Chapter 2

Lia's POV

I hate working in restaurants. Male wolves hungry to defile anyone weak usually filled it. My case was worse. I had no wolf. It meant I could not even fight them whenever they tried to take advantage of me.

Thanks to Lexie and Adrian, they were always there to protect me.

When Lexie and I arrived, we found the restaurant already filled with customers. We passed through the back door to avoid questions from our boss.

“You are late,” Adrian whispered, standing between the both of us as we dished out orders.

“We know but we are here now, so can you go back to your work while we mind our work?” Lexie asked with a stern voice. She hated Adrian.

To her, he was just another wolf waiting for the right time to have his way with me and she had to protect me since I had a soft heart. What she did not know was that Adrian had a crush on her, but he kept it to himself, afraid of her rejection.

“That was harsh,” I whispered to her immediately after he left. She heaved a sigh.

“I was not a harsh lie. He always is. around can’t you see that he is no different from others? He wants to take advantage of you,” she said, her voice laced with concern. I picked up the plate that contained a customer’s order.

“Has it ever occurred to you that he might want you and not me?” I said and walked past without waiting for another word. I looked at the order number and the people who sat at the table.

I tightened my grip on the tray as I approached Dimitri and his friend. Dimitri raised his head and watched me coming.

“Ah, here she comes,” he told his friends. They followed his eyes.

I tightened my grip the more my knuckles were already white from nervousness.

“Have you ever wondered what it would be like to have a wolf-less girl on the bed?”

Dimitri asked his friend as I set the plate down carefully.

“I mean, imagine the pleasure you would get from fucking a girl without a wolf?” he added with a dirty smirk. They all laughed.

I raised my head to see Lexie staring at them with anger. I shook my head negatively, I could protect myself.

Damien watched me as I saw them. He sipped his wine.

“No, you are mistaken. It’s fucking a human. Sometimes I wonder why the moon goddess would decide to make someone without a wolf. It’s a waste of time and space,” Damien said with a hint of sarcasm.

“They are created to satisfy us,” Damien answered.

“What do you think, lia?” I halted, trying to control whatever anger I was feeling.

“Satisfy us in bed. It would be a mark that you are not as useless as you seem,” he said, and they started laughing.

I swallowed hard and poured the last wine into a glass, without thinking I poured the wine on its face, I took the remaining bottle and poured the whole content on him.

“Sick bastard!” I muttered before leaving.

They watched me surprised that I stood up for myself for the first time. “You did a great job, lia. I’m proud” Lexie said as she rushed to my side after dropping the empty tray.

“Don’t you think the boss would fire me? I disgraced a customer in front of the others’’ The boss already hated me for refusing to sleep with him. Imagine how he would feel if he found out that I did such a disgraceful thing” I added amidst tiny sobs

“Hey look at me” she commanded softly.

“You don’t have a wolf, it doesn’t mean you are weak or you deserve all that they are doing to you. You should be proud of yourself. You stood up for yourself” she said as she rubbed my shoulders. With time the sniffing stopped.

“Anyways have you heard?” she asked me with excitement, her face laced with joy.

“Heard what?” “The king is looking for his son’s mate. Alpha Dean. He wants all the Mateless wolf to come to his place this Saturday” she said and watched my face.

“And?”I asked, knowing she was not done with her announcement.

“And I want you to come with me.” I shook my head negatively. I raised my brows with a sneer.

“I don’t have a wolf Lia, I am wolf-less. What makes you think the moon goddess would bless the Alpha with a curse like me?’’I asked.

“Oh please, the moon goddess can decide to give you an Alpha since she took your wolf and besides you can come because of me there would be fun,” she said softly giving me puppy eyes.

“There would be games and wine, you know. We could get drunk and besides I can’t leave you alone with them,” she said referring to Dimitri and his friend and the other men who wanted to take advantage of me. I was touched by her concern.

I wanted to go but It was a weekend and I was meant to spend it with Merlin , my son. And I could not tell her that I had a son. It was meant to remain a secret between me and the witches.

“I can’t,” I whispered slowly.

“Please, for my sake,” she added. I rolled my eyes and heaved a sigh.

“Okay fine. I would come.”

“Thank you!” She said, giving me a hug. I hugged her back and left. I walked towards the toilet and closed the door behind me.

Everything this week was just so complicated, I promised my son that I would spend more time with him, I promised Lexie that I would go to one Alpha mating event with her and I was quite sure that I would lose my job immediately the boss found out what I did.

I used the restroom and stood over the sink splashing water on my face. I looked in the mirror to see Dimitri standing behind me with a scowl.

“What are you doing here?” I asked turning to look at him. I tightened my hands around my trousers. Within a split second, my body was slammed flat against the wall, his hands tightened around my neck.

“Dim..itri leave me alone,” I said amidst breath. Contrary to my request his hands tightened around me.

“Now, let me make this clear. You are only alive because it is forbidden for a wolf to kill a fellow wolf and know this. You are weak. Useless. ” He growled his eyes already turning gold.

Don’t tell me I will be killed by Dimitri in the toilet.

“The next time you try what you did. I will make you and whoever you love pay for it” he said and leaned closer as he whispered.

“And contrary to what everyone thinks. I am sure you have a deep dark secret.” My heart sank as my son’s innocent face flashed before me. He drifted back and released me from his grip. I exhaled loudly.

“Everyone has a secret,” he said with a smirk and left. It took a while for me to stabilize my breath. I rearranged my clothes and went back to the restaurant.

Immediately I entered and my gaze fell on Dave, my boss. “Lia, you are fired immediately. Go home!” He ordered in a dismissive tone.

My eyes met with Damien and I glared at him. He returned it with a smirk. These people were going to pay dearly for this.