Massacre And Escape

Cecilia's POV :

For a few seconds, I kept staring at his rough hand waiting for me to hold it. My body was still shaking from the impact of Beta Jonathan molesting me in front of the hungry monsters.

"Don't be scared… "

After a long pause, I looked around the stinking place and realized that I had no choice other than to accept his offer. He was the one who just saved me from a beast, wasn’t he?

And then there was Beta Jonathan who would immediately take me as his slave if Alpha King left me here on my own.

But as soon as I grabbed his hand, the pain in my body turned to a numb sensation and the wounds didn't seem to be hurting me anymore. It was as if a strange healing had occurred inside my body with his touch.

With terror inflicted eyes, I gave his strangely handsome face a quick glance. His mouth was set into a straight line and his eyes didn't show any indication that he felt the healing process.

I heard him sigh and realized that he might be getting impatient with my slow movements. But when I tried to stand up, the pain in my muscles made me flinch and fall back.

"Wait, you're too weak to get up. "

Before I could comprehend his words, he had already wrapped his arms around my torso and lifted me up from the ground.

Was he disgusted by me? Did my weakness frustrate him? I dared not to utter a single word to offend him.

"Alpha," His Beta said, " Everything is under control. What shall we do with these buyers and sellers? "

A scary growl erupted from his chest which almost froze me. His grip loosened on my thin body as he carefully put me down.

I struggled to maintain my balance but he didn't let go of hand until I was able to stand on my own. Then he turned to his Beta who was keeping his eyes focused on the ground.

"There's only one punishment for this heinous crime of slavery, Beta Rufus. That is Death. " Alpha king Theodore's voice was calm yet full of anger, " And I will kill them with my own hands. "

I froze and stared at him. I must have mistaken what he meant because he couldn't be talking about killing these people without an ounce of emotion on his face.

It almost felt like he was talking over the dinner table about his hobby. Nothing too important in his life.

In no way, I wanted to beg him to spare their lives. Those monsters had killed countless innocent girls without batting an eye at their pains. But, there must be at least forty or fifty men here… And they’re not rogue.

Before I had the time to recollect the meaning of his words, Alpha king Theodore turned to me and touched my hands to make me look at him.

"You are going to turn around and close your eyes. You are not allowed to look back until I tell you so. Understood? "

I nodded quickly and turned around with my back facing him. I just didn't want to defy his first command to me and look like someone who disrespected him.

With sharp breaths, I tried to keep myself distracted from whatever was about to happen behind my back. Yet, when the gut wrenching scream followed by an angry growl vibrated in the place, I couldn't keep myself composed.

"Please, Alpha king… Don't kill me. I didn't mean to even come here. Please spare my life."

I heard a man-wolf begging for mercy and some time from him. I clutched my clothes tightly and tried to overcome the urge of looking back.

Maybe he would let this one go, putting him in the hands of the Alpha of his pack as per the rules of the shifter world. But then the very next second I heard this man screaming violently. I couldn't help but turn around to see the horrors with my own eyes.

I slapped a hand over my mouth to stifle the short scream that emitted. The sight of blood and flesh made the bile rise in my throat.

Alpha King Theodore didn't seem to be bothered by the pleadings, cries and attempts of escape. He was ripping their hearts out and moving on to the next target.

"Noo! Please… "

He sneered, ignoring the pleas for mercy. The man quit talking and there was no more pleas coming from him…

Because his throat snapped in half! And Alpha king watched him with disgust as the blood flew to the floor making everything turn red.

“That's the only way you'll end up.” The Alpha King said. His voice was undeniably calm, making him look scarier than before.

Even though as the pack's warrior before, I had seen as many as dead bodies and killed a quite handful of rogues. But I had never seen such a brutal way. His eyes had turned a deep bright yellow and his claws were stuck with blood.

I parted my lips to speak but nothing came out. My whole body had gone into hibernation as my hands turned ice cold. Even when I tried to turn myself away from the mess, I couldn't.

"Listen, The Great Alpha king, I do respect you a lot and didn't intend to offend you in any way. I promise to you that I will eradicate slavery for the rest of my life and help you in this… " Beta Jonathan stuttered as Alpha king walked closer to him.

"It's too late, Jonathan. You really shouldn't have touched that girl. " He said coldly, pointed in my direction but his eyes were still stuck on Jonathan.

I jumped reflexively at the dangerous growls coming from the Alpha king who was not going to let Jonathan survive today. Upon realizing the same, Jonathan shifted to his wolf form and jumped on him.

Alpha grabbed him by his throat and slammed his small body against the wall. Without giving him any chance to get up, his furry claws plunged deep into Jonathan's heart. From a distance, I could see the hole in his body which let all blood seep out from him.

Alpha's hand changed back to his human form and Beta Rufus immediately handed him the clean handkerchief. He wiped off the blood slowly and carefully, without even slightly bothered by the fact that he had killed almost fifty men in half an hour.

"Now, burn this place. " He told his Beta.

He lifted his head up as he made his way towards me but a frown formed on his face as soon as our eyes met.

Fuck! He had commanded me to not look at him when he was killing but I disobeyed his very first order given to me!

His eyes were still bloodshot and the drops of blood stuck to his clothes. He wasn't pleased with me still looking at him and a prickling sensation shot up my spine.

Was he going to kill me now too? Did he think I was as much to blame as those buyers?

The sickening wave of terror welled up from my belly and my gut screamed at me to Run!

So, I turned around and sprinted out of the open door leading to the woods. My heart was pounding and breathing had turned ragged. Still, I ran frenziedly on the dirt path without even looking behind me to see if I was being followed or not.

Run.. Run! That's the only mantra going in my head.