Chapter 14
For the days that followed, Darius ignored me as if I was invisible and I was super grateful for that. Anytime we met at the door or on the staircase, he’d brush his shoulder against mine, act as if I wasn’t there. With each time that our skin touched, the sensation I felt became more electric and new. I wasn’t entertaining the fact that there were some feelings left in me for Darius. We weren’t mates anymore and I’m sure the goddess wouldn’t hate me so much she would give me the same mate
twice.
“Good morning.” I murmured to no one in particular as I walked into the kitchen. There were three women there and from the past few days that I’d spent in this mansion, I realized one of them was the cook while the remaining two were housekeepers. No one bothered to answer as usual. I believe I’d left quite a statement on them the first day we met and they probably think I’m a stuck-up bit*h. I hate changing people’s opinions of me so I try my best to not give an explanation unless it is necessary.
I filled one of the teapots with some hot water while I looked for other ingredients to make breakfast for myself and Reina since it was the weekend and she didn’t have school.
“We already made breakfast. Miss Angela. Making breakfast yourself will only get us in trouble with the Alpha,” One of the women complained.
I scoffed. “Trust me, I’m sure Darius doesn’t give two cents about this. You can relax,” I assured them.
There was an incredible silence in the kitchen. I turned to find the three women glaring furiously at me. I raised an eyebrow wondering what I’d done wrong this time,
“Why are you so mannerless?” One of the housekeepers queried and I was taken aback.
“Excuse me?” I spat.
“Who exactly do you think you are? Just because you birthed his child doesn’t give you the right to call him by his name. He’s an alpha and he deserves respect from you,”
My mouth slackened at her words. Before I could say anything else, one of the other women added, “I’m so sure she forced herself on him and now, she’s forcing him to take responsibility for her child. What a slut!”
“How else would she have his child without bearing his mark?”
My eyes widened and I did a double take. Another bout of silence descended on the kitchen until the water in the started whistling the more the temperature increased. I folded my hands over my stomach and turned to the water switched off the gas. I already lost my appetite from their mean words but for the sake of my child, I won’t bother to or fight with them.
It was hopeless letting them know that we were once mates and Darius was the one who walked away from the relation Also, I didn’t stay at his mansion because I wanted to, but I’m being forced to.
“Say whatever you want to say, I don’t care,” I mumbled under my breath. Unconsciously, I lifted my eyes to the ceiling an at second thought, I decided to have breakfast with Reina at my mom’s place. I can stand a few hours of questioning from her than a few minutes of judgment from these people who know absolutely nothing about me.
“Good morning, everybody,” Daisy, Reina’s nanny, and Beta’s younger sister came into the kitchen looking all sunshine and rainbow. I used the chance to take a proper look at her and 1 almost regretted it. She was beautiful and knew how to put an effort into what she was wearing. For the first time, I felt self-conscious. I hadn’t even thought of the word fashion since I had Reina, I was too busy trying to survive.
“Morning. Angela,” She smiled, brightening up the room.
“Morning, Daisy,”
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“How’s Reina?” She asked. The other women in the room acknowledged her, all smiling at her as she walked more into the kitchen. They were ready to be at her beck and call.
“She’s doing just fine,”
“Do you need anything. Miss Daisy?” The cook asked, almost licking her feet.
“I’m good. I just need to make a light breakfast for myself and Reina,”
“We’re having breakfast at my mom’s place. You shouldn’t bother with that,”
She turned and gave me a soft smile. “I think you’ll have to change your plans. I’ll be going shopping with her today, didn’t Alpha Darius tell you anything?”
What! Did she really just tell me to change my plans for Reina? My child?
“Wait! You are going somewhere with my child without informing me and now, I have to change my plans because you said
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She smiled again. Her smile was beginning to annoy the crap out of me. “Yes! I’m so sorry Alpha Darius didn’t tell you anything but it can’t be that bad. You can take her to your mom’s place some other day. I’m sure your mom would understand
1 really didn’t want to believe I was listening to exactly what I was listening to or what I was even about to say.
“I don’t care. Reina is leaving with me and not you,” I declared. Daisy was already walking up to me with the teapot I used earlier in her hand. She was planning on making some cereals or whatever.
“I’m so sorry Angela, you should take it up with Alpha Darius, not me,” She gave me an innocent look but I could read behind that cute face. She was mocking me.
I held her hand in a bid to make her see reasons but all of a sudden, the kettle dropped to the floor and before I could process the pain of the hot water seeping through my socks to kissing my skin, Daisy screamed.
It wasn’t a low, lips-smacking scream but a full-blown one that almost made me close my ear in fear of getting deaf
“What the heck?” A new voice demanded. It was Darius together with his Beta and one of their warriors.
“What happened?” Charles, the pack’s Beta, and my old friend asked me. He moved closer and held me by my f could read from his eyes that he was worried. I shook my head.
“What the hell happened here?” Darius asked again, but this time, louder and angrier.
“She threw hot water on Miss Daisy,” One of the housekeepers replied, pointing at me.
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