Third Person POV

Before going to dress up for the party, Millicent had made sure that the hall was set in a manner befitting a great Alpha. She had not done it to please him but just as a duty. She hadn't done it alone though. Decorators had been invited but she had been present to assist and her ideas had really helped to make the outcome more breathtaking.

Now that the party was in full swing, she found that she was growing impatient. She wanted to be gone from this place and see what she could make of her life to enable her fulfill her life's purpose.

Millicent moved about, serving drinks and food. There were alot of invited guests. Most of whom were Alphas from other packs. Some came with their Lunas, while others came alone with the intension to mate with any of the women in the pack that they took a fancy to before returning home to their Lunas.

Alpha Sylvester was happy at how everything was going. He had become engaged to Cathania, his first love and the daughter of his father's friend, Alpha Jerome of the Arcade Pack. Apart from his feelings for her, the union was supposed to solidify their parents' friendship and gain them more allies.

Alpha Sylvester was disturbed, though he tried not to show it as he smiled at his guest. His eyes kept following a particular girl around. He had not known she looked this good. He wondered at his conflicting emotions. He had always seen her as the maid and an object to unleash his vengeance on but though she was serving the party, he saw how beautiful she looked. He had also seen a few of the Alphas who did not come with their Lunas glance her way more than once and knew what they were thinking and a rage started up inside of him.

'Why are you angry? She is no longer yours', his wolf told him angrily. It had taken him alot of perseverance to be able to subdue his wolf and control his urges and feelings.

'Keep quiet! She is still mine as long as she remains here. When she leaves, then I shall accept that she is no longer mine'

'Is that so? Did you see how gladly she accepted your rejection? You denied me our mate and you want to take as your Luna, someone not fated to you. How is that supposed to work?'

'It will work just fine!' he snapped. He hated to be told that he had made a wrong decision.

'Alpha Sylvester', Alpha Donald called merrily. 'You have lots of beauties here I must say', His eyes were twinkling and following Millicent.

Alpha Sylvester saw how his eyes followed Millicent and grunted in reply.

As Millicent served, one Beta could not take his eyes of her. Almost all the male, actually. Millicent was oblivious to the stir she was causing and the appreciative stares she was getting. Beta Dan who had stood behind his Alpha since the party started was surprised when Alpha Sylvester turned to him in irritation.

Beta Dan quickly bent to know what his Alpha required of him but Sylvester just grunted, 'Stop standing behind me. Find something to do or join the party. I do not need you now!'

'Have I done something wrong?' he asked, not knowing the reason for his Alpha's obvious irritation.

'Just join the party, man!'

Beta Dan did not want to antagonize him further by asking more questions that may seem irrelevant, and he needed no promptings anyway, he wanted to enjoy the party too. So he moved into the crowd.

Since his Alpha had given him permission to enjoy himself to the fullest, Beta Dan decided to approach the object of his fascination but he went through her friend Samantha.

'Samantha', he said.'Could you relief your friend for a while? I want to dance with her'.

Samantha had been speaking to another Omega and smiling shyly because she noticed a Beta from another pack, looking at her with longing. She liked him as well. It was flattering seeing that he could hardly take his eyes off her. So, when Beta Dan came, asking her to relieve Millicent, she gladly did. Maybe, if Millicent took a liking to Dan, she would forget about leaving the pack and stay here with her. The thought of not seeing her dear friend again was unsettling. 'With pleasure', she smiled at Beta Dan and Beta Alfred who had been looking longingly at Samantha frowned. What was Dan up to?

'Here, let me help', Samantha said as she reached Millicent, taking the tray of drinks from her.

'No..'she started, but the tray was already out of her hands and Samantha was already moving towards the guests. She stood there, mouth agape but not for long as she was startled by a voice behind her. 'Can I dance with you?'

She swirled round to find the Beta.'Oh', she said thinking of a nice way to turn him down.

'Before you give me the excuse that you are serving the party, Samantha has already taken over for you at least for some time. You need to enjoy the party as well'.

She looked into his hazel eyes. He was not a bad Beta. In fact he was one of the best looking and well behaved Betas of the pack. She thought, Why not? It was her birthday afterall.

'Okay', she smiled, giving him her hand and he drew her to a side of the hall, swirling her around as they danced. She laughed, allowing herself to feel happy. And she was happy. She hadn't thought that she could enjoy the party this way but Beta Dan had a way with him and though she did not feel attracted to him, she enjoyed his company.

Samantha saw her friend laughing and dancing with so much vigour and smiled happily. She hadn't known Millicent could dance so well. Well, there hadn't been any opportunities for her to showcase her talent.

Alpha Sylvester who had been following Millicent with his eyes, saw Dan go to her and take her to the part of the hall, dancing with her with so much familiarity that he felt himself seething.

'Let it go', his wolf again. 'That you do not want her does not mean others don't as well'. Sylvester could feel the sadness in his voice. He knew that his wolf wanted Millicent but his pride would not allow him satisfy his wolf's desire.

'I do not want her!' he snapped at the wolf pestering him.

'Then why are you upset?' Wolf asked him.

He did not answer as he thought of a befitting punishment for his Beta. As for that whore Millicent, he was going to deal with her before she goes on exile. Was she not supposed to work the party?

'Darling, what is it?' Cathania who had been so happy at being engaged to him that she had been oblivious to all else asked. 'You look tense'.

'Nothing', he said mechanically, still not taking his eyes off the dancing couple. And she dances so well. He imagined how she must move if she were on heat and being claimed by him. 'Stop it!' he mind linked his wolf. 'Don't do that to yourself! I do not want to find out. I am way out of her league and will not stoop to claim her. Look at Cathania'.

'Yet you can't stop staring at her!'

He made an effort to take his eyes away but could not. He was getting angrier by the second at the way Dan was holding her close or maybe it was his wolf that was getting anxious, it couldn't be him, he had nothing to do with that weakling.

'Are you planning on mating her?'

Sylvester, jerked out of his stupor. It was Cathania.

'What do you mean?'

'I mean you seem to be unable to take your eyes off your maid! It is our engagement and you have not even spared me any look but you can't stop looking at your maid!' she hissed angrily.

'You don't know what you are saying', he said fiercely.

'Don't I?' Cathania asked hurt etched on every corner of her face. 'I have asked you if you have anything going with that maid but you always deny it but now I know that you do. Or you want there to be. You cannot resist her'.

'Yes, he cannot.' his wolf said to Cathania though she could not hear him. 'So back off. Your engagement to him is useless!'

'Shut up, Cathania', Alpha Sylvester barked. 'You are the one I got engaged to and the one I want to marry and make my Luna and you are here feeling insecure because of a maid?'

'Isn't she supposed to be working the party?' she asked furiously as she looked with jealous fury at Millicent who was still dancing happily with Beta Dan. Seething, she thought angrily, I have a mind walk up to her and rip that dress off her and then ask her to continue her work as the lowly maid she is. How dare she dress that way to seduce my fiance.

Alpha Sylvester tried to control himself and his wolf who was getting really anxious watching Beta Dan dance with Millicent and taunted Sylvester.

'Look how happy she looks. She is really enjoying his company. I could have made her happier if you had not rejected her!' his wolf said.

'Everyone present here, including my father have all seen the engaged man ogling his own maid when his fiancee was seated right next to him!' Cathania sulked.

'Shut up! Sylvester bellowed both to his wolf and Cathania, but the sound of the music prevented anyone from hearing him apart from those he had been speaking to, though he couldn't have cared less. It was his pack and he could do as he pleased in it. He owed no one any apologies nor explanations, especially not his future in - laws. He didn't need them, he was already very strong to take on any adversary. All the neighbouring packs feared him, His in - laws were the people who needed his influence.

He looked at the scene for a while and fortunately, the music ended and his wolf heaved a sigh of relief. At least now, Millicent would go back to her work.

But another tune started almost immediately and though she had wanted to leave the Beta and continue with her chores, he drew her back into his arms. He could not believe how good she felt in his arms.

'You should dress more like this', he murmured into her hair.

She smiled. 'Is it my dress you like or me?' she asked. She was feeling flirtatious because she was so happy.

'I like you very much but I'd also like to see you well dressed', he said and looking deep into her eyes asked, 'What made you dress up for the party? You normally don't dress up for any function held here in Moon Ville Pack'.

'Today is a special day!' she said mysteriously and felt again how sad her wolf was.

'How so?' he asked absently, smelling the vanilla fragrance in her hair. 'Oh, you mean because of the Alpha's engagement? I have to agree with you on that'.

'No. Not that. Because it is my birthday and I have transformed', she said proudly.

'Oh, that's great news but you should have told the Alpha it was your birthday and he would have asked another to take your place', Dan said.

Oh, he did that. Cathania has taken my place in his life, not that I care, she thought but said, 'I did but he would not hear of it. I was to serve the guests'.

'That's cruel!' he said frowning and looking at the direction of Alpha Sylvester. But Sylvester had bend down to speak sternly to his wolf and Dan didn't see the murderous look meant for him, in his Alpha's eyes.

'You speak as though he's been anything but!' she laughed as though intoxicated though she had had nothing to drink.

Beside Alpha Sylvester, Cathania was sulking. She could not understand why Sylvester was acting so strangely. If she didn't know better, she would think that he had just seen his mate. He was just too focused on that stupid maid. But it was not possible that such a maid was Sylvester's mate. She wanted to throw a fit because she hated being ignored. Her father had spoiled her silly, being his only daughter amidst two boys and Sylvester had not treated her badly until now.

Then Alpha Sylvester stood, and without a word to anyone, walked towards Millicent.

'That's the spirit. Go and claim her, right away!' his wolf egged him on.

He ignored the troublesome wolf that was being difficult to control this evening.

As he passed by, every couple on the dance floor stopped to look as he advanced. He was tall - very tall - six feet five inches. Very handsome with blue eyes. His look belied his ugly personality. Yet almost all the women wanted to be in his bed. How will it feel to be mastered by such a hunk of a man? They wondered.

He got to where Millicent was dancing and Beta Dan saw him too late. 'Is this where and how you are guarding the pack?' Alpha Sylvester asked him, angrily and without waiting for a response, grabbed Millicent's hand and jerking her from Dan, dragged her upstairs, all eyes following their progress, everywhere was silent as a graveyard. No one knew when the music stopped, they just wondered why the Alpha looked so furious and was dragging the little maid upstairs, leaving his guests uncurteously, no excuses nor apologies offered.

When the door banged after them, the activities resumed as though there had not been any interruption.

Some of the older men with wisdom, felt there was more to the action of Alpha Sylvester that met the eye.But they continued with the merriment, each deep in his own thoughts.

Behind the shut door, Alpha Sylvester pushed Millicent away from him and since she was not expecting that, she lost her balance and fell.

'What was that for?' his wolf queried him angrily. 'Was that really called for?'

Sylvester wondered what the problem was with his wolf tonight. He was the one who was anxious that Dan was getting too close to Millicent and yet he was angry with him for widening the distance between the two?

'What have I done this time?' Millicent asked, looking up from her position on the floor.

'You have the guts to ask me that?' Alpha Sylvester asked furiously. 'You neglect your duties and kept dancing with my Beta like a woman on heat and you ask me what you have done wrong. How dare you?'

'I dare Alpha because, I am as good as exiled', Millicent answered.' And by the way, you rejected me and I accepted you rejection. The mate bond is broken. So I can be with whoever I please. What has that got to do with you?'

Sylvester could not believe that the little imp could speak to him that way. But he let it slide. He had more important things to do right now and he knew his wolf which was struggling to be let out would like that very much.

'Everything!', he responded to her query. 'It has everything to do with me because I own you! As long as you remain here, you are mine to control and you must act as such, if you do not want to face my wrath'.

'That is no problem, in a few hours, I shall no longer be a part of your pack', she said as she heaved herself up from her position on the floor. 'May I go now?'

'You have always been too full of yourself. What if I claim you now before you go on exile? What will you do then?' he asked, a devilish glint in his eyes.

Millicent felt fear. She did not want that. That was not what she wanted at all. How was she to get out of this?

Millicent's POV

'What if I claim you now before you go on exile, what would you do?' Alpha Sylvester's words rang in my ears like loud sounding gongs. My eyes widened in fear. I do not want that - I do not want that at all. Dear moon goddess, do not allow him do this, I prayed silently, my mind in disarray, my thoughts jumbled with dread.

Alpha Sylvester pushed himself closer to me and plastered me more firmly to the wall. I could feel his arousal pressing against my v- region.

'Since you are on heat, and you are mine anyways, I could oblige you, as a send off souvenir from me to you', he said. 'And a birthday gift, all in one. It is your birthday afterall. What better gift to give you but a pleasurable one?'

My heart started thumping, not from desire but from increased fear. I was hyperventilating. I was screaming, 'No!' in my head. I felt nauseated and wanted to push him away but I knew that my push would do nothing against his superior strength and it might just antagonize him further. But I had to do something. I could not just stand there and allow him have his way with me. Think Millicent, think! I urged my frozen mind.

'If you claim me, then you will have no option but to keep me as your Luna', I said, feigning nonchalance. I did not know if that were true or not, it was just a shot in the dark. It made him pause. I could feel his brain waves ticking, contemplating if what I had told him was true and if he should go ahead or not. Before I knew what was happening, his mouth had captured mine in a kiss. I was shocked at first because it had been so sudden but as I realised what was happening, I placed my hand on his chest, wanting to push him away, when Cathania barged into the room and found us like that - in a tight embrace, kissing, my hands on his chest as though caressing him.

Thank goodness! I had been saved by the bell or by my enemy, was the thought that ran through my mind before considering what Cathania must make of our tight embrace or what the consequences would be.

'What is going on here?' she shouted. I could just imagine how it must look since she did not see me struggling to get out of her fiance's arms.

Sylvester, drew away from me reluctantly. 'Cathania, why are you here? Shouldn't you be downstairs overseeing the celebrations?' he asked.

'While you are here, thumping this shit on the very day of our engagement?' she asked full of hurt and jealousy. 'How could you?'

'I can because I am the your Alpha', he stated.

'And I'm your Luna to be!' she countered, her voice high, and her body trembling.

'How dare you question me? I am making you my Luna, that should be enough for you. I can decide to mate with any one of my choice', he said, as though she had not spoken. Then calming himself, he said, 'Cathania, I'm sorry. But you can't possibly be jealous of her?' he raised his hands in my direction, moving it up and down in a condescending manner. 'I just wanted to teach her a lesson. How dare she neglect her duties at our engagement and start dancing with my Beta? And you came here to question my motives?

I looked at Cathania and saw that her anger seemed to be dissipating, but it was clear she was not going to give in easily.

'But there are other ways you could punish her. Why must it be this way?' she sulked.

'What way?' he teased, leaving me like a rag, causing me to fall to her knees again and went to Cathania and drawing her into his arms, kissed her thoroughly. 'Are you okay, now?' he asked.

'Not until we finish what you just started', she said seductively.

Feeling that to was my cue to leave, I was going to sneak away when Alpha Sylvester called me back. 'Where do you think you are going? Cathania is right. I am going to punish you another way. You shall remain here and watch while I mate with my Luna to be!' he declared.

Cathania was shocked at first and was going to protest when the thrill of the idea made her shut her mouth and she smiled at Alpha Sylvester, looked smugly at me, then deliberately walked into her fiance's arms.

With a growl, he captured her lips in a fierce kiss.

He tore the lovely dress Cathania had worn for the party, off her body. He plastered her up the wall as he took her breasts in his mouth. She scream with undisguised delight. Then unzipping, and allowing his trousers to fall to his ankles, he drove in to her and she howled with pleasure.

As much as I was disgusted, I could not bring myself to look away. I stood there transfixed and I could feel my wolf, Milly being sad and restless with need.

'We are the ones who would have been enjoying this had that nosy bitch not arrived at the wrong moment', she hissed.

'You might have enjoyed it but not I. I feel disgusted!' I told Milly, angry with myself for feeling stirred sexually by the scene before me. I had seen these two kissing before and had not been stirred, what was different today? I wondered.

I forced myself to look away but my wolf would not allow that as she turned my face back to the thumping going on before her.

'Harder! harder!' growled Cathania. Alpha Sylvester obeyed as he banged her harder. Cathania started crying out and I knew she was doing that because f the pleasure she felt coaxing through her.

I felt as though I was the one being thumped. I tried to feel disgust but it was not working at the moment. I could feel every emotion my wolf was feeling and was powerless against it no matter how hard I tried.

Then Alpha Sylvester started going faster than was possible and Cathania who had been clawing him since her pleasure intensified, clawed his back fiercely one last time as she peaked and with a deep growl, Sylvester jerked against her and Cathania collapsed on him.

I could see that his legs were shaking slightly. He held Cathania firmly and after a while dropped her to the ground, leg first.

He turned and I saw his large shaft going flaccid, and looked away as shame at having been caught staring washed over me.

'Do not look away. Keep looking till I ask you to stop', he ordered. and when I would not bulge, he added, 'and that is an order!'

I looked back at him as he dressed up and dressed Cathania, kissing her breasts as he looked at me. All these, and the smug smile on Cathania's face, made my face burn with humiliation.

'Take this toilet paper and wipe off the stain on the ground!' he ordered.

'Sorry?' I asked, not believing I had heard him correctly. Did he mean I should wipe the sperm that had dropped on the floor when he came inside Cathania?

'You heard right!'

'You can't possibly mean that now can you?' I asked.

'And why not?' this was Cathania. How can a woman be this cruel to a fellow woman? I thought in frustration. I knew there was nothing to do but to obey before he changed his mind about letting me go. I quickly got the tissue paper and wiped it clean, my face burning with humiliation.

'Now, get out and get lost!' Alpha Sylvester shouted at me. 'Never allow me set my eyes on you again!'

I stomped out of the room, down the stairs into the night, without a backward glance, with just one thing in my mind - revenge!