Olivia struggled with all her strength to set herself free from the grip of the unknown creature. At the slightest opportunity she had, she escaped and panted nonstop for a while.
"Who are you?'' Olivia began in anger. "Why are you trying to kill me?'' But, the voice remained silent and was still hiding in the dark. "Show your face at once!''
A creature came out of the dark to the illuminated part of the wolf prison. Olivia at last could see the creature. An old woman with many dry grey hairs and a much-veined body. "That could have been your perfect opportunity to free yourself from this misery but, you screwed up. I could have set you free just like I have done to so many people who had been here before you. Hahahaha….!"
Shocked and afraid of what she was seeing, Olivia walked back while the old woman followed her trail as if she was going after Olivia. "In the name of God, what in the hell are you?''
"I am the one you would wish to see in your lifetime, Olivia. Now stop drifting away from me! I can end all your pains just with a bite. You can thank me later."
"Is this your version of setting people free? By killing them? You must be sick!''
"You see Olivia, it's not what you think. No one makes it out here alive. You are the only one to have ever escaped from my grip. I'm still baffled at how you did that. No one has done that to me before! Why do you make me starve Olivia? Just stand still and don't move again!''
Sensing danger Olivia moved some steps backward but, the old lady charged at her. She tried to grab Olivia with all her strength this time but, she was sadly limited by the heavy chains around her waist. Olivia could see the heavy too, chains around her waist at the same time.
"Stay right there!'' She cried desperately as she couldn't get to Olivia
"Who are you again?" She couldn't contain her curiosity anymore. "A killer, a witch, or a werewolf?''
"I'm none of that Olivia. I'm Demusa. I know you have already heard about this name before?''
"I don't believe you old woman. If you are Demusa you shouldn't be alive by now. Demusa was long dead before my great-grandmother was born. According to legend; she used to be the most powerful vampire mistress before she was deposed by the wolves in the great battle which took place at Gallia. ''
"Hahahaha! I am the one you speak of! I was never killed but, was kept in everlasting suffering." She started crawling back into the darkness.
"Wait! Don't go yet,'' Olivia told her. Demusa halted her apparent movement back to her seclusion. "If you are whom you claim to be then, you must be three-hundred years old? How possible."
Medusa came forward again however, there was no aggressive advance this time around. "I'm more than three-hundred years old. I have been around for a long time. What pains me more is that I have spent half of my whole life here. I came very close to setting myself free a few minutes ago but you denied me that."
"How? Will my death at a set you free?'' Olivia asked inquisitively.
"The day I taste human blood will mark the beginning of my freedom from this hell. That's why I was so desperate to have a taste of your blood. Killing you was not just all I wanted. Catherina betrayed me when she was captured and kept together here with me. In exchange for her freedom, she promised the wolves two tempting prices. One of those prices brought you here today. The other had something to do with me. You see, your stepmother promised to cast a spell that will set both of us free, on two conditions. Firstly, I spare her life secondly, she needed vampire blood for the ritual. I gave her my blood but instead of using them for the intended purpose, she turned her back on me and made another deal behind my back with the wolf lord alpha Ramon."
Coming closer, Olivia further asked, "and what was the deal she made with him?''
Demusa lifted her head with pain and sorrow. It was obvious to Olivia that she was feeling hurt and frustrated at that moment. "She used my blood to prepare a charm that would see all my remaining powers taken as a vampire. It was after that incident, I started getting old. Somehow, I realized that my power of fore-sight was not affected and if I could be opportune to taste human blood again, the spell will break. Not only will I become fresh and normal again but, I will also reclaim all my lost powers. I will inflict untold pains on all those who had kept me in this condition for centuries. I would have loved to start with your stepmother. That was the reason why when I saw you my heart gladdened because, not only will I have the much-needed blood for my freedom but, I will equally get back to Catherina."
"Is that what you were thinking? Killing me is like doing Catherina a whole new favor.'' Olivia sighed before sitting down on the floor. "She wanted dead as much as you do.''
"Yes, I know. I already told you the reason you were here. Nevertheless, there is something that is still missing from the picture. In addition to betraying me, Catherina promised them a human female who knows no man, a sacrifice deemed good for their moon goddess. Catherina didn't just screw only me but, she did the same with you.''
Sensing the real danger she was into, Olivia stared at the Demusa for some time before breaking her silence, "what can we do to escape?''
"Hahahaha. No one has ever escaped from the wolf's prison. All that came in here I killed them all. However, I'm yet to taste human blood."
"What about those you had claimed to kill in the past?''
"Oh, those? Those were not humans but erring wolves whose punishment was death. You know, I enjoy having my little revenge any time I bite their neck for blood. But at the same time, I'm pained because they are useless. No matter how many times I drink them they will never get me out of here. Now to answer your question Olivia, there is no escape. Only one of us can leave here alive. The way I see it, I'm that person because I won't stop at anything until I have your blood!''
Olivia need not be told that maintaining total distance from the former vampire mistress is the key to her survival in the prison while awaiting the day she will be sacrificed to the moon goddess. "I won't let you have what you want,'' defiant Olivia responded to Demusa.
"Fine! But anyway, you must surely die Hahahaha!"
The words from the old vampire kept her awake that night. She thought about everything she had been told but again, she was helpless. There is little she can do, but let fate have its way.
Just when she finally fell asleep, the wolf prison was busted open by a group of wolves. A commanding voice was heard among them which suddenly awakes Olivia. "Bring her out at once!"
"They have come to take you," said Demusa from her dark corner.
"So this is it? Are they going to put me up for the sacrifice tonight?" Asked Olivia with a helpless tone.
"Why don't you wait and find out. Hahahaha….!
The footsteps kept coming closer as Demusa's laughter echoed through the night. Soon, two wolves appeared. "Get up human!" They commanded.
When Olivia got up from where she lay. They had her chains unlocked and lead her out only to meet face to face with the alpha. She trembled in great fear because, she thought that could be the moment she had been told of, by the old vampire. Alpha Ramon upon approaching her gave her a thunderous slap. That alone sent her head bending slightly like a slave being maltreated by her master.
"So you are the scum Catherina has always told me about? You will surely be fit for our moon goddess,'' he lifts her head and slapped her for the second time. "Tell me, Olivia, how does it feel to be betrayed? Tell me, how does it feel to be lied to and to be used; for a long time without having any idea about the reason? Only when you answer these questions then, you find out why your friends had abandoned you and fled upon our arrival. You don't have to be surprised about that. You see, your friends knew you were completely worthless and that's why they conspired with your stepmother to hand you over to us. From the very day I set my eyes on you, I knew you will be the one to usher in a new era of greatness once I offer you as a sacrifice to our moon goddess. Your death will make me more powerful than I am now. Maybe, I can live for a thousand years and still maintain dominance in the Lycan world.''
The alpha's harsh words were immediately followed by strange events. Olivia saw two glowing yellowish eyes lurking around her and alpha Ramon from the dark. One can only imagine what will happens next.