Ariel pov
I woke up as bright light rays hit my eyes. And also, with an awful stench of body sweat and dirt. I looked around and found a lot of people bustling with activities, and what I presumed as guards commanding and giving instructions on top of their voices to the workers. I immediately realized I was at a slave house, I looked at what I wore and it was the same mouldy-smelling rags other workers wore.
"I'm a mutilani! I'm reborn to a shameful slave life" I said quietly to myself as tears filled my eyes. My heart was shattered, I was betrayed and sold by the one I loved.
But before I could recollect the events that led to me being turned into a mutilani, I was immediately yanked up by two ruthless-looking guards, they held my arms so tight that it was so discomforting and painful.
"Dummy! Do you think you're here for a sleep fest?... Huh!" One of the guards spoke to me angrily as though we had an issue.
"Now, it's time to meet your yuni, your slavemaster." The guard continued and they both pulled me out of the room. They pulled me out with so much force and speed that my weak legs couldn't keep up with their fast steps, it just dragged on the ground bruising my feet, adding more pain to my misery.
They carried me past the slave house and into a beautifully well-designed hall with burning torches illuminating the elegance of the hall.
I quickly guessed this should be the house of my slave master. And in a short while, we were in a massive room, there were long beautiful cushions, and a wide center table designed with a glass-taking the shape of a diamond. About four chandeliers were hanging from the ceiling, the rose-red curtains were another beautiful sight.
A very tall macho and hairy-chested could be in his late forties, walked into the room. He had company, as he walked in with a beautiful and cheeky girl that looked like my age mate.
"Your new mutilani just arrived, alpha smoker!" One of the guards holding me tightly spoke to the macho-looking man.
"Ariel... Hmm!..." The macho man said looking a little puzzled as he rubbed his fingers across his bearded chin.
"You know your new status right? As my mutilani, you've no will and conscience of your own. I'll be mind-controlling your every move and action, your life belongs to me because I'm magically controlling your will and consciousness. You know that right?" He said as walked over to me.
I quickly nodded my head in fear.
"You're more like a zombie. If my daddy says s**t, you s**t. If he says don't sleep, you won't sleep. And if he says kill yourself, you've no power to control the urge to kill yourself." The young girl said smiling annoyingly.
And I know that, she didn't need to remind me of the miserable life of a mutilani. Oh, yes, as a mutilani my wills and conscience will be magically controlled by my Yuni-my slavemaster.
This was done so that slaves don't go rogue and turn against their masters.
"Soma, I've told you so many times never to get involved with my dealing. So shut up!" The macho-looking men instructed the young girl which I now believe should be his daughter.
"Okay, Dad... It's not like I'm saying something far from the truth." Soma replied to her father as she made her way to sit.
"Ariel hope you know what this means?" Alpha smoker said as he turned his attention to me.
I nodded again in agreement.
"But... Why would your fated mate kill you and turn you into a mutilani? Like why would the one you're supposed to spend the rest of your life with do this to you?... Hmm!" Smoker continued as he brought back that puzzled look on his face.
"Dad... It's that simple... She's a half-breed werewolf. That's the same reason majority of mutilani were being killed and sold to us as mutilani. She could be half-wolf and half-demon, and presumably, her fated mate got afraid of that." Soma explained
"yeah... But he could have protected you if he wanted to... Wolves have been doing it for ages, for their mates, children, parents, and friends. Why couldn't he protect her?" Smoker said as he turned his attention to his witty daughter.
"Maybe he got afraid just knowing that. Or... There is something only he knows about... But, who cares Dad?" Soma continued.
"Yeah, you're right... That shouldn't concern me. You can take her out of my sight now. And you know the rest to do." Smoker instructed the guards, they both nodded in agreement and dragged me out of the living room and out of the elegantly furnished building back to my misery, the slave house.
On our way back, I sadly pondered on the conversation between my yuni-alpha smoker, and his daughter.
They weren't far from the truth, my mate could have protected me but he killed me and turned me to this. There is something he is hiding from me, and I could only find out if I get out of the shameful and miserable life.
Still trying to recollect all the events of the past few hours before I found myself here. Our movement came to a sudden halt.
"These are your workmates. From today, you're to join them in whatever they do. And only your yuni, alpha smoker can tell you otherwise." One of the guards spoke as he threw me off to the ground.
"Carry her along your duties, is that understood?!" The guards ordered my workmates and immediately left.
"Hey, I'm Luff, welcome to the slave world." One of the mutilani and my supposed workmate said to me as he helped me up from the ground.
He had a smile that confused me. No mutilani was smiling and cheerful, he's the only one I've seen smiling like he's living in a free world.
"Are you a mutilani?" I asked out of curiosity.
"of course, I am the mutilani of hope... I know you think I'm stupid, but I chose to keep hope alive." He said as he kept on smiling.
He was young around his mid-twenties, he wasn't all that handsome and masculine.
And I badly wanted to slap him and remind him that the mutilani practice has been on for ages and there is absolutely no hope in sight to stop the suffering and misery of the mutilanis.
"All of you over there... You've work now!" One of the slave commanders beckoned on us rudely.
They all quickly ran to him, I had no option but to join them.
"Here... Make night robes for your yuni's daughter. And she needs to see them tonight, or else y'all finished. Is that understood?" The overfed fat and ugly commander ordered us.
But there was a problem, I've never knitted or sewed clothes before in my life. And seeing how pompous that girl can be, I think I'm in big trouble.
