Chapter 5

Selene’s POV

Two days…

It had been two days since I last saw the break of dawn, two days since I heard the voice of my little princess, I was weak and unwilling to let my faith die.

My body sagged on the floor, unable to stand anyone, I had attained bruises on every inches of my body, an impact of hitting the metal gate so much, my head had bruises as patches of dried blood.

I had cried, I had prayed, I had begged and fought, two days, with no hope of coming out of here, Alexander meant it when he said he was going to punish me for a crime I didn’t commit.

He meant it when he he said he was going to make my life miserable.

I refused to let the idea sink in, as I forced myself up again, my sore knees crawling on the floor as I dragged myself to the gates of the dungeon, my bloody hands wrapped around he rusty bars of the cell room.

“Is anyone there!, please… just get the Alpha for me. I need to know where my baby is” I couldn’t cry, or yell but I knew they could hear me from over there, the guards placed in charge of securing the dungeon were at the end of the cell, I could see their shadows flickering on the any floor with the aid of the lamp placed on the walls of the dungeons

“Please, my baby, she’s sick, i just want to know how she’s doing”

My plea didn’t even break their chatter.

This was sheer betrayer, I might not have been the strongest Luna, but I was the best the park had ever had. And I had received so many testimonies during my reign to know I had outdone myself.

I sat back on the floor, unable to say another word, because my lungs felt so dry, two days without water had weaken my wolf, my body felt like a piece of crumbled paper in a busy street, and all I could imagine to keep me afloat was the laughter of my little girl.

The memory of her kept me alive, I wanted to see her again, it didn’t make any sense why Alexander chose to torture me, he should kill me already!

It was too much!

He should kill me !, if he wanted to be solely satisfied with himself.

A new scent waved into the room, it exudes the aroma of a well cooked meal, one I haven’t tasted in a while, it fueled my mouth with saliva, making my belly rumble.

I heard the sound of a lady who I assumed to be the maid who had brought food for the guards.

They teased and played with each other, but one thing caught my ears.

“The coronation will happen in a day,” the lady said.

“The Alpha would be inviting other park members, did you know that?”

“It’s going to be wild!,the new Luna promised so many changes, we would be swimming in abundance of food and enjoyement after her coronation, I can’t help but adore her”

“I heard she wants to open the cellar, and the treasury and share the park wealth with everyone!”

It was obvious she was on the path to ruin the park, all in the name of gaining adoration, it had only been two days and everything I had worked for had been destroyed.

I heard them chatter, till there were no noise again.

The silence lasted for about ten minutes before the mouth watering aroma came back again.

My heart sagged in disappointment, if they wanted to harbour me as a prisoner at least I should be fed.

It pulled closer. This time I could pick the sound of footstep approaching me.

It was calculated, and steady. And with the length of movement it was obvious whoever was coming, was definitely coming for me.

My hopes were high, I was hungry, and starved.

Like a damn slave, I crawled to the rusted bar, my face stuck in between the tight bars of the cell bars when my nose picked up a scent.

It was different from the usual scent of the workers of the park.

If was a familiar scent that filled me withthe sense of denial, and dread.

“It can't be? ” my wolf snickered within me.

My heart palpitation increased when I saw the sole of his feet, I quickly raised my head up see his face.

He had his finger in-between his lips, signally that I kept quiet.

“Lucian?” I whispered.

A frown sat on his face as he stared at me in disgust, or shock, but I could not tell apart as the light wasn’t in my Favour.

Lucian was Alexander’s older brother, he should be dead as he was sent out of the park to die in the hands of rogues.

My wolf called out his name again, maybe I was hallucinating. That was exactly my thoughts as I leaned back to avoids contact with him, but he leaned down, then passed the plate of nicely cooked meat beneath the bars of my cage.

“Eat, you need all the energy you can gather”

The sound of his baritone voice had me in a haze of confusion.

But my hunger had the best of me, I grabbed the plate in a hurry, in fear that he would disappear.

The illusion seemed so real.

I began to shove everything with my bare hands into my my mouth, not minding if I choked on it, or if it was my last meal before I died.

I heard the sound of buckles followed by the sound of water conflicting against each other. To my left sat a bottle of water which he pushed into the cell room. Without hesitation I grabbed it, opened and poured the contents into my mouth.

Whatever was going on, I was happy for it, I hoped it never ended.

“Lucian is here” my wolf called out again! After I had settled down!

I jerked from the floor, in fright and utter realization.

He still had his fingers on his lips signally that I didn’t yell as he stared at his surroundings for confirmation that no one was here.

“What are you doing here?, you should be dead?” I asked as I moved closer to him.

“How are you feeling?”

I didn't respond, I was staring at the man before me.

He had a large scar crosing his lips to his eyes.

I hadn't seen him in years, he had grown so much in the past few years.

“I will help you out of here,” he said.

I grabbed the bars of the cell at the mention of freedom.

“My baby, Ella!, save her, help me save her, please I just want to find out if she's fine, leave me here, if you have to save her, please”

Tears began to trickle down me eyes as I reached out to touch his coat, he flinched.

I must have irritated him enough, I retreated then, clasped my hands.

“Help her”

The sound of footstep pulled our attention to whom to entrance of the dungeon, and before I could stare back at him he was gone like the wind.

Startled I fell back to the floor.

Was a dreaming?