For some reason, I didn't feel any more pain, not much feeling lonely. I guess, I've overcome this fear and am ready to take on another... I know, I can't be here and I need to get out of this place as soon as possible but how am I gonna do that? It is so risky and so scary, and yet at the same time, so beautiful. Maybe the truth was, it shouldn't be easy to be amazing. Then everything would be. It's the things I fight for and struggles with before earning that have the greatest worth. When something's difficult to come by, you'll do that much more to make sure it's even harder -if not impossible- to lose.
And with my quick thinking, I found my answer.
" Amelia, she says she is going to the kitchen. But where is the kitchen?" I thought and decided to go and look for her because she is my last hope to save me from HELL.
I redirect my feet and went back inside the mansion where we have come from. I checked a few rooms to find her but with no luck.
Inside, there are so many rooms and hallways and all look identical to each other. Anyone can be lost in the mansion like me. It was like a maze like my life. There was nothing “straightforward”. Everything that pretended to be straight somehow ended in unexpected twists and turns, only to leave me full of wonder at how you possibly made it through to the end. You couldn’t just pack a pair of hedge trimmers to take a shortcut and hoodwink fate. No, I had to walk the path of life given to me with all its detours.
" Great! You are lost Aisling. Just when I thought things couldn't get any worse." I sigh heavily at first and then looked ahead of me to find two hallways and I don't know where is the right way to go.
I decided to go to the right side but quickly changed my mind.
One by one, taking small and steady steps I walked inside the hallway and an unsettling feeling enveloped me like I shouldn't be here but my feet were gliding onto the plush champagne carpet.
Suddenly, from the distance, I can hear the voice of someone arguing. And they were coming from the room at the end of the hallway and voices were intensified. My heart is burning a hole in my chest, it keeps sinking, and I'm left with nothing but ashes. I feel an emptiness open in my chest, coupled with a strange downward pull in my throat. I think this is my heart sinking.
" Who is that?" I thought, " Should I go there to see? I don't think so, I should stay away from the trouble as far as I can. This is non of my business and I didn't even know where am I. I just need to focus on finding Amelia and then get the fuck out of here,"
I spin around on my heel to leave but suddenly, I heard a loud growl which makes me stop again and the curiosity took the worst out of me. I redirect my feet again and gathered my all courage to move forward.
" This could be... a very bad idea,' I admitted, my grip tightening on my skirt. As I plodded towards the door and my mind was occupied with so many worst scenarios but my feet were attracted to moving forward and for a split second I stopped but then I resumed walking.
But until I stopped in front of the door and I could still faint voices coming from inside and I decided to hear first without them knowing my presence.
I drew my ear closer to the door.
" ARE YOU FUCKING OUT OF YOUR DAMN MIND? HOW COULD YOU DO IT? DO YOU NOT KNOW THE RULES? OR YOU JUST WANT TO IGNORE IT," I heard a male voice can be said.
" You are talking like, I followed these fucking dead rules before that my father made for everyone. I make my own rules."
" Are you not afraid of the consequences of what you did?"
" The word " Afraid" can't be found in my life. And you are being overdramatic?"
" I know, you don't care about yourself but you should care for your pack. You know, this action could cost us more than you can ever imagine. You can ruin our relationship with the lunar Pack. And all because of your fucking revenge."
" Let me correct you first, all I care about is myself and in case you are wondering my action could cost us our relationship with the lunar Pack then that's a great thing to hear. This is wanted to achieve and I couldn't believe it is going to happen so fast."
" You are so selfish, all you care about is yourself, and what about us? We are surrounded by enemies and all you want to be satisfied yourself."
" And what do you think? what everyone is doing here? They all are selfish and thinking about themselves and my father is one of those who want me to sacrifice to save his seat but I will not let it happen and nobody is going to stop me." a deep gravel male voice spoke in fury which makes me jerk back.
" They are talking about my pack. What alliance they are talking about? What rules they're talking about? I need to find out more about it." I thought and again got closer to hear it.
" So, You didn't care about the .... the name.'
'Not the name.'. He paused, 'Just the girl."
All of sudden, I felt a hand on my shoulder which made me jerk back, and found my heart skipping several beats.
" It's me, Amelia don't be scared. What are you doing here? we are not allowed to come in this wing." she said and I was relieved.
" I was lost while looking for you. Where were you at? "
"I forgot to tell you that I went to do some work for Glare and I don't think we should stay here any longer before anyone could see us."
Before I could ask her about who is inside and why we are not allowed to come there? she held my hand and dragged me out of there. I cranked my neck backward to see one last time to find who was inside talking about me and my pack. But the door was still closed.
Soon, she led me into the kitchen where a few people were present making something delicious. I looked around at every detail.
The kitchen has dark brown cabinets with two double doors. These cabinets are filled with dishes, cups, and bowls on one side and spices along with a box of assorted celestial seasons tea and two boxes of assorted individual packs of oatmeal on the other. To the right, below the cabinet doors is the sink, there are generally dirty dishes in I just guess it. The sink is surrounded by a forlorn stove to the left and a dish rack to the right. The frequently used white refrigerator is located about 10 inches in front of the dish rack and stands next to the microwave rack, which houses a black microwave and a biscuit-colored convectional oven. Right in front of the rack is a six-chair, black dining room table with gold trimmings. The white and black stove is clean, On the off-white colored, wall between the cabinets and refrigerator hangs a smoke detector and the receiver for a wireless doorbell.
" Mallory and Jenny, Greta is calling you," Amelia told the two girls who were cooking.
" I can watch it for you," she added and both girls nodded their heads and left the kitchen, leaving us alone.
" Are you going to me what is happening in here? Where are we? And what is the mating ball? And why aren't you allowed to go there? I need answers Amelia or my head is going to burst. "
" Calm yourself down first, I will answer all your questions."
She told me to calm myself down but how? after what happened? I have almost died twice and my friend got died because of me. What else has not happened to me? Why me every time? I thought.
I swear to God, that was the question. Every time, I think there's someone up there just sitting around thinking of ways to make me look like a complete moron. Seriously, I bet there's an angel or more likely a demon assigned just to me. And every day it gets up and asks itself what it can do to ruin my life. well, today it got an A plus.
I sat myself down on the stool next to the kitchen island. Amelia sat down beside me.
" You are at Harvest Mansion, Aisling. The Dark Wolf Pack's Alpha Mansion. Robert Reich Harvest." she said and I don't believe it in my ears. I wasn't supposed to be here. It is against the law to keep a wolf from another pack against their will.
"Then, I shouldn't be here and you should also. We need to do something about it."
" My situation is different, my mate is here and I wasn't forced to stay... I chose to stay. But your situation is different, you didn't even know who brought you here. And why? All I know is you are a maid. I don't think we can do much about it" she said.
" Your mate? where is he?"
" He is a gamma of the dark Wolf Pack. He works for the Alpha family. Greta offer me to work in the mansion and I couldn't refuse it,"
" We can ask him to help me. Secondly, I don't know his name or anything But that old woman knows about him. We can ask her. Secondly, What do you mean I can't do anything? I will talk to the Alpha of Dark Wolf Pack and tell him everything that they can't keep me here."
" Her name is Greta Von Deta she is the head of Maid. And Greta would never help you. Don't even think about asking her. You will get yourself in trouble. But you can talk to Archard... she stopped... like she was startled.
" Why you stopped? tell me who is Archard?" I asked Her but I can see fear in her eyes. Sweat dripped from her brow as she watched me.
" Forgot about him, forgot about that you heard his name."
" But why? Tell me, who is he?"
" Archard Harvest, the heir of Dark Wolf Pack. The only son of Alpha. He was a man to be feared across every pack. Everyone knew who he was, the Cruel
One, a man so terrifying no one dared to speak his name. He is a darkness and coldhearted Beast. Everyone stays 10 feet away from him because nobody knows what his next move will be. And it's a warning to you to stay away from him. You don't know what he is capable of." she said in a very low tone.
" If he is so much powerful then he would help me to get out of here." I thought but didn't ask Amelia about it.
" Aisling, we will find another way but forgot about him. He never helps anyone without his fringe."
" Okay, Okay, I get it and you need to think about something fast."
Before Amelia could answer me we were interrupted by the two girls who Amelia sent away.
" Amelia, Greta said she didn't call us." one of them said.
"I thought she said your name but never mind. Come on, Aisling we should leave now," she added. And she got up from the stool.
I also got up and exit the kitchen as fast as I can and I heard their voices screaming in the background.
" Why they are screaming?"
" I forgot to turn off the heat and forgot about them. You should go back to your room and take some sleep. We had a long day ahead of us."
I nodded and we walked towards my room and she greeted me before leaving and I head inside shutting the door.
" Archard Harvest," the first thought come to my mind after I laid down on the bed. I need to talk to him so he could help me. But Amelia's words were giving me chills all over my body. But do I have a choice? My heart was beating impossibly fast thinking about him and I can hear his whisper into my ear.
" I can't let you go,"
Thump, one beat. Thump…Thump, two beats. Thump…thump…thump, three beats. Thump…thump…thump, thump, four beats. Thump, thump, thump, thump, thump, five beats. Trapped in an endless whirl of darkness, I can’t help but be nervous. Why am I trapped in this darkness without light? I can’t wait until my fantasy becomes my reality. My heart beats faster, stronger, and
louder. I will persevere. I will win in life. This is another battle between light and
darkness. I will use this opportunity to
conjure up new ideas amid this darkness. How do I make myself faint? Will that allow me to escape the darkness I so despise? I want to come up with ingenious ideas to erase this darkness. My eyes are starting to burn with scarlet hues. Subconsciously, I grasp my blanket and covered my face. The burning scarlet hues again pitched into darkness. Sigh. I pull down my blanket, and my eyes start to
squint into a moon-shaped crevice.
I succeeded to defeat darkness by dreaming to be free again.
Archard Harvest POV
I hate when people start demanding answers from me and Cleo is doing this right now. If he wasn't my best friend or Christiana's husband I will definitely rip him into two parts. The way he is raising his voice I am just controlling myself.
" Archard, what if your father knows about it."
anger flooded into my veins rage quickened my blood. I felt a flash of irritation. My anger spiked.
" DO YOU THINK I AM AFRAID OF HIM?" my voice shook with anger.
And I raised from my seat which made Cleo startled.
" AND IF YOU DO SO, THIS IS THE BIGGEST LIE YOU HAVE EVER TOLD YOURSELF." I give a dismissive grunt
" My apology, I am just so concerned about you. And I don't know who is this girl. And what she did do to you? And why you are found her? And brought her going against the law. I have raised so many questions but so far you are failed to give me answers."
" When the time will come, you will get your answers but for now, all you need to know she is important to me and her life is in danger."
" Her life is in danger?"
I walked around the table and thought of that day...
FLASHBACK
I wiped the blood off of my hands until Cleo came back into the basement.
" Archard, Does he tell you anything?"
" You can try to ask but he won't answer," I replied to him with a calm smile. On my way out of the basement. I glanced back at the man. he was on his knees, his hair in his face, his nose and split lips dripping with blood. He was staring down at the floor like he'd been waiting for this and now it had finally happened; he look relieved. -
Cleo also approached me from behind asking me what I have done to the human but I can't him the gruesome details.
" Nothing, just give him what he deserves to lie to me," I said with a nonchalant expression on my face.
" And what if he is telling the truth and he seriously, don't know about the girl."
"Too late now, He is already dead,"
" YOU KILLED A HUMAN,"
" I DON'T KILL HIM. IT WAS A SUICIDE." I grunt and watched my man take his dead body out of the basement.
" You are crazy, Archard what if the alpha found out about it?"
" Father, never found out about it because no one sees this happen. And I am innocent as a newborn," I smirked and Cleo turned to see my guards were loading his dead body into his cab.
Soon, after I was interrupted by a servant of the house.
" Sir, my apologies in advance for the disturbance but I need you to see this,"
She said lowering her gaze to the ground.
" What is it?"
" I was cleaning the master suite when I found this mobile... she outstretched her hand to show me the mobile phone...she continued... I don't know whose phone is this. I decided to give it to you."
I took the mobile phone from her and told her to leave. I swirled around to show it to Cleo.
" Cleo, is this your phone?" I asked him.
" No, this is not my phone. My phone is stolen by the thief girl."
All of a sudden, I realize that this phone belongs to her, and as I was thinking about it. The phone begins to vibrate.
I glanced at the screen and saw in bold letters an incoming call from Father.
I picked up the call and the eardrum burst with the screeching sound of a man.
" BITCH! WHERE YOU LEFT YOUR CAR KEYS I CAN'T FIND THEM."
" Hello, who is this?" I replied on the phone.
" Hello, Who are you? And where is my whore daughter?" he was screaming in furry and for a moment I really want to kill this man but first I need to know about the girl. I clenched my hand into a fist and drink up my anger.
" I am Archie, your daughter's friend. She forgot her phone last night at the party,"
" Party? What party? Oh, I get it now She snuck out of the house last night to attend a party," hatred was gawking out of his mouth for her.
" I don't know about it, but what I do know is I need to return this phone to her. Where is she?"
" You can come to my house and I'll send you my address,"
" That would be great, I am there in half an hour," I told him and he told me the address. He hung up the call and I shoved the phone into my pocket.
" Who was on the call?"
A smile spread on my face and she need to pay for what she did last night.
" I got the jackpot, Come on, we are leaving."
Cleo send me a confused look and I took the car keys from my chauffeur and unlocked the car which was parked in the driveway.
" Hey, are you going to tell me where we are going? And we can't leave. Christian will be coming any minute,"
" Fine, I'll go alone, you stay with Christina," I told him and open the driver seat door but before I could get inside.
" Don't tell me, you are going to find that thief girl?" he asked me and he wasn't wrong about it. I will find her even if she hides in hell I will bring her back to face the real hell. How dare she raised her hand on me. I was in a stormy mood and didn't want to answer Cleo.
I sat in the car with a little bubble of resentment. The seat belt clicking was the last sound I heard before that powerful engine. I start it up. What a beautiful roar. I wait a few seconds for the RPMs to drop down and pull out of the driveway and head for the motorway. I know just where to go. I pull onto the on-ramp and head down to that open road. Downshift to get the RPMs in the power band as soon as the ramp straightens up. I check my gauges and I was right where I want to be, just over 4000 RPM. I can hear that engine revving and I am ready to go...
I hit the gas pedal and off I go...I was filled with so much anger that I can move a mountain. I will make her pay for what he had done by ruining my perfect plan.