Diana's POV

After the Alpha talked to us, we were sent to the rooms in the second floor.  The second floor consisted of omegas. Third floor was for the unmated pack members while the fourth one was for the Alpha and Beta family.

We reached the second floor and we were directed to a room in the far corner of the floor. Perfect. It will give us lot of privacy. All the three of us, were give one room. But that was not a problem for us.

As soon as the Gamma left, after instructing us about the dinner in two hours, we closed and locked the door.

“I am so tired. Oh, god. Please help me from killing these fools.” Aurora said loudly and fell of the bed.

“Well, we are here, Aurora. Why do you need other gods to help you while we are here? ” Artemis said rolling her eyes.

“Shut up. I want a real god. Not one who is a fake like you. ” Aurora said, smirking.

“What did you say? ” She shouted and launged at Aurora.

Urghh... Not again. Can't these two stop fighting! I sighed and flicked my wrist, water fell from above them drenching them immediately.

“Ugh... Diana. ” They shouted at me.

“Come on, I was helping you both to stop the fight. ” I said shrugging and I went to the bathroom. “You guys should change from those clothes. And I mean it, don't use your powers here. ”

I heard groans from both of them. I went to the shower and changed into a long flowy dress which was perfect for dinner. We had brought some 'simple' dresses from the main city.

It was a white dress which came till my ankles and a brown overcoat type corset which was also long. After dressing up, I came out and saw both of them dressed in similar dresses.

I flicked my wrist, and both of them fell down.

“Sorry, sorry. ” They both said quickly.

“I told you not to use your powers. If you continue this I will ask Esme to remove all your powers. ” I said glaring at them. They nodded in unison and I let them go. “Now get up and we will go down. ”

We went down to the kitchen where the girls were still cooking food for all the people living in the Pack house, and also for those, who were lazy to cook in their own house.

People had their own houses in the land. But some still used to come here for food. And these poor girls had to prepare for all of them.

We went in, and helped all of them to get it ready. After an hour, we heard the chatter of the pack members and footsteps come in to the dining area.

“Let's serve them now that we have finished everything.” I said smiling at them. Seeing my smile, the girls brightened up and they smiled while nodding their head.

We placed the food and began serving all the two hundred members.

After about two hours the girls finally sat down into the kitchen, some on the floor, some on the island and some leaned onto the others. There were only fifteen girls here except the three of us. The lady with the little girl from before was the head cook. She seemed a lot tired than the rest.

Even when all the girls sat down to take a breath, the three of us stood, still having a lot of energy to do more work. Some of the girls looked at us, curiously.

“How can you girls keep standing even after doing a lot of work? ” A girl asked.

“Umm... We have been doing this for years now. So, I guess we are used to it.” Aurora said a bit hesitating.

The girls nodded still apprehensive of us.

Suddenly we heard a loud booming voice.

“What are you doing slacking off?  Don't have any work? Then we will gladly provide you some. ” The Beta spoke angrily. “Even though you all are allowed to live here and have a meal, you sit and take breaks. Get going. Start prepping for the breakfast. And no dinner for all of you, for slacking off.” He said and stormed out.

The girls started crying loudly.

“We haven't eaten since yesterday morning. We will die if they keep working us like slaves. ” A girl said crying loudly. All the members had already gone back to their rooms or houses. So it was safe to say, that no one would hear the girls.

“Girls, please. Try to do the work. I know that we haven't eaten and have no energy but we have to listen, if we don't want to recieve any more beatings. ” The little girl's mother, whose name was Kyla, said.

“How long, Kyla? HOW LONG SHOULD WE ENDURE THIS TORTURE?” Another girl screamed loudly. Tears were flowing down her cheeks and there were bruises all over her.

“Shannon. I know that I have been saying the same thing for the past few years. But girls, have belief. The goddess will surely help us. Believe Her. ” Kyla said with soft voice. She was smiling in this situation. Still not giving up hope and continuing to believe us.

“But... ” Shannon tried again to speak and broke down. “I believe her, but I am tired. I feel like I am dying. There's no one who cares for us here. Why don't we all run to the Royal Moon?  They help people and the King is kind. He will take care of us, won't he?” She said with some hope.

“Shannon. You know what happened to the previous girls who tried to run away.” Another older woman spoke. She looked to be about forty years old. Her voice cracked when she spoke about the girls. Yet she had determination to get through this hell, all of them had. And hence it was our turn to protect them and help them. We are always there for those who believe in us and trust us.

The room got silent at the woman's remark. Tears were flowing down her cheeks. I silently gasped understanding what happened then. Those girls... I was cut off from my thoughts when Aurora spoke.

“What happened to previous girls?” Aurora asked. We stood silent till now, grasping the situation of these woman.

Everyone looked at each other skeptically. Atlast Kyla spoke.

“About an year ago, things were the same way, as it is now. Girls who were omegas were made to work day and night without rest. We were usually tired and hungry. They starved us for weeks sometimes. We thought that, as we made food they would not know, and made food for ourselves. But then they got to know about us eating food without their permission and would beat, and torture us. ”

The room was still silent and there was no sound except for the insects of the night, and the girls sniffing.

“Why do you have to ask permission to eat food?  You don't have to ask anyone to eat food. ” Artemis said in horror. Things were more out of control here and there were a lot of things that Esme didn't know.

Kyla smiled sadly at Artemis.

“That's what is the rule here. Let me continue.” Artemis nodded. “As the beatings got worst, some of the girls hatched a plan to escape.”

The girls inhaled sharply. Trying to take the next blow, which they knew would come.

“The girls were Roselyn's daughter.” She said pointing at the older women. “Her daughters, Mariah and Caroline were leading the girls to escape. Some of them didn't agree with them, as they were scared. Even all of us were one of them. And then, they paid for escaping, with their life. ” Kyla said with tears in her eyes.

“What happened to them? ” Artemis asked.

“They both managed to escape, but we don't know how it happened. Both the girls were found dead, and murdered by slitting their throats. They had bruises all over their face, it was difficult to identify them. We knew that it's the girls due to the dresses they wore and their matching bracelets which they always wore on their hands. ”

I smiled inwardly at that. How can they say that the body belongs to the girls, if they don't recognize the face.

Artemis and Aurora talked softly in our mindlink.

“Aren't Mariah and Caroline alive in the Royal Moon pack? ” Artemis asked.

“Yup. Safe and well. If these girls had escaped with them, everyone would have been safe. ” I answered remembering the day clearly.

The Goddesses never disappoint their people.

Call us for help and we are in front of you.

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A/N: Sorry for the late update. So how did you guys like this chapter?

What do you think actually happened to Mariah and Caroline?  👀👀

We will see in the next chapter.

Until then, take care everyone. 😜