Dungeon
We entered the Dungeon, and the placed smelled of sweat, piss, shit, and blood. I understood what happens in these places. By the look on Verona’s face she was trying not to vomit at the smell. We walked down a dark stairway made of stone. I looked around, there were lanterns hanging from the ceiling that looked ancient. The walls were made of rock and cement. It felt like we were walking down into the depths of the earth. I was starting to wonder how far down we were going. The ceiling was high above us. It felt like we were entering a great cavern like the Bat cave on Batman begins. Above us hung these ancient cages that were covered in cobwebs. They had dark stains on them, almost like the color black. I turned my head away, I did not want to imagine what it was. As a warrior, I had an idea but, I didn’t want to think of it. I looked over at Verona, she still looked sick.
“Hey, are you alright?”
“Yes, honestly, I have not been feeling well since I came here. My body feels ill. Something is trying to force me to go with Damien, to go back.”
“Well, your wolf is possibly trying to return to her mate”
“Tabitha, is something else, I know it cause, my wolf is dead”
“WHAT?!” both Luna and I shouted. We stopped walking for moment when the walls started to shake.
“Yeah, one day Lucius was beating me. He beat me so severely that my wolf stepped in to protect me. She fought him, being an Alpha he had a better advantage, when he started to beat me again, she took the beating for me so I would not die. She was protecting me, he beat her to death, I know he was trying to kill her. She gave him what he wanted. When she was at her breaking point and couldn’t fight him anymore. He didn’t stop until he had caused her to fully shift then he stabbed her. I was in a coma for a month. When I came out of my coma, I could not sense her anymore. I knew she was dead. Ever since he beats me but, not as severe.” She tells us.
“Why would he do that? We all know how important our wolves are to us?” Luna Raven asked.
“Because he learned that I was a female Alpha wolf, he called Syreen a disgrace, a monstrous blasphemy to the name of Alpha. Said that there could be one Alpha in a pack and not a she-wolf bitch. I tried to reassure him that he was Alpha, and I was not going to be, he said that my wolf rivalled him and needed to be dealt with.” Verona hung her head, a distant echo of pain in her eyes.
“Well, you’re safe now, we can only pray that the goddess will restore your wolf or grant you a new one after everything you have endured.”
Luna and I were holding her while tears were streaming down our face. How could a wolf but that cruel? Lucius basically made my sister no better than a human! The injustice of it! that was downright vile. He needs to die, that whole family needs to be destroyed.
I continued to walk with Luna Raven and let my mind spin. We were walking down a hallway. I noticed ancient cells around us. The floors were covered in dirt, and god knows what else. The smell of death hung in the air around here. We walked down further. I could see guards, stationed in front of some doors. I heard a voice that made my skin turn to ice.
“Hello daughter of mine! What’s the whore of the pack doing down here? Come to see your old man?!” he laughed.
“Kayla, ignore this fool, time to see your real father” she said as he looked at her.
“What she has a new daddy? Your husband not satisfying?” Luna snarled at him.
“Remember your place, Joseph! Remember who they are! She was never your daughter remember? She knows her true self, and her true place. The Alpha princess is home!” she snarled at him. I could see the realization in his eyes, like a light coming on.
“They’re all dead! Alpha is dead!”
“You know that is not true, you know you rescued her and Minerva, I don’t understand why you didn’t keep Minerva but, we’re working on bring her home as well.”
“The Alpha family is dead!” he snarled.
“Then who am I warrior Joseph! How could you have fallen so far?” Verona said. He looked at her and began to weep. “Verona?” she nodded her head with tears still fresh in her eyes.
“We’re going to restore our homeland, Lucius Luthor is dead!” I said with cold fury. After everything that he has done to me, my family and everyone else. They all need to die!
“Girls lets continue, if you are willing to help us, I will see what I can do to secure your release, otherwise stay and rot” Luna Raven said in harsh tone. We walked away following her. I saw a door with a lot of guards stationed around it. I heard screaming an swearing. I would recognize Carter Stonehill anywhere.
“Alpha Stonehill!” Luna Raven yelled out his name. I heard a growl.
“Alpha Stonehill, my dear brother, I apologize for what has been done, I had no idea until today that you have been here all this time or that they locked up such a mighty Alpha as you!” She spoke with warmth. I could see what she was trying to do. She was approaching the scenario with kindness, hoping to slay the dragon.
“Flattery will get you know nowhere who ever you are!” he snarled.
“Oh, how quickly you forget, I’m sure my dear twin sister Emberly is crying to the goddess as she looks down to see how the mighty has fallen into madness” Raven said with tears in her eyes. We heard a gasp. And we heard him starting to approach the cell door.
“Girls, hide in the shadows, I need a minute with him before he sees you, especially you Kayla” we did as she instructed. We watched from the shadows as he peered out. Verona was looking at our father with grief and longing. I could tell she wanted to run to him, she wanted the father she knew back. Now that my memories were returning to me, I could see the difference. This was not the mighty Alpha he was, his eyes looked haunted, and he looked in appearance half crazed. He truly had lost his mind that night.