the ritual

Chapter 2(the ritual)

Hazel's Point Of View:

“Where do you think you're going?" Damian's voice echoed in the cold night, giving me the chills. “Do you think I'm done with you?".

"I-” before I could say anything, he grabbed me up roughly and took me back into the palace.

We soon arrived at my room. He threw me on the bed and locked the door behind him.

“Get undressed!" He snickered, pulling off his shirt. It sounded ridiculous that the next thing he said to me was to get undressed.

I sat there, shocked by his words but again, I didn't want any trouble, I already went through enough.

“I need another heir," he added while he took off his underwear, his cock heading at me from where he stood.

Oh, now I remember why he was keeping me around- to bear his child, since my sister was BARREN!

I began undressing slowly.

“Make it snappy!" He yelled, ripping my dress off. “I don't have much time!” He added, snatching my panties with his teeth as he laid me down like a puppet.

“I won't force you this time. Open up for your dear mate.” He stated.

I knew I could refuse, I could tell from his tone that he wasn't so desperate tonight. I could refuse but I couldn't. I felt something for him and I couldn't resist him even though I knew he would end up hurting me.

I spread my legs for him, letting him thrust in. He didn't wait for me to adjust as usual, he just began pounding in and out, making tears fall from my eyes as my lips trembled the whole time.

He raised one of my legs up and placed it on his shoulder, still pounding in and out.

“Never ever try running away, okay?!" He growled while still thrusting.

I couldn't find my tongue, all I did was yell as pain washed over me.

“Okay?!!" He yelled.

“O-okay." I replied immediately, nodding.

He was finally done after several minutes of rough sex. I could feel my legs hurt so badly that I couldn't close them back.

I only laid there the way he positioned me, my eyes blurry with tears as I watched him leave the room.

……………….

I felt both disappointed and excited as I heard the news. I zoned out for a while, thinking how my own child got buried a few weeks ago and here I was, having another baby.

“I said you're pregnant!!" Elder Jamie repeated.

I forced a smile and nodded before leaving without saying another word.

I knew Damian would be thrilled to hear that I was pregnant but it was something that only made me worried. I didn't know exactly what I was worried about but I felt as if this pregnancy wasn't something I wanted to keep.

Finally, it was dinner and for the first time in a long time, I joined them with dinner, planning to tell Damian about the pregnancy. I patiently waited for the Alpha and Luna to leave before thinking of the right words.

I ate slowly, swallowing hard on each piece.

After finally mustering enough courage to tell him, I spoke, “Damian," I called.

“What?" He replied in such a harsh tone.

“I…..have something to discuss with you.” I spoke, my voice shaky as my grasp tightened on the fork in my hand.

"That can wait until you carry out the unmating ritual" He said, looking straight into my eyes.

I stuttered, “Un-mati-ng ritual? D-damian, I….why? Why don't you want to be my mate anymore? I thought you-”,

Zara cut me off, “I am pregnant.” She announced.

Her words broke my heart. No, no, not again! He had once left me for her, he only came back because he needed a child, not again!

The fork fell from my hand into the ceramic plate before me, the clinks puncturing the silence.

My eyes collected tears as I didn't even know what to say.

“Your heir isn't needed anymore. We have a heir right here.” She smiled, winking at me as she pointed at her belly.

I swallowed hard on my saliva as I scrambled for the right words to throw at her, but I wouldn't dare in Damian's presence.

“Damian, I'm pregnant." I blurted out.

“Abort it," Damian replied almost immediately as if he already read his lines in a script.

My breath got caught up in my throat immediately as I stared, my eyes refusing to even blink.

Silence filled the air, only the sounds of their cutleries clattering against the plate was heard. While I just stared, unable to move, they ate without a care in the world.

How much more heartless could they be? Just how much?!

“You wanted to leave a few nights ago? You can leave now after the ritual. At least that's what you wanted, right, mate?" Damian stated, his voice filled with disdain.

He was practically telling me how useless my presence was.

“Your majesty, the unmating ritual is now.” A lady interrupted.

I stood up, still fighting back my tears. It was as if the shock that hit me was more than what I could handle so my brain was still trying to process it all.

I bit the corner of my lips when I finally began to process it all.

'i am useless’ that was all I could comprehend.

But I couldn't let it hurt me, this was my chance to flee. Though I didn't want Zara to win the game.

I didn't want to have anything to do with them again, never again, except for revenge. I wanted to have an epic comeback!

I felt the urge to pull them down and make them suffer for every god-damned thing they did to me.

They wouldn't go unpunished. I had wasted years of my life here, falling in love with a man who loved my sister and only used me to his own advantage to get a heir since my sister seemed to be barren at first.

Now they were getting rid of me and the unborn child?

Damian was getting rid of the same woman he forced to stay weeks ago.

Did I have to be controlled every moment? Every pleasure I felt in my entire life always came laced in pain.

Zara. Zara was the pain. She was a pain in the ass to me and I couldn't wait to hurt her the way she hurt me.

I couldn't wait to watch everything of hers crumble down like she made my life crumble down before my eyes!

“The unmating ritual is concluded!" The head elder, the Alpha's mother, announced.

Damian gestured to one of the guards, "Throw her out of the pack!"