Chapter 4

Present day.

Sophie woke up in a dark cell after she felt water splashing over her. She sat up immediately.

She was in shackles, she realized that as she tried moving her hands and legs. She was on the bare floor.

She looked up and saw two fierce guards standing over her. Last night's experience flooded into her memory.

Prina was hot with anger. She could feel her trying to override her. But she kept calm. One of the guards removed her shackles and pulled her up.

Prina had finally taken over her. 

"Argh!" Sophie groaned hard, clenching her fist. She knew well that fighting now was not a good idea but it was too late. She headbutt the guard close to her. 

He fell flat on his back. He seemed weak to Sophie but he couldn't help him. This was Prina's time.

She grabbed the other one and threw him to the wall. She dashed out of the cell.

She felt a heavy blow at the back of her head. She fell on her face. Prina cowered and shrunk from the surface. She turned slightly to see her beater. It was David, the one that saved her life yesterday.

"I knew you will fight them. Do you want another one?" he raised his hand high to strike her again.

Sophie shook her head. She couldn't take that. She was strong but David was ten times stronger.

"Good choice" he pulled her to her feet and dragged her out by her hair.

She looked at herself. She was just trying to get a sleep on her bed yesterday but she woke up now in a cell.

Her body had changed, the freshness had been altered by some discoloration and blemishes. The floor on which she slept had left a souvenir of drawings on her body.

Her flowing dress was now stuck on her slim body due to wetness. It dripped leaving water in her trail as they walked out into the yard.

A guard came to them instantly and handed a cup to David.

David took it from him and gave to her.

"Drink that" he said.

Sophie hesitated. She felt the drink was poisoned or harmful in some ways.

"Drink, now!" David yelled at her.

"Your Alpha has spared my life" she said shakily.

"Yes, you either drink that or die" he chuckled wickedly.

Sophie thought it would be better to die by poison than dying by David's blade. She gulped it down her throat quickly.

He held her arm and dragged her to the center of the yard. There were a lot of people present and there was a huge pile of firewood arranged to make a bonfire.

Sophie looked around and caught a glimpse of Alpha Jones, her mate. She stared dead at him. She didn't really understand what was going on. She was spared yesterday and now they wanted to burn her alive?, she kept wondering.

A grey haired and grey bearded funny looking man walked to her using a long stick as his third leg.

"She has drunk it, Mage" David let out to the man.

"That's good. Let's get started" the Mage turned to the firewood. "Fire!" he screamed.

A guard came with a torch and lit the firewoods.

Sophie realized what was happening immediately. A mage with a fire after she had drunk some potion.

"No, no, no!" she cried and suddenly broke free from David. "You should better kill me. Just kill me" she rushed to Alpha Jones.

"I'm sorry, Alpha" David apologized as she grabbed her from behind.

"Kill you, no. You wanted to live just yesterday" Alpha Jones shook his head.

"Bring her here now!" the Mage exclaimed impatiently.

David dragged her back to him.

"What's her name?" the Mage asked Sophie.

Sophie sealed her mouth shut. She would rather than die than let this happen to her.

"What is her name?" the Mage repeated with a threatening voice.

Sophie remained quiet. The worst they could do was to kill her and that would be better for her. She kept reliving the thought.

"You heard him, right?" David whispered to her. He drove a punch into her belly before she could process what he just said.

"Prina" Sophie didn't know when the name escaped from her lips.

The Mage moved closer to the fire while chanting intensely. The fire burnt violently making weird noises. And suddenly, it went out.

The Mage was obviously surprised as he watched with his mouth wide.

"What happened, Mage?" Alpha Jones asked anxiously.

"Her mate, where is her mate?" the Mage asked terrified. 

"She hasn't found her mate yet" Matt quickly responded.

"Are you sure? Whoever that is, has a hell of power. We might need to kill him" the Mage nodded.

"Lit it up and try again. Nothing will stop this" Alpha Jones commanded.

The bonfire was lit again. The Mage started his chants and the fire grew fiercely once again.

"Prina!" the Mage yelled suddenly.

Sophie felt a strong push in both direction. She swerved back and forth.

"Prina!!" he yelled again.

Sophie felt pain all over her body starting from her back. She tried to fight it but it was unbearable. She broke down in tears.

"Prina!!!" the Mage yelled for the third time.

Sophie jumped forth high above the ground. She landed with a heavy thud. Despite how hard she fell. She felt okay but light.

She quickly stood up to her feet.

"Argh!!!!" she groaned loudly. She knelt down and started crying.

Prina was gone. She had become wolfless. She stared at where Alpha Jones was standing. He was no longer there. Like he had vanished.

"She has been expelled, Prina or whatever she was called was gone and gone for good" the Mage announced happily.

"Now you can live. We don't have to watch over our shoulders" David smiled and walked away.

Sophie was broken. It kept getting worse. She was contemplating how to cope with her life as a slave but now she had become worse. 

Prina gone, after she just found a mate that didn't want anything to do with her.