5.

AMBER CAMPBELL.

The sound of the dungeon gate clinging made me wince, causing me to open my eyes to see the guards already by the opened door.

“Do you need us to spell out why we’re here for you?” One of them sneered and I shuddered as I sneezed.

My eyes felt heavy and my body ached so badly that it took me more time than usual to get to my feet. My whole body was engulfed in tides of despair and curses fell out of my mouth as I stood to my feet.

“The Alphas have come to a conclusion and we’ve been ordered to set you free.” Another of the guards said and I rolled my eyes as my teeth gritted.

Anger washed through me even as my head pounded. I could still feel my hatred for them rocking and settling down in the pit of my stomach.

If they hadn’t come for me. If the moon goddess hadn’t thought it would be a good idea to get me mated to them, all of this wouldn’t have happened.

I would have escaped, I almost made it out. Why did this have to happen? Why did they find me?

“Just because you’re out of here doesn’t mean you’re completely off the hook.” The other guard said, they both did nothing to hide their hatred for me.

Matter of fact, none of the people in the mansion had done anything to mask their hatred for me, they all made it vividly clear how much they hate me.

My stomach growled and it hurt as my worms begged for something to eat but I knew that eating after trying to escape was something that would never happen.

My body itched so much that it was taking all that I had in me to not start scratching myself like a complete madwoman and that was because of the brothers.

If they hadn’t tackled me to the ground back in the woods, I wouldn’t have red spots on my skin and also laying on the cold hard floor of the dungeon contributed to it.

“Get out or do you want to spend the rest of your day here?” The guard’s voice jolted me out of my thoughts while the other laughed.

“I wouldn’t be surprised, freaks like her don’t belong in the midst of other people,” the other guard said while I forced one of my legs in front of the other.

“What kind of wolf has two different eye colours? It's disgusting.” I heard them talking behind me but I kept my eyes straight, focusing only on where I was going.

My feet ached too and each step I took felt like I was dragging the entire world behind me, my heartbeat was slowing down devastatingly fast.

My breathing soon started feeling a little restrained too as my eyes felt like they were going to give up on me while my legs felt like they couldn’t help me anymore.

If only I’d escaped.

I felt ice spreading through my stomach and an acute sense of defeat hit me like a rock. I was suddenly made aware of my helplessness, of the fact that I was going to rot here.

My steps came to an abrupt halt when I bumped into something that pushed me back, making me wince and groan as I rubbed my forehead.

“ARE YOU BLIND?!” A loud, thunderous voice caused my heart to plummet right into my stomach as my gaze lifted slowly and I was staring directly at Agatha.

My jaw dropped and my mouth opened but I had no idea what to say. Agatha has always been my biggest bully, using her position as the head maid to make my life miserable.

“I—” I shuddered, my voice trailing off and before I could think of anything to say, I saw flickers of light flash right before my eyes and I felt like I was flying.

I was really flying.

My back hit the wall and I spurted blood out of my mouth as I sat on the ground with my back against the wall I’d just collided with and pain coursed through me.

“What do you think you’re doing bumping into me, Freak!” She snapped but all I could think about was pain running through my entire being.

I was still weak and my body hadn’t recovered from the amount of distance in such a short time last night when I’d attempted to run away.

I felt a wretchedness of mind like I’ve never known before and my body shook as a vibrating sensation surged through me and a sob rose in my throat.

“Maybe your two colored eyes aren’t working but are your ears also completely gone too?!” Agatha hissed as she started walking towards me and I wanted to run away but I could barely do anything.

Tears welled up in my eyes, causing my eyes to itch and sting so badly that opening my eyes felt like something I’ve completely forgotten how to do.

“Did you not hear me coming?!” She gritted about the same time that I felt her leg dig into my stomach, sending it into a swirl as everything, nothing, in my stomach came right out of my mouth.

Anger knotted within me and irritation pricked at me as I burned with rage. All of these emotions assailed me but there was nothing I could do with all of them.

My fist clenched but not as tight as usual because I’d lost total strength as I looked up at Agatha. Despite the fact that she’s an omega, Agatha was bigger than the rest of us maids.

Her hand fisted in my hair, wrapping it around her hand as she pulled me up with it and I could taste the metallic feel of blood at the tip of my tongue as I stared at her helplessly.

“Look how pathetic you are,” she laughed. I knew better than to pray to the moon goddess to send someone to help me because this has been happening all my life and no one has come to my rescue yet.

“I heard you tried to run away last night, why did you come back?!” Her voice ringing in my ears and her words eating up at me, “why didn’t you just die there, WHY DID YOU COME BACK!” She slammed me on the floor and I coughed again.

I didn’t come back. I was forced to come back. I didn’t even want to.

The tears that had formed in my eyes trickled down my cheeks and I couldn’t do anything to stop the tears as they poured uncontrollably.

Remaining on the floor, terrible pain attacked me as Agatha kept kicking me to the ground. Her heels pressed down hard on my hand and I bit my lower lip to keep from screaming.

If my voice is heard, I’d get in more trouble.

“You could have just died when you were born because you’re nothing but nasty bad luck!” She spat on me as she pulled me up with my tattered clothes this time.

I was covered with my own blood and I could barely breathe, my sense of smell seemed to be gone too because all I could perceive was the pungent smell of blood.

“I just wish the Alphas will take you to the town square and give all of us the satisfaction of stoning you to death.” She sneered, spitting on my face this time.

The scent of blood grew stronger as the pain rippling through me got even more unbearable.

My heart was tight against my chest and I couldn’t barely breathe as I looked up at Agatha with bloodshot eyes. I wanted to fight back but I couldn’t, I felt too weak to do anything.

“What do you think you’re doing, glaring at me like that?!” She sneered at me, her eyes emphasizing her anger while my fist clenched but I couldn’t hit her.

What kind of pathetic wolf am I? Why am I so weak?

Tears glistened in my eyes and it hurt so much as I felt my resolve shattering, “You have no right to even look at me!” She roared, hitting my stomach before releasing me to the ground.

My breathing felt restrained and my chest heaved as my body pushed itself to the limit as I tried to heal. I watched as Agatha walked away but she soon stopped in her tracks.

“Also, there are dirty dishes in the kitchen, wash them and complete your usual chores before going back to your room.”