Death adjourned

A displeased look crept into Jericho's eyes, as the Alpha Malik guard ( Evans)rode in and halted the crucifixion.

He handover a scroll to him, after he had informed him, that Alpha Malik ordered him to deliver the scroll to him.

He collected the scroll and unfolded the scroll, his face dug in the scroll and trailed each word scribbled in until it devoured all the scribbled words on the scroll.

He gritted his teeth, as he saw what the Alpha scribbled in the scroll, he didn't support adjourning the death of Aurora, yet the king wanted her to suffer before death.

As much as he liked hearing about suffering for Aurora, he didn't trust her brother's word, he knew he has a soft spot for Aurora being his previous personal maid. If not for the grievous offense she committed, he could have suspected his brother, making her mistress as he became the king.

Though he knew her brother hated her with passion now, yet he was not satisfied with the pending death he has just ordered.

He bend down and lifted Aurora's chin, with his cold eyes perching into her bruised shut eyes, the whipping has disfigured her facial features.

The coppery taste of blood inside Aurora's mouth had overwhelmed her senses, she'd bitten her mouth a lot to keep her from crying out.

"The new Alpha has adjourned your death, he wants torture for you, he wants you to beg him for death, and I'm honored I will be part of the daily pain" he roared to her ears with a chuckled on his face.

Aurora raised her eyebrows hearing it, she becomes scared of the torture instantly, she knew how much the two brothers hated her.

She was trained to be impenetrable, yet Jericho was able to break her, she imagined the much pain the king will inflict on her, hearing her death had been adjourned.

"Please kill me now" she stammered, blinking her black peach blossom eyes slowly, upon the bruises on her face, her eyes were still charming with a row of long thick, curly eyelashes, that looked like a densely packed black feather of top quality, whenever she blinked, they seemed to fluttered like butterfly wings---alluringly, making one's heart itch.

Enthusiasm filled Jericho instantly, hearing Aurora beg for death made him feel elated- "He has not started the distress yet she is pleading for death," Jericho thought.

"I would like to whip your bruised body," Jericho said smiling, trying to scare Aurora.

One thing Aurora had learned over the years as an assassin is to hide her fears, weakness, and pain from her enemy. If not they will use it against her.

Though Aurora was fidgeting inwardly, her brick wall has been penetrated yet she hide the tension from her tormentor, she hated showing her weakness to her enemy.

Jericho busted into laughter, recalling how Aurora begged, though she still put on an expressionless gaze.

Seeing Jericho smiling, the villagers looked surprised, people believed he is colder and more brutal than the new Alpha though he is warmer than Alpha Malik- A king who other kings feared even when he has not become the king.

The smile expression disappeared immediately on Jericho's face, the moment he looked at the village's face, the smiling face was replaced with a dark glance, he must have read the expression on the villager's face.

"My people, the king has adjourned the death of the late Alpha murderer, he wants her to taste every type of torture in existence, he wants her to beg for death herself" Jericho roared and his echoes filled the scene.

The villagers chorused in excitement, the king's guard (Evans) was watching the expression on the villager's faces, just as the king ordered him.

Alpha Malik wanted to know if truly tortured can killed slowly than quick death, he want to know the expression of the villagers and Aurora.

But Evans couldn't read the expression on Aurora's face, sometimes the guard wondered where the sweet and innocent personal maid of Alpha Malik disappeared to, everyone knew Aurora as an innocent and fragile maid that can't hurt a fly, this is one of the reasons that made Alpha Malik had a soft spot for her, Alpha malik guard loved Aurora then and hope to confess his feelings to her someday.

However, the death of the late Alpha disclosed hardened Aurora, who had an expressionless gaze.

But Aurora wished the king can know her intent, he would know how her heart was begging for death, for the past month she had been in the prison, she has always wished, the king wouldn't condemn her to death, but within the two days, the tortured inflicted on her by Jericho, makes her wants a quick death.

With the new update about her death, she hoped her father would come and rescue her but is too late, though she is not sure whether her father will risk her throne and community for her safety.

However, a game was on by Aurora, between her beliefs and her community's belief, If the king refuse to save her, then truly as the Gigal community said, her father King Louis hated her, if he did otherwise, then he loves her.

This is the game in Aurora's heart, she wants to know the truth, before she died if truly her father hates her or not.

She had passed through unpleasant situations all her life, but what kept her going was her father, "he loved me though he might not show it", has been her consolation all this year, even when he has been using her as a weapon against his enemy.

Aurora arrived at the palace, she winced in pain as she was thrown back into the dungeon, where there was no glint of a dim Inside the prison, it looked gloomy.

As soon as her buttocks found the ground, she busted into anguished laughter, her eyes traveled around the prison, earlier when the prison door opened, and she was dragged out of the prison, she felt happy she would perceive a nice smell, she hated the foul smell of the prison. Likewise, she waved her friends in the dungeon goodbye with the thought she is not coming back

She made friends inside the dungeon the first day she was brought in. Treasure insects welcomed her with it's venom.

It was a painful experience, her look has been restructured by her friend's venom( beetle, target, etc). She has learned how to enjoy the venom since they are the only friends she communicated with for five months, except the guard that used to brought her food every three days interval.

She has not seen Alpha Malik, ever since he pronounced her to be thrown to the dungeon, she saw the coldest eyes of Alpha Malik, that everyone feared that day.

Yet she yearned to see Alpha Malik, Though seeing him will bring her affliction, she wished to see his face, his presence had been her comfort since she step her foot into the Uruk community, and she loves him more than her life.

After many dwellings on Alpha Malik, she slept off. Her friends were strutting on her body, whenever they bite her, she will smack her body, thinking she hit the insects, the pain she will feel after the hits, will make her realize she smashed herself.

Some minute after

The sound of a footstep approaching brought her out of her nap, Then she looked towards the direction the sound echoed.

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"Light the lantern, this place looks dark," Alpha Malik said in his hoarse voice to Jaguar(his right man) that followed him to the dungeon.

She knew the owner of the hoarse voice, and immediately fear and anxiety ensued Aurora, she raised in a twinkle and she started fidgeting on how to greet the king.

"What did you think will happened between Aurora craves and Alpha Malik's hatred?

Let's find out.

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