Todos los capítulos de Abandoned by All, Until the Mad Alpha Claimed Me: Capítulo 41 - Capítulo 50

Alric.The ritual was finally over and the gloominess lifted like rain clouds when the sun appeared. Celebrations took over and my people danced around roaring bonfires.Loud drums resounded, horns were blown into the night and the trees seemed to come back alive. Every living thing that had gone still during the ritual came back to its normal state like nothing had happened. Even the moon retracted, scattering dim light over the sacred ground.Men poured kegs of drinks that looked like they never finished. Women shared food, young girls threw gossip around and children laughed. There was excitement in the air, and I looked around for just one person. Ophelia.She sat in the chair prepared for her, but there was something about her countenance that didn’t seem right. Her face was glued to her hands and her eyes looked heavy. Not the kind of heavy that needed sleep, the kind that carried tiredness and pain.I put down the keg in my hand and walked straight to her, before she could even

OpheliaAlric left the room for an urgent meeting and I was already done dressing up to go horse riding. Laura styled my hair in a ponytail and I made sure my outfit had a high collar to cover the red marks Alric left on my neck.Those marks were so visible, they could even serve as a royal mark for yesterday’s ritual. I arrived at the stable where my horse was readied for me by the stable boy and I met Xenia sitting on hers.She snorted and sized me up like she was measuring her sacrifice. I ignored her stern look and just climbed on my white mare.“I do hope you can keep up Ophelia… I don’t want you eating dust for breakfast!” She warned and galloped away towards the wasteland.I shook my head and kicked the flanks of my horse, charging heavily behind her with full force. I leaned forward on my horse, letting the rough wind sweep my hair and different directions.Xenia charged head on, but I wasn’t too far behind. I could see her glancing in my direction and I felt proud of myself f

OpheliaThe sun had burned me enough and I had no tears to shed outside anymore, so I dragged my heavy legs into the house. I spoke to nobody until I arrived in my room, peeled my clothes off of my body and went in for a bath.I heard my room door open and shut. I thought it was Alric and imagined how I’d give him silent treatment until he has a change of heart.“My lady!” Laura’s voice cracked through my chain of thoughts and I rolled my eyes.“I’ll be out in a minute!” I responded as I turned the water off and stepped out of the bathroom, wrapped in my bath robe. Water droplets glistened on my damp skin and my hair was wrapped inside a towel.“I brought your herbal tea. It’s time to take it..” she said and I nodded.“What is that?” I asked, pointing to the letter in her hand as I ran my eyes through my wardrobe in search of something comfortable to wear.“It came in today for you..” she responded. I slowly turned my head around, stared at the letter and then at her face.“Nobody has

OpheliaLaura’s lips parted slightly, like she was trying to speak but couldn’t find her voice. She lowered her head and then looked up at my face again.The smile on my face slowly faded and I dropped the hem of my dress.“Hey…” I muttered as I took her hands in mine. “I know how you feel towards humans, but believe me. We’re not all as brutal as you perceive us to be..” I comforted.“I know, my lady. I’m just trying not to believe the voices in my head. Also, this just came as a surprise, why the sudden urge to travel home?” She asked and I let go of her hands slowly.“There’s an outbreak of an unknown plague in the wolf clan that shares a border with my kingdom. If nothing is done to salvage the outbreak, it’ll spread into the South and something that weakens the wolf clan will most likely wipe out humans even before a cure is found..” I explained and she nodded.“And you’re going there for what reason exactly?”I tilted my head and held my hands on my waist. Does nobody around her

OpheliaI walked to the exit and took off my mask and gloves. Laura and Beta waited outside for me because I couldn’t let them anywhere near the infected wolves to avoid getting them sick.“Any luck?” Laura asked as I wiped my hands on a towel.“Nothing much. The number of plagued wolves is so high that I was in complete shock. That’s almost an entire army..” I replied, shaking my head in pity.“Did they say how this plague started or what caused it?” Beta asked and I shook my head again.“Not really. Although I spoke with one of the healers and she suggested it was probably something they ate or drank..” I said and Laura tipped her head to the side as confusion etched on her face.“Something they ate or drank? My lady, that's almost impossible to trace because they most likely eat everything over here.” She blurted.“My point exactly. So now we’ll go into the village and ask questions. I’m sure someone must definitely know something that can help us..” I said and led the way into the