BLURB Madison Blake was treated like a slave, being hated by everyone and given the cold shoulder despite being the Beta's daughter. She was called a jinx and was trained into an assassin, becoming the wicked princess Jennifer's blood guard. She was literally a human shield and sword. When the pack was attacked, she was ordered to sacrifice her life to buy time for others to escape to safety. She was killed in the attack, but the goddess is merciful. She was immediately reborn into the body of a vain princess who was slutty and shallow. Her new body, Princess Hailey Brooks was mated to the wolf king. But had chosen to elope with a young lover because the wolf king was rumored to be ugly. She had an accident while eloping, causing Madison to wake up in her body. The wolf king was furious at being cuckolded and the bright love which he had for Hailey turned into hatred and disgust. She was taken back to the royal castle where she endured punishments for sins she did not commit. She got entangled in an epic love story, enduring the king's love-hate desires and fighting secrets that threatened to consume her.
Chapter 1 BLOOD GUARD
CHAPTER TWO
MADISON BLAKE'S POV
It's not that I can't fight back, I have been trained to become a blood guard since I was a child.
It's only a matter of seconds before I snap the neck of Beatrice, that fatty step mother of mine. In this pack, apart from the soldiers and other higher ranking officials, few can match my strength.
But I will never dare fight back, even when attacked by an Omega to avoid being punished. My father will definitely torture me with glee for any little mistake. He seems to blame me for the death of my mother. She had died while giving birth to me.
He made me the princess's blood guard, despite knowing how much she hated me. He watches nonchalantly, as she and her family send me on degrading and dangerous missions. Every blood guard is paid well because of the level of sacrifice and dedication it takes to be a blood guard, except me.
I'm never paid, neither am I fed.
I only have a few pairs of clothes and warriors' gears.
I'm left to fend for my meals, scrambling for leftovers even in the trash. Subjecting myself to the highest level of humiliation in the hands of everyone. But what can I do?
I can't exactly rebel or fight, I can only wait and pray the goddess gives me a mate that will take me out of here.
I will be turning eighteen in two days.
But my greatest fear is that I will be rejected, if my mate is from this pack.
Probably afraid of being stigmatized because of me. I pray my mate will be from the nearby pack.
Due to my bloodline, the mate bond will be strong and my mate can feel me from miles away, after I shift. I can only pray and wait.
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I washed the plates and cleaned the kitchen before running towards the Alpha's palace.
My father has an Omega servant assigned to his house, but she rarely does anything. Except maybe, tending to Beatrice and chatting with her, and cooking when I'm away.
Most of the chores are left for me, despite the fact that I'm also busy in the palace.
I walked into the palace, walking towards the princess's division when an Omega servant stopped me.
"Help me take these to the kitchen" she said, dumping the two baskets of vegetables before me.
My eyes widened in anger, they're fond of doing this. Even when I'm in a hurry, everyone feels like they can send me on an errand. When their superiors annoy them, they find me to vent.
"Hey you! Can't you see I'm in a hurry?" I shouted angrily.
She stared at me from head to toe before hissing and walking away.
"Good for nothing" I heard her mutter.
I was angry, I felt like teaching her a lesson but I know that even slaves and pigs in the pack are all higher ranked and more respected than I am. Despite all my efforts and contributions to the pack.
I picked it up and angrily dumped it in the kitchen, ignoring everyone else before stalking to the princess's quarters.
I noticed others trying to approach me to dump their chores on me and pretended not to see them, walking very fast with a big scowl on my face.
I walked into her quarters and followed the princess's scent to her garden, where I saw her sitting with her attendants.
"Good afternoon, your highness" I greeted before she angrily stood up and slapped me.
"I called for you one hour ago, what took you so long?" She shouted.
"She's probably feeling too big, disdainful to answer your call. Maybe you need to remind her of her place" one of her attendants said, eyeing me with a smirk.
I smiled in my heart and waited.
Which kind of humiliation, torture, insult or set-up have I not seen before? I'm waiting for their new tricks.
"Perfect timing though. My dog Jaguar, just wounded itself while playing. As you can see, it's bleeding. It's getting weaker" she said, pointing to her ugly brown dog on the floor with a haughty look.
What does she expect me to do?
I'm no physician. But she continued her speech before I could think about it properly.
"We have already gotten the herbs ready, remaining the blood meal. Cut open your hand so that I can use your blood to help my dog. Your blood will be beneficial to it because of your bloodline and training, better than the cow's blood. Hurry up" she said, grabbing my hand.
What?
My eyes widened in anger.
Offer my blood up to a dog?
She wants me to form a bond with that thing by using blood sacrifice.
Blood sacrifice is an extreme healing practice that's often done between a master and slave.
The slave will cut herself open and channel her blood and energy to her master. Sometimes this process goes on for a long time if the master is badly injured, till the slaves eventually die.
Those that survived it will become their blood slave, which was the lowest form of existence in wolfdom.
Treated with disgust and disdain wherever they go, even worse than a harlot. People rarely accept to do it, except for their lovers.
Most slaves will kill themselves rather than do it, and she wants me to do it for a mere dog?
"What do you mean your majesty? The blood meal will be here soon. How can you ask me to do such a thing for a mere dog knowing its implications? Besides, I will still go on a mission tonight. Losing any amount of blood will make me weak. I might even die in the mission if I'm not strong enough. I refuse to sacrifice my life for a dog, your majesty!" I shouted angrily and she immediately slapped me.
Princess Jeniffer Johnson!
I could kill her with a snap of my fingers if I wish. How dare she treat me like that?
"A mere dog? Then what do you think you are? In my eyes, you're less than my precious dog. You're my blood guard, literally a slave serving me. How dare you defy my orders? You serve me, you serve my dog too. How dare you put that haughty look in your eyes before me? Obey my orders immediately or I kill you!" She roared.
I laughed angrily.
"Kill me then. I'm an assassin, a blood guard doesn't fear death or torture!" I roared with a crazed look in my eyes.
I have endured everything they shoved at me, but I refuse to be a dog's blood slave.
They can go ahead and do their worst. If my father still supports them after this, then no need having a family anymore.
I turned angrily to leave.
"How dare you? Do you want to commit treason by disobeying me? I will have you killed you useless thing!" She roared.
"Treason is only when I betray you. Your dog is not a member of the royal family. I don't remember Luna giving birth to a dog. Go ahead and charge me!" I said angrily, walking away.
All of a sudden, I felt a huge pressure descend on me and my feet got heavy.
My eyes widened at the realization, she's activating the blood guard's curse!.