Being summoned to His chambers

Noya's pov

By the time we got to the Pack, it was dark and my whole body ached from being tied up and manhandled by Alpha Niklaus' angry guards. Wrapping my arms around my frame, I darted my eyes around the strange room which was now mine and thick dread engulfed me. 

What if I was killed before dawn? Fluttering my eyes close, I curled into a ball on the bed by a corner of the small room. Tears seeped through the corners of my eyelids, flowing down my cheeks as my stomach growled in severe hunger but I didn't dare say a word, instead, I turned on my side. This was my life now. A life full of misery.

My wrists were covered in red marks and my fingers were stiff from how tightly my nails had dug into my skin in an attempt to stop myself from doing something I shouldn’t have been able to do.  

The only thing that made things worse was my inability to move my arms much at all without feeling as if my muscles had been pulled every time my head was moved even an inch.  

The guards had been cruel and rough with their grip on my thin limbs. When they shoved me roughly into my room, my ribs cracked painfully against the wall of the crate and it took every last ounce of strength not to yell out in pain. My whole body hurt from being dragged all the way to the work yard but the pain was nothing compared to the agony I felt inside.

I would never see any of my family members. And the stark reality that I was all alone in this world save Elvis who could have suffered a malevolent fate at the hands of Alpha Niklaus' sword too.

The clanking of the steel locks pulled me out of my reverie and immediately I wiped the dry streaks of tears from my face and I sat up. 

"Arthur, what is it?" I heard the big burly guard who had nothing but smother me with his eyes say.

"The Alpha demands that the prisoner is brought to his inner chambers immediately." A strange voice replied, causing dread to fill me up.

My heartbeats thumped hard and fast in my chest as I gulped hard. I jumped up immediately and huddled towards a corner, wrapping my hands around herself in a protective manner as if that would help me. 

A shudder coursed through my spine as he let himself in and strode into the dim-lit room with a sinister smile on his face.

"Someone is scared." He released a rumble of laughter while scanning the room for me. 

He finally laid his eyes on me 

"You can't run from the Alpha, princess. It is finally time." He announced.

Everything was happening so fast. What could I do? I clutched the hem of my gown while wrapping my head around the sudden announcement.

My heart pounded in my chest when he spoke those dreadful words. I clenched my fists to prevent them from fidgeting. My nightmare was fast becoming a reality. I had expected him to call for me but not this early.

I felt cold sweat dripping down my spine and a knot tightening in my stomach. I could hear my own breath coming in ragged bursts and saw the tips of my fingers turning white.

My heart raced in my chest as fear coursed through me. I swallowed as he approached me. It was too early. I wasn't prepared at all. I closed my eyes hoping this was all a dream. 

Different terrible images conjured up in my brain as I wondered what the Alpha would do to me but I could not arrive at a befitting answer. What kind of punishment awaited me?

I could not submit to him as a sex slave which left the other option - Or did he expect me to submit to him willingly after all? A fate much worse than death. I wondered whether it was possible to die while still alive or even if I might not die but only become part of his pack. 

The guard pulled me up by my wrist. Cuffing my wrists together, he nudged me out of the room. Heralded side by side with each unsmiling guard, I followed their lead out of the work yard while different questions acted as my invisible companions.

On our way back, the guards had nothing but to supply me with Alpha Niklaus' ruthless tales and now I was being summoned to his room. 

They led me through a well-lit labyrinth which was so beautiful. The walls were painted with vibrant colors, the floor covered in rich carpeting and in many places, the ceiling had elaborate carvings or intricate frescoes. I got mesmerized in its ambiance while staring. 

I couldn't help but gape. It had been built out of white marble which seemed to glow in the soft light and there were even plants hanging in the air like delicate silver bells. The hallways curved gracefully around me until they disappeared into some sort of natural cave system, but there wasn't much time for exploring.

"Gather yourself together, I do not have time for this!" The big burly guard yanked me by the arm and shoved me ahead almost causing me to stumble.

When we got to the center of the large Packhouse, he stopped in his tracks and pointed a finger at the gigantic building before us. I gazed at it in awe while one of them pulled the door open and pushed me into the house before closing the door, leaving me dazed. I blinked twice in utter confusion.

 Where was the Alpha's room? What was I to do next? None of them had even bothered to brief me on it which left me confused.

'Dear Moon Goddess, please help me.' I prayed inwardly as I walked towards my right, hoping that for my sake it was the right path.