~Aurora~
My heart skipped. With my gaze down, I stuttered, "The Luna wished to see me after escorting Princess Rachel"
Alpha Liam had no problem with me not being with him and roaming around like a lost sheep, but Alpha Desmond wasn't pleased that I was about to leave
"Alpha Liam, this maiden has no wolf, so how could there be a mate bond between you two?" He asked, smirking.
"I'm not sure of that but that shouldn't bother us for now, we have bigger fish to fry," Alpha Liam paused and turned to me, "Besides, we shouldn't be having this conversation in front of the maiden," He sounded so much like a gentleman, almost sweeping me off my feet.
Alpha Desmond turned to me with a fake smile on his face. He waved at me, indicating that I should leave, but I was eager to know how the conversation would end.
"Okay sir," I said and hastened my steps through the hall and instantly stopped the moment I made a turn.
Although I didn't have a wolf-like the rest of them, I still had the abilities that they had. "A heightened sense of hearing," I whispered, steading my breath so that I could hear their voices instead of my rapid heartbeat.
"Alpha Liam, you can have a rethink about this, she has no name! No family! Is that who you want to rule beside you as your Luna, someone with no Luna training." His words sting my heart like a sharp knife pierced right through my chest
"You're right Alpha Desmond, she's indeed a servant in your Pack…"
"What are you doing here?" A voice said from beside me, startling me.
"Eavesdropping on my son's conversation with Alpha Liam, this only proves that you're jobless! Get out of my sight this minute!" The Luna said, causing me to part my lips to apologize.
"I'm sorry, I'm really sorry my Luna," I stuttered and hurried out of her presence to the slave quarters
Feeling weak in my knees, I closed the door of the room in which I stay with five other maidens and began to sob.
"Why…" I could feel my face getting red and both my hands were shaking, causing me to bite my lips, afraid. I didn't want anyone to see me like this, but I just couldn't control my tears.
I mustered all the courage in me and walked towards the shabby wardrobe in the room meant for me and the other maids. There was not much to pack that belonged to me, so I took a few clothes and squeezed them into big nylon before hiding them under the bed.
"Alpha Desmond treats me like complete trash that should be thrown in the bin and yet he didn't want me to leave," I grumbled in the room.
My only chance of happiness and Alpha Desmond was trying to push me to the corner and let his sister take my place in the Titanium Moon pack. Fighting would be a foolish thing to do, so I only had one choice. "Run!"
My long lasting fear was being packless and although the woods weren't friendly, I'll be better off there than to be in this God Damn pack.
"Aurora…." The door of the room slowly opened, and I caught sight of Mira walking into the room through the door, gazing across the room in search of me
"I'm over here! By the wardrobe!" I informed causing her to turn toward the shabby wardrobe
"The Luna requests to see you in her chambers…." she paused and hurried to where I sat.
"Tell me, is it true? The rumors I'm hearing?" She asked, causing me to arch my brows, acting ignorant.
"What are you talking about?" I asked.
"Are you… are you…" Before she could speak, the door of the room flew open. Rachel was standing by the door, looking disoriented. For a second, I doubted she was the one because I had never seen her in the slave quarters before.
"Wow… You're sitting? Resting? While your mates are working?" She chuckled softly. She masked her anger with a smiling face, but I could see right through her masked face.
"I'm… I'm sorry," I stuttered in fear.
"Sorry for yourself!" She hissed. I lowered my gaze without bothering to say another word. I hoped that she would leave. It was almost night time for me to sneak out of the pack house with my things and run far away.
"Look… Alpha Liam wishes to see you tonight… Although we aren't friends, still, we ain't enemies, so I'll lend you one of my dresses to see him, I can't let you go to see the Alpha while putting on your rags" She paused and narrowed her eyes
"Follow me to my room, let me help you get ready" She added and turned to the door, but I didn't have the guts to follow her.
She stopped walking and turned to me. "Are you coming or not? This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity," she said, causing me to turn to Mirabel as if, depending on her opinion, to follow Rachel.
Mirabel gestured that I should run along, but still, I was hesitant. "I'm sorry ma, I'm right behind you," I responded, realizing that I didn't have a choice.
Walking through the quiet halls, my heart throbbed fast against my chest. We got to her room and just on top of her bed, a green emerald short revealing dress was resting on the bed
"Come on, put it on, it's almost time," she said. A small smile formed on my lips. I quickly tried the dress, and it looked better on me than it ever did on Rachel but I was uncomfortable. I gazed at my reflection in the mirror before turning to look behind me at Rachel, who couldn't stop grinning.
"Let me escort you to his room," she said. Butterflies slowly formed in my stomach. I followed her out of the room and we walked towards the guest quarters while I kept dragging the dress down because it exposed my thighs too much. Suddenly, we stopped in front of a black door. I gently knocked on the door, causing the door to make a cracking sound as it moved backward.
"It's not locked" I swiftly turned to Rachel and mumbled
"Go in, I'm sure Alpha Liam will be happy to see his mate tonight," she uttered, causing me to sheepishly smile and walk through the doors when suddenly I felt a strong arm pull me in and immediately blindfold me
"Alpha…"
"Shhh" He put his middle finger on the middle of my lips causing me to stay silent. His hand trailed down from my waist to the parting of the green revealing dress. My heart was throbbing fast in my chest, as he pushed me down to the bed when I suddenly, he loosened the blindfold and the the door of the room flew open revealing Rachel, Alpha Liam, and the Luna standing by the door
"Wait! Alpha Liam?" I turned to gaze at the person I came to meet in the room to see that it was Alpha Desmond.