Chapter 50: Rejecting A Wolf

Maya was stunned but that was soon replaced by rage.

"They gonna make you fuck him, as many times as it takes for him to breed you and then you'll give birth to whatever the fuck Alaric is" Maya sneered, " Let's see how smug you'll be."

"At least I have a purpose. What is your purpose? trying to get me to react to somehow alleviate your guilt." Aurora raised her eyebrow at gave Maya a pity-filled stare.

"You think you're so special. But I know the truth. You can just continue acting, but when reality sets in only then, you'll feel true pain." Maya told Aurora. Maya knew nothing of the pain she went through. That constant pain and the pain others just kept adding to the pain she already had.

"You have no right to say anything about pain. You have taken everything away from me. And when I die, I will die without regrets. but when you die, not only will you be suffering from pain, but it will be unbearable and you will regret it even more. I promise you'll be screaming."Aurora's lips curled slightly to the side. Maya felt like Aurora was mocking her even more.

"You -" Maya choked on her words while Aurora glanced at her indifferently. Making Maya feel stifled.

"Please don't think you are worth more than this. I'm only interested in watching you suffer." Aurora told her flatly

"Well, see who's gonna suffer more." Maya gritted her teeth and said.

"I suffer now. You suffer later." Aurora said with a cold smile before turning and ignoring Maya. Maya did try to dab at her again, but Aurora remained indifferent.

It didn't matter what Maya said, Aurora would completely ignore her. This frustrated Maya, so eventually, she got bored and went silent.

Three days went by after the girls confronted each other. Every day, they would come and get Maya and bring her back after three hours.

Each time she came back, she was more and more visibly shaken. This was a set routine for five days, and then they came for her.

Aurora would never forget that happy look that Maya gave her, Maya was so happy that someone other than her was going to be tortured.

They took Aurora to be examined, and there already wait was Astrada. The woman stood at the side while Aurora went along with the ins and out of the examination.

She was waiting for the green light which she got from the doctors.

"She's underweight but healthy enough. Bargain with the Lycan, if he can do it untransformed, it would be better." The doctor told Astrada.

They went on and spoke like Aurora wasn't in the room, but then again, she sat there silently. Astrada took heed to what the old doctor said and took Aurora with her.

they got in the elevator and Astrada could not help herself any longer. She spoke to Aurora.

"You are getting to be part of something so great. I get to witness it. You have no idea how welcomed your presence is here." Astrada said giddily.

"I know," Aurora answered. It was her first words in days. Hearing that answer seemed to pump Astrad full of energy as she then proceed to introduce the doctrine to Aurora.

She wanted to brainwash Aurora, but for Aurora, it was just like having an annoying fly buzzing in her ear.

When the elevator came to a stop, Astrada pulled out a key and inserted it into a panel that popped up when the doors didn't open.

Then the doors opened, and they were in a hallway that led to a big glass room. Inside that glass room sat Alaric on a bed with chains wrapped around his arms, legs, neck, and torso.

For a split second, Aurora's breathing slowed as she saw him. He was looking at her, and she was looking right back at him.

Astrada grabbed Aurora in fear she would resist going into the room, but it wasn't necessary as Aurora already knew this was going to happen whether she agreed or not. Tom could never truly save her from this.

Why suffer more when you can suffer less by cooperating? She cooperated and let Astrada lead her into the glass room where Alaric was.

There, Astrada began trying negotiations with Alaric, but his attention was only on Aurora.

Astrada could only give up with a shrug and make Aurora undress. The rest of what happened would be left to the imagination.

Once everything was done, even though Aurora didn't scream or moan, Alaric once again left her a bloody mess.

Aurora's lips were bitten bloody by her, this time he didn't miss at first it was bearable as he was in his human form but halfway through he transformed almost ripping her apart.

Astrada thought she would scream herself to death as that happened, but to her surprise that didn't happen.

Even as enforcers carried the bruised and battered Aurora out, she thought she would see emotion, but there was nothing. No hate, nod despair just emptiness.

Astrada waved her hand and Aurora was sent to the medical clinic to be patched up. She stayed in bed for two weeks before she could walk again.

Even as she walked, she had to rely on a crutch. The damage was that intensive. Aurora had seen nobody other than council members in the two weeks she stayed here.

Not even Tom was allowed to see her, which was done deliberately. Aurora wasn't sad or mad about that exactly, she just felt it was a pity she couldn't see him again.

Brandon was true to his word as soon as she was able to walk again. They brought her to see Jace.

"You have half an hour," they told her as they escorted her into Jace's room. Aurora stared at Jace silently for a second.

"Jace, I'm here." Aurora walked up to him using the crutch. Jace didn't move. His expression didn't even shift as he watched her hobble her way over to him.

She silently sat on the bed next to him as she laid the crutch next to her feet. The magic was undone as she sat down next to him. The pills have already appeared in her hands.

"What did you sacrifice?" Jace asked her, his voice came out raspy. Not in the least attractive.

"I've given everything. There is no longer any part of me that is whole." Aurora answered, Jace expression changed for the first time in weeks. He raised his eyes to meet hers.

"I'm also no longer whole." He muttered, Jace didn't need to ask Aurora what she meant, and neither did Aurora need to ask.

It was obvious what they were talking about. The two didn't say another word for a long time. They just sat there in silence.

"Do you believe in me?" Aurora suddenly asked, and Jace shook his head immediately.

"Belief is a doubt. I never want to doubt you." Jace told her, and Aurora's beaten heart couldn't help but flutter.

"I guess you're right, Belief is doubt," Aurora spoke slowly as she fiddled with the two pills in her left hand.

"Nothing in this world is simple," Jace looked at Aurora's left hand with a meaningful glance. "Whatever it is, I trust you. Even if it fails."

"It won't fail. Death rarely ever fails." She stopped her movement, "Our deaths will have more meaning than others, are you willing?"

"You've alarmed them," Jace didn't answer the question right away. "This is also my choice, I choose this."

It was the truth, how could the room not be monitored? Talking about death it was obvious what was going to happen.

Aurora didn't say another word as she separated the pills, stuffing one into her mouth at the same time she handed Jace his pill, he opened his mouth willing put the pill in his mouth.

The door opened with a bang, but it was too late, as the pill hit their tongues at the same time, it dissolved into nothingness.

Their noses began to bleed, and the bright red blood dripping from their nostrils made the people standing at the door suck in a deep, shaky breath.

"Death is only the beginning. Shall we find out together?"Aurora ignored the people rushing towards them and grasped Jace's hand weakly.

"You've suffered Kātali," Jace said as his body slumped forward only to be caught by one of the persons rushing towards them.

Aurora heard this and instantly understood that word as if she had heard it dozens of times.

"At long last, " Aurora gasped as she fell back on the bed and convulsed. "Kus-"

Aurora could no longer utter a word as chaos encompassed the room. A light smile was on her face as she passed away.

Jace, who was carefully laid next to Aurora, also had a peaceful look. Their hands were unintentionally lying on top of each other as the last thing they heard was panicked shouts of the people around them.

Then came the silence. There was nothing anymore.