Maid Royal

CHAPTER FIVE

*Belle’s POV*

You see before I turned sixteen I was pretty much a loner. I had no friends and people in the orphanage house to stay clear of me for reasons I didn’t know or care about. As soon as I shifted for the first time I suddenly had a best friend in my wolf. We shared everything together that included harsh treatment from people, rejection, starvation and even pain.

 Pain you ask? Aren’t wolves supposed to be immune to pain unless if caused from silver or wolf bane you might be wondering? Well the thing is Bianca (one of the girls that used to be my roommate) and I had a fight few weeks after I got my wolf and she promised to make me pay. Well of course I didn’t care about her threat until later that night during dinner.

 I started feeling pain all over my body, feeling my wolf purring and whimpering in pain at the back of my head, I tried to shake of the feeling but everything started getting blurry and I slumped to the floor as I felt someone walk towards me and I looked up not really seeing who then the person spoke “die b***h, no one is going to miss you”.

The pain kept getting worse for what felt like hours but was really five minutes as she stood there watching and waiting for me to die. Just when I was about to give into the growing darkness that was consuming me a wave of what felt like cold water washed over me and the pain was gone. Regaining my strength I stood up and punch Bianca hard in the face cause even though I didn’t die as wolf bane kills wolves the pain was excruciating and hurt so much hence I wanted her to feel a little pain.

This form of torture soon became Mrs. Cook and her little minion’s favorite for me since they knew it won’t kill me, it would only hurt me. 

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It’s been two weeks since I met my mate and there has never been a greater form of torture for me than to see him and not be able to be in his arms or be his. Sometimes in these two weeks I have seriously considered running to him and give into his will but my stubborn pride won’t let me.

Anytime I had to serve the at the table during meals I was greatly tortured by mine and my wolf’s desire to look at him but I knew if I did I won’t be able to hold back so I’d just keep my head bowed like the good little maid that I was.

Thankfully I had a day off today and it was a Sunday so I decided I’d go for a run to clear my head. I went to the forest behind the house and shifted to my wolf and started running as fast as my paws could carry me. I got to a clearing, I followed the path and was soon at a river that had clear waterfalls above it.

The surroundings looked so beautiful, flowers of different colors were scattered everywhere and butterflies danced about, the scene was so beautiful and peaceful. Lost in the beauty of where I was I didn’t noticed there was another wolf close by.

A twig snapped and I turned around to see a big brown wolf with white strips tainting its furs, it had bright yellow eyes and by the scent I knew it was my mate. I watched as he approached and went behind a tree shifting back to human form and then putting on his clothes before coming to me. He was wearing a dark skinny jeans with a white top and white converse his shining brown hair falling to the side of his face. He had a huge smirk on his face as he noticed I was checking him out “shift, don’t worry I’m sure your body isn’t worth staring at” he says noticing I didn’t have clothes anywhere nearby to change into.

Shift Daisy said in my head angry and hurt at his disrespect for our body but also wanting to show him we had the ability to shift with our clothes on unlike him.  I shifted with an evil knowing smirk on my face as his face revealed surprise that I wasn’t naked and his eyes immediately started taking me and what I was wearing.

Grateful that I had taken part of my first pay to get myself a few decent clothes. I was wearing a short gown that had a multicolored tie dye pattern on it and flat sandals, part of my hair was pulled into a ponytail while the rest flowed down my back and shoulders and I knew I looked good. “You were saying?” I asked stopping his assessment of me. He simply gulped and removed every emotion from his face “you’d soon go into heat” he says with a wicked smirk on his face “and?” I asked pretending I didn’t understand what he was trying to say. “You’d need me when that happens and you know my conditions if you want me to come to your aid when that happens” he replies.

Why did the moon goddess make him our mate? Daisy asked with a mixture of anger and hurt. Feeling angry and hurt myself but I wasn’t about to let him know he got to me like he wanted to “oh I’d simply get a male friend to take care of that for me when the time comes” I say dismissing it with a wave of my hand like its nothing.

I heard him growl but ignored it and held my ground and that made him extremely angry he was in front of me in an instant “you will submit to my will woman!” he  yells into my face. “Says who” I reply trembling terribly on the inside but calm on the outside. “I think I should reject you” I add as another deep growl erupted from him. He looked at me not knowing how best to punish me for defying him so smashed his lips against mine and started kissing me with anger, devouring my lips without love as one would kiss a p********e.

My mind became blank and hazy from the kiss, he tasted so good, he was my mate, my first and I wanted to kiss him back, to relax in his arms but I suddenly remembered he was using it as a weapon against me, to make me submit and the warmth I was feeling was quickly replaced by a strong wave of anger and I pushed him away.

He landed a few feet away from me as I went to him, he quickly stood up “don’t you ever do that again. You have no right to touch me much less kiss me” I yelled at him “you’re my mate and I can do with you and your body as I please” he replies with anger in his voice matching mine. His words hurt me deeply and I could feel the pain my wolf was feeling.

Angry, hurt and frustrated I turned my back on him shifted to my wolf and ran back to the house knowing I would soon start crying and I didn’t want him to see me cry. I got to the house shifted back to my human form. Marching straight to my room ignoring all the other servants, I walked into my room locked the door, walked to the bathroom locking that door too I turned on the shower and finally let the tears flow.

***

I cried for what seemed like hours then I finally stood up washed my face and went back into my room then I noticed it was past seven and the royals would soon be eating dinner. I sighed and was grateful I didn’t have to deal with seeing him again tonight as it was my day off but I was wrong.

There was a light knock on my door and I went to open it, seeing Lilly at the door in her uniform. “Hey” I greeted wondering why she was here, she was supposed to be in the kitchen helping with dinner. “Hey, the chef asked me to get you” she replies. “Why?” I ask confusion on my face “he didn’t say” she answers. “OK let’s go” I said stepping out to follow her “he said to come in your uniform” she says stopping me. Nodding I went back into my room, quickly changed and followed her to the kitchen eager to know what was going on.

“There you are” the chef whose name I have come to know is Ben says as I entered the kitchen. “The alpha wants you alone to be the one serving his table tonight” he says handing me the first course “why? Today is my day off” I say with anger beginning to creep into my face “who am I to question the alpha’s decision” he says with a shrug “and yes he also says you should stay there until you are instructed to go get the next course. Now get going you don’t want to keep the royals waiting” he says and I turned in the direction of the dining room with anger radiating from my being.

I entered the dining room making sure to send him my most deadly glare but he simply ignored me as I walked over to him and served him then moved to serve the rest of the people at the table. I was lost in the thought of what I would do to punish him for this and his harsh words earlier when his voice cut through my thought.

“This looks truly appetizing. Don’t you think so babe?” he says asking the lady who I noticed for the first time. I knew she didn’t live here because I had never seen her before. She has blonde hair, her eyes where slim like she was I could tell she wasn’t very tall and she has a grace about her that could make her easily pass as his Luna.

“Yes it does, I couldn’t expect anything less from my alpha" she says placing her hands on his thigh and giving him a flirtatious smile. I had to bite down hard on my lips to keep from growling at her “do give my compliments to the chef” he says to me with a wicked smile. I nodded in response still biting on my lips, while struggling over control with Daisy as she wanted to rip the mate stealing w***e throat out.

I stood there watching him display affection for the blonde bimbo much to the dismay of myself and Daisy. Let’s kill her Daisy yelled into my head over and over again giving me a headache as she came dangerously close to the surface. Knowing if I let Daisy take over there would be a bloodbath, I had to get out of that room fast.

Keeping one’s wolf from taking over when it desperately wanted to take control caused immense pain on the human form and I was in so much pain. My stubborn pride won’t let me give into my animal instincts like he wants me to but Daisy was also stubborn and wanted to kill the she wolf that is currently all over her mate.

Not able to think of an escape plan I was now panicking, sweat was starting to form on my head as I felt my eye staring to turn clear blue, my body was growing hot and I knew I wouldn’t be able to stop her from surfacing soon so I did the most cowardly thing I have ever done.