CHAPTER 4: MEETING MY DOOM

MARIANA'S POV.

“Mate” My wolf screamed in excitement and I couldn't believe my eyes.

A gasp left my mouth after I turned to look at my mate. He's definitely the most breathtaking person I'd ever seen. He was tall, even taller than any of the guards, his face was so well defined that it looked like he was sculpted by one of the finest sculptors. He had sparkling green eyes but when he stared at me, it felt as though he was staring into my soul, his short silver hair caught the light in contrast to his mesmerizing green eyes. Mere staring into his eyes made me feel wetness between my thighs.

I couldn't believe a man who looked like he had the finest artists work on him, was my mate. I knew he felt the mate bond between us too but stared at me with so much disgust in his eyes.

I felt shivers run down my spine and immediately took my eyes off him. He didn't say anything but continued staring at me like he was disgusted by my sight. My cheeks flushed red out of embarrassment and I cleared my throat, hoping to divert his gaze away from me.

The pin drop silence in the room made my heart race even faster. Everyone who seemed to have been watching the lady and I go back and forth disappeared, leaving just the three of us in the room.

“What's going on here?” He asked, his voice reverberating in the room. I'm not someone to get scared easily but this time, something told me I was in for it, even the other lady looked a bit shaken.

“Al..Alexander, she slapped me” The lady said, scurrying to his side. He turned to look at me again, this time I could feel the anger in his gaze.

“You did what?” He yelled at me and I flinched.

“Well, yes, but she hit me first” I said, hoping he'd understand how rude this lady is.

“So you did hit her” He said, letting go of my almost paralyzed hand. I winced at the way he threw my hands. He turned away from us for a minute and the next, I saw a huge, muscled guy walking towards us. He bowed his head when he got to us, my heart raced faster than before as I tried to gather my thoughts.

“Take her to the torture room” I heard and my heart dropped to my stomach. I don't know what a torture room but if it is what I'm imagining it to be, then I don't want to be there. My mind raced as I tried to think of something I could say to change his mind.

“I'm so sorry, please don't take me there, please” I begged, tears hanging at the brim of my eyes. My mate turned to look at me with unbridled anger in his eyes and while staring into my eyes, he said,

“I'd better not get there before you do,” and walked away from us.

My jaw dropped open as I heard this. How could someone be so good looking and cruel at the same time? The moon goddess definitely made a mistake giving him good looks but worse enough, how could she have mated me to someone like him?

I glanced at the lady and she had a satisfied smirk on her face. I clenched my fists tight, wishing I could punch her but I was pushed forward by one of the guards. I resisted at first, if I was going to get punished, there's no way I'm letting it happen easily.

He pushed me again but I stood my ground, daring him to do more but before I could say a word, he carried me and flung me over his shoulder, walking down a pitch black staircase.

“Hey, let me go. Let me go.” I yelled and bit the guy but he wouldn't budge so after a while, I stopped kicking and resigned to my fate.

We continued descending the stairs with the lady behind us. I couldn't see her face in the dark but something told me she's proud of whatever she just did. I'd given up kicking the huge guy carrying me since nothing  I did affected him and just resigned to fate. Something about the way the guy carried me tells me there's more to wherever we're going and I couldn't help the shiver that ran down my spine.

Soon, the guy stopped walking and paused in front of a door. In the dark, I tried to wriggle my head to see my surroundings but the only thing I could make out was the lady using her face to open a large, metal door. When we got in, I thought the guy would drop me but he didn't until someone switched the lights on. It was then I saw that I was in deep trouble. The room was a gory sight to look at and I almost threw up while staring around.

There were all sorts of unimaginable things I can't even place my head on. I looked beside me and screamed when I saw an armless man tied upside down to a cross.

He was bleeding all over and with how fresh his injuries looked, one could tell they'd just been cut off. The sound of a painful groan made me turn my head and when I did, I almost puked on myself. A man who had been cut halfway into two from his waist down was hanging over a fireplace.

“I thought I said I shouldn't get here before you” I heard the voice of the guy from earlier say but I couldn't find his face.

“I'm sorry boss, she was resisting” The huge guy that carried me apologized.

“Oh, so you're resisting huh? I like that” He said, making his way out of the darkness. I felt liquid trickle down my pants when he got closer but I was too engulfed in fear, I couldn't say anything.

“Tie her up” He said, turning to a table behind him. My eyes widened as I saw all sorts of whips on the table.

“Pl.. please don't, I'm sorry. I'll apologize to her, please don't do this” I pleaded but he paid no attention to me. The guard tied me to a thing that dropped from the roof and left my feet hanging.

Tears made their way out of my eyes ceaselessly. I haven't spent a full day here and I'm already getting whipped like a criminal, by my mate. How would I spend the rest of my life here? I thought to myself.

The whole room became silent as I felt the two men I'd seen earlier stare at me with pity. I was carried away by my thoughts that I didn't notice the guy walking up to me until I felt a sharp strike hit my back.

“Arghhh” I screamed and wriggled in pain. The whip had a sharp edge that pierced into my skin. Before I could close my eyes, another strike hit my back. The strikes became continuous and each one was worse than the previous one. I screamed and cried but he didn't stop, he continued furiously until the door banged open.

“What do you think you're doing, Alexander?” A thick voice growled.