Chapter 13 The Healer
THE CELESTIAL IMPERIAL
"How many so far?" Darius voice boomed across the room.
"Twelves lashes General!” One of the female vampires answered.
The hot throbbing pains on Kiara’s back was unbearable. Her vision was already getting blurry and her head was spinning in circles.
"Bring water…” Darius ordered when he noticed her expression.
Someone splashed water on Kiara which revived her consciousness. Kiara was glad that she still had a bra on her body at least no man was able to see her naked boobs and a black tight on her thighs unlike other prisoners in this room who were standing unclad while receiving punishment. This place is hell.
"General Darius, how about we undress her completely." One of the female vampires suggested.
Kiara’s head snapped up to look at Darius even though she was weak. Her eyes pleaded with him not to give in to the suggestion. "No...no...I beg you…don't undress me." She pleaded in a low tone.
"That is better. You are begging me. Seems you are learning how things works around here.” Darius laughed.
The last thing she wanted was to be naked in front of these wicked people or even have Darius filthy hands on her body even though his eyes were wondering lustfully on her chest region. She hated it!
Darius moved closer to her. "Your wounds are deep.” He commented. He took out his time to look at the red long lines of wound that the whip has inflicted on her back.
Kiara groaned in pains when he ran his fingertips over the lines on her back. And she screamed when another whip landed on her back as soon as he stepped away.
"That is enough Mara! Kiara is new to our rules." Darius said.
"Okay General." Mara bowed her head in respect.
Darius walked around and stood in front of her. He grabbed her jawline and tilted her face up to look into his eyes. "Oh Kiara, we didn’t have to come this far to teach you how to be a good girl." He wiped her tears with his fingertips. "But don’t worry, you will be fine after some days." He smirked.
"Joseph prepare a set of ten prisoners in the cell to meet the High Council in three days time. The Alpha King should be free to make any decisions by that time." He stated.
"General Darius, should I add her to the list?" Joseph asked.
"Yes, that’s a must. She would be mine in the end." Darius brought his face closer to hers. He touched the blood that dripped down her nostrils and brought it to his mouth. "Your blood tastes good. It’s still a mystery to me though.” He revealed his sharp fangs before moving away from her.
"You will be mine soon. Kiara Jaden, you will be my pet soon!” He smirked.
Kiara just knelt down there, too weak to even utter a word to him.
"Joseph take her back to the cell and get a healer to treat her wounds so it doesn't get infected." He gave out orders to Joseph. "I will see you in three days time, Kiara Jaden.” Darius hummed in a loud tone as he walked away.
The two female vampires released Kiara before Joseph and other male guards led her back to the cell. Her inmates all gasped in shock when the guards pushed her into the cell.
Felicity rushed towards her. "Oh my God! Kiara! What have they done to you?!” Tears dropped down her cheeks.
Kiara managed to sit up despite the pains. "Where…is Zendaya?" She asked.
"They took her body away.” Olivia replied.
"Is she dead?" Kiara panicked as more tears flowed from her eyes. No one said anything because they weren’t even sure of Zendaya’s possibility of being alive. "I didn't mean to hurt Zendaya. I was just—“ She groaned when Sonya hugged her just to calm her down.
Sonya pulled away immediately to examine her wound. "They whipped you badly!"
“Thirteen lashes in total. It was terrible. My back feel so numb.” Kiara cried.
They all helped her to lay on her stomach when Joseph came in with female healer whose fangs came out as soon as she saw Kiara’s bloody back. Kiara knew it was horrible seeing how much whips she had taken on her back. The life here was no difference from the time she had spent with her ex-husband. This one is even worse than she ever imagined. Kiara couldn’t help but wonder if she was a terrible person in her past life to deserve this sort of treatment.
"Control yourself Jasmine!” Joseph cautioned the healer who wouldn’t stop flashing her fangs at the sight of Kiara’s back. It wasn’t the wound but the scent of her blood that she couldn’t control.
"I am alright. You should also leave us alone Joseph." She muttered.
Joseph mumbled something before leaving reluctantly. Jasmine didn't utter a word as she applied herbs and ointments on her back. Kiara cried and screamed as she took care of her back. Jasmine wrapped bandage around it while the women in her cell helped her change into the rags meant for prisoners.
“How on earth did I end up in this mess?!” Kiara bantered internally.
"Your wound should heal up a bit before meeting the High Council." Jasmine said before leaving the cell.
Felicity moved closer and rocked Kiara in her arms as if she was her mother. Hot tears burned down her cheeks as she wondered why life has been really unfair to her. And soon she fell asleep in the old lady’s arms.