Dylan POV Go with him? How was I supposed to go with Lewis without getting us both killed? Not that I made any effort in showing him I had heard him, I just stared straight ahead of me, relishing in the warmth Lewis's top gave me. "Shit!" He sounded exasperated, and with it came an unexpected emotion. I suddenly felt a small slap to my cheek causing me to blink rapidly trying to come to terms with the new pain, it was nowhere near what the king usually dishes out though. My sight quickly came back to me and as clear as day Lewis stared into my eyes, blood coated his newly swollen face, as he cupped my cheek. "There she is..." I was utterly humiliated by the events that just took place but I had to shake them off. I really didn't know how much more I could take. "Come on, we need to leave." He hauled me onto my feet and enveloped my hand in his before hightailing out of the room and down the stairs dragging me along with him. My footing wasn't great and I kept falling to my knees whi
Dylan POVA couple of days had already past and I hadn't seen anyone at all but the guard sent to give me a drink of water. The cell I was in was damp, cold water dropped from the outside onto the stone floor and caused the noise to echo throughout the room. It was haunting. I hadn't noticed too much the last time I was down there, because I had Carlos, but now, now I had no one, if I didn't get out soon I would end up going insane. Like the king had demanded, my wrists were tightly connected to the wall with thick silver cuffs, I couldn't move my arms at all and so any time I was given water it had to be fed to me. I hadn't eaten the entire time I'd been down there, and because of it, my stomach felt hollow, and radiated a small cramping pain every time it would rumble. Around my ankles, the same cuffs as my wrists were placed, however they were simply connected to each other by a short, thick, and heavy chain. There was a small bucket placed to the side of me to use as a toilet, I
Lewis POV Damn it, how could I have just left her there? How could I have left her alone with them after what he just did? I hated myself, I really hated myself as I ran away from the palace. Goddess, that was the worst thing he had ever done to her, the worst thing I had ever witnessed. How on earth could one person want to break someone so strong willed and righteous? Why would he want to destroy all of her best qualities? I didn't understand it, it was her stubbornness and strength that would make her an excellent queen, if Josh just took two seconds to see how blessed he's been the two of them could have possibly been happy. I couldn't stop my mind from replaying everything on loop. By everything I mean everything, the most prominent thought I had was when she tried to kill herself the first time, how deep she had actually cut through her own skin in hopes to be free from him, and that was only after his first defilement. This one was just evil, I dread to think what she might
Dylan POV It had been almost 2 weeks since Oliver was given the title of Beta, and Warren the title of Gamma. They were currently busy with preparations for the district tour to continue for the 5 year celebrations of the new world. I had no idea what was going to happen to me while the king went and participated in it, but one thing was certain though, and that was how stressed up everyone was about it. Everything where I was concerned was completely up in the air. For one I was being completely and genuinely starved, I was given the bare minimum to eat, and by that I mean I was given just enough food to stop me from dying of starvation, I was however allowed water so I wasn't dehydrated. My guess is that the king finally realized that physical cohesion wasn't ever going to work on me, and so he decided to try a different tactic, he's stated many days this week that if I wanted food, all I had to do was accept him as my mate, and he would give me whatever I desired. I still refuse
Dylan POVI barley slept a wink last night, and it was all because of what king Josh said right before he fell asleep. I tried to talk to him but he just kept telling me he’ll discuss it with me tomorrow. Well now it was tomorrow, and I still hadn’t had my questions answered. “If you don’t shower today, I will drag you in the bathroom and wash you myself. Just because you’re up here it doesn’t mean that you can simply forget about your hygiene. You are my queen. You must present as such.” He sauntered through the room clearly looking for something as I rolled my eyes. “I saw that!” How on earth he saw my eyes roll is beyond me but still he was taking and so I took my chance. “I just don’t get why we have to go to my district!” I spoke only to have the king chuckle at my words. He turned towards me with a cocky grin firmly planted on his face. “Well, I didn’t get to stay very long the last time did I, besides I have business to discuss with the alpha.” I didn’t want to face everyone
Dylan POVThe day of the start of the tour came and with it my nerves shot through me. The king had insisted that I was to wear the dungeon uniform and a set of restraints for the duration of the journey, and so I was placed in very similar cuff to the ones Carlos had been made to wear, they were heavy and really did slow my movements down as I tried to navigate the palace with gamma Warren close to my heels. King Josh sore to it that I would Beas uncomfortable as possible while on the road. We made our way to the dining area where we would be having our final dinner before we departed. Everyone was already seated and eating by the time I entered. The king quickly stood up and walked over to me, he tucked a stray piece of hair behind my ear while I recoiled slightly. I hated him, I hated his touch I hated his voice, I hated his home and most importantly I hated his stupid narcissistic family. I just hated everything about him, and the more time I spent with him, the more my hate grew
Dylan POVThe entire car journey was so quiet, except for the heavy rain now hitting the limo as it drove down the roads. The anticipation that was crashing through me at seeing everyone from my district was consuming my every nerve, and rendering me speechless, the closer we got the more dread I felt. I was going back a completely cracked and damaged version of myself that even I didn’t recognise. The king once again had a permanent scowl on his face as he stared out of his window at the scenery we past, while the newly appointed royal beta Oliver read a small leather bound book, and Warren, now the gamma was reading through what I guess was the Ito art for the arrival. I just sat on the floor of the limo, my wrists and ankles still bound in chains making it impossible for me to move too much, I was pathetic, and I really didn’t want to be seen like this. My prisoners uniform hung off my skeleton figure like a trash bag, and my huge burn scars were completely on show. My hair was k
Dylan POVI felt my breath quicken, and my legs begin to shake as I stood in the hallway, Oliver's grip tightened ever so slightly in the wake of my panic attack and he turned me to face him. "Hey!" My eyes met his, but my terror soon turned to shock as his face screamed sympathy. "You need to get a grip right now... do you want everyone to see you like this?" His voice was low and his hand shook my arm slightly as he knocked some sense into me. "Get it together, and Don't break now." Why he was being nice was beyond me, but he did manage to help me. I held my breath for a second and released it, repeating the process twice before I nodded and let my feet begin to move again. The two long lines of student came into view and my head remained on the floor. Shame crashed through me and I couldn't for the life of me lift my chin. I could not face everyone. I just couldn't. I was in too much of a sorry state, and too much had been publicized for me to ever be able to face everyone again.