Chapter 15
Chapter 15
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As I walk through the door, Bianca is standing in the middle of the room, impatiently tapping her foot.
“Where have you been?” she snaps. “We’ve been waiting for nearly an hour!”
“What?” I ask, feigning innocence. “You said after lunch, but you never specified an exact time.”
This displeases Bianca more as she wrinkles her nose at me, her shoulders tightening. However, before she can say anything else, Alice interjects.
“We’re already behind,” she says, sighing as she shares Bianca’s annoyance. “Just get on with it.”
Bianca accepts this and jumps into action as she moves to retrieve some garment draped over a nearby armchair. She also grabs a pair of heels and then comes to push both in my arms.
“Put these on,” she states and I pause for a moment. However, I eventually relent and slip away to change.
When I come back, my steps are awkward and staggered – the heels she provided are ridiculously high and one size too small. My toes are aching and squished.
Meanwhile, the dress is two sizes too big. It’s an ugly, gray blob that hangs on me.
I can see the way Bianca and Alice hide their smirks as I enter the room. However, I keep my features blank and chin high.
“Alright, let us begin posture training,” Bianca states. “Begin walking around the room.”
Doing as I’m told, I move around the outer edges of the room, following the circular shape. However, my steps are awkward due to the shoes – my posture is a complete joke as I twitch and wobble with each step.
As I take another step, my ankle jerks to an uncomfortable angle, nearly twisting. I fall to the ground, landing on my hands and knees, earning me some rug burns.
“Get up,” Bianca orders. “If you can’t walk in those heels then how do you expect to be a Luna?”
I want to grit my teeth and get back onto my feet. This time as I continue around the room, Bianca follows nearby, clicking her tongue and shaking her head.
“Stand up straight,” she orders, acting as though she’s correcting me as she smacks me against my back. It’s too hard though, nearly making me fall again.
“Suck in your stomach,” she says next, delivering a blow to my gut. The air is practically knocked out of me.
“You’re walking like a pathetic, little deer,” Bianca mocks. “You can hardly keep your feet under you. You look like a weak wolf – no noble bearing.”
I’m prepared to snap back at her, but don’t get the words out as Bianca calls down the hall, asking for Heather to come join us.
“I need your help,” Bianca tells the woman once she arrives. “It seems Evelyn needs some assistance in standing properly.”
The two women share a look, a small gleam meeting their eyes that once again feels me with unease. Heather then turns to approach me.
“I hope you haven’t forgotten what Kane said,” I tell her. “I have the authority to punish you if I see fit, remember?”
It’s a warning, or perhaps even a challenge. With this newfound power, I dare her to try and pull something. She seems to realize this too, causing her to hesitate.
“Ignore her,” Bianca calls out. “I’ll take full responsibility if anything happens.”
This calms Heather and seems to embolden her. Without missing a beat, she comes to firmly take my arm, jerking it back so searing pain shoots through me.
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Hissing in agony, my body jolts as I stomp my foot down on her own. She yelps, but releases me – just as I’d hoped.
“You bitch!” Heather yells as she tries to deliver a slap across my face. However, I see her intentions, allowing me to grab her wrist and swiftly twist her arm behind her back. Immediately, she howls in pain.
“Let her go!” Bianca screams, rushing toward me. Her hand is outstretched, ready to take a handful of my hair. But, before she can reach me, I push Heather toward her. They crash together and fall to the ground in a heap.
“That’s enough!” she orders, bringing the room to silence. “Maids! Someone come in here and help Bianca get cleaned up!”
Within seconds, a maid comes scuffling in, going to Bianca and Heather. Still, there’s a fire in Bianca’s eyes as she glances at me, but Alice steps in the way to block her.
“You rude and uneducated girl,” she spits at me. “You clearly have no manners. Pretty soon Kane is going to divorce you and give you the proper lesson you deserve.”
“Trust me,” I state. “I’d love nothing more.”
Infuriated by my words, Alice takes a step toward me, seeming as though she’d love to give me a blow to the face. However, she stops as we hear a voice call down the hall.
“Our Alpha has returned!”
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