THE DUNGEON

CHAPTER FOUR.

Aurora's POV

"Please, let me go. I did nothing wrong, I was only trying to run away from…" I’m not done with what I am saying when the man who earlier said that I was going to be thrown in the dungeon cuts me off with the most terrifying voice I have ever heard in my entire life.

"Just shut up, you daughter of a low life. It should have occurred to you what would happen if you stepped those useless feet into the Royal section of the school. Your father was a traitor and that stripped him of all his rights as royalty.” He spat out furiously and his obliviousness on the matter intrigues me.

When were they going to accept the truth? My father was not a traitor, he was set up and as of now, only the moon goddess who saw all, can attest to that. No one is going to believe me if I ever open my mouth to defend him again. That will only cause my mother and I more trouble than we already have.

How I wish my wolf, Mia, will just take over me right now and snap their necks .

“Easy now, Aurora. As much as I want to take control and snap that pot bellied man’s neck, I can't do anything. Challenging them will only cause more trouble.” Mia cautions me.

She is right. We can't challenge them.

The two men dressed in their all black outfits with their menacing body figures and heights, grab both my hands and yank me off my feet.

Their nails dig deeply into my flesh and I wince in pain. Mia lets out a sad purr in my head and I know she also feels the pain.

They hurt me, they hurt her too. We are one person.

"Take her away and make sure to strip her off her clothes before throwing her into the dungeon. She is to stay there for twenty four hours with no food or water. Do well to wet the floor of her cell before throwing her in. That way she will feel more miserable and learn her lesson!” The pot bellied man orders and I can't believe he just said.

He wants them to strip me naked before throwing me into the cell. Is keeping me there for a day not enough punishment? How can they possibly do this to me?

"You can't ask me to take off my clothes.” I protest fearlessly. “Throwing me into a cold cell is enough punishment already. Please, let me have my clothes on.” I plead with tears shimmering in my eyes, but the scornful looks on their faces make me understand that my pleas have fallen on deaf ears. I try to wriggle my tiny wrists out of their firm holds, but the more I try to free them, the more their grips tighten, causing me more pain. I instantly stop and stay still.

"Maybe I should knock some teeth out of your mouth, then you will learn to stay quiet" The guard on my left side threatens with no hint of emotion in his voice. With nothing else to say or to do, I heed to the advice given to me by Mia a while ago, to stay still.

The men drag me away and we walk past several long hallways of the Royal section. I can hear the giggling sound of students of the Royal section, especially those that hate the poor section. Some are throwing insults, but I don’t let that get into me. I sadly bow my head to avoid looking at the people laughing at me and the guards drag me along.

We walk on for about ten minutes before I feel the guards come to a halt. I quietly lift my head up and the sight of a single and tall building painted all black, comes to view. I look behind and notice that the building is isolated from the two sections of the school and it is directly behind the royal section.

Letting out an exasperated sigh, I sadly turn back to face the dungeon building.

My home for the next twenty four hours.

The doors of the tall building are made up of heavy steel, painted black.

I shudder in fear when the door opens, revealing no one behind it. It must be an automatic gate.

The guard on my right leads the way in and the one on my left nudges me with his elbow to follow. An act I did not really appreciate because his elbow almost crushed my ribs.

I instantly wrap my hands around my body as the cold air in the dungeon engulfs me. We are currently standing in a long hallway which has got cells on both sides, protected by irons having spaces between them. We walk further into the dark alley and the guard in front of me soon comes to a halt again. He takes out a single key from his pocket and opens the cell door before him.

"There you go. For twenty four hours, you shall be in there with no food or water.” He sneers and I’m not even listening to him because of how terrified I am of the darkness in here. I can’t even make out a single object in it. If at all there is any. The place looks just as scary as one of those dungeon cells in horror movies.

"Please, don't do this to me, I'm begging you.” I plead on my knees with tears filled eyes and hands together, but none of them take pity on me.

How am I going to survive this?

I have been starving since this morning. I didn’t have the patience to stay and eat the breakfast my mum had prepared for me and Ted didn’t even let me touch my lunch back at the cafeteria.

"Now, strip off your clothes and get in there, you low life!” The guard who just opened the door commands and I look at him in horror.

When I don't react, the guard on my side bends to his knees and rips the shirt off my body at the speed of light. Thank god I have a singlet. My hands instantly fly over to my chest as I struggle to cover myself.

Mia growls in my mind.

”Not now, Mia". I warn when I feel her trying to take control of me. If I let that happen, then we are both going to be dead before nightfall.

"They can't ask you to do this. This is absurd!” She argues, moving to and fro at the back of my mind.

"I know that. But still, we have to obey if we want to get out of here alive.” I explain to her.

I have no idea if I'm going to survive, I haven't eaten all morning.

Mia suddenly stays calm and silently observes what I am doing. I don’t want that hooligan of a guard to rip my clothes apart again, so I take it upon myself to undress. I tuck the waistband of my Jeans and slowly pull it down my tights and off my feet.

With that done, I quietly step into the cell. It feels way colder than the hallway, and the floors are indeed wet.

I move to the side and sit on my butt, my naked back touching the wall which is even colder. I can’t tell what the cell looks like as it is extremely dark.

I know it is the end when the door suddenly closes in front of me with a loud bang! I instantly rise on my feet and try to run to the door but I don’t make it. I trip on my tracks and fall hard on my side, but that doesn’t stop me from screaming out loud.

"Just let me go, I did nothing wrong. I was only trying to get away from Ward and I mistakenly found myself in the Royal section. Just let me go, please!" I cry out loud as I struggle to sit upright. The right side of my body hurts so bad, causing me to burst into tears on the floor. I can’t even try to suppress the pain.

I still can’t believe I’m going through all this because of my mate.