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Chapter Four: I want to live

"No!!" I screamed, in an urgent and panicked tone. My head shook from side to side as I tried to reason with them. However, they only looked back at me, with a sinister look.

"I'm not a spy!" I said, in desperation, just to be free.

"Ok, what Pack do you hail from?" One of the rogues asked and I went quiet, immediately. I couldn't tell them and I also couldn't lie to them. Each Pack's members had their distinctive scent and I wondered if they had confirmed that.

"I..." I started to stutter as I looked up at the rogues, with tears in my eyes. His face looked lethal and it was no use lying to him.

"I am from the Dark Wand Pack!" I said, finally and all other rogues burst into a peal of mocking laughter. My answer did not surprise them and before long, their laughter came to an abrupt end.

They looked back at me, with so much hatred and disgust and I felt like digging up a hole, just to hide.

"Kill her!" The one who seemed like the leader of the rogues ordered and I screamed, in dismay and alarm.

"No! Don't kill me, please. I have nothing to do with the Dark Wand Pack!" I pleaded, trying to make my plight known.

"I have nothing to do with the Prince or the Alpha King!" I added, in desperation.

"Ohh..." The leader of the rogues said, in an amused and held his hand up. His eyes shone with mischief as he walked toward me.

On the other hand, my heart thudded in my chest as I looked at him. I was already calculating how I was going to escape.

I was tied to a tree and something in the air made me feel weak. My head churned as I thought of whatever it could be. Could it be Wolfsbane? But then how could they disperse so much of the liquid substance, in the air, consistently?

My eyes looked around, discreetly but I could only see, scattered twigs all over the ground. We were then surrounded by extended bushes. It turned out that the rogues had cleared up that space, for their use.

Looking around the almost empty space, I realized escaping should be easy. But on second thought, I realized there should be something unique about the space, or else I wouldn't have been trapped in it.

As these thoughts whirled in my head, I didn't notice the leader was just before me.

"Thinking of an escape plan?" I heard his voice suddenly, and I jolted out of my thoughts.

"No!" I said, quickly as I shook my head. How could I slip off, just like that? However, as I shook my head, he held onto it firmly.

His dirty and sharp fingers dug into my skin and I winced, in pain.

"Please, let me go..." I said, in a pleading tone. I realized I had been pleading for days, back at the Pack and in the midst of the rogues.

Was I meant to beg, my whole life?

"You must think we are stupid, huh? You must think you can lie to us, huh?" He asked, and I was confused. What was he talking about? I never lied to them about anything. Or was he really expecting me to tell him I was thinking of an escape plan? For fuck's sake, all captives do that!

"I didn't do anything! I didn't lie to you, please don't kill me." I pleaded, instead, not letting my thoughts get the better of me.

But then, it didn't seem to be so, as he looked down at me, with eyes filled with disgust.

My body was completely naked and I felt really conscious about myself. I tried to cover up with my hands but there wasn't much I could do. I seemed pathetic, instead.

"Bring it here!" He ordered and I immediately wondered what he was talking about.

There were hurried footsteps as a female rogue walked out of the shadows. I realized they were more than what I could imagine.

However, my eyes widened in shock as I caught sight of what she was holding onto.

"Ohh, I guess it's yours seeing your reaction." The leader said, with a devilish smirk on his face as his fingers started to trail from my face and down to my neck.

"You know, only royals would wear such dresses. But then, you claim you are not one. So, tell me why I shouldn't kill you, huh?" He said, in a nonchalant tone and I felt my world crumbling down.

It turned out, they had been tailing me, ever since I morphed into a wolf!

I never knew I was being watched and now, I fell into their trap without a chance to explain myself.

"No! I can explain!" I let out, even though I knew it was almost impossible.

My eyes widened when the rogues started to come at me, with angry looks mixed with hatred on their faces.

I got the first streak of pain, when I felt a hot whip, lashed on my body.

"Ahh!!" I screamed, in pain and agony as lash after lash, continued to land on my body.

My heart had gone into a state of overdrive and it was like it was going to stop soon.

The ropes which were around me were starting to loosen as I struggled.

I got kicks, jabs, and slaps!

Soon, I lay flat on the floor, weak and battered.

My body was in tremendous pain and I saw stars.

"Finish her off! She doesn't deserve to live!" I heard the leader say but my heart screamed for life.

I wanted to live!

However, I heard a sharp and whirling sound of the knife. It was going to be pierced directly into my heart, without remorse.

I couldn't just die!

Immediately, as one of the rogues came closer, to stab me to death, I grabbed hold of his hand.

Without thinking twice, I bit onto it, for dear life.

"Ahhh!!" I could hear the rogue scream but it was like a distinct sound to me.

The metallic taste of blood in my mouth, from the rogue, sent my brain and heart, into an overdrive of euphoria.

I wanted more! I wanted blood! And I stood up, with so much power and strength!

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