Sylvester's POV

I have heard rumours that my father, the late Alpha Merryweather, had not been as Ruthless as I am. I have also heard that I took after my uncle who liked bullying and engaging in wars. My mother too, had not been the docile type but a he - woman wolf since she one of the most ruthless Luna the park has ever had. I am fond of wars, I will not deny that. There is this rush it gives me to fight and when the wolf is a worthy opponent, I derive greater satisfaction in my defeat. I fight dirty, my main aim being to conquer and collect the spoils.

But that wasn't the case with the Crescent Pack, where I got Millicent, he refected. I don't know why I didn't kill her along side her family. Her father had murdered my parents.

I hated my father for being too kind, look what it got him! I vowed I was never going to be like him.

Alpha Merryweather, had had a peace treaty with Alpha Harry of the Crescent Pack and had gone to meet with him so they could finalize and sign the terms in the treaty, one of which was not to allow rogue wolves in their individual territories. He had been ambushed. He had not been prepared, travelling with his wife and Beta unarmed, thinking he was going to a friendly pack, with an intent that was mutually beneficial.

When his and my mother's remains was brought home, I vowed to destroy the Crescent Pack and its Alpha and I have no regrets. After the massacre, I felt justified. The fool had lied that he had no hand in the death of my parents. He had sounded convincing. If I had not known better, I would have been bought over by the coward, Sylvester thought, to himself as he recalled the conversation he had with Millicent's father before the attack.

'I am very sorry for your loss. I know nothing about the death of your parents', Aloha Harry had assured him. 'But since it happened within my territory, I shall investigate and get back to you'. Then looking at me with those seemingly sincere eyes, had added, ' If it's any consolation, Alpha Merryweather was a great and brave Alpha'.

I hadn't believed he was innocent but had decided to give him benefit of doubt which he did not live up to because after waiting for him for about a week, without hearing any encouraging news from him about the capture and execution of the culprits, I sent them a warning before I attacked. It was evident he did not heed my warning, probably thinking I was a kind and trusting fool like my father.

'If he was not responsible for my parents' deaths, who was? And how could he not be aware, of such a crime being committed in his territory?' Sylvester thought furiously. 'And as the Alpha, how could he possibly find it difficult apprehending the culprits if he were indeed innocent? Asking me to carry out my own investigation as though I have the time for that. I knew it was just a tactic of his to convince me of the truth of what I already knew to be a lie!

I wanted to teach him not to betray those who trusted him in his next life. So I set out not just to destroy his pack but to kill all of Alpha Harry's descendants but the way Millicent's frail body fought against the warrior who captured her, clawing and kicking, had impressed me and had she been a boy, I had thought at the time, I would most definitely have had him killed, so that he won't grow up and stage a rebellion against me. As it is, I turned her into my personal maid, with the intention to torture her. She was going to stay alive and wish for death. I had to break the stubborn streak I perceived in her and make her forget that she was once the princess of a pack and see herself as my maid and indeed the maid of the entire Moon Ville Pack and nothing more.

I also planned to make her my sex slave when she came of age. I have wanted to find out how feisty she would be in bed, would she claw and bite? If I had not been taught discipline, I would have had her before she even came of age, it would have been part of her punishment but apart from my discipline, I just could not bring myself to ravish her before she came of age.. But as she grew and I got ready to enjoy my spoil, knowing that the pleasure and satisfaction I'll derive will be greatly enhanced by the wait. But while waiting, I found out something so extremely unacceptable, that it gave me pause and made me vow that that discovery was going to be effected only over my dead body, and which made me despise Millicent the more...

How could I possibly accept that? I have done so much, worked so hard to get to where I am today and no matter the consequences, I shall not accept it.

'Cathania', he called through mind - link.

'Yes?' she answered huskily. She already knew why I was calling for her but it always turned her on to hear me say it.

'I need to see you urgently', I said.

'Exactly what is this urgent need?' she asked.

'Well, I need to bury myself deep inside you', I said already feeling myself grow hard at the thought.

'Ohhh.... but I might not want that same thing', she said, her voice husky and I knew she was teasing me. 'Infact, I do not have the same need. So, what are you going to do about it?'

My need was growing uncontrollably and I just had to have her.

'But how is that possible when I can already smell your arousal from this distance?' I asked, my hand going to my shaft , moving up and down its hard length. ' You should come fast and spread your legs wide for me to have my way with you or you could delay your coming and find someone else has already replaced you in my bed, moaning with pleasure as I bang her brains out!'.

'You wouldn't dare!' she said.

'I can dare anything and anyone! I am the Alpha afterall!' I said seriously. She must have sensed it for her next words brought a smug smile to my face.

'Say no more!' she said hastily. 'I'll be there even before you can blink!'

And she was.

Millicent's POV

I had just taken out the dirty laundry and proceeded to separate them into the different washing basins when I heard my name.

'Millicent', the voice was really close and I swung round to see who the caller was, I hadn't known that someone else was behind the courtyard, with me. The courtyard was where I liked washing.

It was a voice that commanded respect and brooked no disobedience. Before I even saw his face, I already knew it was Alpha Sylvester.

'Yes?' I answered.

'Is that any way to speak to your Alpha?' he asked, his voice thunderous. 'Add Alpha to your utterance whenever you address me!'

'Yes, Alpha!' I said, not really showing much remorse.

I will not call you Alpha if I can get away with it, despite your maltreatment of me because I know you do not deserve that title. You have not earned it as far as I am concerned, I thought to myself.

You are the cause of my predicament - you orchastred my loss - and hence do not deserve any respect or reverence from me. I was secretly rebellious. I, had at first shown my rebellion, not being afraid of what he might do to me. I wanted him to end my torture so that I could be with my family wherever they were in the afterlife but as time went on, I grew wiser, feeling that my parents' deaths could not go unavenged. I therefore, adopted a servile attitude and it made the Alpha happy but sometimes, I forget myself and would not call him by his title.

'Immediately after doing the laundry, report in throne room for an important instruction', he said and without waiting for my response, he left.

'Immediately after doing the laundry, report in the throne room for instructions!' I mimicked him, eyeing him with the deep loathing I feel for him.

It gave me great satisfaction to defy him in some way, even if it was only in secret. I took my time with the laundry but I could not postpone going to him for the instructions forever.

I went in to see the Alpha as instructed but met him in a hot embrace with Cathania. They were kissing brazenly and Sylvester's hand was inside her dress. I stood there waiting. Disgusted with the scene before me. I stared fixedly at the wall, wondering if he had called me here for the express reason to make me watch how he made out with his girlfriend. I could not endure the repulsive scene before me any longer and produced a little cough to alert them of my presence when they seemed to be so absorbed in each other that they couldn't sense or smell my presence.

'Jeez', Cathania swore as she jerked away from her lover, straightening her dress. Sylvester had had his hands deep inside her, and her moans had prevented them from hearing me approach. 'Can you not knock?'

'I did but you were obviously too busy to hear', I retorted, my disgust evident in my voice and face.

'You will mind how you speak to me', she shouted at me.

Ignoring her, 'You asked me to see you', I said facing Alpha Sylvester.

' You asked me to see you, Alpha. Add Alpha', Cathania corrected furiously, looking from the indifferent expression on my face to Sylvester, and wondering why he put up with my insolence.

I kept looking at the Alpha as his eyes darkened in anger. I cared less. I was tired and not ready to care if my attitude annoyed anyone or not, definitely not the spoilt daughter of a warrior.

'Millicent, I will not remind you to address me properly in future', he said in a deadly voice. 'If I do, then, that will be the last time you use your ears, because I shall cut them off!'

Be careful, Millicent! I advised myself.

'I'm sorry, Alpha Sylvester, I did not mean to antagonize you', I said meekly. 'You sent for me. You intimated that it was very urgent'.

'I am throwing a party to announce my engagement to Cathania in a week', he said. 'I have told your Omega Lilian about it. She will intimate you on what your tasks will be'. He waved her off dismissively.

I nodded and bowing, left his presence, but not before seeing the smug look Cathania gave me. Did she think I was jealous of her engagement to Sylvester? Or was she trying to make me realise that my fate would worsen once she became Luna?

Omega Lilian was the head Omega. She took her position too seriously and though she was fair to me, the other Omegas were not. They took advantage of my fragile look and bullied me. I had accepted that before now because I had nobody in the world and did not feel like continuing in this world but my attitude changed over time but by then they were already used to my docile acceptance of their bullying.

I walked from the throne room to the Omega's quarters, and located Lilian speaking to a group of Omegas and waited at a respectable distance, waiting for her to finish addressing them, so I could approach her for instructions concerning the damn engagement party.

'What are you doing listening in on us?', Shannon, one of the bully omegas asked eyeing me. 'Were you not taught by your parents that eavesdropping on your elders is bad manners?'

I could feel my anger growing. How dare the pig, mention my parents. I had just come from the throne room where Cathania had irked me and here was this fool adding salt to my injury.

I looked at Shannon angrily, but kept quiet.

'Why are you starring at me like that?' she demanded. 'You have started growing wings. You are just the maid of the Alpha but recently, you have started behaving as though you are his mate. He will never bring himself so low as to make you his bedmate, if that is what you are trying for'.

I wondered why she would think that. But I did not dwell too much on that as I could no longer control the anger I had been repressing, and leapt from where I was standing, onto her, pushing her to the ground. I gave her a punch on the face and kept hitting her anywhere my hand connected with.

The others were shocked, I heard their gasp, they had never seen me behave in such a violent and aggressive manner. They had always taken me for granted, bullying me into doing their chores and I had not complained and they had thought it was out of my fear of them. They could see now, hopefully, that was obviously, not the case. That submission and compliance did not necessarily depict weakness.

It was Lilian who recovered first. 'Millicent! Stop it, this instant!' she bellowed but I was past caring and continued hitting and clawing Shannon till hands pulled me away from the coward bully who was whimpering on the ground.

Slap! On my cheek, it was from Lilian.

'You know it is against the pack laws to fight without cause in this quarters. Why did you break the rule?'

I rubbed her cheek with my hand, it stung but I didn't mind the pain because I was still seething. I looked around to see that a little crowd that gathered to watch the entertainment. Some of the men had were smiling at me with a kind of grudging admiration as we're some of the women, while others were looking daggers at me like they wanted to beat me to death. The men walked away as soon as the fight ended but the Omegas continued whispering among themselves.

'She asked for it', I replied. 'She's had it coming for a long time now'.

'Stop that and tell me why you fought her, or I will not only punish you severely, but Alpha Sylvester will hear of it and I need not tell you how angry he would be'.

'He sent me to you for instructions concerning his forthcoming engagement', I explained. 'You were addressing them when I got here, I stood here waiting for you to be through so I could be told what my duties were to be on that day, when she started picking on me. As if that wasn't enough, she had to mention my parents as well. You teach us respect here in the quarters. Are my parents not worthy of being shown some respect by her?' I heaved, still visibly vexed by the slight I perceived had been thrown on my late parents.

Lilian knew I was right. 'But that was no way to show your displeasure', she scolded me. 'Shannon, you did wrong, disrespecting her parents', she told her. 'I do not want a repeat of this occurrence. Is that clear?' she asked, looking at the both of us.

'Yes ma'am, we both said simultaneously.

'Else, the both of you will be severally punished', Lilian continued as though we had not spoken.. 'Even now, I shall give you some task as a form of punishment to serve as a deterrent to others!'

Shannon eyed me as she stood from the ground and was dusting herself. 'You will regret raising your hand to me!' she threatened, and I merely wrinkled my nose at her, already walking away with Lilian as I received instructions on what my duties were before and on the engagement day. Shannon was already out of my mind- she was the least of my problems.

Every Omega, in fact every wolf always wondered how it would be like on their eighteenth birthday. That was the age when they officially came into their wolf.

My eighteenth birthday was fast approaching and I was no different. I prayed to the moon goddess.

'Oh goddess, you have not been fair to me, you blessed me with everything and then took everything away from me', I said as I recalled my mother falling with her her unborn son, throat bitten off, and my father lying in the pool of his own blood as the life drained out of him.I sniffed and looked up, to stop the tears falling. 'You allowed me to be orphaned and all I hold dear taken from me. I am asking for a very strong wolf on my eighteenth birthday, to enable me work out my revenge on my enemy'.

The day of my eighteen birthday dawned and I longed for a work - free day to help me celebrate in private this special day. But did I say a work - free day? Was it going to be possible since my birthday coincided with the engagement party of the Alpha, I wondered.

I stretched my hands above my head and my legs as well as my bones cracked into place. I then bent backwards as though breaking myself in two. I just wanted these few moments alone. 'Happy birthday, Millicent O'Brien Harry', I wished myself quietly. 'May this new year of yours bring you closer to the realisation of your dreams'.

When I realised a couple of days ago that the engagement ceremony was coinciding with my birthday, I had gone to Lilian.

'Ma'am, You know that I always do my chores without complaint. But I just found out that the Alpha's engagement party is on the same day that I turn eighteen. Could I be excused from work on that day?' I asked.

'Really?' Lilian asked. 'But you see, there is nothing that I can do about it. Alpha Sylvester wants you to handle the chores, serving the guests and all. But you can go to him and explain. He is the only one who has the authority to excuse you from your duties on that day', she smiled sympathetically at me.

I hate asking any favours of Sylvester but I just wanted that day to myself so that I could indulge in thoughts of my parents and discuss with my wolf in case I came into it that day. So, I went to him and found him where I knew he would be - in the throne room.

'Alpha', I greeted respectfully.

'Did I send for you?' he asked arrogantly.

'You did not. I came of my own volition', I said my head bowed.

'Speak. What do you want?' he asked.

'Your engagement coincides with my eighteenth birthday, and you know how important that particular birthday is', she said.

'So?'

The way he said that single word made me visualize a raised eyebrow.

'I was hoping that you would excuse me from my chores that day. Make it a work free day for me. Of course I shall continue with my duties the very next day, working double if necessary', I declared, still bowed and aching from the strain of it and hating Sylvester for not being considerate enough to ask her to stand upright.

'And who told you I did not know it is your birthday, next tomorrow? That is the express reason I fixed my engagement on that day', he said mockingly, with a corresponding mocking smile playing on his lips. I stood upright with shock, not waiting for him to ask it of me. I could not believe what I had just heard. I was his personal maid and he was supposed to know my birthday if he was a considerate Alpha which he was not. All these years, he had not said anything about my birthday. I had not felt like celebrating it and so had not mentioned it to anyone except to Samantha and I am sure she hadn't mentioned it to anyone. But this birthday was special to me.

'You knew?' I asked, shocked as what he said sank. How could someone be as cruel as this?

'You are my maid. How could I not know?', he asked, watching her contemplatively. 'And how dare you think of celebrating on the same day that I am? Do you not have any respect for your Alpha? Perish the thought and get yourself ready for your chores on the said day. Now get out of here!' he ordered dismissively.

'But...'

'This matter is settled!' he said in a voice that brooked no contradiction.

I left his presence seething.

Today, the morning of my eighteenth birthday, the memory of my discussion with the Alpha besieged me but I pushed it to the back of my mind. I was not going to allow anything take my joy from me.

Before starting my chores, I decided to go for a quick dip in the stream, not far from the Omega's quarters.

I ran all the way there. I like being the first there. It felt special that way and if that was the only treat I could give myself on this day, then so be it.

As I was about to get into the water, I looked into it and instead of my reflection, I saw a white wolf. I looked behind me to see if there was someone else there but saw no one. Where had the wolf come from? I looked into the water again and the wolf was still there.

'Hello, Millicent. Happy Birthday to us', the wolf said and I understood.

'Yes, as you have just realised, I'm your wolf, Milly'.

'I'm glad to have you', I said happily, hoping the wolf was as strong as I desired and had asked of the moon goddess.

'That is not all. Strong or not, our mate should more than make up for that. With him, we are stronger than you can imagine'.

'Our mate?' I asked astonished. 'You know who he is?' I had not been particular about a mate but if the mate was as strong as my wolf was intimating, then rather than be an obstacle to my purpose like I feared, he just might help me accomplish my mission. I had heard of extraordinary things mates did for each other due to their mate bond.

She nodded and said, 'And so do you'.

'Who is he?' I asked.

'He is none other than Alpha Sylvester'.

My heart skipped a beat at the mention of his name but I hastened to assure myself that I must have heard wrong. I inserted a finger into each of her ears, shaking them vigorously, to clear off any dirt that might be responsible for causing her to perceive Milly's words wrongly. Then I looked at the wolf but Milly just stood there solemnly.

'What?' I exclaimed, fear that Milly might be right twisting my stomach. 'You must be joking! You are joking, aren't you?'

'No, I'm not'.

There was a sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach. What have I done to make the moon goddess despise me so much? I must have been very bad in my previous life to be punished this way.

'You mean, the man who caused the death of my parents and that of a brother who did not even have the chance to be born, destroyed my pack, and have tortured me for many years is my fated mate?' she asked in anguish.

'I'm afraid so', she said but didn't sound too displeased about it.

'You seem not to be bothered that he is our mate', I said accusingly. Milly kept quiet. She had no response to that. At least not one that I might want to hear, it seems.

'How am I to avenge my parents', if he is indeed my mate? Why did the moon goddess do this to me?'

'I believe everything will work out just fine', wolf Milly said in an attempt to console me and make me accept the inevitable. I doubted that I could but maybe, my plan could still work. I only need a change of plan or another approach.