Rebirth Of The Goddess of Hunt

Chapter 5: Alive

Diana's Pov

I felt the soft sheets beneath me and snuggled more into it. It smelled like pine and cedar and that is when I realized I wasn’t on my bed.

I shot awake, taking in my surroundings. Where was I? The events of the previous night flooded me and I ran to the door to escape. The door was opened and there was nobody in the fall. I started finding my way out of the damn house but it was difficult, the house structure was complicated.

I wanted to go through the other passage when a voice startled me “Are you looking for something?” I turned and saw the king Alpha in front of me. He was holding a box in his hands. “What are you doing here?” I asked. He let out a chuckle and strode past me.

“What is that? Will you tell me how I got here?” I followed behind him and entered the room I was in before. “Sit” he ordered, and went through the door. I heard the water running so I assumed it was the bathroom. Who is he to order me around like a child? He came out with a bowl of water and a towel. “I asked you to sit,'' he said with a commanding tone.

“You ordered me”, I corrected him and sat. Not because he asked me but my legs were almost giving up. I still felt weak and I didn’t understand what made me so weak. He sat on the bed beside me and took my wrist. “You injured yourself” he said and used a piece of cloth with water to clean my wound.

I winced in pain as he did it. I didn’t realize I was injured, because I was facing death the night before.

“What happened after I collapsed?” I asked him. He finished applying some kind of cream on my wrists. "I brought you here, take this.” He gave me a cup to drink from. How did that get here? He wasn’t with a cup.” Why should I take anything from you?” I glared at him.

“You won’t want to be infected,'' he pointed to my wrist and I took the cup from him. He wanted me dead. What else can he do to me? I drank from the cup and almost threw up. It was so bitter. What did he put inside? He stood up and proceeded to leave the room. “Why am I here?” he stopped, his back still to me.

“You collapsed, you weren’t fit for the hunt” “ That’s the dumbest excuse someone has ever come up with, you wanted me dead, that would have been easier for you”

“Go to sleep Diana” like a spell, cast on me, my eyes began to close and I found myself smuggled to the pillow “I will just rest for a moment” I assured myself before I gave in to the sleep.

I eventually slept for hours and woke up when the sun had gone down. The door was locked this time but there was a window in the room.

I checked down and found no one there. It was a bit high to jump down but I knew I had to if I wanted to leave. I looked around for my hunting gear but it wasn't in the room.

As I placed my foot on the window to fly over, the door lock clicked. I jumped and stood straight facing my back to the window.

“You are awake” he stated the obvious while entering the room with a tray of food “Why are you still keeping me here?” I asked.

“Eat” he placed the tray on the bed and laid on the bed. “You must be sick to think I am going to eat anything from you” just then my stomach growled loudly and my cheeks heated up.

He eyed me “your stomach says another thing” my stomach started to hurt. If at least I wanted to die, I should have my last meal.

I sat and started eating. I haven't eaten since the night before the selection and I think that was what made me weak. In no time the tray was empty.

“Thank you” I said but got no response. He was with paperworks all around him. “I said thank you” he hummed and didn't raise his head from the paper works.

I sighed and went into the bathroom to do my business. When I came out he was already under the duvet.

I walked to his side of the bed, why should he be sleeping when I am far from home, he shouldn't be sleeping. What if I strangle him in his sleep or maybe “Don't think of it” he said startling me.

How did he know that? “Why are you keeping me here?” I was exhausted, I just wanted to go back to my village.

“I have no option” his eyes were still shut. “What do you mean by you have no option? You are the King Alpha, you make decisions”

“I may be the Alpha but I am not the goddess”

“Do you think keeping me here will make you rebel against the goddess more? No, it will make you a coward, a sick pathetic coward” his eyes opened making me jump back.

He threw me on the bed and pinned me down. “What are you doing? You are crazy” I screamed, hitting his chest and he held both my hands above me.

“Do you think I want to keep a mannerless girl with me because I want to rebel against the goddess? Do you think I care about the goddess? I care only about myself and keeping you here has nothing to do with the goddess”

“I am mannered and I am not a child” I sneered. “I don't want to be here as one of your quest to the goddess, I don't care if you have a reason, I just want to leave here” I took heavy and deep breaths from being pinned down and having to raise my voice.

“You can't leave” He responded softly this time “For now don't try to act smart or try to run away because I will find you” he left me and gathered his paper works.

“Can you just tell me the reason why I am being kept here instead of being a sacrifice?”

“When it is time, you will know” he left the room and there was silence in the room once again.

I had a feeling the reason he is keeping from me isn't something I will like. The idea of him finding him when I escape was enticing and I found myself giving it a thought.