The offering

IVORY’S POV

A week has passed since I saw the Alpha last.

But the pain came every night that I wonder if what he does is on purpose.

I groan as I sit upright, careful not lay much of my weight on my stomach that is covered in dark purple painful bruises.

I don’t heal fast, omegas lack that ability.

I had only been given food twice since I’ve been locked up. Three pieces of bread and bone broth on both occasions.

It’s a miracle I’m still alive.

The cell door opens and I scurry towards it expecting my next meal but instead I’m picked up roughly and I try to thrash but I’m held in place by both guards.

“The Alpha requested we bring you to him.” The guard at my right shakes me violently before holding my chin tightly forcing me to look at him.

“He must really hate that you are his, because what’s out there I don’t guarantee you’ll come back alive.”

The last part causes my blood to run cold.

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I am taken through the pack grounds and into the hall I had professed the Alpha to be mate.

But this time…

It’s not empty.

A long table with people sitting round it comes into my line of view.

I’m dragged inside still thrashing and I’m slapped.

This causes me stop struggling.

I’m forced to face the ground so I don’t see the people in the hall, I do recognize one scent as my mate’s.

“Your highness,” chair scraping against tiles echoes the room. My mate’s voice began to speak.

“This here will be given to you as an extra along with the other offerings we made.”

I my breath hitches.

Is he giving me away?

The room is dead quiet for a while, and I’m almost tempted to look up.

A chair scrapes against the floor, it seemed to come from the seat facing the table. Footsteps echo the hall and I nearly pass out when it comes to stop few inches from me.

If the earth could open, now would be the right time.

A finger tries to lift my chin and I flinch. I hear the person draw in a sharp breath before moving away a few steps.

“Look at me.”

The voice, soft but powerful and at the same time it fills me with ease.

I look up at the owner of the voice.

Beautiful, that’s one word I could use to describe him

The man before me stood like a being carved from power itself, his tall frame effortlessly dominant. Raven-black hair fell in dark, untamed strands over a face of sharp, striking angles, his slightly pale skin giving him an otherworldly, dangerous allure. His dark eyes stared heavy as it into my soul and his lips.

His lips…

Are pulled back baring sharp fangs.

I gasp and put my head back down afraid of what might happen next.

“Let go of her.” His voice was low but it was enough for the guards to let go of me. Whoever this man was, he was not one to be joked with.

“She’s coming with me, take her to the vehicle.”

I am dragged again but this time I don’t intend to do it quietly.

“No! Alpha please, I’ll live in the dungeon for the rest of my life, you can banish me please.” But my pleas are ignored and I’m dragged out of the hall.

I’m thrown into a car and locked inside, I bang against the window begging to be let go but no one answers.

I notice my hands are now imprinted against the window and I hurry to use my dress to wipe it off.

I also notice the windows are not rolled down and I’m the only one here.

(Lucien’s POV)

My body is rigid as I watch her get dragged out, I can’t act in her presence.

I might scare her.

I wait until the sweet smell of vanilla and roses mixed with a tinge of blood dulls in the atmosphere before turning back to face the Alpha.

He flinches, nearly crossing his feet.

Good, he should be scared.

My wolf and vampire side are fighting for dominance and I try to calm myself before I rip somebody’s head off. I don’t intend to ruin my designer.

And I don’t intend to appear before her looking like a horror movie.

“Ajax.” My voice mixing in with both my hybrid side.

“Ye… yes your highness.” He quivers.

I motion for him to come closer, he relunctantly does and at that moment I let my wolf Lupus, slip in a bit and this alters my appearance making me appear larger in frame.

I grab at his tie earning a choked gasp in the process, I see his Beta shoot out of his seat but my second in command punches him back down to his seat.

I squeeze tighter.

“How dare you lay a hand on a defenseless woman.”

My voice grows darker.

He tries to speak but his airways are restricted, I losen my grip a little.

“Your highness, she committed a crime.”

I draw him closer and stare into his eyes, he tries to look away but I lock him place.

My vampire side Draven creeps in merging alongside with lupus, my vision changes and I’m able to view everything that had happened through Ajax’s eyes.

A glass window shatters and along with it the Alpha of Silverthorne pack, I threw me with great force that it knocked him unconscious.

He’s lucky… he should have died.

I stretch out my hand and recieve an handkerchief and wipe off the excuse of an Alpha DNA off my hands.

“If anybody, treats a woman or a child in such manner again and I get word of it.”

I pause, watching everyone belonging to the pack quiver. The scents of their fear filling my lungs, exciting me.

“You would wish you never belonged to this pack in the first place.”

And with that I turned to leave, my second in command, Aiden following close behind along with the rest of my men.

“I would have killed him. Let’s go back and finish the job.” Lupus growls in my head and I smirk.

“ For the first time in centuries, I agree with you. But we do not need to go home with blood on our clothes and besides we’re wearing our favorite designer.” Draven adds.

“Most importantly we don’t want to scare our mate, she seems terrified of us. And it’s all your fault for showing yourself like that to her”.

Draven was about to reply but I shut him off.

Lupus is right, if only Draven didn’t get upset when he saw her, maybe she wouldn’t have been terrified.

I walk out of the pack, my men running to get the vehicle door, the offering were placed in the last two vehicles and I move to mine, peeping inside but I don’t see what I’m looking for.

“Where is she!”

I Storm to the second and notice she’s not there, I move to the last car and dread creeps up body. My vampire and wolf frantic.

She’s in it, but she’s not moving and the windows are rolled up.

I let out a loud growl, feeling the ground shake as I storm back into the pack house.

I immediately take sight of the guards that where sent to drop her in the car.

And all I see is red.