Chapter 6: Rules
THE CEO ALPHA KING
Writer’s POV
Serena found herself being pulled towards the king by one of the guards; of course, they would fear for their great king. They all thought the same thing: she might have poisoned the Alpha.
She let them because, after all, she hadn’t done anything wrong. They watched as the Alpha poured a quantity of the coffee into another cup before offering her a drink.
Was he seriously not going to trust her words?
“Drink.” He ordered, leaning against the chair and offering her a smirk.
She leaned forward with shaky hands, grabbed the cup, and took a sip out of it.
She knew she shouldn’t be shaking, but she couldn’t help it, despite being innocent. As she drank the rest of the content, she could feel his amused eyes watching her deeply.
She pulled away the cup to see the smirk still visible on his face as he rested deeply in the chair.
There was something powerful in the way he stared at her, and she couldn’t help but shiver, rubbing her arms in fear of what might happen next.
After waiting for more than ten minutes with nothing happening, the Alpha took his cup to his lips once more, but Adam, his Beta, interrupted before he could take another sip.
“Your Highness, what if the coffee is truly poisoned and is set to kill slowly?” He asked, and Serena resisted the urge to roll her eyes.
“Then she’ll be dying first.” The king replied cockily, his eyes sparkling with amusement as a deep chuckle reverberated from his chest.
This was the first time she saw him chuckle, and it did him good as his gray eyes sparkled with interest.
He took another sip, and satisfaction crossed his face before he downed the rest of the drink and dropped the cup on the table.
One of the men set out to clear it up, but he dismissed him with a wave of his hand.
“Let her do it.” He said, his piercing gaze not once leaving Serena, who wanted to run and hide from those cold gray eyes.
With shaky legs, she reached for the cup and saucer before bowing slightly and turning away, heading for the kitchen. All the way, she could feel the Alpha’s intense stare boring holes into her back.
Surprisingly, she met another female servant there who beamed at her. Her heart fluttered, happy that at least this one wasn’t like the others.
“I’ll take it from here.” The lady said before taking the cup from her. The lady strangely felt like a human. How odd.
After taking the cup from her, the lady didn’t move back. Instead, she locked her gaze on Serena as if trying to see deep into her soul, and Serena started to feel uncomfortable.
It wasn’t until Serena took a cautious step back that she turned away, heading to the sink to wash the cup, humming to a rhythm she could hardly recognize.
She stood there awkwardly, not knowing what to do next, either to help her out or just leave.
“Serena.” She heard Adam call her and quickly left the kitchen to meet him.
She followed him out of the kitchen and back to the dining room. The Alpha wasn’t there, but his scent lingered.
“Sit down,” Adam ordered before bringing out a note. He placed it in front of Serena as she sat in front of him.
“You are to read and understand the rules guarding this castle, and you are not to break them,” Adam said.
Rules? Serena almost asked, but Adam spoke again.
“The three most important rules are: once you see the king, you must show your respect to him. I see that you don’t know how to acknowledge your king, and I wonder why he lets you go for that.”
“Not acknowledging your king is a serious offense. Your mouth could be sealed forever since you don’t know how to use it properly.”
His words shook Serena to the core, and she nodded respectfully. Of course, she didn’t know how to acknowledge the king because she was always frozen in fear. This was the first time she had ever encountered an Alpha this powerful.
“The second rule is that you must not stare directly at the king, whether he is speaking to you or not. He is not your mate; he is over a century old if you are not aware of that.” Adam said, eyeing Serena, whose jaw just dropped to the floor.
Over a century? He was that old?
She knew that he was old but she didn’t expect him to be over a century old. Rumors circled the community about how he murdered an entire family years ago, long before she was born. He had extra powers-powers that could kill hundreds of wolves at a time.
She guessed the rumors were true then; he was truly terrifying.
“And lastly, you must not get on his nerves. You mustn’t anger the king, as angering him will only get you killed. And not only you, but it will also get hundreds of innocent people killed. Do you get that?” Adam asked sternly, breaking her train of thought as she widened her eyes at his words.
“Yes, I understand.” She finally nodded out of fear.
“Now, you should study the rest of the rules guarding the castle if you want to live a long time. Also, learn how to control your fears and keep them at bay, as they will only get you into deep trouble that will cause your life or more.”
“Yes. Yes,” Serena answered, and Adam offered her a smirk.
“Good.” He stood. “So, tomorrow, very early. You will start your duty as the king’s slave.”
“A slave is very different from a servant. The king might order you to move over here to his castle because you are his slave. A slave can be demanded to do anything.”
“For example, satisfying her master’s sexual needs. Arrange his bed every morning and night, dressing him up before he leaves for an important event.” Adam smiled at Serena’s discomfort.
Sexual desires? She froze. She couldn’t do that! No way!
“You can meet Grandma Felicia to explain the rest to you. You can leave now; you’ll come back very early tomorrow before 6 a. m.” Adam concluded before offering her a dashing smile and leaving the dining room.
Satisfying the king’s sexual needs?
She stood up and didn’t stop thinking about it until she saw a figure waiting outside the door for her. It was Charles, and they both walked in silence. Thoughts of pleasing the Alpha rang in her head.
“Let’s go; I’ll take you back to your room.” He said it coldly. He started leaving, and Serena followed him from behind. They walked quietly until they got to her room. It was hard to identify which one was hers, but Charles did it.
“Thank you.” She muttered, opening her door and walking in. Just as she was about to close it, Charles’s voice stopped her.
“Look, Serena, or whatever your name is. You have to control your fears whenever you are around the king so you won’t end up dying just like his last slave did. I’m not saying this because I like you. I simply don’t want to witness any more cruelty from the king.” He said, and for the first time, she found out through his scent that he was an Omega. But she knew he was strong. He was stronger than most Omegas.
Aside from that, she noticed how waves of anger rolled off him when he spoke of the Alpha. Had the alpha hurt him in the past, he didn’t wait for her to reply as he walked down the corridor. Leaving Serena with a hundred questions running through her mind.
She went to her bed, deciding not to bathe tonight as she thought of what Adam had said. She remembered the piece of paper that contained the rules. But she decided not to read them tonight as sleep started to overtake her; she quickly set her alarm for 5:30 a. m.
As she covered her body, taking one of the pillows and clinging to it, her mind drifted off to her sister and stepfather.
***
A sound from her phone woke Serena and she groaned painfully, picking up the phone and shutting off the sound. She almost went back to sleep, but Adam’s words resonated in her ears.
Immediately, she shot up from the bed, opening her eyes to see that it was already 5:46 a. m.
“Shit!” She cussed, running to the bathroom to brush her teeth and wash her face before changing out of her yesterday’s clothes and running out of the room in a loose-fitting gown.
“Fuck!” She said this as she bumped into Isaac, who had been standing in front of her door.
“I was waiting for you.” He said while taking out his hand from his pocket.
“Oh.”
“Let’s go; it’s almost time. The king will soon wake up.” He said, walking off and leaving Serena to follow behind him.
When they got to the mini-mansion, she saw the Betas standing at the door and wondered if they had slept at all.
The whole castle was already busy with servants running here and there, going about their duties for the day.
“Matt, you can take her from here,” Isaac said to a very muscular guy. He was a werewolf with an eternal scowl on his face.
“Follow me.” He ordered Serena, who jerked at his rough voice.
“I’ll see you later, love.” Isaac winked at her, urging her to follow Matt. She did.
They walked in an awkward silence up the stairs and came to a huge hallway. Two guards were standing just outside the only door. And she figured it was the king’s room.
“Is he awake?” She heard Matt ask one of the guards, who shook his head.
A sigh of relief escaped her lips. She was early.
“Ok, I’ll leave her with you,” Matt said, glancing briefly at Serena before walking off without another word.
No word of advice?
She turned back to the guards who stood at their posts, their eyes ahead as they paid no mind to her. As she rested on the wall, she started to hear movement from the Alpha’s room.
“He is awake.” One of the guards whispered to the other, and she shifted uncomfortably, not knowing what to do.
The door opened immediately, and the guards bowed in submission.
“Morning, your Highness.” They both chorused.
Feeling nervous, she bowed and mumbled a ‘good morning’ too. And just like last night, her knees buckled and before she knew it, she was kneeling before him.
She knew he had done that, making her submit to him, and since he didn’t do the same for his guards, she could only guess it was because of his hatred for the female gender.
It was also a warning to her that he was superior to her.
He left his door open and went back to his room, ignoring their greetings.
The two guards straightened back up and glanced at Serena, who was already rising to her feet.
“What?” She asked suspiciously.
“Go on in.” One of them ordered, and she swallowed the saliva that had formed in her mouth before entering the Alpha King’s room, silently praying for her safe return.
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