Chapter-1

The cold stream of water felt like the piercing of needles on her not so soft hand. But she couldn't anything about it other than just distracting her mind to something else. She wanted to clean the dishes as soon as possible because she was sure she couldn't take more torture of the cold water. As she placed the last dish on the island, she noticed the snow outside the window.

It took her back to a place where she felt much more warmth. She saw an image of two distorted faces who were trying to say something wired, but they seemed really happy. Suddenly they looked at her and it seemed like they were smiling which made Laura smile too.

But her daydreaming was soon interrupted as she felt a hard smack on the back of her head. She looked back and saw it was the Irfan there. He said in a taunting manner, "Oh my god, did I interrupted Luna's visit to her kingdom?"

She simply looked down, not in a mood to fight with the child of second in command. Irfan was the younger son of the beta of the pack. She knew that it didn't match her status to even talk to him. He started to laugh at her but she kept quiet. He said again, "Why are you so boring?" She again didn't reply. He just sighed and left, not before making the plate fall from the island. She sighed and started her work of cleaning the mess he made.

Finally, when she completed her work, she looked around her, everything was clean as new. No stain on the floor or island. All the dishes washed and properly arranged. She went to the exit and turned the light off with a relaxing breadth. She knew Luna didn't like a messy kitchen if she comes to have a glass of water.

She went to her room and turned the light on. She didn't have an awesome room, but her princessly status matches the broken bed and the mattress on the floor. She was too tired to change from the only two clothing she had, so went straight to her mattress. Plus tomorrow is the Alpha's only son, Micheal, would be coming back from his training.

She had heard Alpha and beta talking about making him the new Alpha as soon as he would return. She was not eavesdropping but just could not help listen when she was serving tea to them. Laura knew she is nothing more than a servant to the pack, but she had to wear something good tomorrow because it would be a huge party on his come back and she didn't want her masters to be upset about her dressing. She could do this least to avoid the beating.

She didn't get much time to think anything else, because her body was breaking and her eyes were dropping to a point she couldn't help. So she surrendered herself to sleep.

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Her eyes slowly opened and she sat back. She looked at the clock at it was showing five O'clock. She smiled at her early wake-up and got out of the bed. Taking her dress and a simple soap which she had slipped from the yearly supply, she went to the basement. There was a shower in the basement without any water heater. But she was grateful to the kindness of the pack, that at least they would let her bath. Or maybe it was because they didn't want her smell because she had to serve them and do all the cleaning too. But no matter what it was she was really grateful for it anyway.

She turned the water on and the cold stream started. She took a deep breath and went into the stream. Although the water was cold enough to make her freeze, she quickly rubbed the soap and washed it off. Not having a towel, she wet-dry with her yesterday's dress and wore the new one. She hurried to her room to hide the soap because if someone would come to know she had a soap she would be having a long a beating that she wants to avoid at any cost.

When she was done hiding it to its safe place she went to the kitchen to start working with the meals because all of the packs from the world would be coming to this party.

Meanwhile, the whole pack was getting ready with stunning dresses, she was cooking food along with other workers. Even the workers in the house got a status but she, she was the lowest. Because she was found in the forest. She would have died there alone, but Alpha and the Luna took pity on her and brought her home and made her engage with home chores. She had been living in this pack as long as she can remember. But deep down in her heart, she knows, there is more to the story.

But she knew this though could actually kick her out of the pack and she didn't want to live like a rough. Because she knew what happens with them as she had once encountered one. Alpha killed him in front of the whole pack, although he was asking for mercy. So, she would dare not go against anyone in the pack.

She doesn't even talk to someone because her pervious beating had made her learn that it is bad to actually say that other children are doing bad although she would be right.

Finally, when everything was done at the seven in the evening, she was serving the tea to the Luna she said, "Hey girl, you better dress in something else than this rag." She looked at Luna with wonders in her eyes. After all, she hadn't worn anything new in the last six years. She was so malnutrition that she hadn't grown in the last six years, or maybe she had reached her maximum. Her eyes glimmer with light and Luna said, "We are giving new dresses to all the maids so have Becky's old dress." Even though it was someone's old dress, it was completely new for her. Laura couldn't be happier in her life before.

So she went to head maid and she gave her Becky's dress. She took it like a diamond. She hugged it like her life depend on it and ran straight to her room. She changed quickly into it and looked in the broken mirror. She couldn't look any better. She took out a broken comb under the mattress and started to brush her hair. She had seen other girls in the pack do same and she wanted to do it for a very long time and she was really happy finally doing it.

She felt just like the princess from the stories Luna used to tell all the girl of the pack. She pushed her hair back in a bun because Luna does not like open hair. She slipped into her half-torn boots and went straight to help the people arrange the party hall...