Creature Of The Night

~Astrid~ 

I wanted to leave that room, I wanted to run away. But then there was no way I could do any of that. I knew that there was no hope of escape. I was looking for a way to break free and make a run for it. But every time I tried Leon would always beat the living daylights out of me. 

I would always sit by the corner and wait for him to come back inside; I didn't want him close to me. He would always tell me that I am fortunate that he chose me out of all the girls in that ball. 

That I was the only one who matched his interest, I was nothing but a tool in his eyes. I dared not to make him angry lest my body would take blows. I had made up my mind to run away, and there was nothing going to stop me. 

“I'd rather die than stay here one more day and go through all this pain.” I needed to know how I was going to escape this room and make it out alive. If I could do that then I would run to the Lycan’s kingdom. Even if they don't want me there, I will make sure that I stay there even as a slave to make sure that I escape this hell of a place. 

I sat there waiting for the perfect time to run away, I didn't want anything that would make me stay here another day. 

The handles on the door shook showing that someone was coming in, I curled myself up in the corner to avoid Leon’s rage. But when the door opened it was not Leon, it was Ethan. He had a kit in his hands and I could see that he was coming in to do something. 

He walked up to me; I didn't know why he was here. He hardly talked to me nor neither did he do anything to make me feel uncomfortable. I didn't really understand what he was really doing or how he was always there. Even though he was the beta he didn't act like it. 

“Why is he here? Why does he have a med kit in his hand?” 

“Let me see your wounds.” He said, I looked at him in surprise. I didn't really want to make a scene but I was hesitant, I didn't want to get beaten up by him too. 

“I won't hurt you, please hurry up before he comes back.” He was trying to help me before Leon came back to the room. I looked at him and I saw that he was not trying to hurt me. 

I showed him the wounds that were on my face and hands. He applied rubbing alcohol, but for some reason, I couldn't heal fast enough. I was just left there to be in pain. 

As he treated my wounds, I didn't say a thing, I only looked down and waited for him to finish. I didn't want to make him angry or even make him think of beating me. 

“I know you want to run away.” 

My heart dropped; how did he know my plan? I took my hand from him and kept staring at him. I couldn't speak up to defend myself, I just sat there and watched him. 

“How did you know?” I didn't know when I asked him the dumbest question ever, he packed up most of the things he came with and looked at me. 

“I saw it in your eyes, you really can't keep a secret, can't you? But still, have you thought of what he will do to you if he finds out that you are planning on running away?” 

He was looking at me all seriously, I knew that he was right. If he found out that I was planning to run away he would kill me. But anything was better than staying here. 

“I want to be free; I am not some trophy that is meant to be locked away. I am also a living being like him, so why does he treat me like I'm filth.” 

I noticed that he was looking at me with pitiful eyes, I knew that I looked pitiful and I didn't really want his pity but I wanted to leave this place and make sure that I was not here any longer. 

He stood up and turned to leave, “if you really want your freedom then you will take it from him by force.” he walked out of the room, I sat there and his words were running through my head. I didn't understand what he meant by that, but I knew that I was going to find a way to leave and it was going to be tonight. 

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I fell asleep in the corner; I didn't even notice when Leon walked in. I opened my eyes to see him bring out what looked like a collar from his bag. I didn't want him to do anything to me, I kept so quiet to make him leave me that night. 

“You really should come to greet your owner.”  He smiled as looked in my direction, it was clear that he was looking at me and I was not going to be left alone. 

I stood up and walked to him, I walked slowly in order not to trigger his anger. I looked on the table and I saw a bottle of vodka. I didn't know what his plan was but I wasn't going to let him do anything to me. 

I stopped in front of him, he touched my face and smiled. “Now that's a good pet, I got a gift for you.” He put the collar on my neck, smiling menacingly. 

“Now I expect a thank you, don't you love it when your master gives you a gift.” He was looking at me and was expecting me to bow to him. I didn't even move from where I stood, I knew what it was going to get me but I didn't want to bow to him anymore. 

“Very well then, get on the bed. I will make sure I get a thank you from you.” he turned around to take a sip from his drink. I didn't know where I got the courage from, but I looked at him and said, 

“I am not a toy that you can use whenever you like.” He stopped pouring his drink and turned to look at me. I knew what the look on his face read. He didn't expect me to say anything like that. 

“What was that? Did you just say that you won't do what I say?” He was walking up to me; I was filled with fear but I wasn't going to stand there and let him do what he wanted. 

“I am not your toy; you are meant to be the Alpha! And here you are torturing a pack member.” before I could say any other thing, he grabbed me by the neck. He lifted me off the floor trying to strangle me. 

“You dare talk to me like that?! How dare you?! You ungrateful Whore! I took you out of suffering and this is how you talk to me? I will make sure that you don't walk after today. 

I will take that tongue of yours.” he threw to the table, pushing down the glass of vodka he poured. I heard him undoing his belt, I looked up and I saw the bottle of vodka. 

Without a second thought, I grabbed it and smashed it on his head. He fell to the bed, I didn't expect that to work. I saw the opportunity I was looking for. If he woke up from that he was going to kill me this time. I ran to the door, I opened to see Ethan standing there. 

I froze on my tracks and I didn't know what I was going to do if he tried to kill me. He looked inside the room, and then he stepped aside. “Run, but know that the moment you stop running your life will come to an end.” 

I didn't need anyone to tell me to keep running, I kept running. I ran to the forest that was a border to the Eastern part where the Lycans lived. I didn't look where I was running. I tripped on a tree bark, I got up and I was about to keep running. 

I heard howling, I looked around to see that I was in the middle of a pack of rogue wolves. It was the scariest thing I have ever seen; they were coming closer to me. 

“Look boys, the moon goddess has given us something to cure our lust with, she is a fine lady.” 

“She looks heavenly, is that a collar on her neck? I don't care if my rod says that she is okay then okay she is.” They were walking around me in circles. 

I didn't know what I was going to do, there were five rogue wolves and even if it was only one there was no way I was going to beat them all. I looked at them, their eyes filled with lust. I knew it was time for me to understand that there is nothing good in the world for me. 

“This world doesn't need me; I think that there is no need to pray for life anymore.” I accepted my fate and waited for them to do what they wanted. 

As they wanted to pounce on me, there was a loud roar. Before the rogues could react, something was picking them off one by one, till it was only the leader standing. 

“Who is there?” the leader yelled although he was filled with fear. Something appeared behind him, it was so fast that he didn't have time to react. The next thing I saw was his head being detached. 

Standing in front of me was the beast known as the terror of werewolves, the first born of the moon goddess. It was a Lycan.