Chapter 2: The Torture

Kyra's POV 

“Arghhhh!” A loud roar erupted from the depths of my throat as the whip landed on my back. My back arched as I screamed in agony, jolting up from my slumber. 

As they pulled the whip off my back, my flesh followed, causing another scream to erupt. The dungeon echoed as I gnashed my teeth from the agony. The thorns in the whip pulled my flesh out.

My fingers gripped the iron I was chained against, my eyes widened with unshed tears. My jaws clenched as I struggled to shift and call my wolf, but no response. 

“Trying to shift? Good luck with that,” one of them observed. The others laughed only for another lash to land on my back again. 

“Arghhhh!” 

My legs gave way, I allowed the chain that held my hands up in the air to carry me.  

“Tell us, how can we enter the Red Sky pack?” The man in front of me was dressed in another attire, not as a soldier asked. 

I let out a chuckle, “Try harder,” I spat. I kept trying to get to Alice, but she wasn't responding. ‘What is wrong with you, Alice!’

“For your information, you have been fed wolfbane. Let's see how your wolf wants to come out,” He mentioned, causing my heart to drop down to my stomach. 

I wasn't fortunate enough to think deeply about it before more and more lashes landed on my back again and again. Blood rushed down my nose and mouth.

They thought I was going to betray my pack, never! 

I looked and noticed that the man had gone out. He was tall, his body clean and spotless. Was he the Alpha? Doesn't look like an Alpha. 

A few minutes later, two of my soldiers were dragged into the cell I was in. Their eyes were swollen from beating, but they weren't as battered as I was. 

I watched how the man with the whip left my side and walked over to where they were. Before I could speak, the whip landed on the back of one of them, and the scream caused my fists and toes to clench. 

“No! Stop!” I cried loudly. 

They didn't listen and only landed another on my soldier. She fell to the ground. She was young, she was vibrant, she could not handle this. I screamed,

“Fine! Fine! I'll tell you everything you need to know. I promise.” 

And the whip hung in the air. The clean man walked away from them towards me. 

“Tell me what I need to know,” he smiled.

My fingers wrapped around the chain, my body hurt, I wasn't healing due to the wolfbane, and I could feel the blood dripping from my flesh. 

“I will tell only your Alpha,” I whispered. 

I needed to think of something, and I needed to do it fast. 

“And you think the Alpha will come to visit you, poor rat?” He asked. His voice had a hint of sarcasm in it. I gulped. I was tired and thirsty. 

“Yes. He will because he needs this information too much. He has been searching for years. I know of his search, and if he wants to take the route to get into the Red Sky pack, he must come.” 

They paused for a while, maybe deliberating whether or not they wanted to listen to me or not. 

It took another few minutes, then I noticed that they had mind-linked the Alpha. I could sense it. 

“Fine! The Alpha will be here any minute,” The neat man said, and I looked over at my soldiers, who looked like they'd die any minute. 

“Kyra, don't. It's not worth it. Don't do—” A large shoe collided with Helen`s face, her body kissed the ground, and I screamed. 

“I asked you not to touch them. I'll tell you the truth.” I yelled

They dragged her up and threw her back onto the bench she had laid on a few minutes ago. Tears rolled down my face, mixing with the sweat and blood on my face. 

Suddenly, light shone into the dungeon, someone had come in. Without seeing who, I knew it was the Alpha. His calculating steps grew louder the more he stepped in. 

“Where is she?” I heard his voice and I gulped. My tired eyes remained at the cell door, waiting for him. 

And just as he stepped in, our eyes locked. 

He looked like he had frozen. I am not sure, but I froze. My heart palpitates at how young the Alpha of the Moonshine pack was. He must be the same age as Roan. His dark hair fell towards his forehead, his blue eyes took me in as I did the same. 

His clothes did no justice to covering his muscular stature. He was fit, solid, and strong.  

“Alpha of Moonshine pack,” I began my speech, ignoring his still state. 

“I am Gamma Kyra of the Red Sky pack, and I am willing to give you all the information that you need,” I announced. “Just let the rest of my warriors go.”

“Kyra, no,” I heard a faint cry, but I ignored it. 

“Please…” My voice trembled. 

I could hear the laughter of the guards around. I was speaking jargon, I don't have any right to negotiate, but I had to try. I cannot watch more of my soldiers getting killed. Especially Helen. 

“She thinks we are fools?” One asked. 

“Like we won't still go and destroy the pack and everyone else in it,” Another laughed. But the Alpha remains mute. His gaze was on me. 

No anger, no confusion, no emotions at all, just blank. I couldn't read whether he was going to do as I requested or not. 

He was the first man I couldn't read. 

While the guards were laughing, I whispered again, “Please… Please, Alpha, I promise to tell you everything. Just let my friends go” 

I whispered. 

He opened his mouth, “Release every one of the Red Sky Pack's soldiers and let them go,” he ordered. 

My heart skipped when I heard his voice, my eyes widened, shocked that he agreed to my request. 

“Alpha?!” Everyone was stunned, including me.