KATHERINE'S POV

“You are so fucking beautiful, Kate.” Liam declared, lunging himself on top of me before I could get the chance to shuffle away.  

With my whole body throbbing, I fought back. “Don't touch me, leave me alone, Liam. Let me go!” Fresh tears welled in my eyes. 

He continued to wrestle with me. “That is the problem, Kate. You are too gorgeous, far more gorgeous than my two fucking sisters and my mate, any man would want to have a taste of you.” He said shamelessly. 

I shook my head vigorously, still trying to block off his incessant attempts to undress me. “No, I do not belong to any man, I belong to no one. Let me go, Liam. You have a mate! Let me go!”  

Liam snickered. “She is not as pretty as you.” He managed to overpower me, and soon his dirty lips came down to my mouth and he forcefully stole a kiss from me.  

Whimpering, I pressed my hands against his hard chest and pushed him off, but he wouldn't budge. He continued to kiss me all over my face. 

I shoved my legs back and forth, trying to wiggle free out of his grip. Mother, father...please come to my aid, do not let this dirty swine get his way with me.” I said in my thoughts, as more tears cascaded down my cheeks, soiling the bedsheet at the base of my ears. 

He managed to tear my shirt with his fist, exposing my bare breasts to his display.  

“Liam!”  

Someone yelled at the door entrance, and his head snapped in the direction of the voice. I expelled a sharp breath of relief when I noticed his mate, Annie standing by the door frame. 

Liam froze.  

“Annie.” He let it out in a whisper. 

“I can't believe you are trying to rape someone else, after rendering my body to you?” She scoffed. “You are an animal, Liam. A dirty piece of shit!” she roared and walked away.  

Instantly, Liam shuffled off me then he darted out of my room. I broke into more tiny sobs and tried to cover my shirt back. The fabric was already too weak before Liam tore it, so I had no choice but to tie it back, to hide my exposed breasts.  

When I was done tying it, I slipped out of the bed and trudged to the door. Another reason why anyone could barge into my room, was because there was no latch from the inside. But still, there was one on the outside, to restrain me from coming out of my room, at their own will.  

I closed the door and pushed my small bag of clothes to the back. Not that it would stop anyone from coming in, but at least, I would be able to notice if a presence was in my room.  

More tears rolled down my cheeks. So if Annie hadn't shown up, Liam would have had his way with me, I thought to myself. And I clutched my chest in agony.  

Why me?  

I wished I died alongside my parents. I wished I came out of hiding so Alpha Devon could kill me too, maybe then, I wouldn't be subjected to this kind of misery. Sniffling back sobs, I wiped the snort from my nose.  

After several minutes, when I didn't hear any voices or footsteps, I curled into a fetal position on the floor, not having the strength to climb back into my bed, and cried myself to exhaustion. 

★ 

It felt as though someone plunged me into a lagoon. Coughing, I jolted to a sitting position.  

“Ugh!” Lisa groaned. “Thank goodness, this bitch is finally up.”  

Laura laughed and dropped the jar, that contained the water she poured on me to the floor. I stared at my whole body drenched and wet. Water was dripping from my hair, down to my thighs, then to the floor.  

Biting down on my lower lip, I glared at them. I was too weak and sore to utter a darn word.  

Laura leaned towards my face. “Gosh, you are glaring at me with those pathetic eyes of yours!” Her face contorted into a grimace. “You must think because you are so pretty, you can do whatever you like with your face.” she spat.  

“How about we deform her, Laura?” Lisa snapped her fingers. “I think we should use a knife to carve a scar on her face, then she wouldn't be so perfect.” She said between gritted teeth. 

My breath hitched.  

My precious face. Even if it meant losing my life, I would do anything to protect my face. They can't take away my beauty too, I would never let that happen.  

Silence ensued for a split second, then Laura shrugged. “That ain't a bad idea, but I am very happy today..... I need to get ready for the Alpha king remember?”  

A small smile curved into Lisa's lips, “Yeah, you are right. My sister is going to be the Alpha king's mate. I can't wait to see him.”  

Lisa and Laura made to walk out of the door, but Laura turned halfway.  

“Bitch, Up.” She gestured with her fingers. “Right now!” then she walked out of my room.  

For a split second, I tried to gather my thoughts. I could not believe Laura was going to become an Alpha king's Luna. How could someone as heartless as her, get something so precious? While I suffered every day.  

I struggled to my feet, groaning at the pain that emanated from my knee. When I looked down at the injury, the surface had turned purple and it wasn't looking good.  

Maybe I can sneak out of the house at night and head to the royal physician, I thought to myself.  

Quickly, I changed into another pair of clothes and walked out of my room.  

When I got to Laura's room, they were giggling and talking about heaven knows what. But as soon as they noticed my presence. The smile on their faces vanished into thin air, and it was soon replaced with a scowl.  

“Hurry over here,” Lisa bellowed. “The Alpha king would be here anytime soon, and I want my sister to look perfect.” She giggled. 

The both of them burst into a series of raucous laughter, as I walked over to them.  

Without uttering a single word, I loosened the band on Laura's hair, and her long black slick hair scattered around her shoulders. Normally, Laura was a lot prettier than Lisa. Maybe that explained why the moon goddess decided to mate her with the Alpha king, the leader of all Alphas. 

I began to comb her hair, tossing several glares at them through the mirror. Lisa picked up a golden piece of paper from the dressing table and then started to read it. 

“To the Devon family, the royal families are pleased to unite with you through our son, the Alpha king, and your daughter, Laura. The Alpha king would join you soon to take away his mate, please prepare for his arrival, signed elder Timothy.” She read out loud and smiled again. 

It was then I realized the Alpha king had sent a letter to them. To be honest, a pang of jealousy swept through me as I continued to comb through her hair, I could not believe Laura was going to have her mate, while my life remained a shithole.  

“Hey, watch it!” Laura snapped at me. 

Gathering my wits, I shoved back all the waves of emotions rushing through my veins and focused.  

It's going to be okay, Katherine. Everything is going to be okay, I thought to myself. 

★ 

Eventually, dusk approached and I was done with the makeover for Laura. I hate to admit it, but she looked so gorgeous in the blue dress and her face was a little bit presentable under the heavy work of makeup.  

They were all seated at the dining table; Alpha Devon, Luna Margaret, Laura, Lisa, Liam, and the Alpha King, while I was the one serving them.  

I arranged the dishes carefully around the table. To be honest, the Alpha King was very handsome. His presence radiated a lot of dominance and pride. Plus, I could see the way Alpha Devon humbled himself in front of him. 

“Be fast about this, Kate!” Luna Margaret snapped, then she forced a smile so the Alpha wouldn't get a whiff of what was going on.  

Alpha Devon cleared his throat to ward off the awkward atmosphere. “It is a pleasure to have you here, Alpha Jordan.”  

Alpha Jordan didn't respond, instead, he nodded and cast a cursory glance at me. 

I felt my whole body lit up beneath his piercing gaze. One by one, it felt as though he was undressing me with his eyes.  

My chest heaved. Swallowing hard, I managed to dish out portions of pasta into their plates, moving carefully so I would not trip and fall.  

“Kate, serve the Alpha first.” Luna Margaret instructed me and I simply obliged.  

I walked over to where the Alpha king was seated, and for some reason, my heart was pounding rapidly against my chest.  

When I lowered my head and began to serve him, he tilted his head to my face and asked, “What is your name?”  

My heart skipped a beat.  

Oh my goodness!  

The Almighty Alpha king just asked me what my name was. I glanced at Lisa and Laura to see them glaring at me. To be precise, everyone's expression contorted into a grimace.  

“She is just a worthless omega,” Luna Margaret cleared her throat and managed an awkward brief laugh. “No need to bother yourself with her name.”  

I quickly dished out his food and made to walk away, but his deep voice stopped me mid-track when he repeated,  

“What is your name?”  

“Kate,” Lisa added immediately. 

“Katherine.” I managed. Hating the fact that they called me Kate; it felt like my bondage name. 

Alpha Jordan locked his gaze with mine. And I must admit, it was pretty heated and steamy. It felt as though we were communicating with each other, just with our eyes.  

All of a sudden, Alpha Devon cleared his throat, jolting me out of my trance. 

With a sharp intake of breath,  I resumed serving the pasta into their dishes.  

A few minutes passed, and everyone began to eat, while I just stood watching them.  

The Alpha king looked from his food to my face once more. Then he declared out of the blue.  

“I would like to take her with me.”

They were all taken aback by his words as they hadn't expected him to choose me alongside their daughter that they had prepared for him.

"Are you sure about this sir? She's only an omega and wouldn't be able to do as you want sir," my uncle went in to say with a flush of hatred in his eyes for me.

I didn't give a damn about him or his thoughts at that moment. All I could think of and all that ran through my mind was the Alpha king. I began to imagine how wonderful it would be to be with the alpha king instead of the prison yard that I was in.

"Yes, I am sure. Why do you ask? She looks good and hardworking. She would work well as a royal slave or what do you think?" He went on to say like their opinions really counted to him. He already had his mind made up and he was going to do just that, no matter what happens.

There was a moment of silence between them as my uncle thought of what to do at that moment. He was in a dilemma and nothing seemed to make any more sense to him.

"Yeah, it's fine sir, but you know I cannot just let go of my slave in that manner sir. She's really useful to me as well so you have to do something to kind of compensate me, sir," he went on to say with a wide grin, rubbing his palm with ecstasy.

"Fine… I'll pay any amount. Come on, name your price… I'll settle you,' the alpha king announced much to the amazement of everyone there most especially Laura. I stared at my cousin, seeing so much disgust and hate in her eyes just like her father.

I couldn't understand why they were upset when I should be doing that instead. They killed my entire family and threw me into a state of disarray.

"To hell with all of them and their anger," I cursed under my breath, flashing a wide grin at them, one that conveyed my ecstasy.

"Are you sure? Two bags of gold is the price to have her as yours. Are you willing to pay such an amount for someone like her?" He asked, eyeing me with disdain. I stared back at him with my hands akimbo.

I was taken aback, trying to process why he was making it so hard for the alpha king to have me. He had taken everything away from me so I couldn't understand why he still wanted me around him.

The Alpha king snapped his finger twice and in walked three heavily built men, bearing three huge sacks that I guessed contained gold. I clenched my fists in anger, biting my lower lips like there was anything I could do to him and his family.

I was weak and have not the strength to even battle with them emotionally, talkless of having a confrontation with them all. All I had as strength was my anger and fierce devilish look.

"There are three bags here. Two is the Price for me to have her as my slave and the last one is for letting me have her!" The alpha king blurted out with a wide grin, knowing quite well that there was no way he would ever refuse his offer.

"Fine then, you can have her," he mumbled and turned his attentowardwards me. "Go and pack your bags. You'll be leaving with your new master as soon as possible," he said to me with a thick frown embedded into his physique.

"Alright sir. I'll do that right awayyyyy," I said with great enthusiasm and scurried off as quickly as I could, showing my excitement to every dick and harry I met.

As I went, I met some maids who hurried to where I stood right away, gesticulating widely like they had just won the lottery.

"Congratulations babe!" They chorused in unison, each locking me in a tight embrace, leaving me confused. I couldn't understand why they were both congratulating me.

"Thank you, but what is it you are congratulating me? I haven't won anything, have I?" I asked, gesturing with my hands.

"Come on. We've heard the news already and we are really glad for you. We are happy that you are finally leaving this place that has brought you nothing but pain since you lost your parents and your brother."

I wanted to tell them that my parents didn't kill themselves but were killed by my uncle, but I felt there is no need. There is nothing they could do to change the narrative, so I decided to keep my mouth shut. I was surprised though.

"But wait, how did you know that I am leaving the pack?"

"Well, we were eavesdropping on the conversation inside the Alpha's chambers and that was how we heard, anyways.. congratulations. We wish you the best of luck," they muttered and hastened off.

I got to my room which was a small cottage I shared with three other omegas. It was in a very bad condition and wasn't even fit to serve as a pen House talkless of housing a Werewolf. My uncle had moved me there for refusing to sleep with him.

It was as empty as a graveyard and I felt a rare kind of relief in me. I wasn't ready to start explaining to them how the alpha king came into possession of me. I walked to my bed space, packed the few belongings that were mine into a mini bag, and then dashed off as quickly as I could to the chambers where they all stood waiting for me.

"They are all packed ma. I'm ready to leave…" I said as I place the bag on the floor. The alpha king stared with admiration that I hadn't seen in anyone. Even though I didn't know the reason he was taking me along with him, I understood the look on his face.

"You can go continue your chore. You'll be called when he's about to leave," my uncle snapped at me and I had to control myself from bursting into laughter. I gave a low bow and walked out of the room.

I had barely gone a few seconds when I noticed someone tugging at my clothes. I turned my head to behold who it was and alas, a slap landed on my face causing me to stagger. I didn't expect it one bit. It was my cousin, Laura.

"Why did you hit me?" I shrieked with pain, clutching the Spot where she hit me. It stung really hard that even after a minute, I still could feel the pain.

"What did you do or say to the Alpha king? You must have added some portion into his meal," she came hard at me in a loud voice. Her vein stood taut on her neck as she spoke. Her hands were also clenched into a fist, waiting to land them on me…

"What do you mean by that? I didn't do anything to anyone. Perhaps he has nothing about how miserably you all treat me here even after stealing my father's wealth and killing my family," I slammed at her and saw her raise her fist to hit me.

I caught it mid-air and pushed her back. She would have fallen if it weren't for the stone that was behind her and helped her maintain her position.

"Did you just push me?" She asked with disbelief, her face laced with shock. Perhaps she hadn't thought I would fight back at her. "Yes, I just pushed you and I'll do more to you if you do not stay away from me. Just let me be and we wouldn't have anything to quarrel about.

"I think you are forgetting something! Have you forgotten that I'm the mate of the alpha king now and you'll still have to follow my instructions? Don't be too excited that you are leaving my father's pack. Perhaps, it might be worse over there," she said to me with an evil grin lurking at the corners of her mouth.

"Did you just say your father's pack? You can build your castles on illusion because this isn't your father's pack. It is my father's. Your father killed him and took over the pack." At this point, I was extremely angry and it took everything within me not to attack her.

"Well, you can say whatever you want to say. We are in charge here and to think you wouldn't even last more than a few minutes. I feel it's best you go meet your parents and good for nothing brother," she thought aloud and then brought out a dagger from her robe.

"Do you have any last words to say before I send you to the world beyond… Ha! Ha! Ha!" She laughed out loud. Fear gripped me as I thought of what to do. My eyes darted around and unfortunately, there was no one there to help me out.

She yielded the dagger at me and…

LIAM'S POV

I continued to pace around the room with a rage of anger sizzling through me. I couldn't get myself to be calm even though my friends who were seated there continuously asked me to.

"Why did it have to be exactly her when there are tons of other slaves he could purchase," u yelled, slamming my hand against the wooden table in front of her with so much anger that ate deeper and deeper into me with every second that passed.

"Are you sure he doesn't like her and hence, the reason he wants to get her?" Kai asked as she sipped slowly from the cup of wine fastened to his hand. He jiggled the cup around while I continued to pace round the room with reckless abandon.

"I doubt if that's what happened.. he cannot possibly have feelings for that wrench when my beautiful and Gorgeous sister is right here and he's even taking her as his mate, so I don't think he has feelings for Katherine." I went on to say.

"Are you sure? Do you think he'll pay such a huge amount to have her if he doesn't have feelings for her? Two bags of gold isn't a child's play and you know that…"

"Yeah, I know, but I don't think that's how it is." I went on to say as I didn't want to agree with the fact that he might be right.

"Alright then, but don't be surprised if that's just the truth…" my friend said again and burst into laughter. I was still fuming hard when the door came open with reckless abandon. Our eyes moved towards the door, wondering who it was. It was Lisa. She looked so mad and upset.

"What's the problem and why do you look so furious? Did anything happen outside?" I asked with a frown forming quickly on my face. I was still trying to get over the fact that Katherine would be leaving, and here she was, forming all hard and mighty.

"Talmabout that witch acting all bossy and Nuts because she's finally going to be leaving our pack. You needed to see the way she stared at me, like we both are of the same class. This is so annoying and I feel like landing a punch across her face." She confessed, clenching her hands into a fist.

"Is that why you are here?" I asked suddenly, taking her off guard. She had thought I was going to be interested by what she had to say hence the reason she came into the room. She thought of what to say to me but she couldn't think of anything. I fixed my gaze on her, waiting for a response from her and when I got none, I eyed her vehemently and caused her to scurry off. The moment she was out of the room, a loud hiss trailed from my lips while my friend burst into a long round of laughter.

"I have to think of a way to stop her from leaving. I have to do something about this and as quickly as I can," I vowed and moved out of the room like one that was being pursued.

LAURA'S POV

I stared at my cousin who was standing in front of me with so much hatred. "How did she manage to avoid my attack!" I wondered as I moved towards her again. I was bent on sending her to the other world. I couldn't stand having an omega disrespecting me.

"So killing my entire family wasn't enough? You still want to kill me as well," she asked me as she took some steps backwards, but I pretended like I didn't hear her or like she even existed. All I wanted was to kill her and I was going to do just that. I thrust the knife at her face and this time, she missed just by the tail. "Damn it! You cannot continue to miss!" I yelled at myself in a loud voice that echoed through the place, not caring if I was heard by others or not.

Before I could say jack Robinson, she landed me a kick on my belly, causing me to reel to the floor. I yelled out in pain, clutching my tummy hard. I wanted to pull attention to the both of us and that happened exactly the way I wanted it to happen.

The alpha king rushed out of the chambers towards where we were with a kind of worry in his eyes. My parents followed closely behind him, looking so worried as well. "What's going on here?" My mother queried with her hands akimbo. From the look on her face, it appeared that Katherine was the major suspect on her list. I decided to play along with it.

"She kicked me in the belly without doing anything to her. I was only trying to tell her that I would miss her once she's gone from here and instead of hearing me out, she kicked me off," I explained and then moaned in pain to make it sound more convincing.

"Oh my goodness! How evil you can be, Katherine," my mother chipped in as she bent low before me, wrapping her hand around me. My father didn't say anything and I found it quite strange. I stole a glance at Alpha Jordan and saw he had his gaze fixed on Katherine. I was infuriated. "Damn it! His attention Should be on me and not that low life bitch," I cursed under my breath.

"What happened Katherine? Did you really push her as she said you did?" He asked her, taking us all by surprise. I, most especially, hadn't expected him to ask her despite hearing my side of the story. I turned my head sharply to him and rose to my feet.

"Are you doubting me now? Didn't I already tell you what she did?" I nagged and bursted into tears, giving loud sobs that were loud enough to irritate anyone.

"No, I'm not doubting you but I think it's right to hear from both cases to prevent partiality of any form," he blurted out and continued with Katherine. "Why did you push her off?"

"She's telling nothing but a lie. I didn't push anyone off intentionally. She took out a knife and was about to stab me with it. I had to defend myself somehow." She said much to my annoyance. I prayed for nothing more than the ground should open up and swallow her at that moment.

"She's telling lies. They are all lies. I have never stabbed anyone and I won't start with her. I was only trying to be friendly with her." I began to cry again, hoping he would pity me and just let the issue die off but I was wrong. He wanted to get to the root of it.

"I'm telling lies right? Why then do you have a knife in your hand?" I felt my world crashing on me the moment she uttered those words. I realised I still had the knife with me and I thought of throwing it away at that moment, but I knew it would be more suspicious if I did such a thing. Their gaze rested upon me, finding the knife sitting pretty just by my side, but not to worry, I had come up with a new excuse that sounded more confusing to the ears.

"I had Collected the knife from a young werewolf who I saw playing with it before I came to meet you. Why would I even want to kill you? You come to think of it? You're not my status and neither are we in the same rank… Now, what is there to want to kill you for? If there's nothing more to be said, I'll like to excuse myself," I blurted out, rolling my eyes with a lackadaisical attitude. I had gone but a few inches when a thought crossed my mind.

"I'm sorry but I need to ask something of you, Alpha Jordan. Can I ask?"

"Sure you can. It's not a problem dear…" he aided me on and I in response flashed a wide grin at him.

"Do you perhaps know her before now because I do not seem to understand why you are defending her this much. She is only an Omega, and to think you spent three bags of gold just to have her.." I inquired, locking my hands together with my lips pursed into an awkward position. I desperately wanted to hear what it was he wanted to say.

"No, I didn't know her before. I met her here and you know, she's quite hardworking and these are the kind of people that we need in our pack. People that would move the pack forward."

"That's great, but are you sure there isn't more to this?" By this time, my father was already staring badly at me but I didn't give a damn. I was ready to get to the end of my questions. "Do you like her?"