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Chapter 6.

Luna went closer to the place where the list was posted with the rest of the maids. "Oh my, I will be serving the alpha himself!" A maid said fearfully.

"Me too!" Another said.

Luna stared at the both of them before sighing. She would have been scared too if she was in their shoe, in fact, she would have fainted. Though the alpha was not so strict on the wolves, in fact, he was one of the best alpha they have ever had in the Crystal Pack but his presence was domineering, his aura was strong enough to weaken the strongest wolf in the pack, talk less of she, the weakest.

""Please, is there anyone here who wants an exchange?" The first maid asked, paving way for others to check their names.

"Anyone who wants a change of potion?" She asked again but nobody answered her.

Luna was just standing in the back of the maids, waiting for all of them to check their names and leave. She was not dragging with them, she was just standing solemnly.

"Thank God, we are to attend to the visitors, just the easiest work ever." Some maids jubilate among themselves. "Let's get going before madam Sandra comes back here to chop our heads off with her new freestyle yelling." The maids busted into laugher as they walked away.

Soon the other maids found their potions where they were to serve, and the people they were to focus their attention to, they all began to leave in twos, in threes and even some, a group of five people till the place became scarce of people.

Luna got an hint that it was her turn to check hers as the place was clear enough for her, she checked the two list posted on the wall but her name was not found, she checked again, saying in her mind that she didn't check them properly the first time but again, her name was not found.

"Yes! Thank you moon goddess, you have bestowed on me this beautiful day of freedom to find my mate!" Luna said with the brightest smile she have ever shown.

She turned back to begin her mission of finding her mate, that was if she has one but she halted her steps when she saw her step mother walking closer to her.

"Is that a smile I am seeing on your face?" Rebecca mocked, catching the smile on Luna's face before she could hide it.

"Good morning step mother." She greeted instead, feeling so unlucky to meet Rebecca up.

"Hahaha, you are not happy to see me right? I can read you like I'm reading a book. Oh! It is one of my abilities as a wolf, well you will not know how that is done since the moon goddess is so unmerciful to you, to the extend that she made you the weakest of all the wolves in this beautiful pack." Rebecca told Luna. Deep within her, she wanted Luna to feel so useless and worthless to the extent that she will forget about finding her mate.

Though Rebecca knew that it was possible for Luna not to have a mate, she still knew that it was possible for her to find one, which will give her no right to give Luna to Amelia as a gift just as she promised.

"But mother! I'm eighteen, the moon goddess can start being good to me by giving me a strong mate!" She spoke back to her step mother for the first time.

"What? Do you just talk back at me?" Rebecca was shocked, even Luna herself was shocked of her speech.

"I am so sorry mother, I don't know why I said that." She quickly apologized.

Rebecca answered her with a sharp hurting slap, which got her deafened for minutes. "So because you are eighteen years old today, you already got yourself some wings, you want to fly right?"

"I am so sorry!" Luna said, holding her left cheek as it was burning. A tear slipped out of her eyes involuntary, she quickly sniffed hard to prevent the others from spilling out.

Rebecca drew more closer to her to get a hold of her ear. "Now listen and listen good, you are eighteen, that doesn't mean you will have a mate before Amelia. Though you are older, she is the lucky one, so I don't want to see you, being less busy throughout today. Why are you still here by the way?" She released Luna's ear, pushed her out of the way to check the list.

"What was I even thinking? I should have know that no one will wants to be serve by a loser, so you are free uh? Wow!" Rebecca clapped her hands together, thinking of what to do to keep Luna busy for the day.

"Oh yeah! You will be my maid for the day, I can manage a weak maid. Come with me right now." She started walking away.

"And were do you think you are going with her? She is not off duty remember? And you have no right to interrupt someone who is a maid in a day precious to both the Alpha and the young alpha!" A voice said from behind, a voice which turned out to be Madam Sandra's.

Rebecca turned back to check the person who had the gut to say the words to her, frowning. "I should have known it was you, always there to drench my orders." She walked closer to madam Sandra, "Stay clear from my business Sandra, I'm warning you, this is not the kitchen and you have no right over my husband's child!"

Madam Sandra scoffed, "Check out her outfit and tell me who have a right over her right now." She said through a clenched teeth.

Rebecca checked out the clothes on Luna to see the maid's clothes, she closed her eyes tightly, trying to suppressed her anger. "Why are you not putting on the clothes I bought for you?" Rebecca asked Luna, trying to sound less like a loser.

"Uh?" Luna muttered, not getting her, she was sure that her step mother will prefer buying the prince's ox some food than to get her some clothes.

"Open your eyes Rebecca, she is not Amelia, so don't you repeat that you bought her some clothing to show that it is the girl's fault. And you, come with me, you will do the inspections with me." Madam Sandra began to walk away and Luna quickly tagged along with her.

"You won again Sandra, enjoy it when it lasts!" Rebecca stormed off.

Madam Sandra didn't bothered to give her a response.