CHAPTER FOUR

"Why?" He growled.

I touched his chest, patting it gently. "I pity you. You should be a free animal," I said sincerely.

I wondered how many people the Alpha King wants to take captive. This big wolf must have been taken from his family.

"I don't need your pity and I am not an animal," he said in anger and I found myself pinned to the wall.

I was quite scared of him. The closer he got the more I was scared. I've never been so scared in my life. It was as if he was going to hurt me.

"I… i… i… didn't mean it wrongly," I stuttered.

I didn't know what he was planning to do to me. He must have been hurt that he doesn't care about other people's emotions.

"You smell nice," he said sniffing me.

"You can't eat me. I'm on your side here," I snapped at him.

I was angry, feeling that he is so ungrateful. I was planning to help him yet he was thinking of eating me.

"If you don't know, I can hear your thoughts," he said and I shrinked at that unexpected news.

If he could read my thoughts he must have known who I am. Maybe that's the reason he wants to eat me. I hate my ancestors for making that stupid bargain with the Alpha King. He should also reincarnate to become the bride of that devil.

"I might be planning to eat you but not the way you think," he said.

I was ready to fight to death. I might have trespassed but he doesn't have the right to have me as his meal. Just as I was ready to fight, he pulled me closer and slammed his lips on mine. I was so shocked to see that it tasted like the human lips and the one I've been talking to all the while wasn't a monster but a human.

I was so shocked that I didn't react. His soft lips were just sucking mine and it made my whole body paralyzed. It was as if I've been drugged, I couldn't even move and by the time I did, I opened my mouth and received his lips.

I was crazy and I knew that. I was kissing someone just a few hours after my arrival, not to even talk of me being the bride of the Alpha Prince. Yet I didn't stop kissing him.

Slowly I could feel his claws dipped into my neck.

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Opening my eyes, I saw myself on a big bed and I jumped up but the state of my body sent me back.

I was naked.

I knew if I got caught that I slept with another man just a day after my arrival, I would definitely die. The last thing I remembered was that strange man kissing me and he dipped his claws in my neck. Did he do that to make me pass out? Was I being set up? I was so angry at my own stupidity. I wasn't this cheap. How could I have let such a thing happen.

They must have been searching for me. I looked around for my clothes and luckily, I found them.

I didn't know how I got into this room but I didn't have the luxury of time to think about it. Looking outside, it was quite dark. Because I wasn't conversant with the palace, I lost my way. I didn't even know where I was heading and being that I was hiding and didn't want people to see me, I couldn't ask for help.

"Here you are!" I heard an angry voice behind me.

I jumped terrified that I almost fell to the ground. Turning, I saw that it was the woman that attended to me earlier. I quickly adjusted myself.

"I told you not to leave but you didn't listen to me. Do you think I have the time to start babysitting?" She scolded me.

"No one told you to," I grumbled.

Knowing I already messed up, I didn't say much. The old woman glared at me before she walked away. I then followed her immediately.

"You will see the king tomorrow," she said.

Soon we arrived at my room and I almost had a heart attack when I saw it. It was just like the coven of witches. Nothing in the room was any other colour aside black. Well, except for the wall that was painted white. She even put a big scary looking black teddy.

"This is so terrifying!" Angel squealed.

I sat in the room depressed. I knew I had messed up and if news got out that I already cheated even before my marriage, I would definitely die. So I decided to escape.

"Escaping will be hard, Phoebe," Angel told me.

"I know, but we have to try," I said to her.

It was already dark and I'm sure everyone would retire back to their room soon. That would be the best time for me to make a run.

I didn't take a pin from my father's house so I won't leave with anything.

But I was hungry.

I haven't had anything in days and no one is even offering me food. Just as I was thinking, the old woman entered.

"Can't you knock?" I frowned.

She didn't say anything. It was as if we were both having a competition of grudges. She placed the tray on my bed and left. Looking at the mouth watering dishes, I was happy that I forgot about the old woman's manners. I dug into the food and finished it in minutes.

No one came to my room and I was glad. I waited till it was midnight before stepping outside. Everywhere was silent and I tiptoed out. The guards I saw didn't notice me until I got to the palace gate. The gate was so high but then years of training vigorously taught me a lot. I slowly climbed through the tall wall and even though it was quite strenuous I got to the other side.

I jumped down and my legs shouted in pain that I groaned but the thought of me escaping was just so good. I stood up and ran away. That was how I escaped from the palace.