The Lycan King’s Rejected Soulmate by Fire Sprout

Chapter 18

Avery

Aria’s face was crumpled into a frown that sent chills down everybody’s spines.

After the escaping girl was helped to the shore, Aria kicked her heavily. I cringed at the kick. Aria did not show the girl pity at all.

She turned to the guards, “Whip her till she is half dead! That would teach her to listen to instructions.”

The order successfully frightened the rest of the girls. I wasn’t frightened but I kept my head bowed to give off the impression that I was scared. I did not want Aria to target me because I am giving her the impression that I was challenging her authority.

People like her value submission very much. She doesn’t want people to fight back if she bullies them. She would prefer her victims to be as obedient as they can be.

A classic example of a bully.

I knew I had to be well behaved for now.

I had to know where we were and I had to be familiar with the way the guards are stationed.

I have to blend in to the best of my capabilities or I would be at risk.

Aria swept her gaze over us.

“Let this incident be a warning to you people. In this place, the only way you can survive is to listen to your superior’s instructions.” Aria had her hands folded across her chest as she kept her sharp eyes on us.

I could see that the remaining girls blamed the shewolf that failed in her escape, If any of them had thoughts of running away before, the shewolf had already rendered any effort they are about to do useless.

She had made Aria and the guards wary.

They would extra careful when dealing with the girls.

“Hey! Why is your hair covering your face?” Aria shouted.

She turned to me and my heart sank.

Even as I was bathing in the river, I took great care in order not to show

my face.

I thought I could get away with hiding my face. I did not know it would be exposed this soon.

Aria’s gaze did not budge from me and I could not pretend like I did not know she was talking to me.

The guards patrolling the river stopped to watch me. The other five girls also stared at me.

I knew I was already behaving suspicious but one part of me wished it wasn’t me Aria was talking to.

didn’t

with black hair and green eyes, I am talking to you! Show your face.” Aria’s

face towards the back of my head. I could

would rather do it myself than to

me herself would add unnecessary things to my

few gasps rang out and everywhere turned silent for a second.

held over her mouth.

eyes glued to

gaze of jealousy came from one of

I would induce a similar reaction if I exposed

“So you are so beautiful, why are you trying to hide it? Don’t you know your future depends

the type that would find fault in every thing I do, it

I don’t know where the gaze came from and

these girls that had landed in the same predicament I am in but from the envy directed to me, I knew I

their various behaviors and I had naively wanted to save these when

had forgotten how people hurt me in the past.

did not ask me any questions about my beauty again as I did not reply her first question.

of the dark

observed our expressions carefully.

new identity. Your identity is the slave of the Dark

the Dark Dome was the name of

like she had been doing this same job for years. I stumbled into the Dark Dome’s territory but the other girls seemed to be kidnapped with a purpose

Dome obviously deals with the buying and selling

know why werewolves

don’t know who these big bosses that are going to be buying us are. I don’t know if they are human

looked at

obedience still got on Aria’s

what she wanted.

is offended and if somebody respects her, it would still turn out the same. She would still be

sells items and you guys are part of the commodity we sell to

don’t know if she maintained this enthusiasm when she was speaking to the previous set of

my head to clear it of thoughts pertaining to

in the

know that some of you

don’t worry. You girls would

and keep them hooked.” Aria smiled but it looked sinister, “You getting out of here would depend on your cababilites. If we try to aunction you three times and you are not still sold off, your future would

Aria’s face, “If you don’t want to be shared by men that

Aria was giving was the worst kind of advice

have to be profitable to the Dark Dome organization or we

want to keep a stagnant burden

stranger that I gave my first night to came to my mind when Aria mentioned how we were going to learn