"My Lady, My Lady!" A maid rushed in the room, opening the door with a bang.
Isolde looked in the mirror pausing her hand from the brushing motion. "Did you forget your manners, Fiona?" Her eyes grew brim as her gaze locked onto the girl behind her. "Do you want to get lashed?" She asked.
Fiona stilled, "My apologies mistress!" she drops to her knees with a thud.
Isolde's gaze still locked on her, she placed her hair brush down, "I suppose you have a rather urgent matter you'd risk your head for, right?"
Fiona raised her head, ready to say something when her eyes met Isolde's scary ones she swallowed heavily, "Yes mistress," she continued after not hearing a word from Isolde just her raised eyebrow. "There is a rumor that has been spreading this morning."
"A rumor? Tell me, how does something so stupid concern me?" Isolde's tone raised, growing angry. "Shall I call the guards so I can have your head on a stake?"
"N-No Mistress," Fiona's head kissed the floor. "It's about the Alpha."
Isolde turned her head to look at her before she stood up and faced her, "Speak!"
"There is a girl sleeping in the Alpha's chamber," She raised her head looking at her mistress who stood in front of her and looked down at her.
"What do you mean?" Her eyes sharp, her eyebrows pressing toward each other.
"A-A maid, my friend was cleaning the hallway last night," she continued. "She saw a girl being carried by Beta Noah and then the beta placed her inside the Alpha's room." seeing the gaze on Isolde's face, "I am not lying mistress! This morning Gamma Ryan was guarding the room, he didn't allow anyone to get inside to clean it."
Isolde looked briefly at the maid, "If you are lying, Your tongue will be fed to the dogs!"
"I swear mistress, I would never lie to you!" Fiona's voice trembled as she hold Isolde's gown at its hem.
Isolde pulled her gown roughly from her hand and her face scrunching with disgust. She didn't have time dealing with a useless maid, maybe later.
She left the room walking through the corridors of the hallways. She met some warriors and servants who greeted and bowed at her respectfully. That was what she wanted. Power. And thinking of anyone trying to take something that was hers, that left a very bad taste on her mouth.
Soon she reached the Alpha's chamber, the main door to the wing was opened by the warriors stationed. One more turn and she saw the face she didn't want to see that day.
Ryan stood by the room with the Alpha's bodyguard and his twin. As soon as Ryan saw Isolde appearing by the corner, he gave her a sly smirk. His whole face screamed 'Just go back. Remember last time? Who's in charge now!'
"Stop!" Ryan started, "No one is allowed to enter."
"Move! I'm not here for you!" Isolde said her nose flaring. "I want to see the Alpha."
"The Alpha is not here Isolde."
"Its important!"
"Then wait for him."
Isolde knew she couldn't fight him off or shove him and try to enter the rom by force. Ryan was a gamma and a trained warrior, one of the best, strongest ones.
"ALPHA?" She yelled on top of her voice. "ALPHA, ALPHA ALPHA" she continued continuously.
"He's not here, are you stupid or what?"
"You dare call me stupid!?" Isolde looked at hi furiously. Before she continues shouting the Alpha's name, louder than before. "It's important!"
Behind them, Kross appeared in the midst of the chaos. He looked like he survived an apocalypse and also rebuilt the world. His steps were steady and sturdy, His face was pale and lips were dry. His face looked super worn out.
"Alpha?" Ryan called out, surprised to see him and mostly shocked by the state he seemed to be in.
Isolde's head turned quick as wind, looking in the direction behind her. As soon as her eyes locked on Kross, her demeanor changed, she rushed to him, calling out in the most sweetest voice "Kross!"
Ryan wanted to roll his eyes till the back of his head but he was worried about the Alpha.
Isolde reached to hold Kross' arm, wanting to say something to him, probably playing victim.
"Not now, Isolde." Kross moved past her, he smelled a very soothing, same freesia scent since he got to the wing and it made him relax and now he wanted to sleep and the smell was seemingly potent inside his room. 'What flower did they put in the room?'
Axel and Zane opened the door for the Alpha. Ryan wanted to follow Kross in. He had a lot of questions for Kross that made him curious and unsettled. Suddenly Isolde hold his arm, Ryan swiped her hand fast and looked at her, his face twisted.
"Don't touch me you mad woman!"
Isolde contained her anger, "Ryan is there a woman sleeping in there?"
"I don't know!" Ryan got inside as Axel and Zane locked the door.
Isolde was tempted to follow in but she had to contain herself chanting in her mind that 'A Luna should be calm. The Alpha will then realize how precious I am to stand next to him!'
Ryan followed the Alpha inside the room to find him standing in front of the bed looking at the girl on the bed.
"Where were you? Do you know how worried we were?" he started complaining. "At Night..."
"Why is she here?"