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.

wish didn’t come

to you! Show

towards the back of my head. I could not avoid

myself than to let

would add unnecessary things

few gasps rang out and everywhere turned

held over her

their eyes

of jealousy came

reaction if I exposed my face so I hid it but all

so beautiful, why are you trying to hide it? Don’t

is the type that would find fault in every

from one of the girls. I don’t know where the gaze

wanted to help these girls that had landed in the same predicament I

and I had

had forgotten how people hurt me in

beauty again as I did not reply

of us back to the front of the dark room that had held

observed our

a new identity. Your identity is the slave

name of the organization keeping

looked like she had been doing this same job for years. I stumbled into the Dark Dome’s territory but the other girls seemed

Dome obviously deals with the buying and selling

know why werewolves are selling

that are going to be buying us are. I don’t

girls present just looked at Aria without

our silence and obedience still

know what

it would still turn out the same. She would

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

this enthusiasm when she was speaking to the previous set of slaves they

my head to clear it of thoughts pertaining

in the open wasn’t an option.

her pointed chin. “I know that some of you might

don’t worry. You girls would soon learn to leave your past and your grudges

patrons and keep them hooked.” Aria smiled but it looked sinister, “You getting out of here would

hung on Aria’s face, “If you don’t want to be shared by men that are more than two, you better strive

giving was the worst kind of advice ever but

to the Dark Dome organization or we would

to keep a stagnant burden that

the thought of the stranger that I gave my first night to came to my mind when Aria mentioned how we were