"Take this upcoming whore out of my chamber and lock her up in the dark cell with fifty lashes of a rod."
AURORA POV
My father growled out while my step mother discreetly flashed me a smile, well, you can say a happy, feigned pity smile.
The guards step forward and drag me away unceremoniously, I was bleeding profusely and my silver gown, the only precious dress I had is now red, the pain was excruciating, and my mind was all jagged. I was just trying to bear with it when I was shoved unceremoniously to the ground, I hit the cold ground in shock, I hasn't been me since I was taken away, the cold jolted me to my right scenes, I open my eyes and sat up , the guards around me were busy at something, I look up at them and two of them brought out a robe and without explanation or hesitation tied me up, different emotions bubbles inside me as effect of the poison, I wasn't thinking straight.
I jolt a bit back into reality when a strong rod landed on my back.
pain...
pain...
was all I could feel, I was aching from training, the arrow wound, former unhealed wounds, and worst of all the rod beating.
Nelson, Gianna's personal Guard and right hand man brandished the rod like his life depended on it, he brought it down with so much force like he always do whenever I'm being beaten, that I could not help but wonder what I have ever done to offend him.
I fainted halfway, and a bucket of cold water was splashed on me,
25, 26, 27, 28...
When he got to 50, I collapsed in pain and the rope loosen on its own, I am finally free, I can now retire to my room and tend to the rod inflicted wound and I seem to forget he said I was to be locked up in the dark cell, or was it just a wishful thinking?
I came back to my right senses when I felt a hand around my legs, and the next second, I was thrown into the dark cell. I lied down wallowing in pain and the last thing I saw before my eyelids closed were a pair of blue eyes.
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I woke up to a sharp pain across my cheek, i opened my eyes and saw my step sister glaring daggers at me.
I immediately tried to sit up out of fury, but she reacted quickly by kicking me on my stomach while I fell back hardly on the ground.
" Seems a slap isn't enough to clear someone's sence this evening, so I think adding that kick would do"
She said and squat before me.
" mother have been tolerating you for the past eighteen years out of pity and you dare try to harm her today , biting the same hand that feeds you, isn't that enough to show that you are evil, I wonder why you were not born with red hair on that red full moon, that would have classify you as a full cursed , beside you have no Wolf"
And I watched her do something dramatic, she cover her nose with a scarf and stood up, she shift further from me and stare at me.
" you smell so horrible, I guess the arrow wound is infected, haha"
She laughed.
" That's what we call Karma, direct Karma, you sow arrow, you ripe arrow wound , there is nothing as funny as this, imagine the whole pack seeing a picture of you spread round the pack streamline that the supposed first daughter of the Alpha is poidoned and smelly, i heard that Alphas saliva are good for curing poidon wounds, i eonder if father would ever accept to lick your damn wound , haha.
Funny,
Right?? By the way,
don't you have anything to say to me?"
" I was respectfully waiting for you to finish your speech"
And I watch her face contort in anger.
" you... "
" Yes...me, didn't you prepare a speech to lecture me?, well...why not finish it and hear mine, as a matter of fact, why waste my precious energy on a useless person like you, but I have a word for you to deliver to your mother, go tell her that I know of her plan , and you'll never be Luna,"
I roared at her while she angrily reach out to slap me, I reacted quickly by dodging her slap, and them I heard steps, we both look toward the door and I saw father approaching.
Immediately she saw father , a sister smile play at the corner of her lips and same with me, she fell on the floor and began to wail, only then did I realise what the earlier dmuke was on about, I mask my surprise as quickly as it came, pushed myself to the fat end corner of the cell, bare the cheek she slapped, and quickly i join her in crying while holding stomach.
She thinks only her can play tricks , well, I'm well vex at it than she can imagine.
My father walked in while she quickly stood up and ran to father while I writhe on the floor in pain,
my cheeks were hot, so sure the slap that woke me up left a mark on my cheek, she kick me on my wound, so holding my stomach isn't really an act, and besides, the arrow head is still in me and kicking me there only push it further into my stomach.
" Father...Father...Father"
My father uneasy from my smell growled angrily at her at the sight he behold.
" what is wrong?, and why is Aurora crying"
" She slapped me, pushed me and..."
" cut it short...I ask why is she crying"
" I didn't do anything to her..."
She tried to lie.
" Then what caused that fresh mark on her cheek and why are you here?"
" I came...I came to sober up with her and..
he ..., she got that wound before I arrived here..."
And I watch my father ceased her by the throat exactly like he had done to me earlier in his room, he's eyes glare daggers while Lylah feet got off the ground and dangle in the air, while she whimper in pain.
" you dare come to your sister, and the best you could do was to harass her in her helpless state, and you dare to lie to me your father, the Alpha, is that what is expected of you?, you aren't fit to be this pack future Luna , not when I'm still alive"
He throw her on the ground, my father is just a plain man, he judge things based on what he sees and hear.
They happiness in me , the joy I felt on seeing Lylah in such an helpless state.
I can't wait to let it out,
watching my delicate sister In the air , whimpering in her lovely father's hand, haha...,
isn't that enough to make my day?
but just when I was beginning to think I won the bet today, something happen.
" father...I didn't...I have a witness that I didn't harass her, I came to sober up with her".
While my face contorted in a disbelieving frown, I snickered, all a lie to trap father away from punishing her.
" I can testify "
A voice ran outside the cell while we all look up toward the voice.
" may I come in Alpha?"
" come in"
Lucian said and release Lylah ,
she immediately fell on the floor crying.
Maybe the person wants to testify for me , I'm sure, to testify that Lylah is lying. But immediately I saw who came in, I knew today's case has change course.
Nelson, Gianna personal guard came in prostrated before my father.
" sorry to interrupt you your Highness, I just couldn't let the just suffer, I came to testify in honor of Lylah, I've been here the whole time, she called me and confide in me to come sober up with her sister, she never harassed her, rather, The lady, Aurora harass herself to earn your pity and get herself out and her wound treated, as for when the Lady Lylah came in, she gently tap her to wake, I'm sure you know My lady , Lylah is too delicate to harass her sister, that's what I have to say"
He said and faced away.
And I'm sure, that no one after listening to such a clear and straightforward speech would stand on my side anymore.