My reality

Denera

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His trousers fell down his legs and my eyes widened in horror as different thoughts about what could be happening crossed my mind. Uncle Austin took his shirt off also and I almost believed he was trying to take the wet clothes off before he caught a cold. 

Aunt Rosa was spending the night at the pack house with Freya so I knew only he was at the main house. Memories of how he stared at me when I served him dinner earlier flashed through my mind and I couldn’t help but whimper. 

“Uncle, what are you doing here, sir?” My voice cracked as I tried to speak but he kept mute. 

He held a dark gaze at me making me cower. I knew one mistake and he would beat me till I could not move—so I remained quiet. 

“Take those clothes off your body,” he ordered and I felt my heart sink to my belly in sadness and disappointment. 

“I…” I trailed off, losing words as the reality of what was about to happen hit me. 

I should’ve seen the signs, I did see them but I chose to ignore them. He had always stared down at me in disgust but why would he want to stoop so low. 

“Are you deaf now?” he took a step forward but I replaced it with one backwards. 

The door was right behind me but it was closed. 

It was the only opportunity I had for an escape. 

“You twit!” He snapped in disgust, launching at me. 

Instinctively, I hurried out of his way. A punch was coming at me but I managed to dodge and he hit the wall instead, bearing a loud roar from him. 

That was when I knew I was doomed because I could see the fury in his eyes. 

“You’re going to regret—” 

“Austin!”

I was frozen in my spot, ready to get whatever was coming my way. My eyes were closed and my heart raced. 

But there was a pause. 

“Austin!” Aunt Rosa yelled once again. 

…..

It was almost dark in here, the curtains were closed and I could almost believe it was midnight. At some point my eyes teared up as the dismay of my reality continued to hit me. 

I stared down at my hands to see how it trembled. Panic was an understatement to how I was feeling. I could hear my heart throb in my ears and I could sense my wolf whimper with her tail between her legs. 

I was doomed. 

All I wanted was to have a peaceful life with my mate, just one normal mate like every other werewolf, I never asked for any of this to happen. Heck, I wished I was never born. 

My life flashed before my eyes as I watched the two brothers who were supposedly my mates argue about something I could almost not hear. 

My ears were filled with my words. 

There was no way in hell I would survive a day here. 

The masked Alpha, ruler of all the regional packs, feared by all, had announced me as his mate. It was not a topic up for debate and it all made more sense now. 

After my rejection, I was treated more than the disappointment they believed me to be. 

For the past few hours, I have had a compressed weight on my chest, almost making it harder to breathe. Along with an aching hollow sensation as though my heart had been ripped out of my body and torn into bits. 

And now I was sold out to a brutal masked Alpha. 

“You cannot do this Rockan!” I heard the younger brother who I remembered being called Tyris yell out. 

A tear managed to escape my eyes. I was seated at the edge of the bed and all I wanted to do was curl up a hole and die. So instead, I snuggled up, dragging my legs to my chest and wrapping my arms around them.  

I wanted this hell to end. 

“I’m tired,” I whimpered, trying to manage my sobs so as not to piss anyone off. 

They heard. 

“You didn't even ask for her name,” Tyris pointed out. 

“What’s your name, mate?” Rockan’s voice was low and almost a growl, making me wince. 

“De…Denera Shawn,” I stammered, keeping my head low. 

My breathing was etched for a moment when Tyris moved towards me, cupping my hands in his. And for that short period of time, I could almost sense the comfort emitting from his actions. It didn’t last long because, in a matter of seconds, he was in Rockan’s hands, ready to receive a blow. 

“Don’t you ever—”

“Or what?” Tyris cut in, standing up to face him. “She’s my mate too, can’t you see?” 

My eyes widened in realization and horror. 

He was not wrong. I was mated to him too. What sort of madness was this?!

“Little mate, don’t ever let anyone do that to you... anyone!” Alpha Rockan commanded and I swear my heart was about to jump out of my chest.  

“Yes sir,” I cried. 

There was a moment of silence, only my sobs echoing around the room. 

“And... I don’t bite.” He added, his voice was a lot calmer than I ever could imagine. It was almost as if he cared. 

“Don’t cry Denara.” Tyris added, drawing closer again and sitting beside me, but this time, I jerked away, in fear of the punishment Alpha Rockan would bring my way. 

Once again, they both noticed my tensed reactions and the room fell silent again. My breathing was fast paced and I almost sounded like I was shivering from a cold. 

This was true fear. 

“I don’t mean to make you cry,” I heard Alpha Rockan say and I paused, staring into blank space as I began to have mixed feelings and thoughts of who this person truly was. 

Shoving his brother aside, he took the position beside me, shocking both me and my wolf. He was actually showing empathy. Was this real? 

Trembling, I turned to look up and face him, but he didn’t attempt to remove his mask, which was respectfully one of the most terrifying things about him. 

Then he turned to his brother. 

“Leave.”

“Is she really your mate?” Tyris questioned in disbelief. He was probably stunned about how soft for that moment his brother had become.  

“Do I look like a liar to you?” Rockan snapped back. 

This was enough to get Tyris out of the room and a huge part of me wanted him to stay back, so that way Rockan would focus his rage on him and I would stay invisible. 

“I really do not bite, little mate. You should stop being so afraid,” Alpha Rockan said and I nodded like the obedient person I was trained to be. “I’m gonna go take a shower now.”

He finally left my side and I could finally breathe in peace. 

This was my reality now. Mated to a monster and his younger brother.

The next plan was to run away and never be found again. But was it even possible to do that?