Chapter Four

KYLIE'S POV

I woke up to the sound of water running in the bathroom

No one but me, was in the dusty and airy room

"Karl! Karl!" Where was he?

"Who's in the bathroom? Do you mind turning off the water? , its spilling out, into the room" I said at the top of my voice

I got no response, so I stood up to go check it out, surprisingly, i wasn't tied

On getting to the bathroom, i found out no one was there too

The water tap wasn't going off, no matter how hard I tried

I knew what was coming, Karl wanted me to drown in the room

I once told him, that in my opinion, the worst way to die, was struggling for survival and eventually die

"Wherever you are Karl, I want you to know that you're a jerk, you're a fool, you're an ingrate...." I said those words with tears in my eye, the thought of dying and leaving my son in the hands of that bastard, pained me to the core

"I would find a way out of this moron, you should have just tied me to a pole or something, or you would have just killed me instead. I would find a way out of this, and I promise to come for you after I do that" I yelled again

"Well, I can't wait for that to happen– but don't you think it's only wise if you start finding your way out? your time is ticking, the water is slowly taking over the bedroom" he said with a smirk on his face, the smirk of triumph which I hated so much

With the hurt and anger in me, I threw my fist at his hologram effect, that action made me fall to the ground, and I let out a loud groan

"Ha-ha-ha-ha" He laughed so hard like the maniac that he was

"Aaaaaah" I screamed my lungs out, after so many failed attempts of unlocking the door

I could hear Karl laughing Maniacally through the speakers he had installed

The speakers he had been using to taunt me ever since I've been trying to find my way out, the speakers through which I could hear the laugh, cackles and giggles of my son, those speakers were driving me insane

"No, no, no, that's cheating, stop, please stop"

"What do you stand to gain from doing this?" I cried, I was been tied to a pole, that was purposely situated at the middle of the room

"Mm mm" that was me, I had been gagged up, and it was all the doing of the witch, Karl's adopted daughter

"Oh come one! Don't give me that look– my game, my rules" he said not without a mocking chuckle

"Mm mmm" I groaned again

"Um...you have something to say?"

"I guess she is ready to agree to your missions" Emily said

"Alright then, ungag her" he ordered

"I'm all ears baby" this time his hologram effect appeared again, the water was stopped, just when it got to my neck

Now my whole self was submerged in the water, leaving only my head out

"OVER.MY.DEAD.BODY" I made sure to spell the words out, putting a stress on each of them

You might be wondering if I was crazy, that, haven't I been in the system for a long period of time? What was the big deal there, and why am I ready to give up my life, and render my poor baby motherless?

Well, here is the thing

I made another mistake in the past

When I was leaving the rebel group, I ran to get help from a witch

She requested, that I made a blood covenant to their witch Queen — I know, its crazy, but I was desperate as of that time, I was willing to do anything to get away from Karl, I was foolish, I agree, but I solely regret doing it now with each passing day — a covenant and promise that I would never be a part of any rebel group whatsoever, that I would never do them a favor, no matter the circumstance, even if it meant giving up my life or that of my son's

And prior to breaking that promise, my son and I would die— hold on, hold on it's crazy, before you start bashing me with insults, let me explain

It was said that, if I broke the covenant, my son and I would die, and reincarnate, in different parts of the world, but that didn't mean we wouldn't see each other again

I could be his mother in our new life, he could be my father, or we could be siblings, or worse, we could be a couple

It didn't end there, in our new lives, we would suffer and die in misery and then reincarnate AGAIN

The process would continue till eternity

"Are you sure you want to do this?" The witch asked on that fateful day

"Yes, I want to do this" I responded firmly, to be honest, I was getting pissed, as that was the seventh time she was asking if I wanted to do it

"You, child, you don't know what the future holds for you, what if, worse comes to worse, and....." She was saying, but I cut her off

"I am ready" Those words, till this day, I regret using them

When I was done with the covenant, I began to see reasons why I shouldn't have done it

On that day, Karl called me, I don't know how he did it, but I still managed to escape him

Now, back to my present situation

Karl growled, the gag was back on my mouth now, and of course, the water had risen and swallowed my head too

I struggled for life, I pushed, I kicked, I held my breath, but not for a long time, water rushed it's way into my nose, and I choked, tears forced its way down my cheeks

I felt life slowly slipping out of my body, I coughed out blood

This wasn't what I wanted, I thought I could escape from the hands of Karl, with my son

I thought we could live a normal life, but fate had other plans, this was my end

If the moon goddess could hear me, I asked only one favor, my son, I didn't want him to die

I brought him into this world, so he deserved to live long

He had only fifty percent possibility of staying alive, cause Karl saw him like a son

With that thought, I slipped out of consciousness and stopped struggling

I let faith fate take it rightful place

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ARNOLD'S POV

"Ahhhh!" I screamed in pain and agony, it was an indescribable feeling around my chest area

"Honey"

"Alpha" Sarah and Bob, my beta, said at the same time, as they ran towards my direction

"Are you okay?" Sarah asked, but I rolled my eyes

Did I look okay?

"No I'm not, call the damn doctor" I said with a gritted teeth

"Alright, but you don't have to be rude" she muttered

"Alpha Arnold, the pain came from your mate bond....you mate is dead, a part of you is dead, that's why you felt and still feel this pain" Cyrus, the Pack's doctor explained and we all creased our brows in confusion

"What do you mean by that? Sarah is right here" Bob was the first to speak

"Well, apparently....she isn't The Alpha's real mate" Cyrus responded

"There must be a mistake somewhere, and you're just a doctor, how can you know about stuff like that?" Sarah asked, her voice a bit tensed

"Well, I am half werewolf, half witch....have you ever wondered why I am the best doctor....." He was saying, but didn't complete it

My scream caught his attention, the pain started again, this time it was more severe than the last time

"Relax Alpha Arnold, it would subside with time" he said

"For...For...ahh!....how long" I asked in hitches

"For a...month, sometimes, people who lose their mate run mad or commit Sucide.....but as an Alpha, I think you can withstand the pain for a month" he explained

I knew about all these, but didn't think it could ever happen to me

Wait! Did He say my mate was dead? Fuck!

"Kylie! Kylie Bernard! I need you to do a research on her whereabouts, be fast about it" I ordered, and Bob left in an instant, after a nod

"Kylie is dead?" Sarah asked in shock and I snapped my head towards her

"You know Kylie?" I asked with creased brows

I watched as heh shoulders went high in tension, then she began to stutter

Something was off with her lately

When Cyrus mentioned something about my mate bond....wait a second! If I still have a bond with Kylie, how did I have another bond with Sarah? Unless.....unless she bewitched me

Did Sarah bewitch me? Oh my world, she was so dead if I find that to be true