4 04.

Stone Moon Pack...

Sylvia stood in front of her betas as she sniffled.

"It's good to see you all hale and hearty." She forced a smile on her face.

Alpha Nolan kept to his word. Her pack was saved.

She could walk around with her chest up high. She could look in the eyes of her pack members without feeling lost and guilty. She hadn't failed them.

And now, she had to step down from her position as an Alpha. It was a hard decision to make. But because she couldn't renege on her words, she had to keep to her end of the bargain.

"Can't you just decline?" her best friend stepped forward with reddened eyes.

She had been crying.

She just returned to the pack from a tour and was only just getting filled in with the details.

That her friend had been sold.

"Clara, it's easier said than done. I have to... That was the condition I was given in exchange for the cure." Sylvia sniffled again.

"Alpha..."

"Hush, I'm no longer fit to be called that." Sylvia tried to smile. But it was futile. She couldn't...

She turned and left her pack. The pack she had come to love...

There was one more thing she didn't tell them. Alpha Nolan also wanted her body.

Recalling his words, she shook her head sadly.

Did she regret her decision? Of course, she did...

Leaving her position wasn't hurtful enough?

How could she become a sex buddy to that jerk?

She was however glad her pack was safe; that was all that mattered. Nothing else did...

Nothing at all...

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The Peak Ocean Pack

The pack members were excitedly waiting for the arrival of Sylvia. They were informed that she stepped down from her position as an Alpha in exchange for a cure from their Alpha.

"What a good Alpha." Selena scoffed.

She wanted to see what the so-called Alpha looked like. She wasn't thinking like others.

She knew Alpha Nolan...

He made decisions that benefited him. She was wondering why he asked Luna Sylvia to step down from her position when Luther informed him that she would be joining their pack; as a beta.

Selena was alarmed. What was the reason behind Alpha Nolan's decision? Did he plan to....?

'No,' She shook her head. That wasn't possible.

Gasps from her pack members drew her attention. She turned to where their attention was focused and fixed a glare at the intruder.

Sylvia...

Selena felt threatened by her appearance. Her reaction was understandable.

Sylvia was a rare kind of beauty. She had a delicate yet fierce demeanor. She wasn't robust but yet one knew at a glance that she was not to be trifled with.

There wasn't a way to describe her beauty. She was a beauty in itself.

Was it possible the Alpha took a liking to her?

No. Alpha Nolan was too cold-hearted to love.

How could a Devil fall in love? No way...

She knew it well. She was very beautiful and all the men in the pack wanted her. Unlike them, he even got to have sex with her. And she knew she wasn't lacking in the bit of seduction.

But that man...

He was like stone.

He wouldn't even be moved.

Selena walked up to Sylvia and said contemptuously,

"You are the new member?"

She deliberately didn't refer to her as Alpha.

Was there any point in doing so? After all, she was now a beta...

She was lower than them. And so, had to be treated as one.

Sylvia didn't respond. She kept mute as she stared at the lady in front of her. She had always been a cold person herself. And, she wasn't in the mood to play with a bitch.

You had to know a bitch when you saw one...

'Bitch...' She cursed inwardly.

A slap resounded across the room.

"Are you deaf? How dare you remain mute while I'm talking to you?" Selena slapped her hard across the cheeks.

With a dumbfounded look, Sylvia held the side of her cheeks.

Did a lowly Beta just slap her?

She raised her hand to retaliate when a voice sounded from the top of the stairs.

"You dare not."

Everyone raised their heads to see Alpha Nolan descending the stairs. He looked as cold and condescending as always.

"You haven't stepped your foot fully here and you are already causing trouble? How dare you try to slap a member of my pack? Who do you think you are?"

Alpha Nolan stared menacingly at Sylvia. He wasn't a nice person at all. And she knew it.

But, she wasn't a weakling either. She had been trained as alpha and she was one. She couldn't show any fear. She needed to be strong.

Nolan walked down the stairs. He was expressionless. But, he didn't seem angry. He looked at Sylvia for a moment before he turned to Selena.

"Slap her again." He ordered Selena.

Huh?

Selena was shocked at first, but she recovered and gleefully threw a slap across Sylvia's cheeks. The force of the slap was so hard that her face turned to the side.

Sylvia teared up...

But not a drop of tear fell.

If there was one thing her father taught her, it was that one should never bow to people that don't deserve it.

But why was she being treated that way?

At that moment, she knew. That her stay at the Peak Ocean Pack wasn't going to be a pleasant one.

"Did you just slap me, Selena?" Sylvia asked boldly. The glare in her gaze could not be undermined as she looked at Selena.

She didn't care if the Alpha was standing there or not. She was furious. A lowly Beta? Did she dare to lay her filthy hands on her?

PAH!!!

Sylvia lifted her palm and immediately threw a resounding slap across her face. The impact immediately could be seen on Selena's face as a couple of marks appeared on her fair skin.

Nolan was furious at this. He was being undermined. She was threatening his position. How dare she not obey his orders?

"How dare you?! Are you out of your fucking mind? Forget about your former status... Here, you are nothing but a lowly Beta. And you are to obey the orders of everyone. Is that understood?" Alpha Nolan barked at her.

Sylvia stilled.

He was right...

She was a servant to everyone now.

Sylvia didn't respond to his question. She bent her head as her tears flowed fast. She had never felt so hurt. She had never dealt with so many problems at such an alarming rate.

"I'm sure you don't want to do that. Answer me!" Alpha Nolan barked furiously. He felt satisfied when he saw her tears...

When she didn't respond, he pulled her by the collar and dragged her to his chambers.

"A piece of advice for you. Remember, you are no longer the Alpha of any pack. You signed a contract and I get to decide your fate. It will do you good if you realize you are now under me... Whatever I say is the law." Alpha Nolan stared at her crumpled figure without an ounce of pity.

Sylvia looked up at him. She didn't cry any longer and her face had returned to its usual calmness. But, she realized where her position what at that moment.

The moment she had signed that contract, she had pawned herself off to hell.

His gaze was intense.

He approached her and smirked. As she sat there and watched him, she suddenly felt fear. He had included it in that contract. That her body belonged to him.

She initially thought he was going to touch her. Except he merely watched her for a moment before turning around and walking out of the room.