CHAPTER 4 Dragged
I was unconscious from the first hit. I found out, after awakening from a sharp pain against my side. I, therefore, discovered I was been dragged into a rock. My body was tied up from my two back feet, and I was been pulled from behind.
I wanted to cry from the throbbing pain at my side but I couldn't, knowing what would happen. They would find out I was a member of The River Pack and once the news spread my enemies pack would be coming for me, that's if I'll be lucky to be still alive by The Dark Blood Pack.
It was hard to not cry, knowing your life was about to be ended and there was nothing you could do about it, and your body was tied up and dragged along the ground like you were nothing.
"The filthy scoundrel has finally decided to waken," said one of the wolves behind me, who seemed to be on alert if I should try to escape somehow.
The dark brown male who was dragging my body along the path, accompanied by the leader glanced at me.
"She's awakened for her beating," he remarked as he laughed.
They all joined in.
I felt a lump form in my throat and tears slowly formed in my eyes, causing the place to become blurry. As much as I was in a terrible situation, I could never reveal my identity. I blinked my eyes, fighting back my tears.
"Wolves like you disgust me," I heard another wolf. "You all hate rules and wish to live a life without a leader by doing whatever you please, even if it means stealing from another pack."
I whimper out loud as I felt his teeth pierce into the side of my neck.
"Damian, stop!" yelled the leader.
I was bleeding when his sharp teeth moved from my neck.
My body was stopped from being dragged and they halted looking down at me, bleeding. My body quivered in pain while I kept whimpering.
"I know you're angry as all of the packs of these rogues, hunting on our land whenever they please, but remember punishing a rogue is not our job but our alpha's."
I soon realized that the male I thought was the alpha wasn't.
"She will be severely punished for hunting on our land."
I was again pulled as they continued on their journey.
"I hope the alpha kills her," I heard the wolf who had bitten me on the neck complained. "All rogues need to be killed for their worthless. It's sad enough when a wolf from a decent pack finds out that their mate is a part of that pack of rogues. It's better for them to be dead than to find out there you're one true mate."
Though I was in a great amount of pain I wanted to tell them I wasn't a part of the pack they thought I was, but I was scared they would desire to know the pack I was a part of. I can never tell anyone I was a member of The River Pack. It will be too dangerous for me.
I wanted to plead with them to let me go, but there was no point in doing so. They would only ignore me.
The two before me made a turn and my body hit a tree, allowing the bite against my neck to bleed even more. I growled in pain.
"By the time we bring her to the alpha, she'll be dead."
They all laughed.
"I'm sure the alpha would have understood her death," I heard the wolf I once assumed was the leader.
I was scared to death of dying. I wished I had stayed within the forest and died of hunger. I'd rather die of hunger than be tortured like this. Traces of my blood was left behind as they took me from the forest and onto a strange land that barely had any trees. The grasses were very low and the land was wide. There was barely any object on the land to hide oneself from any harm.
"We've finally arrived, scoundrel, for your beating."
I whimpered.
They pulled me further into the strange land and my eyes widen seeing houses on each side of the land. I was surprised to see how they lived though I was still in a lot of pain. They didn't dwell in a tree but in a strange brown building. My heart throbbed as I saw wolves, males, and females in their second forms leaving their homes to look at me. They were all strange to my eyes since I've rarely shifted nor seen a wolf in its second form, human form.
The wolves pulled me along causing a crowd of its curious kind. They then made another turn and began to climb up a hill to a home that was larger than all the other homes. The home towered above all the homes as it was built to watch over every home.
They went to the back of the home. It had a large field. My heart fluttered seeing a section of the forest. I smelled it. If only I could manage to be free from the chain. I could escape and flee into the depth of the forest.
They stopped outside of the building before a door.
"Alpha Deucalion," one called.
The door opened and my eyes widen struck by the dangerous appearance of the alpha. He was very large. He had long dark hair hanging from his shoulder that was darker than the night, bushy thick eyebrows, facial hair, and a stare with blood-red eyes that makes you want to get away from him as far as possible.
"We have a rogue that was hunting on our land," said one wolf.
The alpha took his time and walked from his home, saying nothing. He paused before me, tied up on the ground with my neck smeared in blood.
I felt my blood running cold from his stare. His grave face and blood-red eyes were frightening to look at.
I whimpered.
"The scoundrel had killed seven rabbits, I thought I had managed to save the baby rabbit but the scoundrel scared it to death."
"Well, I will surely scare her to death when I'm through with her," said the alpha. His voice was like thunder and horrifying to the ears.
His eyes never left mine as he stood before me.
He growled angrily at me. My eyes widened appalled at how powerful his growl was. I felt my body slowly move by the strong wind that came from his mouth. I knew at that moment I was dead for sure.