Kahlan POV
I couldn't stop the tears from flowing, I couldn't even stop crying.
My heart actually shattered when Eric walked out. I know I made him leave and it hurts me so much that we are like this.
I've always wanted to know who my mate was. I've always dreamt of finding him but who would have thought he would turn out to be an enemy?
The painful thing about this is that I can't even hate him. This thing would only get better if I could reject him but that was even more difficult to do.
How would I go about with my life? I felt so miserable.
"Hey! Get up before I change my mind!" The guard yelled at me. He must have been so happy that the Alpha permitted him to do as he liked.
I forced myself up, yet he moved closer and dragged me out of the cell violently.
"If you try to resist now, you will be severely punished," he warned in a thick voice as he pushed me out of the big lonely place.
We walked for a moment and passed some men building something I was unable to see clearly. Then, we got to a place where the women were washing clothes.
The guard pushed me forward until I landed on the floor and bruised my knees. Though, it healed up immediately.
"Join them! If you don't finish with it, there will be no food for you today," he snarled and walked away.
I managed to stand and looked up at the faces around me. They looked strange and I could tell that there was none of the Crest pack among them. They could have been from other packs around. Who knows how many packs Eric has killed?
He looked dangerous and very wicked.
"Are you alright?" A soft voice reached my ears.
I looked up at a girl, probably in her mid-twenties. She had this cute smile on her face as she looked down at me.
"Do you need help?" She offered.
I blinked once and shook my head. "Thanks, I can stand up on my own."
She smiled. "You are so beautiful," she complimented and stretched out her hand towards me.
I regarded it for a moment, then stretched out to it.
She assisted me. "Join me, let's wash together," She opined.
I nodded again. I don't even know what I'm supposed to do but I knew I had to stop thinking. There would be plenty of time to reminisce about my life later.
"Well," a voice laughed. "look at who we have here?" A tiny bit of a familiar voice reached my ears. I knew who it was before I turned around.
Alas! It was my stepsister, Sonia.
"I thought the Alpha had killed you," she smirked.
Unconsciously, I regarded her for a moment. She was in the same attire as other ladies but my attire was so different. Perhaps Eric had thought I would accept his proposal.
"And why would he kill me when he didn't kill you?"
She scoffed. "Because you deserve to die! You killed everyone and you desperately want to live now? You are a murderer!" She yelled.
I felt a stab of annoyance but I tried to keep it in check. I don't want to do something I might regret later on.
"I don't have your time, Sonia. I have better things to do," I said instead, and turned to follow the other girl.
Suddenly, I felt someone pull at my hair.
"Don't you dare avoid this talk, sister!" Sonia screamed.
That's it! I've had enough. And I retaliated immediately.
I gave her an uppercut so that she would release her hold on me. I turned around to look at her and realized she was suddenly transforming.
With a smile, I started to morph as well. I was fast, shedding my human skin off like scales, along with my clothes. I didn't want to think about the fact that I would be naked after I'm done with this fight. I just want to fight this war with Sonia. It's been a while since I've dueled her anyways.
My father has always been protecting her. It was as if I wasn't his daughter. He had always loved Sonia and Sam.
I don't know if the people around us saw what was really happening or if maybe they didn't want to interfere but no one stepped forward.
With a loud howl, I jumped forward but she was so fast. She was a lion now, a big one and manipulative. Well, Sonia has always been very manipulative. I wondered severally how someone like her would be my sister.
We are so much different. Well, we are. She was a shapeshifter while I was a werewolf.
Before I could attack again, several men rushed forward, blocking me from attacking Sonia.
I howled even deeper, angry at the world, angry at Eric, angry at Sonia, and angry at myself.
If only I could take revenge, I would have been happy about this.
"Step back!" One of the men screamed and I backed to the floor with a groan. I couldn't morph back to my human form because I knew I would be naked.
The men noticed this and didn't move forward, instead a woman stepped closer to me.
"In!" She snarled.
I regarded her for a moment before I rushed towards the direction of the dungeon. I barely entered when I saw Sonia coming inside as well.
"You will be here for tonight as your punishment," one of the women hinted. " There will be no clothes for you and no food. You can as well just kill yourself if you want?" She smirked.
I looked over at Sonia with a murderous glare. Seriously, I will rather kill her and get it over with. There's no hope for me in this world anyways. That aside, she really wanted to kill my mother.
Without another thought, I jumped forward, hitting Sonia off to the floor. From the corner of my eyes, I saw the woman walk out.
I moved to attack Sonia again. I'm seriously going to kill this girl. Perhaps we can just die together!
Kahlan POV I laid back, naked and very tired. Sonia was just a few feet away from me. I could have continued the fight even though I'm so tired. But that might result in us killing ourselves. We've already injured ourselves so much. I felt pains at every corner of my body and somehow, my body was taking time to heal. "You are so lucky, Kahlan," Sonia muttered. I let out a sigh. "I sincerely don't know who the lucky person is among us but I'm very certain it's not me." Sonia didn't talk again and I had no idea if she was still breathing. I didn't care anyways. That aside, I was just too weak to get up. So, I stood in the position that I was. My thoughts wandered around for a moment and slowly settled on my mother. I missed her so much that I could cry every day. And my father? I loved him so much. I wished we had settled our differences before he died. Unconsciously, a tear slipped out of my eyes and I didn't blink it away. It was the only thing I could do at this time anyways.
Kahlan POV I awoke with a terrible sense of doom. I had a nightmare, a scene I would love to blot out of my head. If only it was possible, I would really love to erase my memories. But what would that do? It would only force me to do something I hate now. Being with Eric is like my darkest nightmare. I remembered passing out in Eric's arms and I don't know where I am currently. But, I can feel heat slip into me. My body felt guarded. Opening my eyes, I gave my surroundings deep scrutiny. I have been here once and I would never forget it, especially the scent that was in the air. I will never forget Eric's room. And like that, I woke up in Alpha's bed again. Just as I tried to sit up, a hand held me by the shoulder. "Easy. Stay still," the voice said and slowly pushed me back to the bed. I looked up at the strange man. He was tall, maybe the same height as Eric. He has these nice blue eyes that I love. I have always loved blue eyes because my mom has blue eyes. "How do you fee
Eric POV The question caught me off guard. I mean, it's normal for her to ask me who I think murdered her family. But would I say it was my brother? Does it even make any sense if I told her that the man that just walked out of my room a few minutes ago actually murdered her pack? What would she think of me by then? I shouldn't even think about it. She would believe I conspired with Hardin to kill her family. I don't like being in this type of position but there's not much I can do. I have to play the victim card. "I don't know," I let out a sigh. "I'm still searching for who it might be." Her eyes twitched as she continued to watch me as if trying to read my mind. I love the color of her eyes, damn! It's like mine. In short, I love everything about her. "Are you lying to me?" Her voice rang, breaking through the void I was suspended in. I was checking her out already and thinking of how It would feel to have her naked underneath me, on my bed. I know I was supposed to be vio
Kahlan POV I don't know how I'm supposed to feel but how I'm currently feeling very bad. The first offense was the fact that I'm suddenly getting butterflies in my stomach because Eric pleaded with me. Maybe he knew. He knew how much he would affect me. He must have known what he was doing. I cleared my throat and looked away. "Are you giving me conditions?" His voice rang dangerously in my ears, startling me for a moment. I thought my anger was bad, his was worst. I looked at him again. "I'm not a fool, Eric." "Alpha," he corrected in a deep voice. In a flash, he was suddenly in front of me, pressing me against the wall. WTF! He switched so fast. Well, I knew he had something he was hiding. He must have been trying to fool me with those explanations and when he realized it wasn't working, he was back to his old self. A leopard would never hide its skin. His left hand went over my head and his icy gaze roamed around me for a moment. The heat rushed into me again. I could b
Kahlan POV"I'm waiting," Eric muttered thickly, jerking me out of my thoughts. The closeness was affecting me so much but I seriously needed to fight it.His fingers trailed the line of my right shoulder and I swallowed harder. "Your body wants me, don't lie," he pressurized I'm a thick but sexy voice.I took a deep breath and tried to form my next words. I must never make a mistake. Having anything with Eric only means I killed my parents. " That's a lie, I don't want you. I don't even want to be with you. If I had a choice to leave, I would," I lied. Not entirely a lie anyways. I seriously didn't want to have anything to do with him.The movement on my shoulder stopped abruptly and I saw a flicker of emotion in his eyes."You are lying!" He pointed out.I huffed. "Give me permission to reject you and see if that won't happen?"He regarded me for a moment before he took a step backward. " Do it," he said suddenly, dangerously. I felt a lump rise in my throat and tried to swallow i
Eric POVI watched the guy pull her out before I let out a sigh. Kahlan is always making me rethink every time.Sometimes, I want to get angry and just teach her a big lesson but then, something else would kick in. I mean I'm not entirely right and she's not entirely right.She has the right to be upset. Would I have done less than that? Well, I would never forgive anyone if they hurt my family and my pack at that.What Hardin did was very wrong and because he was my brother, making this thing was very difficult.Was I supposed to weigh war on Hardin?This was why I switched very quickly, from anger to sober. But most times, it's annoying."Thinking hard?" A deep voice reached my ears suddenly. I let out a sigh. I didn't need to turn to know who it was anyways. I've been hearing that voice for the past thirty years of my life."This isn't funny, Hardin. What are you on about today?" I asked as I turned around to look at him.I gave him a long stare before I moved to the desk. I took
Sonia POV Happiness isn't enough to describe how happy I am currently. I was eventually selected among the maids that would closely work with the Alpha. I've always heard a lot about the Lycan Alpha and how handsome he was. And eventually, I was able to see him the other time. Though it amazed me at first when he asked about my stepsister. I thought there was an attachment to it but I discovered there was none. In fact, Kahlan was being treated like trash more than I was. Perhaps, Eric has a huge crush on me. "Hey!" A voice snapped suddenly, jerking me out of my thoughts. I looked up at Chloe, the woman attributing us to our works. Initially, I was looking at Eric. He walked out a few minutes ago, clad in usual clothes even though it looked like he was overdressed. He has this aura that depicts handsomeness at any level. I imagined wrapping my arms around him or perhaps having him over me, in his bed. The thought of it pushed a smile to my face. "Are you even here with me?" C
Kahlan POV My heart felt heavy as I sat in the dungeon, alone as usual. This dungeon was different from the one I slept in hours back. While it was too cold there, this place barely had any air. And it felt like I would pass out if I didn't keep inhaling. But that was the least of my problems at the moment. I couldn't blot out the images of my parents' carcass from my mind. I couldn't stop thinking about them. With my legs pulled up, and my face on my knee, I tried to think about my life. If I continued to refuse Eric, would I spend the rest of my life like this? Or was there something else I could do? Eric should pay for killing my parents. Well, I desperately want to avenge but I'm so powerless. I'm nothing compared to how powerful Eric was. Yet, I needed to try. If only I could escape from here and plan. I could work on that actually. Suddenly, soft steps advanced towards me. I looked up at a tall man in casual wear. He had this soft expression on his face. "The Alpha want