CHAPTER 003

Thea's POV 

The guards came straight to me, holding me in place as they made me go on my knees. "What's going on?" I cried to no one in particular. 

"You stupid bitch! How dare you try to lure the future Alpha?" Beta Cam barked at me, swinging his hand forcefully across my face, "Now accept the rejection!"

I looked towards Jacob who quickly turned his face away, "Ja...jacob, please!" I sobbed, blood spilling down my lips where Beta Cam has slapped me.

Nuella grabbed my chin tightly as she spat at my face, "you're just a lowly orphan and you don't deserve Jacob. So accept the rejection now, bitch."

"Don't make this harder for us Thea. Just say the words and accept the rejection." Jacob begged from the room.

I hung my head, tired from the whole pain and drama, "I, Thea Clover accept your rejection, Jacob Onyx as my mate."

Nuella let out a strangled laugh as Jacob and I dropped to the ground, holding our chest in pain. But then the pain faded immediately. Our mate bond was broken.

Jacob swarmed off the ground and rushed away before I could even take a glance. Talk about a waste of time!

The mate bond was broken and we were officially over. I had no time to mourn our breakup as I crawled from the ground towards the door.

Nuella pierced my hands with the heel of her shoe, "Tomorrow, Jacob will be getting engaged to me and soon I'll be Luna."

I ignored her crazy delusions as I tried to get up my feet but then she knocked me hard to the floor, "you'll never be good enough. You're weak and pathetic." She spat, "I, on the other hand was born to be Luna."

"Where do you think you're going?" Beta Luke asked and signalled the guards to drag me back. 

"I already rejected Jacob. What more do you want?" I screamed amidst sobs. 

"You're going to be banished and gone for good, I don't want you to further poke your nose in the Alpha's affairs." He signalled a guard and the guard brought in fuel, "Burn her!"

My eyes widened in pure terror! "Burn? W....what are you talking about?" I panicked as the guard started pouring me a bucket of fuel. 

"Please Beta Cam, I swear I won't go near Jacob, please let me go. My grandmother, she needs me. She's sick. P.....please" I pleaded but it all fell on deaf ears. 

He laughed devilishly, "Your grandmother has already joined your parents, so it's time for you to join her too. After all the whole Clover family is destined to be wiped off."

"What! Y....you cannot do this. My grandmother is innocent, she didn't do anything. Please let me go." I yelled, kicking in all directions. 

Nuella kicked me, "Bye to hell!" They strolled out of the room and left me to my dismay.

After emptying the whole gallon of fuel on me, the guard moved towards the door with a match in his hand, ready to strike, maybe it would all end here and I would join my parents and grandma in full glory. I took in my final breath and closed my eyes, waiting for death to consume me.

But then a hard voice cut in, barely stopping the guard from lighting the match, "Stop! What do you think you're doing?" He demanded, dressed in all black like my savior from earlier.

"Who are you?" The guard inquired, "The Beta has instructed me to burn this worthless slave to-"

At the speed of lightning, he grabbed the guard's chin and twisted fiercely, staring daggers at him, "Get out of before I tear you from limb to limb!" 

Hope filled my eyes as I saw the guard scared of the stranger's wits disappearing from the room. Who was this strange man saving me miraculously, was it my guardian angel?

He shifted his gaze to me as he spoke with a harsh tone, "it seems you're everywhere and trouble lurks around you. Come here." Before I could say anything, he lifted me off the ground.

I hit his chest, demanding for him to let me go, "where are you taking me to? Let me go."

"That's not how to express gratitude." He scoffed, still carrying me. 

I casually apologized, expecting him to drop me but he continued moving and then the next thing, I was thrown into a car. What? Was he some kind of kidnapper? What would he need a slave orphan like me for?

Panic surged through me as I banged the door, "where are you taking me to? Please let me go... I don't know you." I stammered.

He tapped the man at the driver's seat to drive, "would you keep quiet? Or you want me to toss you back to your killers?" His cold voice shut me up.

My throat suddenly grew dry as I examined the man in front of me, he was kind and harsh at the same time. What was he up to? And why was he even saving me in the first place? Plus why do I feel like he's someone of high value. The strange aura around him says a lot.

He didn't give me a second glance as

I moved towards the window staring at the trees and houses as the car drove on, "Dear Moon Goddess, please put me in good hands." I said a little prayer in my heart.

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A light tap woke me up, "Hey, we're here."

I rubbed my sleepy eyes, alighting from the car, "where are we? I..."

"We're in the Wolf Tribe." He continued, "you've not been kidnapped and you can loosen up now."

"What.... I'm sorry sir but I don't know anyone and I don't belong here." I stuttered reluctant to move.

He leaned closer and spoke harshly to my ear, "If you waste my time anymore, I'll carry you myself."

I jumped out of the car, shifting uncomfortable at the sight of an unfamiliar environment, it was already morning and I could tell it was a long journey. But what was I doing in the Wolf King's pack? A man dressed in black walked up to us and bowed to my saviour. 

"Your highness, his Majesty has been so worried about you." I looked around to see who his was addressing, shivering on my feet that the Prince was definitely walking behind us. 

I heard the man close to me say to the guard, "Tell him I'll see him soon. I just returned."

What!!! My Saviour was the Prince? I was definitely in some fantasy that I need to wake up from.