Four: Welcome to Hell

CORA

My life has ended.

My parents were dead.

My whole pack was gone, the remains burnt into ashes by a deranged psychopath whom no one was going to question.

I sat opposite him in the carriage, thinking of a thousand ways to kill him. I know he must have a thousand horrendous things planned for me and as long as it doesn't claim my life, then I would suffer through it all, bid my time, and finally make him pay.

He must think of me as a weak she-wolf but I'll end him, even if that's the last thing I'll do.

We soon drove in through the gates of his castle and I noticed how everyone bowed completely as a sign of respect and didn't straighten up until we were far gone while the asshole didn't even pay any attention to them.

In no time, we were packed in front of the entrance that looked like a getaway to heaven and an involuntary shudder ran through me when I saw a human's head hanging on a pole by the entrance.

Of course, that psychopath must have killed the man and hung his body for all to see so their fear for him will triple.

Not for me though, the last thing I'd ever do would be to fear him. He destroyed my life in mere seconds so there was nothing left for me to fear.

He pulled me by my hair and dragged me painfully and forcefully from the carriage and towards the entrance while I struggled to keep up.

"Oh, Alpha Kai, you're back," came a seductive voice before a seductive figure walked out of the building, all dripping in finesse and see the aura and she flung herself at Kai who threw me to the floor to hold her as the two kisses voraciously with all those irritating suckings sounds and his hand grabbed her ass to squeeze painfully.

I picked myself up from the floor at the same time they tore apart and the vixen turned to look at me. Her eyes narrowed when she saw me and her lips curved into a smirk as she obsessed with me. I wasn't even sure what I looked like with my white gown stained with blood and my face too.

"I see you brought back a spoil of the war," she observed daintily, bending down to grab my chin and she turned my chin sideways to observe my face, "she'd be a good fit for your harem."

I forced her hands away from my chin and I stared her dead in the face, "I'll rather die than fit into his harem."

There was a taken aback look on his face before she chuckled darkly, a cheap imitation of the lethal one that Kai's was, "Ooh, I see you've got some tongue on you, we'll start from there."

She straightened up and held out her hand to the guards and maids standing around and in no time, someone had dropped a pen knife on her hand and two guards were holding me down.

What? What? More dread broke out in my body and I felt my body leave my soul but I refused to let my fear show, I refused to beg for anything.

"You've got such a pretty face and a sassy tongue, it's a pity you have to lose your tongue this earlier."

"Won't be the worst thing to ever happen to me," I gritted out, careful not to allow the dread to show in my voice, careful not to squirm over her vindictive and wicked glare as she bent to my level and she forced my mouth out.

She grabbed a hold of my slippery tongue and placed the knife on it.

"It's going to hurt like bitch," she told me coolly like a proud evil queen before I felt the metallic taste of blood as she started to cut my tongue and pain exploded in me.

"That's enough," Kai's voice made her stop her assault immediately, "I still need her voice for a lot of things," he said nonchalantly but I knew what he meant by that, I knew that underneath the cool voice is a promise of untold pains and punishment.

"Ohh, you just had to interrupt the fun," the stupid girl whined like a brat before letting go of my chin, "it's your lucky day but be rest assured that I'll carve out your pretty face once the Alpha is done with you."

He'll never be done with me because, by that time, we'll both be long gone.

She straightened up and the guards dropped my body, causing me to drop to the floor. I could feel Kai's eyes on me and when I looked up, he was looking at me with clear, undisguised dark, and sinister interest.

"Lock her up," he ordered one of the guards and in no time, I was being dragged away towards the underground. I took one last look at him before we disappeared off a corner and he waved at me, that smirk of his on his face.

You can treat me anyhow you want now, I thought to myself but one day, you'll regret not killing me with my family.

Even if that's the last thing I do.