Chapter Three

I'm cold...I'm weak...and I'm in alot of pain. I'd been in the same position they left me, laying on the cold hard floor. I could feel my wolf slipping away slowly and it brought tears to my eyes. 

The promise I made still stood. I wasn't going to give up. I wasn't going to let them kill me. I was going to continue fighting no matter how hard it was for me. I was going to escape. 

The moon light shone through the tiny window above me and I could imagine the moon goddess laughing at me...it's all she'd ever done... sometimes I wondered why I didn't just die with my parents on that cursed day.

A lone tear fell down the side of my face. I hated crying...but it's not something I could hold in forever. My mom used to tell me and my brother that... when people cry it doesn't mean they are weak, it only means that they had been strong for a very long time.

"I'm sorry... I'm so sorry... I-I failed you mom...I promised t-that I-I would take care of e-everyone but I failed! I'm sorry...I'm sorry" the tears started flowing on their own accord. I looked at the glaring moon " Are you happy?huh? Moon Goddess are you happy?!" As usual no reply. I couldn't help but chuckle...

" Hey! Shut up in there!...crazy little mutt" a guard yelled and hit my cell door. It only made me laugh and cry harder. 

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The following morning after all of that, my head and eyes felt heavy, my throat was as dry as a desert and I bet if I tried to speak only air would come out.

" She's been like this since last night"" She was also cursing and screaming at the moon goddess"" beta I think she's starting to show her ferocious side" they told the beta and gamma who've been staring at me ever since they entered my cell. 

Landon crouched to my level and tried to gain my attention by snapping his fingers in my face. It wasn't that I was lost in thought, I just couldn't raise my head from it's down cast position. 

" Hmm...her wolf is weak and she doesn't look like she's mentally available at the moment but I don't think she's starting to run wild" Landon said and stood to his feet " She's weak. I don't think she can take anymore torture. So at least we can grant her this little time. I wish she'd just told the truth...well...She's the alpha's problem" Tobias said and walked over to me. 

" Don't worry once the Alpha arrives you'll be put out of your misery. I'm really gonna miss your endless chatter rogue" he said , " Yeah..." Landon agreed but his voice was much distant. Hmm...I may have been able to warm up the gamma's heart. 

I sighed softly. I wanted to say something but I didn't want to waste my energy on them.

Suddenly, all their ramblings seized and the air around us grew tense. I could sense a powerful aura approaching. My wolf stirred uncomfortably. 

'What's wrong?'

'The strong presence...i-it's suffocating me...'

'What-'

The most delicious scent evaded my nostrils and my brain, making it hard for me to breath or think. I felt a familiar tug at my chest, I groaned at the intensity. 

The scent grew stronger and more powerful. It made me feel like I was high, like I was drunk and I couldn't help but inhale sharply. I felt my strength coming back a little. 

I was so dazed that I didn't notice the weird looks the beta and gamma were giving me and the guards hurriedly leaving the cell. My wolf started chanting something incoherent in my head.

Shut up you're distracting me from this to curling scent

M...m...m...m

Sorry I don't understand-

Everywhere grew extremely quiet, but the only thing that could be heard was the heavy footsteps that drew closer. My heart was hammering so fast against my rib cage that I thought it would burst out.

" So where is this rogue that has been troubling my beta?" A smooth deep voice asked before I laid eyes on him. 

He was so tall and he was so beautiful. His beautiful green eyes stood out most of all, so.... green. Something about him made me want to jump right into his arms.

'Mate!'

'What?!'

He realise it too because his body grew tense and his eyes were filled with shock and something else... disgust? I finally noticed that he was glaring daggers at me, my wolf whimpered. The look he was giving me suddenly felt familiar....the look of rejection.

And then he was gone.

*****

Phoenix

Bang! The table hit the wall and the content on it scattered around the room. I grabbed the chair and threw it at the window. The glass broke into a million pieces as the chair went through it. "Why?...Why?... Just fucking why?!" I growled at no one in particular.

I grabbed a cigarette from the pack on the floor, lit it and sucked in a huge amount of smoke then I released it into the air. At that moment someone knocked on the door, " come in " I said coldly. 

The door opened, " What. The Hell?" Tobias asked. I blew out another cloud of smoke ignoring him, " whoa...what happened?" Landon followed suit. " What's going on with you?"" Why did you just storm of like that?"" Why are you so angry?"" Why don't you ask the fucking goddess?!" I snapped at them. 

They both took a step back. I sighed, " I'm sorry" I muttered " it's alright but can you explain your sudden burst of anger...the guards outside the dungeon were all terrified" Tobias said as he turned my desk over and put it in the right position.

" Your chair missed my head when it came crashing out of the window" Landon said. I drew from the cigarette and puffed it out. " It's that rogue, isn't it?" Tobias asked, I faced the window. Landon gasped, " she's your mate?" He asked. I blew out more smoke, ignoring him completely.

" That's bullshit""  no wonder, you just stormed off at just a glance...and how the rogue's heart beat changed strangely right before he walked in and how big her eyes were when you walked in...all of that showed that you two are mates!" Landon said happily. 

" Do you mean that?...Oh my goddess... we've been...our Luna..we.." Tobias ran his hand through his hair. I scoffed and crushed the cigarette with my hands, " too bad I don't want her" I said " But she's your mate"" and I don't give two flying f***s about that!" I snapped at him. 

He smirked and shook his head, " But you'll have to deal with it, she's your responsibility now, you won't be able to ignore it..." he grabbed Tobias' arm " Our Luna...now I feel so..." Tobias said with a conflicted look and walked out of the office, " And Phoenix...maybe the goddess has a reason for bringing her here...but it's your choice...either let her go or accept her...please make the right decision...and don't worry we won't tell anyone" then he left.

'Maybe he's right...'

'Sure...(sarcastically)...'

'What are you gonna do?'

'I don't know I'll figure it out... somehow'

******

Clover

'He doesn't want us...'

My wolf wasn't handling it well neither was I, but I was going to be the stronger one. I'm not going to show how affected I am... I know I never mentioned anything about finding my mate, wanna know the reason? Well this is the reason!...no wolf wants a rogue as a mate talk less of a stray like me... 

I wasn't surprised by his reaction but it still hurt, the fact that he's my mate. My soul mate. The one for me. My other half. 

" I shouldn't have listened to all those stupid stories when I was younger...they gave me false hopes" I mumbled to myself. 

Stupid stories, stupid stupid stupid. This is reality, it doesn't happen the way they say it does in fairy tales. I sighed again, the emptiness I'd felt once upon a time was back and it was emptier than ever. 

Now I was sure that the moon goddess really is a fucking bitch. She liked to take and not give, she always toyed with us, never serious. " Why create me when all you've done is take people away from me?" I asked out loud.

" I'm sure he's already made up his mind to reject me" I played with the hem of my ripped shirt. " What am I doing? If he wants to reject me then he can go ahead...I'd be able to cope alone just like all these years" I said to myself.

'But...What if he doesn't reject us?'

'Then...I really don't know...'

'I can't believe we ended up with the ruthless one...'

'Yeah like who would have thought that we would end up with an Alpha. The more ridiculous part is that he's the alpha no one likes to talk about!... How swell...'

The story of the youngest alpha was everywhere back then. He killed his parents and was crowned alpha at the age of seven. He fought his first war at the age of sixteen and other stories. Though it stopped at some point, some people still talked about it. 

Back then when I was a teen, I believed the stories but now I just think they exaggerated a little too much. Maybe he did all those...stuff, he might have had a reason...or he's a lunatic. 

'A handsome, mouthwatering lunatic...'

'He's not handso...whatever I just want to get outta here...'

'Ooooohhh! You can't lie, he's gorgeous...oh! I wonder how much pound of muscle is hidden under that shirt! Mhmhmh... yummy yummy yum yum!'

'Uhh a while ago you were wallowing in self-pity, how did this conversation start all of a sudden?...'

'I have no idea but I can think about it alllllllll day...'

'Yeah infest my innocent mind with your rotten thoughts... horny dog...'

'Oh shut up...you know you want to join me and bask in the beauty of our extraordinarily hot Adonis of a mate...'

'That's it...goodbye.'

Sometimes I wonder if she's bipolar or something, but I'm still glad she's here.. even though she's weak...she still makes me smile. I sighed, " I'll get us out of here".

Clank! The sound of my cell door opening made me look up and a tiny gasp escaped my lips. The sweet smell of my mate evaded my nostrils once again.