Chapter 4

I HUGGED MY nakedness as tears continuously poured down my face. The Alpha's room was filled with my sobs, and after whipping me for the Moon Goddess knows how many times, he left me in his room alone. 

The floor where I am lying is stained with my own blood, and I can feel my body getting weaker as time passes by. It hurts a lot. And I didn't know how I was still alive at this moment. Is it because I am a wolf? If I was only a pure human, I would have been dead by now.

I hissed in pain as sweat covered my wounded back, bringing tears to my eyes. Fuck. Why do I have to suffer this much in my past life? I. . . I just want to die. 

But dying means not going back to the present, I guess. I need to survive in this lifetime.

I curled into a fetal position and the moment my back stretched, I instantly regretted what I did. My fresh scars opened, and my sweat found its way in even more, making me cry. I felt a sharp sensation shooting through my entire being at the contact of the sweat with my fresh scars. Damn! 

My back is burning in pain, and a throbbing sensation spreads through every part of my back. I don't want to suffer this kind of pain any longer! 

I didn't know what had gotten into me, but I began to close my eyes and focused on the tingling sensation in my wound, trying to take all the pain as I imagined them closing. This action felt familiar like I had done it a lot of times already. 

Soon, I felt my wounds closing one by one, and the relief that I felt as they slowly closed cannot be explained by a thousand words. I felt clean and new. . . like I was reborn.

I smiled to myself and looked at my arms and my chest. My burnt marks and scars are all gone like I didn't go through the ruthless hands of the Alpha. 

"How did you do that, Samara? That was great! You learned an ability!" Amaris' voice filled my head and I could sense pride in it which made my heart full. 

"I didn't know. I just did. Now, let's go before the Alpha sees us and learn that I just found out my healing ability." I stood up from the floor and picked my clothes up, wearing them. I couldn't help but gaze at the part where I just laid down a while ago. The marble floor was stained red because of my blood.

I gritted my teeth upon remembering the Alpha and how he looked at me as he brought down the whip against my back. Now that I already discovered that I possess healing abilities, I know I am unbreakable. 

I roamed my eyes around the room. The Alpha's room is huge with cream walls and a floor-to-ceiling window on the left side of the room which was covered by a thick red velvet curtain. In the middle of the room was his bed which was covered with thick white sheets and I'm sure as hell it would be comfortable to lay there and melt.

But I should go now before the Alpha sees me. No time to appreciate this hellish place disguised as heaven.

Running my fingers through my hair, I reached for the door, but before I could even do so, my eyes caught something in the corner of the room, making me stop in my tracks. 

My eyes squinted as I hurriedly walked towards it. It was posted on his wall just beside his large bookshelf. A lot of things were posted in this area but this certain piece of parchment paper caught my attention. 

It was a map. 

A map of this place and its escape routes in case of an emergency.

A victorious smile formed across my lips and I was about to tear it off his wall when something snapped inside my brain, darkening my vision for seconds. When I closed my eyes, I saw the entire map inside my mind as clear as crystal, widening my mouth in surprise. 

When I opened my eyes, I saw the map in front of me, and when I closed my eyes again and remembered the map. I can see it clearly as if I was looking at a picture, except that my eyes are closed. 

"Holy shit, Samara! You're amazing!" Amaris gasped in awe at my new-found ability.

A gasp escaped from my mouth and my eyelids stretched upwards at the sudden realization. Holy shit! Do I have a photographic memory? This is awesome as hell! 

Upon realizing that I don't need to tear the map off the wall, I made my way toward the door and opened it slowly. The Alpha told me to leave before he comes back or else I will be punished. 

At that thought, I sprinted my way back to my room. I passed a lot of pack members, looking at me and probably gossiping about me. Somebody even threw an egg to my face and it cracked. I could feel the coldness and stickiness of the wet yolk sliding down my face down my neck. I crinkle my nose at the smell of the rotten egg, but I don't care anymore. 

My cheeks hurt and I guess the impact created a wound. As I ran, I did what I did a while ago.

I healed the wounds on my cheek.

When I got back to my room, I was catching my breath hard. I inhale air as much as I can and every time I do, my chest rises. I closed my eyes and tried to calm my raging heart. 

"Two abilities found in one night! That was sick, Samara!" Amaris kept on praising me and a smile appeared on my lips. 

"Thanks, Amaris. Now, we have to escape this shithole." And I guess, this was what Amaris told me about the thing I need to do. 

"This is the first sign, right? The first sign of doing something in order to make things right. This is one of the signs or clues that the Moon Goddess gave you." I walked towards the bathroom and washed my face. Oh, the Moon Goddess knows how I want to vomit so bad at the egg's smell. 

"I won't say a word," Amaris said, making me roll my eyes. 

Okay, then. Maybe, she also doesn't have any idea what we are doing.

I took a bath first and went to my bed after changing into fresh clothes. I closed my eyes and tried to remember the map. It was written on an old parchment paper and it has important labels on it such as the dining room, the Alpha's room, kitchen, and such.

The map was drawn out beautifully using a pen and the symbols are easily recognizable. I could recognize the symbol of the large walls, and I was right. These walls surround the whole area.

Right in the middle of the walls is the place. I just found out that the place was divided into two parts. The left side of the place was for the three powerful members of the pack. The Alpha, Beta, and the Gamma. It is composed of the main dining hall, the main living room, the main entrance, or everything that has a 'main' on it.

If the human world has social classes, the world of werewolves has a ranking system. And they have one thing in common—it pushes people to treat others unequally.

Fucking system.

I looked at the right side, and this area was meant for Omegas and rogues. This side is composed of the training room, the storage room, the kitchen, and where the weapons are located.

Oh, so we have weapons. I guess those are for the rogues or warriors who are meant to protect the place when it is under attack.

Or if they want to be the ones to attack the others first.

"It's amazing that I can also see the map in your mind," Amaris stated all of a sudden. I chuckled at her statement.

"Of course, you're my wolf, and you can read or hear my thoughts."

"I'm lucky to be your wolf, then."

My lips stretched into a bitter smile and I felt my chest tighten. I let out a sigh and shook my head.

"I failed you a lot of times, Amaris. We were hurt and tortured—"

"No. You didn't fail me, Samara. You keep on surprising me with your strength and courage to fight and survive. If you gave up, then I would have given up, too.

But you didn't, and I thank the Moon Goddess for pairing me with such a courageous and a fighter human."

Amaris' words suddenly brought tears to my eyes, and it filled my heart with pride.

I'm strong.

I am courageous.

I am not a weakling and worthless and what they say.

"Thank you, Amaris. Your words mean a lot to me. And I thank the Moon Goddess for pairing me with a beautiful and lovely wolf."

I heard her giggle which made me smile. We continued to look at the map and when I focused my attention on the Alpha's room, I noticed something.

In the middle of his room there was a square with five lines written inside it. The Beta and the Gamma's room also contain the same symbol in the middle of their rooms. And I'm sure it's not a bed. I saw this symbol a while ago.

I looked around. . . and there it was. The symbol of the door, except that the doors which we normally see is symbolized as a small rectangle with lines on it. But this one's a square, and if we looked at it from a different angle, it is a door that is placed on the floor.

"I guess we have found what we're looking for, Amaris." I could feel my lips stretching to form a smirk.

"The escape route!"

I nodded and began to analyze where it would lead. It would lead to an underground tunnel and the tunnel opens into the area behind the walls.

My heart leaped upon seeing it. That's it! We don't have to go through that door which has a bell on it and run for our lives!

"We could sneak into the Alpha's room and escape, Amaris!"

"But, Samara! There are warriors guarding outside the room of the Alpha, Beta, and Gamma! We can't sneak in that easily!"

The smirk was wiped off my face at the sudden realization. Right. But. . .

"I have a plan," I told her as the smirk formed across my lips again.

"What is it?" I could hear the excitement in Amaris' voice.

"You'll see tomorrow. For now, let's take a nap. We need strength to execute our plan tomorrow." I told her and cut our link off.

That night, I hardly slept a wink. I kept on thinking about the plan that was inside my mind. I'm afraid we won't be able to do it, but I'll try.

Oh, Moon Goddess. Guide us.

I did my morning chores as usual—cooking breakfast for the Alpha. The servants were gossiping about me right behind me, but I didn't take a look at them.

They're not worthy of my attention.

"Here, bitch!"

A piece of bread was thrown at me and I was quick enough to catch it. I looked at the servants and from the looks of their faces, I could tell they didn't expect that I would be able to catch the bread.

"Thanks," I said and let out a fake smile, hoping they won't notice that I'm silently mocking them. I don't want to be tortured or create chaos right now.

We need strength.

After cooking, I rang the bell and went back to my room, bringing the bread with me. I finished it off as fast as I could, and I can't wait to execute the plan I have in mind.

The hotness of the bread somehow brought relief to my growling stomach, and it is enough for me to execute my plan properly.

"Ready, Amaris?" I wiped my mouth off using the back of my hand.

"How can I be ready when you didn't even tell me what your plan is?"

The annoyance in her voice made me chuckle.

"Again, you'll see." I replied back and got out of my room. I passed through the familiar narrow hallway and it opened to an area where I could see two wooden doors on the left side and the way to the kitchen on the other.

I smirk upon seeing that familiar door. I walked towards it, feeling victory rising inside my heart but at the same time, fear.

But I won't let fear ruin my plans.

"Uh huh, you're not doing what I'm thinking," Amaris said. I could sense hesitation in her voice.

"Watch me." And before she could even protest, I turned the doorknob clockwise and stepped my foot out, ringing the bell just above my head.

"The Omega is trying to run away!"

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