CHAPTER 17

LILY

My bones still, like the coldness of the room had taken over them, my body shivering uncontrollably from the cold, I clutched onto the thin fabric of the night gown that I still wore on my body.

My eyes scanned the transparent door as my lips quivered.

'Who is in there'

The body… my body shook violently from the tension that was building in it. Panic written all over my face. I gulped. The Old Alpha had said that he killed Ariona and he had watched her die, did he also mean that he had kept her body as a monument, to always watch her and make sure she never wakes up.

I subconsciously bite my nails and clenched my hands afterwards. The moon goddess didn't say anything about this. Ever since I woke up, the look everyone gave me was a constant reminder that I am no longer Lily but Ariona.

Was this Alpha so cruel to have really locked Ariona's body up.

'Did he embalm her'

The Old Alpha Cassio got to the transparent door and pulled it open. The cold air surged into the room, whipping my hair with it. I fell to the ground,the weakness building in again.

The room where the body was kept was colder than I could ever imagine. It felt like I would soon freeze, but only I could feel the cold maybe because I was still dressed in the party gown.

Looking at the white coffin that was in my line of sight. The frost that covered the coffin told me clearly that the room temperature was way below -0.1 degrees.

The Old Alpha opened the coffin and turned to look at me,

"Bring her over" he ordered and I felt myself being pulled up to see the sight.

I shivered, Was I really going to see another Ariona, then they will kill me for sure.

I stood in front of the coffin, the chilly breaths escaping from it.

It looked more like a refrigerator up close. My hands vibrated either from the cold or the fear as I looked down at the coffin, scanning it with my eyes.

The face… It's a male and it's definitely not Ariona.

I sighed in relief. Her smile back on my face as I turned to the Old Alpha. A new found strength building within me.

"That's my heir" he said, my eyebrows raised.

"What does that have to do with me?" I asked him and his eyes darkened. He looked at the corpse and then back to me.

"I killed Ariona… I watched her die" he said, I clenched my fists.

'How could he be repeating the statement over and over?' I wanted to jab him in the face or maybe break his neck.

"You killed me?, am beginning to doubt that because I'm still alive"

"That's a lie" he roared.

"You don't even remember that day, do you?" He said.

No… I can't get caught.

"I remember it vividly that's why I went to the black market and I knew you were looking for me"

'Oh… I am the second best actress the world was yet to see'

The Old Alpha's eyes widened.

"Then you will tell me how you came back to life" he said, his jaw clenched.

My eyes scanned his face, "It's a miracle like I said"

"Oh spare me that" He was getting impatient, looking back at the coffin his eyes seemed to soften.

I had never seen that look in his eyes before, he truly loved his son. I couldn't care, he didn't also care about someone's daughter and he killed her. So he deserves whatever happens to his heir.

"My pup died just when I needed him the most and you…" he said looking at me. His eyes turned frost like the ones that covered the coffin.

"You… Ariona, you got to live after I killed you" he said in a menacing voice,

And here I thought that he needed to be pitied.

'He is just as ruthless as always only caring for his dead pup'

I felt my lips raise into a hearty smile "Like I said it was a miracle" I told him.

His gaze turned deadly like there were glaciers in his eyes or maybe the temperature of the room had clouded my mind.

"I won't joke about this anymore Ariona, I just want my heir to wake up and that's all"

I wish that were possible but even if it was. I wouldn't grant him the wish. Many have suffered because of him, so… he should keep suffering.

I cleared my throat "There's nothing I can do about it Old man"

That must be why he was an Old Alpha, having no heir to take over from him. In the wolf packs, the heir of the Alpha, whoever is chosen or is the first son, is given the title as the next Alpha.

From the looks of it this cruel pack won't be having any Alpha from this man again.

I kind of liked it, it's better to cut off evil from their midst, starting from the Alpha.

"What brought you back to life, how did it happen? '' he kept asking continuously but I ignored him.

"Your heir… might never wake up" I told him and he paused, giving me a death glare.

"Shut up!" He barked, pulling a slap across my face. I staggered, not expecting a slap from him.

My cheeks stung, but I couldn't taste blood, just the chill of the wind. I couldn't tell if it was because of the coldness of the room or the slap that I just got. I felt numb like blocks of ice were in my teeth. I couldn't feel the pain.

This time, I had the eerie smile on my face instead, he was livid with rage.

"You will perform whatever magic you performed on yourself " he said

"Am not a sorcerer, Old man… so there's certainly no way that I brought myself back to life" I told him.

His eyebrows constricted as he maintained the grim expression on his face.

"You will speak sooner or later" he said as he motioned towards the guards.

"Take her out of my sight!" He ordered.

They grabbed me by my arms and pulled me out of the room, out of the underground and to a different room from the one I had woken up in.

The room looked more like a cell, having iron bars as the door. Looking inside the room, there seemed to be gallons of… water or maybe oil.

The guards stood at the door waiting for the next command.

"Don't take her there yet" I heard the Old man say.

"Let her have a good rest today… tomorrow, we begin" the Old Alpha said.

Walking to us, a smile plastered on his face, "It's like giving a child bitter candy" he said with a grin.

'He wants me to enjoy now and suffer later, it's usually meant to be the other way around'

The men turned to Wolf as he took us to a different part of the building entirely.

The door flung open to reveal a room, different from the one I had slept in the day I first arrived.

'Lots of rooms'

This place was complicated last time I checked.

Surveying the room, I realized that this was one of the rooms I had entered when I wanted to escape, the room that had nothing in it.

'There should be another door beside it'

I was pushed into the room, causing me to lose balance, falling to the ground.

"Enjoy it for now" I heard the Old Alpha say

"Sure I will," I replied, facing him.

Shortly after, he glinted at me.

"I will give you one more chance Ariona, to be free" he said

"How did you survive?... how come you're alive, what sorcery did you use"

I knew that there could be magic in the world, maybe witches, wizards, sorcerers, sorceresses and whatever. But I didn't know a thing about it, the magic and incantations, no one said a word about it at the Wildfire pack or any other pack aside this pack.

It was actually coming from the Alpha.

"It was a miracle like I said" I told him.

"I know a miracle when I see one and I know power and magic when I see one too" he said.

'He knew magic, was he not just a ruthless Alpha, is he also a sorcerer'

I'm sure it will be full of pure evil.

"I will let you be for now"

"Just for my guest's sake… you made him enjoy his stay"

"Guest?"

"The one from the Wildfire pack that you were flirting with" he said.

"Or you guys know each other well," he said, scanning the room.

I got up from the floor to hide the expression on my face.

"Think whatever you want"

"I will… he said and closed the door. I heard the sound of keys, obviously locking the room.

'What is he?'