The Alpha King's Slave

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he speed of lightning as I tried to adjust my eyes

her forehead glistening with beaded sweat and h

brows as I pulled myself up from the bed and stood up due to the emergency in her voice.

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oing to get caught. The entire village is under an attack." Her lungs must be barely

blonde hair into a tight ponytail and wrapping my white woolen s

the gates. The Alpha's soldiers mounted on their horses were galloping at full speed

of the earth. It has been five years, five solid years to forget the past and forge ahead. Bu

n gasping for breath. "Forgive me my Queen but on my way back from the stream I saw the soldiers breaking into p

ing caught. Who sold us out?" I questioned staring at the two women intently. I did trust Diana but in situations like this, you never can

ed eyes, full lips, extremely long hair, and body features that weren't common among the others. Disguising was the o

ant is how to leave this village immedia

urry and before giving my consent

and I can't jeopardize lest I carry such a huge burden of regrets for life

ught. There's no way I'll secure the lives of my witch sisters and wouldn't be worried for the poor villagers. If the Alpha king d

e carcass of the inhabitants, and the painful cries of their children. Just t

towards the river, and the third." Pointing at Diana. "You'll head the third group of our sisters.

We are to protect you even if it means giving our lives in e

rotective and a big loyalist. I know she's trying t

ur best friend. Assemble the others immediately and start leaving. Get to the r

ou saying? I can't abandon you to die. Yo

was smile widely at her sorrowful face and r

y orders anymore." Turning to face the other woman who kept trembling. "Lead the first group of our sisters out. Find

ses were growing as I heard the trotting of horses from af

ping them at bay while I kept calm. I've been running from fate all these year

has t

a bone-crushing hug with tears streaming down her cheek and staining my

begged, her eyes having

d I quickly grabbed my sword lying beside my bed for things like this and slowly walked out of th

instructions by taking the lead to escape. I slipped away from the tents and with my shawl covered

y as everywhere turned into a ruckus, smoke rose in the air a

oat of a feeble farmer. I know him around here when we move out in li

red looking scared with his nose cra

ys food from you. Now tell me before I slit your foolish throat!" The sol

ever seen their faces but they have been in this to

r asked curtly with a sneer smack

iver bank." He responded aptly

't that d

no

sound of a thud as the farmer fell to his knees with his hands gripp

my gaze fell on a liquid sprinkled on my shawl. My eyes widened i

so long that I relied on my witchy powers and t

heading in the direction of the suburb where he was given and my legs had the tenacity for walking faster than I us

ast the stall the soldiers were still busy with the others try

Sto

ong shawl while I swallowed, curbing my fear and reminding myself I could le

face him. It was one of the King's men and he ha

il we find the culprit we're looking for. It

on. "Have you seen any

heart thumped loudly in my che

wl on your face?" He's getting too nosey and

in slashing his fingers with my sword and heard him scream holding onto the mutilate

d, leaving me behind. Their

lling to the ground and before I could realize what was happening I was

alit

and saw Diana running towards me. Oh no! What's she doing here?

yes. A soldier pierced his sword right into her stomach and she fell to the floor met

and agony tor

sac was placed around my head and I struggled to be let out writhing and fighti

open. Soon I slipped into darkness oblivious o