Chapter 6
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I was running through the bush, being chased by some wolves. It was just five years ago when I got attacked by wolves in the forest. I ran with all my strength and got to a river. It was so big I knew it would be difficult for me to cross. I wasn't too good at swimming and might get drowned before getting to the middle.
I thought if it was just a river that was big or maybe a sea. Turning back I saw the wolves getting closer to me. They were all black wolves with red eyes. I considered the demon wolves just like I had read in some fantasy books. Bella had told me demon wolves do not exist and now I couldn't help but wondered if she lied to me or if my love for the book is the one hunting me.
"Could they be real?" I thought
They got so close to me that I had no option but to jump into the river. The water began to swirl and soon I was in a desert.
"How did I get here? What is going on?"
I tried to stand up but realized I was tied up. There was no role in sight but the harder I try to get myself freed the stronger the grip of the rope on me. I knew I was stuck and might suffocate soon if I don't stop.
"This is a dream right?" I thought, trying to free myself. "Help!!!" I scream.
The ground began to vibrate like an earthquake was about to happen. I shivered in fright when I saw a very big wolf. It had golden eyes and its furs were white with a little bit of gold by its nose. It walked closer to me and squatted rubbing its head and body against me. It tickled me and I chuckled. I had thought the wolf would be harmful but it turned out to be harmless. It kept on doing that and I found myself getting loosening up.
I suddenly began to feel cold beneath me and the wolf groaned. It jerked up immediately and ran away leaving me alone. Soon, I was covered up with water and was getting drowned in the water, finding it difficult to breathe. I tried to wiggle my way out but the water level was increasing and I was suffocating.
I screamed and opened my eyes. I was back to the pack territory where my das was killed. His cold body was no more on the floor and only a few pack members were in sight. A woman stared at me in disdain. She has a bowl of water in her hand alongside two other women. I knew immediately they were the ones who poured me water.
"After all you've done. You have the mind to sleep huh?" She yelled at me, pouring the rest of the water on me.
The other women poured theirs too alongside the bowls. I glared at them but said nothing.
"You are the reason we are in this state. How dare you glare at us like that!" She yelled at me.
She slapped me hard across the face and everything became blurry. I spit out blood and glared at her.
She raised her hand to slap me. "How..."
Someone stopped her. "That's enough".
She gave me one last scornful look and walked away. I stared at the one who has saved me. He had a smile on and his face doesn't look familiar.
"Were you hurt?" He asked and I shook my head.
"No, I am not. Thanks". He nodded his head. "Sorry, please. Do I know you?"
"I worked for your father, the alpha. They won't bother you again" he said and walked away.
I was left alone and no one came closer to me to harass me.
**
I sat down staring at nothing in particular as everyone reined curses at me for being the cause of the pack's attack and also the death of my father. They did not waste time in telling me how misfortune I was to have been born on the day the moon goddess cursed the werewolves. Despite all their harsh words, my eyes were surprisingly dried with tears.
Maybe that is because my dad had taught me to be strong and not get bothered about the words they say to me. Or maybe their words were not as harsh as they sounded. But all I wondered about was if I was the only one who was given birth on that day.
"Maybe there were others given birth to on that day but I happened to be the only cursed one. Maybe I was unfortunate like they said"
These thoughts ran through my mind and I laughed. I was deep in pain from losing my dad and Bella who was like a mother figure in my life but I could not cry. I wondered if I have any other thing to live for.
What else should I be living for? I had no reason to want to live. Being cursed with no wolf and no mate, who will want to keep me? I would not be of anyone
"My life is a misfortune," I thought and laughed once more.
"She is laughing. She is crazy" someone said but I ignored her.
I knew I was crazy and losing my mind. If I wasn't, I would not have been laughing in a situation like this. I knew I was supposed to cry so hard and maybe roll on the floor but I couldn't. I wasn't a weak person like they thought I was.
"Kill her! Kill her!!" Someone yelled and I smiled.
That is what I want right now, death! I looked around the pack and there were only a few pack members available. Most of them were injured and taken captive.
"She is evil. Kill her!!" They yelled once more and I shrugged.
Just a few hours ago, I lost consciousness after losing my dad, only to wake up to meet the angry faces of the women that had poured water on me. After the guard saved me, I thought I would be free for a while but now, seeing the angry faces of a few pack members that were left behind, made me realize I would never be free no matter how hard I try.
"Where are the rest of the pack members?" I asked no one in particular and received scornful looks from some of them.
I decided it was best to keep quiet and not say anything to anyone of them. They kept giving reasons why I should be killed but I wasn't bothered about it. I had no reason to want to live. Having lost my dad and Bella, the two people who had ever loved and protected me, I see death as my only option.
My mind drifted back to the book Bella had given me before she died. I remember holding it when I was dragged here. I was holding tightly unto it and must have lost it when I fainted. I looked around for it and saw it close to one of the elders.
I knew I can not stand up from where I was to go get it and hoped I would be able to lay my hands on it and read it before my fate is being determined. I stared at the book longing for it. Bella told me I will find every answer to the questions I had asked her. She must have written something important in it. I was lost in thought about how I will be able to get the book when I felt something hit me. It was a stone thrown at me by an angry pack member.
"Stone her to death!!!" She yelled, picking up a stone.
She drew it at me and this time it landed on my face. I groaned and glared at her.
"She is cursed. Kill her" a man yelled.
One after the other, they picked up stones and began to throw them at me. I sat where I was with no attempt to run away. I was ready to die, no matter what way it has to be. Death seems to be the only way I can attain peace and I was ready to die. They kept throwing stones at me and none of the elders attempted to stop them. I had thought that was the way I will die and was happy to finally close my eyes to death. But a few minutes later, two guards from the mysterious pack that had attacked us walked in, just right in time to save me. I could recognize them as a member of the mysterious pack from their clothing. I hissed in pain. They moved closer to me and dragged me away from them and took me away.
I tried to drag myself away from them but I couldn't. I was taken to the cell and kept there. As they closed the door behind them, I screamed at them. I was frustrated that they stopped the pack members from killing me.
"Just kill me! Kill me!!"
They ignored me and left. I sat down at the far end of the cell and sighed. I am alone again, just like I was when I was been locked up here some months ago. I wondered what had happened to the Beta and his family and hoped they are fine.
Though they had hurt me in the past, their death wasn't something I wished for. I wondered if Helen and Jane were among those that were injured or taken captive. I had heard from elders when they were having discussions that ten children got injured and twenty men were taken captive. Two young ladies got injured too and three were taken away.
I brushed my hair backward. What am I supposed to do, now that I am being left alone? Now that I have no one who will stand up for me. No one to keep me safe. I lay down on the floor and sighed. I need some rest. I decided it was best to have some rest now that I have the chance.
**
My neck hurt badly because of the hard floor and my legs were cold because of the cold floor. My head was banging so hard. I could hear voices but my eyes were too heavy to be opened.
"Bring her out here" I heard someone say and I tried to open my eyes.
Two guards walked in and dragged me up. I whined a little because my body hurts due to the injuries I obtained from the stones thrown at me. I was dragged outside and made to sit on the floor. I stared at the face in front of me and recognized him as the one who had killed my dad. Rage surged through my body as I tried to hold myself back. Seeing someone who had killed my dad and who is partly responsible for the death of Bella and not being able to do anything hurt me so badly.
He stood up and moved closer to me. He turned to face one of the guards. "What did she do?"
"She was being stoned by her pack members. I can't say what she did wrong" the guard replied.
"She looks stubborn. Take her to the packhouse with the rest of the pack members"
I stared dangerously at him, wishing I could strangle him to death. He stared at me and frowned.
"How dare you give me that look?"
I rolled my eyes and scoffed. My life means nothing to me right now and I am willing to do anything that can lead to my death. He looked so angry but his face soon soften. He gave me a last look and left. There was dead silence for a while.
"Come with us," a guard said and I stood up to follow them.
We joined the rest of the pack members and a few minutes later we were walking past our packhouse. I stopped moving. Did he not ask us to be taken to the packhouse? Why are we walking past it?
"Hey, you over there. What are you doing standing there?"
"Are we not supposed to enter into the packhouse? Why are we heading that way?"
He frowned. "Do you think we are playing here?"
I furrowed my brow. What does he mean by that?
"He..."
"Get back to the line and let's move"
I sighed. When I heard him say packhouse, I had thought he was talking about our packhouse here but I guess I was wrong. I looked at the packhouse for the last time before joining the rest. Soon, we were out of our pack territory.
**
"Is this how we are going to end up as slaves?" A woman asked in tears.
We were all kept in a hall, excluding those that were injured. Almost every one of them had worried looks on their faces. They were murmuring and lamenting. Lamenting about what their lives will be like in a place like this. I was also worried for them too, knowing what it feels like to be in a place where you are not welcome or considered useful. I was worried for my life also. This place is a completely new environment, where every one of us will have to survive on our own.
"Are the elders not going to do a thing?" A man asked. "Are we all going to sit here and watch them turn our children into slaves?"
I watched as they talked about what to do and not do.
"How about we sacrifice her?" Someone suggested, pointing at me. I adjusted a bit, my eyes widening in shock. Me? Sacrifice me? For what? "She brought the curse. Using her blood as atonement will lift the curse"
Some nodded in agreement while others only stared at her, I guess confused as much as I was.
"I-i don't understand" I stuttered slightly, but they ignored me.
I had wanted to die but the thought of being sacrificed as an atonement for sin, made me tremble.
"What sin am I paying for? That I was born cursed or for being responsible for their captives?"
"She deserves to die" someone yelled.
"We can't kill her. She..." One of the elders tried to make them understand but they shut him up.
"The alpha is dead. There is no point keeping her alive" someone said.
Soon, angry pack members were rushing at me and pulling my hair.
"Die! Die! Die!" They yelled.
I tried to get away from them but they were stronger.
"Stop. You are hurting me!"
Someone pulled me away from them. I lost balance and landed on my butt.
"That's enough," he said and there was silence.
I stared at him, wondering why he stopped them. He was the same person who ask them to bring us here in the first place. I had expected him to say something but he did not. Instead, there was murmuring.
Someone walked in and there was silence. He was tall and well-built. He has well-developed muscles which must have been gotten from exercise. He had a mask on and that made me remember the one who saved me. I was lost staring at him. He had a cold aura around him that makes someone shiver just staring at him.
I wondered who he was and why he was here. He gestured for the other man to come closer and he did. He whispered something to him and his eyes widened in shock.
"You..."
He made to say but the look on the masked man's face made him keep shut. The masked man left after saying a few quiet words to him and he sighed.
"I don't know how you did it, but he is taking you," he said and I batted my lashes.
Me? For what?
"W-what do you mean he is taking me?" I asked but he ignored me.
"He is taking her in exchange for peace. If you let her stay back, you can all return to your pack and live peacefully" he said and there was an eruption of laughter.
I frowned. Who does he think he is? Why does he want me? Why did he choose me? What does he want from me? Why are they not bothered about me? Why are they so happy to get their freedom at the detriment of mine?
"T-that's not possible," I said but it seems none of them heard me or they chose not to listen.
"Of course, she will stay back. She doesn't have an option" someone said
I frowned. "I am not staying back in exchange for peace," I said almost in a yell.
"You've caused so much pain for us already. This is the only way you can pay us back" a woman standing beside me said.
"I did not cause anyone pain. If anyone is being hurt here, that is me. I.."
"You can have her completely," an elder said and my jaw dropped.
"I..."
"That's the final decision of the elders" he added and I sighed.
Do I even have a say in this? I don't think I do.
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