Chapter 3

He growled, enunciating each word out dangerously. He pressed the control button on the remote he held, pulling the chain higher until Audrey was now hanging between the ceiling and the floor.

“Yes! Yes! Yes! You’re not my Alpha. Argh! I’m sorry, please!” Audrey was in so much pain, that she felt like her hands and legs had been pulled to the maximum limit by opposite forces, any other force apples would pull her limbs apart.

Alpha Lake stormed out angrily, he knew he would do something he wouldn’t regret if he continued staying in there.

“Do not get any food in there for three days!” Alpha Lake barked out the order to Bill and Bull who were standing guard beside the door.

“Yes, Alpha.” They bowed their heads as he stormed past them.

“She’s going to stay there for three days? Poor child, she didn’t even get to eat breakfast this morning.” Ms. Bridget sighed loudly as she dished out rice porridge into Alpha Lake's plate while he sat there, brooding.

He did not like what he was about to eat; he had his private menu that was used for preparing his meals, but he had no choice, he had to eat what Ms. Bridget prepared from the Pack's kitchen. After all, he had locked away his cook in a cold, dark dungeon.

He chose to live in the penthouse above the Packhouse, because he liked his alone time and he did not like to associate with other members of the Pack.

That is why he decided to have Audrey as his maid, she did everything for him. He wanted her to work in attunement for her mother's sins.

“Oh, poor boy, I'm sorry, is the food not to your liking? You know? I had no idea ill be replacing your maid tonight, I wasn't pre-informed that your maid was going to get locked up in the dungeon.” She placed a glass of water beside his dish.

“You know I’m too busy in the Pack's kitchen, how about I call Cara to take care of your home until you release your maid?”

“Enough! Bridget. You can go.” He controlled himself from using his Alpha command on her.

He respected her as a second mother, she was the one that took care of him when his parents died but she had her limits too.

He knew she was taunting him for locking Audrey up, out of everyone in the Pack, she was the only one who could boldly show her displeasure about how he treated Audrey. But she would never understand how he felt, no one did.

“I'll come over in the morning with breakfast.” With that, she bowed her head and left.

He knew it; this was her way of taunting him so he would release Audrey. She had promised to 'come' with breakfast and not to come and 'make' it. He did not like what they made from the Pack's kitchen, he needed to eat something made from his menu, and nothing else.

Cara? She knew he disliked her personality, and that was why she purposely mentioned her to him.

“Fucking bitch!”

He angrily stood up, the chair falling back from the sudden collision with the back of his leg. He hated her, he wanted her gone from his sight, his life.

Even locked up, she was still causing trouble for him.

He suddenly thought of what his beta had said earlier.

‘Why not send her away from the pack since she causes you so much trouble, Alpha.’

Maybe it was time he did it. He knew keeping her close and making her do all sorts of work and punishments were never going to bring back his dead mother, it was time he sent her away from his pack.

She did not deserve to be here. She was wolf-less and useless, he did not care what happened to her after she left his pack, he did not care if she died or lived.

“Alpha, Alpha Sebastian of the White Moon pack is here,” Andrew informed, standing in front of Alpha Lake's desk.

“Let him in.” He replied without looking up from the report he was reading.

“Yes, Alpha.”

Andrew bowed his head and left.

A few seconds later, the door was opened, and a handsome man in a white t-shirt and army-green combat trousers walked into the office, his long hair packed in a neat low bun.

He lowered himself to the seat opposite Alpha Lake's table.

“Did I ask you to sit, Sebastian?” He asked, raising his head from the report.

“Oh? I missed you too, my dearest friend.” Alpha Sebastian flashed him a wide smile.

Alpha Lake scoffed, he expected that from him. They have known each other since childhood, they were like brothers but Alpha Sebastian was more like the senseless and annoying sibling.

He was not in the mood for his shenanigans.

“What do you want?” He asked coldly, folding his hands on his chest and relaxing back in his chair.

“Oh, dear Moon goddess!” Alpha Sebastian facepalmed, shaking his head in dissatisfaction.

“You've been mate-less for so long, you no longer care about the upcoming full moon.” Alpha Sebastian sighed.

He knew his friend could be nonchalantly cold about things, but how could he forget? The full moon had always been held in his Pack!

“Well, that’s why I have you, right? Like an annoying reminder, now speak. I don't have all day.”

Alpha Sebastian chuckled. His friend never failed to surprise him.

“I know you’re the strongest Alpha alive, my dear friend, but could you show a little respect here? I’m an Alpha too. Not some servant of yours.” Alpha Sebastian whined like a kid.

But He knew that was the way Alpha Lake talked to people he cared about, he just loved to pull his legs, anything to get a reaction out of that stoic face.

Alpha Lake sighed, picked up the Pack report, and resumed reading it. He was not going to indulge this madman in front of him.

“Hey, hey, hey. Don’t ignore me. Fine, I’ll tell you. Spoilsport!” Alpha Sebastian muttered the last part to himself.

“I heard that.”

“I’ll be worried if you don't. Alpha.” Alpha l sat up in the chair, his expression turning serious as well.

“The full moon is in two months. You have the largest pack.” He paused, waiting to see if Alpha Lake caught what he was trying to say.

“So?” Alpha Lake asked impatiently.

Alpha Sebastian sighed, guess he had to spell it word for word.

“An email was sent to you yesterday. Your Pack has been chosen to hold the full moon ceremony for this year...again.” He crossed his legs, drumming his a1àqàaaqafingers on his lap.

Alpha Lake frowned a bit. Yesterday, he had been too angry to check his emails.

That foolish girl always managed to destabilize his day. He forced the thought of her out of his head, he did not want to remember something as worthless and as stupid as that wolf-less female.

“Okay.” Came his short reply. He picked up his phone from the table and started typing into it.

He knew this was coming but he just needed to hear him say it.

He already had pending plans, all he needed was to give a go-ahead order and everything would be ready.