Fated to Royalty

Raya's Point of View Hello my name is Raya Marie Phillips. I live in the supernatural world. My parents are Alpha Landon and Luna Lori, the alpha and luna of the Moonlight Pack. I am their child even though hardly anyone in the pack knows who I truly am. My parents told the pack that I was still born, and that I was left on their doorstep. Why? you may ask. I was born a runt. In my fathers eyes I wasn't worthy of being his child because I was a runt, due to me being so small at birth I had a lot of health problems. They did nothing but the bare minimum when it came to me. They never told me outright that i was their child, I always knew deep down that I was because I looked like them but the only difference was I had purple eyes. When I was around 5 or 6 my father decided that he didn't want to have to look at me on a daily basis. So he locked me in the attic. I never cried so hard in my life before that. The room was sound proof, so my cries were never answered. I was only given scraps to eat and water. When i was 8 years old Beta Byron unlocked the attic door and threw a girl my age in by her hair. He quickly closes and locks the door. I hid when he opened the door mainly because i wanted to make them work for it if any of them wanted to hurt me. The only reason the door was ever unlocked was if my father was extremely angry and he wanted a punching bag if sparring with pack warriors wasn't enough. There was a small opening where they would sometimes throw food through. This girl was crying very hard and banging on the door pleading for someone, anyone to let her out. She was understandably scared, confused, I could hear the pain in her cries. I slowly came from my hiding place, I slowly walked upon her. The floor is very creeky and she heard me coming and she just shut down and got into a ball not knowing who else was in this dark room with her. She was shaking so badly. At that moment i didn't know what had happened to her but I knew the pain she was in. I laid down beside her and wrapped myself around her trying my best to comfort her. She latches on me tightly and just cries her eyes out. I can't tell you how long we laid there but we sat up and she looked at me. "Hello my name is Aya." I replied "Hello my name is Raya." "Where are we?" "We are in the attic of the pack. I have been locked in for a few years." "Why have you been locked in here?" "My dad got tired of looking at me." "Alpha Landon your isn't he?" "Yes he is. He will never admit it. How did you know?" "You look like his family except for your purple eyes. I have also overheard my parents talking about how the Alpha and how you came to be in the pack. My parents believed that the orphaned girl they tried to pass you off as was made believe." "Why are you here where are your parents?" " They were killed in an ambush while we were at the waterfall on the edge of our land. They tried to make sure I was safe, but them protecting me got them killed. It's my fault that they're dead." I look at Aya saying "Your parents died protecting you. They risked their life because they loved and they still love you. Never forget that your parents fought for you because they love you." I embraced her and that started our friendship. As the years passed by. Aya and I became close l, so close we were each other's only family. When we turned 13 we became the pack slaves. We were moved from the attic down into the cells. Aya and I shared a very small cell. There was no bedding and the only thing we had for warmth was a very thin blanket if you could call it that, it was basically a big rag. We had to share this blanket. It was so cold there we would always huddle together to stay warm. We were only given rags to where. Our day started at 5 in the morning and it ended at 1 sometimes 2 or 3 in the morning. We were hardly ever given anything to eat and we couldn't eat any of the food we slaved away in the kitchen cooking all day everyday. It was our job to cook, clean, and make sure the pack house was spotless. There were always chores for us to do. Most pack members stopped doing anything for themselves once we were titled with pack slaves. We were beaten for anything that wasn't done in a timely manner. We where beaten just for the hell of it, because the pack members knew the Alpha wouldn't punish them as long as we were able to work. We were tormented and abused everyday. My older sister and her best friend Tyra are our biggest tormentors. My brother pretty much leaves us alone until he needs a chore done. The worst thing my father did was the night he took my voice. Aya and I were finishing up dinner one night. As we sat the table, we brought the food to the table. As we were about to go back to our cell until dinner was over Lark rounds the corner saying " You know you're not supposed to eat. Why are you stealing food?" Aya replies "I am sorry, but we haven't stolen anything." In the supernatural world wolves have the ability to mindlink with everyone in their pack. At that Tyra's eyes gloss over as she mind links my dad saying " Daddy Raya and Aya are stealing our food." " Raya and Aya get your asses back down to your cell, right now." We knew what was coming. Even though we didn't do anything. I grab Aya's hand as we walk back to our cell. We tended to protect each other. I would lay my life down for her as she would. We were family. Aya mindlinks me saying "You took the last beating. I am taking this one." "No you're not." "Rai please. You have barely healed since the last time." "You didn't do anything." "They don't need a reason to beat us. You are the only reason why I am still alive." As we enter our cell I hug Aya. "You are my only family. We have been keeping each other alive." Moments later we hear footsteps rushing towards our cell. My father if you could call him, came into view with pure rage in his face and coming off him. "You two know better than to steal food. You two will be beat." Aya shields me with her body. Out comes the whip. As he comes down with the whip Aya turns exposing her back. She lets out a blood curling scream as I step between him and Aya "Daddy please we didn't take anything." He pauses and looks hard at me. The amount of anger rolling off him doubled in those seconds. "You are no child of mine." His eyes gloss over and I know he is mindlinking someone. The beta hurries in with something in his hands. He hands it to my father and the Beta proceeds to hold me down as Aya screams "Please don't hurt her. I beg you please." As the beta holds my head down my father forces my mouth open pouring some concoction down my throat. I burned going all the way down. "You will learn today to never speak such nonsense again." With that he left. I don't remember much of what happened after that as Aya refuses to tell. Every day since then I haven't been able to speak. Speaking causes great pain for me. So I speak to Aya through mindlink and she speaks to me either through mindlink or with words. We both know that we won't be alive much longer if we stay here.