Chapter 95 Her Southern Era’s begun.
Amarien's POV
"Let me out!" I screeched, pulling at the chains used to tie me down like a common dog.
My hair fell in twisted locks on my face; it's been months since I hand-combed it. My clothes were stained, down to rags, as I've refused to change them.
What's the point of living if they won't give me my son?
The Midwives said he is dead. I've asked them to show me where he is buried, but none of them has given a response. It seems they were startled and triggered by someone: Theron.
"What? Did he threaten you?" I spat back at them when I saw the expression on their face. "You will gladly see a mother crawl and cry for her baby because you're scared of your Lord!" Anger blazed in my voice.
Never in my heart have I felt such anger and hatred towards anyone.
They took my baby away, and they gawked at my face! I wished to do something horrific to all of them. I cursed them to their faces and prayed they all tasted the pain I felt soon enough.
Some of them covered their faces and cried in shame, while others left the room.
When I began to get really erratic, Theron sent words to have me cleaned up and bound, lest I hurt myself. It was easy to hold me bound, but the guards wouldn't survive my onslaught of kicking and biting when they tried to clean me up.
I didn't want to be cleaned up. I wanted my baby! I could still remember holding him in my hands, his loud cries and his gentle scent. I didn't want his scent scrubbed off me!
I clutched my chest from time to time, taking in his now-fading scent, so I could imagine holding on to him. So I could remember him and not easily forget.
They stole him from me, and now they want to wash off his memories?
"Get lost, all of you!" I screeched.
I didn't care anymore that I was in the South, and frankly, I didn't care that these were the mighty Theron's men.
I hadn't seen Theron since I saw him walk out of the room with my baby in his arms. I had called, begged, and cried to him to return, but he wouldn't budge.
He is just as evil as they say!
It's been three moons since I've been held captive in this place, crying for my baby and never getting a response except the occasional meals brought in and a visit from a contemptuous woman called Alicia.
The first time Alicia came in, I had thought she was one of the midwives who stole my child. But upon looking at me, she burst into a roar of laughter as my rough appearance amused her.
"And here I was thinking you're a threat. Is this the one whom they say seduced all the Alpha of both East and South?"
"Who are you and where is my baby?"
Alicia scoffed. "Ow, the rumours indeed are you. You really have gone mad."
I swung the chains that held me back. "Not as mad as you'll be if you come any closer to me without my baby."
Alicia puffed, "The baby is dead, Amarien," she spat casually, making my heart ache that someone would consider the child I bleed and sweat for so casually. I dreaded her that moment; I wished these chains were off my hands. I'd shove the words right down her throat.
"It's time to consider other important matters." Alicia continued like the thickheaded woman she is. "You're in the South, you're in my territory. I won't have you moving around as if you belong here because you don't!"
"I don't want anything from any of you, I just want my child!"
"I told Theron several times to lead you down the path of that baby, now look what we've got in our hands, a crazy woman who hunts this place with her cries day and night. Didn't they call you a beauty, Amarien?" Alicia leaned in so much that I could smell the fresh spice of her breath.
"Didn't you seduce the mighty Emperor of the East and bring him to his knees? Didn't you slither your way over to his son and try to wrap him in your scales? Look at you now, so pathetic, like the wild beast of the forest!"
In a quick flash, I lunged my head into hers and brought her to the floor, both our faces bleeding.
Startled, Alicia returns with a hard slap to my face.
I groaned, heavy, deep, malicious breath. "I'll kill you cowards! Let me out of here!" I screeched at her when she walked out of the room.
Seeing her walk out, I thought that would be the last time I saw her, considering I broke her nose on our first encounter. But I couldn't be more wrong. Alicia returns day in, day out, taunting me.
Reminding me how useless I was and how I've failed. She brought back old memories of the palace. Being called the cursed concubine and the evil fate I brought on everyone around me, including my baby.
I cried hard and long after she left each day, cursing the gods for not finishing me up when they had the chance to.
Maybe she was right, perhaps it was right that I go with my baby. At least I'd get the chance to hold him in the afterlife as I did.
His scent has begun fading, and it terrified me so. That was all I had of him. His scent. Now it was leaving me just like everyone else had done.
I cried till I grew weak and passed out.
The crunch of boots in the room stirred me awake. I blinked and saw the room was filled with numerous people I hadn't seen since the midwives and my birthing.
What's going on?
One of the women who led the group stepped forward. "It's time for a clean up, Amarien. Theron commanded it this time. You either make it easy for us or we will do it the hard way."
I was too weak to respond, too weak to fight. I hadn't eaten in days.
Seeing my weakness, they grabbed me and pulled me out of the room like a dirty rag that needed intense cleansing.
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