Chapitre 2: Chapter Two
That afternoon, I had nothing else to do so I thought of catching a few hours of sleep. No matter how I tried, I just couldn’t fall asleep, I got some scraps of paper to put my thoughts into words but nothing came forth, my mind was blank, it was like a bottomless pit full of thoughts but those thoughts could not be converted into words.
The Mate Choosing came to my mind again but I shook the thoughts away and tried to distract myself by scribbling away but it was still there. I wanted to attend the Mate Choosing, I wanted to know what’s like. Elizabeth had always said a lot of things about it whenever she returned and it fascinated me the more, I wanted a different life for myself and it wasn’t going to come if I stay here being a maid.
What if I had a mate?
What if my mother was wrong all along?
What if I had someone waiting for me? Someone who is going to accept me just the way I am, with all of my flaws.
What if that person won’t care about how broken or worthless I am and he would accept me all the same.
A lot of what ifs came to my mind, there is a chance that I had a mate out there who was just waiting for me. I heard that some wolves would rather grow old alone than choose someone else to mate with. What if I had someone like that? If I did, then it would be wrong for me not to attend or meet him, even if it’s just once.
There is a hierarchy chart in every pack, there is the Alpha who is the leader of a park, his mate, the Luna is the mother figure in the pack. The Beta is the second in command, Gamma as the third in command, the head of the pack warriors is the Delta. There are also pack doctors and pack members, the last are the Omegas, they are the pack runts, the most ill treated in the pack but not all packs treated omegas like dirt, so I have heard.
I wasn’t wishing for an high ranked wolf as a mate because every high ranking wolf wanted a strong female by his side and I don’t fit in that description. All I wanted was a normal wolf who would love me for who I am, take care of me and if possible, take me away from my pack. I don’t want to live the rest of my life here.
I made up my mind.
I was going to attend the Mate Choosing, even if it means sneaking out of the pack while everyone is distracted and if I don’t find my mate, I would run to the human world, I wasn’t going to return after tomorrow.
I went through the meagre amount of belongings I had, there wasn’t really any clothes I wanted to keep. Luckily, I had started saving up long before my world came crashing down, I had quiet a huge sum of money that would last me for a month if I was careful with how I spent. I frowned as I recalled that everyone had to be dressed in a formal outfit or they won’t be allowed to the spot where the gathering took place.. there was just one problem.
I needed a gown.
I contemplated on going to my sister’s room and taking one of her numerous gowns but there was a chance she would notice and my whole plan could be ruined. Another idea was to go to the city where the humans lived and purchase everything I needed but it would reduce my savings by half. I didn’t have a choice, it was either that or risked getting my fingers pierced by needles as punishment.
I chose the latter.
I tried to avoid the pack members but wasn’t so lucky and got stepped on and pushed around a few times, I remained calm and quiet, I couldn’t give them the benefit of seeing me beg or cry out for mercy. When I reached the pack boundaries, a guard stopped me.
“Where do you think you are going?” He looked stern and it seemed like he wouldn’t hesitate to mindlink the alpha that I was trying to escape.
Luckily, I had made plans for this moment. “I have to get some groceries from the human stores”
“Does the Luna know about this?”
I shook my head and took out some croissants that I had hidden in my my jacket. As expected , his eyes lightened up when he saw them. “The Luna went shopping with her children”
“If you give me that, then you can leave” He was trying to sound tough but his mouth was already watering.
I knew I had him hooked but I still had to put up a show, I pretended to be hesitant. “But it’s-.”
“You can either give it to me and be on your way or I can tell the alpha that you tried to escape” He threatened.
I tried to look scared at his threat before I handed the croissants to him, he looked very happy that his threat had worked but he had no idea that this was something I really wanted. “You can leave, if you are caught, you never saw me. Understood?”
“Yes.” I sneered in my mind, he was trying to give a way out for himself if I got caught. But on the bright side, I had a few hours to get what I needed and return before my mother got back.
When I arrived in the city where the stores were, I didn’t hesitant before entering one because I couldn’t risk running into my mum and my siblings or any of my pack members. The result will be disastrous.
The storekeeper smiled at me as I entered. “Welcome, is there anything you want or would you like to browse around for a bit”
I shook my head and looked at the ground, old habits never die easily. I forced myself to look at her face, I wasn’t really comfortable around her even though she seemed very nice. “I need a gown”
The shopkeeper scanned me from head to toe. “Perfect! I was hoping you didn’t have something in mind. I have something that would be just perfect for you.” I tried to smile as she led me to the changing room, a part of me was happy that there was nobody else in the store apart from both of us. The woman returned with a red gown with gold embroidery designs on it and pushed me into a cubicle.
Taking a deep breath, I stripped off my shirt and jeans and wore the gown. The silky material felt strange and wonderful to my skin, clinging to my curves and falling gracefully below my knees. When I looked into the mirror, I gasped at the stranger that was looking right back at me .
“Have you changed into it?” The storekeeper called from outside the cubicle.
“Yes.” I forced herself to respond, I was still shocked.
The woman opened the door, she smiled in triumph at what she saw. “I knew that dress was meant for you the moment I saw you.”
I blushed a little, I haven’t received any compliments in a very long time, the gown was definitely worth keeping. The woman rushed away and returned after a while with a gold stiletto heels, a jewelry box and red cloak. She insisted that I get it because they matched the outfit, in the end, she was very convincing and I paid for it before leaving.
When I returned to the pack, I entered through the backdoor and hurried to the attic to keep my stuffs away. After making sure it was well hidden, I went to the kitchen to bake some light snacks for lunch. About an hour later, Elizabeth comes in with her best friend Patricia and they were laughing over some random jokes. Patricia used to be my best friend but after my life changed, she immediately switched sides and latched onto Elizabeth’s side.
“Bitch, is lunch ready?” Elizabeth called from the living room. I didn’t respond, I only carried a plate of snacks and a glass of juice to her.
“Where is mine? Are you suddenly blind that you couldn’t notice the number of people here?” Patricia inquired rudely. I could be scared of the pack members and give them a chance to walk over me but not Patricia, she is a snake that won’t hesitate to backstab you.
I rolled my eyes at her. “A breeding fog celebrated it’s birthday, guess who came? A bitch.”
Her face changed to a series of color, she couldn’t retort with an appropriate comeback so she could only turn to Elizabeth who was checking out her nails. “Betty, she is being rude. How do you tolerant her? Or have you stopped her punishment?”
“Stop being a crybaby and let’s talk about the alphas that would be attending the Mate Choosing since it’s going to your first time attending” It was obvious that Elizabeth would rather tolerant me than her because she knew what kind of person Patricia was.
I glared at her before returning to the kitchen, I wanted to eavesdrop on their conversation and find out as much as possible about the Mate Choosing.
Patricia looked embarrassed and could only swallow her grievances since Elizabeth wasn’t going to support her. “I heard that the demon is going to attend, I only hope that he doesn’t end up getting mated to any of us.”
The demon?
Who is that? I was confused.
“I pity the she wolf that ends up as his mate, she would be so scared that he might murder her in her sleep someday. I heard that he is only twenty one but he is the most famous alpha” Elizabeth chipped in.
“Yes. When he was fifteen, he singlehandedly fought a pack of rogues and won, all the other alphas fears him because it is said that he killed his father to get the alpha position.”
“He is the most ruthless alpha and he also gets uncontrollable bloodlust. Who knows whether he might end up killing his mate someday.”
“Even rogues are so scared of him, his pack members must hate him so much but unfortunately they won’t have a chance to switch packs or he might kill them.”
The conversation went on and on, at some point I got so tired of listening and returned to my room. What I had heard about him was enough to make me fascinated, how can a person make so many fear him so much. Others were scared of him but I looked forward to meeting him, I couldn’t draw a conclusion about him without first meeting him.
Everything went normally, aside from a few insults, no one raised their hands on me. I was happy mainly because of the Mate Choosing and the fact that I had left the pack to get an outfit but no one noticed my absence or the result would be disastrous. That night when I was about to fall asleep, a searing pain shot from the tattoo on my wrist, I bit into my pillow to prevent myself from crying out. The pain spread from my wrist to the rest of my body, then I heard something crack, the pain intensified. The cracking sound continued inside me as my body distorted into various weird angles, it was a hundred times more painful than the pain I was subjected to daily. Black and white stars dotted my vision so I closed my eyes but the pain jerked me awake. I wanted it to stop but it only intensified and I dare not scream out or my family would hit me till I was half dead. After a while of intense agony, it stopped, I weakly opened my eyes and caught a glimpse of silver fur covering my hand before darkness swallowed me.
Cadeaux
-- Cadeau
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-- Classement
Power Stone 
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