𑣲Strange kindness.

ARADIA POV

Maybe he was fattening me to be butchered, when I would be juicy enough to be savoured. Unreasonable thought, but not entirely stupid when I'm in a werewolf pack.

I looked around the room for anyone wanting to jump on me or if this was a slaughtering room, because there's absolutely no way he bought me for such a ridiculously high amount to let me live the life of a Lady. In his pack. As a human.

Finding nothing, I walked toward the bed, clutching my dress like my life depended on it.

My heart pounded as I stood there, unsure whether to sit or keep standing, waiting for someone to wake me from this unbelievable dream.

The door sprang open and I jumped, my hands shivering as I turned to see Alpha Xior’s sister Lyra leaning on the door, her free hand turning the lock into place and I swallowed with fear blurring my sight and my throat tightened.

I almost passed out when I saw some tricklings of blood on the hem of her dress.

“Who are you?" She asked, her voice calm as her eyes stared deep into mine as though she was trying to search for the contents of my soul.

I stared back at her not knowing what to say next to avoid pissing her off and losing my head.

"Wait, scared of me? Are humans really this weak? That's really pathetic though. But I'm not snapping you into two like Peter Hale did to his niece in teen wolf if we aren't fighting.

And I want to believe you are smart enough not to start a fight with me,” she said, smiling as she strutted towards and fell on it carelessly.

"Still won't say anything? Well…how did you manage to convince him to buy you and still keep you? Who are you?" She asked, the merry tone leaving her voice as she stared at me with her face expressionless.

“I did nothing, I don't know why he's being nice to me. But I think he's fattening me so y'all can eat me at some feast," I clasped my hand over my mouth when I realized that I had spilled out my intrusive thoughts.

Her laughter rang through the room and I watched her wondering what was so amusing for her to break her perfect princess posture.

" He's back. Don't trigger him by being unnecessarily stupid, because I wouldn't hesitate to dive this knife into your knife and twirl it. Goodnight” she said from behind me, her aura completely switching from sweet to overly protective.

With that she walked out the room not bothering to give me a last glance.

I rushed to the bed panting, her perfume still lingered in the air mixed with a familiar smell.

I snapped my head to the door and a dark skinned gaurd was standing at the door with Emily trying to find her way around. Tears immediately formed in my eyes as I rushed for her, he had brought her.

“Thank you so much for bringing her back….” I stopped between my words as he left without acknowledging me.

“Sister. Where have you been?" Emily asked, her hands all over my place as she was feeling all over to be certain it was me.

"I'm so sorry I left you. I had sold myself so you could get your sight back, I was planning on coming back. I'm so happy I got you back.”

Emily was crying as I held her tightly in an embrace.

“He said….you…y….you went looking for some moo..n..ney, he had called you a w… who….hore. I thought you left me when you didn't come back for days,” she rambled, her body quivering with fear and pain.

That fucking greedy old man.

“That's not true, you know I would never leave you. I would never. I'm so sorry," I cried, holding her even tighter as I couldn't stop my own tears now knowing my efforts would have been in vain if I hadn't been bought by him.

"Hate to interrupt but the alpha needs you in his room in the next one hour. You should get changed,” A guard said, his head bowed low.

“Who's this sister? Are they coming to take us? Is it the nice man that brought me to see you? I need to say thank you," Emily asked, reaching around.

I smiled, I was hoping when next we meet she would be able to see me, and most importantly surrounding.

"You can't meet him if he doesn't ask for you. I would be back to explain everything to you, please stay here. Don't try to leave until I'm back please,” I repeated after taking a bath slowly, my heart pounded as I wondered why the Alpha wanted me in the middle of the night.

“But why would he want you?" Emily asked.

"I don't know. But you need to relax, don't worry about me. I'm sure I would be fine,” I lied, I wasn't sure, I had not even the slightest reason to trust anyone here aside from the fact that he had brought my sister back to me. And spared me.

" Okay. I trust you,” she said, smiling as I walked out the room not being able to look back at her when I had just lied to her.

"Enter,” the guard at the door said, and I nodded before walking into the now open door.

The door shut behind trapping me in this dark room with no trace of the moonlight getting in.

I blinked rapidly trying to get used to the dark room when I got slammed into the wall.

“You have five days."