CHAPTER FOUR

CHAPTER FOUR

ARIA’S POV

  The hall was spinning around me, and I couldn't get a hold of myself, Sara kept grinning at me, excited about my downfall.

  My stomach growled and I was embarrassed and fearful.

“She committed adultery, and that alone is punishable by death, she doesn't outrank the law,” Tasha yelled, and the pack screamed in agreement.

  I could hear some of the noble women mocking and calling me a whore. I turned to Klaus and he stared at me disgusted, like he hadn't done the same thing, all the while we were married.

  “I want a divorce,” I yelled, with the last strength in me and Klaus chuckled at my insensitivity.

“That might be the only way to escape death, but I own you, Aria, you can't have a divorce,” He replied to my request, still giving me a deadly stare.

  Tears clouded my vision, I couldn't tell if it was because I might die or because of the betrayal from Tasha, did she hate me so much that she would want me dead?

 “See, she is losing her wolf, the moon goddess is punishing her because of her sins,” Tasha yelled, my bones began to tremble, and I yelled in utmost displeasure.

   My eyes widened in horror as I felt Moxilla slipping away from me, I yelled, and gripped my stomach tightly, pleading with Moxilla to give me strength, she was making a hurtful growl and soon she slipped away from me.

  I couldn't feel my wolf anymore, I just lost Moxilla, the uncontrollable tears fell from my eyes, as I stared at Tasha.

  She smiled with triumph like she knew my wolf would leave me soon.

  Wait! Tasha poisoned me, she poisoned the water she gave me, and I was too nervous to notice.

  My foolishness had led to losing Moxilla, my other half.

   Now I am an Omega.

  Wolfless and mateless.

  Klaus and I never had a mate bond, so I have always been mateless and hated by the pack.

   The guards surrounded me, as they took their wolf form and I was just on the floor, unable to move an inch.

  “We can't do anything to her yet, she is still your wife, so she has the Immunity,” Beta Maxwell said and Klaus grunted at him.

“I Klaus Michealson, hereby, reject this adulterous whore, by name, Aria newton, as my lawfully wedded wife and Luna and, as the Alpha of Blackwood, I give this adulterous woman to the pack, to implement the law,” he turned to look around the pack, and everyone stared at him, to implement the law, “Kill her,” 

   And that was all he needed to say, I was dumbfounded, I couldn't believe Klaus hated me this much to order my death.

  I crawled to where he was and held his feet.

“Please Klaus,” 

  But before he could respond, Tasha gave me a resounding slap across my face, making me grimace.

“Stay away from the Alpha, he deserves someone better,” she warned, and Klaus took her hand and started massaging it, asking her if it hurt from slapping me.

  I waited to receive my fate and yet, I wasn't ready when the first blow hit me, making me fly to the other side of the hall in utmost displeasure.

  My throat was dry from yelling, and I felt less pain as multiple punches came in, losing Moxilla made me numb, she was the best thing that happened to me after my family died.

  My white dress was turning bloody as the multiple punches kept coming in, my lips were bleeding profusely and I could see Tasha smile from my bloody eyes.

  It was time for Beta Maxwell to do the final bidding.

  The guards made way for me and he came towards me.

“This is a lesson to any adulterous person, both male or female,” he said, as he raised the sword above his head.

  My eyes closed shut, waiting for my death.

“Wait!” A masculine voice with authority said.

  He didn't yell, nor did he have to sound urgent, the voice sounding authoritative enough to make anyone drop to their knees.

  Soon everyone began to give in a slight how, I raised my head a little and my eyes were fixed on him, Ryan, the Lycan king.

  He stole the air from my lungs, he didn't wear a crown because he didn't need one, his presence spoke authority and his aura gave respect. 

  I had forgotten that the Lycan king, Ryan, was present for my renewal celebration, and everyone else had, because of the mayhem Tasha caused.

  I wonder why he hadn't already left.

“I will take her,” he said, making everyone gasp.

  I was certain I wasn't hearing properly, how would he want me, and Adultroes omega, for a wife?

“She is my wife, and she deserves this punishment,” Klaus growled.

  And everyone stared in shock, no one growled at the Lycan king, his presence carried power, but he didn't have Klaus arrested, rather he growled in irritation.

“You rejected her a while ago and now I'm taking her,” he said, still with authority.

“Your majesty, she committed an offense and needs to be punished by this pack,” Beta Maxwell, argued with him, but respectfully.

“I am the Lycan king, and if I see what I want, i'll take it,” He growled loudly, getting pissed because they were challenging his orders.

“You want a whore for a wife?” Tasha mumbled, looking disgusted and Ryan glared at her, making her unable to stand.

“I dare you to say that to my face again,” he threatened and Tasha was tongue-tied. “No one and I repeat, no one is allowed to call my mate, a whore,” 

  His words made everyone gasp and whisper within themselves.

  But they aren't as shocked as I am, how can I be mates with the Lycan king? That means I would outrank everyone here, including Klaus.

“She is wolfless, how can we tell that what you feel is real?” Beta Maxwell chimed in, still offended that I wouldn't be getting the punishment they think I deserve.

“I know she is my mate, Maxwell, and I don't need to prove it to you,” Ryan's voice was already getting irritated, but he knew it wouldn't be easy to take me. 

Klaus wouldn't allow it.

“But you can't still take her, your Majesty,” Tasha's voice was filled with anger and disapproval as she spoke. She hated me and she so much want me dead, and she hated me more than her mother.

“Why is that, Lady…”

“Tasha. I am Lady Tasha,” she said, noticing that the Lycan king couldn't recall her name.

“Yes, Lady Tasha, explain why I can't have her?” he was barely interested in her reason though.

“She doesn't have your immunity, the Blackwood pack has taken all her immunity, leaving her no choice but to die,” She explained.

  She was right, I hated the fact that she was right, the Lycan king has to mark me as his wife before I can have immunity, which he wouldn't do.

“I mean, except you want to mark her to be your betrothed, which you won't do because…”

“That's a good idea, thank you lady Tasha,” He interrupted her before she could finish.

To the surprise of everyone, Ryan lifted me from the ground and tilted my head to the side.

  He gave me a painless bite on my neck and licked the blood that surrounded the wound.

“I have marked her, now she is the Luna to all, that gives her enough immunity, is that right Lady Tasha,” He said, enjoying the defect in Tasha’s eyes.