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Nora:

“Get up and mop this wet floor,” Mrs. Fishers, the leader of the omega maids, opened the door and

threw the mop at me as I rested on my old, dirty mattress.

I had stopped speaking unless someone addressed me directly. I guess I was even forgetting how

to use my voice now.

“Don’t be so dramatic, get up quickly,” she spat on the ground when I took too long to get up.

My belly was so swollen. I was eight months pregnant, but it looked enormous. I wasn’t sure if it was

normal because I had never seen anyone with such a big belly.

It was crazy because my shoulder bones were now sticking out. I was barely fed, and I hadn’t been

taken to the hospital for a checkup even

once.

Brody had changed so much over time. This servant’s quarter was my home, and I was required to

do chores every day.

“Can I skip today?” I requested, barely able to stand. I had worked myself to exhaustion throughout

my pregnancy, but it was becoming increasingly difficult with each passing moment.

There were nights when I had a fever and nobody came to take care of

1. me.

“And who will do your chores then?” she placed her hands on her hips

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as she mocked me. “The father of this bastard child?”

“Don’t call my baby that,” I hissed, my lips quivering. I had become so robotic over time, and Akira

too had fallen asleep due to my heavy

pregnancy.

“Look, girls,” Mrs. Fishers called for the other maids to peer inside. “Look at her. Don’t let anyone

fool you, or you’ll end up like her.”

The girls laughed until someone arrived. Mrs. Fishers stepped aside as a young she–wolf appeared

before me.

“Why is everyone gathered here?” she asked, her blue eyes sparkling. She was probably in her

early twenties but looked very young. She had a flat stomach and looked graceful and sexy in a crop

top and blue jeans. And here I was, covered in bags, freckles, and pimples. I was basically skin and

bones with one large belly. I hadn’t even washed my hair in ages.

“Your Highness, she’s taking too long to clean,” Mrs. Fishers reported, and the girl turned to glance

at me.

I wondered who she was.

“Hmm! Don’t be so sensitive just because you’re pregnant. You should be working harder than

anyone else to atone for your sins,” the girl rolled her eyes and clicked her tongue. “Make her work,”

she instructed Mrs. Fishers before walking away.

Once she was gone, Mrs. Fishers turned to me.

“She is Alpha Carter’s daughter, Sofia, and Brody’s chosen mate. He is getting engaged to her

today. That’s why all the preparations are underway.” She knew I was originally brought here for

Brody. But then they discovered I was pregnant by someone else, and I was cast

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aside.

A broken smile touched my lips as I recalled when I was being pursued. Dammit! These Alpha Kings

and Alphas were so crazy about me. That was when I had let my guard down.

“Now get up. We need to go get flowers from the garden to prepare bouquets,” Mrs. Fisher grabbed

the mop and handed it to another maid while she took my hand and dragged me out of my small

room.

“Wait, I thought the Alpha was dating Clara,” I wanted her to release my arm so that I could walk

slowly. I didn’t want to trip and hurt myself.

“Well, our alpha is not slow. He knows who he should be mated to,” or course that was the case.

This new she–wolf was from the pack where he took Clara for a date.

“You should have known by now. He once dated you and then left you,” she scoffed sarcastically.

“Now get your ass to work,” she dragged me along.

I finally freed my hand and walked behind her at my own comfortable pace.

I didn’t realize the world has changed so much. Just because mine stopped. I thought others hadn’t

moved on as well. I didn’t expect things to change like that.

I didn’t care who Brody was marrying to get engaged to, it just reminded me a little bit about myself

and all the dreams I had once carried.

But now it is all over. My belly was so out and I was so weak and

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concerned for when my due date would be.