35: HOWLING IN THE DISTANCE

HOWLING IN THE DISTANCE

Ethan hated it that he had to go to this welcoming party, but then he had a cute mutt ready to be introduced to those obscene alphas and he thought it would be a great experience for the mutt to be finally put in his position.0

Thus, with his happy- go- lucky personality, he entered the main hall with his mutt and showed them what Mason could do. He even put a leash around his neck and forced him to crawl on the floor to get a treat.

Mason didn't have any other choice but to swallow his pride, if he still had any. He crawled per Ethan's instructions, since this crazy gamma had starved him for five days straight. He was barely able to walk.

The humiliation and anger were unbearable seeing those familiar faces laughing at his downfall. They wouldn't have dared to laugh at his face if his father was still here.

However, he was too hungry to get angry.

Ethan enjoyed the show, so did the rest of the alphas and the king.

"This is just the beginning," Ethan whispered into Mason's ear. "I will give you the taste of your own actions down to the very little detail."

It was Jace, who was treated this way when he was taken to the party for the first time by alpha Gerald. He put a leash on his neck and made him crawl on the floor to get a treat by his mouth, or else, Cane would be whipped.

Jace did it, but Cane still got whipped.

"Where is the girl!?"

After the show, they finally realized that Iris was no longer inside the room and alpha Cane had disappeared as well. They were mad, but then Ethan threw Mason to them.

"I think her brother will do for now." Ethan dragged Mason to the table and laid him down. "I still remember that he hated it when someone did his back."

All the five alphas laughed, a few slaves laughed along with their masters, so did the king, but when the actual act happened, the king left the room. It didn't suit his palate. Moreover, he was tired, since his slaves had made him come a few times. He was satisfied enough. It was time to look for his queen.

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Amee checked on Iris when she returned with tea and meal. She was sleeping and knowing that she needed rest after such a horrible event, she left the meal there.

It seemed she was in a great shock because of what Alpha James had done to her and how those people looked at her degradingly. But, she didn't have a fever, she would check on her again later, just in case she would catch one.

Amee was Rora and Edgar's wet nurse, the alpha's twin siblings, also their nanny; she had been in the family for a long time. During those hard times, she would be the one, who pushed him to go through day after day and keep strong, for he couldn't let Gerald laugh at his death. Though it was hard, thanks to her, Cane could keep a little bit of his sanity intact.

"I will go now," Cane said, as he gulped down the tea that Amee brought for him and stood up.

Cane looked a little bit pale, it was only a few hours before midnight and he was feeling restless already. He started to feel the pain, as if his whole body was being pricked by thousands of silver needles.

Yet, despite what he felt, he didn't show it on his face at all. He still looked calm and distant.

There was a heavy cloud of sadness in Amee's eyes when she watched Cane's retreating back, as she knew he would receive the retribution for his actions, the price for his pack's freedom.

Every new moon, every month, he would be in agony that none of them could imagine.

There were a lot of things that happened and a lot of sacrifices before they could free themselves from the tyrant's grip, things that shouldn't be said or talked about.

Amee's heart ached every time the new moon came and Cane had to be away from all the people for his own sake and the others', taking the brunt all by himself.

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Iris woke up around midnight, she kept hearing a howl in the distance, though it was not possible and that must be only in her mind.

She opened her eyes groggily and took in her surroundings, she was sure that she was not in her room and when she tried to pinpoint where she was, all the memories about what happened earlier that day flooded her mind and she couldn't help but tremble in fear again.

"You are, okay. You are fine… you are fine…" Iris talked to herself, hugging her knees, as she looked around in alert, afraid that one of the alphas would suddenly appear and touch her again, since they would still be in the pack house for another six days.

When Iris managed to get a little grip over her emotions, she found a tray of food on the table, not too far from her and a new dress on the bed. She just realized that she was naked under the cloak, it seemed, she cried herself to sleep and that old lady had brought her food and a dress while she was sleeping.

Would she be alright to do this for her? Wouldn't the alpha be angry?

But then, she was too famished to care about that, at least for now.

Gingerly, Iris got off the bed and headed for the food. It was already cold, but there was meat there and she didn't mind it. It was a nice meal, though it was no longer warm.

In the end, Iris helped herself and ate everything on the table gleefully, but then, the howling in the distance wouldn't stop bothering her.

It sounded so pitiful, as if someone was in pain and what was more, it felt like they were calling for her…

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