Madison's Two Princes

Chapter 3: Dinner Plans

I spent the rest of the day making sure every nook and cranny in the house was clean. I had instructed the Omegas to clean the guest bedrooms, in case the night turned into a long one and the Alpha of Atlas and his family decided to stay. It was around 4 pm when my stepmother tracked me down.

"Madison, I'm sure your father has explained to you the importance of this night. We cannot have ANY mistakes. I'm here to find out what you had planned for dinner. We want a formal sit down dinner with several courses of course. Girl quit staring at me and spit it out."

"Yes, mam. I didn't know that I would be cooking tonight." SMACK!, her long, skinny fingers, each holding a large costume ring, make contact with my face. 

"I didn't ask for your mouth, I asked what you had planned for dinner. Get your s**t together. Of course your cooking. We cannot trust an outside source to provide for the Alpha and his family. They are a powerful family that receives daily threats. We told them that our own personal chef would be happy to feed them. So I swear if you screw this up, your fate will be worse than anything that Damien has ever delivered to you." My face must have dropped because what she said next made my blood run out of my head. "Don't look so shocked you slut. You think that anything happens in this house that I don't know about. I know you planned on Caitlyn walking in on my poor son being taken advantage of by a w***e omega. You two probably planned that moment for weeks."

"Mam, I didn't know that was happe.." SMACK!! This time one of her rings was turned in and caught the skin on my already swollen lip, causing blood to stream out. "Don't lie to me you c**t. I know it was you. It was my idea to teach you a lesson about what happens when you betray this family. You really think I'd let you get away with it. That soiled little mouth of yours is being put to good use, and when we get Caitlyn back, we are going to make her understand it was you all along and you're going to help us do that. NOW, stop bleeding on my rugs and clean yourself up. You have 5 minutes to get cleaned up and get back here to discuss our menu for the night." She spins on her heels, knocking into me as she does. 

Tears had begun forming under my eyelids as I run to my bedroom to clean up. I'm not allowed to use the bathrooms on the main floors. I have to use the omega's bathrooms instead, but even then they hate me so I have to be careful. I grab a clean shirt and quietly rush to the nearest bathroom. When I get inside I lock the door. I must hurry as I only have 4 minutes left to meet the step monster. I can't believe that my father didn't mention that I was in charge of the cooking and menu. They want a formal meal with several courses. WTF. I glance in the mirror, my image should shock me, but after years of abuse from my own family, it just doesn't anymore. My right eye wasn't swollen shut anymore, just several shades of purple and black. My lip swelling had also gone down earlier but was back again after my encounter with her. Now blood was dripping off my lip onto my t-shirt. It's ruined now, it's not like I have a huge collection of shirts to replace it. I have maybe 5 or 6 that were hand me downs from omegas. Still trying to hold back tears, I clean up my face and change my shirt. Throwing away my other shirt as I exit the bathroom. 

"Yes, darling. I'm on it. Dinner will be perfect. I'm about to go over the menu now. I've instructed the staff and that lazy daughter of yours that we expect nothing but the best. Of course, I told them formal. Darling, I've got this. Just keep making our family look good. I want a Luna title now more than ever. Besides, darling, the title of Alpha given directly from the Alpha of Atlas will make everyone fear you. This is what we've been waiting for. I love you too. See you soon." I stand outside of the dining room trying hard not to be seen or heard. She hated it when anyone listened in on her phone conversations. As soon as I hear her click her cellphone down on the table, I enter the room with my head down. 

"Madison, great you made it back quickly. Let's get this done. I was just speaking to your father, he was calling to make sure that you don't f**k this up for us." I nod and say quietly, "Yes, mam. I will do my best and be on my best behavior" 

After 45 minutes of going over a menu, it was finalized. Now to send an omega to the store to get what I needed to feed 11 people for dinner. We were including our own Alpha and Luna, the Alpha of Atlas, his Luna, and their two children, my father, my step monster, my brother, and her two sons. Of course, I wasn't invited. I was told to cook and serve, keep my head down, and my mouth shut. I've never cooked for that many before, let alone several courses. I finally convinced her to do 5 courses including dessert. We settled on a simple 5 course French Meal. 

Course 1: Charcuterie Platter (Basically meat and cheeses)

Course 2: Brioche toasts with pea and ricotta

Course 3: Simple Goat Cheese Salad

Course 4: Filet Mignon and Ratatouille

Course 5: Chocolate Tart w/ fresh berries. 

I get a full shopping list together and give it to our most trusted omega. I'm not allowed to go to town. I haven't actually been allowed out of the house since I graduated High School last year. I graduated a year early with high honors in hopes to make my father proud and see me differently. It did nothing. I wasn't even allowed to attend graduation. I did what I always do on regular days. I got up, made breakfast for my family, cleaned it up, cleaned the house, did everyone's laundry, made dinner, and went to bed. In fact, as a congratulation from my father, I wasn't allowed to eat that night and I ended up with another black eye for even asking for a slice of cake I had made for dessert in hopes they would say anything about my accomplishments. 

I already have everything I need for the tart, so I go to the kitchen and begin working on that. Dinner is at 7 pm promptly and if I'm even a second late, well, I don't want to think about that right now.