“What!” His mouth drops open in shock upon hearing her confession. Lydia is the illegitimate daughter of Alpha Kayden of the blood moon pack, whom nobody ever knows of. She’s like a shadow before the eyes of her other siblings. Yes, she was birthed the same way others were birthed, but she was unlucky to have been birthed by his mistress whom he never cared about.
After the death of her mother some years ago, she has been subjected to pains in the hands of the man that calls himself her father, and his wife wasn’t an exemption. She has tried to endure the pain and keep up with them, however, her life became a misery, after her only brother was captured by their father, and he threatened to kill him if she doesn’t bring Dean down. As much as she wanted to ask him why he was after Dean’s life, knowing that it was going to endanger the life of her brother, she didn’t dare to ask him anything, as she could only obey.
Tears trickle down her cheeks as she stares into space. While growing up, she has always wanted to live a simple life where she’ll get all the love she deserved. She thought that being a princess was the best thing that can ever happen to anyone, but her life taught her that it could be worse than being royalty.
“You’re nothing, but a mistress child. How dare you think you have a place in the palace? You were born out of a mistake, and you should be grateful to me for sparing your life” more tears find their way out of her eyes as she utters those words with pain written all over her. Those are the words her stepmother always told her.
“I never wanted to be like this… I didn’t want to hurt anybody, but… I need to save my brother,” She finally glances at him.
“Why didn’t you kill me?” He finally asks out of the blue, causing her to glance at him.
“I… I… I’m not a killer…”
“But you need to save your brother,” He cuts him off, as he turns to face her.
“Because it’s not the right thing to do. I can’t hurt you because I want to save my brother. That’ll be selfish. I… I… I’m not a killer…” She shakes her head slowly.
“I can’t kill the man I love…” With her eyes closed tightly, she spills it out as if it was forced out of her, and he freezes on the spot.
“What…” He whispers in shock.
“That doesn’t matter now. I don’t know what your offense is, but you need to get a safer place to stay for now. My father is dangerous, and he won’t stop until he gets you. They’re after your life,” She says to him, and although he has no idea why her father would be after him, he knows that his life will be in danger if he doesn’t act fast.
“The man that attacked you. I was able to meet him, and luckily, he’s someone I know very well. He was my friend back in the castle, but he’s loyal to my father. He said that he won’t stop haunting you as per my father’s order…, so you can only run for your life,” She further says.
“What about you?” He finally asks after a long silence.
“Don’t worry about me, I’ll be fine. Just be safe. He’s my father anyways, I don’t think he’ll be so heartless to the point of taking my life…”
“What about your brother?” He cuts her off, and she smiles at him.
“I’ll find a way to save him, you don’t have to worry about that. Just get yourself to a safe place, and I’ll take care of the rest. They’re going to attack here tonight in a bid to take you away along with me, they must not meet you here, so you need to leave as soon as you can. Don’t bother to lodge in a hotel, they won’t hesitate to trace your scent till they get you,” She says sadly, and he sighs.
“Don’t worry, I’m going to save you, OK? Just hang in there, and I promise to come for you soon,” He assures her and pulls her into his arms, hugging her tightly…
A few hours later in Blood Moon pack…
The big iron bar gate rolls open and alpha Kayden walks inside the prison elegantly with a deep frown on his face. Walking beside him, is the Luna, Harriet.
“You animal!” Alpha Kayden sends a slap across Lydia’s face, and she staggers back and forth, crashing on the floor afterward.
“How dare you, bastard!” He curses at her again, as he grabs her hair and pulls it forcefully while she just winces in pain.
“Can you just stop, please,” She cries out as tears trickle down her cheeks. A few hours earlier, alpha Kayden had sent his men to capture Dean, but they met Lydia instead, and they had to bring her to him.
“Where is he?” He roars at her, tightening his fist around her hair, while she cries out in pain.
“Let go of me, fath…” A slap lands on her cheek before she can finish her statement. It was Harriet that slapped her.
“Don’t you dare call my husband your father? He’s not your father, you’re nothing, but a bastard child of a bitch…”
“Don’t you dare say that about my mother, you witch! I’ll take anything you say to me, but don’t make the mistake of dragging my late mother into this. You won’t like what will happen,” Lydia cuts her off, and she narrows her eyes.
“You’ve grown wings, and I’m going to clip it for you. How dare you go against me!” He roars again, pushing her roughly to the floor, and finally stands up to his feet angrily.
“What did he do to you? You can’t ask me to kill someone, just like that. It’s not fai…”
“And who are you to tell me what is fair and what is not, huh? Who the hell are you to talk to me in that manner? You should be grateful to me for keeping you alive…”
“And you think you’re doing me a favor by doing that, father? Why don’t you go ahead and slit my throat right now? Why don’t you go ahead and take my life as you’ve always wanted to? My life doesn’t matter to you anyway. Or are you scared, huh? You’re scared that you’ll be judged by people for killing your own child without any cause? Go ahead and do it, I dare you!” She roars at him as she manages to stand up to her feet.
“Don’t push me, Lydia…”
“And what will you do if I push you? End my life like you and your wife did to my mother eight years ago? Just go ahead and do it already!” She breaks down in tears as she yells at the top of her voice. As much as she knows what she’s getting herself into, talking back at her father, she can’t help but do this. She has had a lot, and she can’t take it anymore…