"I am Markus Alurious, Alpha of the rogues," he said.
Sh*t!!! This is really a big sh*t!!!!
I looked at him from head to toe. I didn't really know what to say right now. I wanted to shout and kick him in the ass, but something inside of me told me that he didn’t deserve to be hurt. I don't know why I feel that towards my kidnapper. His eyes looked sad.
Actually, he doesn't look so bad. Like his younger brother Duren, Markus is a good-looking guy. He must be sad for a long time to look like the earth is on his shoulder.
But I don't understand why I feel bad about him rather than hating him for kidnapping me.
"Why did you kidnap me? You don't look like you are a bad guy", I asked.
he laughed sadly. "To be honest, I don't know. This is my brother's plan, not mine. He wanted you to be his mate, but told me that I could choose you as a replacement for my mate." he said.
"Me, his mate? But he told me that I'm going to be your mate. Are you guys kidding me?"
"He said that? He must be out of his mind. I don't intend to mate with you. I don't like the idea of separating the mates. I've been there. "
"If you didn't plan this, can you help me out? I want to go back home."
"Even if I help you, I can't promise that you will be alive. I also need you to kill the King," Markus said.
"Why do you want to kill my mate? Do you know who my mate is?"
"I know who your mate is and, to tell you the truth, I don't care. I hate royals. I hate them so much that I'm having second thoughts about not using you to get what I want. You are precious to that child," he said.
"Why are you doing this? You don't look bad. I can feel it. What did Zeus do to you in the first place for you to hurt us?"
"You're too young to understand. Your mate is a product of betrayals and lies. He's not supposed to be born in this world. His father stole my mate!"
"What are you talking about? His father? Arthur? Wait, are you the real mate of her Majesty, Queen Eleonora?" I asked.
"Yes, Eleonora was my real mate. She was forced to be mated to that son of a b**tch because of the bloodline they are protecting. She's destined to be mine but she was forced to be Arthur's mate," he said.
"Wait, let me process this information first."
"That demon, Arthur, forced my Ele to be his mate. How dare he!." He said, throwing the cup of tea he was holding. "Soon I will have their heads. I will kill Arthur's, real mate. I will let him feel what I felt the moment he took my mate away from me," Markus said.
"But what about the Queen? I'm sure she wants to see you again."
He stiffened and turned around, for me not to see his emotion. "She's nothing to me now. She watched me die. She runs away and leaves me there while dying."
"Why don't you give her a chance to explain herself?"
"It's too late now. My men have got Arthur now and his mate. Not to mention that I know that your father's pack and the royals are now heading here to save you. I will let them witness how I would kill his father next to him." He said. A dangerous snarl came out of my mouth.
"I will not allow you to hurt my mate," I said, trying to hold him, but someone came into his room. And I turned around. Lukas and Arman grab me by the hand and take me out of Markus's Room.
"Let go of me! Arman! Lukas!" I shouted, trying to break their holds on me, but having them both makes me weak.
"Stop it, Kath. It won’t help you." And then I felt his fist hit my stomach. I fell to the ground. I didn't expect them to do this to me.
They put me in another room, which, to my observation, looked like an interrogation room. They threw me inside and tied my hand.
The man I hate the most enters with a big smile on his stupid face.
"Here you are, Duren. I thought you forgot about me? How's your little baby down there? is it still working?" I smirked at him. "Did you like what I did to you?"
A burning pain started to feel in my cheek. He slapped me but I didn't make any sound. I am stronger than that.
"Not because I wanted you to be my mate, it means you can do whatever you want. I can tie you up for the rest of your while making you pregnant. What you did back there was low of you. Kicking me in my..... oh, forget about it." He said. Two she-wolves came into my view and, to my surprise, they were the girls I hate the most.
Loui and Candice!!!!
"B*tch with the same feathers stay together," I said.
"I don't fucking care how important you are to Duren and Markus. I will kill you if you don't shut up." Loui said, grabbing my hair.
"Seriously Loui? You betrayed your King just for this?" I asked.
"Oh kitten, this is for my father! He really wanted to get back the throne that was stolen from our family a long time ago." She said. "Thanks to Candice, she made my plan go smoothly!" They high fived.
I looked at Candice's fake angelic face.
"He is your best friend, Candice, and you betrayed him? Why?" I said in disbelief that she actually did this.
"Because I want him. If Duren or Markus become your mate, the bond you have with Zeus will break and I could be his second choice mate. I love him and I don't want you to take him. He is mine." She said, then slapped me where Duren hit me a while ago.
Duren is just sitting there looking at us. Smiling at the scene in front of him.
I look at them. They can see the sadness, anger, and disbelief through my eyes. "I don't understand how stupid you two have become. Do you think that you will get what you want just because you team up with that stupid man sitting there?" I said, pointing at Duren.
He stands up and holds me in his arms forcefully. "You respect me mate. I will not tolerate this anymore. I'm going to let you obey me." He said. "Girls, take off her shirt and bra and tie her to the wall."
I look at Candice and Loui and they are really obeying this stupid moron. They handcuff my hand to the wall and rip my upper clothes.
"You will obey me after this, Kath," said Duren.
"Oh, Duren, is that really the reason? Or you are afraid that I will escape and kick your ass." I said.
"Candice, Loui, leave now. I want this scene for my eyes only." He said and they left the room smirking.
"Oh really?" I said. Even if he threatened me and hurt me. He will not break me. I will not bow down to him. One thing I learned in this life was to stay strong and never let anyone get inside of you.
He holds the rope in his right hand. He is going to whip my back. I am now facing the wall and I can feel Duren walking towards me and I felt something cool at my back. I closed my eyes waiting for it to come. I know what will happen next and I'm going to welcome it all. I heard him step backward and the whip hit the floor before it landed on my back. I clenched my teeth and kept closing my hand. I'm not going to cry, I'm not going to shout. I will not give him the satisfaction that he wants.
I can feel the blood flowing in my back and the searing pain of the whip before Duren makes another hit. I can feel my skin tearing and I can imagine the image of my back right now. I keep clenching my teeth to hold back any sounds that want to escape.
"Cry, Kath. Shout, beg me to stop." He said.
"In your dreams, loser," I said.
Another whip hit my back and I still held myself there. I am not weak. I am strong.
Duren now throws the whip and faces me. He hit me in the face again. "I want to hear you begging. I want you to bow down to me." He said before he held the whip once again and hit me again, over and over again. I know my lips are now dripping with blood. I almost gave up. I could see the darkness wanting to reach me from the closed door. Another whip tore my skin until I heard a growl.
"What the hell Duren?" I know that voice, it's Markus.
"Why?" He said.
"Another whip and she's dead!" I can't see him but I can feel he's behind me.
"She deserves it. She doesn't want to obey me. I need to break her so she learns how to beg." Duren.
"Surely she won't. She's not your mate for Moon Goddess sake. I let you do this because you didn't tell me about your plan for kidnapping her, but I don't agree to see a woman beaten so much." He said. He untied me and let me fall to the ground. As soon as my face hit the floor, I blacked out and lost consciousness.
Thank you, Markus.