Elysia’s POV:
I was never much of a fighter.In truth, I was the opposite of one, but the events of the last couple of days had somehow managed to make me see myself in a different light. I could still remember Michelle’s words from her visit at some point.“I didn’t know you were this foolish, I would have never even brought you with me. You asked to replace your friend! Do you remember? And now you’ve been chosen and you don’t want it? How foolish are you? Many will kill to be in your position!” She had said and the venom in her tone had scared me but I was too angry to hold my tongue.“Then let them take my position.” I spat out and she tsked“That’s the fucking problem! For some reason, the Alpha insists on you which complicates this situation even more. Here’s a piece of advice for you; this is not a game. There’s no price for being stubborn. You don’t get to have a choice in this situation. He’s your king and he has chosen you and you only get two options. Have his heir or die. Seems you already made a decision but I’m curious to see how much this can last.” She sneered in my direction before stalking out of the room, slamming the door shut behind her.That had been her first and last visit to me and since then, I had been left in this darkness and silence that was starting to slowly drive me mad. I felt pain all over and my stomach felt like it was about to implode from the lack of food, my throat felt parched, and for a moment, I thought death was here.I struggled against the chains that held me in place but it was a weak attempt because it only brought me nausea.I had lost track of time since I had been thrown here. No light came in, no food or bathroom breaks all I did was slip in and out of consciousness and try to get the pain out of my mind.My thoughts drifted to Seraphina, I didn’t know if I would ever get the chance to see her again but I hoped she was okay.Sighing heavily, I pulled at the chains one more time but as usual, it was weak and only seemed to drain me of the little strength that my body possessed, and with that, I shut my eyes tight and allowed the darkness to take over once again.***The darkness in the space seemed to stretch on forever, no matter how much I tried I couldn’t see a single thing and for a moment I feared that I had gotten blind, but even in the darkness I could feel eyes on me, I could sense his powerful presence and scent and I knew that he was in the room with me but he remained in place and silent, making me wonder if days locked up in the small room without any food or water was causing me to hallucinate.But finally, he moved.The sound of his footsteps was heavy against the concrete floors, and he didn’t stop until he was standing in front of me. I sneered in his direction as best as I could from my vulnerable position but It didn’t faze him because he leaned into me, his breath hot against my cheeks."Why are you doing this to yourself? Why start a war you don’t even have the capacity to win?" His deep baritone voice sent a shudder down my spine. It held the viciousness that I loathed.The silence stretched between us as I refused to respond to him.The pain in my wrists and ankles threatened to pull me under. My head was spinning from the lack of food, and I constantly had to shake my head to clear my blurry vision. Darkness threatened to pull me under, and every breath I took seemed like my last. I knew that I wouldn’t survive much longer, and as much as I didn’t want to die, it sounded like a better option than what this monster wanted from me."I would rather die than have a child for a monster," I said. My words were slurred with pain, almost incoherent.He hummed at my response, and the temperature in the room seemed to plummet. My eyes had finally adjusted enough that I could see the gold flecks that flashed through his eyes, it was terrifying in the darkness of the room, and for a moment I wondered the extent of the evil and darkness that resided in the man before me.I felt something brush against my face, it was the softest and the most gentle of touch but it made my skin crawl, it almost felt like the path in which his fingers had traced left a trail of fire. It didn’t last for long, he withdrew his fingers and I heard the sound of his footsteps moving away from me, and it made me sigh in relief. But then his voice reached my ears again."Have it your way then."And with that, he was out of the room, leaving me to battle with the darkness threatening to overtake my frame.I was just about to give in to the pressure when I heard it. Voices coming from the hallway, it sounded like an argument but none of the words reached my ears no matter how hard I strained them.Suddenly, the door was pushed open again but this time I didn’t feel the Alpha’s powerful presence, my head felt light and my vision was woozy but I felt the chains fall off my legs and the instant relief that flooded through me almost knocked me out again.“Ouch,” I whispered when the person tugged a little on the chain that had my hands bound.“I’m so sorry little one, I’ll get you out of these in a second.”I recognized that voice, it belonged to the man at the table. The one that had asked the questions.He finally got me out of the chains and I felt myself get lifted into sturdy arms. I tried, but I couldn’t keep my eyes open for much longer.“Call the pack doctor. She’s dying.” These were the last words that reached my ears before the darkness was taking over again.Asher’s POV:I watched the girl in front of me with a frown painting my face. I didn’t understand, was having a child for me that terrible of an idea that she would choose death over it? I knew that I was far from an angel and thanks to my Lycan many people knew me as a demon, but I was sure that I had never met this girl before so I couldn’t understand the hatred that she had for me. I pulled open the door and stepped out of the dungeon room, running into someone the moment that I did.“Really Asher? It’s been one week! One whole week of starving the girl and having her locked up. How far will you go and for how long?” Nikolai said, his eyes glowing with an anger that matched his toneI pushed past him, deciding to ignore him since I didn’t really have an answer for him.“She’s going to die if you continue to leave her there Asher.” He called after me as I made my way down the hall but I continued to ignore him.I gave her an option. She made her choice and there was nothing that I c
Elysia’s POV:A groan escaped my lips as I slowly came into consciousness, every part of me ached like I had been run over by a truck and my eyes seemed to be glued shut because no matter what I did, I couldn’t get them to open. I shifted from my position and a sob escaped my lips at the effort and pain I had to go through for such a simple action. There was an incessant ringing in my ears and it felt like I had fire bubbling within my stomach waiting to burst out at the slightest opportunity. I felt the tears as it slipped past my closed eyes and for some reason it made me feel even worse.I could barely feel my wolf and for a second, I panicked that she had died due to the torture and starvation but just as the thought crossed my mind, I felt her stir from within and it reassured me. I shuffled once more on the bed before letting out a sigh and letting the sleep take over once again.The next time that I came awake, it was to a familiar scent somewhere around me. I felt better than
Elysia’s POV: I sat in place for several seconds, trying to weigh my options. I could already guess what he had to say to me and no part of me wanted to even give him a chance to say them. Our last encounter at dinner had ended with him locking me up in a dungeon and leaving me to die, I couldn’t put it past him to try and do the same thing over and over again, for as long as it took me to break.“It’s okay. He won’t hurt you again, that I can promise.” Nikolai, as if reading my doubtful thoughts said beside me and I nodded, taking the hand that he offered before slipping out of bed. He led me out of the room and for a moment it crossed my mind that I had not taken a normal bath in maybe weeks and I could only imagine what my outward appearance looked like at the moment. I tucked a strand of hair behind my eyes and attempted to straighten my dress as I walked behind Nikolai, I might have just been through the worst hell but I wasn’t going to allow that monster to get the satisfactio
Elysia’s POV: Light filled the room and I scurried to my feet almost choking on my breath when my eyes landed on the bare-chested frame of the alpha, leaning against the side of my bed. He watched me with careful eyes and the silence in which he did it, creeped me out enough and had me more conscious that I ran a hand through my hair in an attempt to tame my bed hair. “Good morning Master.” I greeted him, avoiding eye contact with him. He grunted in reply and pushed off the wall heading out of the room. “Get me a hot towel and a bottle of water and bring them both to the gym room.” He instructed, walking out of the room before I could form a response. I placed my hand against my chest, hoping to calm my racing heart as I moved towards the bathroom to splash some water on my face, hoping to drive out the rest of the sleep. I ran my fingers along my hair before pulling it into a messy bun at the top of my head. The moment I stepped out of my room, I knew that I was somehow going to
Elysia’s POV:I couldn’t tell how long I stayed crying on the floor but eventually I picked up myself and moved into the bathroom to wash my face. I felt unbelievably lonely and I longed for some sort of company. I didn’t care who it belonged to.as long as there was just another presence with me that didn’t feel the need to mock or enslave me. I splashed some cold water on my face, flinching when I caught sight of myself in the mirror. I looked like a different person. My eyes were bloodshot, my hair was dry and messy and I looked like I was hanging on for dear life. There was not much I could do about looking like a ghost but I fixed my hair, combing it out until it fell over my shoulders in thick long waves. I changed my dress into something that made me feel a little prettier, before heading out of the room, satisfied with the way I looked. I had a long time to mourn my situation, but a part of me also knew that no matter how much I whined or cried about it, it wasn’t going to jus
Elysia’s POV: It had been a total of thirty minutes since the Alpha had left me in the room and maybe I wasn’t the best with instructions or patience because I was tired of being locked up in the room, and not knowing what was happening outside of my door or what the screams that were coming from below meant was starting to drive me crazy and against my wolf’s warning, I pushed open the door and stepped out of the room.‘Elysia, why do you always choose to ignore me?’ I heard my wolf through the mind link but before I could respond the voices from below the stairs reached my ears and I hurried in the direction. The Alpha’s home that was usually empty and quiet was now packed full with various people. Mostly woman, the pups or the older people. There were also some injured guards and I could spot the pack’s healer move from place to place trying to take care of them all at once. The living space was chaotic and I watched with horror as the maids dashed in and out of the crowd with ar
CHAPTER SIXTEEN ELYSIA’S POV: His scent was overwhelming, the bitter tang of blood that had been around him when he had first come in was nowhere to be found and it was now replaced by his masculine body wash that made my mouth water for some reason. I could feel Freya get more restless as the seconds went by and when she began to fight for control panic flooded through my veins causing me to swallow heavily. “Let me go.” I whispered, although my voice sounded coarse. The Alpha's eyes dimmed and he pulled me even closer against his body causing a shiver to run through my already sensitive body. “I asked you a question Elysia and I expect a response.” he said and that was the softest i had ever heard the man's voice and in that moment it felt like my entire body became liquid. I could feel my resolve melting away and my body accepting his warm arms that had wrapped against my waist and his bare chest that was now in contact with mine. “He's my friend and I'm wor-” I had begun sa
Asher’s POV:The cold bath did nothing to calm me down as I had been hoping and it pissed me off to no end. I couldn't understand the urge that had taken over me and no matter how much control I tried to have, nothing seemed to be working. I slipped on the pair of pajama bottoms that I had taken with me into the bathroom before strolling into the room. The empty bed that greeted me made a pang settle in my chest. I moved towards the bed and the small stain of blood that occupied the center of the bed made the regret that had started forming in my chest grew even larger and I moved out of the room. Elysia was nowhere to be found like I had expected but when I pricked my ears I could hear the muffled cry coming from within her room.A part of me wanted to check up on her, make sure she was alright but no one had asked her to leave the room in the first place and with that thought I moved towards the laundry room to pick up a fresh set of sheets. Suddenly I felt exhausted, the pain from