7. Humiliated

It’s been six days since I was brought here and kept in this room with no answers as to why the life I knew was snatched away from me suddenly.

It’s been seven days since I last put a meal in my mouth, which meant I was not capable of standing on my own for long.

I’ve rejected every single food they brought to me, and I was honestly surprised they kept the meals coming. They were always here to also clean up my mess day after day, but I won’t be stupid enough to think they are nice people. 

I noticed that they never sent the same person twice, and all of them had been ordered not to talk to me, no matter the situation. They came, dropped the food and came back in ten minutes to clean up the mess after I would angrily throw out the food they would give me. 

I was starting to feel bad for the people who had to clean my mess, like the young girl currently cleaning the soup I had spilt a few minutes earlier. There was irritation on her face as she cleaned, but she would not look at me or voice her reservations about my act. 

They weren’t responsible actively, but I wanted them to get fed up with me and drive me out. I needed to bury the bodies of my pack members, and I couldn’t do it if I was kept here. I have to leave this place.

"She obviously doesn't want our food. I don’t know why the Alpha is so insistent on us giving her food. She would end up not eating”  The person standing up front spoke. 

“You know why, and it would be better if you kept your mouth shut before someone overhears you,” The other person whispered harshly. 

I’ve noticed that they know something I don’t. There was a reason I was being kept here, but no one would tell me anything. There was also no way of knowing what it was. 

The girl finished wiping the floor and gathered her supplies before making her way out of the room. She gave my trembling form one last look before heading out of the door. 

I’ve been in the same spot beside the bed on the floor since I was brought here. I only moved to take a shower or use the bathroom. I slept on the floor because I could not and would not bring myself to enjoy the comfort of killers. 

My body was stiff and it aches like a bitch but I would not do anything to change it even if I could. It was a constant reminder of what I was going through and what I had lost. 

Lots of humans thought of us as supernatural beings, that we didn’t get sick, but we did. Having an animal side gave us heightened strength, faster healing and lots of other perks, but we still had a human side that was more prevalent. 

We had a fever sometimes, we felt stiff when we woke up in the morning, and we took time to heal even from a knife cut, though it was way faster than the average human. 

My body was shaking so bad because of the lack of food, and me sitting in one spot for so long. I knew falling sick at this point was inevitable for me. I wonder if I will see Mom when I die too.  

“Alpha Zain, what are you doing here?” The man in front of the door spoke, and I snapped my head towards the door. He was finally here. 

“Marus, do I need your permission to go somewhere in my pack house?” He asked the man. His voice was void of any anger, but I trembled when he spoke. 

“No. Alpha, that’s not what I meant. I si…” The man stuttered, trying to come up with a reply 

“Save your explanations for someone who needs them.” He cut off the man before he could complete his sentence 

“Has she still refused to eat?” He was asking about me, which meant he was going to come in, and I hoped he would, so I could use my claws to rip out his eyes and his heart. 

The thought of it brought great satisfaction to me, and my claws and fangs extended in delight at the thought of killing the man.

“Yes, Alpha. She has refused every meal,” Marus spoke.

There was no response from Zain, but the door lock rattled, and soon the door swung open, and he stood there in front of me. 

“Excuse us,” He spoke without looking away from me, and I could hear footsteps hurry down the hall, away from us, and soon we were alone. 

He stepped properly into the room and closed the door behind him. He stood for a long time at the door, and I thought he would not move any closer, but he did. He walked further into the room with his eyes on me. 

My head had become hazy with hunger, but I could feel how powerful he was. He looked almost feral with his long hair that fell to his shoulders and deep grey eyes that were narrowed at me. 

“You have refused to eat. Why?” He sat on the edge of the bed and gave me a once-over. 

“I would not touch anything from you monsters,” I spat, and some of the spit landed on his cheeks, but he made no move to wipe it. Instead, he gave me a little smirk. 

“Still feisty, huh? Can you stand?” He gestured towards my curled form on the floor “It must hurt to sit in one place for so long” 

I don’t know why I was suddenly tongue-tied in front of him. I just sat like a weakling and watched him taunt me with words. It was like his presence had cut off all my ability to function, and even my anger seemed stunted.

“I’ll kill you. I’ll rip that stupid smirk off your face, you bastard’ I yelled, but I started coughing weakly because I raised my voice too much.

“You have to be strong to kill me, darling, and looking at you, I bet you can’t even lift a finger, so tell me, how are you going to kill me? It’s going to take more than empty words to cut me” He was smiling at me. No, not smiling, laughing, and it made my eyes water. 

“Why?” I whispered, letting my eyes fall to the ground. “Why did you kill them? We were an innocent and peaceful pack.” The growl that escaped his lips was more than just a warning. 

I snapped my head up to see his glowing red eyes, and it was terrifying. Werewolves usually had golden eyes, but Alphas were different. They had red eyes, a true definition that they were different from the rest of us. 

My hands were shaking and I did not realise how much he terrified me looking like that. I shrank into myself and pushed back against the wall to get away from him. I was not stupid to think that I could take on an Alpha, even though I was an Alpha’s daughter. 

His eyes turned their natural colour, and he took a deep breath to calm himself down. I watch him regain his composure and school his features as if what just happened didn’t take place at all. 

“Let’s say your family is really as innocent as you claim? Why don’t you take revenge on them now?” He mocked. He bared his neck to me, giving me an open invitation to slash his neck open and watch him bleed to death.

“Go on, you won’t get this chance again. Kill me like you want to,” He prompted me. My eyes were trained on the veins so vivid on his neck, and I leapt with my claws extended without thinking of why he was making it seem so easy, too easy. 

I landed painfully on my back before I could even get an inch within his space. A sickening crack followed a painful gasp from me as he slammed me mercifully into the ground.

“You want to kill me when you are so weak?” he scoffed “Pathetic” He tsked and shook his head. He was hovering over me, and he used his right hand to hold both of mine above my head. 

I raised my head and slammed it against his, and he released me long enough for me to push him away. 

“Don’t touch me,” I rasped out before I lunged at him again. This time he didn’t fight me, but he trapped me in his arms. My hands were against my chest, and he had one hand holding me. He was so strong that he could hold me firmly against his body, and I could not free myself even as I struggled. 

His hands that weren’t occupied gripped my jaw and turned my face to the side so he could look at me. He bent to sniff my hair for some time, and it ticked me off, so I pushed my head back with enough force so I could slam into his head, but he predicted the move because his fingers on my jaw tightened painfully to stop me. 

“I’m not against you taking revenge even when you don’t know the whole story, but you can’t do anything in this state. The pups in my pack could easily kill you in seconds with you this weak.” I felt so humiliated, but I refused to let him see my tears. 

“I’ll give you a little advice, why don’t you eat something, then I can give you a second chance at killing me?” he let me go, and when I turned to give him a befitting reply, I was met with the sight of the door getting shut.