The Witchwolf

Elara’s Pov It started after dinner Demetria had approached me while I was halfway up the stairs headed to my room. “I’m pregnant “ she said softly while rubbing her stomach “Congratulations” I said holding her hand”I wish you a safe pregnancy” the conversation was brief but I meant what I said, she used to be my best friend I would never wish her bad. I climbed the stairs and headed to my room,diving in my bed and falling asleep. After few hours, Kai banged on my door, the crash woke me first it was loud and violent, then splinters of wood flew across the door when he finally broke it, the sleep cleared from my eyes as angry kai barged into my room. “Elara!” he screamed “What did you do?” I froze, Me? I’ve been asleep. “W-whats going on?” I asked still scared of angry kai. He stomped towards me,his eyes pratically bulging out of its sockets “You attacked demetria, didn’t you?” He shouted, “You beat her up and cursed her unborn child, that’s my child and you do not get to do whatever you want” He falsely accused me. Before I could mutter a word, two guards grabbed me and dragged me out, I cried out but no one listened, my body trembled as they carried me out of the house “Kai, please” I begged him but he didn’t spare me a glance. “I just congratulated-” “If anything happens to that child, you’re dead to me” his words cut me deeply. Then the two guards shoved me into his car and drove me to the hospital, every thing still felt unreal Why on earth would I attack her knowing she’s carrying my mate’s child. As I was dragged into the hospital, everyone looked at me with disgust, whispering whatever. In their eyes I was always guilty. I was thrown into a private ward, Demetria was laying on the bed, an IV attached to her right arm, she looked pale, sickly even but that’s not how she looked when she broke the news to me earlier. The moment she laid her eyes on me she heaved dramatically while clutching her stomach. “Elara would never-“Draco, kai’s beta immediately tried to get some sense into kai but was cut off my demetria’s scream. “You're a monster. I regard you as my sister, my blood. How could you do this to me” she cried out “Stop lying-“ I tried to speak while trying to reach for her “Don’t let her come near me! She tried to hurt my baby, I’ll never forgive her” she screamed turned to kai” She’s lying I would never hurt your child” “You disgust me” he replied as he raised his hand to silence me Something broke inside me, seeing my best friend casually lie about me and how easily my husband believed her. So I stopped trying to explain myself and I remained calm. “You’re not going to apologize,” he demanded for an apology “No” My voice was stern and clear. I would not apologize to a liar. “I will not apologize for something I did not do,” I responded. Draco tried to help me up, but Kai growled as he touched me. “Take her to the public square, chain her and whip her a hundred times,” as the guards grabbed me, draco pushed them aside. “Alpha, think about what you’re doing, she’s your mate, our Luna,” Draco pleaded, but Kai cast him aside. My body went numb,I didn’t try to plead or beg so I let them do what they want. They dragged me to the public square, chained me to the pillory. My wrist and my head were bound at the same level, I couldn’t escape, not that I even wanted to. The deed had already been done. A guard came out and listed my crimes. I wished the ground would just open up and swallow me, but it didn’t, Nothing had ever gone the way I wanted. Nothing prepared me for how painful the whip would be. Someone threw the first tomato before the rest joined, then the punishment started. The first strike tore a gasp from my throat, the second almost made me fall. By the time the third came down my eyes brimmed with tears I didn’t want to fall but who was I to stop them. Kai stood nearby watching me with an unreadable expression, his eyes didn’t soften as his wife was getting punished. By the tenth whipping, kai raised his arm, signalling for them to stop. The guards removed the chains from my legs and the bolt from the pillory. “Everyone pack up and go home” Kai commanded with his alpha voice, I heard everyone leaving, some satisfied with the show but the majority had pity in their hearts. I could tell just by looking at their eyes. I wasn’t sure how long but I sat there covered in tomato purée and garbage while the cold wind brushed my skin. “Elara,” someone called with a shaky voice. It was draco, he rushed to help me but was stopped by kai. “She needs to be alone,” Kai said as he stopped him with his hand on Draco’s chest His comment alone made me want to bawl my eyes out. If a stranger like Draco could tell I was innocent, why couldn't kai,why couldn’t my husband, my mate? Kai turned his back on me, while draco’s gaze lingered longer, before he joined kai. I forced my hands against the ground trying to carry my own weight but to no avail. Fine then, I’ll crawl. I dragged my left knee forward followed by my right knee. My hands moved accordingly. The dirt scraped my legs and my back hurt like hell. I crawled past the public square, it was close to my favorite river, sharp stones pressed against my legs but I kept on going till I heard the swooshing sounds. This river had the fastest current In the pack and the sound it made calmed me down whenever i was in a pickle. I made it to the edge collapsing on my side, I wasn’t able to sit properly and breathing hurt like hell. For some reason I wandered why I still tried. My mate never completed the mating ceremony since he found out I’m wolfless. He took my best friend as a concubine and has treated me like I did not exist for the past month. My father would never accept me back. Nothing good ever worked for me so why do I desperately try to survive? I’ve never belonged anywhere so no one would even know. Heck they wouldn't even care when I’m gone. “Just one more push, Elara,” I whispered to my self as tear ran down my cheeks My body trembled but I ignored the pain and pushed myself into the river and as the river wrapped around me dragging me to the debts, water flooded into my body and my chest hurt so much, I knew i was dying and even amidst the pain, I felt at ease