Episode One — The Slap That Led Me Back Home

Chapter One

First Person’s Perspective

Belle

SLAP!

“What the fuck is wrong with you Belle? Why did you hit me?” I was seeing red, no…

That is an understatement, I was seeing flames, I wanted to destroy everything, I wanted to kill this bastard, and let me tell you, when a she wolf from the Westwood wolf region was angry, she could do any fucking thing

Turning to the right, I found an empty bottle of whiskey that we had shared last night 

Without thinking twice, I picked it up and smashed it into the table, leaving me with broken shards and a weapon 

“I’m going to kill you, you fucking bastard, I swear I’m going to kill you” I screamed, Lunging towards Rowan,…

Okay, you might be wondering 

‘What the hell’s going on here?’

I have the answer, we just need to rewind the time to a little bit earlier 

Thirty Minutes Ago 

“Hey love, I’m home” the door clicking shut behind me was the only response I got

No warm smile. No “welcome back.” Just…nothing.

I tried again, walking further into the house.

“You wouldn’t believe what I did to that asshole who’s been bothering me all this time.”

Still, silence.

I sighed. Maybe he was asleep. I made my way to the bedroom, expecting to find Rowan snoring under the covers.

But the bed was empty.

“Ugh, I’m starving,” I muttered, pulling off my clothes and throwing them in all directions of the room 

Admist my  sloughing, my gaze caught something rather interesting 

“I will send the video to Belle, you know how she can get”

Obviously when you see your name mentioned in something, that has automatically become your business right?

And so I picked up the cell phone, 

Honestly, I wish I never did 

“No, this is impossible” my voice came out as a whisper as I stared at the clip playing on the screen over and over again

“No, this is not real, this is…” I fell on my knees, clutching my hands tightly on my chest, I couldn’t breathe 

I felt hot tears gather in the corners of my eyes, and clouded my vision

Within seconds,

Heavy hurried footsteps echoed in the hallway as I screamed my lungs out

“Love, what is happening? What’s going on? Why are you screaming?” Rowan held my shoulder as he tried to lift me up, I pulled myself away from him as fast as possible and jumped on my feet

“What…” before the next words could make it out, my palm collided with his cheeks, the resounding effect echoing through the walls

“You bastard!” I screamed. “How could you? How fucking dare you?! All these years I’ve been fighting to prove myself. All these years I thought I wasn’t good enough. And it was you all along?”

I looked at the screen again

“Well then, how much do you need? I will pay any amount you want, just make sure Belle doesn’t get that promotion”

“Love, what are you talking about?” He was still acting all innocent and clueless? 

I turned the phone toward him. Let him see it. Let him hear his own words.

“Where did you get that? That…”

“You did this to me,” I whispered, staring at him like he was a stranger. “You stood by me while I cried. You watched me fall apart. And the whole time… you were the one stabbing me in the back.”

Rowan’s lips moved, but I didn’t hear a word. All I saw was betrayal. The kind that changes a person forever. The kind that made one look like a fool

And I hated it when people try to take me as one

So I grabbed the broken glass again

He saw the anger in my eyes, he knew he stood no chance whatsoever

He knew if he let me, I would murder him in cold blood first, before I start to think of the consequences of my actions later 

He took off and I chased after him

“Where do you think you’re going bastard? Stay right here where I can kill you” He was human, which gave me the upper hand, Rowan didn’t know I was a werewolf, he just believed I was much more stronger than him because I went gyming, stupid, I know

He couldn’t get too far when I grabbed and pounced in on him

Slapping and kicking and clawing at him while he screamed 

The maid heard this and rushed in, I didn’t pay attention to that though 

All I know is that an ambulance came, or was it the cops?

I would go with the cops because a few minutes later, I found myself locked up in a police station 

They said Rowan was charging me to court for ‘domestic abuse’ and physical assault 

To cut the long story short, I was found guilty and sentenced to two years in prison or I paid a compensation of three million to him

Like what the fuck, I didn’t have even quarter of that kind of money

To make things even worse, he came to gloat at me, lucky for him, I had been cuffed

“This is what you get for trying to harm me” he said

“Harm you? You think you’re the victim here?” I asked 

“You just ruined everything Belle, we could have had something magical, something special and beautiful if you had just minded your business or rather, didn’t make a fuss about what you found” I said nothing and  stared at him 

“I mean, it’s not like I meant any harm to you, all I wanted was for you to remain beneath me, you know? It’s cute when you ask me for money to buy things, when you can’t make financial decisions until they’re discussed with me , that’s a turn on for me”. Wow! Just wow!

I was at a loss of words, I was struggling to believe this 

But what is more painful is the fact that, he was clueless of what he was actually implying, he genuinely believed that was cute

Shaking my head, I rose to my feet 

“You won’t see the last of me, I promise you that”

“Are you threatening me?”

“Everyone look, she’s threatening me again” his voice louder this time 

~~~~

I cried, very very hard

When no one was watching, when no one was listening 

How had I missed all of it? The signs were there, boldly written 

I guess I had been too busy loving and trusting that asshole

No type of words can describe the kind of pain that I feel right now

My eyes closed shut, ready for sleep, but my body rejected the cold and unyielding hard ground 

“This can’t be my life, I can’t accept this kind of fate just like that” I muttered 

“I was the victim here, I shouldn’t have to suffer…”

“Lady, do you mind? I’m trying to sleep here” I passed a death glare towards the direction of the voice, what a shame they couldn’t even see me

“Go fuck yourself”

“What did you just say to me?” The voice came out very low this time

Before I could make out a response, a huge and buff lady? Came out of the shadows

“I said, go fuck yourself” The problem with me, is that I never know when to shut the hell up 

She threw a punch towards my direction which I swiftly dodged…

Okay, okay…. 

I beat her up, the prison guards were alerted and they dragged me out to their counter and debated on what to do with me, 

I sat quietly and watched when all of a sudden, the telephone on the counter blared 

After a few seconds, it was handed to me

“You have a call” I took it hesitantly and placed on my ears

“Oh goddess, Belle, you’re coming home this time and I would take no fucking excuses “

Yup, the slut, A.k.a my mother, had spoken