Chapter 63
*LUNA*
My eyes met with Scarlet and if looks could kill, she'd be dead by now. Staring at the crowd in front of me, I searched for what to say. I was too stunned I had no idea what to say. "I didn't do this" I cried before shutting the door behind me as they approached me, I wasn't safe out there. I locked the door from the inside.
I couldn't understand why Scarlet would pin Sophia's death on me, I jolted away from the door as several hands started to bang on it, a second or so later, the door cracked open.
"What is going on here" I heard Caroline demanded as the crowd parted for her to walk through, she paused in front of Sophia's dead body before looking at me. "Is she dead?" Not waiting for a reply, she turned her over to feel her pulse. After examining her, she stood up. "Guards!" She hissed, two guard approached the scene and took away Sophia's dead body.
"I will not ask again, what happened here?" She snarled this time around.
Scarlet stepped forward snickering at me. "I'm sure everyone of you know by now that I'm Lady Luna's maid. She had gotten into a fight with Sophia and ended up killing her, she once attack Katherine a while back if you remember correctly" She said innocently, I didn't even want to think about how she find out about that. I was in so much trouble, I could be killed for a crime I didn't commented, for once I prayed Alpha Kayden would be on my side in this.
"That is untrue!" I hissed angrily at her. "I don't know what happened to her, you can listen to my heartbeat. I only came out when I heard the noise, it was then I saw Sophia on the floor" Darting a look in Scarlet direction, she folded her arms obviously watching me stumble on my words to prove myself, I had a feeling she was doing this because I refused to be a part of whatever the councils were planning.
"I do recall seeing Sophia with Scarlet, you were the last person with her. So you two could have gotten into a fight and you killed her in self defense, it's okay to be afraid of getting blamed, after all you are just a servant and no one would believe you. But lying on one of Alpha's mistress is a great offense!" I snapped at her, enjoying the way her eyes widened in fear. If I'm going own then I plan to take her with me!.
"You are.out of your mind!" She snapped. "I would never fight with Alpha's mistress, I'm just a maid" There was a note of desperation in her voice and I used that to my advantage.
"But you can talk to them disrespectfully, am I correct?" I asked and before she could answer, Caroline interrupted us. Putting an head to the back and forth argument between us.
"That is enough from you both" She ordered dragging Scarlet out of the crowd to stand beside me. "This is a serious crime, someone is dead! Not just anyone but Alpha's mistress and you think this is funny? Who killed her? Did you two did it together? Was it your plan to do so? What was she doing outside your door" Caroline interrogated.
"I have no idea" We both answered at the same time earning a growl from Caroline.
Amelia, Damon, came rushing in few seconds later having heard what happened. "Where is the body?" Amelia asked not taking her eyes of me, she was provably thinking that I did it, the same way she thought I had stolen her necklace. I wished Alpha Kayden was here but he won't return until tomorrow. I was scared for my life.
Damon let out a relief breath when he sight me. "Who among the Mistresses is dead?" All the servants had disappeared upon the arrival of the Beta and his mate.
"Sophia" Caroline answered. "I'm interrogating the two of them, apparently if not both one of them killed Sophia" She added.
"You" Amelia said in my direction. "You seems to be in the middle of every trouble. I don't know why Alpha hasn't killed you a long time or return you back to the kitchen where you belong. I'm sure she had killed Sophia, we all saw how she beat up Kathrine the other day" She concluded glaring at me.
"I did no such thing! Sophia and every other slaves always bully me but yet I still get blamed, why? Because I'm a slave or because I'm ugly? Or because you are jealous and intimidated by me?" I blurted out not meaning to say the words out, before Amelia could even react, Caroline hit me across the face.
"How dare you talk to her like that?" She reported. "It appears you have gotten you are just a mistress"
"That is enough! I'll handle this myself. Both the of you will be locked up and tortured until you confessed to the crimes. And who is she by the way?" Damon asked gesturing in Scarlet's direction.
"She is my new maid" I answered.
"The dungeon guards will be here to pick you both up, when you are ready to confess, ask them to bring you to the count" With that, he turned and walk away, Amelia followed him behind clinging unto his arm.
"How could you do this? I actually thought you cared about me" I told Scarlet hating myself for trusting or believing she was different from the rest, when did I become so feeling? So trusting?. The dungeon guards arrived as Scarlet tried defending herself.
One of them grabbed me and then position both my hands behind my back, I flinched when something made contact with my skin, Scarlet cried out and started to bleed as she fell to the floor. I stared at the sliver chain they were using to tie her up in fear.
"That will keep you from shifting so you won't drawn up the pain the sliver chain will bring you, you longer either of you spoke up, the more chances you have of bleeding to death. Not even Alpha Kayden will be able to save you Luna, why would he want to anyway? You killed the only slave that seem to bring him more pleasure. Take them away" Caroline spat.
Tears rolled down my face as the guard pulled the chains tighter around my wrist, I screamed. It felt like my whole body was set on fire, it was burning me, as if that wasn't enough, the chains were tied to our legs, a small space between each legs that would allow us walk.
While I think Scarlet deserves this, I didn't. I was going to bleed to death in no time before Rebekah gets home. The only thought that breaks my heart was the fact I didn't get to say goodbye to her.
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TBC