"Ahhhh!!" Arianna's screamed as she felt like her body was being squeezed for life. Her eyes looked lifeless and in the next second, she was carried up and slammed against the wall.
Her bones cracked as she fell to the ground. Her gown was torn and she was exposed.
"did not know you could do that!" Lucas came from behind and applauded Alice.
"Watch this!" Alice said, brimming with joy. She also wanted to please Lucas, with her powers.
Yes! She had the powers of a witch and she could control magic!
Swiftly, she put out her hand and tightened it into a fist. Arianna who was on the other side, felt like she was being strangled.
"Please.." Arianna let out as she felt really suffocated. At this point, she pleaded for death.
"Kill me." She managed to say. She was ready to join her parents in the afterlife. There was nothing she was living for! Everything had been taken away from her.
They should just take her life and end the torture.
"You want to die?" Alice asked as she raised her hand slowly. At the same time, Arianna was being lifted into the air by an invisible force.
Her eyes widened in fear as she looked at Alice.
"You want to die, right?" Alice asked again and in the next second, she moved her hand with so much speed.
Arianna was thrown across the room crashing into the sharp edge of the table.
"Ahhhh!!" She screamed as the edge tore against her skin. There was a bloody gash and blood started to drip out.
Arianna grew dizzy and weak. Her heartbeat slow down and in the next second, Alice hovered over her.
"You want to die? But your eyes haven't changed yet!" She said, with a sinister tone.
Immediately, Arianna's head rang knowing what Alice was talking about.
As a special child of her generation, she had been prophesied to see visions, thereby she would have two colors of eyes.
Also, her powers were going to manifest on her 18th birthday.
At this point, Arianna realized why they had to wait this long to reveal their true self. They wanted her powers as well, all along.
"No!" Arianna let out, in a weak tone.
"You have no say in this!" Alice said, in a giddy tone. All her life, she remained in Arianna's shadow.
She did not think the Alpha's daughter was better than her.
She could not show her powers to the Pack as everyone frowned upon a witch.
For years, she lived in envy toward Arianna and now she could not take it anymore.
"I'll suck out everything you own! They would belong to me and you would be left with nothing!" She yelled, knowing she could finally be free from the shadows.
"It's almost time!" The door was suddenly opened and a deep feminine voice rang out in the air.
There was the loud clicking of heels and a beautiful woman appeared.
"Are you both ready?" The beautiful woman asked the naked Alice and Lucas, with a proud smile on her face.
On the other hand, Arianna gasped in shock as she witnessed the sight of the Beta's mate.
She was Lucas' mother and of all the people to support them, she never thought the Beta's mate would be the one.
"Aunt Zora..." Arianna called out, in disbelief.
In the next second, Zora moved closer to her and then squatted.
"Yes, my dear! Do you need anything?" Zora said, with a sweet smile on her face. Acting oblivious to the disturbing sight of Arianna.
She was already soaked in her blood but that wasn't what she was worried about.
In just one day, things had turned against her.
"You are part of them, too?" She asked as a tear slipped from her eyes.
"Of course, my dear! Would want to own the whole Pack, you know. Having all the power to yourself feels good." Zora said, with a proud smile on her face.
"The Pack doesn't belong to you!" Arianna suddenly screamed, with all her might. Immediately, she coughed out blood but she continued to say, "It doesn't belong to any of you!"
"Aww, you don't have to be so pained. Say hi to your bitch of a mother when you transcend to the afterlife!" Zora said, snorting she then stood up.
"What...?" Arianna asked, with wide eyes. She could remember that Zora was best of friends with her mother.
Suddenly, she burst into a peal of mocking laughter!
All her life, her whole family had been living a lie!
Soon, the trio stood before Arianna. They had an expectant look on their faces as they looked out of the window. It was nighttime and they could not wait for the full moon to be out.
A few minutes later, the moon was shining brightly in the atmosphere. Its rays shone into the bedroom and cast its glow on the bloodied Arianna.
"Ahhh!" Arianna gasped, in pain as her head whipped upward. Her eyes turned white and she felt like the blood in her veins were being sucked out.
Her stomach churned and her heart beat loudly.
She was undergoing a transition and the trio could not wait for the final product, so they could take it to themselves.
On the other hand, Arianna's pain increased and her skin had turned pale.
Her eyes which were wide open suddenly started to change.
Her left iris slowly changed color. From black to blue!
While her right iris immediately changed to orange!
As the moon reflected on her, her eyes shone beautifully.
And in the next second, she slumped to the ground, weak!
She was out! She was awake but she was not conscious of her surroundings. Vulnerable to any attack.
Her powers had manifested!
Seeing this, Alice stepped forward and her eyes shone with greed.
Zora and Lucas were by her side and they could not wait.
Using Arianna's powers, they could see the future and they could make money as well. Controlling the lives of a lot of people.
"Do it!" Zora ordered Alice. She was going to be in possession of the power and she could not wait.
With a nod of her head, Alice raised her hand and Arianna was raised into the air. As much as she wanted to take the powers for herself, she couldn't.
She then closed her eyes as Arianna hovered in the air.
Swiftly, wisps of blue and orange started to flow out of Arianna and into the waiting Zora.
Lucas' eyes shone as he watched the transfer. They could finally have everything to themselves!
"Hmmm.." Zora moaned in satisfaction as she felt her veins being filled with power.
A few minutes later, every of Arianna's abilities had been transferred to her.
Arianna who had been submerged in air, fell to the ground, weak and dry. It was like her blood was sucked out completely.
"It's done!" They proclaimed and swiftly, Alice moved toward her.
A pouch materialized in her hand and swiftly, she bent down and fed the liquid in it, to Arianna.
It was poison!
"Is it done?" Zora asked, giddily and then skipped like a little girl toward Arianna.
"You know what?" She said to the lifeless girl.
"Stabbing your father in the throat was fun and satisfying!" She began.
"I would have had him to myself before killing him but he wanted to be faithful to your bitch of a mother!" Zora yelled, slamming her fist against the ground.
On the other hand, all Arianna could see what was not love. Zora was obsessed with her father and all that he could give her.
"I had always wanted him but he had eyes for that damned bitch! If I could not have him, then no one could!" She revealed her darkest desire, not caring if her son knew about it.
"Of course, how could I spare your mother? Gorging her eyes out, was thrilling. I could not get enough!" Zora smiled and then stood up.
She stepped on Arianna's bony hand and turned on her heel. She could hear Arianna's low groans and it was like music to her ears.
"Well, that is it! Enjoy the afterlife! Say hi to your damned parents!" She said and then turned around.
They were out, leaving Arianna to die. She watched them walk out, leaving her in shambles.
She was weak and her body was frozen. She could not even talk. However, she was filled with so much hatred in her heart and she just wanted to tear them apart.
"Arianna!" A few minutes later, a deep voice suddenly called out as the door opened up.
A handsome and lethal-looking man, dressed in a warrior's uniform, appeared in the bedroom.
He was Brian, the General of the Pack!
"Arianna!" He called out again, his face was filled with shock as well as pity seeing her like that. His heart was wrenched knowing he could not save her in time.
He rushed toward her and slowly he placed her in his arms.
"Don't die, please!" He said as he racked his brain on what to do.
However, there was nothing to do. He was going to lose the one he had secretly loved for years.
He was shattered, knowing he could never have her again.
"Brain..." Arianna called out, in a weak tone. Her eyes looked straight at him and she saw the sincere look in his eyes. Her stomach churned painfully and she could feel her skin touching her bones.She had become really thin like a skeleton. The poisonous liquid she was fed had started to react.In the next second, she coughed out blood, spraying it on Brian's uniform."I'm sorry! I'm sorry for not protecting you!" He said, with remorse in his voice.However, she smiled scarily at his words and she looked back on her life, in regret.Her parents trusted the Beta's family and she did too."I never thought they would do that to you! I should have known!" Brian said, feeling low of himself. He was always traveling around as he had to go to war or settle the Pack's border issues.He chastised himself for not looking after the person he claimed to love.On the other hand, Arianna could not blame him for anything. They weren't so close and he could not have known that the Beta's family was
Arianna staggered in disbelief seeing her father's lifeless body.She did not know what to do and her brain had turned into mush.In the next second, she heard a loud scream and her head snapped to the side."Mother!" She yelled and immediately she ran down the hallway, with a frantic look.Soon, she was before her mother's bedroom.Pushing the door open, the sight before her was jarring.Her mother was in the pool of her own blood, laying lifeless.However, she was not dead!Zora hovered over her and was about to stab her mother in the heart!"Stop right there!" Arianna yelled, with red eyes.On the other hand, Zora froze and then looked at Arianna. A look of surprise flashed in her eyes."What are you doing here? You are supposed to be asleep! Drugged!" She said, with an angry look in her eyes.At this point, Arianna realized she had been drugged in her past life as well as this life.It was Lucas' doing.Taking the image of her dead father out of her head, she smirked and then said
" What do you mean by the same reason I'm here?" Lucas asked, trying to pretend that he didn't just try to kill her." I am alive and well. Aren't you supposed to be happy?" She asked." I am, I am very happy. You just look different." He lied smoothly. He was not happy within." Great, then it's nice to see you again Lucas." Arianna replied without missing a bit. Her face was impassive betraying what she actually felt.Lucas walked back slowly, he didn't understand the person before him. She was cold." Okay, I'll be in my room. You seem to be in a foul mood." He replied.She felt his eyes on her as he walked away. Good, Arianna was glad at the shock on his face. Who did he think he was fooling? She must have been too naive to not see the signs that he was just a user, he never loved her in the first place. Well, enough of Lucas and Alice, she had other important things to do. Like take care of her mother.She and Lucas were even now. She also had to start preparing for the announcem
Things didn't go as expected for Lucas the next day. He called his mother's phone continuously last night, still there was no response. Surely, she couldn't have been partying when a grave incident happened in the pack. Did she know what kind of image it gave her? Surprisingly, no one had asked after her yet. It was all a matter of time before people started asking. They were still caught up in the burial preparation and what not.After Arianna announced the death of the Alpha to the whole pack. All activities stopped and everyone mourned the Alpha. One could practically taste grief in the air.Everywhere you turned, people were talking about it. That was why he needed his mother to return now that people's attention was divided." How are you doing?" He asked Arianna when he reached her room. Where he used to enter freely before now became kind of forbidden.He didn't expect the welcoming smile Arianna gave him. " Hey, babe." She continued smiling, and Lucas thought he entered an alt
Alice choked on her food and Lucas patted her back slowly before giving her some water to drink. She gulped after drinking the water." What?" She asked incredulously." What? I was just kidding."Arianna replid happy to catch them off guard." Pregnancy, really?" Alice asked." Quite being dramatic, and eat up. I just wanted to lighten up the mood. Are you pregnant though?" Arianna replied in faux concern." No!" Alice retorted defensively that it made Arianna suspect that she was right.Shrugging slightly, she replied." Okay, I hear you. Geez! You are so dramatic. It was an innocent question."Alice's eyes looked desperately at Lucas. It wasn't a joke, Arianna knew what she was doing. She was playing mind games with her.Alice rose quickly, " I feel a headache, I need to rest. I'll be down later."Ariana was on her feet in an instant and rushed to Alice's side." Oh, do you need me to bring an advil to you? " She offered.Alice moved back like she saw a ghost" Uh, no!""Are you okay?
" Arianna let me see you privately." Brianna said after the meeting was over. Lucas stepped outside of the room but eavesdropped on their conversation.They felt his presence so mother and child began to speak in Morse code." He doesn't have to know what we are up to."" He has no idea. He thinks I am still the same person from my previous life.""Then he must be dumb. I told Alice to prepare a meal for us. Do not eat it. She might want to try something funny."" I won't, mom. Thanks for the hint.""Now go back out there and unleash the actress in you." She nudged."Yes, mom."Arianna walked out first and Lucas straightened, Arianna pretended not to the aware that he was eavesdropping. She was glad he couldn't hear anything." Can we go now?"" Nope, my mom will be out in a minute. Is there a problem?""No, I was wondering since you came out first."" Yeah..." Ari trailed off." Are you reconsidering our relationship? I don't feel the connection anymore." Lucas complained."Oh, no. I
The air was somber and the stench of grief was palpable. One could almost taste it. Arianna stood beside her mother in front of the bier. Many people from diverse packs were present to pay their last respects to him. The common denominator was the late Alpha." We are all gathered to witness the burial of our late Alpha, father, brother. We know that he is in the great beyond and is looking down on us with a smile on his face. His works are a witness that one can be good. He lived an exemplary life that people from all walks of life are here to offer their condolences."As he was speaking, Arianna stared at the culprit behind her dark shades. She and her mom wore it so that their expressions would be hidden." If you have anything to say about the deceased, pleas step forward." The priest said.Arianna looked at the bier, seeing her father made the incident come rushing into her mind and anger rose up within her.Many people spoke of how helpful he was to the growth of surrounding pac
The Next Week,The alarm rang by 6a.m. Arianna was on her bed reluctant to stand up. She leaned over the bed and switched off her phone. Huh, she was really tired and didn't want to leave the house.The alarm rang after thirty minutes, and she groaned loudly. She thought she switched off the alarm.On cue, someone knocked on her door." Hey, baby. You have school today." Hee mother called from outside." Arggh." She screamed into the pillow. All she wanted to do was rest. She ignored her mother's voice.The knocking stopped and she decided to sleep a little more. School began at 8a.m. She could do all the necessary things in thirty minutes and run to school or better still take a car.As soon as her head hit the bed, the knocking became louder and persistent." Wake up. It's past 7." Her mother called.She woke up with a start. She could swear that she hadn't closed her eyes for a minute and now this was happening." I am up." She said, and was about to lay her head down on the pillow