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

to you! Show your face.” Aria’s gaze was like burning

brushed all the hair covering my face towards the back of my head.

do it myself than

would add unnecessary things

out and everywhere turned silent for a

was held over

had their eyes glued to my face.

burning gaze of jealousy came from one

by all the gazes I was getting. I knew I would induce a similar reaction if

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

fault in every thing I do, it is better to pretend

of jealousy I received from one of the girls. I don’t know where the gaze came from and I

girls that had landed

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

people hurt

ask me any questions about my beauty again as

us back to the front of the dark room

eyes observed our expressions

care what you were before coming here but you have acquired a new identity. Your identity is the

the name of the organization keeping

same job for years. I stumbled into the Dark Dome’s territory but the other

Dark Dome obviously deals with the buying and selling of slaves. Their speciality had to be the

werewolves are

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

just looked at Aria without saying anything.

seemed our silence and obedience still

don’t know what she wanted.

turn out the same. She would still be offended. That is just

of the commodity we sell to our patrons.” Aria said in

enthusiasm when she was speaking to the previous set

my head to clear it of thoughts

in the open wasn’t an option.

chin. “I know that

You girls would soon learn to leave your past and your grudges

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 be much worse.”

don’t want to be shared by men that are

was the worst kind of advice ever but she was right about one

be profitable to the Dark Dome organization or we would experience

want to keep a stagnant burden that doesn’t

came to