The Lycan King’s Rejected Soulmate

Chapter 29

Avery

I woke up with a smile the next day.

I was finally going to get out of this destabilizing place.

I freshened up and left my room.

I knocked on a random door.

A girl with ebony hair answered the door. Her hair was still in a rough state.

I felt apologetic for disturbing her but I had to ask my question.

“Please, do you know which room is Diana’s?” I questioned and she rubbed her

eyes.

She pointed to a door on the far right before she slammed the door in my face. I rubbed my nose. I did not blame her for her action.

I would be cranky if I was disturbed from a restful sleep too.

At least, the girl showed me the door to Diana’s room before shutting the door. Other people would not bother to tell me that information because I disturbed them.

I knocked on the door of Diana’s room.

Diana was in a similar image to the girl that directed me to her room.

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“Why are you up now?” Diana asked with sleep still showing through her voice.

“I am supposed to cook for everybody this evening so I want to start now. I need you and your friends to assist me in the kitchen.” I put forth my proposal at last.

It would be tiring to cook all by myself. It might endanger my health if I stressed too much.

It wouldn’t be good for the babies too.

I take my kids seriously and I would try to refrain from anything that would affect them negatively.

The kitchen should already have cooks that were in charge of everybody’s meals. The cooks should have been the ones to assist me but I don’t trust them.

I don’t know Diana and her group for long but to me, they are still safer than the cooks manning the kitchen.

I would pick them over those cooks anytime.

Besides, those cooks would act as sentries Miiss Freya or Fredo would use to monitor my actions.

The cooks would transmit every thing I say and do to the Drakes.

I was planning to poison everybody here.

My poisoning would have a chance of success if these cooks weren’t my main assistance and help.

Sleep faded away from Diana’s eyes immediately.

“You need our help?” She asked excitedly before she dragged me into her room.

Diana quickly had her bath before appearing before me again.

“Why are you excited? Is it not just cooking?” I joked.

Diana looked at me like she was seeing me for the first time.

Under her scorching gaze, I felt like a simpleton.

“You don’t know why I am excited? Nobody had succeeded in cooking meals for everybody here and you are asking me why I was excited?” Diana poked my forehead as she spoke.

I felt like she hated iron for not becoming steel. I felt like I wasn’t living up to the expections Diana had for me.

I held her finger so she would stop poking me.

“Since you came here, you have tried to do what nobody dares to do and the surprising thing is that you succeeded.” Diana continued, “I knew you were special and unique the moment I saw you.”

I watched as Diana spoke in excitement and joy.

She was happy for things she did not accomplish herself.

Although it was still early to judge, I felt like Diana and Lily were not the same

kind of people.

Diana was a friend.

Diana reminded me of Sadie.

Sadie was the only person I met that would be happy for my accomplishments like it was her own work.

Diana was the second person to do that.

Her joy meant a lot to me.

Even with my new found affection for Diana, I can’t still tell her about my escape plan. I can’t bring her with me either.

I did not want to endanger her like that.

She is already adapting to this place.

I don’t know if my escape would succeed or fail.

I still have an hidden card I haven’t shown yet but Diana did not have that kind of failsafe solution.

I do not want to give her unnecessary hope that would lead to more

disappointment and pain.

If I include her the escape plan, she would be the one that would be devasted if our escape fails.

I can still ask the moon goddess for help but Diana can’t.

She would suffer the consequences of our actions herself.

All the stability she built in this place would crumble and she might become one of those girls that were locked up inside iron cages like animals.

That is a future I do not want for Diana.

“What are you thinking about? Your face is as dark as charcoal.” Diana shook my shoulder and I came out of my spiralling thoughts.

I subconsciously heaved a sigh of relief when I saw her unharmed before me. For a moment, I thought I saw her bruised and battered as she cried.

The image was disturbing and sad.

It was something I didn’t wish to see.

“Let’s go.” Diana said as she pulled me outside her room.

She knocked on three doors in quick succession before she waited.

Sika, Willa and Annette popped their head out of their rooms.

“You people should bath and dress up quickly. We have a mission for today.” Diana informed than of the new development.

Sika rolled her eyes at me but she still went back to her room to freshen up. Annette and Willa went back into their rooms to clean up too.

It didn’t take long for the three girls to finish.

Some girls poked their head out of their rooms at the noise Diana had made. When they saw that it wasn’t anything serious or interesting, the girls went back. into their rooms.

Diana led all of us to where the kitchen is.

If someone wants to make a judgement of who was going to cook based on our momentum, Diana would take the credit.

All of us followed behind Diana.

I wasn’t offended by Diana forwardness.

Firstly, I didn’t know where the kitchen is and secondly, she would keep the attention off me by taking the lead..

It was a win–win situation. Why would I be angry then?

The cooks had already been informed about my appearance in the kitchen today

so when we entered the kitchen, we were allowed free reign.

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I began to cook.

I would make sure that the werewolves‘ meal was extravagant so I would support- my claim.

“So, what is happening here? You just dragged us out of our rooms without telling us anything.” Sika grumbled and Diana patted her shoulders softly.

I darted a glance at them.

Diana looked like a cat that got a basket of sumptuous fish.

She must be feeling happy because she knew something the others don’t.

“For today, Avery is designated to be in charge of everybody’s meals.” Daian said smugly.

If I wasn’t busy, I wanted to rub my head in exasperation.

Diana was twisting my words up.

What I told her was that I was to make everybody’s evening meals but now, she was telling Sika that I was in charge of today’s meals.

“Why are you now happy? It is not like you are the one to cook.” Sika whispered before she stopped talking altogether.

I heard what she said but I didn’t react.

I knew how I would get her later.

“Annette.” I called and Annette came to my side immediately.

“I need your help. Please hold your stomach and act like you having stomach aches.” I told her my request.

“Is that all?” Annette asked and I nodded.

“Just act like you are in pain and leave the rest to me.” I told her and Annette clutched her stomach.

Her face scrunched up and a groan of pain slipped from her mouth.

I was shocked.

This girl was a natural born actress. She didn’t need any extra time to get into her role.

If I wasn’t the one that instructed her to act like she had a stomach ache, I would have been deceived by her act.

“What’s wrong, Annatte?” Diana asked worriedly but Annette did not speak. Concern filled the faces of Diana, Sika and Willa.

I clicked my tongue.

So, Sika was only hostile to me alone.

I signalled for Diana, Sika and Willa to cease worrying.

I approached one of the cooks that were helping me prepare the food.

“My friend has stomach ache. Is there a medicine she can use?” I asked as I pointed to the bowing figure of Annette.

The cook nodded.

He instructed another cook to get the medicine before he handed the drug to me.

I went back to where Annette was staying and pretended to give her the drug. “Take her away.” I whispered to Willa.

Willa was the only person other than Diana that I can trust with this job.

Willa gave me a thumbs up before leading Annette out of the kitchen.

The drug was a laxative and I was going to put it in the food I am going to give the humans.

I had to poison both the humans and the werewolves present. I can’t take the risk of a variable appearing.

Before I finished with the food preparation, I removed the meals I intended to give Diana, Willa and Annette from the pot.

These girls had helped me and I wouldn’t be settled if I gave them poisoned food along with everybody here.

I did not separate Sika’s portion.

My punishment for her antagonizing me was my poisoned food.

She was going to reap what she sowed.

I took a knife and scraped the surface of my armband quietly.

I watched the residue and powder from my armband fall into the food as I ran through all the possibilities that could cause my plan to deviate from its track.

I have to use every chance I have to go over my plan. I wanted my escape plan to succeed because I won’t be able to handle the consequences the failure of the plan would bring.

Time flew by and soon, the food was ready.