No sooner had Alpha Kieran stopped speaking than I was pulled by the two men and thrown inside an SUV. A car I hadn't noticed was behind me before now.
"Alpha Kieran!" I called, attempting to open the door, but it was no use.
The two men I was in between did nothing. I guessed they allowed me to do as I wanted because they knew I couldn't escape from their grasp no matter how hard I tried.
"Alpha Kieran!" I called once more as the engine started. I began to pound on the car window.
Alpha Kieran stood outside, watching, with Selene wrapped in his arms. He didn't show any remorse. Rather, I could only see the disgust on his face and the need for me to leave here as soon as possible.
"It's not use," the man I was sitting on his right let out, his tone showing boredom. He can't hear you from here, and the glass is tinted. He can't see you."
I guessed he was right because there was no way he'd stay watching me without showing any compassion, but then again, he had watched them do all manner of things to me. He even ordered it to be done.
That shouldn't surprise me that he wouldn't give two fucks about me at this moment.
"Save your strength for later, love. I believe you'll need it."
"Where are you taking me?" I croaked out. My voice was hoarse from screaming and crying.
I wouldn't be surprised if I came up with a sore throat later.
"Nowhere you should be worried about," the one at my left said, and I turned to him. He peered at me through the glasses perched on his nose. I could make out granite grey eyes before he pushed the glasses up to cover them once more.
"Do you think she's worth all the trouble, Jude?" he grunted to his partner. "I can't possibly tell why the alpha is interested in someone like her."
Jude, who was at my right, shook his head. "I don't think the alpha would be concerned about her. He had enough harem to last him a lifetime. She's nothing but a used runt. Hence, we'll be taking her elsewhere other than the pack house." Jude said.
"Where?"
Jude snorted. "Come on, James, you can't be that stupid."
"Hey, I am not stupid!" James answered, earning a slight chuckle from Jude and a dodge as he attempted to swat him.
"But I am curious to know where else she'd be going if not the pack house."
"At this point, she's without a pack and worse than a rogue. So, it would be best to sell her off to the rogue traders so they can do what they desire with her. We don't want an outcast in the pack house. We already have more than enough of them, acting like they own the place. Secondly, we need money."
James said nothing for a while. He seemed to contemplate what Jude had said to him.
"That's an absolutely amazing idea," He mumbled.
"You see?" Jude grinned.
They continued to discuss me as if I wasn't in the car with them. They didn't even care if I was listening to their plans or not. I guessed they knew I couldn't thwart them. I was at their mercy, and they were the only ones who could save or harm me in this situation.
I had heard many stories about the rogue traders they were talking about. Even though I had only assumed most to be an exaggeration and mere rumors, seeing as people spoke about them in the Blood Moon Packhouse, now I doubted they were rumors as I had thought.
They bought the outcasts, who had been rejected from the werewolf society, and did to them as they desired. Rogue traders also resell to humans.
It was a part of the rule in the werewolf world to keep the supernatural away from humans. In addition, we were common enemies, and the humans despised us due to a feud that was still going on.
Werewolves, most especially, had been told to stay away from humans and everything that had to do with them.
Now it seemed they were still involved and operating in secret.
I even heard that most of the people they—rogue traders—were given, girls, were sold into prostitution and alphas were the frequenters of such.
Even though no alpha would openly admit they were seeing whores so as not to offend their lunas or even their stance in the pack house, it was a hidden truth.
Now, I was going to meet the same fate. But I was yet to give up. A miracle could happen.
They could change their minds and show me mercy, and the goddess could touch their minds.
The car came to a halt in front of a building that looked abandoned.
James and Jude stepped out of the car, pulling me out along with them.
I opened my mouth to speak, but a bag was placed atop my head, concealing my vision.
I could see nothing and only stumbled as James and Jude led me in.
A shiver ran up my spine as I felt hands on me. Touching, groping, smacking, as if they were trying to test the goods they wanted to buy before paying for it.
From the voices I could hear and the smell of the place, I felt like I was in a marketplace.
Sweaty bodies fragranced the air, and ridiculous prices were being yelled at the top of their voices.
I stopped walking as a hand touched my shoulder, halting me.
"She's here," Jude announced to whoever was before me.
"A virgin?" The person asked.
"Yes," Jude answered again.
I swallowed, biting on my lower lip. I was pregnant and barely a virgin.
I was used by the two guards as well and I could still feel the stickiness of the semen in between my legs and the aches.
"Can I check what I am purchasing?"
"Feel free to do so. She's all yours," James shoved me forward and I fell into the arms of the trader.
"She's soft," the trader chuckled, pushing back the strap of my dress, "Such fine skin lined with bruises. I hope she won't scar because she looks like she'd bring me a good price,"
"Surely," James answered. "Payment and she's all yours."
A few minutes passed by, and it seemed some silent transaction went between the men.
James cleared his throat when they were done, "She's all yours. You're free to do to her as you desire."
"Come on," the trader pulled me, causing me to stumble.
I couldn't tell where we were going. But the more we walked, the deeper I sensed we were going and that made me even more uncomfortable than I was.
CELESTEAs soon as we arrived in what seemed to be the judgment room, Damon left my side and went to sit near the rest of the elders. I could see the Blood Moon Pack House elders here.Elder Morgan’s eyes were particularly locked on mine. I stared back at her, not flinching.I stood in the room’s centre. A fucking ball of nerves. I'd be lying if I said I didn't feel scared about the numerous eyes watching me, waiting to judge me, and ensure I serve all the punishment they meted out to me.Alpha Kieran wasn't in the room. I had left him in the building earlier. I wondered if he'd be coming.I didn't think he'd miss seeing me being punished for anything in the world. It felt like it was a fetish of some kind to him.He always seemed overly excited when I was in pain, either caused by him or someone else.Still, I prayed that he wouldn't appear today. It was enough seeing the elders of both pack houses looking at me with those wicked glints in their eyes; I didn't want to endure staring
CELESTEThat night, Damon and I had dinner, barely saying anything. Just two adults eating and enjoying each other's presence.A lot of things were going on in my thoughts as I wondered what I'd exactly be encountering the next morning.I didn't even need to think a lot about it as morning arrived too soon.I jumped out of bed, showered, and slipped into a new dress, one fitting for my appearance before the elders.A knee-length blue chiffon dress with short sleeves and rhinestones on the bodice. It was one of the dresses I found in my wardrobe in Damon’s pack that I truly liked.I slipped on a black pumps, enough to elevate my appearance and allow movement.I wasn't a servant any longer. Those times in the blood moon pack house were long gone. My dress up was partly to boost my self-confidence and make Alpha Kieran see I was treated fairly and not unjustly, where I was.I slipped out of the room, taking the spiral staircases two at a time, and when I reached the last one, I jumped ov
CELESTE Lauren and I caught up on all the things that had happened in the Blood Moon Pack. For instance, Selene, now in charge of the Omegas' punishment, went around asking about me, and there was a possibility I was alive.However, I still couldn't tell why she wanted such information.Selene was here with Alpha Kieran. She had followed him here. Even as I was told this place, despite being a neutral ground, wasn't where a noble woman should be. Only the damned were allowed to be here and those who would be passing judgement on the damned.Yet she had come. I wanted to believe she was curious and would like to see if I was indeed alive. Or it wasn't about me.She had come because of Alpha Kieran. She was a jealous witch and wanted to see what he was up to.My discussion with her lasted another few minutes until I grew exhausted.We had travelled a long journey to get here. I had barely had a decent sleep. I couldn't because of the bumps on the road and the discussion I was trying to
CELESTEI didn't ask what she was doing here. I didn't even need to. I rushed forward, pulling her into a hug.We stayed in the embrace long enough until we decided to pull away.“Lauren,” I laughed, my eyes brimming with unshed tears. “What are you doing here?”Lauren giggled, wiping the tears that had begun leaking from the corner of her eyes.She didn't answer me right away as she began to sob.I looked around the hall, turned the doorknob, which gave way, pulling her into the darkened room.I pressed the switch on the wall, and light flooded the room.I allowed Lauren to cry while I took the time to look around the room.It was quite spacious yet cozy. The walls were painted in soft pastel colours, and ocean wallpaper covered one side of the wall near the window.Only one window was in the room. But it was enough. Large enough for the wind to drift in and the light from the sun to stream in as well.There was a chandelier, two wall lamps, and a floor lamp. Enough light as well.A
CELESTEIt has been two days since I was informed about meeting with Alpha Kieran again, and two days since I last saw Damon.He wasn't anywhere around the pack house, and even his scent was starting to fade. It had only been two days, but it felt like it had been a while since he had last been in his bedroom.Sighing, I pushed back my hair out of my face as the wind whipped it around. I looked around where I was.They called it the Silent Vale. I believed it was a secluded forest clearing protected by enchantment. The intense energy that enveloped me the moment I stepped in here and the goosebumps adorning my arms suggested that it could only be that.I wasn't the only one here. I saw people in the Blood Moon pack house. I could recognize them by their pack house emblem. They wore it with pride.I could see mostly the deltas and no one else.They walked about the place as if they owned it. They seemed very comfortable here and familiar, like it wasn't their first time coming around a
CELESTE POV“She sleeps in the Alpha’s wing.”“Isn't that illegal? She's not even his Luna!”“What does the alpha see in her that makes her different from everyone else? Sabrina will be the alpha's mate by law, yet he allows another?”I sighed as more words wandered into my ears. It wasn't as if I wasn't used to this kind of murmurs. They tended to talk about me wherever I went and wouldn't even mind if I heard them.I mean, I could do nothing. I was the outsider here. But acting as if I was whoring with the alpha or had intentionally begun to sleep on his side of the pack house was the most amusing.In the beginning, I never had a choice about where to stay. It wasn't like if I were given a choice, I'd know exactly where to choose. I was grateful that Damon had taken charge.Yet, I still wish they wouldn't just assume the worst of me. I was sure they knew how the alpha's building was structured. If not all of them, most of them should know.There were a lot of rooms in there, and the
DAMON“We can't continue living in fear every day of our lives. In only a week, and barely the hunt is over, we've been attacked three times, sent four threatening letters, and warned about an incoming invasion. This has never happened before, and I never thought this would happen until now!” Elder Zara retorted.She paced the room while the other elders were seated.“What do we do? I agree with Elder Zara. We can't keep living this way. When the members see how things are going, they might be forced to migrate to another pack. We particularly need them here.” Elder John chimed.All eyes strayed to mine. No one else spoke. They were waiting for me to input my thoughts, I believed so, but I had nothing to say.Or I did have something to say, but I didn't want to because the solution was glaring.I knew the solution to the problem, and they had been proposing it for a long time. I was sure they'd agree with me without a second thought if I mentioned it.They still wanted Celeste out of
CELESTEI tapped my feet on the floor, glancing at the clock every second, watching as the second hand ticked by. I had been in here for an hour now, and it had gotten even darker, but the lighting in the room didn't make it seem so. Also, the windows were opened, and enough light from the moon streamed inside.Damon was yet to arrive. The table was set, but no food was served, which was a good thing. However, coupled with Damon's absence, I was starting to get hungry, and having the food before me could make it even more disastrous, as I'd be tempted too many times not to eat it.“Did he forget about our meeting?” I mused, glancing at the door once more.There was no indication that he'd be coming here anytime sooner. I didn't hear any footsteps, nor voices outside speaking. The maids who had stepped in earlier were nowhere to be found. Likewise, the guards. I wondered if they had scheduled a meeting for them to be absent today or if it was merely a coincidence, and I was attaching
DAMON“Who did it? What offense could she have committed for her to be locked up and have wolfsbane doused in her cell?”I glared at each of the elders seated. No one said a word. I knew no one would dare say anything.They were in the wrong here. No matter her offense, that shouldn't have happened. Celeste was with me. The least they could have done was wait for my return so I could punish her myself.Elder Steven looked at me, then back at his intertwined hands. He stood to his feet, and I allowed him, giving him a nod to continue what he had to say.“We were only trying to contain the effect of the heat. It didn't just affect the younger werewolves alone, but everyone. The only thing was that some could resist it for as long as they could, while the others couldn't. While my daughter was tending to the injuries that were sustained and trying to help those who hadn't been affected, your guest…” He paused, his lips turned down in disgust.“You're a guest and her witch friend. The dis