Chapter 11: They’ll All Pay. Every Single One!
Iris’s POV
"Maris! How could you let this happen?" he shouted, his words sharp with rage. "My plate, my personal plate! The sacred plates of our pack!" He repeated. "Do you realize what this means? This was a generational treasure, handed down for centuries! And you let it be destroyed? Do you understand the consequences of your carelessness? It can never be replaced, and you were trusted to protect it!"
Amelia stopped dead in her tracks. Her eyes filled with fear. And she knew this moment could haunt everyone for generations. The consequences of my actions.
I stood slowly, moving to the door to peek through. There, stood Darius. His face was a mask of rage, his eyes blazing as he towered over Maris, who cowered before him at her knees.
"I’m sorry, Alpha," Maris whimpered.
"Sorry?" Darius roared, cutting her off. "You’re the chief maid! That plate was your responsibility, and you failed. Again. If you can’t follow my rules, Maris, then leave my pack. Go back to whatever hole you crawled out of after your husband threw you out!"
My lips twitched, a bitter smile forming at his harsh words towards her but then again, his pack? No, it was my father’s pack, the Blackbane pack, before Darius claimed it through blood and betrayal.
In the other hand, Maris and Darius had never been in good terms considering the fact Maris brought shame into the Darius family the moment her husband threw her out. Despite her being his older sister, that meant nothing to him. Darius would hurl insults, calling her useless, a burden, a bitter old hag who’d driven her husband away with her attitude and lacks a way to keep a man and they whatever the situation may be, a woman shouldn’t leave her husband. That was what Darius believed. But then, Maris would snap back, her voice shrill, but she always crumbled under his wrath. He’d threatened to banish her countless times, reminding her that her place in the pack was by his mercy alone.
Today was no different. Maris’s pleas grew desperate. "Please, Darius, I’ll make it right. I swear it!"