Mated to Alpha Lucas

" I begged on my knees and wept furiou

. Every shred of hope I had disappeared when he turned to my crying mother

realize it was me. I watched helplessly as

y mother but he and his guards were just laughing sinisterly. I was confused and angry and I got up on my feet and wanted to talk but I could

screamed and I woke up, immediately sitting

if anyone heard me scream but then reminded myself that every

was covered in cold sweat and I pushed aside stray hair that was matted to my forehead and sighed in frustration. This happen

same man I saw in my dream, the same man w

an Alpha King after all. My heart ached as I remembered how he barely allowed me to touch my mother's bo

after trying endlessly to escape the first year I spent here. No ma

when I turned eighteen. He said it would be enough to pay my mother's d

st waiting for me. I prayed to the moon

n whose color was already fading. Almost all my clothes were like this. The rest were worse. I quickly tied the a

nd only time I tried that, they cornered me and left bruises that lasted for days on my body. I shivered involuntarily from the memory. I got to work immediately. I

ng dough and I rolled them to provide some relief. The royal family was to have brunch today and I had to make food for the other palace workers as well. I started with the breakfast for the workers which included myself. No matter how much I cooked, they would leave little or nothing for me and I was to be the last t

ot but not steaming hot. I prayed that they'd overlook this because it was too late to start ag

n one of them poi

a beat as I gave

summons yo

my feet felt roo

o her voice "Are you deaf? Alpha called on you. What

he royal dining. Goosebumps erupted on my skin as I reached the g

he table. As soon as they noticed me, I diverted my eyes to my feet and w

our Highnesses" I said as I cur

heavy glare of

y spoke up "You sure have grow

I'm not sure what yo

y "Oh, I'm sure you kn

ly "I am so sorry, Alpha. I made brunch too early and I couldn't start from scratch because I di

ter pierced the air "

ent "Well, now, I have an

just dig my o

at was the f

backwards and Alpha Dexter walked towards me, stopp

o scr