{"Maya"}
So much pain going through my veins and I can't feel my wolf neither am I healing. This whole place is dark and my body feels like I have been torn into pieces in this silver chain tied around me like I have committed the gravest sinful offence.
Last night I was forced to drink an unknown liquid that tasted like silver and I hope it's not what I am thinking because I can't afford to lose my wolf. It's already been four days since the coronation. They kept me here because I asked to go back to school.
After Leroy took my virginity, I was no longer qualified for the queen's challenge but still, I don't know why they believed I would cause problems for them when I go back to school even after I promised to quietly withdraw but they won't just have it and instead took away my orb. I don't even intend to go back to school, I just want to use it as an excuse to run away. If the school finds out I have been mated, they would kill me for it. I need to free myself from all this pain and uncertainty. Now I am here in this dark basement. Whatever their plan is, I believe is to kill me because they put me through so much torture after forcing me to take the substance and since then, I can't feel my wolf.
Werewolves are weakened by silver, and I hope it's not what I took. Though it didn't look like it, I'm sure it tasted like it. Moon goddess please help me. I don't want to die. My mate has been mated to another, please let me go back to school where I can find solace because I feel so empty right now.
The only person who can come to my rescue is the new Alpha's grandmother but she travelled and I know they wouldn't have done this to me if she was here since she is highly respected by everyone in the park. It is believed she built this park after the war with the vampires, making her the founder according to the stories I heard. Now I am hearing footsteps approaching, I hope they are not coming for me again. Oh, moon goddess, please help me.
"Bring her out," I hear steps coming closer to me and soon they started removing the chains on my body I can no longer feel. Now I am being carried away, and the feel of the scorching sun on my body feels like I am back to life again.
Slowly and gently, I tried opening my eyes to see who picked me up but the flash of light was too much for my eyes that haven't seen light in days. I rubbed my eyes and slowly opened them again, this time my sight was blurry but still painful, I was being laid down on a soft surface as I soon realised we were already in my room.
"Have some rest," I hear a familiar voice, which I am guessing it's Leroy's and soon hear the sound of the door being closed. The moon goddess indeed heard my prayers. Maybe it wasn't yet my time to die. The weakness was overtaking my body, I shot my eyes allowing the sleep which was taken from me for days now to take me.
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"Wake up" I hear the door slam open with a panicked voice, I was too weak to move so I continued laying down pretending to still be asleep.
"Wake up" Leroy enunciates again sitting on my bed moving me to wake up. I slowly opened my eyes, which still felt sour due to the light. Managing to keep it steady, I tried sitting up slowly as Leroy helped me. I am surprised he did.
"You have been sleeping for 24 hours now, it's time to go back to school. Your chancellor is waiting" He explained, looking down at me.
"What? School?" I asked, more to myself. I thought life was finished for me. School? I can't believe it, I was in a trance when his voice brought me back to reality.
"Hey hurry up and get cleaned up, come down and have something to eat". Why on earth is Leroy being nice to me, this is suspicious. I don't even have the strength to speak so I gave him a blank look. I was confused, what is he talking about? How can my chancellor be here? Am only a slave and a student so how can the chancellor visit me? I am either dreaming or Leroy is playing a joke on me.
"Look Maya," wow did he just call my name, am I having an ear problem now? "Maya" he growled slowly, snapping me out of my confused state of mind. "Get yourself cleaned up and have something to eat immediately.
I don't know why your chancellor came here to get you personally but hey slave, don't forget who you are and make sure she doesn't know about anything that happened this past few days" He demanded and forcefully raised my jaw to look him in the eyes, my eyes met his and I panicked at the hatred and seriousness in them as he continued,
"When you get to school, quietly withdraw from the challenge as you are no longer qualified and be a good girl in school. Make sure no man touches you because if I smell the scent of another man on you when you come back after the section, I will kill you." Now his eyes are bloodshot.
I nodded frantically. If I leave here alive today, I am never coming back. It's better I roam anywhere else but here. Now what's important is how to escape from school before being found out. But first, I need to get ready and see who he claims is waiting for me.
"Good girl". He pats my shoulder and leaves the room but first giving me a last look, throwing my golden orb to the bed. I fight back the tears, promising myself not to cry for him again. I slowly got up, ignoring how weak I felt. If what he's saying is true then I have to use my last strength to leave here even if it means me crawling.
I slowly limped to the bathroom and took a bath. After cleaning up I went back into the bedroom and packed the few things I came back with and my other essential items. I also picked up the orb on the bed, throwing it into my bag and immediately, there was another knock on my door. Opening it, I saw the maids with food for me. The smell of french toast and scrambled eggs was all it took for me to rush the whole food into my mouth. Not being able to eat for a long time, now I feel more alive.
I gulped the juice served with the food, though I was still very weak but am glad my tummy was full now. I gathered my things together and walked to the living room, getting there I saw the tension in the air. So Leroy wasn't lying after all. I strode closer to where everyone was seating, the chancellor and two other professors who were in charge of the queen challenge training and two other men in a suit I believe to be security guards, then the former Alpha joseph and his luna Benita, Leroy and his luna Rose, Anna and Elisa his sisters.
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