Cold
1483 Words
Alissa
I had a fear for bees.
It wasn't a full blown phobia, but it was serious enough that I had passed out when I encountered a swam in my parent's garden when I was ten.
Ever since, I had avoided them totally.
Maybe, six months ago, of I hadn't behaved like that one bee was going to take my life, I wouldn't have fallen into Nate's arms.
I could remember that day like it was playing in a big screen in front of me.
Lizzy needed to fill her basket with flowers, and I had volunteered to go with her.
A bee had flown towards me, and the rest was history.
Somehow, after that morning, I was Nate's.
Who would have thought that the same man from that morning, would now turn around to make my life miserable?
I squeezed my eyes short for a moment just as the blood came rushing down from my ears.
"How dare you?." The words came out with a force that shook even me.
"Miss Meyers.." Arnold tried to speak but I wasn't having it.
I turned to Nate. "Sleeping with someone else and choosing her as a mate is one thing, but this, this is pure humiliation!"
People gasped.
I didn't care.
Nate's expression didn't waver. "Alissa I would advice you do not cause anymore disturbance and just do as you are told. Remember _"
"What? That you are my alpha? Trust me, I can't forget that even if I want to." I interrupted, not having it with his threats.
At this point there was not much he could do anymore to hurt me.
Gloria pulled away from him and walked to me. "Why can't you just accept defeat you slut! The council has chosen. And there is nothing you can do about it." Another round of gasps echoed through the hall.
I inched towards her. "You have no right what so ever to speak to me or call me names."
Gloria stood her gorund. "I have every right to do that. I am one step away from being the Luna of this pack, and that makes me well above you and gives me the right to do as I please!"
"Slithering your way into the arms of another man, knowing fully well he was taken, shows just how much of a snake you are." I spat back, angry down to my bones. "I wonder what that says about you, as the soon-to-be Luna."
Gloria raised her hand, and I was quick enough to reach out and hold her by the wrist. "I swear to_"
"That's enough!" Nate was by her side in an instant. His command cold and icy at it revibrated round the hall.
I let go of her hand and Gloria immediately wrapped her hands around him and started to sob. "This is so upsetting, Nate. I need to get out of here."
It was almost comical, the way she pretended to sob and look pitiful, and it spoke volumes for whoever was about to believe her.
Spoke volumes for Nate because he immediately tore his gaze away from me and comforted her.
I watchedm hurt and in awe as he pulled her close, carressing her face with hands that used to carress me. "You know what, you have exactly two hours to go home and get your things. Your time starts now."
My mouth dropped to the floor.
Not just because of his words, but because of the way he had said it.
All traces of the sweetness I had received the past few months were gone and replaced by this new Nate I was seeing in front of me.
"Miss Meyers.."
I wasn't listening to Arnold anymore as I watched Nate walk out hand in hand with his new mate.
I felt my chest close in, and felt my knees grow weak.
Lisa fought to the surface, and I let her.
I tore out of the hall, before anyone could say anything else and bound straight for my parent's house.
I wanted to stay in my wolf form, but I knew I had to shift back, so I did and slipped into the house, going straight to my bedroom.
The moment my body hit the bed, I let out a loud scream. I was completely naked and cold, but I didn't care about it, even when my mother came in.
It was her who threw a robe around me.
She helped me take out my suitcase and began to pack.
I just coukdn't stop crying.
I wiped a tear from my face and put the remaining clothes in the box before zipping it shut.
"Oh dear, I do not know what to tell you now, but I promise things will be okay." My mother's tone was sympathetic as she wrapped her arms around me.
I sank into her embrace, needing it more than anything in the world.
"How could he, mum? It's not right." I sobbed into her neck.
My parents were not as high up as Gloria's, but they worked in the packs administration. A position that meant I could never work as a maid.
"I'm sure there is a misunderstanding, and it will be sorted out soon." My mum looked at my father who was leaning on the door, a sad look on his face.
My dad looked like he was ready to kill someone. But we all knew there was nothing we could do.
Dissobedience was only going to get us killed or banished.
I hated my life at this point.
I couldn't begin to fathom the humiliation that was about to face me from other pack members.
Nate had literally brought me down to my lowest.
"What if I run away?" The thought was like a lightbulb in my head. "What if I escape?"
Mum's eyes widened. "Alissa we both know that the moment you disobey pack rules and step out of this pack, you will be declared rogue."
Wasn't it better than this though?
"Oh goodness, sister." my brother, Varden came in, pulling me into a tight hug.
"Please no more hugs, or I won't leave anymore." I had to blink repeatedly not to cry.
Varden didn't let go. "I swear I'll watch over you at the pack house. No harm will come to you. Not on my watch."
My brother worked at the pack center as a trainer, but even I knew his interference in issues concerned directly with the alpha had limits.
"I'll be fine." The words felt like sand as I spoke them.
I packed my bags into the vehicle that waited for me outside, and waved my parents goodbye before we drove away.
My heart thumped rapidly and my joints ached.
I was both exhausted physically and emotionally.
I hadn't even had the time to grieve.
I needed Lizzy so much, but I knew she was getting to know her mate, and probably wasn't going to be available for days.
More ears threatened but I held them back.
The car stopped in front of the pack house and the driver was kind enough to help me set my boxes down.
"I see you are excited to begin your new job as a maid." I hadn't even seen her until she spoke. "I know Arnold was just being polite with the title, but you do know that you are here as a maid, right?"
I looked up to see Gloria standing with her hands crossed over her chest, and Nate standing behind her.
His expression was the same as earlier.
Unreadable.
They looked like they had been waiting patiently for my arrival.
"I would think you will be making the most of the night, considering you have just been mated, and not here trying to exchange words with me." I said haughtily.
"We would be if you hadn't shown your ugly face here!"
I almost laughed. "Then just get the hell out of my way so you can go do whatever you want!"
"Enough!" Nate said, stepping in between us.
"Oh, the ghost speaks." I was thinking he was going to stand there all night long watching us go back and forth.
"You should do well to remember your place here. You are a maid. A servant to us, and you have no right to speak to us that way."
"Why?" I asked. "Why did you do it? You could have just gone ahead and taken her as a mate and let me find mine. What is all this?" Tears stung my eyes and for the first time I wasn't bothered if they fell right in front of him. Not like it was going to change anything, but still.
Nate's expression changed briefly at the sight of my tears, and then he backed away. "Someone will show you to your room, Alissa." He turned and grabbed Gloria by the waist. "Let's go."
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