Alpha's Secret Bride

Chapter 2 - Wound

"I don't think I remember." A short response was given. "You seriously don't remember?" Layla asked, surprised. "There's a cut this big on your stomach, Ashley!" She replied.

"It's clearly a postpartum incision, and the scar looks brand new." Looking back at Ashley's abdominal wound.

She just shook her head, "Are you done measuring?" She asked, changing the subject.

She was already uncomfortable with Layla's attitude.

"I'm sorry. I crossed the line." Understanding the woman's meaning, Layla immediately stopped her suspicion. After finishing the measurement, she stood back up.

She could only avert her gaze in the meantime. Looking out the bedroom window. Pregnant and in labor? Ashley, how could you have forgotten such an important detail? There was no way. Would any Alpha want to be with her?

"Don't think about what I said earlier, maybe it's just a wound." Layla returned Ashley's gaze. "Your clothes will be finished tomorrow, and you're lucky you came this month." She seemed to have forgotten about their talk this time.

"In a few weeks, there will be a big party here, that's why Mr. Alexander is traveling for a while to prepare everything, including finding new servants like you." She explained again.

"Party?"

Layla looked excited, she smiled widely. "You know that this is our big chance to get out of here." Her arms were spread wide. "All the businessmen and leaders in the big cities will gather in one place." She continued this time, forgetting everything. Layla walked towards the small window in the room.

"Can you imagine if one of those businessmen and leaders was interested in us?"

“If we fall in love, we can leave this servant's position and marry him." Such high hopes, "We've all been waiting for events like this," Layla said, looking back at Ashley.

"And you know why I say you're lucky?" Moving quickly and standing so close to Ashley. She just shook her head.

"Alpha."

Ashley's eyes widened as she spoke a single word. "Mr. Alexander managed to invite one of the largest werewolf packs in the country, I heard their leader is coming to the party!" Layla squealed with joy.

"I finally get to see what their handsome leader looks like!"

Ashley let out a loud sigh, taken aback by Layla's tone. "Don't you know how cold our race's leaders are? They despise humans, this is the first time I've heard of one wanting to attend a human party." Ashley clearly still had memories of how cold the average attitude of the leaders of their race was.

She was also certain that the leader of her previous pack was of the same mind.

"It looks like the master is about to make a cooperation agreement after last month's successful purchase of a large mine around the werewolf pack's area."

"And that's an opportunity for you, Ash!" Calling her name so intimately. Her brows quirked in surprise.

"With this beauty of yours, attract the attention of the other Alphas and find your mate there."

Okay, Layla's last sentence was enough to make Ash uneasy. "It's not that simple." She snorted quickly. Turning around, she reluctantly looked at the woman again.

Staring at herself in the mirror, with a shabby appearance, without a single hair, and a face as cold as ice. "Do you think Mr. Alexander will just let you go? After he bought us for so much money," snorted Ashley sarcastically.

Layla was silent. "It's possible," She whispered.

"Just getting out of that iron prison is something I'm grateful for, so I don't want to ask for more." Ashley's gaze was blank. "I can start working tomorrow, right?" She smiled slightly.

"A-ah, yes. Your room is next to this measurement room, you can rest now." Layla hurried to clean up her work earlier. "I'm out first," She said, turning around to leave the room.

Their gazes met for a moment, and Layla just smiled slightly. "Welcome to this place, Ash," She said one last time before she walked out of the room.

***

'Hh, so she's not going to walk me to my room?' Ashley sighed. The woman's cold seemed to vanish once Layla left. Did Layla take offense to her words?

Of course, she was.

'I'm just speaking the truth,' She thought again. Walking out of the room, she was eager to lie down and sleep. "That room." Seeing a wooden door, she quickly opened the room.

The room was shabby and small. There was only a small bed, a table, a chair, and a wardrobe. A sizable window. The woman stepped inside. "Better than that prison," She whispered happily.

Her two shining blue eyes glimpsed out the window. She was on the second floor now, in a room that featured a view of large shady trees and was connected to the garden area. Very satisfying. She liked it.

"This is enough," She whispered happily. At least in this place, she didn't have to take medicine or get bad treatment anymore.

"Ah, I can start working tomorrow." Stretching, Ashley consciously moved to tie her hair.

"I forgot," She realized. The silver hair that had been her crown and trademark was now gone, leaving only the heavy silver object around her neck. Another one was the incision wound on her lower abdomen, even now, she sometimes feels pain from there.

***

"Oops, sorry. I didn't see you."

Ashley thought her first day of work at this place would go well and smoothly, but it turned out to be all she could hope for.

In the morning, her body was already touching the cold marble floor. Falling down while carrying a bucket of cold water to mop the first-floor corridor.

Five servants who had been chatting with each other blocked Ash's footsteps on purpose.

They laughed as they successfully made her fall.

Water was already on the floor. 'Hmm, I'll have to go get it again, She thought. Trying to get up and leave without looking at those five people.

"Hey, are you intentionally not looking at us?! At least greet your seniors first!" One of the women said,

Ashley sighs. Turning around and smiling, "Good morning, seniors." She said it quickly. "Done? Then excuse me."

"How dare you?! Just because Master bought you at a high price doesn't change your status as a weak Omega," sneered another one.

"You know that none of the Omegas here are allowed to mess with humans. You only win when you are with the Alphas." She said loudly.

"Now look, where is your silver hair now? Do you see how much Master despises you? Nobody is treated the way you are." Mocked with a smirk.

Her eyes just stared flatly. "Are you guys done talking? I haven't finished my work today."

Their faces turned red, as they knew the taunts had no effect at all. This time, Ash went to ignore all the shouts.

It was her first time here, and she already had enemies. 'If that person treated me badly, you should feel pity instead of envy,' She wondered.

***

The Alexander mansion was indeed quite large because their mining business had spread everywhere, plus now they had found another potential mining area in the Appalachian Mountains of North America.

She had no idea how many slaves Mr. Alex had managed to get, and most of them were gorgeous ladies with attractive bodies.

Ash didn't care, the most important thing was that she could escape from that horrible place and live without drugs again.

That's what she thought.

Ashley remembered coming out of the slave market location and having to swallow a triple dose until Master Alex picked her up.

One night, a week after she came to this place, the thing she didn't want happened. Ashley's hopes were shattered.

***

"Gah!" Her eyes widened, and her body felt extremely hot, especially at the back of her neck. It ached like hell and felt like she was being strangled. She was gasping for air as she struggled to get out of bed.

"Wh-what is this? My body is so hot," Ash said, bending over on the edge of the bed. Enduring the increasing pain.

After a long time of not feeling the same way, today the pain came again. Even worse, both of her eyes were glazed over. Breathing heavily, Ash reflexively touched the back of her neck.

Her hand moved quickly. "It's hot, it's so hot," She whispered through her tears. She wanted to release the restraints on her neck. Of course, she couldn't. I don't know where the key is now, maybe Mr. Alex is holding it?

"I can't take it anymore, my body hurts-shh- it hurts." Trying to get up, her face began to turn red. Staggering to open the door, Ashley rushed to Mr. Alex's room on the third floor.

"Hh, why is it so hot?" She whispered, leaning against the wall and continuing to walk. Climbing the stairs as hard as she could. It was already two in the morning. Would she be able to sneak into Mr. Alex's room and retrieve the key to this restraint?

Walking as fast as possible, until finally in the corridor area, when Ash was about to turn. Her body stiffened at a glance, she dropped her intention, and she went back to hiding behind the wall.

"Are you sure you can satisfy me?"

"Of course, sir. I will do whatever it takes to live with you."

"Come in, let's spend the night together. You've even prepared this sexy outfit."

"Layla,"

***

She fell to her knees and covered her lips.

Her plan to sneak in there was ruined the moment she heard Layla's name. Even though it was faint.

It turned out to be all the same, even though Ashley believed Layla when she said she wanted to attract the attention of the great masters at the party later and leave this place. But in the end, that woman was still targeting Mr. Alexander as well.

'Disgusting.'