"What do you think you are going to find out?" Bella asked Achilles who was standing before his mirror stand, trying to fix the collar of his shirt. He quietly swiveled around to look at her on the bed.

　　"Well… I have no idea" He said shrugging. "I can only hope they tell me something that would take us somewhere"

　　"I'm nervous" Bella whispered in a worried tone. Achilles stopped what he was doing and walked over to the bed to meet her. When he was close he lowered himself on the bed and with his left index finger, he calmly pivoted her head around to make her face him.

　　"You don't have to be"

　　"I can't help it. What if we don't find anything meaningful. What if I have no origin for real"

　　"That's impossible, love. Everyone has an origin and that's including you and I am going to find out. I promise"

　　"Thank you" She whispered as she looked up at him. Achilles smiles and placed a delicate kiss on her forehead before rising from the bed.

　　"Would you like to go to your bedroom or would you rather stay here till I return?" He asked and Bella blushed hard as she looked up at him.

　　"The latter" she murmured and Achilles broke into a wide grin.

　　"See you when I return" He said as he picked up his overall from the bed and sauntered out of the bedroom.

　　Bella casually lay on the bed and smiled hard. Achilles' bed was a million times warmer and more comfortable than hers in her bedroom.

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　　The moment Achilles arrived at the Donovan Mansion, everyone was confused and everything went into chaos.

　　The servants began walking helter-skelter out of confusion and everyone was panicking. Even when Mr. Donovan was summoned, he almost fainted. His punishment had lasted a month and he couldn't help but wonder why the Alpha had come to his house again.

　　As he descended the staircase, his heart was palpitating in his chest and he wished for the ground to open up and swallow him.

　　Alpha Achilles was the last person he wanted to see at the moment.

　　"Alpha Achilles" He called with his head bowed down once he stepped into the living room.

　　Achilles, who had still not taking the seat he had been offered, turned around to face the panicking man. Once his eyes fell on him, he felt blood boil in his veins.

　　That was the man who had maltreated Bella all her life. The man who almost made her loose his unborn child.

　　He hated the man to the core and just being in his presence made him sick.

　　"Mr. Donovan" Achilles called in a cold tune and the man quickly raised his head up to look at him.

　　"You are welcome to my household, great Alpha" The man spoke in fear. His voice was literally trembling and if Achilles were to scold him even a bit, he would wet his pants.

　　The Alpha's presence terrified the shit out of the him.

　　Achilles did not respond to the man's welcome. Instead, he began patrolling quietly around the man who was just moments away from having a heart attack. Mr Donovan kept wondering what had brought him to his castle all of a sudden.

　　He and his daughter had finished their punishment at the farm and the Beta himself had released them to go home.

　　"You must be wondering why I'm here" Achilles finally broke the silence and Mister Donovan quickly nodded his head as he looked up at the Alpha.

　　Achilles' height was menacing and his gaze was merciless. He looked down at the old man with such intensity that almost made him faint. It was like he was trying bore deep into his soul and read all his dirty secrets.

　　"Ye…yes. Yes Al…" The poor man stuttered as he broke the eye contact. "Yes, Alpha Achilles. What brings you to my humble home" The man inquired and Achilles looked down at him with creased brows.

　　"Humble home?" He asked and the man quickly nodded. "You address this home of yours as humble after almost killing a young girl in it? Just how petty are you?" Achilles asked clearly annoyed and the man inwardly cursed himself for saying such a ridiculous thing.

　　"I'm sorry Alpha. It was just a slip of the tongue"

　　"You are even more pathetic than I thought. I'm here for something else." he changed the topic and took two steps closer to Mr. Donovan who had his gaze glued to the floor.

　　"And what could it be that has brought the Alpha all the way to my house?" He asked, still not looking at Achilles.

　　"It's about Bella"

　　At the mention of the name Bella, Mr. Donovan's soul walked out of his body and face grew pale white! He lifelessly perked up at Achilles' poker face and his piercing glare made him look away.

　　"Be…Be…" He stuttered. "Bella? What about Bella?"

　　"I want to know from which family she comes from in this pack. Who was her mother?" Achilles inquired.

　　Mr. Donovan swallowed dryly as he took a step backwards as he prepared to answer the question.

　　"Alpha Achilles, I have no idea why you wish to know about that girl's past but…" He started talking but one scornful look from Achilles made him swallow his words and clear his throat. "Well, the thing is… Bella's mother … Bella's mother …" He began to stutter nervously.

　　The story about Bella's mother's origin was a hard one to tell and he never knew the day would come when he would have to explain it to someone.

　　"What about Bella's mother's?" Achilles asked anxious. "How did she become a servant in your house?"

　　"Alpha Achilles, the truth is… way before the massacre, she showed up at my house in tears and she was heavily pregnant by then and looked very miserable. She told me she escaped from the … from the tyrant Alpha, Alpha D'argan and…"

　　"What?" Achilles asked in shock. "What did you just say?"

　　"I… I .said she told me she escaped from Alpha D'argan. She explained to me that she used to be a servant at his castle, but he wasn't treating the servants right, so she escaped to our pack because she did not want to have her child in that castle. That's what she told me." Mr. Donovan explained and Achilles kept his eyes glued on his face.

　　He was completely enraged by what Mr. Donovan had just told him.

　　Without uttering a word, he took a step closer to Mr. Donovan who was then shivering on the spot. He stopped before the man and stared daggers into his face as he tried to curb his anger.

　　"So…" He spoke out and shoved both hands in his trouser pockets. "A random pregnant woman shows at your house and tells you she needs help and the only thing that comes to your mind is to turn her into a slave?" Achilles inquired and Mr. Donovan went mute.

　　When the woman had showed up years ago, his wife had advised that they take her to the castle to report the issue, but he was too selfish to let go of a potential slave.

　　"Well… she… she… said it herself. She said I could take her as a slave, all she needed was food and shelter. I had nothing else to do"

　　"You had something else to do!" Achilles scolded and his voice went out like a loud and angry roar which made the the man whimper in fear. At that moment, his eyes were turning red and with just an arm, he forcefully picked up the man by his collar and put him to stand on his feet.

　　Tears streamed down Mr. Donovan's eyes and he began hyperventilating.

　　"Please… please Alpha Achilles… I swear it didn't cross my mind"

　　"Silence!" Achilles roared again and the man went mute, but he was still shaking. "You make a young girl work as a slave all her life for absolutely no reason. You could have brought her to the castle, you should have reported the issue to us!" He reprimanded but the old man said nothing further. He was too terrified of the Alpha to utter a word.

　　"Alpha I'm sorry" He apologized as he went down on his knees to beg. "Please forgive my indulgence. I'm sincerely sorry" The man begged with all his heart as he fell on the Alpha's feet.

　　For the past month, he and his daughter had worked like slaves in the farmlands and the people there treated them poorly. That was the first time they were experiencing such hardship and they hated it.

　　He did not want Alpha Achilles to punish them again because if he stepped another foot in those farmlands, he was going to die.

　　"Alpha Achilles" A feminine voice called from the staircase, but Achilles did not turn to look because he already knew who it was. Instead, he said…

　　"Come down here and join your father"

　　Louisa, who was already trembling, rushed down the staircase and knelt down before the Alpha, just like her father was doing.

　　She did not dare look up at his face because she knew if she dared, she would faint. He sounded dead angry at the moment.

　　"What makes you both think that you can turn anyone into a slave in this house hold?" He asked, but both father and daughter went silent. "Answer me!" He scolded and they trembled in panic.

　　"Nothing Alpha, nothing at all"

　　"Mr. Donovan, you are a hardworking man. You serve the pack administration diligently and all this while, I thought you were doing that because you are a good man, but I just realized that's actually the last thing you are. You are a cruel monster and you do not hesitate to belittle those around you. When I heard about what you did to Bella, I decided to punish you with hard labor so you can test what it feels like to be a slave, but now that I've known everything you've done, hard labor is not enough punishment for you and your heartless daughter." Achilles spoke and the old man once more fell on his feet and wailed like he had lost everything in his life.

　　"Alpha Achilles I beg of you to forgive my daughter and I. We were ignorant. We had no idea what we were doi…"

　　"Silence!" Achilles deciphered and the men went mute. Louisa was just playing with her fingers the entire time as beats of sweats came rushing down her cheeks from her temple.

　　She was waiting to here the Alpha's final verdict.

　　"I will ask my Beta to demote you from your position as General manager, to an ordinary laborer in the pack factory. Neither you nor your daughter shall have maids and or guards to serve you. This house will be taken away and you will be given a much smaller house. For Louisa, you will stop whatever fashion school you are now attending and serve in the pack military for one year before you continue. You two have been living like king and queen for a long time now, it was about time you taste what it feels like to live like ordinary people" He informed them and both father and daughter froze on their spots.

　　They did not bother to beg him because they knew their please would go in vain.

　　"Alpha Achilles, I would like to ask after someone" Louisa asked after a long moment of silence.

　　"And that person happens to be?"

　　"Bella. How is she doing?"

　　"I didn't think you cared so much about Bella to ask after her. I thought you wanted her dead. Or, do you miss her services?" He asked and Louisa quietly shook her head.

　　"I'm asking because I'm genuinely concerned about her"

　　"I highly doubt that, but it's okay. Anyway, Bella is doing just, thank you. I will ask if she wants to see you and if her response is positive, then I shall send you a note. For now, go and start packing your stuff because you leave for the military camp tonight" Then he walked out of the living room, leaving both father and daughter mortified on their knees.

　　Never in their lives had they thought things would turn out so bad for them all beacuse of the slave girl, Bella Tarnvir.