My eyes opened but I shut them back up quickly due to the bright light that washed on my face from the window. I opened my eyes once more and blinked severally before my vision finally cleared.
I looked around and saw I was in a beautiful room and on a soft bed. It took a minute for my brain to finally register that I was in the Alpha's room! But how did I get here? I tried to think back and my brain finally remembered what had happened.
The hit to my head by Ruben must have caused me to lose consciousness but the realization that I'm awake, almost made me want to cry. Then this only means that I'm not dead, I'd only passed out and despite all the abuse, I've woken up again to continue this miserable life.
I had to start wondering if I was immortal or if the moon goddess was just playing a cruel trick on me.
My eyes roamed around the room and finally caught sight of the Alpha and a woman who I vaguely remember to be the pack doctor.
They were seriously conversing about something but the doctor turned and saw that I was awake.
"Oh, thank the gods, she's finally awake." The doctor exclaimed and moved in my direction, the Alpha followed behind her and I withdrew into the bed, I'm very scared of him.
"Calm down wench, I won't hurt you……….. yet." He said and the doctor tried to get me to relax while she checked my pulse.
"It's a miracle that she's still alive, she was almost dead a few hours ago and her body has survived a severe shock. This is no joke but she was dead cold." The doctor revealed and I was so shocked that I certainly would have gasped only if I had a voice.
"Then how is she alive?" Alpha Zephyr questioned. "I don't know, I guess the moon goddess considers her special and so refuses to receive her yet." The doctor guessed but I just smirked derisively.
For me, it was the opposite. She didn't want to accept me because she was punishing me. The Alpha must have had the same thoughts as me because he laughed sarcastically and said, "I highly doubt that, the little bitch should be called a werecat instead of a she-wolf because that's what she is. She has nine lives." He snorted.
He walked closer to me and grabbed my wrist forcefully, applying much pressure to it and I whimpered. "Listen bitch, don't ever repeat this. Your little stunt has left some people worried about you. You were out for three days and everyone thought you were dead but you've just popped up again like life and death is some kind of joke." He warned coldly.
"Enough of this Alpha, do whatever you want to me but I can't keep quiet about this anymore. She almost died because of all of the abuse she's had to bear for so long, her body was ready to give up but her heart wasn't. I've seen the scars, Alpha and it's animalistic. Most of her body is covered up in bruises and scars and it's barbaric, she's a living being too. She has feelings, she has expectations and she has dreams and I'm pretty sure this kind of life is certainly not one of them. She's strong but there is only so much she can bear before she won't be able to handle it anymore. She's very weak right now and the only thing she needs is care and not brutality.
She needs to be taken good care of for at least three to five days if she's to completely recover from this. If you're hard on her now, she'll certainly die." The doctor warned, the woman had tears in her eyes and my heart melted, this was the first time somebody had stood up for me or tried to feel my pain in such a long time.
"I don't care if she dies, at least she'll be finally out of my way. Don't you remember what she did? Whatever she is going through now, she brought upon herself by her heartless actions." Alpha Zephyr growled and I avoided the urge to shiver.
"I don't care what she did or how terrible her crime was but the truth remains that as a doctor, I have to always look out for my patients. You're just being like this because your heart is filled with so much anger and hatred. Don't you think she's suffered enough? What she has been made to go through for the last two years is worse than death. Just think about this, will you get any satisfaction if she dies? We've all become used to having everything done for us by her so if she dies, who will take over the work in the packhouse? Have you ever thought about that? I for one know that none of those lazy she-wolves wouldn't be able to last a day doing half the work she's been made to do for years, so please have a little compassion." The doctor pleaded and I expected the Alpha to decline but he said nothing.
He sighed before saying the words I never thought he'd say. "So what do you suggest? That she doesn't work for a few days?" He questioned and the doctor smiled appreciatively.
"Yes. She shouldn't be made to work for at least 3 days, and she should be fed very well and made to rest properly. She also needs to take her medicine regularly. Only if you diligently follow these precautions will she recover quickly and completely too. She should not be made to suffer abuse of any kind during her recovery time. Neither physically, emotionally, or psychologically. Please follow my instructions strictly because the sooner she recovers, the sooner she can get back to work." The doctor advised and Alpha nodded.
He escorted the doctor out of the room and I was left with Tara. "Welcome back dear Evelyn, at that moment I thought we were going to die." She said and I nodded.
'Me too, and though I'm not excited about staying alive, I'm at least happy that we won't have to work or get beaten for at least three days.' I said to her in my mind's voice.
"That is good because two days from now is your birthday and we'll finally be able to meet our mate. We'll finally get the life we deserve." Tara rejoiced and I rolled my eyes.
'I've told you already Tara, stop talking about that mate nonsense. You know that no one will ever accept us.' I told her and just then, the Alpha returned.
"You must be happy, bitch. Causing trouble and getting a break from everything but it won't be long, you'll only get respite for 3 days and after that, I'll personally beat you up all night until you bleed." He threatened and left.
I didn't want to worry about that until the moment would arrive. I'm too tired to worry about something that I've become quite used to. If the Alpha doesn't turn me into a masochist then I don't know what will.
I lie back, deciding not to worry about the future, it would just have to take care of itself. It wasn't long until I fell asleep.
Two days passed quickly and they were the closest thing to bliss that I've ever felt. I was given a room and wasn't made to sleep on the cold, hard floor of the cellar but rather on a very comfortable bed. I was given well prepared, hot meals, no one shouted at me or even laid a finger on me, I wasn't made to do any work, heck, I wasn't even allowed to leave my room and the Alpha always came to check up on me, making sure that I took my medicine and rested and for me, it was the royal treatment.
I was scared when the third day came because it would be the last day I would be treated like a person, I knew there were a lot of people waiting patiently for this day to end so they could bash me up pretty badly but I have reason to be happy because today is my birthday.
I have a gift that most people don't know about, I can heal quickly and I guess that was what had saved me from bleeding out on most nights when the beating was worse than usual.
That's the reason why I'm able to walk just two days after I had woken up but the Alpha didn't have to know. I had to keep it a secret so my three days of rest will be complete.
Though I can walk fine, I still felt dizzy when I walked around too much and I quickly realized that my body hadn't recovered yet, it was going to take more than three days for my body to completely recover from all the damage that had been done to it.
I'm happy nonetheless because today is finally my 18th birthday and my happiness certainly didn't spring from the prospect of finding my mate today, I am just really happy that I'm alive.
I hadn't believed that I would live long enough to see my 18th birthday because I'd been treated worse than an animal for so long.
"Get up Evelyn, get up." Tara urges me. 'Why? What's the matter?' I communicated, a bit worried by the urgency. "Get up, I can feel our mate close by and I'm sure he can feel us too," Tara told me and I became mad at her.
'Tara we've talked about this countless times before, there's no need to go looking for our mate because he'll probably reject us so come off the idea this instant.' I warned and I felt her whimper.
"Don't you want to at least know what he looks like? It will just be just a sneak peek and we'll leave. I'm curious to know what our mate looks like and I know you are too." She dragged on and her words managed to spark curiosity in me.
I guess she's right. What's the harm in getting just a glance at our mate?
With that resolve, I rush out of my room and instantly bump into a hard chest, arms quickly wrap around me and prevent me from falling.
I opened my eyes to see it was the Alpha and in that instant, Tara gave me the biggest shock of my life.
"Mate! Mate! He's our mate!" She screamed and my eyes widened in shock. The Alpha must have found out too because his gray eyes which held mine in a sharp gaze seemed to burn with a fire that threatened to consume me.
His gray eyes did not leave my blue ones and neither did the anger dispel from them, I began shivering, fearing he would hit me again but his expression softened and he let go of me and left without a word, leaving me confused. "He knows that we are his mate so why didn't he react?" Tara questioned and I shrugged, not having any answer to her question. 'We should just be glad that he didn't hit us.' I told her and heaved a sigh before heading back to my room. I laid on my bed but I really couldn't get any sleep, I just couldn't believe how cruel fate could be. The same man who has constantly abused me, the same man who I fear so much has turned out to be my mate. At that moment, I wished I hadn't listened to Tara and come out of the room but I knew deep down that even if I hadn't, I would have still found out that he is my mate, one way or another. I eventually got over the shock, as there was apparently nothing I could do about it.Different disturbing thoughts soon clouded my min
He discarded his clothes, leaving only his underwear before he moved to the bed where I sat. I reflexively shifted backwards as he approached me. "Don't try to get away from me because you can't. We are mates, aren't we? So it's only natural that we complete the mating process by actually mating." He said and I shook my head vigorously but I knew that my refusal wasn't going to stop him. I would have laughed at how funny his words sounded if I wasn't currently the one in this terrible situation. Mating? This isn't mating, this is more like rape. Mating is a consensual act done by mates when they want to express their love for each other and seal their bond so this is totally far from mating. He doesn't love me and he definitely doesn't want me, he's only doing this out of his hatred for me and because he wants revenge. I also don't want to have anything to do with him, I don't want him to be close to me and I would do anything to get out of this situation unscathed so this act of his
A completely wet feeling overcame my whole body, just like something had been poured on me. I instantly woke up to see that Zephyr had poured water on me.I tried to wipe off as much water as I could from my face so that my vision would clear up and when it did,I saw that Zephyr was fully dressed and he had a grave look on his face.He threw me some clothes. "Go get ready quickly." He ordered and I wasted no time in obeying him. I took the clothes and tried to get up from the bed, despite the fact that I was still naked but I found that I couldn't even stand properly.My leg muscles betrayed me and I fell back down on the bed on my butt. "What are you waiting for? I said, get in the bathroom." He barked. I wanted to tell him that I couldn't walk because I was still so sore underneath so I was experiencing terrible cramps but of course I couldn't.He sighed and ran a hand through his hair before moving to where I sat on the bed. I thought he was going to drag me to the bathroom but he
"It's a good thing he's banishing us Evelyn, we wouldn't have been able to stay anyway. Having to see him everyday and be reminded of the rejection every time would have surely caused my heart to stop." Tara said and I nodded.'It's a good thing he is making us leave. I've always toyed around with the idea of leaving and because they wouldn't have let us leave, I've kept the idea buried deep inside my mind but now I'm free. Think about it Tara, this is a good thing. Banishing us from the pack means we are no longer going to be forced to be their servants anymore and by extension, he's granted us our freedom. We don't have to live the rest of our lives as slaves anymore. Don't worry about it, Tara. I am going to stop considering this pack as my home from today henceforth, they have given me nothing but pain, scars and misery.' I told her and she cheered up a bit. "But where are we going to go?" Tara questioned and I refused to let the thought of that bother me. 'It's pretty simple Tar
We soon reached the border and the scouts pushed me out of Crescent Moon territory but I managed to regain my balance and thus, prevented myself from falling. I turned back and glared at them before walking on into the great unknown.I had never been outside of the border before in my 18 years of life so I had absolutely no idea where I was going but I just hoped that the goddess would direct my path.I walked on for hours, just going where my feet took me and I couldn't keep waiting because I began to feel dizzy. I decided to rest. I instantly remembered that I hadn't eaten anything yet and I began regretting my decision of being stubborn enough not to take anything from the pack house with me.I was hungry, very thirsty and I was in the middle of nowhere, just a long dirt road with the absence of any vegetation. The scorching sun in the sky added to my troubles and I knew that if such harsh conditions persisted, I would probably have a heat stroke or I might even die out here."Stop
She read it and looked at me. "Is everything you've written down really true?" She questioned and I nodded. "Oh my, you poor dear. You've been through so much and I'm truly shocked that you're still alive and well. I can't believe the members of your own pack could be so brutal to you, they honestly don't deserve to live after being so mean to you, especially that silly Alpha. It's harsh and evil to give such a grave punishment to a crime that wasn't even proved." She said angrily and I smiled at her. I hadn't written down the fact that Zephyr had raped and rejected me because I didn't want to tell anyone about it. It's just too terrible to share and I really just want to forget all about it. I took the book and wrote that I just wanted to forget everything about what had happened to me in the past and that I wanted more than anything to start a new life and be the best version of myself. She smiled after reading it and patted my head warmly. "I guess the goddess has seen your suf
Ana laughed some more. "You don't have to be so shocked, it's true. You could call it a classical case of Cinderella but in wolf style where the poor girl turns out to be mated to the Alpha. My dear Elsie really couldn't believe it at first and she was worried because she thought the Alpha would reject her. She was just a poor girl after all and certainly no match for all the girls she had seen flocking around the Alpha but Alpha Richard surprised everyone when he accepted her as his mate. He accepted her and told her he would love to get to know her better because she was surely his fated mate and the goddess makes no mistake when she mates her children. They got married about a year ago and my daughter now lives in the palace." Ana said and I really couldn't help sighing.It's funny how in life, some people get to be so lucky while others just have a truckload of bad luck. Elsie is surely living her fairy tale life with her mate. She is now Luna and she has a mate who loves her,
I gasped as my eyes fell on the huge building that stood in front of me, it looked glorious and I wondered how magnificent the inside would look like.Ana noticed my amazement and she chuckled softly. "It's huge, I know but it won't feel so amazing once you come here a second time." She said and gave me her hand.I took it and followed her as she walked towards the entrance of the palace. There were several guards stationed there and they bowed once they noticed her approaching."There's really no need for that. How are all of you faring today?" She questioned with a smile."Very well, queen mother. It's so nice of you to care for our well being." They replied curtly and I almost couldn't believe my ears. So everything Ana had told me was true, she really is the Luna's mother. She must be a very humble person indeed and I instantly feel honoured to be friends with her. After the exchange of pleasantries, they finally seemed to notice me and for some reason I couldn't explain, they kep