When Diana said, 'I'm in! ' after embarking on her mission, I was relieved. She also intimated that she came across some challenges but had dealt with it, without exposing her identity, I gave a silent thanks to God.

After communicating with her, I recalled how I came to be her Beta.

After rescuing me from being gang raped, she decided to accompany me to my house.

'Where have you been, you good for nothing wrench?' my step mother screamed at me. 'You went to the brook a long time ago and it is just now that you think to come back home', she said, looking closely at me and seeing how rumpled my dress was. 'See your dress, how torn it is? I knew you were up to no good. You were out playing with the boys when you should be rushing back home!'

'Mum, I did no such thing!' I cried. I was already on edge because of my near tape and I just didn't need her nagging just now.

'You won't use that tone with me, you useless girl. You are far from being a filial', she ranted, coming to me and pulling my hair. 'So ungrateful. You should be grateful to me that I haven't driven you out in the cold since your useless mother and father died!'

She pulled the hair very hard that tears stug my eyes, it felt like my hair was coming off. To preserve myself, I tried to pry her hand out of my hair but she lost her balance and fell.

Diana started laughing.

' You brought your friend who is as useless as you to come to my house and make fun of me?' she asked, trying to get up. That was when her daughter, my step sister, Flora, walked in.

'What is going on here?' she asked, helping her mother up. 'Why are you sprawled on the ground?'

'Thank goodness, you are back, Flora. It is this slut who went to have a great time with the guys instead of running the errand I sent her', she explained to her daughter as she dusted the sand from her hands. 'I tried to correct her but instead, this ungrateful bastard shoved me to the ground' and she and her useless slutty friend have been laughing at me ever since!'

Flora stared at me, furious. 'Is that true, Sabrina?' she asked.

I sighed. I was too damn tired of this drama. Today more than other days because I was still shaken by my ordeal. I was going to go inside, when Flora pushed me down.

'What the Heck?' I said, shocked.

'Hard luck, Sis, I was just giving you a taste of your own medicine. How dare you push my mother to the ground and bring your friend here to mock her. Because you saw I was not around?'

'Flora, I owe you no explanation but I did no such thing', I said.

'You mean my mother is lying?'

'You know her much more than I do. You should be able to tell', I replied.

'I saw her lying on the ground just now, Sabrina. Did the both of you plan to kill her before I return?' she asked.

'She tripped and fell. How is that my fault?' I asked.

Before I could finish speaking, her Al connected with my cheek and I saw stars. I was too shocked to retaliate but Diana who had been silent since, retaliated on my behalf. The slap she gave Flora resounded far more than the one I received and to be honest, I felt no pity for her even as I saw Diana's hand imprint on her cheek.

'Why did you hit me?' she howled. 'How dare you!'

'Why did you hit Sabrina without knowing the full story?' she asked Flora, her eyes blazing. 'You mother did the exact same thing. Is this the way you all treat her in her own house?'

'Who are you to come here and tell us how to leave in our house,?' Flora asked, still rubbing her cheek.

'You cannot deny that a boy was not involved in making her come home late when she is supposed to be hurrying back and doing the chores awaiting her', her mother said.

'That's right!' Diana said. 'Not just one but four boys were involved!'

'I knew it!' her mother said, shaking her head at Sabrina in disgust.

'You are utterly shameless, Sabrina. You do such despicable things and both you and your friend own up to it proudly. Very shameful!' Flora voiced.

'I am not through talking!' Diana screamed at them. If I hadn't come at the time I did, your step daughter would have been hang raped because she went alone to be brook and fell prey to scumbags who were lying in waiting for young girls to devour', she paused to let her words sink but both Flora abd her mother did not show surprise but rather scoffed. 'Or you are probably the person who sent them to target her, which is the reason you know a boy was involved, without asking her what had held her up!' she concluded, looking at my step mother, suspiciously.

'You are insane!' my step mother said and hissed. 'If she was targeted, then it was probably because she had been teasing them or being inappropriately close to them!'

'If Flora had been the one nearly gang - taped today, would you have said the same thing?' she asked her.

My step mother looked away.

'I thought so too!' Diana said and turning to me, said, 'Pack your things, you are coming with me. They are going to kick you out of the house anyways, better you come with me than be rendered homeless. I can't tolerate cruel people such as these people you call your family!'

I wanted to protest but when I looked at Flora abd her mother, I felt I had nothing to lose if I went with Diana to her palace.

' And where do you think you are going? ' my step mother asked. They must have realized that if I left, there would be no one to wash their clothes and do other domestic chores for them.

'I am going to find my own destiny because staying here with you only stifles me'.

'So you are leaving', she said in a harsh voice. 'You want to leave with this slave girl who hasn't taken care of herself. How do you think she will be able to take care of you?'

'I'll take my chsnces?' I said and Diana burst out laughing.

'If you step out of this house, I am never going to accept you back!' She said while her daughter looked at Diana and me like we were some plague.

'Great! Because I am hoping I shall never have to come back to this hell hole', I said and both their eyes opened wide. 'And to ensure we have nothing in common anymore, I am cutting all ties with you. There is nothing connecting you with me anymore from this moment henceforth!' I said and stepped out of the house, without looking back.

It was on the way to the palace that Diana told me she had just come from paying her friend a surprise visit only to be the one surprised with his infidelity and was also nearly raped in the bargain.

We have so much in common, I thought and told her so. She smiled and we hugged, finding consolation in each other.

'I shall be Alpha one day and I want to start training with immediate effect', she intimated. 'Would you like to join me?'

I needed no se cond promoting. If I had been vast in marshal arts, those boys would not have dared come too close to me.