ARAIA’S P.O.V
“What are you doing?”
A deep voice echoed the whole place.
Whose voice is that?
I opened my eyes and saw Orlando’s shocked expression. He stopped reaching for me and is now just looking in the air, he’s not moving, he seems tense all of a sudden.
Why is he acting like that?
Who is that man for Orlando to act like this is Orlando scared of him?
“I greet the alpha Alejandro.”
Orlando’s friend whom he was talking to a while ago said, he seems tense and scared. His voice is trembling and I can tell that he is not sure of what he would say.
An alpha?
Why is there an alpha here?
Orlando didn’t bulge. He is still not moving in front of me.
Are they scared of that alpha?
Wait… if they are scared of that Alpha I should ask for his help!
“hmp! Hmp!”
I tried my best to shout but because of the cover on my mouth, all I can do is to make little noise.
As if that snapped Orlando’s mind, he looked at me shocked and immediately held me and covered my mouth.
“Shut up bitch!”
“Is there anyone else inside?”
I heard the voice that they called Alpha ask Orlando’s friend.
Orlando held me using his hand while his feet were blocking my feet to move and to make a noise.
He is completely locking me up in his grip.
“There is none, my lord.”
What no, I am here!
I tried my best to get out of Orlando’s grip so I could move my body into wherever direction. I am not sure if this would help me.
I need him to notice me!
He is the only one who can help me right now!
Please, I’m here!
I didn’t stop moving even though my body was already aching. I also scream although there’s something covering my mouth.
I can’t afford to lose him. He is my only hope! I don’t care if he is good or bad but I don’t want to be trapped in Orlando.
Orlando is stopping me from moving although he is strong. I am managing to make noises even though it’s just a little.
I hope that the Alpha outside can hear us!
“It looks like there is something inside that thing.”
He said.
Yes you are right, we are here! Help me!
Please! Please!
“It seems you’re mistaken, my lord. How come there would be someone inside this cramp carriage? It’s only use is to deliver goods, nothing more, my lord.``
What is he saying?
This is a carriage? I thought it’s a box! Wait, let’s not think about that.
There was a moment of silence outside. I couldn’t figure out what was happening because I couldn’t hear even a small sound out there.
What is the Alpha thinking?
I need to let him know that there is someone here!
I think of a possible way to let go of Orlando scratch but since he is holding me too tightly, my first option to snuggle is swept away.
What can I do?
I thought for a moment then I suddenly remembered a thing that I had seen before on pickstagram.
I weighed the situation to see if I can really do that right now and since Orlando and I are close to each other, I think it will be possible if I just do it right.
I need to do this to save myself!
Okay…let’s do it!
One…two…three!
A sound of something bumping to another thing echoed in the carriage.
“Ouch!”
Orlando couldn’t help but to shout.
I heard him, thankfully it seems to work because he has lost his grip. I took the chance to move and went to the carriage door.
I was almost there when Orlando reached me. Seconds later I felt something sharp pierced a part of my leg.
It hurts! What did he do this time?!
But that didn’t stop me. I use my feet to move my body towards the door again.
My body’s burning because of friction from the floor.
It’s okay, I just need to reach the door…
After a few tries, I finally reached the door.
Finally!
I saw the outside, but my eyes widened when I fell directly to the ground.
“Ah!”
I feel like my bones were dislocated because of the impact I felt on my face. It also hit the ground.
Ouch…
Just how much pain should I endure to escape Orlando…
I couldn’t get to talk, my whole body is aching like it’s burning…
“Looks like I’m right.”
The voice from before filled the forest.
Yes you’re right Alpha!
“A-a-“ It was Orlando’s friend. Now what are you going to say?!
Do your best to make an excuse!
I move my head to look in the direction where Orlando’s friend is standing. He is not far away from me so it’s not hard to look at him.
I’m curious as to what he looks like as I haven’t seen him since they abducted me. I need to see his face so I will stay away from him if I ever see him and we cross paths again.
But my heart skipped a beat when I saw his head flying.
I couldn’t blink my eyes, I watched how his head fled to the other direction.
Blood splattered everywhere, there’s on his shirt, on the ground and some are on my face.
I saw how his body collapsed on the ground. The place reeks on the smell of his blood.
B-blood….
“You should’ve said the truth the first time I asked you.”
My eyes landed on the Alpha who’s in front of us.
He is holding a sword, its blade is shining in the middle of this dark forest despite the blood that covers it.
The one who is wielding the sword is riding a big brown wolf. I couldn’t see his face clearly, but there’s one thing that I am sure of, this is the Alpha that everyone’s fearing- that he is dangerous.
I didn’t expect that I would do something like this. Things are getting weirder and weirder the more I stay here in this place.
I can feel my body trembling and sweating because of the sight that I am seeing right now.
How could he just kill him without talking to him?
Is it an acceptable reason that he killed him just because he lied to him?
You can just punish him but he killed him instantly!
I don’t know what to do anymore. I thought that it would be great if this alpha in front of us would help me. I thought that he would save me from Orlando and his friend but now that he wielded his sword easily, I don’t know if I can call him my savior anymore.
My heart beat faster as I realized something. If he can kill that easily doesn’t that mean that he will also kill me? Is this the time that I will die?
Who would have thought that the struggles that I needed earlier would just go to waste…
Who would have thought that I would just end up dying in this strange and unknown place…
If only I had known that this would happen, I wouldn’t have joined my friends on their vacation plan, and I wouldn’t have planned it in the first place!
I will tell them that we shouldn’t go…
That it is dangerous for us and nothing good will come out in that vacation…
If only I knew…
I felt something land beside me. It’s heavy that it made the ground shake a little.
Then, I saw a wolf, bowing its head to the Alpha in front of us.
Where did that come from?!
Wait…
It’s from above me, is it Orlando?
I didn’t know that he could transform.
But what is he doing now? I thought that he was scared of the alpha in front of us so why is he here?
Isn’t he supposed to hide and run for his life?
He didn’t move until the Alpha in front of us swung his sword again.
This time it is Orlando’s head that flies…
I closed my eyes as I couldn’t withstand what was happening in front of me.
How could I watch someone being beheaded in front of me?
How could I watch them when I know that I am the next one whose head will fly anytime by now.
Tears started to fall down my eyes.
I ask for help, but death is the one that came to me…
Will I just really accept my fate like this?
All my life I’ve been thinking of killing myself because of depression, because I lack attention. I tend to think that I don’t have enough time.
I thought that anytime I am ready to die, but now that I am facing death, I saw how meaningful life is.
Why did I think of that before? I have many friends who are as caring as my sisters and brothers…
How could I think that I am alone?
I shouldn’t have thought of that…
If this is the end of my life, please…
No…No… I don’t want to die…
I’ve been closing my eyes for quite some time now. I am waiting for my death but I can’t hear anything from around me. Is it possible that they live now?
I can’t bring myself to open my eyes as I don’t want to see the dead bodies of the people who were just accompanying me just a while ago lying on the ground…
They were bad but I couldn’t let myself see them… lifeless.
But in the end I still decided to see what was happening around me.
I open my eyes and there is no dead body in front of me but I just realized that there were lots of wolves around us. It looks as if they’re guarding their Alpha and looking for a chance to kill me.
But they’re here just a while ago…
I am wondering what is happening, I can still smell their blood but I can’t see anybody…
How did this happen? Did the Alpha get the bodies?
I turn my face to the Alpha in front of me, he is still there riding his wolf but he isn’t moving anymore.
Is something wrong?
Isn’t he going to kill me? Did he change his mind?
I thought that he wouldn’t kill me anymore but as soon as I relaxed myself I saw him walk towards me.
My body started to shake again, seeing him walking in front of me makes my body shiver.
Is this the time where he will kill me?
I still couldn’t move my body and I can’t see any hope that he will spare my life.
Should I just accept my fate?
I felt him stop walking when his feet reached my head.
No way… I thought that I would live this time but I guess this is the end of me…
My body is losing its strength…
I think this is really the end…
As my body aches, the tension of my heart and mind increases.
How could I escape this place? There’s no way…I couldn’t think of a way… I’m so stupid to think that there is a way for me to go back home. Now, I am sure that this could be my last life and that I wouldn’t get to see my family and friends’ faces anymore…
How sad would they be if they knew that I was dead?
Will they cry for me? Will they tell me that I am important to them?
Will my mother even hug my picture? Will she even cry for me? Will she think of those times that she didn’t give me attention, those times that she let me feel alone and desperate?
Will she do that?
As I am waiting for my death I heard the alpha say a word.
His words give life to my body again.
Did he really…