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 come

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

covering my face towards the back of my head. I could not avoid

rather do it myself than to let Aria do

herself would add

gasps rang out and everywhere turned silent

held over

had their eyes glued to

of jealousy came from one of

uncomfortable by all the gazes I was getting. I knew I would induce a similar reaction if I exposed my face so I hid it but all my efforts were in vain.

trying to

fault in every thing I do, it is better to pretend to listen to her orders whenever

I don’t know where the gaze came from and

escape plan, I wanted to help these girls that had landed in the same predicament I am in

I had

had forgotten how people hurt me in

questions about my beauty again as I

back to the front of

eyes observed

you have acquired a new identity. Your identity is the slave of the Dark Dome.” Aria examined

the name of the

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

buying and selling of slaves. Their speciality

don’t know why werewolves

know who these big bosses that are going to be buying us are. I

girls present just looked at Aria

obedience still got on Aria’s

know what she

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

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

maintained this enthusiasm when she was speaking to the previous set

to clear it of thoughts pertaining to Aria.

in the open

pointed chin. “I know that

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

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

want to be shared by men that are more than two, you better strive to be

kind of advice ever but she was right about one thing.

profitable to the Dark Dome organization

stagnant burden that doesn’t make

don’t know why the thought of the stranger that I gave my first night to came to my mind when Aria mentioned how we were going to learn