LUNARIS RISING

CHAPTER FIVE

I opened my eyes slowly,I had a throbbing headache and my whole body was in pains.

I tried to reach for my head and that was when I realised that my hands were bound behind my chair and my feet too.

I wriggled in pain and winced as the rope tightened against my flesh.

My eyes quickly scanned my surroundings,there was high stacks of crates and goods that were going to be shipped out for sale.

I could hear loud music coming from four rooms away.I guessed that it must be their workroom,where several types of drugs were made.

I heard the clinking of shoes against the tiled floors and whispers too.

“Ahh…..she is awake.” The man said and stood in front of me.

“What do you want from me??!!” I shouted and tried to wriggle free.

“You'll just keep hurting yourself,Erõménē mou.” He said and grabbed my chin.

I stared at him deep in the eyes and spat on his face.

The next thing that happened was unexpected,a burning sensation sunk in through my cheek.

I passed for a moment.

‘Did this motherfucker just slap me?’ I asked inwardly.

I used my tongue to search my mouth.

The man ruffled his hair,paced back and forth and came back to me.

“I'm sorry,Erõménē mou. I didn't mean to hit you,but that you did before……” He said pointing to his face. “....was disrespectful.”

He grabbed my face again,making me to stare directly into his eyeballs.

“Say you accept my apology,philaté mou.” He said. “ Say you accept my apology.” He shouted.

“Σὺ μανεῖς, οὐδὲν ἄλλο.”

(Soo ma-NAYS, oo-THEN AL-lo)

~You’re mad. That’s all you are.

I spat loudly and pulled my face away from his grip.

“See ehh…I was only asked to bring you for your powers and then you turn out to be a beautiful angel. I can't see you in this position,but you keep acting tough and strong. I like that.” The man chucked loudly.

“Let me go,please.” I whimpered and tears fell from my eyes.

“Don't cry my dear,I'd let you go on one condition.” He said and smirked.

“And that is….?” I asked carefully.

“You see ehhh….when I saw you,you were very sexy……and thick.” He said and his eyes scanned my body lustfully.

I swallowed my saliva and stared at him with so much hate that I dare not show.

“How about we go into that room over there..” He said and pointed to a door at the other end of the room. “......you satisfy me and I let you go ehhh….what do you say?” The man said chuckled loudly.

“Ewww..there is no way that is happening not even in the next seven hundred millenials.” I spat and looked at him irritably.

“Ehhh…what do you mean?” He said and walked to me,his face stwen and his fingers clenched tightly into his palm.

I whimpered slightly and shifted my face away from his gaze.

“Look at me erõménē mou…. Look at me!!!!” He shouted and pulled my chin upwards.

I whimpered in fear and tried to break out of his grip on my face.

“You are going to do exactly as I say or else you're not getting out of here.”

I stared deeply at him and spat again on his face.

“ I will do nothing,you filthy rag.” I spat.

“I think I have been quite too gentle with you and that is why you must be behaving this way,well then,you'll have it the rough way.” The man said and carried me with the chair he had bound me to.

‘Where the f**k is this sprit guide?’ I muttered in my head.

‘I'm here,this is going to sting a bit.’

‘What?’

I felt my bones start to ache,my head banged loudly,my ears were ringing sharply and my eyes were popping like they were about to bulge out of their sockets,I whimpered and cried loudly.

The man carrying me threw me to the ground when he noticed that.

“Uhmm…..Miguel,Roberto, I think we might have a bit of a problem.” The man said over the walkie talkie.

My bones snapped and my eyes shone brightly. I stood in front of the man with a domineering gaze and figure and with just one push,I flung the man out of my way.

The other men had gathered and started bringing out their weapons.

Some started firing guns at me.

I didn't even feel a single bullet penetration. The bullets just reversed back and pierced into their bodies.

I moved swiftly before they could reload and surround me again,fast, precise, unstoppable. Not wild. Not reckless. Every motion feels right, guided by instinct sharpened into clarity.

My wolf surges with me.

I strike—not to kill, not to end the fight,but to escape from this hellhole and go back to my family.

Growls explode around me, the men shift into their wolves and lunge forward to attack me.

I feel everything,power,It wasn't borrowed,wasn't given to me. It was MINE.

A wolf lunges from my left. I turn, catch him midair, slam him down hard enough to shake the earth. He didn't stand up again.

They start to retreat,they’re afraid.

I stand in the center of the clearing, breath ragged, body humming with energy. My hair is tangled, my skin scraped and burning, but I’ve never felt more alive.

The man who carried me backs away, horror etched into every line of his face.

“You’re—” he whispers. “You’re not supposed to—”

I step forward.

He ran,I didn't chase him.

When the site finally settles, my knees gave out and I fell to the ground.

I was exhausted and I transformed back to my normal self.

I closed my eyes as my breathing slowed down.

“I need to get out of here.” I reminded myself.

I used a nearby crate to drag myself up and I began staggering out of the confinement.

“You did well.” Olya said softly

“We did,” I whisper.

I turned toward the gate and stared out into the open forest as I staggered out and winced in pain.