Claimed by the Ruthless Alpha King

Chapter 2: Mark my words!

[Raquel]

They put me in a dark jail with no water and with no food. I know it's already one day since they left me here because of how I felt my stomach growling in hunger. They starved me and I can't do anything about it. I am a prisoner here!

As time goes by, I slowly lose hope that I might be able to escape death. Ryker's face doesn't leave my head. I am still mourning his death and my anger has emerged when I remember that black wolf who killed my boyfriend. He will pay for what he did to Ryker. I will probably find him because of what he did I was accused of. They thought I was the one who killed my mate. I tried to defend myself but no one listened, not even my own family.

And how could I avenge Ryker if this could be my last day breathing in this world?

I am sure that Ryker's men would never let me live. My sister helped them to sentence me because she believes that I was the one who killed Ryker. I couldn't even do that to my own mate. To the man I loved most. Damn.

“Hey, i***t!”

I suddenly got up from sitting on the cold floor when I heard that voice. The door of my cell had opened up. My heart pounded so fast hoping that it could be my rescuer, but then my shoulders shrugged when I saw Ryker's men and my sister, Jillian.

“What are you doing here, Jillian?”

I could see their faces because they turned on the lights. I have seen Jillian smirk while walking to where I am standing.

“I just missed you, sister.”

I laughed, shaking my head. My arms crossed while staring at her. She stopped walking when she was already an inch away from me.

“Missing your sister is not your thing, Jillian. Just tell me what you want.”

Jillian crossed her arms, while the pack guards were just beside her. I waited for whatever my sister would tell me.

“Did you know that the evidence was strong against you?”

A sigh escaped from my throat. Tears were about to fall, but I did my best to stop it. I won't cry in front of my sister. I will not allow her to see me crying and to give her a chance to downgrade me for being weak. If this could be the end of my life, I should've tried to fight against her.

“Was it new? I won't be surprised, Jillian. I know that you are always going to find some way to make me guilty because you're insecure. You're insecure about the beauty that I have. Aren't you?”

Jillian gritted her teeth. She pulled my hair, which made me groan in pain.

“I will never be insecure with you, Raquel. You are nothing to me. Don't make the tables turn because it was proven that you killed Ryker. You will definitely pay for what you did. Mom and Dad are so disappointed with you. You are such a shame to the family!”

The tears that I was holding back from earlier already fell from my eyes when I heard those words from my sister. I was just hurt because they are my family, yet they help the enemies to sue me for a crime that I couldn't even do. They thought I was a killer and, of all people, why them?

It hurts. It hurts in a way that you thought your family could save you out of here.

“I know, and I have always known that I am a shame in the family, Jillian. You don't have to keep reminding me about it. I am fully aware that our parents will never be proud of me.”

Despite the pain in my heart, I still let out the words that I wanted to say even before. I've been quiet for some time now, but before I die, I wanted to tell them how disappointed I am. How mad I am with them.

“Glad that you're aware of it. You know, it would be easier for you if you accepted that no one loved you. No one will come after you. Just ready yourself to accept the fact that you're going to die, Raquel. No one from our family will save you. You will face your death sentence before the sun sets. Be grateful that we still give you a chance to enjoy your remaining hours here on earth.”

Fists clenched as those words escaped from Jillian. I could feel my eyes darkening, my wolf threatening to come out, but I did my best to control it.

“You're right about what you've said, Jillian. No one from the family will save me out of here, but as long as I am breathing, I won't lose hope that someone might come after me. Someone might save me in hell and once that happens, mark my words…”

I paused, making Jillian strangle me. It was obvious from her face that she looked mad at me now. This is not the typical Jillian that I used to see when my parents were around us. She's a good actor, pretending to be kind-hearted, but when it's just the two of us, she transforms into a monster.

“What words do you want to mark, huh? As if I will let you live after what you did, Raquel. You will pay for killing Ryker, I swear!?”

I was catching my breath after Jillian let me go. It took me a minute before my breathing went back to normal and Jillian was enjoying the view. She enjoyed seeing me suffer.

“I don't know where your anger came from, Jillian. I can't understand why you're doing this.”

Despite what she did to me, I remained calm. I don't need to use my strength because there's no reason to do it anymore. Jillian was right. I should accept my death because I know no one is going to save me here. Ryker is the only man that I have who protected me, but my protector has left me and worse… He's the reason I am about to suffer.

“It's because Ryker rejected me. He didn't accept my offer because of you, Raquel, and now that he's gone, I will make you feel the pain that I felt when he rejected me. You will pay for the pain that Ryker caused me. Don't worry because you won't suffer anymore. You will die, and you should thank me later.”

I grit my teeth. Jillian turned her back after she told me those words. She was about to leave when I suddenly spoke.

“If I die, someone will avenge me. Someone will look for justice. I may not know who that could be, but I am sure he's just around us. Killing me could be the start of war, Jillian. The werewolf world will be shaken, and you will regret it for the rest of your life that you killed me. Mark my words.”

Jillian just looked at me, her lips curved into a smirk.

“You're hallucinating, Little Sister. You have no savior. No one is on your side. You will die, whether you like it or not. That's what you need to know.”