Marked By The King

Cecilia's POV

The branches whipped past my face as I ran. Adrenaline surged through my veins, fueling my desperate attempt to escape my fate.

I was going to keep trying till my last breath. I didn't want to die at the hands of the Alpha King no matter what it took.

My breath came in ragged gasps, the exertion taking a toll on my battered body. Glancing over my shoulder, I realized he was still behind me.

'If I can just cross these borders and find a safe place… '

I pushed myself to the limits of my endurance as I jumped over fallen logs and dodged the huge tree roots.

But then, shock washed over me I realized that I had reached the end of the cliff. I stopped barely an inch away from my ultimate death and blood rushed to my ears as I realized I could have just fallen down without even knowing it.

No… no… my mind was blank as I saw him coming closer to me.

"Please don't kill me! Please, I beg you… "

I joined my hands pleading with him because I knew that he could snap my neck within a second without any remorse.

He shook his head, " Come here. "

I took a few steps back to get away from him as I knew that he would not let me go so easily. But suddenly, my foot caught on a branch and everything around me seemed to slow. I lost balance and began falling off the edge of the cliff

"No!!" I screamed at the top of my lungs. But before I could see, The Alpha king's strong hands gripped my arms and pulled me back from the edge of the cliff. I was still shaking and didn't even realize I hugged him tightly.

He ran his hand behind my neck and my breathing went back to normal. There was something strange about his aura that made me feel at ease around him. Even though he was supposed to be dangerous to me.

I calmed down and tried to get away from him. Then, from the corner of my eyes, I saw large flames erupting from the slave camp.

My eyes widened with shock as I realized that there might be slaves still inside the camp. Many of them were tied in the dungeons and hidden chambers which would be difficult to find. And the girl who saved me...

I heard heavy footsteps and saw the same man who had been killing the buyers along with the king. His Beta, I supposed.

"King, We found other slaves in the dungeons. What should I do with the slaves now? " He asked, his eyes glancing at me before he looked at Alpha King again.

I got away from the king when I noticed he was still holding me in his arms and I had clutched his shirt tightly. I could hear the grunt in his voice when I walked away but he soon put his attention to the Beta.

"Send each of them to their respective packs. " The Alpha king commanded him.

Beta gave me a long stare, " And what about this one? "

"She is coming with me to the pack. " Alpha king said, holding my hand again.

I couldn't hold the gasp coming out of my mouth and just point blank stared at him. The Beta had a slight frown dancing on his forehead.

"But she is Wolfless. Our pack will never accept her as a member. "

My heart sank and the depressing thoughts came back running to my head. I had no value to any pack.

A low growl resonated in the Alpha king's chest at his words, "You should quickly deal with the slaves. "

The Beta bowed his head down at him and immediately left us alone. I couldn't shake the feeling of something strange from the look on Beta's face.

"We should leave now. This forest gets dangerous after sunset." He said.

My hands were still cold and the fear was burning in the deep of my heart. I didn't move, and didn't know what to do.

I licked my lips nervously, " I think the beta is right. I don't have a wolf. "

All this time, I was mindful of keeping my head low and my eyes stuck to the ground. I shudder to think what I'd do if I had to go through the same bullying and torture in the new pack.

But I had nowhere to go too. I didn't have any pack since I was banished.

"No one will hurt you. You're with me." The Alpha King said, his hot breath making my skin tingle with ecstasy.

It seemed as if he read my mind. Then I realized that he had been watching me intently and the yellow in his iris ignited with passion. Suddenly, he was closer than he was before, his chest touching my breasts. I felt a hot sensation running from the pit of my belly to my thighs making them tremble.

But not with fear this time. I noticed his closeness made me so hot and a little…. wet. I didn't know what I expected from him but whenever he was so close to me, I couldn't help but lose all control over my senses.

"But, there is another way to make it work."

Before I knew, his fangs showed up and as his teeth sank deeper into my skin, my heart fluttered with excitement. My breathing grew heavier and I found myself staring at his perfect mouth. He pressed himself against me and I could feel how excited he was….

An intense pleasure ran through my body along with little pain. A strange feeling developed in between my thighs and I held him tightly to support myself from falling. He licked my neck to clean the blood and I instinctively moaned…

When I opened my eyes, I saw him licking his lower lip and his eyes were as dark as the night growing overtime. That's when the realization crashed down on me.

Did...did he mark me?! The Alpha King Theodore Knight marked me!

'Cecilia… '

Suddenly, a strange voice called out to me in my head and I looked around frantically trying to find where it was coming from.

'Finally, we met… '

It wasn't the King since he was looking at me confused as I looked around. Then who could it be? Who was calling me?