My husband's best friend is my mate.

Chapter1-Not again

Amelia's Pov

“Goodness! Why are you this slow? I understand that you have no brain but it should be a crime to not have the ability to do things fast as well.” Ethan spat the tone of his voice as high as always.

I sucked in a deep breath as my eyes stung from the tears that were threatening to spill, I tried to hold back them but it was hard. I was beyond frustrated at this point.

It was ten minutes past midnight and he had come to wake me up to make him coffee. I was barely even ten minutes into sleep because I had just finished cleaning minutes ago.

“I'm sorry sir,” I mumbled under my breath as I waited for the water to boil. Immediately the words left my mouth, and I instantly regretted it. I didn't call him-

“Did you just address me as sir?!” He screamed, his deep voice shook like an earthquake through the kitchen.

Knowing he could hit me in the next minute, I quickly went down on my knees bowing my head to the ground. “I'm sorry master.”

He hissed at my apology and I knew he wasn't pleased with it meaning I was in bigger trouble.

“Do I need to remind you that I am the first son of Alpha Mark meaning I'm the next one to become Alpha yet you filthy slave have the nerves to address me without calling me master? Are you out of your mind?” He questioned picking his words one after the other.

My heart thumped in its socket with so much force that for a moment I thought it was going to pull out. I was going to get hit again.

“I'm sorry Master, please forgive me. It'd never repeat itself.” I pleaded, my voice shaky as my lips trembled.

Just as he was about to speak, Charlotte walked in a very transparent nightgown, that revealed way beyond what I could describe, swaying her hips left and right with her head held high. She was his fifth girlfriend in the past 8 days but to her, she was the only one he had.

“Baby…” she called in her high-pitched voice like that of a frog as she walked towards where we were, getting to my side she intentionally hit me with her leg as if trying to push me out of her way whilst in actuality she was the one who came to my side.

I winced as pain cursed through my leg and she immediately turned to me accusingly as though I was the one who did her wrong, “You witch! Do you want to fall me down uhh? Do you want me to scratch my face and look as ugly as you?”

“ I'm sorry ma,” I whispered but my voice came out as sharp and I didn't sound sorry one bit.

“Darling, just forget about her, okay?” Ethan cooed, wrapping his hands around her waist and burying his face in hers as they kissed like starved animals.

I felt irritated and pissed at the same time but I couldn't do anything other than stay here on my knees.

“Leave already!” Charlotte screeched, breaking their kiss.

“But Master your coffee,” I started but immediately got shut by Ethan.

“My baby said you should leave, you heard her go away. You disgust us!” He spat as I stood up, thanking them for releasing me.

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Getting into my room, I closed the door. Yes, I couldn't lock it because Ethan had removed the lock saying a slave deserved absolutely no privacy.

Oh, Ethan, he was the first son of the Alpha so this made him feel more powerful than the rest.

My room was more like an abandoned store, I had no bed and just 1 chair which was broken at the tip, I had few clothes and the screws of my window were loosened so on some days when rain fell, the wave brought it in. And I barely had any time to myself so most times I ended up leaving the water and by the time I got back it'd have soaked up my mat which would have led to the room having a terrible odor.

Laying on my mat, a tear slipped down my cheeks. I was tired, extremely tired from the depths of my heart. Life for me had taken a miserable turn. My parents and two siblings died in a fatal accident, I didn't go with them on the trip which made me the only surviving soul and that was supposed to be good news but it wasn't.

My dad's best friend was compassionate enough to take me in but his children and the rest of the pack hated me for absolutely no reason and they had found pleasure in torturing me.

They succeeded in making every moment miserable for me.

I was still crying, when I heard the creaking sound of the door. Looking in that direction, I realized it was Draven. The Beta who had suddenly taken interest in me and genuinely cared about me.

“Hi Amelia, how're you doing today?” Draven asked, concern evident in his voice as he walked towards me.

“The usual,” I mumbled under my breath, after keeping mute for a moment.

“I'm so sorry you have to go through all of these.” He apologized as though it was his fault.

“It's fine, I'm used to it,” I muttered, feeling my heart sink to the pit of my stomach.

“No no, please don't say that. I think it's high time we put an end to all of these.” Draven said, his voice stern and I immediately sat up looking at him expectantly.

“What do you mean?” I questioned, as my insides bubbled with curiosity.

“Run away Amelia.” He suggested, lowering his voice.

It was as though my heart stopped beating.

“You want to ruin my life more than this? I'll obviously get caught.” I cried as fear enveloped me.

“You won't get caught.” He stated confidently. Too confidently for my liking because the consequences that would come after I got caught would definitely be too severe.

“I will, the odds are highly against me. I'm an Omega, remember? I can't even shift to a wolf yet and run as fast as I can.” I explained trying to point out already obvious facts to him.

“Look, I know you're scared but I can't bear seeing you get hurt every day. I have a plan.” He said the tone of his voice soft and in that moment I felt his empathy towards me.

“But-” I started but he immediately raised his hands gesturing for me to pause.

“No buts Amelia. There's a party tomorrow night, and every maid will be in a mask. You'll dress like one and meet me at the riverbank during the coronation process. Leave the rest to me, you're escaping whether you like it or not.” He stated with so much determination and I just stood there shocked to my bones.

What in the world just happened?