BORN WITH WOLF

"Luna, Alexandra has been burning up a high temperature from last night. She’s sick! Please show mercy on her,"

Clara stepped forward, blocking my mother’s path for the sake of me.

A harsh slap landed on Clara's cheek for blocking my mother's way. The sound of the slap echoes through the room, "how dare you to block my way? If you dare to repeat it again you'll be whipped by a silver whip a thousand times."

Clara stumbled back, her corner of the lip started bleeding already, but she didn't cry out. She just looked at me, with fear and helplessness in her eyes.

"Drag her to the extraction cellar immediately," my mother sighed, turning away from Clara as if she was nothing. Four maids held me roughly. I struggled, but they’re too strong for me to escape.

Before I could even resist, I was dragged to the extraction cellar forcefully by those maids, "Luna, I can’t do this today, I'm really sick," I begged her with a trembling voice hoping she would show some mercy, "please Luna."

But I'm wrong, "Shut up!" she shouted, with a fierce glare, hating to even hear my voice. "You should be grateful for this chance to help your sister, she is the pride of this pack while you're just an useless omen. Your sickness is nothing in front of what your sister is going through."

They used tight leather straps cutting into my skin in order to bind me to the bed, making it hard for me to even think about escaping. My heart raced in fear as the doctor approached with the needles. I squeezed both my eyes and mouth shut, the tears dripping out of my closed eyes.

"Proceed," my mother commanded coldly not bothering about me, as the needles pierced my veins, I bit my lip hard not to make a sound, as the extraction started, the blurry vision automatically took my consciousness.

My body felt lifeless, while my limbs were numb, as I slowly drifted back into consciousness. The last thing I remembered was the extreme pain because of my blood being drawn, they drained every ounce of strength I had left.

It wasn’t the first time, but today they had taken more blood than usual. I tried to lift my head, but it felt like an impossible task.

I wasn’t sure how much time had passed since I fell unconscious. My vision blurred once again before slowly coming into focus on the familiar, dark ceiling of the extraction cellar.

I forced myself to open my eyes hard, clutching my head as dizziness washed over me. Every inch of my body screamed in extreme pain. It felt as if it was not just blood but everything had been drawn out of my body.

But at the same time, familiar voices reached my ears, immediately I closed my eyes to not bring any suspicion and also to hear their conversation.

"Doctor," my mother spoke, anyone can say how frustrated she is, just by hearing that voice of her's. "Selene's condition is worsening day by day. Why isn't Alexandra's blood working as effectively as before?"

My heart skipped a beat, still I didn't show any reaction but just concentrated on the conversation, desperate to hear every word.

The doctor sighed deeply. "It's because of the wolf inside her," he said in a heavy tone. "When princess Alexandra was born, her wolf was sealed. But a wolf cannot be suppressed forever. Even you also know about this Luna, because of sealing the wolf for so long, it is now weakening, slowly dying inside her, which in turn is making her blood lose its potency. Soon, it won't be of any use to Princess Selene."

Sealed? My wolf was sealed? I froze in the same position, feeling as if I had been struck by a lightning. So I'm not someone who is born without a wolf, it's just that they sealed my wolf. The truth hit me with extreme force, they had taken my wolf from me at birth, stolen a part of my soul while calling me an omen and treating me as worthless trash with curses and humiliation, but why? What did I do to deserve all these?

"Is there no other way to restore Selene’s health?" my mother requested desperately, "soon, she'll be married to Alpha Theon, tonight their engagement, we can't let him know about her health condition, so do something to protect Selene."

"There's only one option," the doctor replied, my mother immediately asked him, "what's that? I'll do anything to save my daughter."

"Princess Alexandra's children. Fresh blood from her offspring could extend Princess Selene's life. She would need to bear children regularly for the rest of her life, so that their blood can be extracted immediately right after their birth, this is the only option," the doctor responded.

A heavy gasp escaped me, my whole body trembled for a minute, they wanted to use me as nothing more than a breeding tool, to create life only to steal it away for Selene's sake, how can anyone think this cruelly?

My mother’s voice was sharp and excited for finally finding out a way to restore Selene's life. "Then find a suitable omega with alpha roots in his blood to impregnate Alexandra. We must ensure she produces strong off springs for pure blood to extract."

I almost screamed, as their words are horrific to even think about. My life had already been full of betrayals and punishments, but this was beyond my imagination. I would not be their prisoner forever. I would not give them more lives to torment, I'll not give them an opportunity to use me anymore.

I had to escape from their clutches.

Noticing their voices disappear, I understood they left already, gripping my heart carefully and trembling body, I forced myself up to stand properly. I had to find Clara immediately.

I wandered through the dimly lit corridor toward the servant quarters, it's already dark, each step more painful than the last but I must endure it. My mind filled with the revelation of my sealed wolf and the dark future they had planned for me.

Entering into the room, I found Clara waiting, "Alexa!" she cried, rushing forward to catch me before I collapsed.

"No time to explain," I whispered holding her hand, "We need to leave."

She looked confused and still agreed, but she pointed at my neck. "The band around your neck."

"I know," I sighed, touching the cold metal band around my neck. It was the only thing locking me here, the magical shackle binding me to this damn castle. "Can you do something about it?" Clara is a hybrid witch, and she is the only one who can help me at this moment.

Clara hesitated for a minute. "I can freeze it only for a couple of minutes. It’ll give us just enough time to get out of the castle, but not much more, is it okay?"

"Do it," I urged, just a couple of minutes is enough to escape as everyone is busy with engagement preparations, "This might be our only chance."

She nodded being determined, closing her eyes, she began to whisper a spell, her hands glowing with faint blue light. I shivered as the band around my neck grew icy cold, freezing under the touch of her magic.

"It’s done," she smiled at her attempt being successful, "We need to run before it turns back to normal"

I didn’t waste a second. Together, we ran through the narrow corridors, heading for the side entrance that led to the woods beyond the castle grounds. I ignored the pain and fear, just to escape this hellish place.

We were almost at the door when a shadow stood ahead, blocking our path. I halted momentarily, Clara nearly crashing into me.

There, the person standing in the doorway, was my father's beta. His eyes narrowed in suspicion and anger. "Where do you think you're sneaking off to, like a rat?"