Chapter 53

***25 years ago***
***LUCY'S POV***

It wasn't easy at all working in a kitchen full of hateful werewolves. I swear one of them would chop my head off any minute. Cassy and her friend whom I learned was called Mary constantly kept an eye on me but they did not make any small talk with me. I was chopping some onions that Mary gave to me when one of the she-wolves purposely bumped into me. The impact caused the knife I was holding to slip and I cut the palm of my right hand. It was a deep cut, the blood quickly gashed out and I winced.

The girl that bumped me smirked "You should be more careful, now look what you did. You did better clean that nasty mess nobody wants to taste your dirty human blood. Grab fresh onions and start chopping" she said walking away.

I sighed, I wouldn't even cry because I was stronger than this. I had survived worse things than a deep little cut on my palm and a stupid petty bully. I washed my hands in the sink and threw the onions I had chopped in a bin, they were all covered in blood now.

"You should put a bandaid on that before you get an infection, the medical aid kit is in the servant's bedroom. Just check one of the wardrobes and you will find it. Here take this cloth, put some pressure on it. I will take care of the onions but hurry back here before Emma comes to check on you soon." Cassy said handing me a cloth and I quickly put pressure on the wound because the bleeding wouldn't stop.

I ran back to the servant's bedroom and I quickly ran through all the wardrobes, it didn't take long for me to find the medical aid kit. I wiped my wound with some sterilizer and I covered it with a band-aid. I packed everything back where I found it and began my short journey back to the kitchen. Unfortunately for me, I stopped in the corridor were a young little lady was being thrown around by two large men.

She looked so young and frail. She was wearing a short blue summer dress and from the huge belly, I was guessing she was pregnant. Why would anyone harass a pregnant lady? That was so evil and disgusting! Without thinking I marched towards the two large men and pushed them both away from the young girl who was already in tears. She was so young she looked like she was less than eighteen. They both snarled at me and I glared at them.

"How dare you harass this young pregnant girl! You should be ashamed of yourselves you pathetic dogs!"I said regretting the last part where I called them dogs. One of them grabbed my arm harshly and pulled me towards them.

He sniffed me and smirked," Oh look Marcus we have gotten ourselves another human trying to save her little pregnant human friend," he said with mischievous hazel eyes looking right back at me. I struggled against his hold.

Marcus who was also holding the pregnant girl laughed "This must be our lucky day then, we will take Jasons, naughty wife, back to her room and then we can have fun with our little servant girl here" he said as if I wasn't there.

So the pregnant girl had a husband here but how? She was human this didn't make sense at all. There were other humans here, oh thank God!

"Let her go now, the beta made the human a servant and he clearly said no harm would come to her until the king arrives to declare all the human slave's fate, "Emma said walking towards us.

The large man who was holding my arm scoffed, " No ways, why would the beta make a human a servant in the castle that's ridiculous."

Emma rolled her eyes"Maybe you should go question the beta's motives I'm sure he loves being questioned by a nobody like you" she said sarcastically.

The man quickly let my arm go but he surely left a bruise there. He looked annoyed and pissed "We will see how long she lasts in a castle full of wolves everywhere." he mumbled as they walked away with the pregnant lady.

I wanted to go after them but Emma quickly grabbed my already sore arm and I hissed in pain."Don't even think about it! I leave you for less than an hour and you already get yourself into trouble"

"But they were hurting her ma'am. I was just trying to help the pregnant lady, she looks so young and depressed." I said looking at Emma. Her eyes softened a little and sighed letting go of my arm.

"You have a lot to learn, don't go around trying to save people you don't even know. You don't even know that girls story. They weren't going to hurt her if they did they did have their heads thrown in a pit of fire by the king. Her name is Lily she is the king's step sister and she is half human. She has the senses and half the strength of a wolf but she can never transform into one because her mother was human. Her husband is Jason, he is the royal advisor and Lily is very notorious. She defies her brother, her stepmother who is not very fond of her and worse her husband" she said rolling her eyes before continuing, "Her marriage was arranged by the Queen in hopes of taming the young notorious princess but that didn't work she was still screwing around with every royal guard she would set her eyes on so the royal advisor got pissed and got the princess pregnant whether she liked it or not. She has been locked up in their room as punishment but I'm sure she found a way to escape again"

I made an 'oh' sound as I got to know the whole story. It was very interesting to know that the king had a half human stepsister."But she looks so young to be married and pregnant ma'am. Is she even 15years old yet?"I asked genuinely concerned.

Emma laughed "Oh Lucy! Don't you know werewolves hardly age, I am sure you noticed most werewolves here look so young and pretty? Lily is young but not that young, she is 21years old. Her husband is the older one though, he must be in his thirties I heard from rumors" she whispered as we made our way back to the kitchen.

I was beyond shocked, that girl couldn't have been 21! I was turning 21 and I wish I looked that young and cute. I bet I looked fifty compared to all these angels. Emma must have noticed the shock on my face and she giggled. I was actually starting to like this side of her, it was so human-like.

"Oh wait until you see the king! I'm sure you would totally pass out If Lily's age shocks you. Follow me we need to get some roses for the table decor from the gardens" She said with a smirk as she opened a door near the kitchen that led outside. The rose garden was very close and it was beautiful.

I blushed a little in embarrassment, I didn't mean to get so shocked I mean it was expected that these supernatural beings would be extremely beautiful and angelic like but it was still shocking to me. I would never get used to this."Is the king also...you know old but young ma'am? I heard he is so evil" I blurted out before realizing I had actually insulted her king!

"I wouldn't say I am evil...there is a difference between being evil and providing justice." a deep voice said right behind us.

Emma and I both squealed in shock as we looked behind us. Oh no, it couldn't be him! Why was fate so cruel! "Alpha! I mean my king...you are back so soon. Forgive my friend, she is a new servant here and she shouldn't have said that." Emma said with a bow, I noticed she would not look the king in his eyes at all.

She also called me her friend, that was nice but maybe she just said it so the king wouldn't hurt me, yet. I couldn't help but take a sneak peek at him I mean it wouldn't be necessarily looking into his eyes.

I looked at him, Emma was right I felt like passing out. He was huge, bigger than Lewis the beta in terms of muscles and everything. I felt as if I was looking at a Greek God! An angel in the making, his hair was a mop of messy pitch wavy black hair, he must have definitely run his hand through it a thousand times but it actually made him look sexy and really hot like those male front page magazine models. He was so freaking tall like probably 6'8 and his body was all muscles, they were so visible and sticking out everywhere. He was holding a cigar and standing so casually looking down at Emma who was trying to defend me. Which brought me back to reality, I was in deep shit again.

He sighed as if what Emma was saying bored him to death, how rude."I am not going to eat your pathetic human friend because she thinks I am evil. I don't really give a shit about what she thinks" he said finally looking at me, I didn't dare look up and risk looking him right in the eyes. He would have my head!

I felt his gaze stuck on me for what felt like the longest time ever. Why was he still staring, I could feel him and I felt like I was in the spotlight-I hated being the center of attention! Then I heard him growl and I saw his half-smoked cigar drop to the ground slowly."You have got to be fucking kidding me, this is a fucking joke!" he said walking closer to me and I took a few steps back.

What the hell was going on? He moved forward and I moved back again, it was like a pattern. He eventually grabbed my arm before I could move back again. I really thought this was it for me, he would rip my head off in this beautiful rose garden or maybe he would rip my human heart out and put it in the center of the rose garden. It would be like bloody poetry. I bet he figured out I was a stupid human servant who dared to call him, a king, evil!

"Look at me" his deep voice demanded. Did he want me to actually look into his eyes or at him but not his eyes, I remembered my rules clearly. I wouldn't risk looking into his eyes and give the king an excuse to kill me. So I looked up at his face but not his eyes, never his eyes.

He growled definitely annoyed," I said look at me, now," he said with a much more deeper voice. It was a warning, so he meant his eyes. Fate really had it in for me, death, I was feeling it and it was so close. I whimpered and slowly looked up at him since he was so tall.

I gasped, his eyes were so beautiful and distracting. They were a beautiful light shade of silver grey, almost transparent. I couldn't even look away from this beautiful man with a straight nose and a sharp jaw shaped to perfection. It was as If God himself took an extra ten years building and molding this man until he was satisfied with his beauty, it was unethical. How could someone be this...perfect?

"A fucking human mate! Unbelievable..." he scoffed, this man could swear a lot.