Beta gnashed on his teeth. This cursed girl had reduced him to a commoner in the pack that the elders will now be interrogating?

What nonsense!

He is the Beta of the pack and next to the Alpha himself by hierarchy. And he would have become the father in-law to the Alpha if this cursed thing hadn't ruined it by bringing her evilness to the pack gathering.

"I forbid her from being a part of any gathering in the pack because I am the Beta of this pack and the reason for that decision is because she was cursed.

She was born with a curse and should have died long ago and be forgotten if Nana here hadn't intercepted it" he gnawed, his gaze feisty against the old pack healer.

The elders exchanged glances and the beta felt elated. They should acknowledge his decision and know that he was right to have issued that decree and decision.

Elder Kaitano stamped his walking stick on the floor and nodded as if agreeing with what Beta Night had said. "You said she was cursed from birth. Tell us the nature of the curse if perhaps we can find a cure for it"

Before Beta could respond, the former Luna intercepted "This is a deviation from the reason this meeting was summoned. Please elders, can we ignore the non relevant matter and conclude what needs to be concluded?"

The irritation in her voice cannot be overlooked. Her son has been crowned the new Alpha and she's been held behind by matters that make no sense.

That's Ridiculous!

"I think the former Luna should either exercise a little more patience or we at this moment,lift the ban placed on Amelia and make her have every privilege and access in this pack like every other member.

We are not charlatans, nor do we enjoy spending time staying behind when everyone else has gone to their homes. Do you agree with that?" Elder Kaitano stamped his stick angrily.

"Please your majesty, can I briefly explain what made that girl cursed?" Beta Night hurriedly explained. He cannot afford to let her be free. That would ruin things for his dear daughter Chelsea.

"She was born and my mate died. Her birth brought about my empty and lonely life. Rather than being happy, I mourned the death of my mate. Isn't that enough for her to be a cursed child?

As if that was not enough, she grew up without a wolf. She's worthless, an Omega. I am a warrior, my daughter Chelsea took after me, but that curse in a fleshy form is not. I thereby proclaimed her cursed" Beta sneered.

There were murmurings and silent whispers among the elders. Nana shook her head. Only today, did she know that Beta Night has a small brain. How can he utter such nonsense from his mouth and feel no shame about it?

He's a warrior and a Beta. He can handle the sword and kill rogues in their hundreds without bringing down his sword. He is a shapeshifter but never had she known that he has a low IQ.

A very small brain.

"Is that all that made her cursed?" Elder Kaitano asked, his voice shaking. This innocent girl has suffered humiliation from every member of the pack including his own grandchildren. She was denied several privileges and the reason is just what the beta said?

"Is it not enough to make her a cursed worthless Omega?" Beta Night snared back. His eyes filled with contempt and fury.

The elders exchanged glances and shook their heads. Is this how this man had been? Is this how unjustly he had treated this girl? Why didn't anyone ask questions all these years?

"If that is the reason why she was termed being cursed, that is unfair to her. I hope the Alpha hears this and issues a decree against that. If I remember correctly, your mate was sick and had a premature birth.

If she died, it's because her health was not in order to sustain her after the birth. Amelia was born immature and she became sickly all these years. How can that be her fault? How can you say she was responsible for your mate's death?

And do you realise that her mother's death deprived her of the love of a mother and the privilege of sucking her mother's milk like every other child?

Did she beg to be born? Was it not your doing that resulted in your mate being pregnant with Amelia? In what way has this been her fault Beta Night? Besides, is she the only Omega in the cliffwood pack?

How can she be affirmed to be cursed because she's an Omega? This is injustice and the Alpha must hear about it. Something needs to be done and it's urgent" elder Kaitano declared.

He glanced at the other elders and they nodded in affirmation. The Former Alpha and his mate couldn't utter a word. They were also gobsmacked at the Beta's words.

Sometimes it is always better to be quiet than say things that make others question your intelligence.

"As for being imprisoned, I suggest that the Alpha reconsider his decision. It is understandable that Nana pleaded that he shouldn't reject her because she's wolfless and might not be able to survive the rejection.

He can spare her life by finding other means. If she needs to move to another pack, it would be awesome rather than being a rogue. And if the only way to deal with this is by rejection, then that's her fate.

The moon goddess knows her vulnerability and yet destined her with the Alpha. She knows her weakness and would help her survive" Elder Kaitano concluded.

"Did you do justice here, elder Kaitano? If the Alpha doesn't reject her, he cannot be mated to another and the pack would be without Luna? Even if he chooses a concubine, how can the future heir be born?

Only Luna can birth the future Alpha. Should my son now become stranded because he is trying to save a mere Omega whose usefulness doesn't mean anything to the pack?

That is never going to happen. The Alpha must reject his mate in order to have his Luna" the former Alpha Stone declared.

The other elders reasoned and consulted within themselves. What Alpha Stone said was the truth. The pack needs a Luna and a weak Omega cannot be the Luna. And if the Alpha doesn't reject her, there would not be another mate for him.

Who then will be Luna, ruling alongside him?

How will the future Alpha be born?

Thirty minutes later, Alpha Stone walked into the pack house and went to the Alpha's chambers. Alpha Kasper was standing with his back to his father, his royal robe was already put off, leaving him with the inner clothing.

Alpha Stone stared at his son's back. A warrior, a trained warrior and one who had subdued packs and merged them together with the cliffwood pack was destined with a wolfless Omega.

How ironic!

“What message have you brought from the elders father?” He demanded. He knew that a meeting was summoned by the Pack's healer in respect of that curse thing she goes around with.

Nana is on his bad book, and he would bring her grey hair down at his feet. She just waited and saw what he would do to her.

“First, the elders request that you look into the injustice that Amelia was going through being referred to as a curse…” he was saying when Alpha Kasper raised his hand

“The second” he demanded and his father sighed softly. The rule of Kasper, his son, will be more brutal than his. He wouldn't take nonsense because he has zero tolerance for it.

“That you reject Amelia and leave her to fate. Whether she survived the rejection or not, that's her fate because we cannot jeopardize the fate of the royal family and the pack as a whole because someone might not survive a rejection” Alpha Stone explained.

Alpha Kasper's lips hived up with a smirk. Those elders think he is a toy that they can play with? Even if he intends to reject her, for now, he wouldn't. He wants to play around with her first.

He will so much torture her that she would beg him for the rejection because death will be more desirable by her than remaining with him.

“The elders are not going to tell me what to do. I am not you, dad” he deadpanned. He turned abruptly and faced his father, his eyes blazing red for fury.

“I am Alpha Kasper and I won't listen to any of the bullshit the elders are saying. I will do whatever I feel like doing, and they can't stop me. Anyone who dares, his head will roll and his blood will flow on the street of cliffwood pack!” He growled.

He could feel his wolf, trying to take over his human body. He was restraining it with all difficulty. If he does, he certainly knows he would devour some certain fools who parade themselves as elders of the pack.

“You should control your wolf, Kasper. You have to listen to the elders. They are the deciding party to whatever decision the Alpha is going to take concerning the pack. They don't have the right to interfere with your personal life but…” Alpha Stone was saying when Kasper interrupted him.

“Telling me what to do about my cursed mate, isn't that my private life? Who says they can advise the Alpha how or whatever he chooses to do with his mate?” He groaned.

“Nana the pack healer invited them over and made a complaint. But the final decision is solely yours to make, Alpha Kasper” Alpha Stone declared and simply nodded before stepping out of his chambers.

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“No ooo” Chelsea growled, her eyes fiery red and her fingers turned into claws and her bones cracked within a split of seconds and returned to her human form.

The elders insulted her father and she wouldn't let it go. She grabbed her sword and dashed out. She needs to teach someone a lesson and make her a public example.

Nana had crossed every line when she made a complaint against her man and now her father. The two most important personalities in her life had been ridiculed and she's not going to take it lightly.

“Chelsea, if you are to use your sword, it should be on that cursed thing locked up in the dungeon. Just a single blow, it would be over. And don't use your full strength, she's a wolfless and spineless pack member..” Beta Night instructed.

But Chelsea couldn't wait to hear that as she made her way to the old healer’s pack. Her movements were fast and swift, walking with the speed of her wolf. She soon reached the old healer's house and grawled aloud.

She gnashed her teeth, her palm fastened tightly against her sword as she made a loud howling sound. The old hag should step out at once, she was ready to finish her up.

Nana immediately stepped out and saw the fury in Chelsea's face. Her wolf form had taken over her senses and she knew it wasn't the best time to argue or exchange words with her.

She turned to leave just when Chelsea raised her hand and let it descend on the head of the healer. It was just once, she doesn't need to do it twice.

The flattened side of her sword slapped against the old healer's skull. The old healer made a painful howl. Her old body slumped. Her wolf made grasping, graggling noises. From her old skull, she felt hurt and her scalp burned. Her pain filled howl far into the pack and everyone was at alert.

“You dare to make a complaint against Alpha Kasper and the Beta? This is the warning to you. The next time I come over to settle a score with you, it's your head that would roll” she growled and walked away.

She felt light. She's the most powerful female warrior in the pack. No one dares her, not even the male warriors. Only to Alpha Kasper can her sword drop.

“Curse, curse be upon you and your offspring forever, curse curse” the healer kept howling out curses on Chelsea but she cared nothing about the vain words she was uttering.

Pack members all rushed out, all cladded with swords at hand. When they saw Chelsea, the daughter of Beta, the best female warrior, no one could stop her or say a word.

Nana's blood dropped and those who came quickly bound up her wound. It would heal fast but her scalp might be affected, her hair might fall off and was definitely not going to grow back.

In low tones and whispers, everyone condemned the act of Beta's daughter. Nana was old enough to be her grandma. How can she do this to the old woman?

As fast as it takes wildfire to spread, the news soon got to the pack house. Alpha Kasper and the royal mother rushed down and saw the pathetic state of Nana. He was going to thundered on who did it, when his servant whispered to his ears.

“Chelsea Night did it, your highness”

Hearing it was Chelsea, the Alpha slipped away and asked that Chelsea be summoned. She had no rights to take laws into her hands and hurt anyone, especially an old woman like Nana.

Rather than coming at the Alpha's summon, beta Night came instead “Your Highness, I asked to speak on behalf of Chelsea. It was a defensive fight, your Highness. Nana attacked her first and she defended herself.

You know she's a warrior. Her fighting instincts took over and her sense of defense overrule her and she didn't remember that the one who attacked her was a weak old woman”

He waved his hand and said she might have to appear before the royal court the next morning” Alpha Kasper declared.

Beta Night smirked, it should have been Amelia, she should have been the one dead instead of Nana being hurt.

Late into the evening, Amelia was scared as no one came to find her nor bring her any meal. The dungeon was getting dark and the candles were not lit.

She hugged herself and remained still. Her eighteenth birthday came with a mix of excitement and regret. Excited because for the first time, she communicated with her wolf and regrets because she would have been fine at home, had she insisted on not coming to the Pack's gathering.

She heard doorsteps approaching and strengthened herself. A guard came into view, opened the dungeon door and unlocked her chained feet before ordering “come with me”

Obediently, Amelia followed and he led the way to the pack house. She kept following the guard until he brought her before the Alpha. He was seated on the high throne and Amelia below him, her head bowed in reference.

“You shall henceforth be enlisted among the servants in the palace. And whenever I summoned you, you must bring your miserable cursed self before me” Alpha Kasper declared.

He glared at the petite woman before him and gnashed his teeth. His palm formed a fist and his fangs itched him to bite this cursed wolf before him.

“Will I be entitled to my three square meals?” Amelia asked. She'd been in the dungeon all day and no one brought a meal for her. If serving as a servant in the palace would get her her meals, that's okay by her.

Serving as a servant was far better than being in locks in the dungeon. It's a perfect life to be serving provided she gets her meal daily.

The guards exchanged glances. This woman is indeed not deserving of the Alpha. She was supposed to be the Luna and she was brought to the lowest rank, serving in the pack house where she's supposed to be the Luna and all that mattered to her was having her meals daily?

They shook their hands. It is better that the Alpha rejects her. She will only plunge their pack into ruin, a downward abyss.

“You will be entitled to a meal from the waste bin only and that is my order. Now take her to the servants quarters” Alpha Kasper commanded.

He watched her being taken away and he felt a lump in his throat. If his mother hadn't intervened saying Nana had been hurt all because she picked a fight with Chelsea for Amelia's sake, he would have forgotten her in the dungeon.

She wants to eat the special meal prepared at the pack house, fine. She would have them but only the leftovers dumped in the waste bin. She would be treated less than the servants in the pack house.

Amelia was taken to the servants quarters and she was pushed into a room as the guards turned around and left. The room was narrow, barely leaving a path between the tiny mattress and the open area.

Amelia, who had landed on the floor, helped herself stand up. Her stomach churned. She's famished haven not eaten besides a few spoons of porridge from home before going with Nana to the Pack's gathering.

But it appeared she wasn't going to have anything that night. No one really cared about her, whether she lived or she died, it meant nothing to anyone.

She saw the room was dusty, picking a napkin dumped on a corner, she began to clean the room quickly. Windows opened and being satisfied with the cleaned room, Amelia laid on the bed.

She had no dress to change into. All she had was the only dress on her. She laid on her bed, coiled up. She wondered how Nana was feeling at the moment. Was she able to sleep that night or like her, she was full of thoughts?

She didn't know when she drifted off to sleep but the next morning, she was awakened by a splash of water on her face. Amelia jolted out of her bed, almost tumbling over to the floor.

Before her stood a very viscous looking woman. On her hand was a jug of water half emptied and the result of it is Amelia's drenched dress.

“You think you are here to sleep all day. Who do you think you are? Do you see yourself as the Luna of this pack to still be sleeping at this time?” She gnawed.

Amelia bowed her head “I'm sorry I didn't know I had slept longer than usual” she apologised obediently. If she's going to live a soft life working at the pack house, apology must always be at the tip of her tongue.

“You should be sorry for your pathetic self” she grawled into Amelia's face and said “that's your uniform. Get into it and step out, you fool” and turned around, stamping out of the door.

She'd just hated for no reason. She's a new servant in the pack house and yet, expects her to know when she should be awake. Amelia changed her dress immediately and put on her uniform.

She found that the uniform was a bit tight for her, especially at her waist upwards. She has a thin body but her hips were curvy and it's a bit tight for her? She'd never worn such a dress all her life and it makes her uncomfortable.

But that was not the time to dwell on such minor issues. She got out and wandered around the magnificent pack house. She doesn't know where she should go and who's going to show her around?

She ended up stumbling into the Alpha's quarters and she recognised it immediately as the place she was brought to the previous day. She turned around abruptly to find her way out when she bumped into the Alpha.

Alpha Kasper was just returning from his morning routine of sword practice when Amelia suddenly bumped into him. His wolf jumped and growled within him in fury and he glared at her with a killing intent.

“How dare you come to the Alpha's quarters?” He thundered. What exactly does this woman want?

“I'm sorry your Highnesses, I missed my way…” Amelia was saying when he growled into her face “you are seeking attention now? You are parading yourself to be what you are not in the pack house?

Who the hell do you think you are to step your cursed feet into the Alpha's quarters? I will have your eyes plucked out when next you missed your way around here again, that is my promise to you and I swear by the throne of the cliffwood pack that I will do exactly that”

Amelia didn't wait another minute before she dashed out of his sight. Her eyes welled up with tears, will she lose her eyes one day?

The moon goddess forbids it. Will she then be referred to as Amelia the blind?

“You should ask questions you fool” a guard spat on her and pointed in a direction to follow. She hurried her steps and arrived at the kitchen section.

She saw other servants in the same uniform as hers and she sighed softly. But she saw them glared at her with resentment and eyed her. She swallowed hard and stood with her fingers intertwined below her stomach.

“You're just coming here after coming to wake you up. I see that you are lazy and don't want to do anything. Don't think yourself to be special here or superior to anyone as that will earn you a timely death” the woman who had come to wake her up earlier sneered.

“Envy, tell her she's the least of the servants here and will serve every servant in this pack house” another servant bellowed.

Oh, the woman's name is Envy.

So as it is, she's the servant of all servants.

What a position she'd earned.