologizing to her!" She declared.
Daniella chose to ignore her and continue with her orders. "You all that attacked the Omega will take her duties for a day! If there were seven of you, then she wouldn't have to work for seven days, and if there were a lot of you, then I guess she is in luck, "Daniella clapped her hands.
"What if we decided to object to this?" Jennie asked.
Daniella tutted and shook her head. "Then you would be sent away in the blink of an eye," she chuckled, and turned to leave.
"Madam Daniella!" Katrina called out as she neared the door. Daniella turned and gave her a questioning look. "Thank you," Katrina shouted.
Daniella nodded in response and then walked out of the room.
The girls started murmuring as soon as Daniella left and pointed fingers at Jennie and the rest of the girls.
"They deserve everything that is happening to them!" One of the maids said.
Another girl said, "Jennie deserved that because she is a bully."
"I love the new madam!"
The girls all had something to say as they went on with their duties. Once again, Katrina thanked the heavens for saving her.