It was difficult to hold back my laughter. “Can you tell me what happened?”
“She started it!” Gritting her teeth, Cherry pointed at the girl opposite her. “She was a slave in our pack. I was just going to catch up with her, but all of a sudden, she starting beating me up!”
Cherry grew more aggrieved by the second, with tears even forming in her eyes.
A slave? Could this be the infamous slave that Rufus had brought back?
I turned to the she-wolf Cherry was pointing at. Her hair was all messed up, but there was a stubborn look on her face.
As soon as I got back today, it didn’t take long for me to hear about what my very serious older brother had done. He had brought home a female slave and even gave her an introduction suited only for high-profile individuals at the palace gate.
I was absolutely surprised. This wasn’t something I imagined the cold and brutal Rufus would ever do. I knew this because I had already tried to lure him to his death with many beautiful she-wolves, hoping to get him assassinated in bed. But all my attempts had failed. He never seemed to find a she-wolf he could treat differently. It even came to a point wherein I almost suspected his sexual orientation. But how could Rufus fall in love with a female slave now all of a sudden?
Out of curiosity, I couldn’t wait to talk to the slave and find out what was so special about her. Unfortunately, this wasn’t how I was expecting to meet her for the first time.
I took one careful look at the slave. She was beautiful indeed. Even as she just stood there and didn’t say a word, I couldn’t help but feel an itch. I could see why Rufus would fall in love with her.
Still, I intended to use the foolish she-wolf Cherry to teach this slave a lesson. After all, Rufus liked this she-wolf. Humiliating her and giving her the punishment of a slave would be like spitting and stepping on Rufus’ face, which made me happy.
Sylvia’s POV
Unlike Rufus, Richard had softer facial features. His golden hair was so long that it fell all the way to his waist. I thought he could be even more beautiful than some women I knew. There was a pinkish birthmark in the corner of his eye, which gave his delicate face a little edge.
Although his eyes looked a bit intimidating with the birthmark, he also had on a gentle smile that I felt was inconsistent. It was like finding a perfectly green tree in the middle of snow. It didn’t make sense. I felt uncomfortable already the second I saw him. I just had a feeling that there was something hypocritical about this man.
Right when he arrived, everyone fell silent. No one dared to make a sound.
When he asked Cherry, she immediately got to accusing me of starting trouble. The other werewolves echoed her story and shamelessly backed her up.
I sharply turned to Cherry and said, “No, you started it. But in the end, you couldn’t even defend yourself against a slave. How dare you play the victim now?”
“Quit lying!” Cherry rushed over to me and raised her hand to hit me. “I’m going to teach you a lesson myself, you fucking slave!”
I smirked and casually blocked her hand mid-air, ready to fight back. However, Richard’s men quickly came up behind me and clamped my hands behind my back.
I raised my head to look at Richard with anger in my eyes. “Why are you on her side? As a prince, shouldn’t you be smart enough to listen to both sides of the story first?”
Richard looked at me with one of those hypocritical smiles.
“Well, even if Miss Brook did start it, so what? You should have just taken it in and not fought back.” Richard paused and slowly walked up to me. “After all, Miss Brook is the master. You are just a slave.”
He looked at me with contempt. “As a slave, resistance is the biggest sin you can commit.”
A chill ran down my spine. This was the moment I realized that justice did not exist for people without status and power.
Richard turned back to Cherry and smiled. “Miss Brook, if you are still not satisfied, you may continue to teach this unruly slave a lesson.”
He took two steps back to give Cherry some space.
“Most definitely. Thank you, Prince Richard!” Cherry was clearly overjoyed to hear this. She raised her hand again and walked up to me. “It’s time you learn how to be a slave again!”
I wanted to dodge and fight back, but two of Richard’s men were firmly holding me down. There was nothing I could do but to watch as Cherry prepared to slap me. It was a very humiliating moment.
Just as Cherry’s hand was about to come into contact with my cheek, I heard the sound of a bone snapping, followed by Cherry’s shrill scream.
Cherry’s wrist had been gripped by another strong hand.
I looked up to see what had just happened. He stood in front of me, the light behind him making him look like an angel sent from heaven. His familiar scent made me swallow a lump in my throat. It was my prince, Rufus.
There was a murderous look in his eyes. “Who dared to hurt my people?”
Richard’s POV
Unfortunately, Rufus came before I could do anything.
He grabbed Cherry’s hand and snapped her bones. Then, he effortlessly crippled my two attendants. After assaulting our people, he took off his suit jacket and wrapped it around the disheveled slave, pulling her into his arms.
He pursed his lips and glared at us, trying not to reveal his emotions. I could tell that he cared about his slave a lot.
“Hello, Rufus,” I greeted him.
Rufus glanced at me with piercing coldness which sent a shiver down my spine.
But I didn’t stop. I walked up to Rufus and deliberately provoked him, “You know this slave? She seemed very disobedient.”
“Richard!” Rufus’ face darkened. I could see the anger blazing in his eyes.
“Rufus, I think you must have misunderstood me. I didn’t know that she was your slave.” I stepped closer and looked him in the eye. “But it’s true that she made trouble in front of the Royal Military School. Father handed me the most important task of taking charge of the Royal Military School. I can’t ignore the chaos, can I?”
I pretended to be helpless. Rufus looked at me and remained silent.
Hearing my words, the werewolves began to echo with me.
“That’s right, Prince Rufus. It’s a misunderstanding. We didn’t know she was yours.”
“Yes. Besides, this slave is so strong and powerful that she overturned many werewolves at once.”
“Yes. She has hurt several werewolves.”
“If we knew she belonged to you, we wouldn’t have fought back.”
The law couldn’t punish many offenders. As long as everyone gave a unified testimony to blame the ignoble slave, Rufus had no choice but to endure the loss regardless of how angry he was.
Rufus glared at everyone. The other werewolves quieted down in an instant. They held their breaths and dared not to look up.
Finally, Rufus turned around and looked at me. “Don’t do it again.”
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