“Take care of them.” Kai said to the head guard. “I have no room for Rogues.”
“Yes, my alpha.” The head guard replied and bowed .
“Wait,” Karen said and turned to look at him. “You’ll kill them?”
“They’re rogues now.” Kai simply replied. “Nicolas, let’s go.”
Nicolas nodded and followed behind Kai. Karen ran after them, trying to talk to Kai.
“My alpha, they’re…”
Kai paused and turned to her sharply. She gasped, taking a step back. His eyes were filled with anger as he glared at her.
“How many times do I have to tell you? I am not you alpha. You are not a member of my pack. I am your master.”
“My master… those people are my people…”
“Quiet a thing for you to say.” Kai snapped and continued walking. Karen raced after him.
“I… I want to go back with them.” She said quietly.
Kai stopped and faced her. “Say that again.”
Karen should have kept quiet. She should have apologized for saying that. She really should have backtracked and said that it was nothing.
“I want to leave.”
She can’t exactly say what happened next, but she found herself slammed into a wall, his hand squeezing her neck.
“You have forgotten your place.” Kai said calmly. “But don’t worry. You can always learn again.”
As if on cue, Inez appeared. “You summoned me, my alpha?”
“Yes.” Kai said. “Give this slave work to do. From now on she is to be striped of her privileges.”
Karen eyes widened. She struggled against his crushing grip, trying to breathe, trying to speak.
Kai tossed her to the side. Inez caught her and held her in place. He walked away without sparing her another glance, Nicolas in step beside him.
“Why did you say that?” Inez asked with a sigh. “You have a way with words, don’t you?”
Karen felt tears fill her eyes. She couldn’t believe she was back to zero again.
***
Karen dumped the bucket of dirty water into the drain wishing she could dump herself down the drain too.
The few days of relaxing in a private room, having whatever she wanted at her beck and call, and having her own personal maid didn’t prepare her for the harshness she would experience the next weeks.
Safe to say, Kai made her life hell.
It was like he was taking it out on her for trying to leave, or maybe for even thinking she could leave.
Karen paused and stared at the throne room. It’s marble floors were sparkling so brightly she could see her reflection clearly in it. She raised her hands up to her face and sighed.
Her hands were covered in bruises and blisters from how hard she had scrubbed and cleaned. Cleaning a throne room of such size was exhausting. Her back screamed in pain each time she moved, making her groan in pain.
She heard footsteps behind her and turned, expecting to see Kai or Nicolas but saw two maids. She vaguely remembered their names as Daisy and Elena.
“I’m done already, I don’t need your help.” Karen said, starting to pack up her things.
“Who said we’re here to help you?” Daisy said with a mocking laugh. “You disgusting whore.”
Karen sighed and got to her feet. She instantly felt dizzy and remembered that all she had eaten that day was a glass of water.
“Look, I don’t really have enough time in my day to talk with you and–”
She was cut off by a slap to her face. Her head swirled and she fell to the ground.
“You don’t get to talk to us.” Elena barked followed by a kick to her ribs. “You’re so disgusting it’s revolting. As if your father isn’t bad enough, you just have to be scum of the earth”
Karen curled up into a ball as they rained kicks and blows and abuses on her. Karen couldn’t fight back, her body feeling zapped of energy. She wished that they would just hit her till she passed out.
“Let’s go.” Daisy said. “She still has work to do.”
“Have a nice time, slave!” Elena said with a loud laugh
Karen heard their footsteps receding till it faded to nothing. Not long after, she heard more hurried footsteps.
“Karen!” It was Inez. “The alpha has summoned you!”
***
“Come in.” Kai said form the other side of the door.
Karen walked in and followed his voice to the study.
“You sent for me.” Karen said, cursing herself as her voice came out shaky.
“And you’re late.” Kai said, glancing at her briefly.
“I had a slight delay.” Karen tried to explain. “And I–”
“Strip.” The command came, cutting her off.
Karen sighed softly. Of course, what had she expected. She reached out behind her and unzipped the gown. The sound it made was loud and unnerving. She took it off and dropped it at her feet. Next she took off her underwear and kept it on top of the gown.
Kai hadn’t even glanced at her.
“Bend over that table.”
Karen sighted the table and her heart fell. It was a round table. She could already fell it digging into her ribs. She walked over to the table and bent over it, laying her cheek flat against it. She brought her hands up above her hand and flattened her palm against it.
She heard him come up behind her and her body tensed up, immediately preparing for the pain she was about to recieve.
Except, it never came.
She became confused as the silence stretched on and on. She didn’t dare turn her head to glance at him, she knew he would slam her face into the table. She was about to speak when she felt his fingertips graze her back.
Her blood ran cold.
She hadn’t stopped to think that maybe the scar was showing.
He brushed the scar’s length from her shoulder blade down to her hip bone. A diagonal nasty mark of her father’s hatred for her. Karen shuddered, suddenly feeling very sad.
She had intended for nobody to ever see the scar. Ever.
His hand moved to her side, right under her breast where there was a bruise that was still healing, courtesy of Daisy’s foot hitting her repeatedly. Karen winced in response to the pain, biting her lip hard.
“Who did this to you?” Kai asked, his voice filled with cold anger.
Karen squeezed her eyes shut and didn’t reply. She didn’t trust herself to speak lest she burst into tears.
“I asked you a question.” He said, his hand moving to the back of her thighs.
She shuddered under his touch. “I… I can’t say.”
“You can’t? Or you won’t?”
“I can’t…”
His fingers brushed her slit. Karen shuddered, trying to pull her hips away from him. He grabbed her hip with one hand and held her firmly in place.
“My alpha…” Karen gasped as he began a sequence of tracing the length of her slit, from her clit it her opening. She whined. “Don’t… please…”
“Don’t?” He asked tracing her opening. “You won’t answer my question. What makes you think I’ll listen to you?”
Karen gasped as he pushed a finger inside her. She tensed up, the intrusion unwelcomed. He wasn’t fazed by her struggling. He slowly pumped his finger in and out of her, his other hand still holding her in place. Karen bit her lip hard.
He added another finger inside her, making her arch her back and whimper softly. He was being gentle, unlike before. Karen didn’t like how she felt herself start to relax, her slit starting to grow wet.
“That’s a lot better.” Kai said softly.
His fingers curled inside her, brushing a spot inside her that felt too good. A moan slipped past her lips before she could stop it, making her clamp her hands over her mouth. He took notice of this and brushed that spot again and again, his fingers picking up the speed inside her.
Her moans slipped past her fingers and she felt herself grow wetter even. She couldn’t believe the sounds her body was making, her face flushing bright red.
There was no pain, none at all. And she was horrified to find that a feeling was brewing in her abdomen. It filled her with pure dread.
“No!” She cried out. She reached behind her and grabbed his hand, trying to pull him off her. “Stop…. don’t… please!”
“Don’t fight it.” Kai said calmly, her efforts not stopping him. “Let go.”
Karen started to sob. “I don’t want it! I don’t want to feel like that!”
Kai stopped. He pulled his fingers out if her. Karen exhaled in relief, thinking it was over. Instead he grabbed her hips and turned her to face him.
Her blood turned to ice in her veins.
She wasn’t familiar with this position. All the times he had taken her, her face was in a table or wall. She felt vulnerable and exposed, staring up at him.
His jaw was clenched in annoyance, his brows furrowed. Even though he was angry, Karen couldn’t help but note how handsome he looked. His hair had fallen out of its ponytail and draped down his shoulders in a river of blank ink. His eyes burned into hers with anger.
He was still full clothed.
“You don’t want it?” He asked in annoyance.
Karen shook her head wildly. “No, please don’t.”
Kai sighed. He brushed some of his hair behind his ears. “Too bad.”
He grabbed her leg and raised it. His fingers quickly found her hole and moved with such speed her back arched off the table. She couldn’t contain the scream that left her lips.
The feeling was building even faster now. Karen sobbed, trying her best to distract herself from it. His thumb rubbed her clit furiously and it took two seconds for that dam building inside her to break.
Her eyes fluttered shut and a strangled moan left her lips. She moved her hips out of his way but he simply caught her and held her firmly in place, his thumb rubbing hard circles over her pearl.
Karen saw explosions behind her closed eyes. Her entire body trembled and twitched. She could feel her fluids leaking out of her and onto the table. The feeling lasted seconds, further drawn out by his fingers inside her.
He released her, calmly stepping to the side. Her thighs trembled as she got to her feet. She didn’t know what she was doing, her head feeling hazy. She stumbled out of the study, tripping over the couch.
She fell on top of the couch, her body shaking slightly. She felt all strength pour out of her body.