I said it, looks like I'm being late,” Enrizo said, but even though I didn't hear what he said earlier, I could easily tell it was a lie.I wonder what he said and was it about me?He sat down on the throne and Lady Myra stood up.“Good morning Lord, I am here with an intruder who is from Crescent Pack.” Myra started, and at the mention of the Crescent Pack, Enrizo furrowed his brows.“She claimed to be an outcast, a betrayed one. She said she wanted revenge and—”“I would like to hear the story from the horse’s mouth,” Enrizo said. If his eyes could bore holes, then I would have had holes all over my body with the way his eyes were fixed on me.Every eye fell on me instantly and my stomach sank. I opened my mouth but the words seemed to be stuck in my throat.Zoe… you can do this. This is your only chance to survive. Don’t mess it up, I thought to myself.“I… m… my name is Zoe and I'm from the Crescent Pack. I got betrayed by the Alpha so I left home. While looking for a place to stay, I got attacked by some rogues and I got chased down here. I swear to the moon goddess I have no bad intention. I didn't even know the way here.” The words rushed out and by the time I was done, there was sweat on my face.“How did Kade betray you?” he asked.“We used to love each other, or maybe it was just me, but he promised to make me the Luna. Then suddenly he brought another lady in and he told me I was never his mate.” I bit my lip, trying to stop the stupid tears from flowing.Enrizo chuckled immediately. “Crescent Pack would never change… filled with betrayers here and there. So now that you're here, you know it already. We can’t let you go back and we can’t let you stay as well. You need no interpreter to interpret what that means to you,” he said.“That's… that's why I came up with a deal, sorry, suggestion,” I said.“Hmm… a deal, I love that. Let's have it.” He adjusted his posture on the throne.“I was thinking since I had a lot of experience in the pack—I was born and bred there, I was very close to the royalty—I know all the information about the security system.” I paused, and this time everyone was staring at me as if I was some kind of savior or solution they had been looking for for centuries.Enrizo nodded at me to continue.“And I'm aware of what they did to Lord Enrizo, so I was thinking if I could share the security system secrets with you while you let me stay and find a home here.”I finished, and sounds of amazement filled the room.“Wow.”“That's a brilliant one.”“Just what we need.”“I love the idea.”“She's so brilliant, but I don't trust her. How are we sure this is not a trick from the Crescent Pack?” one of the elders asked, and everyone nodded.“Do you have anything to prove yourself innocent and plain, young lady?” Lord Enrizo asked.I turned my head and looked at Myra.“Yes, my Lord. I had Judith check through her and she confirmed there are no lies in her words.”“Since things are that way, then she should live with us. Her knowledge would even give us much upper hand over the pack,” Lord Enrizo said.“But my Lord, don’t you think the one we have there already is enough? I don’t think we need any more—”“Yes, we do, and if another opportunity comes, I will grab it too. I will do all I can, grab every single opportunity as long as they agree with my goals of bending that pack,” Lord Enrizo said between gritted teeth, which made the elder who had spoken bow in fear.I wonder what they were talking about.Did they have a spy there now?“Myra, you know what next to do with her,” Lord Enrizo said, and his eyes fell on me again.“Yes, my Lord. I will have Stiles prepare a house for her at the southern region, around the—”“No, I want her to stay in the maid quarters, the palace maids’ quarters. Double the security there and watch every single step of hers,” Lord Enrizo said before stepping down from the throne while everyone bowed.Our eyes met again but I quickly bowed.For real?Is this how they treat their… helper? By making me a maid?What was I even expecting? They just saved my ass.But I'm also helping them as well, not that they saved me for free.Maybe I should just be grateful for saving me for now. At least I would have a decent place to stay and sleep.“Do you always argue with yourself in your mind like this all the time?” Judith said, sliding beside me as we headed out of the palace.“What do you mean?” I asked, clearly confused.“I read minds in case you don't know, and this is the third time I guess I would be hearing a heated argument between you and your wolf,” she said, and my mouth fell open.She could fucking read minds?Wow, that’s wild. And wait… did she just say wolf?“Wait a minute, did you just say my wolf?” I asked, turning to face her.“Yes… your wolf. Why are you surprised?” She raised an eyebrow.I have a wolf? How?