Chapter 21 Chapter 21
My fists clenched and my veins popped out underneath my burning skin. "How dare he?" I said through gritted teeth.
I wanted to storm to the man and punch him till he fainted when someone held my shoulder.
"Oh Alpha, you're here. I was just about to come to you." Shane said, smiling.
The omega lifted her head to me, pleading with me through her dark blue eyes again. Her despondent face made my chest feel tight.
"The elders, a few members of the town, the guards, and I had a meeting and agreed to whip the omega, out of our love for you. We love our Alpha very much and couldn't let go of the fact that she embarrassed you. We'll hit her with your permission." He had a proud smile on.
I felt like digging my fingernails into his face to get rid of his smile, but I held myself back, remembering that it wasn't his fault. My omega brought this upon herself and they were only doing this because they cared about me and it was acceptable according to my rules. If the omega hadn't been foolish enough to reject me, none of this would've been happening to her.
"What do you have to say about this?"
I opened my mouth to speak; I was stuck in a dilemma. I couldn't ruin my heritage by sparing an ordinary omega, it was going to shatter the strong walls I had built in my pack and was going to change so many things and rules in the pack. Yet, there was this strange emotion I was feeling towards the omega already, something I couldn't describe. I wanted to make her pay for this and keep her in bondage, but in ways that was of great benefit to me. No words could roll out of my mouth. I couldn't tell him not to punish her, it was going to seem like I was being too nice, and I couldn't bring myself to permit then to hit her. I turned around and took my leave, feeling the Omega's burning gaze at me.
I returned to my room, digging my fingernails into my throw pillow as I groaned. My frustration mixed with Drex's made me feel like I was losing my mind.
'Now we can't do anything to help our mate.'
'No! There is no mate! Just a slave!' I yelled back, hoping that was going to get rid of my frustration.
"Gosh, this is so annoying." According to my stupid laws, no prisoner can be freed except if the punishment is undone, but her rejection can't be undone. Plus, further punishment is acceptable. I had built everyone's emotions to be rigid and heartless, to not give a shit about the low class werewolves. Now, why was it affecting me? I hadn't spared a man in the past when his wife constantly begged me and pleaded that he wasn't guilty, yet the man was locked up. If I released the omega,it was going to affect the laws, and multiple prisoners would have to be released as well. This made no sense.
I buried my head in my pillow, soaking deeply in my aggravation.
~ JANE ~
The beatings were becoming worse everyday. The man I could now identify as Liam kept whipping me with a hard leather everyday. For some reason, I had hoped Alpha Keegan was going to save me or at least help reduce my punishment, but who was I kidding? That man is nothing but a monster. I found out that he has ordered Shane to make my beatings even worse and frequent.
My whole life I had been bullied and abused by my pack, but this was unbearable. The guards, mostly Shane and Liam, were using this as an opportunity to take advantage of my weakness and hopelessness. I had never felt this weak and pained.
I suddenly missed Chloe and the entire nicer members in Night Shadow pack. If only I could rewrite my fate and it had been Alpha Vladimir for me rather than Alpha Keegan, maybe life could've been better.
It was almost a week, yet I hadn't had anything to eat. I had only gotten the opportunity to drink a few cups of water a day to stay alive.
"Hey sweetheart," the dread that accompanied that voice made my body and soul drench in fear as tears automatically started rolling down my face. The sound of Liam's boot reverberated in the dungeon, the thick leather swirled around his arm in an even motion, his terrible smirk remained a stamp on his face.
He stopped in front of me where I was chained to the wall, clicking his tongue. "You look so wretched." He ran his fingers along my face. Though my movement was restricted and I was beyond weak, I could still shake my head a bit to get rid of his filthy hand.
"Still trying to be feisty?" his fingers were stained with my blood which he licked off, shaking his head. " Sweet. I'm sure you'll taste sweet in every way." He said with a low chortle, taking his hand through his shoulder-length brown hair.
"Why can't you just spare me? Please. Let me run away at least. I promise to repay you." I sniffled.
He burst into laughter, the annoying and deafening sound of his laughter bounced against the walls of the dungeon. "You're just an omega. What will a lowly orphaned omega have to pay me back with? You're useless in all ways but one." He simpered, staring at me from head to toe with a dark color flashing over his brown eyes. "I can wait for my personal weapon to run over your skin." He laughed and turned around." I'll be back soon. I've gotta play for a while." He added with a wink before taking his leave.
I was glad he didn't hit me, but what difference did it make? It was still going to happen anytime soon. Life had become even more frustrating for me.
The only noise around me became my sobbing. I sobbed as tears streamed down my face non-stop. I felt like my life was a big piece of 'Useless'. I had no purpose, no hope, no way, no choice. Why didn't they just let me die?
I cried my eyes out for the next hour till I became too weak to even cry.
"It's time for your bathroom break." Casper said as he walked into the dungeon, a frown was plastered on his face. He stopped to glare at me then unchained me, only leaving a chain on my hand to pull me with him.
I wanted to plead with him to spare me, but what use was it? As he pulled me, my feet felt numb, my body weaker than ever, my stomach didn't stop grumbling in agony.
When I got to the restroom, I turned on the water from the basin and drank from it with my hands serving as a cup, drinking more than normal in hope to fill my stomach.
"Omega!" Casper banged on the bathroom door, notifying me that I was spending way more time than
I ought to.
I did my business in the restroom without having a bath, because according to Shane, I could only have a bath when he permitted me to.
I extended my hand for Casper to chain me, but he only stared at my hand for a while before staring around, then fixed his gaze on me. "Here. Go back in and eat this. Hurry up." He whispered, slipping out a nylon from the bag guards normally kept their guns and weapons. "I don't want to lose my position, job, or life. Don't say anything." For the first time in my existence, I read care and pity for me in the eyes of a pack member that wasn't Scarlertt.
"Thank you." I didn't care to know what was in the nylon before taking it and ran back to the bathroom. The smell of spaghetti mixed in its sauce did wonders to my nose and made my stomach grumble even more. I tore the nylon and ate the spaghetti like an animal, getting rid of every last spaghetto. I disposed the nylon, cleaned the place for any clue, then drank water from the basin again. For the first time in a week, my stomach felt fulfilled. "Hurry!" he knocked on the door again.
"What's going on? I began to assume you were having fun the omega in the bathroom." Liam's annoying voice filled my ears and made my internals scrunch in disgust.
"No guard has the right to do such a thing.'
"Well... good thing I'm not a guard." He laughed jokingly and when I was certain he had left, I came out of the bathroom.
"Why did you waste so much time? You almost had me caught."
"I'm sorry. Thank you so much."
"Remember, this never happened, you never received any favor from me."
"Yes. Thank you so much." He chained me back then led me me to the dungeon again.
I finched awake at the sound of Liam's boots as his steps approached me.
"Hey!" He grinned and unchained me. Why? It was night time. He had no right to unchain me from the walls.
"What's going on?" I asked in my sleepy state. "Oh, no, I just want to stare at you." He had a smug smile on that kicked fear in me.
"That makes no sense." "Nothing makes sense anymore. I have a desire and you know you have a limited time here? I have an offer for you, an offer that'll be of great benefit to both of us." His smirk warned me that he was inviting me to doom.