Fates Forgotten in Time

Zander

Chapter 4

(Penance P.O.V.)

I tried to ignore the snickers of the pack members walking through the hall purposely walking more dirt on to the floor to prolong my suffering. The ones not staring and laughing at my expense were the other slaves. When I accidentally ended up locking eyes with any of them as they glanced at me all I saw was pity in their faces. They knew if it wasn't me it could have been any of them that Luna Elizabeth did this too. I was just the unlucky one that managed to catch her attention when she was in a bad mood today.

I couldn't tell how long I had been scrubbing the floors of the front hall but I knew that I was most likely late to my next duties. Which was dropping off dirty baskets of laundry to the ones doing laundry today and bringing back baskets of clothes that were cleaned yesterday. Each basket had a number on it that corresponded to a room number here. That was what I was rushing off to do before Luna Elizabeth got her claws in me.

I had almost gone over every inch of the hall when I heard the voice I least wanted to hear while in this predicament. "Mother what are you doing here?" asked Zander "Shouldn't you be helping Sarah learn her training as the future Luna of this pack?" I tried not to look at him, I could already feel the heat of his gaze on me.

Sarah is Beta Richards daughter, she is also Zander's girlfriend and destined to be his chosen mate once she gets her wolf next month on her 19th birthday. As the future Luna she has been receiving training from Luna Elizabeth.

Sarah and Luna Elizabeth got along really well, both are cruel hearted, so they enjoy making all our lives a misery whenever they can.

I hated how he looked at me with my clothes on I really didn't want to know how he was looking at me now. I have never wished to disappear into the floor more than I do right at this moment. "Ohh dear look at the time, I didn't realize how much time had passed. You know what they say time flies when you're having fun." Luna Elizabeth said chuckling to herself "thank you for the reminder Zander" I heard her kiss him on the cheek. Then she sneered at me " Here slave take your dress but don't put it on till after you're done working for the day. Also remember no meals for the rest of the day for you either. Now put away these cleaning supplies and go to your next job." With my head still bowed as I replied "yes Luna," and grabbed my dress from the floor where she dropped it. I get up from the floor still doing my best not to look at Zander or his mother.

I walk away carrying my dress and the cleaning supplies to put them in the supply closet on my way out the side door towards where I need to go to start grabbing dirty laundry baskets. I can still feel Zander's cold grey eyes so like his mother's, fixed on me as I walk away. I breathe a sigh of relief when I'm finally out of view. Just when I think I'm finally free I am grabbed by the arm and spun around to face Zander. I shake with uncontrollable fear as I share into his cold cruel eyes. Some might find him good looking since he is fine featured with short soft looking brown hair and six feet of tanned muscle. Not me though, to me he just looks strong and cruel. The worst two combinations in a man if you ask me.

"Looking good there Penance we should have you clean like this more often." Zander says leering at me in a way that makes my blood run cold. "Please Alpha let me go, I am behind in my duties and must rush to finish them," I say my voice trembling. "I have some work that you could do for me in my bedroom and if you do a good enough job maybe I could convince my mother to allow you meals for the rest of the day. I would say you could have your dress back but honestly this is a great look for you." Zander says smiling crudely at me. I feel like I'm gonna vomit out of fear and disgust. I'll die before I go to his room with him.

Nothing could make me want to be alone with this man. I pray harder to the moon goddess than I ever have for her to save me from him. For once I am rewarded for my prayers because before I can think of how to answer him without getting myself into more trouble his mother calls from the front hall "Zander sweetie your father wants you to meet him in his office to discuss something important with you." He sighs in obvious disappointment, I can feel how reluctant he is to let me go. "Another time little one. Trust me one day here soon you will beg me to make you mine and I will enjoy having you on your knees before me." He says quietly and I have to resist sighing in relief when he finally releases my arm, as he turns towards the front hall calling to his mother, "Okay mother, I'll head up to his office now."

Once he is gone I let out a shaky breath. I rush to my next duties and the rest of the day goes by in an embarrassing rush. By day's end as I went into my room at the stables I am starving but so happy to have my shabby brown dress on again. I hated the feeling of pack members and warriors staring at me all day. Plus catching the leers of some of the men had my skin crawling. I feel so thirsty and as if my stomach is eating itself as I lay down in my bed of hay. I wouldn't think I could sleep past the pain in my stomach but I guess I didn't realize how dead tired I was after rushing to catch up with my work all day. Before I knew it, pain or not I was fast asleep.