CHAPTER1
Chapter One: Worse birthday
Amelia's Pov
“Happy birthday to me, I guess” I said sarcastically as I opened my eyes. Today was finally that awful day, the day I had turned into a full-grown woman.
That day, I finally turned eighteen.
I swung my leg off the small mattress that was given to me the day I moved into the palace as a maid. I ran my fingers through my deep red hair, walking towards the window.
The sun was yet to rise, which means I was much earlier than others. I always had this habit that once I slept early, I would always wake up early, and sometimes I hated it.
My body felt light, but deep down, I literally hated today. I quickly grabbed my towel and iron bucket as I rushed to the bathroom to shower.
Here in the palace, it was divided into different categories, and we were all treated according to that category. I was born as an omega. Although I don't know my parents, I was treated and tested, and it showed I was an omega with a weak wolf.
As the cool water poured into my bucket, I chuckled sadly at myself. I wanted to start my work for today before anyone else got up.
The Omegas were treated as slaves. I used to labor around the palace, and sometimes I wished I knew where I was from, but I didn't.
As I went ahead to shower, the door of the bathroom creaked open and I Betta walked in, looking at me suspiciously, but I just stared back at the lady with bored eyes.
“Keep the noise down, Amelia” she said as she slammed the bathroom door behind her before leaving.
Funny thing is that I didn't do anything, yet I was reprimanded…again.
After showering, I went back to my room. I changed into my working attire, which was a white free top and a black short skirt that sometimes made my thighs pop out each time I bent down, but I made sure to avoid it. I accompanied it with a black apron, pulling my hair into a ponytail as I grabbed the bag filled with clothes that were placed in front of my room.
That's how it was: you are given chores, and you do them without complaining. If you can handle this without complaining even one bit, you will be upgraded to either a gamma or beta.
How I wish someone would actually notice me.
I thought to myself as I started doing the laundry. By the time I was done and had successfully hung the clothes in the drying room, everyone had gotten up and was going to have their baths.
“Look who it is, invisible Amelia” Charmaine, the worst person you could ever come across when you were upset, mocked me as I passed beside her.
The plan was to ignore her and continue doing my chores, but she had other plans. She grabbed my arm, preventing me from walking as she spun me around. I hadn't taken breakfast yet and didn't have the strength to fight her.
Fuck!
“Wasn't I talking to you?”
“What do you think? I obviously ignored you. "Why not just do the same?” I said to her and I could see her face twist in anger, she reached over and she pinched me hard on my arm.
“Don’t think I forgot today is your birthday. "Trust me, I'd make it a living hell” She slapped my cheek lightly before walking away. I stared at her back with nothing but pure hate.
I had no intention of making my matters worse. I grabbed my mop and bucket and proceeded to one of the rooms which was vacant.
I had no idea who would use this room. Because anytime the room is being cleaned, we definitely have a visitor.
But who?
As I started cleaning the room, I couldn't help but notice that not even a piece of paper was lying on the floor. Like it was a note but I didn't want to read it till I'm done with my work. I slipped it into my pocket as I kept cleaning.
As I looked around the sparkling room, the door flew open as the lady who was in charge of supervising our work walked into the room.
“Good job with the work you've done this morning, Amelia. "I heard from Charmaine that today is your birthday?” The lady, Gianna, couldn't help but ask. I wasn't even behaving like someone who even knew his or her birthday, but she had no idea what I was going through.
“My birthday isn't today. Even though it is, I don't want to take a day off. I'm fine” I explained as Gianna just nodded as she stroked her chin for a while.
“Why don't you drop that mop and go back to your room? Breakfast would be served soon, so just don't disturb yourself”, Gianna said, and when I was about to refuse, she raised a finger up, and I knew I couldn't even argue.
Dropping the bucket and mop, I made my way back upstairs.
As I got to the stairs where everyone could pass to go to their own side of the palace, I was shocked when someone stepped on me.
“What the f**k?” I exclaimed, but as I looked up, I met those cold and silver eyes that stared at me like I had horns on my head.
“What did you just say?” Alpha Kolton said as he stared at me, slightly displeased with my words. He was known to be a very cruel and strict man and I could see it just in his expression.
“Nothing, alpha”, I said to the Alpha, who just ignored me as if it weren't a human being that was talking. I shook my head as I waited for him to pass and once he was out of sight…I let out a long breath that I never knew I was holding.
“That was intense”, I muttered to myself as I made my way upstairs. At least breakfast in bed wasn't too bad.
