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Chapter 8: THE HORRIBLE TRUTH

The alpha's face was annoyingly beautiful. Long raven black hair framed his face but it was pulled into a pony tail. He had black perfectly shaped eyebrows. Long eyelashes covered his dark eyes which were staring at me now with a mischievous glint in them. His red sinful lips were pulled into a smirk. He was dressed in a white cotton shirt which was not fully buttoned up, giving me a view of bronze muscled chest.

"You should bow." One of the girls poked me from behind as I ogled their alpha.

I turned to look at the girl who nodded her head at me and then turned to look back at the alpha whose gaze was still fixed on me. Annoying smirk in place. I fisted my hands at my side and glared back at him.

The girl poked me again. "You should bow, human!"

I hated the way she threw the word 'human' at me. Like I've got a name and it's not like I refer to them as beasts or werewolves! But she was right though, I needed to bow. Everyone's eyes were fixated on me now. Each of them looking at me with curiosity in their eyes. I fisted my dress in my hand and made a curtsy with so much grace that Christine and Rissa would applaud me if they were here.

I looked up to find the alpha give a single nod. I was about to ask what that means when I was suddenly pushed forward.

"Move!" One of the girls ordered.

I did as she asked and moved towards the table. I could feel eyes on me as I walked and my hands were clammy. But I didn't pay them any attention. I was afraid if I looked, they would see how scared I was and use it against me. Instead of looking, I kept my gaze on the alpha. I find him much more pleasant to look at than his subject.

I finally got towards the head of the table. Stopping in front of an empty chair that was placed beside the alpha. I lowered myself to the seat, keeping my eyes trained downwards. From my peripheral vision I could see a servant begin to pile my plate with food. Another servant came and poured wine into my cup.

I mumbled a thanks as the servants left but I didn't pick up my food to eat. Instead I just stared at it. I was hungry but I was wary about the food. It might be human flesh for all I know.

"Eat!" A sharp voice commanded and I realized it came from the alpha. I looked up at him then back at my food.

"Don't worry it isn't poisoned." Aurora said from opposite the table with an encouraging smirk on her face.

I heard Kiran scoff. "I'm not sure that's what she's worried about, she's probably thinking about what kind of meat it is."

He wasn't wrong but I'll be damned before I tell him how right he was.

"What? You think us all vile beasts?" A loud voice boomed from the end of a table. I looked up to see a man with brown beard and long hair grinning at me.

"Don't worry human, we don't bite." A voice that belonged to a female said beside me.

I turned only to find her smiling at me. Long canines protruding from her mouth. Her mouth was full of the red wine...No, not wine, I noticed a chilling sensation creeping down my spine. It was blood! I averted my gaze from her and fixed it on my food. Yeah, I'm not really hungry.

Aurora pushed a plate full of lamb rack towards me. "Eat this, it's really delicious."

"Thanks but I'm not hungry." I told Aurora with a small smile. Her face fell at that but I wasn't really hungry. My appetite already vanished at the sight of blood.

"Eat!" A loud voice boomed and it came from the alpha.

I looked at the alpha only to see him glaring at me, the smirk already gone.

"I said I'm not hungry!" I retorted looking away from him.

"And I asked you to eat!" He said with a cutting edge to his tone.

"You don't tell me what to do!" I countered back shooting him a glare

That seemed to amuse the alpha because he leaned back to look at me with me. That annoying smirk back in place. "Oh, is that so?"

"Yes. I don't answer to you. Now, let me go!" I commanded still glaring at the alpha.

The alpha merely cocked a brow up at me. "Go where?"

"Home!" I answered and as soon as I said that loud laughters erupted from the table.

I looked around as everyone threw their head back as if I had shared a joke. Even Aurora was laughing. The only one who wasn't laughing was the alpha who was had a lazy smirk in place. He was looking at me as if he knew a secret. Something about me that I didn't know about.

"Well, what is it?" I asked when I couldn't take it any longer.

"What you said, about you going home." Kiran said and I turned to look at him.

"And pray tell how's that funny?" I arched a brow up at him, "I want to go home! I demand to be set free to return to my home!" I commanded and again, the whole room erupted in laughter. I could feel heat creep up my neck in anger.

"Quick! Someone fetch little red her cloak!" A voice boomed from the end of the table.

"She wants to go home to her mommy!" The woman behind me whined and everyone laughed again at that.

I was starting to feel angry! No, I was already angry! How dare they laugh at me? I asked fuming in anger from where I was sitting. Without another thought, I stood up from where I was sitting. My chair pushed backwards from the force I used to stand up. The whole room grew silent at that. Eyes now on me, watching what I was going to do.

"Arianne, what are you doing?" Aurora asked in confusion.

"Leaving!" I answered and turned to leave but a voice stopped me.

"Sit!" The alpha commanded and I turned to look at him. All traces of amusement have been wiped clean from his face. "Sit down Arianne!" He repeated more sternly this time.

Something about his tone suggested I quietly do as he asked without causing any more trouble for him. I also noticed everyone had gone eerily quiet. I lowered my self to my seat and turned to look at the alpha who was leaning back against his chair.

"Now, what makes you think you have any home to go to?"

"What do you mean?" I asked with a puzzled look on my face.

The alpha arched a brow up at me as he assessed me with a lazy look in his eyes. "Did you really think you were selected?"

What did he mean by that? I asked myself as I glared at the alpha. "Then why am I here?"

"You are clearly not the first person I pictured in mind to be selected." The alpha commented with a lazy drawl, "But your family made me an offer, that was tempting" He smirked at me.

I didn't like where this was going at all. I turned to look at Kiran, since he was the one who came to fetch me. "What is he talking about?"

Kiran rolled his eyes at me. Probably because he was bored of me already, like I could give a fuck. I was going to get my answers today.

"Marilyn Fairchild was the one originally selected on the night of the blue moon." Kiran told me and I paused at the name.

Marilyn Fairchild? I know her. She was the florist in my town. She was very kind and generous. I didn't know her much but from what I see anytime I'm in town with her, she treats everyone really good. Also when I go to shop with my hair covered, she attends to me and treats me fairly, like she treats other customers.

"So what happened?" I asked eager to know what happened next.

Kiran sighed but answered anyway. "Her family was devastated at the choice. Blaming the gods why their sweet daughter had to be chosen instead of the towns freak." He said this looking at me square in the eyes.

The town's freak? That was me. It's who I am. I thought to myself as I felt tears well up my eyes.

"I was curious about who that was." Kiran continued, "And they led me straight to you, man, your family didn't put up much of a fight when the Fairchild declared that it was you who should be taken instead of their precious daughter. Your dad was relieved while your stepmother was all smiles and besides, why wouldn't she be? We paid them five thousand pieces for you." Kiran informed me and my eyes went wild at that.

Five thousand pieces? That was wealth! Lots of riches. The new house they could move into. The servants they could have, the horses they could buy with that! Five thousand pieces was a lot of money and it would really do my family good. If my father was smart and still has enough common senses on him, he'd invest in that money. But of course, Christine has him so wrapped around her finger, he can't seem to make a decision for himself.

The money would do my family good, but at the same time I'm hurt. Hurt they would think to offer me up for the selection and also collect money from it. I was angry. Angry at my family, the Fairchild, the whole town and the stupid werewolves. Why can't they just leave us alone? Why come up with this selection at all?

"So, can you see?" The alpha asked me, "You don't have a home to go to anymore. Now eat, you will need your strength!"

Like I could eat after hearing the horrible truth. "I'm not hungry!"

"I offer you my generosity by clothing, putting food on in front of you and you chose to disrespect me?" The alpha asked getting angry, "You should be fucking grateful!" He growled at me.

"Grateful? What should I be grateful for?" I cocked a brow up at him, "You call this generosity? Gloating and parading me naked in front of your subjects?"

"Well, just so you know you are not completely naked." The girl beside me whispered but I ignored her and continued.

"Do not call this generosity! You wouldn't know what it means to be generous even if it smacks you in your face! You know why?" I asked looking at him with a hard glare, "Because you are not human! You are a monster!" I finished just as a low growl rumbled from the alpha's throat and I thought I saw his dark eyes flash red in anger.

"Then how about I show you just how much of a monster I can be?" The alpha asked and just before I could ponder what he meant by that, he snapped his fingers.

"Take her away and lock her up!" He commanded just as the girls who had followed me in pulled me up from my seat. "She is not to be fed or attended to, till she is ready to kneel and beg for my kindness!"

"No!" Aurora shouted from where she was sitting but no one made a move to stop the girls from dragging me away. No one dared to do so, because it was his command! The command of a king!

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Finding your way through darkness is part of the journey toward discovering your truth.

Chapter 9: REQUEST GRANTED

I have been locked up for three days, or could it be more? Because in the room I am in, there's no window, so I don't know how many days I've been locked for and I can't really tell the time. I was locked in a different room. I guess the former room was also part of his generosity because in this room there was no bed, no window, no fire and no food.

I was also chained against the wall. I lost count of how many times I tried to free myself. I've got red slits on my wrist from the chains. I gave up already and now as I lay on the ground in my already tattered clothes, I decided to give up on life itself. Instead I wait, I wait for death!

Everyday I wake up feels like a misery. Because living like this was miserable. I was hungry. Starving and also very thirsty. I was denied water and the only thing I survived on was my spit. I wished death would come for me, I couldn't live like this anymore. All I want to do is just close my eyes one day, lost myself in the darkness and just float away. But I guess death didn't also want me.

I was still laying down on the cold hard ground when I heard the rattles of keys. I squinted my eyes as I realized it was coming from the door. The door suddenly swung open and the only thing I could see were the white silvery slippers I knew immediately belonged to the servants. I looked up only to see the three girls in front of me, staring down at me. Their eyes void of all emotions, as always.

"You ready to beg for your life human?" The one on the middle asked.

I tried to laugh but it came out like the dying wheeze of a small animal. I stood up from the ground, wincing as my aching joints protested but I managed to raise myself into a sitting position. I leaned against the wall as I stared at the girls.

"Beg for my life?" My voice came out scratchy and my throat hurts but I managed to continue. "If you've come to kill me, I suggest you get on with it because I will never beg!" I rasped out.

The one in the middle let out a string of curses. "Foolish human! Are you going to be stubborn to the very end?"

The only response she got from me was my weak breathing. I meant what I said, I would rather die than beg for my life from a beast. My head was still down when I noticed two girls had moved towards me unlocking the chains. I didn't bother to raise my head up as the girls hoisted me to my feet.

I couldn't stand on my own, that's how tired I was. My legs felt stiff and weak. If not for the girls holding me I'm sure I would have collapsed back on the ground. The girls dragged me outside while the other one followed closely.

As soon as we went outside, I could see a pair of dark leather boots in front of me. I managed to raise my head up only to be met with stormy grey ones. The alpha!

"Tsk, tsk, what a sight you are." He tsked at me and I gave him what I hoped was a glare, "You ready to beg now?"

I scoffed and looked the other way. "You can kill me now if you still hoping I will beg you because that's never going to happen!"

"Stubborn as ever little one." The alpha smirked as he reached out to tuck a strand of my red hair that had fell to my face. I jerked at his touch on my skin but I didn't miss the way he called me little one. The name sounds strangely familiar for some reason.

"Alright then, let's get on with it." The alpha said before I had more time to ponder why he had called me little one. The girls dragged me just as the alpha turned and led the way.

"Wait, where are you taking me?" I asked looking at the alpha who was still leading the way.

"Why, to fulfill your dearest wish of course." The alpha turned to look at me, his sensual lips slowly curled up, turning his smile mocking.

I cocked my head at that wondering what my dearest wish could be. "My dearest wish, you mean..."

"Yes little one. Death!" The alpha finished for me and I felt a sinking feeling in my gut.

Death! I was going to die, today! I mean I know this is what I've wished for but now that the alpha himself is finally offering me death, why do I feel so...so afraid? I looked at the alpha who was taking determined strides around the corridor. No doubt leading me to the execution ground where he could cut my head clean off my body with his claws.

Oh gods above! I muse feeling dread all the way to my body. I know this was what I asked for but the thought of my head being ripped off my body seems like a very painful death! I mean couldn't they do something else. Like give me a lot of sleeping pills that would make me sleep and never wake up, that sounded like a more easier death than claws ripping my skin.

I was still weighing the options of an easy death when I realized we have stopped walking. Oh gods, are we there yet? I asked myself as I looked around. Somehow we were still in the castle but I'm guessing this must be the dungeon because the only thing I could see where iron bars.

What are we doing here? Is this where he wants to kill me? In a dungeon? I asked myself all these questions as I looked around me, wondering what I was doing here.

"Arianne?" I froze at the voice that called my name.

No, no, it can't be! I must be dreaming or maybe I was dead already or...

"Arianne?" The voice called again sounding louder this time.

I let out a small gasp and with shaky breaths, I turned to look at the cell beside me. Tears immediately rolled down my cheeks at the sight of the woman inside.

"Cruzita?" I sobbed as I looked at Cruzita who was looking at me with a crooked smile on her face. "Oh my God, Cruzita!" I broke down and hurried towards her, clasping my hands with her through the iron bar.

"Oh my sweet child!" Cruzita sobbed reaching out to wipe the tears on my face, "Thank the gods you are alive." She patted my hands.

"Are you okay? Are you hurt?" I sniffed as I took in her form. She doesn't seem to be hurt though. Her hair was just a little bit untidy but that's it. Other than that, she looks really okay.

"Look at you, worrying about a old hag like me." Cruzita tsked at me and I sobbed again, relieved to see a familiar face around.

Cruzita's hand were still clasped on me when I heard a small whine. It came from the other cell. I pushed myself away from Cruzita's cell and crawled over to where the sound was coming from. I let out a soft gasp as two light blue eyes stared back at me Blue! A big chain was placed around his neck and his grey and black fur were dirty.

"Oh gods, Blue!" I yelled and reached for him, rubbing his head. Blue let out another whine as it stared back at me like a lost puppy. He had that same look in his eyes when I found him after the poachers killed his family.

"Don't worry Blue, I will get you out of here!" I said still stroking his fur, "I will get us all out of here!" I promised.

"And pray tell, how do you intend to do that?" The alpha's voice interrupted me.

I turned to look at the alpha. He still had that mocking smile on his face. My palms itched to slap the smug look of his perfectly sharp features. But alas, I'm only human and he is three times my size. I sighed as I stood up from the ground and faced the alpha.

"All I have to do is beg for your generosity and all of these will stop?" I asked him, "I beg you and you will release Cruzita and Blue?"

The alpha crossed his arms across his chest and I ignored the way his muscles stretched across his chest. "Hmm, that wasn't part of the agreement. But sure, it can be arranged." He answered me. That was all the confirmation I nodded.

I slowly lowered myself to my knees. "I, Arianne Rosalia Fernandez hereby ask you, your majesty for your generosity. I ask that you spare my life and that of my loved ones." I requested and with that I leaned forward and touched my forehead with his boots.

"Your request has been granted!" The alpha said. I raised my gaze only to see him looking down at me with intensity in his gaze but he continued. "As long as I live and breathe, no harm shall come to you and your loved ones, I swear it!" He finished then stretched his hands towards me.

I stared at his outstretched hands before I placed my hand in it. His large fingers enclosed around mine as he pulled me to my feet and I was very close to him, we were only a breath away. I stared at his stormy grey eyes which were staring back at my own different coloured ones.

The alpha continued looking at me with that same intensity. It suddenly feels as if he was staring at my soul, trying to expose every dark, deep secrets I ever had. I didn't miss the way we were still holding hands or how close we were still standing.

"What's your name?" I blurted out still captivated by those eyes of his.

The alpha smirked at me and his gaze dropped down to my lips before they rose back up to meet mine. "Humans aren't worthy of my name little one."

"But I want to know." I said breathlessly, "Please." I pleaded surprising myself.

The alpha continued stare at me till I was sure he was not going to answer me. I tugged my hand away from his and turned to leave when he spoke.

"Ivan." He said and I turned to look at him, "My name is Ivan." He repeated and with that he walked over and went out of the dungeon. Leaving me staring after him.

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Apologies for the delay, I fell sick....I'm just getting better.


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