Marked by Fire; The phoenix Luna.

CHAPTER 2: TO BE BURNED ALIVE

♠Mira♠

“What?” I screamed but it fell on deaf ears. The crowd erupted into screams,I saw Morgana slip out of the hall through the back door while two sentinels walked in and pulled me away.

“Wait, wait…. You.” The first smack landed on my head, stirring up severe pain as I raised my head to stare at him.

A sentinel who has served me for ten years.

“Hurry up, we've got no time to waste, the alpha is giving the order to take you to the dungeon to await your punishment.”

“This isn't right. I am Luna and I deserve some respect, Elias Elias you cannot embarrass me this way. We have been married for ten years,for God's sake!” I screamed on top of my lungs, hoping he'd listen but he looked me dead in the eyes and walked out of the hall.

They pulled me roughly towards the fire end of the hallway and as soon as we turned to the corner they showed me roughly into a damp cold dungeon.

“Now that's where people like you belong, you shouldn't have been Luna, it should have been someone else, someone fruitful and someone who will not waste the alpha's time.” Their words stung badly and I sniffled,my body shaking violently as sobs raked through it.

“I need to speak to my husband, let him know please.” I begged but the loud clicking and shutting of the heavy iron doors shut me up.

Elias and Morgan succeeded in punishing me when they should be the ones getting punished.

I looked around the cold cell and noticed that there was no bed, just a small window that was tightly nailed to avoid escape.

A few hours later or maybe minutes,the door opened and Morgana walked in,her dress sweeping the floor.

“Now this is where you belong.” She spat vehemently,her words carrying a slice of mockery.

“You are a terrible mother, how could you? You are sleeping with my husband, your daughter's husband, have you got no shame?” I asked and she yanked my hair, pulling it greatly as I screamed from the pain.

“This is what you get when you try to cross me, you should have walked out when you saw us f*****g. It wasn't your place to confront him at least not at that time and you also came with a lie.”

“My pregnancy is not a lie, I'm _” I swallowed hard and she chuckled.

“You're what? Pregnant?” She asked, laughing dryly.

“So why did the public test come out negative? Why are you in here, paying for the crime of lying?” She asked,her eyes twinkling with mischief.

“I won't be surprised if you had something to do with it.” I muttered and that earned me a slap, pushing me further into the ground.

“Yes,I had something to do with it and if you're wondering how I can sleep with Elias and feel nothing? Not even a slight guilt? It's because I'm not your mother!” I froze and I think time froze too.

“What do you mean? I…I mean_” her laughter was evil.

“Your mother died in childbirth,and your father and I escaped. It was a rough period and trust me when I say your father will be the next to be killed.”

“You're a witch!” I screamed, clawing at her legs with my fingers and she immediately kicked my jaw. I spat out blood.

“That's why you'll rot here for a while before you serve the great punishment.” As she walked over to the door, our eyes locked for a while and I wondered why her orbs suddenly looked different.

She looked different from the woman who raised me,the woman who took me to my first swimming class,the one who attended every school function.

“I'll leave you to cherish the remaining hours you have left.”

“Morgana?” I called and she looked at me one last time.

“Call dad, let him know I'm _”

“Oh please.” She interrupted me, rolling her eyes. “You don't get to ask for favors from me, you won't be seeing your father, probably on the other side.” With that,age walked out of the dungeon.

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A sharp kick to my side woke me up from my deep slumber and in no time,I was being pulled,half lifted from the floor and out of the dungeon.

The sentinels hastened their steps, leading me to the execution grounds. I looked around and saw people cheering, throwing fruits, and whatever they could get hold of at me.

“What's happening?” I asked one of the sentinels but he was tight lipped.

“Today we've gathered to punish,embarrass and forever silence the mouth of our previous wolfless Luna.” The cheering erupted again and this time,drummers joined in the celebration.

I looked around and my eyes locked with that of my father. He was quiet, no sign of regret, nothing was in his eyes or his face. No emotion.

I looked at my best friend, Vincent,the beta. He was quiet and immediately our eyes locked, he looked away.

“Do you have any last words?” The executioner asked but my mind was long gone. All the years of being in a loveless marriage with Elias,the years of humiliation,the years of embarrassment,this….?

I felt the hotness from within me,I couldn't scream,there was no need. I'd die anyway.

The first flame touched my skin and screamed, falling deeper into the burning flame as I heard them cheering.

“....serves her right!”

“...humph it's high time we rid ourselves of that wolfless lady!” The comments kept coming,more vile,more hateful and in all these, Elias, Morgana stood watching.

“I heard her father disowned her…” the voice of another person trailed as they walked past me.

I'd almost lost consciousness when the fire was suddenly extinguished and I was dragged out,my burns,bruises sweeping the floor, making me whimper since I had no strength to scream.

“You'll die here.” One of the sentinel said, dropping me like a sack of potatoes on the foot of a tree in the woods.

“In your next life,I hope you return with your scars so we can kill you again.” He spat on my face and they walked away.

I watched them as life slipped slowly out of me. “In my next life, I'll make sure I kill you all.” I whispered.