Three Alphas, Fated To One, Played By One, But Mated To One-Chapter 48: Mike’s Compromise (2)

Valerie’s POV

Anita didn’t leave immediately after telling me about Alpha Demon forcing Mike to accept me.

At first I thought it was just her being her usual self and wanting to take care of me like before. However, I soon noticed that something was off about her.

She was too quiet and her fingers fidgeted with the strap of her bag, eyes darting toward the door like she was afraid someone would walk in and hear what she’d already said.

This didn’t seem like the Anita I had come to know. She was never this timid. So, what is happening now?

"Is there something else?" I asked quietly to pull her out of her misery.

She hesitated for a moment before looking me straight in the eye and opening her mouth to speak.

"Val....there is an order." I noticed that she had changed the way she calls me. Now, she uses my nickname.

But wait....did she just mention an order?

My heart slowed instead of accelerating the way it should when someone is excited or afraid.

Whenever the pack issued "orders" concerning me, it usually meant pain. I wondered what sin I have now committed even while lying in a hospital bed?

"What order?" I still mastered the courage to ask. I am not a coward and now that I see a way out, I will fear even less.

"You are being moved?" Anita replied with what I thought was excitement, but I couldn’t understand what it was for.

"Moved where?" I asked cautiously, blinking in confusion.

"To the main house." Anita dropped a bomb that shook me to my core.

Why would anyone ever want to move me to the main house? For what?

"You mean the pack house?" I asked in disbelief.

"Yes, it was Alpha Demon’s order. You will be moved to the room next to Alpha Mike’s." Anita continued.

Now that made even less sense. Not to mention how much Alpha Demon hated me, it was already a miracle that he had forced Mike to accept me as his mate, but now we are playing house? What is he up to? What conspiracy is cooking under the currents of the pack?

"When will it happen?" I asked after taking a deep breath and steadying my mind.

"Today. I heard that the room will be prepared so that you can move in as soon as you leave the hospital." I could tell that Anita was excited for me. The way a friend should when the other achieves something good.

But was this move really a good thing? I doubted it, but I also knew that this was an opportunity.

I leaned back against the hospital pillow, careful not to disturb the stitches on my head.

So this was the game now. From slave quarters to the alpha’s corridor. From invisible to center stage.

And all because of a bond I never asked for. A bond I didn’t want in the first place.

"Did Mike agree?" I asked again, watching her carefully. 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎

Anita’s expression stilled for a moment and I couldn’t tell what she was thinking.

"Well, he did argue at first, but Alpha Demon insisted, so Alpha Mike compromised."

Looking at her expression, I could tell it wasn’t as simple as compromising. Something else had happened, but she wasn’t telling me. But that doesn’t matter. I don’t care either.

However, if Mike had been forced into this, that meant one thing. He would resent me even more.

Perfect.

Just perfect. Good one, Alpha Demon.

"Could you do me a favor?" I asked Anita after some silence.

"Anything Val, just say it." Anita smiled enthusiastically. Too enthusiastically.

I wondered if she liked being ordered around.

"Could you be the one to tidy up my things? I know my room is not a place anyone would want to spend even a minute in it, but I value my privacy either way and you are the only one in this pack I can trust for now." I didn’t know if she would agree, but I didn’t want strangers who hate me going through my stuff.

"Of course I will. Don’t worry about anything and just focus on recovering. I will personally oversee the move." Anita slapped her chest as she said this and I realized for the first time that when she wasn’t being a pain in the ass, she was a really sweet girl.

"Thank you." I said with a smile.

"No need to thank me. Friends help each other." She said cheerfully as if the idea of being my friend was very appealing to her.

I could understand why she changed so suddenly, but I wouldn’t complain about having a friend after eight years of solitude and torture.

The day I was discharged from the hospital, I was escorted back to the pack house.

Two girls, both a bit older than me and in their twenties showed up in my hospital room.

"I am Lilith." One of them introduced herself.

She was smiling politely while the other had contempt written all over her face. She didn’t even bother introducing herself.

"Mmm...this is Janice. We are maids personally appointed by the former Luna to serve you. Lady Bernice said that since you are going to be the Luna, you need your own people to take care of your daily life and duties. You can order us as you wish and we will follow your orders." Lilith continued the introduction and my jaw nearly dropped to the ground.

What was Luna Bernice playing at now? First they move me, then maids follow. What will come next? Asking about grandchildren? I shuddered just thinking about it. I have no plans of ever consummating my bond with Mike, so that idea can be sealed in a box and thrown into the sea. Never to surface.

The maid introduced as Janice scoffed when Lilith explained what they had been ordered to do and I knew I had to establish my authority early on otherwise, all my plans would go to the dogs.