Chapter 26
"Come on baby, she's just lovesick" Asher responded and my body froze in shock.
"Or let's just say she's being foolish, laugh my ass out Asher, she's literally a fool!" Tala burst out in laughter as the corner of Asher's lips tucked up into a smile.
"I kinda feel bad for her, don't you think she deserves better than being played like some kind of tennis ball" she pouted as she threw her arms around Asher's neck.
"Hmm, only smart people deserve better" Asher responded and it made my heart drop dead to the floor.
I had been played and fooled all these while and I had no idea of what was happening, I thought it was just how Asher knew how to show his love and perhaps he was anti-romantic but turns out I was just in the middle of their devious game.
The knot in my chest tightened that it soon became really hard for me to breathe, Alaric and Ariel were both right afterwards. Nothing good could ever come out of the relationship I had with Asher.
Hell, it wasn't even a relationship because we couldn't go a whole day without him having to pick on me for something or probably scold me while he would constantly be around Tala and then get mad at me whenever I try to bring her up.
They were still talking about me, saying all sort of bitter words and it continued to hurt me. I wanted to leave but I couldn't bring myself to and I wondered if they couldn't smell me around. Perhaps the dust from the furniture had made my smell really faint.
"How about when we finally get what we want from her, you could mark me in her presence and make her cry blood before I rip her head off myself or we could demote her to an omega, I think that'll be better" Tala said and placed a kiss on Asher's lips as she sucked and nibbled on his bottom lip.
"Don't you think she's even too weak to be an omega, why did the moon goddess have to create her?" Asher spat.
"It sickens me to know she thought she could be my mate" He added and my heart couldn't tolerate everything else as the trash can suddenly slipped off my hands causing a loud noise on the floor.
They immediately came to notice my presence behind the half closed doors but my body immediately quivered in fear as I was scared of what they might do to me if they were to get a hold of me so I ran, I ran as fast as my legs could go and further away from them
"Shit, why the fuck was she here?" I heard Tala cursing under her breath as Asher kept mute without saying anything.
I didn't want to return to either Ariel or Alaric because I didn't want them to realise they were right all along and I've been played. I can't imagine I actually risked my life countless times just to save the son of a bitch who had been playing me right from the beginning.
I mean, I should have known I was being played with all of the attitude he would give me sometimes, but I was just too blind to notice it.
I was now closer to my room with the tears flowing freely down my eyes that I didn't care to even wipe them off.
I was drained of energy and feeling, my whole body was numb and my wolf was definitely feeling the heart ache too.
I didn't mind if different passing wolves could see me crying while walking down the hallway but I just wanted to get to my room and sulk up in bed.
On opening the door of my room,I found an unwanted guest waiting for me on the bed. I had prayed to not cross paths with him at all throughout today but it seemed like even the moon goddess hated me so much that she neglected my prayers.
That was definitely why she had to bring me into this miserable life of mine with atrocities of whom I call family and a mate who didn't just reject me but had toyed with me for his own selfish reasons along with my sister and I had danced to their every tune.
On seeing me, he instantly noticed something wasn't right but he didn't say anything else as he kept on looking at me and observing my expression for some while with his furrowed eyes.
After I had entered the room to meet him, I had only closed the door behind me and didn't bother to even take any steps towards my bed or towards him because I had nothing to say to him and just wanted him gone but didn't also know how to tell him that because no words would fall off my mouth.
"He hurt you didn't he?" He growled and I could sense his anger building up as his familiar emerald eyes were turning into the beastly golden eyes.
I wanted to explain everything to him and just cry myself to sleep but then I couldn't bring myself to.
He had always warned me about Asher using me for his own selfish reasons but I hadn't listened to him because I was covered up in a fairytale that never existed.
"Answer me!" He demanded with a gruff voice but no words left my mouth still. It was like I had suddenly lost my voice as my lips wouldn't part for some words to flow through.
"I'll teach that bastard a fucking lesson!" He threatened and sprung up from the bed but as he was about to walk out of the room I found myself holding his arm tight as I gave him a look of disapproval.
It wasn't Asher's fault that all of this was happening to me but it was for my obvious ignorance and I chose to listen to him rather than my best friend whom I've been with for so long.
"He didn't do anything" I defended Asher and I could feel Alaric's muscles being tensed.
He was upset with the fact that I had to defend Asher even though he clearly knew it could only be Asher that would cause me this much pain but then, I wasn't really defending him but I had been through a lot of dramas already and didn't want any more for today.
Alaric looked at me for some while with his dangerous eyes before closing them shut and I could sense he was trying to contain his anger because the moment he opened his eyes, they weren't gold anymore but were back to it's normal colour.
"If only you had listened to me" he whispered before bringing my head closer to his chest as his other hand was wrapped around my waist.
I couldht help it any longer as I burst out in more tears with the way he was still being nice to me.
He might not have noticed but his hug had calmed me down a bit even though my heart was still broken. It felt great to be wrapped in someone's arm.
He didn't let go of me as I cried into his chest for some while until the realisation dawned on me, Alaric has always been so mean to everyone else but why was he being nice to me.
"Why are you always treating me differently from the others?" I asked with my head still on his chest that became rigid at the sound of my question.
"Because..." He stopped and heaved a heavy breath before stroking my hair and slightly pulling me away from him.
"Fuck!" He muttered under his breath as he cupped my cheeks into his hands.
"You'll know soon,little wolf!" He added and walked out of my room leaving me confused and alone as my depression sunk back in on me.
I slowly dragged my body towards the bed as I slumped on it and curled my knees up to my chest with the soft duvet covering me up.
I couldn't seem to close my eyes or bring myself to sleep as my chest still kept on aching. This was definitely worse than the time when Asher had openly rejected me countless times.
I guess it really didn't hurt during those periods because I had always made myself to believe that he was still my mate no matter what happens and we would end up together but my dreams and hope were shattered when I overheard his conversation with Tala.
On remembering the hurtful words they said about me, my wolf whimpered in pain as I clenched my fist really tight on the duvet.
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Different screams filled my ear as my eyes immediately flung open, I looked around where I was and realised I must have drifted to sleep while I was curling up under the sheets.
The sound of cries became even louder like it was from the pit of hell as I suddenly became scared and decided to check out what was happening.
My mind drifted to the possible scenarios that could be happening but I secretly prayed that I should be wrong about what my mind was thinking about and I hoped that Alaric wasn't slamming his fists on Asher's face again.
Not like I give a damn about the bastard, but it wasn't his fault that all of this was happening to me, it was kind of my fault for giving in to him and letting him have so much control and power over me.
I tried to run as fast as I could with my bare foot, tracing where the sound was coming from till I finally got to the big hall where we were all introduced at first in the pack house.
Asher and Tala were tied above the ground with a rope that was being held by some kind of machine, underneath them was boiling oil and I found myself gasping for air to breathe when I realised their clothes were worn out.
They must have been continuously dipped into the oil but I was so far away from them that I couldn't clearly see their faces.
It seemed like the rope was laced with wolfsbane making it hard for them to rip it off or even heal fast because I could see their body bleeding as they were being fried.
"Again!" Alaric's hoarse voice ordered and I turned to look at where the order was coming from to see Alaric seated on a high throne with his expression as cold as an iceberg.
He had no emotions running through him but his aura continuously screamed danger.
"Please forgive us," Tala pleaded but her pleads fell on deaf ears as Alaric didn't change his mind and the person operating the machine had already dipped them into the oil.
Loud gasps and shrieks came from both the couple on the rope and the wolves watching. I couldn't bear the sight of them being brutally tortured.
Yes, I hated them with all of my heart for the pain they had caused me but in this case, death was way better than the punishments they were receiving from Alaric.
I needed to do something about it and as fast as I could but as I was about to yell out Alaric's name, I came back to my senses as the voice in my head called me out.
"What the fuck were you about to do? Those two literally caused you the pain you're facing right now and you really want to save their asses?" The voice scoffed.
"It's better to let Alaric deal with them as he wishes while you, on the other hand, vanish from this place for good because that's the only way you'll find peace In yourself " It said before becoming mute.
I suddenly found myself paying attention to the voice in my head and yes, I would definitely be happier without having to see any of the faces around here. Even if running away from home would make me a rogue and hated by every other pack, I think that's what the moon goddess wants for me.