Chapter 8

• Third POV
• "Carla, my mate kept two million dollars in our room and we are looking for it. Did you take it?" She asked. Carla's heart began to beat rapidly as she wondered why her mistress could accuse her of such. She had been living with them for eight years and she had never stolen anything from them.
• "Luna, why am I accused of such? I didn't steal anything."
• "Sebastian and Nessian said they saw you sneaking into your room with the bag containing the money." The Alpha thundered loudly, he was growing impatient. Carla knelt on the floor immediately. The twins had lied against her and she knew she had to save herself from this situation as much as possible. This was a great accusation which could land her with the greatest punishment ever thought of. Two million dollars wasn't a small amount of money.
• "I will never do such Luna. Please sir, believe me." She cried and denied ever doing such a thing.
• "Dad, you weren't expecting her to accept that she really did it if she did, were you?" Sebastian said.
• "Who will accept that they stole it, we just got to check her room," Hessian cut in with a clear, sinister smirk.
• "And why would I steal it?" Carla barked at them amidst tears. She had never dared to talk back at them before but things were just getting out of hand. They had crossed the limit of them bullying her and she couldn't just wait there and watch them accuse her of this without saying anything.
• "You may want to take a huge amount of money with you as you are about to leave." Nessian replied to her.
• "I swore with my life, I never took it."
• "You should go ahead with the search." The Luna instructed her mate. She was very pissed at how a girl she decided to be nice to ended up paying her back in return. It was unthought of.
• "And Carla, if the money is found in your room, you will be thrown into prison without bail or fine. All the gifts I gave you will be confiscated, for now no birthday party for you," she threatened. "Until we have made sure that the money isn't with you. We aren't fools here, so don't try to take advantage of us!"
• "Such an ungrateful bitch!" She spat at her as she was about to go up with her mate, the Alpha.
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• Carla's POV
• "Let's go ahead with the search." The Luna said. "And Carla, if the money is found in your room, you will be thrown to the prison. All the gifts I gave you will be confiscated, you ungrateful bitch." I tried to recreate her words in my mind. Heavy tears were falling from my eyes. I didn't want to leave here on a bad note but it seemed my worst fears were becoming reality. She even spat on me.
• Sebastian rushed over to call the guards who marched over to my room for the search. I stood up from the floor dejectedly and tagged behind them crying silently.
• Was this what the twins planned for me? I was set up. But wouldn't the Luna realize that I was set up by her son's, that they hated me and therefore wanted to do this to me? Right now, I don't care if she gets back all she bought for me but I just wanna leave here peacefully.
• I'm turning eighteen tomorrow and I'm also leaving this place tomorrow. I've wished to leave here peacefully and away from the Smith's trouble. But it seems Nessian and Sebastian won't let me go easily. Now, I feel bad for myself. I doubt I am not cursed. "Oh moon goddess," I raised my face up in supplication, "Please help me this time. Vindicate me! I don't want to be thrown into prison. Let me leave in peace." If I'm thrown into prison, I wouldn't have anyone to bail me out. I would probably spend the rest of my life there and it would be a wasted life for a young woman like me.
• I prayed to God to help me even though he hasn't always answered my prayers. I've always prayed against the torture I've received here but what I learnt was that God won't come here to save me, neither would the moon goddess. He would send someone but he never sent anybody. I just hope He helps me now.
• "Search everywhere and bring out my money." The Alpha screamed as he walked around unsettled. I looked at him with pity as I averted my gaze because I felt ashamed. He doesn't treat me badly like the rest of his family does. Most of my dresses were bought by him. Now, he will think I'm ungrateful. I looked over at the twins and saw them smiling at me with no hint of regret.
• "Luna! Sir!" A guard came out with a big bag. I slumped to the ground in defeat as I realized that God didn't save me today as usual. Nessian grabbed it from him and opened it abruptly.
• "Mom! I told you. She stole it. She can't be trusted." Nessian said as the bag revealed a large amount of money stocked inside. The Alpha looked at me with disgust and his mate moved closer to me in a raging manner. She pulled me up and landed me a dirty slap.
• "How could you? How could you do this to us?" She screamed at me.
• "Luna! Trust me. I know nothing about this. I didn't even know you had a large amount of money at home, I didn't hear it from anyone, how will I know to come and steal it. Why would I steal it when I'm leaving tomorrow?" I knew my words had truth in it but they wouldn't believe me. They started punching me, landing me slaps from all directions. I became a punching bag to the twin who had been praying for an opportunity like this. They had no remorse while doing this to me.
• "You stole the money so you could get yourself a business and leave without regret." Sebastian snarled.