TABITHA’S POV
“Get out of this place now you wretched soul” she screamed out her lungs.
The two maids immediately got up from their kneeling position and wanted to run out of the storeroom, but she grabbed the smaller one, whose name is Imogen, and pushed her back on the floor, her head crashing into the hard floor. In pain, she let out a scream of agony but immediately covered her mouth to prevent the sounds from further escaping.
Violet had for over four hours kept the maids, Lolita and Imogen on their knees. And after discovering that her instruction was given to Imogen, she came to set Lolita free and proceed to deal with Imogen.
This is what the life of an average maid at the Packhouse looks like since the luna left and Violet took over. She has been brutal to all, a force not to be reckoned with. By the mere sound of her voice, souls began to shiver and squeak in fear. And the alpha on his part has been too engrossed of the affairs with Dark Age to notice. Although I doubt if he would care more if he noticed.
“And you just stay there and say nothing” she yelled and hit Imogen with the long metal spoon in her hand.
“I… I am sorry, my lady” Imogen flinched in fear and instantly went back to her knees.
“I asked for a hot tea, freaking fool. Why did you f*cking bring me a cold and freezing tea” she yelled and landed a hot slap on her face.
Before Imogen would find time to respond, she pushed her down and began to kick hard on her stomach with the edge of her sharp shoes.
“You fool should never mess with me again” she continued to curse and swear as she engages in her barbaric act.
I could not bear to look on. It was now an everyday event but I still could not get used to it. It got worse since the alpha made it clear that he would only marry her formally once the luna returned. Since then, she got worse and turned into a human beast, a furious predator. Truly, she was a terror to behold.
It was only two days ago when she slapped me with the back of an extremely hot pan and had forced me to kneel throughout the night just because I had not followed up with the punishment she imposed on a new maid. My knees still hurt and burned within from the effect.
I would have left with the luna if I was not the chief servant and the alpha did not rely so much on me. But then what do I get from it? Anyways, my fate is not as bad as the rest, she had to have a good reason or at least something close to a good reason before she could punish me.
Imogen remained coiled up on the floor and screamed as the kicks hit her. She tried to place her hands on her stomach but this only infuriated Violet and she hit the metal spoon on her head continuously.
In pain, Imogen jumped up and hit herself on the floor hard, wailing and asking for mercy and help.
“Now are you ready to speak and tell me the reason for such gross disobedience?” Violet leaned closer to her and spat into her eyes.
“My… lady” Imogen stuttered.
Violet used her right leg to kick her face and blood gushed out from her nose. “Just like your stupid luna, Scarlet, you can go with her and keep the disguising luna title to yourself” she cursed under her breath.
She hated to be addressed as her lady, but then, there was little that we could do about that. Only the alpha picks his luna and we cannot address anyone as such until he does.
She turned to look at the faces of the rest of us and giggled. “What do you all think, that I care so much for the title of a luna” she spat. “Your luna is disgusting, a weakling and she does not even qualify to be a wolf” she growled and we all bowed.
“Get the hot water” she ordered, her voice calm as if she had not been the one shouting. “Let me show her what a good hot water looks like” she sniffed.
She ordered for the water to be placed on the fire for over thirty minutes now and I could already hear its whistling for a while now.
Imogen quickly made it back to her knee and clamped her hand in front of her begging for mercy. “I am sorry, my lady. It was freezing and I thought you were going to take the tea immediately after I brought it. But it got cold by the time you needed it”
She made a sinister laugh and groped into space. “Hahahaha… I made my tea cold and now I turn around to unleash the blame on her” she shrugged and shook her head.
“It is me, my lady, I gave you a cold tea, please have pardon on me” Imogen begged. Her voice was already coarse and I could barely hear her from where I stood.
Violet grabbed her by the right hand and curled the hands continuously while our ears were filled with the sound of bones cracking.
Imogen could only open her eyes which looked as if they were about to pull out from their socket, wide. She could barely say a word even with her mouth open. Her gaze was on me, and I could feel her soul calling to me for help.
I flinched and drew back a little. And even though I knew it would anger Violet, I turned my face away unable to look any longer.
“Oh, maybe Tabitha would prescribe the right punishment to give” I heard someone laughing and walking close to me.
I held my breath and closed my eyes refusing to turn until a hand grabbed me and almost sent me landing on the floor.
I opened my eyes to see Elise staring at me with a sinister grin.
Violet finally let go of Imogen’s hand and walked towards me. “Oh, I see. I am the evil witch here right?” she barked at me.
I shook my head nervously. “No… no” I murmured overtaken by fear.
“Come on, Tabitha, I have a thing or two to learn from you” Violet grinned and stood right in front of me, her eyes shot against mine. I tried to move my gaze, but Elise forced my head to remain where it is.
“Not so, my lady, I felt something fly past my face. It made to get into my eyes and I had to avoid it” I explained.
I was fidgeting, I don’t know what she might do with me. I lied. I had moved my gaze away because I could not bring myself to continue looking at the gruesome sight anymore. Deep within me, I felt I had failed Imogen, I felt I had failed them all. I should have found a way to protect them.
But then, Violet got the backing of the alpha and he hardly say no to her. He might as well have agreed if she had asked for one of us to be sent into the dungeon, and we all know how almost impossible it was for a lady to come out of there alive.
“She is much older than us, Vio. We should learn a thing or two from her” Elise said and winked menacingly at me.
Violet thought about this for a while and nodded. “She should be a good tutor”
Elise giggled and Violet turned to one of the maids and screamed. “I said get me the hot water”
In shock, the maid ran off to the kitchen immediately and returned almost immediately with the hot water. “Here is it, my lady” she tried to hand the water over to Violet with a trembling hand.
Violet moved a little away and looked at me. The maid need not be told what to do, but placed the water into my hands and moved away quickly as if avoiding Violet from changing her mind and getting her involved in this.