My Knight In Shining Armor

Nora Pov

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"What?" I questioned, looking at him, widening my eyes.

"Don't look at me with so much love," he laughed and pulled me closer. I turned my head in another direction with disgust, trying to free my hand from his grip or push him away but he was stronger than I thought.

"Your parents were cruel." I glared at him for uttering rubbish.

"Don't say a word against my parents." Tears streamed down my face, even when I was trying my best not to cry in front of him. "You're his brother... How could you kill him?" I asked, still in shock.

"They deserve it," he said calmly, tucking a strand of my hair behind my ear.

"Don't touch me," I growled and looked into his eyes to convey I'm not scared of him despite the fact that my body was shivering with fear.

"Why are you getting angry?” he chuckled. “Your parents were devils who ruined many lives"

"Yeah and you're the most amazing person in the world," I mocked, laughing bitterly to show him I don't believe a single word he uttered.

"I never said I was a saint," He laughed. "I wanted the throne but your father never let me shine. He snatched everything from me because he was stronger, and today I snatched everything from him because I'm smarter." he smirked and then turned my face towards the crowd.

“They all hated your parents for what they were. I simply used their hatred to my advantage and killed them.” He paused, then spun me back to face him. “But do you know why I didn’t kill you?”

I started struggling to free myself and get away from this monster but his grip was tightened and firm.

"Because I love you, darling. From the moment you hit teenage age, I wanted to have you."

"You jerk!" I slapped him hard across his face but soon I regretted it when I saw his expression and fear gripped my soul.

His eyes darkened, and before I could react, he slapped me back, sending me crashing to the ground. That was when I realised my biggest mistake—I had bruised his ego.

"You bitch," he kneeled and yanked my hair back, making me scream as pain ripped through my scalp.

"It seems like her parents didn't teach her how to behave but don't worry– I will," he grinned and made me stand forcefully, holding my hair. Before I could do something or protest, he ripped the sleeves of my gown with his claws, making me gasp in shock. 

I immediately clutched the top of my dress before it could slip down and humiliate me in front of everyone. The very thought of it sent terror straight into my soul.

He laughed seeing my fear while I stood frozen, unable to speak. He held my arm and started dragging me towards a room. I bit on his hand and pushed him away.

"Dare you to touch me!" I shouted, breathing heavily and holding my gown with one hand. I wanted to kill him, but I had no power to do so. He started laughing before grabbing my hair again and yanking my head back.

"Ahh!" I whimpered, struggling to free myself from his grip.

"I always wanted to make you mine and today I will," He smirked, trailing his lips along my neck.

"Alpha." Sebastian stopped and turned to look at the beta of the pack who called him.

"Let's do a proper ceremony because if the Alpha of the Red Moon pack finds out that you forced yourself on Princess Nora, he won't take it lightly. I suggest you to mark her in a proper mating ceremony first. After that you can do whatever you want with her." I scrunched my eyebrow after hearing him, unable to understand anything. 

The Red Moon pack is the biggest Pack in the werewolf's world, but there is no connection between them and us.

“What does the Alpha of the Red Moon Pack have to do with this pack?” I thought, then shook my head. I didn’t care what connection the two packs shared—whatever it was, it worked in my favour. I could figure something out in the meantime.

"Fine... locked her inside her room. I will mark her the day after tomorrow. Until then,  everyone prepares for the mating ceremony," he instructed the maid. Mary grabbed my hand and shoved me into the room. Tears streamed down my face.

"Change your dress," Mary hissed before leaving the room. I took out a dress from the wardrobe and changed into it. I didn’t want anyone to see me in the ripped dress.

"No... I won't let that monster mark me. I won't," I sobbed and sat on the ground, trying to figure out what I should do now and how to escape from here. After a while, I heard a knock on the door, which I deliberately ignored.

"I think you should kill yourself." I raised my head and looked to the side to see who was giving me such cruel advice, only to find Mary standing at the door with a plate of food.

"If I were you, I would have killed myself," she muttered then she placed the tray on the bed.

"I heard he would come at night to make you his while everyone was asleep." She continued when I didn't respond. My eyes shot up, and my body shivered at the thought of that jerk touching me.

"Jump from this window if you want to save yourself," she said, pointing toward the glass window in the corner of my bedroom, showing me a way to escape Sebastian—or a way to kill myself. This room was on the fourth floor. If I jumped from here, my chances of survival were minimal.

"Why are you helping me?" I asked, because now I understood that everyone here hated my parents and me. The reason was still a mystery to me.

"Because I want you to die," She said in a stern tone, without any hesitation. It would be a lie if I said animosity in her eyes didn't surprise me.

"This much hatred for me," I muttered, seeing how much bitterness these people held inside them.

"Your father killed my daughter. I wanted to do the same but I'm a weak omega. I couldn't go against an alpha. When Sebastian said he would kill your father, I was ecstatic, thinking he would kill you as well. But that stupid maid dropped juice on your dress and you were saved. Then out of nowhere, Alpha Sebastian announced to you as our Luna,” she grimaced and shook her head in disappointment.

“And I will not let it happen,” She smirked. I took a step back, realising her intentions were not good for me.

"Either you jump out of this window, or I will push you," she said in a threatening tone before lunging at me. 

Thanks to the Moon Goddess, I moved in time and dodged her attack, but she wasn't someone who gave up easily. She picked up the vase from the side table and struck my head with it.

"Ah," I whimpered and touched my head, feeling something wet on my fingers. I hissed in pain and then looked at my hand which was now covered in my blood.

"You have to pay for your father's deeds," She hissed and slapped me. Unable to balance myself, I fell to the ground. My head was spinning and throbbing with pain. She took out wolfsbane from her pocket.

“I know you’re going to morph into a wolf soon, since it’s your eighteenth birthday, but I don’t want your wolf to heal you.” She smirked and injected me with wolfsbane before I could understand anything what was happening or protest.

"You know what I'm going to do now?" she asked, sitting beside me and caressing my hair, while I prayed to the moon goddess not to let me die before I avenged my parent's killer.

"I want to torture you more but I don't have time. Our Alpha can enter this room anytime, and I can't take that risk," she said.

She stood up, grabbed my hand, and dragged me across the floor toward the window.

"Let's end your misery," she muttered, forcing me to stand. I tried to push her away, but every attempt was in vain because of my head injury and the wolfsbane in my system.

She smirked at my fragile attempts and pushed me towards the window. The glass cracked under the sudden impact of my weight.

Broken shards of glass pierced my body, and I screamed in pain. 

I held the frame of the window to balance myself despite the broken pieces of glass cutting my palm.

"Arghh... You're so stubborn," she hissed and kicked me, making me lose my grip, and fall backward.

The next thing, I knew, my body was in the air. I closed my eyes, waiting for my body to hit the ground and feel the pain of breaking bones but surprisingly it never happened. Instead, I felt someone's arms around me.

"Wow... I always hear apples fall from trees but no— apparently, even girls fall from them." I opened my dizzy eyes to look at the person, realizing someone had saved me.

His face was hidden behind a mask. Only his mesmerizing blue-hazel eyes were visible.

"Who are y--You?" I asked, wincing from the intense pain in my head.

"Your Knight in Shining Armor." Those were the last words I heard before everything faded as I was slowly losing consciousness. 

I raised my hand to remove his mask, but my body failed me, and darkness wrapped around me—just like my savior’s arms had moments before.