Chapter 3: her master, her king

Bethel's eyelids fluttered open, she felt them heavy enough and was scared her eyes might fall from it's socket. In the darkness that she was thrown into, she felt cold and pain all over her body. She couldn't tell exactly where she was but surely, she isn't in a pleasant place. The place was cold, the stench smell made her look so sick and pale.

Her legs felt heavy as well and when she tries moving them, sounds of chains were heard by her. She looked down at her feet and saw her shackles. She was chained. Her hands was chained as well and she was collared.

She crawled on her fours and moved closer to the metallic door, her name of red hair which she was sure was now dirty dangling behind her...

She sealed her face on the door and stared into empty spaces.

In just one day, everything changed in her life. No more princess treatment, no more castle, no more friends, no more Vanessa. Everything she cherished are all gone. She wondered what exactly the moon goddess has in store for her and her poor wolf, Etna.

Her thoughts was disturbing by the steady strides of someone. The walking steps was familiar to her and when the person's face showed, she guessed it right. It was her Father's mistress, Cordelia. Even in the darkness, she can recognize her scent.

How fast things change!

The woman she had always thought is an angel turned out to be the real devil that came in form of an angel but she never knew she has other motives.

Who would believe that Cordelia is the one that birth the powerful twin alpha, her Father's greatest enemy. Definitely, she had planned a lot of things in secret and strike when her father wasn't watching.

Bethel's shoulder was high up as she looked straight into Cordelia's eyes. The woman was dressed in an expensive petticoat with so many beautiful colors, behind her were two girls in ugly check uniform that signify slavery.

Cordelia smirked but Bethel refused to cower. She didn't break the eye contact she had with the woman.

"Hello, Princess" Cordelia smirked in a cynical manner followed by a brief laughter of mockery.

Bethel's words were superfluous, the pain and pressure was too much for her to bare.

"I'm very sure that Aiden will be screaming in his grave, seeing the only previous thing to him in his enemies hand" Cordelia pressed further with a pure look of victory.

Bethel couldn't take it any longer, a tear dropped off her eyes.

Cordelia continued...

"Your father was a bad man. A very bad man. How can I forget how evil befell me in form of your father?"

"I was just like you then.....he kidnapped me on the night of my eighteenth birthday, i watched him murdered my parents and my destined mate. How can I live the rest of my live with such a stigma? He forced me to be his mistress, he shared me with many! I lived 40years of my life worthlessly, 40years of my life was a waste. Your father saw to this "

"I will give you back in spades everything your father did to me. You will be a dog to me, to my twin sons and to my people, the same way I was made a pack entity, the pack garbage. You will be a slave, a whore to my male slaves, you will be an object of ridicule and I will do to you all I want, not even heavens nor the moon goddess would stop me!"

Bethel dept the pain and anguish as Cordelia spoke. She could swear she has never seen such hatred all the years she has known the woman.

"Bethel, you have no idea what i will do to you...."

Bethel nodded her head in a negative, more tears rolled down her chubby cheeks. "I didn't....cause you any pain....I've been a good daughter to...."

"I'm not your mother!" Cordelia screamed.

Bethel's inside churned.

"Lydia, take the slave" Cordelia ordered and walked out instantly.

"Yes, your majesty" one of the girls bowed while the other followed Cordelia out.

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"My son" Cordelia called, adorably the moment she spotted Xavier coming from the other end.

She walked close to him, when she was close enough, the guards behind him bowed in respect to the queen mother.

"How are you doing today, mother?" Xavier asked, calmly.

He caressed her cheeks in a loving manner.

"You have to stop thinking about that past now mother. No more Alpha Aiden, make yourself comfortable here. This is my territory and like I said, you will always be my first priority." Xavier uttered. Cordelia, a woman who hasn't smiled genuinely for the past years let out a beautiful smile that cams out with tears.

"It's okay, mother. I'm here" Xavier said. He wiped her tears with his thumb and kissed the back of her palms.

Cordelia smiled at how manly and handsome her son was. She pat his hair and stood on her toe to kiss his forehead

"We will be fine" she mouthed.

"Always" Xavier replied.

"How's your day been?" Cordelia changed the topic as they walked.

"Nothing special, i just went to court to settle some minor case" he replied.

"I'm glad..." Cordelia replied.

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Bethel watched as a well built guard opened the heavy metallic door. He unlocked the chains she was tied with but he didn't remove her collar.

"Follow me" Lydia said.

Bethel hesitated but the guard pushed her out.

"Listen, you're not the first and won't be the last to go through this. My little advice for you is to be submissive. If you really want to survive here, you need to be submissive. The queen mother hates waiting, if she isn't served well or if any of the slaves makes a minor mistake, they will be punished severely by Alpha Aiden...." Lydia said.

Bethel broke into another round of fresh tears.

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