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ERICA'S POV:-
He was light rubbing my back. Maybe he was trying to calm me down. But I just couldn't calm down. "That night, Monty was free with his monstrous acts. My father was out of the territory for some vampire meeting. I just remembered that by the end of the night, I passed out. Unlike everyday, I was bleeding more. I remember lying on the cold floor, shivering. I had a fever that day. Until your sister pulled me on the bed and hugged me tightly before I passed out." I added in a low tone. I flinched a little as he scratched my back unconsciously in anger. I had learned not to make any noise while being tortured. What he did was nothing as compared to what Monty did to me.
"I heard your sister crying crazily. While asking for something to come and help me. Only Monty came in. He rubbed red chilli on my wounded back like every single night. It was not part of the bargain. But my father was not coming to ask him if was following his fucking rules. I remembered your sister's sobs as I didn't even scream when he rubbed chilli on my wounded flesh. I didn't have enough strength in me to even open my eyes." I added in a low tone. He quickly removed his hands from my back as he heard what happened to me. I remember praying to God for more strength that night. So I would get her out.
"All night, your sister was whispering in my ear that everything was going to be okay. That it was fine. That she would no longer let anyone hurt me anymore. Because she couldn't carry the burden anymore. I knew something was wrong. Gathering all my strength, I was just able to open my eyes. She grabbed the diamond ring in her fingers and cut both of her wrists. And I couldn't even stop her. I couldn't do anything to save her at all. I am sorry, Alpha. I swear I tried but it was not enough." I added while crying hard. That was the time when I felt so useless. So worthless. I couldn't even save the woman who gave me the first hug.
"The next morning, they took her body away. I didn't even get a chance to say goodbye. I was dragged by my hair, back to my bedroom. I have no idea how I survived. All my life, I was locked inside my room or in the dungeon. The first full moon night after Alicia's death, I stepped out of the palace and you abducted me. I wanted to see that beautiful moon she praised so much about with my own eyes." I kept going with that story and pulled away from him. I knew I didn't deserve anything. Not even his sympathy. I knew I was alone to fight with the mess my father left for me. I couldn't do anything. It was my fate.
"Monty was supposed to be the next King. But then I was born. He felt threatened because of me. He did everything so he could remove me out of his way. And he made sure to do it as painfully as he could. I swear I tried so hard. But I couldn't do it anymore. I couldn't endure that pain anymore. I still tried. I tried because I couldn't let anyone touch your sister. And I swear, I didn't let anyone touch her. I swear in my life. She was a pure woman till the day she died." I finally ended the story, telling him the reason why Monty punished Alicia. I couldn't even say if I would have died when I was born. If that would have happened, I didn't know what the vampires would have done to Alicia.
"You are lying to me. The healer of my pack told me that she was raped. He told me that she was abused more than once. Are you trying to make me forgive your father?" Alpha Kaden roared at me and I jumped in fear. I was standing in the very cell that almost killed me. And the pain of losing Alicia was too much for me. Now that Alen was gone too, I didn't know how to tell him that I was not lying to him.
"Take another step towards her and I swear to God I will tear you apart, Alpha Kaden. Now I know why she loved Alen. Because even if he was angry at her, he never yelled at her. You want to know why he was always kind to her? Because of this!" Macy took over my human body as she shifted into half wolf form. She roared at Alpha Kaden then she unzipped the dress on my body to reveal my ugly scarred back.
Alpha Kaden looked at my back and stepped backwards. Macy turned around and faced him. "I can't believe I was forcing her all this long to be with you. She saved your sister from all those animals who wanted to turn your beloved sister into their whore. She endured all that pain without even a single whimper. You know why? Because she knew, her single whimper could make Monty rape your sister. If only your sister was alive to tell you how much pain Erica endured. Just for your sister. And for what? She did it all because your sister cuddled with Erica." Hearing Macy, Alpha Kaden gritted his teeth.
He shifted back into his wolf and ran away. Macy let me take control over my body. I fell on the ground and started crying. "I guess this was the answer you wanted, Alen. I am fated to be alone in this world too. I just want to die. So at least I could see your face from afar. I don't want to grow old alone." I whispered my prayer, hoping he would hear me. I layed down on the dusty floor and cried.
ALPHA KADEN'S POV:-
I reached my pack lands and went straight towards my office. I shifted into my human form and was pacing back and forth like a maniac. I didn't know what to do or what to believe. The healer, Brandon, was one of the most loyal wolves in my pack. A d he was my friend too. "Haven't you seen her tears? Haven't you seen her scarred back she never let us see? If anything she had told us was true at all, you at least owe her this much. You can ask Brandon once. Maybe he made a mistake." Cesar whispered as I was wearing my clothes. He was right. If Erica endured all that pain and never let anyone touch Alicia, I owed her more than just an apology.
I stepped out of my office and went straight towards the healer's cabin. As soon as I stepped in, Brandon welcomed me the same way. He opened his arms and walked towards me. "I am not here for your welcome. I am here to ask you a single question. And I want you to be honest with me. Because if you lied to me, you know I will know. And I will tear you apart. So here is what you are going to do. You will not lie to me if you want your kids to survive." I tried to control Cesar but he was damn angry at him. I couldn't control him at all. Brandon gulped hard and nodded his head.
"I want you to tell me exactly what you found out about Alicia. Was she abused? Was she raped the way you have told us all? Did you see bruises on her body? And her insides were completely torn, as I remembered your words. Tell me the real truth Brandon, now." Cesar asked him in an angry tone. Before he could say anything, his son peed in his pants. The smell of his pee was enough for me to understand what he had done. Brandon shut his eyes as he also smelled his son's pee. He opened his eyes then fell on his knees. He grabbed my feet and started kissing my shoes.
"I am sorry, my Alpha. Please forgive me. I knew your sister committed suicide. And I thought if you learned the real truth, you would be devastated. So I made up this straight about her being abused. That's why she died. But then I also told you that she committed suicide. But you avoided that truth. So I never mentioned that again. Knowing that you will be angry if I did so. Your sister was never touched. I just wanted you to punish those nasty vampires. That's why I did that all. Please, forgive me, Alpha." He started begging as he told me the truth he had been hiding from me. Cesar growled angrily and kicked Brandon away. Brandon went flying away and I stepped out of that cabin.
"I told you she was telling us the truth from the very beginning. But you were blinded by your own friends to believe that innocent girl." Cesar cursed me and then he went silent. As for me, I felt so guilty for even thinking about Erica lying to me. She was telling me the truth since the very beginning. It was me who didn't listen to her and punished her for something she didn't do. Nickolas was right. Alicia would be so disappointed in me.