The Lycan's Slave

Chapter Three

Aria's pov

I stared in shock at the body on the floor while Imelda ran up to the body and yelled for me to go get the doctor.

As I ran to go get the doctor, tears rolled down my cheeks as different thoughts raced through my mind.

Meeting my mate had always been a long-time dream of mine because I felt all my problems and suffering would end once he came into my life.

Never in my life did I think I would get rejected or that my mate would sell me off to another man or that another woman would be pregnant for him.

It hurt so much but I knew I had to suck it up and just accept the fact that I wasn't created to ever be happy. Now I was not just a wolfless wolf but I was also a mateless wolf.

Thoughts of running away filled my head but I knew I would be found in no time since the lycan king was now involved.

I have heard tales of how the lycan king was a ruthless, and unforgiving man, who dealt mercilessly with those who went against him. He was the most feared wolf and I wondered why the alpha hated me so much to sell me off to him.

Sighing loudly, I increased my pace. In no time, I arrived at the pack clinic and immediately went in search of the doctor.

"You are needed at the Alpha's mansion," I told the doctor immediately after I found him.

He raised his brow with curiosity in his eyes. "Did something happen to the alpha?"

"No, not him," I replied.

With a nod, he hurriedly packed his tools and led me to his car.

We arrived at the mansion and I immediately led him to the meeting room.

Immediately we entered, I was held by the neck and pinned to the wall by Alpha Sebastian.

"How dare you try to poison the lycan king?" he said through gritted teeth.

I stared at him in shock, wondering what he was talking about. I tried to explain to him but my words came out as a mumble as I was being choked.

I desperately tried to release his grip on my neck but couldn't. Tears rolled down my eyes as I wondered if this was how I was going to leave this earth.

"Let her go," the lycan king's voice reverberated through the room.

Alpha Sebastian reluctantly released his grip on my neck and I fell to the floor, gasping for air.

"How could you? If you didn't want to go with him, all you had to do was say something instead of making an attempt on his life!" Imelda yelled. "We could have lost him, and our hospitality would have been questioned. How dare you try to tarnish your alpha's good name despite all he has done for you?"

I shook my head as I slowly rose to my feet. "I... I... didn't poison the lycan king,' I stuttered while coughing violently.

"You liar!" Imelda retorted.

"I swear by the moon goddess, I did not do that. I have a..."

Before I could complete my words, the doctor cut in, interrupting me. "He's dead. The poison used was a very strong one and he wouldn't have survived even if I had attended to him immediately."

A gasp left Imelda's lips as she stared at me in disbelief. I let out a shaky breath and my eyes traveled to the lycan king for the first time since I entered, the rage I saw in his eyes made me stagger backward in fear.

Why does the moon goddess hate me so much? How do I get out of this?

Slowly, the lycan king rose to his feet and began making his way towards me. Without thinking, I fell to my knees, my forehead making a connection with the floor.

"Please, I have a witness. She was there with me in the kitchen. Her name is Matty, she's also a maid here. I beg you, just call her in and ask her," I please frantically.

Even though I hated my life, I didn't want to die this way. It would be too pathetic for me to die for something I had no knowledge of.

The lycan king stopped in front of me. "If I find out you did this. You would beg for death and not get it," he threatened and I swallowed hard, my tears threatening to spill.

"Get the girl she speaks about," he ordered.

Alpha Sebastian immediately summoned a guard and asked him to go get the girl.

Soon, Matty was brought into the meeting room.

Imelda rose from her seat and walked towards us. "Were you in the kitchen with her an hour ago?" She asked Matty while pointing a finger at me.

Matty shook her head. "No ma'am, I wasn't. I was at the stable, tending to the horses."

I whipped my head swiftly towards her in shock. "Ma... Matty, I met you in the kitchen when I went to get the drink. You were leaning against the wall, eating an apple while you complained about how exhausted you were feeling."

"I wasn't," she replied, shaking her head once more. "I was in the stable and the other maids can testify to that."

"Matty, please. I'll be dead if you don't speak the truth," I whispered, tears cascading down my cheeks. I couldn't understand why she was lying when she knew my life was at stake.

"Enough!" Alpha Sebastian thundered. "Take both of them to the cell until we get to the bottom of this."

Me and Matty were picked up from the floor by the guards. I opened my mouth to speak, to fight for my innocence, but no words came out. I was drained, I felt hopeless because I knew that whatever I said wouldn't count anymore.

We got to the dungeon and were placed in the same cell.

I turned to Matty. "Why did you lie? If you had spoken the truth, we wouldn't have been brought here. Now there's no guarantee that we would ever leave this place."

A cynical smile stretched across her lips. "Worry about yourself."

Rage coursed through me at her reply. How could she be so nonchalant when she knew my life was at risk? Her actions were suspicious and I couldn't for the life of me understand why she was doing this.

"Why are you doing this? Do you hate me?" I asked, glaring at her.

She chuckled manically. "Hate you? You overrate yourself my darling. In case you do not know, you are just a peasant who would be used to set an example."

In rage, I charged towards her, and punched her hard in the mouth, with my chest heaving up and down.

"What the f!ck!" She yelled, standing to her feet as she spat out blood.

She was about to hit me when a voice interrupted us.

"Matty," the voice called. I turned my head towards the direction of the voice, to see it was a guard.

He gestured for her to move closer to him and she did. He began whispering to her, and I tried hard to pick up what he was saying but I couldn't.

After a while, a low yelp emanated from Matty. I stepped closer to get a better view, and the guard noticed and left immediately.

I turned to Matty, watching her closely as she sat down.

Even though I didn't care about her, she was beginning to look pale and that worried me.

I scooted closer to her, my eyes fixed on her. "Are you okay? Did he do something to you?"

She snarled at me. "Mind your damn business," she spat out weakly.

With a sigh, I moved further away from her to give her space.

Soon, loud groans filled the air. I immediately rushed to where Matty was to see her writhing in pain.

"Matty, Matty are you okay?" I asked worried but she gave no response.

I began to call out to the guards for help but no one answered. Her groans intensified, and she began to cough out blood.

My heart pounded in my chest in fear. In panic, I ran to the cell door and held onto the bars, yelling frantically for help but like before, no one responded.

Soon, the groans stopped. I directed my gaze toward her, and my breath caught in my throat as my eyes landed on her glazed-over eyes with blood dripping down her mouth.