CHAPTER ONE
The head maid stood right in front of Olivia, her face serious. "Olivia," she said, her voice clear, "the rules are that you have to strip completely… take off all your clothes."
The room felt small and stuffy. Only a little bit of light peeked in through the open windows, soft silver rays from the moon.
Olivia stood still in that dim moonlight, her long, straight hair falling over her face like a curtain. "Wait," she said, her voice confused. "No one told me I had to get completely naked. Why do I need to do that?"
The head maid's eyes flickered over Olivia, and her expression was cold. "The rules says that we have to examine you first," she explained plainly. "Don't feel ashamed. You're not Alpha Collins daughter anymore, not after your family turned their back on you. Tonight, you're just plaything for our Alpha, Ryan Knight, to use."
Just four months ago, Olivia Alison Bryan had been the pampered princess of her father, Alpha Collins of the Sunflakes pack. But everything changed when her stepmother, her stepsister, and the Beta of their pack lied and said she had committed murder. Because of their lies, she was thrown into the worst prison, a dark dungeon where criminals from all the different packs were sent.
Olivia's own mother had passed away when she was very young, and her father, Collins, had quickly married again, bringing in her stepmother and stepsister.
Her stepmother and stepsister had somehow managed to win her father over. Even though he had loved Olivia, they had twisted things so that he believed them. And now, they had gotten rid of her, planning to kill her when they got the chance.
"Oh, poor Olivia," her stepsister Matilda had sneered when she visited Olivia in the dungeon a couple of months ago. "You're totally useless now. Who would have ever thought the Alpha's princess would end up in a place like this? Honestly, you're probably better off here anyway, because nobody really loves you. Not even your own father."
While she was trapped in the dungeon, Olivia had suffered terribly. They had made her feel small and worthless, hurt her, and barely given her any food or water. This awful treatment had gone on day after day, until tonight. Suddenly, she had been taken out of that dark place and brought to the North Prime pack.
Rumours were flying around that the leader, or Alpha, of the North Prime wolf pack was the only son of the previous leader, Alpha Blake. Everyone knew the North Prime pack had a lot of money and influence. But their current Alpha had a problem: he had been cursed with a strange illness since he was a little boy. Now, people were whispering that he didn't have much longer to live. Because of this, his mother, the Luna (the Alpha's previous wife), Sylvia, had been searching for a woman who could bear a child with Ryan, the Alpha.
However, the women who had been brought to Ryan were scared away, hurt or worse killed them. None of them had been able to get pregnant with his child. It seemed like time was running out, so Luna Sylvia decided to ask for help from people who could see the future. These seers told her that a woman named Olivia was the only one who could have Ryan's baby. Olivia was facing a terrible situation where she could die miserably and be punished for something she didn't do. So, she thought it would be better to marry the sick Alpha and have his children.
The head maid looked at Olivia for a long time without saying anything. Finally, she mumbled something quietly and then gave a nasty smile. "If you're not going to strip naked by taking off your clothes, then hurry up and get ready for our Alpha."
Olivia's skin had bruises all over it. These bruises were from when she was kept in the dark, underground dungeon. They constantly reminded her of the pain she had suffered and who was responsible for it. But she told herself it was alright, because as long as she was alive, those people would all pay for what they did to her.
Olivia had just finished a lovely warm bath, and the head maid had given her some light, pretty clothes to wear. After she got dressed, two maids walked her to a big open space outside, like a garden with walls around it. One of them opened a door for her. Then, before Olivia could even see inside, they gently pushed her into the room and quickly closed the door. Olivia heard a click as they locked it, and it felt like they were scared something scary might jump out.
Olivia stood near the door, and she felt a shiver go down her spine because the room was so dark. She could hear soft voices talking on the other side of the door. One voice whispered, "Poor thing, I don't think she'll make it through the night. It's such a shame."
Another voice replied, "There's no time to feel sorry for her. We have to leave now, or Luna will be angry with us. If she's still alive in the morning, we'll come back for her."
Olivia took a deep breath. Even though she was scared, she decided to be brave and stepped into the dark room. "Hello? Alpha Ryan... it's me, Olivia," she started to say, but suddenly, something jumped on her! She didn't see it coming at all.
The impact knocked the breath out of Olivia. She stumbled backward, her hands flying up to try and grab whatever had attacked her. It felt… furry? And surprisingly heavy. A low growl rumbled against her chest, sending a jolt of pure terror through her.
"Wh-what is…?" she stammered, her voice trembling. The darkness made it impossible to see anything clearly. She could only feel the weight pressing down on her, the hot breath near her face, and the prickle of something sharp against her skin. Was it teeth? Claws?
Panic clawed at her throat. She thrashed wildly, trying to dislodge her attacker, but it held firm. The growling intensified, morphing into a low, guttural sound that seemed to vibrate through the very ground beneath her feet.
She widened her eyes, trying to stare at the face of the man who had bounced on her but the room was just too dark and the moonlight was just too dim for her to see his face clearly, but one thing was clear, that he was an imposing figure and his breath on her neck made her body tingle weirdly. writing here…