Three

Sophia'S POV

My body dangled on Roman's shoulder as he held onto me tightly.

I felt like I was paralyzed as I couldn't even move my limbs.

Roman had pressed a few acupuncture points in my body which had rendered me temporarily paralyzed.

"You will pay for this." I said, through gritted teeth.

All I could do was talk but I couldn't move. In the next second, I heard Roman snort mockingly.

"You're mine, now." He said, in a possessive tone as he walked through the gates of the pack.

He carried me all the way into the pack house. I was embarrassed at the way he carried me effortlessly for everyone to see.

I was the famed female Beta and I was being carried like a worthless dog.

In the next moment, I heard loud thuds and I could smell Alpha Dante in the air.

"I'm sorry for any inconvenience she may have caused you." I heard Alpha Dante say and I shut my eyes in disappointment.

He couldn't even defend or put in a few good words for his Beta.

"Hmm…" Roman groaned and immediately he let me down.

I felt his hands around my body and immediately my feet touched the ground, I regained my strength.

"Get off me!" I yelled as I pushed against him.

The way his hands had roamed my body, disgusted me. Though I knew he was loosening the knots in my body.

Immediately, I turned to look at my Alpha. I was about to rebuke him for apologizing to Roman but then he interjected me.

"Pack your bags and go with King Roman." He ordered and I gasped in shock. I was shocked that it was so easy for him to discard me that way.

"You are going to let me go with this twat?" I asked, screaming, in anger.

My eyes blazed in fury and a dangerous aura could be felt around me.

If anyone looked at us, one would think I was about to attack the Alpha.

"You're not to tell me what to do, Alpha." I said, pointing a finger at him, rudely.

However, in the next second, I felt a hand pull against my shoulder.

My head snapped to look at the intruder and immediately a slap landed on my face.

"You do not speak to the Alpha in that manner!" My brother, a Beta, thundered in my face.

"What!" I said, in disbelief while my hand touched my face.

I was about to retaliate but in the next second, I saw Roman grab my brother's neck.

"No one! No one dares to lay a finger on her except me." He warned, through gritted teeth as his hand tightened around my brother's neck.

I could see my brother struggle for his life and I realized he was so weak compared to the Lycan King.

When my brother thought he was finally going to die, he was thrown violently to the ground and immediately Roman marched toward me.

"Come with me, Sophia." He said, in a low tone. For a moment, I could see pleading in his eyes but I concluded that I was seeing things.

"Never!" I said, with my hands clenched into fists. From the corner of my eyes, I could see my Alpha glaring at me.

The whole place turned silent as my voice echoed through the wind.

Roman turned to look at Alpha Dante and I held my breath in anticipation of what he was about to do.

I realized running from him was useless and the only person who could help me was my Alpha.

However, he didn't look like someone who was on my side.

"I'll kill every member of your pack if she doesn't come with me." I heard Roman say to Alpha Dante and my eyes widened in disbelief.

"W-what! N-no!!" Alpha Dante said, stuttering in fear.

Apparently, Roman looked incredibly serious about his threat and the Alpha turned to look at me.

I knew what he was about to say but then I wouldn't relent easily.

"You're the Lycan King, you should care about the packs under your rule. You cannot just kill everyone because you feel like it." I said, glaring at Roman.

He had a cocky smile on my face as he looked at me.

"That's why I'm the Lycan King. I feel like killing everyone here, for you." He said to me and immediately he took out a gun.

"What do you think you're doing?" I asked, with a scared look in my eyes.

For the first time, in years, I was scared. I was sure that gun was loaded with silver bullets that could corrode any werewolf.

"Killing everyone, starting from the Alpha." Roman said to me, in a nonchalant tone. His finger rested on the trigger and he was pulling it slowly and torturously.

My eyes shut tightly, knowing I would be responsible for any deaths that would happen.

As the Beta of the pack, I couldn't let my people die.

"Do something, Sophia. You can't let us die." My brother, who still laid on the floor, shouted.

It was obvious that he was scared to die.

"I'll go with you." I said, finally and immediately Roman threw his gun to the ground.

In the next second, he burst into a peal of victorious laughter and I clenched my hands into fists.

I was angry that I finally relented. I looked toward my Alpha as Roman's laughter tortured me.

Alpha Dante had a relieved look in his eyes and it pained me to know that they would rather sacrifice me than have the whole pack killed.

It was a logical decision to make anyway.

However, I knew I wouldn't just go with him, just like that.

"On one condition." I said and Roman's laughter came to an end.

His eyes shone with a dangerous light as he dared me with his look to go back on my words.

"What are you saying?" Alpha Dante asked me and I snorted while my brother had a look of dismay in his eyes.

"What is your condition?" Roman asked me, with his hands folded before him.

"You have to promise that you wouldn't mark me if I don't want to." I said, making sure to lay emphasis on every word.

With a smirk on my face, I added, "I'll kill myself if you ever mark me, forcefully."

At my words, I could see Roman's face changing.

He didn't expect me to give such a condition. What was the joy of having a mate if one couldn't mark him or her?

I thought he was finally going to back down but in the end, he said, "Agreed!"

I was stumped and I decided Roman was a psychopath.

"Servants!" Alpha Dante thundered and immediately a line of servants appeared.

I knew what he was about to say but then I kept my cool.

"Pack all of Beta Sophia's belongings. Small and big, she leaves with the King today." He declared.

"Yes, Alpha." The servants chorused and immediately they got to work.

I could see Roman walk up to me but I didn't move. My eyes were trained on the servants who were going all around.

"Careful with my daggers." I warned, as I caught sight of one of the servants carrying a bag full of daggers.

"I'll get you as many as you want." Roman said to me and I snorted.

His hand wound around my waist and I felt disgusted.

"Get your hands off me." I said, through gritted teeth but then he didn't heed to my words.

"Come with me." He said to me and immediately he turned me around.

A car sped up to us and parked before us.

The driver got out and immediately bowed at Roman and in the next second, he opened up the car door.

"Get in." Roman said, with a small smile on his face.

Looking back at the pack, I saw Alpha Dante looking at me with a sad look in his eyes.

In the next second, I waved goodbye to the pack. I knew I could cry if I stayed too long.

The car started again as soon as Roman settled beside me.

Hours passed and we were still moving. The sky had turned dark at this moment and I thought back to how my life changed drastically that day and I couldn't just sit and watch.

I decided to escape.

"I need to use the bathroom." I said, suddenly and Roman's head snapped to look at me.

He looked at me like I had grown two heads. I knew what he was thinking and in the next second, I said, "I could do it in the bushes. It's no big deal."

"Stop the car." Roman ordered, with a grim expression on his face. I knew he didn't want to let me out of his sight.

He probably didn't believe my excuse but then I just needed to escape, anyhow.

As soon as the car stopped, I slowly got out of the car.

We were in the middle of a thick forest and this was what I wanted.

It was nice to draw in the familiar scent of the forest.

However, in the next second, I saw Roman standing beside me.

"What are you doing?" I asked, with furrowed brows.

"I want to use the bathroom too. I could use the bushes, it's no big deal." He said to me, repeating my words.

He had a knowing smile on his face and I knew he could guess my plan.

"You know what? I'm fine!" I said and in the next second, he let out a big smile.

"I'm fine, too." He said.

"Get in." He ordered, in a stern tone.

I knew fighting with me at this point would get me nowhere as I got back into the car.

I decided to think of another escape plan as I let my head fall on the headrest.

However, after a few seconds of thinking, I was pulled into a deep sleep.