Chapter 16
I snapped out of my train of thought and turned around to find the pack’s chief male servant.
The butler had his trademark mellow smile on his face, making him look younger despite the greying locks in his hair. To my confusion, the aging beta, who I knew to be very strict and strait–laced, seemed unbothered by what was happening.
Jervis, what is going on here?” I asked urgently, now impatient to get a clarification.
“They’re having a party, Alpha,” Jervis replied.
I pinched the bridge of my nose. I can see that, okay? I’m asking how this came to be.”
“Well, please allow me to tell you from the very beginning, then. Elder Titania had invited other packs over for a party the other day, but it was canceled after Luna Silvermoon tried to pull a stunt with a skateboard and fell from the staircase-
“What?”
*-Oh, and there was also that fuss while Luna Silvermoon was having breakfast with Elder Titania and Mr. Ashwood this morning after which the head chef was fired. Sir, you have to hear this, our mistress knows the law very well! Then, she told the gammas not to clean
up yet and went on to throw a party with everyone in the mansion”
My head was starting to ache,
I heard Jervis loud and clear. Still, I was having a hard time completely understanding, with how bizarre it was. I knew Vivienne had done something again.
But one particular detail stood out to me. “You said Mr. Ashwood was here?” I questioned, to which Jervis nodded and answered, “Luna Silvermoon had this party as a welcome for him too. They spent the whole day together.” That made my chest cold for some reason
I didn’t agree to this. That alpha’s job was to keep a close eye on my mate, not be her playmate. There should still be his investigation
“Alright, that’s it. Party’s over, I hissed under my breath, brows scrunched together, hands clenched into fists.
I made my way to the courtyard, causing everyone to stop and turn into my direction. My sudden entrance threw them off guard–all except for the mastermind of this hasco.
“Hmm, let see- What do we sing next?” Vivienne happened to be too busy flipping the pages of the songbook, completely oblivious to my appearance. “Oh! Here’s a good one!”
The maids and menservants were yet to change out of their uniforms, and so, they had to act as though they were still at work too. In a quick motion, the betas and gammas stood up straight and fell in a perfect line, hiding their nervousness beneath their usual emotionless expressions.
I must’ve looked very formidable at this very moment, with a deep scowl on my face and a dagger–like gaze. Tension built in the air as everyone waited with bated breaths for what I was about to do. My mate, meanwhile, still failed to notice what was happening even as the whole place went dead silent.
“Okay, then!” she started, catching all our attention. “This time, let’s do a singing contest! Whoever scores higher than me will get a free skateboarding and basketball lesson.”
Vivienne, now face–to–face with me, froze up and gawked until the microphone slipped out of her hand with a loud screeching sound.
VIVIENNE’S POV
“Hey, everyone! Let’s have a house party!” I had told Rhea and all the other house attendants earlier that morning, much to their and Jayden’s surprise.
They were once again dumbfounded by how whimsical I was. I just thought it would help get rid of the gloomy atmosphere that had been clouding over the Silvermoon residence since Titania’s failure of a party–or maybe even way before then. They were hesitant but all del as I told them
Now that I was able to show everyone that I did have power and authority as the Luna, the betas and gammas of the Silvermoon pack were no longer ignoring my words.
Contrary to my expectations, the buller was quite understanding. If it weren’t for Jervis, they would remain reluctant to entertain my 1/3
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request. By following his instructions, the servants were able to finish putting everything together in no time.
“This way, we could make sure that you’re not doing something as dangerous as jumping over the stairs again,” was basically Jervis’s main reason for helping me out, which Jaiden agreed to. “Indeed, this will keep you out of harm. But that aside, it’s also a shame that you didn’t get to enjoy your own party yesterday,”
I was a bit offended that he thought of me as a troublemaker too, but nevertheless, I told them, “Well, let’s make this a welcoming party for Jay and a homecoming party for me, then!”
I had some of the house attendants follow me around as we worked on the preparations for the rest of the afternoon. They brought in all the stuff I wanted for the party; they were being helpful for once! I had come up with the idea of doing karaoke instead of the usual teatime rich people would do all the time.
Then, before I knew it, more and more people began joining me and the others until it ended up becoming the backyard party that Chrysander came home to after his business trip.
“So, in other words, your ridiculous antics have turned our houseworkers into your babysitters, Chrysander muttered. looking very displeased.
The two of us were now in our room, with me kneeling on the bed, shoulders hunched over. Right in front of me stood His Majesty, like a stone pillar towering over a tiny pebble, his arms crossed and his expression hard. That entire time I was explaining myself to him, he Just kept silent and glowered down at me.
I was afraid that he would suddenly bare his canines and bite my head off
I’m sorry for using your karaoke bar without your permission, I apologized
“It’s a courtyard,” he deadpanned.
“I understand that you’re angry since we’re making so much noise past midnight, and everyone was supposed to wake up early for work tomorrow too. Really, my bad.”
He lifted a brow. “You knew that, yet you still let them stay up late?”
“Well, uh ‘Cause we were having so much fun we lost track of time?”
Chrysander shot me an unamused look, unconvinced. I really couldn’t do much in this situation, though. Nothing I did was good to Chrysander, anyway.
I just have one concern right now. “You can do anything to me, lock me up again or whatever.” I began with a downcast gaze, head lowered. Just don’t fire any of them. I was the one who insisted them to hold a party.” They had been nice to me for once.
Besides, if anyone was going to kick them out, it would be me. I had made it my mission to clean the filth in this household. Today, however, I was proven that there was hope for a second chance after all,
I knew that the Alpha was more than capable of doing what I had done to the head chef, regardless if there was a proper reason or not. He would be worse than ine, for sure. I admitted that I kind of saw Chrysander as a lord of evil, with how formidable he was
I came up with that imagery after hearing from the maids themselves. Earlier, while we were in the courtyard preparing for the party. they told me some instances of their master demonstrating his tremendous power and how fearsome he could be.
“We all think he is perfect like a god, but…” one of them said. “He can be very cruel too.”
Their stories told of when Chrysander had ordered to kick twenty–four–year–old Vivienne out of the house many times before.
Most of the causes were about me falling short of the company’s expectations and failing to meet ends at work. But sometimes, there wasn’t any reason at all. There were instances when he would just send this order through a message instead of telling the house attendants in person
Which only showed how much he couldn’t care less about i
After hearing this, I swore I got angry at the adult Vivienne. I couldn’t believe how dumb she was to stay with this kind o again from the very beginning, I saw nothing in Chrysander that I could have fallen for.
of man. Then
“You want me to punish you in their stead? Then, as a start, reflect on what you did and behave yourself already” Chrysander looked real stressed as he rubbed his temples like he was having a headache. “I wont fire anyone. Just don’t cause trouble anymore and start acting mature again”
1 hraved a miffed sigh at this, already getting tired of always being told to change back to how I used to be. This was who I truly was, and
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Chapter 16
I did not want to change that just to please others, especially them. I knew my older self ended up doing the complete opposite of that, but right now, I could not find anything worth changing myself for.
I couldn’t guess why the twenty–four–year–old Vivienne did such a worthless thing.
“Listen, you,” he sighed in exhaustion as he sat on the bed, his back slightly bent forward. “Just do as 1 say doctor said that there’s a chance that your memories will come back, so for the meantime.”
like you
you used to, okay! Your
“What if they don’t come back anymore?” I cut him off abruptly, pinning him with an intent stare and a raised brow. “What are you gonna do if I still don’t do as you say like I used to? Are you gonna throw me out for real this time?”
He fell silent as he looked back at me. This was my chance. I clenched my teeth as I continued to speak.
“Or we could just divorce,” I told him. “I’m not pestering you anymore, nor am I leeching off. I don’t need you, just as you don’t need me… So, let’s sever our bond.”
Chrysander went completely still, his expression thunderstruck as though benumbed.
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