CHAPTER 2
Alexa's Point Of View
Barnabas bowed and scurried away. Raga hissed and turned his attention to Ivy and me. His gaze lingered on me for a while. "Get to work," he ordered before turning to leave.?
"Gosh, he's so hot," Ivy gawked at the retreating figure of Raga. Master Raga is the head of the pack warriors.?
I turned to her, "I thought you said you didn't like him."?
"I don't like him because of what he is. You can't deny the fact that he's nice."
I scoffed.?
They are all the same. All of them. They are nothing but heartless cold-blooded killers. Betrayers and untrustworthy.?
"Today is Alpha Diaz's birthday." Roman said as we walked with the others with baskets of harvested rice in our hands.?
"I don't get why that information concerns me," I told him.?
"Huh? Well, you never told me you shared a birthday with him. I never knew your birthday, Ivy just told me."?
I stopped in my tracks. I glanced at Ivy and she smiled apologetically.?
"You're going to be under me the moment you clock twenty," his words echoed in my head. No. I can't let that happen. I can't be his bed warmer. I'd rather die than sleep with the man who killed my family.?
"Keep moving!" A guard fired and pushed me roughly to the front. I resumed walking with my head filled with thoughts. I have to escape this place and I don't mind dying trying.?
"You all follow Barnabas to the coal mine. You, wolfless girl, follow me." That was Gander, the assistant head guard and former personal guard of the former alpha. He's one of the people who betrayed our loving alpha and followed the bloodsuckers.?
He better watches his back because I might drive a knife into his skull when he least expects it. He grabbed me by my collar and pulled me along with him. He pulled me through the garden and I sneakingly plucked a couple of Yellow hyacinth flowers I saw. Just a sniff of its pollens and a person is knocked out.?
He tossed me into a room. "Get ready for the alpha and don't leave this place," He ordered before leaving.
Shortly after, two women came in. One of them was carrying a tray filled with beautiful ornaments and the other held a gown.?
"Go into the bathroom and wash up." The pale-skinned one said.?
"No!" I deadpanned. I was basically dragged into the bathroom and forced to bathe. I hid the yellow hyacinth in one of the drawers. My ginger hair was brushed out and adorned with ruby and diamond hairpins. I was clad in a silver gown that barely covered my body. Half of my breasts were out and there were slits up each side that stopped at my waist. I wasn't allowed to wear any underwear.?
"The alpha will visit you at night," they told me before they left. I checked myself in the mirror. I hated my reflection. I hated that I was dressed up as a whore for the alpha.
I was locked in a room all afternoon. With a guard by the door, it would be impossible to escape. I brought out the flower from the drawer and dusted the pollen grains on my palm.?
I sighted a vase on the dresser and picked it up. I smashed it on the ground and screamed to gain the attention of the guard. I hurt my knee with one of the pieces and sat on the ground.?
"What happened?" The guard asked as he came rushing in.?
"My knee! It hurts so much!" I cried, pointing to my bleeding knee. He came to me.?
"How did you hurt yourself? Let me see."?
He held my leg and raised it to check out my wound. "It's just a-" the moment he faced me, I covered his nose with my palm. He sniffed in the scent as he struggled and he fell unconscious in no time. I took his knife and stepped on him as I walked away.?
I opened the door and looked left and right for anyone. When I was sure it was clear, I stepped out. I walked through the halls to the balcony. The moon was already out and I could hear noises ahead. He must be having so much fun. I hope he chokes on a grape and dies.?
There was no way I could go down without being noticed. The only way I could go unnoticed is if I climb down the walls of the balcony using the vines. I held the knife with my teeth and I gently stepped down from the balcony.?
I held onto the vines and looked down. Great heavens, it's a long way down. Gently and cautiously, I began to climb down. My heart almost fell to my stomach when my leg slipped. I regained myself and with a racing heart, I continued my climb down. My feet finally touched the cold grass.?
I got down successfully and crawled into the nearby bush. I hid there as three guards passed by. The wind blew passed me and an intoxicating scent hit my nose. It was the scent of pine trees mixed with lotus.
"What was that?" I asked myself. I tried to focus on my escape and not the strongly arousing and intoxicating scent I kept perceiving. ?
I peeked out of the bush and sighed in relief when I saw no one in sight. I stood straight and ran past the garden to the stables. I'm just a little distance from the gate. I get past the guard post and I'm good to go. I can't believe I'm finally leaving here. I've tried almost fifty times but I always failed. Is this finally the moment when I succeed?
Just then, I heard approaching footsteps. I tried to open the door to one of the stalls but it was locked. I tried pulling another but it was also locked. The steps were clearer. It was only an amount of time before they reach here. I looked around. There was nowhere to hide.?
Was I about to get caught?
The shadow of the person appeared and my heart picked up its pace. This is it. Once again, my plan is ruined.
Just as the person was appearing, a hand pulled me and my back hit the wall. Something towered above me. I looked up and found a pair of silver eyes staring down at me. Then it came back. The scent. This time it was stronger. It was as if it was oozing off the person in front of me.?
"So it's you," I shivered slightly at the sound of his voice. It was very deep yet smooth, velvety, and dominant. His silver eyes peered into my very soul.