Chapter 7
When Lyra woke up the next morning, she found herself staring at a strange female’s face. The face waas pinched, regardingly
“Youmui think you arem a vacation to still be sleeping at this hour,” the female said, her lips twisting in scorn,
Lyra blinked and sat up, het brain quickly catching her up on what was pringen She was at the palace. The events of the previous night erreaked through her brain just as quick, she shot
“What’s the time?” she asked, foking at the female servant standing or her
The setmanescoffed, then threw something at Lyra. It was a maktuumutrum. “Time to get your lazy ass out of bed and get. working, Prince
The servant was Thea, a savant who had worked at the palace for many years. She had taken care et julian since childhood, andcarried herself with a sense of self–importance
Torry, I did not know about the schedule,” Lya said. The last thing she wanted was to make enemieshere. Even if nothing else was going well for her, she wanted to avoid being ostracised
The scoffed. “You must think you are something special because the king brought you here.” She waved a hund to indicate the narrow room. “But look around you, darling. You are nothing ⠀ but a mere slave, and you better listen to what 1 tell you or you’ll be in meuble.”
Lawn nothing i was clean that this one already hated his “Okay,” she mumbled..
Why are you still in bed?” Thea snapped. “Get dressed up and meet me in the living room in two minutes! Everything in that room needs to be squeaky clean before everybody wakes up
Lyca got down from the bed and put on them. The left before he was done, and Lyra had to run after her because she had idea where to find the said living room. Once there, Thes gave her a list of cleaning chores to do. She had to clean, butt, and polish the various things in the room, dust, and vacuum the floors.
had an hour ro
Lyra was used to cleaning, but never a room so big. It was huge and ornately furnished, looking every part like it belonged in a palace. The old her that she only had m which Lyra found outrageous. It would take at least thter people to pet done in such a short period
Guessing that Thea would not take any complaints nicely, Lyra quietly agreed to the task and rushed to gather the cleaning supplies. While she worked her way thought about what had happened with Julian.
She had always thought that the Lycan King was strict but just and fair. Turned out he was just another Alpha with an inflated ego. What had she expected?
through the room, she
In the wepewell society, the strong locked down on the weak and treated them the second class citizens. No, they could not even be termed as citizens. They were like a blight on the community that no one could do anything about. As long as there were Alpha and Betas and Gammas, there would be Omegas. Treating the weaker ones like trash was just the order of business. Maybe the Lycan King was fair and just, but not to lossly werewolves like her
Lyra was wondering whether he had meant what he said about selecting a queen and making her his mistress when a sharp shalek out through the room. Seconds later, the sound of a crash
Lyta jumped back as something hit her foot, and that was when she realized that while she was preoccupied with her thoughts, she had knocked down one of the vases decorating the walls. Then, the source of the shark, sped across the room toward her, her face a mask of anger. “You stupid bitch, Ekw you were good for nothing!” Lyra hately had time to react as Thea grabbed her by the hall and shook her. “Do you know he long that vase has been in this palace?”
Lyra put her supplies down and reached for Thea’s hand, trying to stop her. “I’m sorry! It was a mistake!”
The let go of her hair and Lyra bled back just when she thought that was all, Thea swung het hand and slapped her hard across the face. “There’s no room for mistakes here, you hear
With tears in her eyes and ringing in her ears, Lyra grabbed her cheek and mumbled. “Yes, ma’am”
“You’ll pay for that wine,” The said, poking Lyra in the bad with the index finger, over and over again. “Even if it takes you your entire pathetic life, you’ll pay for it. Do you have any
With each poke to the forehead, Lyra stumbled back, until the found herself pressed up against a chest of drawers
“From the moment I saw you, I knew you did not belong here,” The continued. “And I’ll make you wish you never showed up.” Finally, she stepped back. “Finish up here and go over to the orches. The loors there need a thorough scrubbing”
By the time Lyra finished up in the living room, he entire body was farigued. The came check on her a few times. Each time, she found an excuse to reprimand Lyra and hit her some
When Lyra gre to the kitchen, the cooks had wrapped up on breakfast, and apparently, Thea asked them to leave everything for Lyra to clean up. So, it ain’t just the loosin need of her
“Lunch prep will begin in an hour.” Thara informed her. “You best be done by then
Lyra locked at the piled up utensils and the day floor. How my own?”
Theswered “Do you want me to help you on something
Lany strength left in her arms, how was she going to scrub the pots!
Lyra swallowed it was simply dispossilde for her to get it all
i done within that time frame he barely had any sting Locking Thea straight in the eyes, she said, “I can’t do this by myself. I need help
There’s lips pressed tightly together, trending slightly. “What did tell you? You do what I tell you, priod I don’t care how you ski it.
“If you want the kitchen to be trade in time for lunch preparation, you have tolving in mu
(1s,” Lyra tokiler. “No one can finish this all up by themselves.”
1 – “Their koked around, her eyes wide and wild. She grabdeed the first thing her eyes fellam–a frying pan. She urged towards Lyra, brandishing the pan as a weapon.
Lyra stambded bark just la tine, the swinging pan andising her by barely an inch. In the process, she slation a patch of grease on the floor. She screamed as she fell, het hark thudding on
hựt shop Thưa tha wont alini Lyra and uwung the pan apala, peady to land a blow Form, Lyra thought this was it. This was where she ded on a greasy kitchen look, ned to death with a rest icon part by ais luate drivant. To think she thought that the Alphas lachen
biri eyni spirejedshut, but for pain never came instead, a sharp masculine voice filled the kitchen. “What do you think you are doingTM
Lagrangersand bat egos to see Allini bulding Thea’wana, the pan uuspended a few inches from Lyla’slave.
“pran’t standbed Theachaisand “Mallar than do what she is nood, she is talking bar la no na 17
Jaker matched the pan ligem Thea’shund “So what, weir qui guẳng tu They? Do you kaose who bas
Auler prodled “And yet you dare to do as you wish with her to and reflect in your actionum dei i Thina’s jaw ticked, ber han trembding at her sides. “Yet, Beta dubaj *
because he liked her in am
The head high Lora aedro think what th male would do to get her back for suffering such humiliation in front
was a handsome male, but there was a coldness to his eyes that almost g
making on how to help biè “This is your former pack, where you can do whatever you want. Do you
andapappangloredrager of the Alpha of the Luminous Fack, so you better keep that in mind and don’t
spolit Alpha Prince
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dely prepared, she beaded towards Graya’s room.
ambiting on and on about the latest financial repier of the copal park. But his mind was elsewhere, lingering on what happened the previous
(in his king. It had been so many hours sinen them, but for could swear he could st
sking about it? She was nothing special. He hat hat his share of semet, great pony before, better than that of a whoring Onnen ga
Vadi said sanekstrally “fat be true to yourself, you want to dentur bey.
und his teeth, together and said nothing I didnot matter etarlar she was his mate van post
tam. He could not deny that the experience Last night out of this world. In fact,
et her, he had thought he would not sold his hands by touching a dirty whore like her. She was beneath him in so many ways. But when she came out of nowhere last night
deg the loflunt of the full moon taattraction to her had hit him like a tralju
the wet wywrything be wanted, everything he eyes wanted. Her scent alone was i
tive hún crazy. It did not help that she had such a bezordul, unterly furkable
mate. With the way she looked, males must be tripping over themselves to get her attention. The thought of her with another male put a bitter texantly why she was not a good fit for him…
errept an Omega an the kingduan’s queen,”
m.” Julian replied resolutely. That would be
strous for the kingdom.
cabour mates, but you are paling to reject your con?” Yud questioned.
“Julian asked. “Have you forgotten the stupidourse? Ineedher to avoid it. I have no idea why the Moon Goddess would stick me with someone as useless as her,
the door to the meeting room opened and Asher walked in “Gloria is here,” he informed fullan. “She is waiting in the living room!
filer la, right. The Lumineers Park Alpha’s daughter who was one of his potential future queens. But that was not the she–wolt he was thinking about.
About Lyra?” be asked casually,
i the back of his thu out. “It did not take her long to cause trouble, and die das bems assigned to the kitchen. She is in charge of lunch for you and your gunst”
perve ja rutt nod. She was already causing trouble? Did she took she was still in her old pack where she could do whatever she wanted Sectly, why her? There wear thousands of she rodiya, im fais kangdon why did it have to be her?
ins later, Julian walked into the living rooms. He was annoyed as soon as he sensed cloria’s intense que in him, as if he was a plece of meat the was salivating after.
With the absence of his mate for so many years after his transformation, many powerful packs had been clamouting to get him to choose their daughters as his Luna. Gloria’s „Alpha Ander, had been especially forceful about pushing his daughter become ques
Julian agreed, Gloria was a good date come queen. Plus, the Luminous Rack was the closest to the royal family, and many thought the two of them would naturally end up together.
If it was not fur bis–nurse, Julian iwold huve probably given up his search for his mate and mated with Gloria a long time ago, Alpha Ander thought jullas was wasting time and that he should
vechu koking for his mate years ago. But of course, he did not know about Julian’corpse.
ow that jullen had found his mate and could settle his mind about the repercussions of the curse, he could seriously consider the marriage.
“Your Majesty,” Gloria greeted, rising from her seat and bowing her head slightly. She was di mandexpemberly andher designer perfume penetrated his nostri
rweight he did not at all utawaked through his mind that he much preferred Lyra’s natural scent.
i prve her a nod and took a seat, the owing one leg over the other, Gloria penaled standing, hesitant, What, did she want a welcome kiss or something?
A fake smile gefliered on her lips as she sat back down the held her head high, and there was a calculating look in her eyes. “It’s been a while since we saw each other,” she said.
e–gall. Thank you for sering me today the pressed a hand to her chest, looking woeful. “My father was beginning to think that I did something wet ong to make pres ensed me. This will sende his mind
Judd how part when he formally refused to take Gloria as his ext. He had been sitting there for less than a minute, but he could already tell
bury made small talk ate the king’s affairs, Julian’s hales stood and as he sensed a sudden presence in the comm. & imment later, Lyra walked into sight, wearing amald’s
Julian’s eyes followed let every nowemana as she began setting the dining table, the was formed on her task, not sparing the twood them a look. That stirring returned to
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un’s abdounen
dued over to the sitting atma and with her headbent and her eyes on plan floor, said, “Your Majesty, lunch is ready
Set prise für beyed in dedonia’s eyes at kas sudden change in antitele, but the smiled brightly and plaindle
salle his cince she was on her feet, Julian placed his hand on her walet and
basta’s eyes widened, and jalan keard her sharp intake of leath Theli brodes por pressed togriber, andis fingers were played over her mikile in a possetülya matiti
san looked from far and to Lyra Lyra wa sokonger aiting all submissively dini agan mera fiandon the two of them, her lips slightly parted it made his want to afumber even further. rning to Gloria, de lifted as other hand to lay farm and touri edler clau Then, he leaned in, bringing his stomath to him rat. “You kok beautiful ”
file is plereta kand say his champ “Thank you You are quite kundene presell post I’d parlen doodake this in front of Bari * The way sa analetadle and lay manmanditu petray hai digual fut The Onega naidnight in fronted them.
viluksa tunged bay leaf að þordat ligta, when was stall staring at them openly. “What do you think you are looking at?”. Hitradiod Luding away and apologhing like a mally would, the making a sighed and all from Jallan, walking
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mg hay hand and slapped Lysa s
1 the term, boking down at Lyra tiloria was bewathing firm an hameless thing be in the king’s pres
this. I want her punished and thosen out.
– did not say anything
the deserves to set foot int
in the patare
hat in her presence. We are for Lyra, but full to hoy arm and
art and held bay back
ing. Why would.” the booked at Lyta again and laughed. “Why would die king require a servant’s opiniei?”
ing does whatever he pleases.” Julian told her. Meleasing her arm, he steppet back. “That’ll be all ”
i gone, Julian looked back at Lyra, who was still on the Bona. “Are you going to get up se asett
Boarding, De Beld her t
Lane, Gloria nimed and left angil
« boomst, he was surprised that she had said that out bout. But then again, she had a lot of nerve.
etavia they knew it was not in their place. Nothing qualified them to give any advice
da king, let
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was enough to put out your of the for in fes eyes. “You deserve to be punished for thr swallowed. When be inhaled, he could use her dear, mynni if star was trying to maskin. That’s right, she shookdim afraid Very
Du prona thank you ate is a pition to drive away one who might become my future Livtale
hand to grip ke chan. There was nothing but would. “You need be driplied Head in, bringing his lips to hyd
