Chapter 9

Chapter nine: just how ruthless

Karen had a dream. A dream of her father, and the mother she had killed coming into the world.

"A girl?!" Her father shouted as the mid wife presented the bloody bundle to him.

"Your child, alpha." The midwife said.

Grown up Karen watched, feeling light as a feather as her father took one look at baby Karen and hissed in anger.

"That thing is no child of mine! She wasn't supposed to be born! How can my heir be a girl?! It's unheard of! It's unnatural!"

The midwife took a look at the baby girl. She was quiet, her eyes barely open, a serene look on her face. Oblivious to the world she had just come into, oblivious to the hatred her father had for her.

Suddenly her father turned and looked straight at Grown up Karen.

"How is life now, you mother killing freak?" He barked, his face contorted in anger. He charged at her, claws drawn and ready to tear her apart.

Karen's eyes flew open. A bucket of ice water was thrown on her making her Yelp and sit up instantly. Her eyes darted around frantically, trying to piece together where she was.

The last thing she recalled was the pain, and passing out on....

"Did you enjoy your little nap?" Kai's asked coldly.

Karen got to her feet instantly. Her head swam but she was feeling a lot better. She focused her gaze on Kai. He was seated on one of the couches, his eyes regarding her with a cold look. Nicolas stood beside him, a bucket at his feet. He looked at Karen with his signature soft smile that never reached his eyes.

Karen looked around, her cleaning supplies were scattered around, blood stained the expensive rug. Blood mixed with water.

Her blood.

She had no idea how much time had gone. But it couldn't have been an hour....right?

"I um..." Karen started to say and cleared her throat. "I'll get this cleaned up."

Kai raised a hand, making her halt in her steps. "Explain to me how fifteen minutes was interpreted to you as five hours?"

Karen's eyes widened. "Five....I've been out for five hours?!"

"You seem to be of the impression that you can run your smart little mouth however you please." Kai said, a displeased sigh leaving his lips.

"I just passed out!" Karen screamed. "What did you expect after your girlfriend nearly bled me dry?!"

Kai grabbed her hair and pulled her up to face him. His eyes were cold and unfeeling as he stared at her. She could feel her nose bone snapping into place. Kai watched the spectacle, a spark coming to his dark eyes.

"Perhaps I should give your mouth something better to do." Kai said, a sadistic look coming to his eyes.

Panic filled her heart. She started shaking her head wildly. "No no no...you can't be serious. I...."

One Step. Two Step. Three!

Karen found her legs wobbling retracting her steps, until she felt her back resting on a hard face, the wall.

With each step he took closer, she felt her heartbeat increasing as he advanced closer to her. The look in his eyes was devilish... The once turquoise eyes were shooting red now. How on earth did it change so fast?

Pure hatred was emanating from his eyes, she felt like a prey about to be devoured without mercy from her predator.

"On your knees?" voice so cold spat with disgust written on his face, peering deeply into her eyes, as if he could see through her, hatred so deep and pure like she was his worst enemy filled her eyes.

With that tone of his Karen knew better than to keep her mouth shut, she knew he was a man of her words, but one thing she knew for sure was that he would never break her.

Without mumbling a word, she went on her knees, cold shiver running down her spine. Now, she felt like a lamb drawned to the slaughter.

"Close your eyes!" he ordered, this time, Karen was forced to mutter a word. But she dared not, she wouldn't dare!

Shutting her eyes close, she heaved a sigh. Her breath caught in her throat as she wondered what he was going to do to her.

"Now, Open your mouth!" the order dropped again, this time cold, as he grabbed her hair roughly.

Karen gasped, and was forced to open her eyes when she felt a thick hard rock on her lips, her body went rigid immediately, cold shivers ran down her spine awaking every sense of reasoning In her.

"Now take it like the good bratty daddy angel!" Forcing his entire length down her throat, Karen felt like puking as she gagged, and then he pulled back.

This was torture, pure torture. She was still in her state of reasoning when he slammed deeply into her mouth again.

He pulled her hair roughly, as he slammed in an out from her mouth... "How does it feel, Slave?" Slamming deeply again, he mocked.

Karen couldn't breathe, for a moment, she wasn't even feeling like puking, it was mixed, she couldn't tell. One thing she knew what that, whatever he was doing to her was worse than hell.

His hold on her hair became tightened as his pace increased guiding her head as he pulled tho and fro, this time it was faster, and Karen lost count of the word life...

Finally he pulled back from her, emptying some salty content down her throat as he pulled back slowly.

Finally, she was able to breathe, the salty content in her mouth mixed with her saliva made her want to puke it all out, bowing her head, that cold but strict voice told her otherwise.

"Swallow it all!"

Karen nodded jer head like the good slave she was and did as she was ordered as she gaspes for fresh air, filling her lungs with many as she could. Her head hurts, her hair also, her mouth and her throat... Oh damn! she count even count more damages this guy would do to her.

"Clean this place up." Kai ordered. "You have fifteen minutes."

Karen kept her head lowered so he wouldn't see her tears.

It hurt, like she had swallowed hot coals. The pain would abate and come back full force again, leaving her writhing in the floor in pain.

"Now you have less than fourteen minutes." Kai said. She heard his footsteps receding and the door shutting behind him.

***

Karen woke to someone shaking her awake. Her eyes opened.

"What?" She groaned, feeling groggy.

"Clean up and head to the throne room immediately." Inez's sharp voice said.

"I'm tryna sleep. It's late." Karen croaked. Her throat felt better, but it still burned.

"Alpha Kai send for you. If you know what's good for you, you'll get ready this instant."

The pain in her body compelled her to get up and start to get ready. She took a shower and applied the oils and lotion. She was done in less than ten minutes, wearing another gown. They seemed to have an abundance of it, and for some reason she was the only one dressed like that among the servants.

Karen headed to the throne room, her body trembling with fear. She got to the throne room and was ushered inside.

Her breath hitched when she spotted Kai, this time without Verena. Nicolas stood by his side, flashing Karen a smile. Karen made her way over to Kai and waited. He gave her a look that made her frown.

She had forgotten to bow.

She quickly bowed. "You send for me?"

"Do not speak unless you are spoken to." Nicolas said.

Karen bit her lip.

"Come here." Kai said, motioning for her to come forward. She obeyed, even though she didn't want to be close to him. "Sit." He said, gesturing to the space at his feet.

Her face exploded into red. She looked at him, about to say something but then bit her lip. She slowly climbed up to the throne and sat on the floor beside his feet. Her head was bowed but her back was ram rod straight.

"That wasn't so difficult was it?" Kai, mocking and cold said to her. Karen ignored him and slowly raised her head, her gaze focused on the door.

The door swung open and a man walked in. He walked up to Kai and paused a few feet away. He bowed, his knee touching the ground.

"I have the reports as requested, Alpha." He said.

"Go on," Kai said with a wave of his hand.

"The rouges attacked once again. Our forces were able to stop them, taking a few of them prisoner."

"Yes, and what information have you extracted from them?"

The man bowed again. "I'm afraid alpha, nothing yet. And we..."

"Let me in! Let me go this instant!" A female voice screamed. Nicolas took a step forward as a woman burst into the throne room, her hand cuffed behind her.

"You!" She screamed, her eyes on Kai. "You monster! You destroyed our pack and branded us rouges! And now you...." The woman trailed off, her eyes focusing on Karen.

Karen gasped. She recognized that face, she was one of her father's warriors. Her name was Eve.

"Princess?" Eve said.

Karen's heart started beating fast.

"What are you...." Eve said, her eyes widening. "Why are you dressed like that? Why are you here? We thought you died and...."

"Take this thing put of my sight." Kai said with a dismissive wave.

"Yes, alpha." Nicolas said.

"No, no..." Karen whispered, watching as Nicolas dragged Eve out of the throne room. "Let her go! Don't touch her!" She cried, her throat screaming out in protest.

"Princess!" Eve cried out, struggling against Nicolas. "Let go of me you filthy bastard!"

"You may go." Kai said to the man who had brought the report.

"Yes alpha." The man said and rose to his feet. He glanced at Karen briefly and turned, walking away.

"You," Kai said to Karen grabbing her by her hair, "are in a lot of trouble."