Chapter 35
Yet before Harper could beam in joy, she heard Casper asking her:
âHarper, you said that you wanted to train. Why not join us for the next round of dodge balls? I saw the bruises on your face. Clearly you lack practice.â
Harperâs face quickly turned pale again.
What she said was clearly an excuse! Couldnât Casper figure that out?
And she was dressed in a tightâfit dress with high heels. There was no way she could play dodge ball in a dusty field with these soldiers!
She would look like a complete idiot!
âNo,â Harper forced a smile. âNo thank youâ¦â
âWe can use one more person on our team,â Kass laughed. âMiss Harper, I heard
that you are a noble in Riverside Pack. Surely you have a very strong wolf. So we will even use a better ball to meet with your standard.â
He picked up another ball from the ground.
It looked 5 times larger than the ball that they were using before. It almost had the size of a watermelon!
Harper had no doubt that her skull would be cracked open if that hit her!
âYou must be mistakenâ¦â Harper stammered, âI am no noble and my wolf is not that strong eitherâ¦â
âOh, is that so?â Kass raised his eyebrow. âBut I heard that you called yourself Riverside Packâs princess. So I thought you must have royal blood. Otherwise, why would you fake your identity like that?â
Everyone from Blood Moon Pack snickered sarcastically.
Harper seemed as though she wanted to jump at Kass and scratch his face with her long nails. But she also wanted to maintain her grace in front of Casper.
Her face twisted in a mixture of rage and embarrassment.
âMiss Harper, you must excuse my soldiers.â Casper smiled idly, âSometimes they are too straightforward with the truth. And I insist you to join us for the dodge ball. It will be fun.â
He stuck out his hand to Harper, looking at her eagerly.
But Harper knew that she couldnât accept his invitation, unless she wanted to be more embarrassed.
âThank youâ¦But I think I will passâ¦â
Harper backtracked with an awkward smile.
âIâIâll see you later!â
She ran, staggering along the way in panic. She even tripped on her dress.
All of her friends and servants followed her and fled in disorder, knocking over chairs and breaking teacups.
Some mocking laughter could be heard behind their backs.
âWhat a bunch of clowns!â
Balvina snorted. And she turned to Janet:
âDo you think this will teach her a lesson?â
Janet shook her head, âHarper NEVER learns her lesson.â
She narrowed her eyes at Harper, whose back was disappearing into the distance.
âLetâs just wait and see what more circus plays she has.â
***
Harper stormed into her house in rage.
âMOM-â she screamed while dashing across the living room, âDADââ
A maid was scrubbing the floor in the hallway. Harper rushed at her before she could
move aside and gave a hard kick at her bucket furiously.
âMove aside you dumb ass! Canât you see that your master is home?!â
The maid quivered in panic. Her whole body was covered in filthy water from the
bucket, but she didnât dare to say a word.
Everyone in the Diazâs residence knew how moody Harper was.
âWhere the hell is my parents!â Harper balled her fists and screamed.
The door to the study opened up and Hellen rushed out urgently.
âWhat is the matter sweetie?â Hellen hurried to hug her daughter, âI thought you went over to the training field today. Did Alpha Casper totally love you?â
âHe did! But-â
Harper bit her lips with tears forming in her eyes. A few seconds later, she burst into loud wailing:
âIt was that BITCH Janet again! And her dumb ass soldiers! Theyâthey ganged up on me! How could they do this-â
âOh my poor baby. It is OK now. Mommy is here,â Hellen stroke her back, âEasy. Tell mommy what happened.â
Harper choked and repeated everything that happened today.
ââ¦And then she pulled out a ball almost the size of a watermelon and invited me to play!â Harper finished up while sobbing, âShe definitely wants me dead!â
Hellen gritted her teeth angrily, âThat bitch Janetâ¦we raised her, feed her and provided her shelter for almost 20 years! And that is how she treated her dear sister?! Those rogues should have ripped her fu cking throat open 6 months ago!â
âBut she is alive now!â Harper stomped the floor in tears, âAlive and with more power! She will keep messing with me and I will never get to be Darranâs Luna. This has to stop!â
âI know my darling, I know. But we have discussed this. As long as she losses Alpha Casperâs support, we will be able to destroy her easily.â
Hellen cup her face fondly.
âYou said that Alpha Casper defended you in front of Janet and he invited you to train with him. So one thing we know for sure is that he is not that into Janet. And you totally have a shot. Just find him in private again and-â
âNo!â Harper blurted out without thinking.
âNo?â Hellen frowned, âI thought you wanted to do this.â
âI do. And he totally had a big crush on me. It is justâ¦â
Harper hesitated.
Her mind drifted back to the awkward moment she had on the training field.
She really didnât want to face Casper again after that!
Yet she also didnât want to admit that she made a total fool of herself. So after a little
pause, Harper mumbled:
âOn second thought, I donât think that I am fit to do these dirty works, especially as the Riverside Packâs future Luna. And Daran loves me too much. If he hears that I am hanging out with Casper, it will totally break his heart.â
Hellen pondered a little bit and nodded, âYou are right darling. It is not worthy to
risk your reputation over that little skunk Janet. So who should we send to seduce Alpha Casper?â
âDo you have anyone in the house you can trust, mom?â Harper asked, âSomeone with a good face and knows her way around men?â
âHold on sweetieâ¦let me thinkâ¦â
âI can do it.â
Harper and Hellen both turned around.
A woman was standing by the corner and looking at them nervously.
It was that maid whom Harper kicked at earlier.
She never walked far away and had been eavesdropping all along.
Harper crinkled her nose in disgust, âWho the hell are you?â
The maid walked out from the corner and stood in front of them. Although in fear, she still raised her ginger head up and said:
âMy name is Amy, a maid in this house. And I am up for the dirty work you talked about, Miss Harper.â