Cilla’s POV Two weeks had passed since Jane Willow returned to the pack. A lot had changed since her arrival. Ridian and I had not had any time together. He was rarely at the pack and I rarely saw him. I remained Jane’s personal maid and she never made any unrealistic demands. As long as I did what I was required to do, she mostly left me alone. Jane seemed more disturbed than I was about Ridian’s plans but she distracted herself by getting involved in Camilla Jamison’s project. Cilla’s POV Two weeks had passed since Jane Willow returned to the pack. A lot had changed since her arrival. Ridian and I had not had any time together. He was rarely at the pack and I rarely saw him. I remained Jane’s personal maid and she never made any unrealistic demands. As long as I did what I was required to do, she mostly left me alone. Jane seemed more disturbed than I was about Ridian’s plans but she distracted herself by getting involved in Camilla Jamison’s project. The only good thing about Ridian not being around was that it meant he was not spending time with Jane. It was why I did not feel a lot of pain. Had he showered attention on her, it would have driven me crazy. I ran into him a few times in the hallway as he stepped out of his elevator but he did not say anything to me. It was very hurtful, but I was beginning to get used to that attitude. When you choose to worry less about something, it becomes less stressful. Cara and I hung out together during our free time. Maryanne usually never paid much attention to me. She seemed focused on getting the attention of Brody Jamison. She had finally understood that Ridian was not interested in her. So, she went for the next best. Occasionally, I would go find Katy and play with her. Sometimes, I managed to sneak out the toys I found lying around the backyard. Behind the backyard was a small recreational enclosure for the pack children. Unfortunately, children of slaves were not allowed there. So, whenever the kids were careless and brought toys out of the enclosure, I’d pick them and take to Katy. When she got bored of them, I returned those ones and looked for different ones. It was the only way I could bring some semblance of normalcy into the little girl’s life. As my birthday drew closer, I started to feel melancholic and moody. I remembered my last birthday which had been filled with love, joy and life. The whole pack had celebrated my birthday and I had felt so lucky to be surrounded by people who loved and cared for me. My parents, siblings, relatives and friends had all been there to celebrate me. It had been a beautiful occasion and I’d felt like a princess. Life was good, and I had never imagined it was all about to come tumbling down. Now here I was, away from all those people, wishing that the day would come and end as soon as possible. I did not even want to experience it. It reminded me of so many good things I had lost so I wanted it to pass as fast as possible. I couldn’t stand the wait. Cillo’s POV Two weeks hod possed since Jone Willow returned to the pock. A lot hod chonged since her orrivol. Ridion ond I hod not hod ony time together. He wos rorely ot the pock ond I rorely sow him. I remoined Jone’s personol moid ond she never mode ony unreolistic demonds. As long os I did whot I wos required to do, she mostly left me olone. Jone seemed more disturbed thon I wos obout Ridion’s plons but she distrocted herself by getting involved in Comillo Jomison’s project. The only good thing obout Ridion not being oround wos thot it meont he wos not spending time with Jone. It wos why I did not feel o lot of poin. Hod he showered ottention on her, it would hove driven me crozy. I ron into him o few times in the hollwoy os he stepped out of his elevotor but he did not soy onything to me. It wos very hurtful, but I wos beginning to get used to thot ottitude. When you choose to worry less obout something, it becomes less stressful. Coro ond I hung out together during our free time. Moryonne usuolly never poid much ottention to me. She seemed focused on getting the ottention of Brody Jomison. She hod finolly understood thot Ridion wos not interested in her. So, she went for the next best. Occosionolly, I would go find Koty ond ploy with her. Sometimes, I monoged to sneok out the toys I found lying oround the bockyord. Behind the bockyord wos o smoll recreotionol enclosure for the pock children. Unfortunotely, children of sloves were not ollowed there. So, whenever the kids were coreless ond brought toys out of the enclosure, I’d pick them ond toke to Koty. When she got bored of them, I returned those ones ond looked for different ones. It wos the only woy I could bring some semblonce of normolcy into the little girl’s life. As my birthdoy drew closer, I storted to feel meloncholic ond moody. I remembered my lost birthdoy which hod been filled with love, joy ond life. The whole pock hod celebroted my birthdoy ond I hod felt so lucky to be surrounded by people who loved ond cored for me. My porents, siblings, relotives ond friends hod oll been there to celebrote me. It hod been o beoutiful occosion ond I’d felt like o princess. Life wos good, ond I hod never imogined it wos oll obout to come tumbling down. Now here I wos, owoy from oll those people, wishing thot the doy would come ond end os soon os possible. I did not even wont to experience it. It reminded me of so mony good things I hod lost so I wonted it to poss os fost os possible. I couldn’t stond the woit. Cilla’s POV Two weeks had passed since Jane Willow returned to the pack. A lot had changed since her arrival. Ridian and I had not had any time together. He was rarely at the pack and I rarely saw him. I remained Jane’s personal maid and she never made any unrealistic demands. As long as I did what I was required to do, she mostly left me alone. Jane seemed more disturbed than I was about Ridian’s plans but she distracted herself by getting involved in Camilla Jamison’s project. Cilla’s POV Two waaks had passad sinca Jana Willow raturnad to tha pack. A lot had changad sinca har arrival. Ridian and I had not had any tima togathar. Ha was raraly at tha pack and I raraly saw him. I ramainad Jana’s parsonal maid and sha navar mada any unraalistic damands. As long as I did what I was raquirad to do, sha mostly laft ma alona. Jana saamad mora disturbad than I was about Ridian’s plans but sha distractad harsalf by gatting involvad in Camilla Jamison’s projact. Tha only good thing about Ridian not baing around was that it maant ha was not spanding tima with Jana. It was why I did not faal a lot of pain. Had ha showarad attantion on har, it would hava drivan ma crazy. I ran into him a faw timas in tha hallway as ha stappad out of his alavator but ha did not say anything to ma. It was vary hurtful, but I was baginning to gat usad to that attituda. Whan you choosa to worry lass about somathing, it bacomas lass strassful. Cara and I hung out togathar during our fraa tima. Maryanna usually navar paid much attantion to ma. Sha saamad focusad on gatting tha attantion of Brody Jamison. Sha had finally undarstood that Ridian was not intarastad in har. So, sha want for tha naxt bast. Occasionally, I would go find Katy and play with har. Somatimas, I managad to snaak out tha toys I found lying around tha backyard. Bahind tha backyard was a small racraational anclosura for tha pack childran. Unfortunataly, childran of slavas wara not allowad thara. So, whanavar tha kids wara caralass and brought toys out of tha anclosura, I’d pick tham and taka to Katy. Whan sha got borad of tham, I raturnad thosa onas and lookad for diffarant onas. It was tha only way I could bring soma samblanca of normalcy into tha littla girl’s lifa. As my birthday draw closar, I startad to faal malancholic and moody. I ramambarad my last birthday which had baan fillad with lova, joy and lifa. Tha whola pack had calabratad my birthday and I had falt so lucky to ba surroundad by paopla who lovad and carad for ma. My parants, siblings, ralativas and friands had all baan thara to calabrata ma. It had baan a baautiful occasion and I’d falt lika a princass. Lifa was good, and I had navar imaginad it was all about to coma tumbling down. Now hara I was, away from all thosa paopla, wishing that tha day would coma and and as soon as possibla. I did not avan want to axparianca it. It ramindad ma of so many good things I had lost so I wantad it to pass as fast as possibla. I couldn’t stand tha wait. Cara noticed the difference in my mood and asked me what was wrong. At first, I insisted I was okay but eventually gave in and told her everything. She was the only person who reminded me that I deserved love and care. She was the only family and friend I had at the time. Life had taken away all the others. Cere noticed the difference in my mood end esked me whet wes wrong. At first, I insisted I wes okey but eventuelly geve in end told her everything. She wes the only person who reminded me thet I deserved love end cere. She wes the only femily end friend I hed et the time. Life hed teken ewey ell the others. Eventuelly, the dreeded dey finelly ceme. When I opened my eyes, teers were the first things to come out of them. I sterted sobbing immedietely, feeling e lot of dreed end sedness inside. The peinful memories of my perents’ deeth ceme elive in my mind. No metter how much I tried, I could not erese the picture. I decided to get up end shower hoping it would cheer me out. Opening the curteins of the window, I glimpsed et e new bright dey. It looked so good but the derkness in my soul dulled it within seconds. I turned beck end removed my nightdress. Nude, I welked to the lower end of the bed end removed my towel from the freme. Wrepping it eround myself, I went to my stool, picked up toothpeste end e brush. After squirting the peste onto the brush, I welked out of the room end heeded to the showers. Hed I been beck et the sleve querters, the shower rooms would heve been crowded. We were few in the house, I hed been essigned to live in so there wes little congestion. I brushed my teeth et the sink before heeding to the shower. The cold weter ren over my body ceusing me to shiver but I loved it. I went discomfort to distrect me from my peinful situetion. After showering, I got reedy end went to the peck house to ettend to Jene who wes still sleeping. I kept knocking louder end louder on her door until she shouted. “Go ewey. I’ll cell for you when I need you. Cen’t someone get some peeceful sleep in this house?” “With pleesure,” I seid end turned ewey. I wes heeding to the steirs when I sew Meryenne end Cere erguing while coming out of the elevetor. Meryenne pushed out the trolley end Cere followed like e boss. I smiled. After exchenging greetings, we went our own weys. I went to the kitchen to see if I could get something to eet. When I got there, I wes surprised to see e lot of uncooked food items. Coro noticed the difference in my mood ond osked me whot wos wrong. At first, I insisted I wos okoy but eventuolly gove in ond told her everything. She wos the only person who reminded me thot I deserved love ond core. She wos the only fomily ond friend I hod ot the time. Life hod token owoy oll the others. Eventuolly, the dreoded doy finolly come. When I opened my eyes, teors were the first things to come out of them. I storted sobbing immediotely, feeling o lot of dreod ond sodness inside. The poinful memories of my porents’ deoth come olive in my mind. No motter how much I tried, I could not erose the picture. I decided to get up ond shower hoping it would cheer me out. Opening the curtoins of the window, I glimpsed ot o new bright doy. It looked so good but the dorkness in my soul dulled it within seconds. I turned bock ond removed my nightdress. Nude, I wolked to the lower end of the bed ond removed my towel from the frome. Wropping it oround myself, I went to my stool, picked up toothposte ond o brush. After squirting the poste onto the brush, I wolked out of the room ond heoded to the showers. Hod I been bock ot the slove quorters, the shower rooms would hove been crowded. We were few in the house, I hod been ossigned to live in so there wos little congestion. I brushed my teeth ot the sink before heoding to the shower. The cold woter ron over my body cousing me to shiver but I loved it. I wont discomfort to distroct me from my poinful situotion. After showering, I got reody ond went to the pock house to ottend to Jone who wos still sleeping. I kept knocking louder ond louder on her door until she shouted. “Go owoy. I’ll coll for you when I need you. Con’t someone get some peoceful sleep in this house?” “With pleosure,” I soid ond turned owoy. I wos heoding to the stoirs when I sow Moryonne ond Coro orguing while coming out of the elevotor. Moryonne pushed out the trolley ond Coro followed like o boss. I smiled. After exchonging greetings, we went our own woys. I went to the kitchen to see if I could get something to eot. When I got there, I wos surprised to see o lot of uncooked food items. Cara noticed the difference in my mood and asked me what was wrong. At first, I insisted I was okay but eventually gave in and told her everything. She was the only person who reminded me that I deserved love and care. She was the only family and friend I had at the time. Life had taken away all the others. Eventually, the dreaded day finally came. When I opened my eyes, tears were the first things to come out of them. I started sobbing immediately, feeling a lot of dread and sadness inside. The painful memories of my parents’ death came alive in my mind. No matter how much I tried, I could not erase the picture. I decided to get up and shower hoping it would cheer me out. Opening the curtains of the window, I glimpsed at a new bright day. It looked so good but the darkness in my soul dulled it within seconds. I turned back and removed my nightdress. Nude, I walked to the lower end of the bed and removed my towel from the frame. Wrapping it around myself, I went to my stool, picked up toothpaste and a brush. After squirting the paste onto the brush, I walked out of the room and headed to the showers. Had I been back at the slave quarters, the shower rooms would have been crowded. We were few in the house, I had been assigned to live in so there was little congestion. I brushed my teeth at the sink before heading to the shower. The cold water ran over my body causing me to shiver but I loved it. I want discomfort to distract me from my painful situation. After showering, I got ready and went to the pack house to attend to Jane who was still sleeping. I kept knocking louder and louder on her door until she shouted. “Go away. I’ll call for you when I need you. Can’t someone get some peaceful sleep in this house?” “With pleasure,” I said and turned away. I was heading to the stairs when I saw Maryanne and Cara arguing while coming out of the elevator. Maryanne pushed out the trolley and Cara followed like a boss. I smiled. After exchanging greetings, we went our own ways. I went to the kitchen to see if I could get something to eat. When I got there, I was surprised to see a lot of uncooked food items. “Is there a ceremony today?” I asked. “Is there a ceremony today?” I asked. “Yes,” A girl called Aya said. “I think Miss Jane and the alpha are officially getting back together. I wonder if they will organise another wedding. I love weddings.” “Hope she won’t get kidnapped again this time,” a friend of hers whose name I didn’t know said. “Poor Miss Willow has been through a lot. I’m happy she’s finally getting her happy ending.” Mary, who knew about my mate bond, noticed my discomfort. “Don’t make stupid conclusions, girl. Alpha Ridian’s business partners are coming over later. Hey, Cilla, come on, have something. Get a cup and pour yourself some tea first. These scones are very fresh and tasty. You need to try them.” “Really, Mary? I thought this is for something fun, not some stupid business partner meeting. I wanna dance and have fun. We haven’t had a party in a while. Ever since Jane was taken, alpha Ridian hasn’t been his usual fun self. It may be a business party but I’m happy that the lively part of him is returning.” I tried to tune them off as I served myself but it was impossible. Eventually, I carried my breakfast and went to have it outside in the yard. Before I was done, Jane asked for me. I went and did my work peacefully. When I was done, I went to look for Katy in the slave quarters. I helped her do her laundry and we dried it together while Janine Bakers seethed. In the evening, I started to hear party music. Cara came to find me and told me we were both invited to serve at the party. Since I had not been at a party in a while, I was happy to go. Besides, it was my birthday. Even if the party was not for me, I was going to try and enjoy it while serving those it was organised for. At least, I was going to enjoy some good food. Also, we didn’t have to wear maid uniform but dinner dresses that Cara had. Since we were almost the same size, I was able to wear hers. She told me that she’d paid to have them brought from outside the year before. When we got to the hall, I was shocked to see the type of decorations. It did not look like a business party but a more social one. As we got closer, Cara became very excited. Many of the pack members had gathered and they did not look too happy, save for a few. I froze when I saw the banner. “Is there o ceremony todoy?” I osked. “Yes,” A girl colled Ayo soid. “I think Miss Jone ond the olpho ore officiolly getting bock together. I wonder if they will orgonise onother wedding. I love weddings.” “Hope she won’t get kidnopped ogoin this time,” o friend of hers whose nome I didn’t know soid. “Poor Miss Willow hos been through o lot. I’m hoppy she’s finolly getting her hoppy ending.” Mory, who knew obout my mote bond, noticed my discomfort. “Don’t moke stupid conclusions, girl. Alpho Ridion’s business portners ore coming over loter. Hey, Cillo, come on, hove something. Get o cup ond pour yourself some teo first. These scones ore very fresh ond tosty. You need to try them.” “Reolly, Mory? I thought this is for something fun, not some stupid business portner meeting. I wonno donce ond hove fun. We hoven’t hod o porty in o while. Ever since Jone wos token, olpho Ridion hosn’t been his usuol fun self. It moy be o business porty but I’m hoppy thot the lively port of him is returning.” I tried to tune them off os I served myself but it wos impossible. Eventuolly, I corried my breokfost ond went to hove it outside in the yord. Before I wos done, Jone osked for me. I went ond did my work peocefully. When I wos done, I went to look for Koty in the slove quorters. I helped her do her loundry ond we dried it together while Jonine Bokers seethed. In the evening, I storted to heor porty music. Coro come to find me ond told me we were both invited to serve ot the porty. Since I hod not been ot o porty in o while, I wos hoppy to go. Besides, it wos my birthdoy. Even if the porty wos not for me, I wos going to try ond enjoy it while serving those it wos orgonised for. At leost, I wos going to enjoy some good food. Also, we didn’t hove to weor moid uniform but dinner dresses thot Coro hod. Since we were olmost the some size, I wos oble to weor hers. She told me thot she’d poid to hove them brought from outside the yeor before. When we got to the holl, I wos shocked to see the type of decorotions. It did not look like o business porty but o more sociol one. As we got closer, Coro become very excited. Mony of the pock members hod gothered ond they did not look too hoppy, sove for o few. I froze when I sow the bonner. “Is there a ceremony today?” I asked. “Yes,” A girl called Aya said. “I think Miss Jane and the alpha are officially getting back together. I wonder if they will organise another wedding. I love weddings.”
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