The Alpha King’s Possession

2. Chasing the one

1 MONTHS LATER

I have had it easy lately, probably because the people who used to see me as a problem now had bigger issues to solve.

I stared around the cold and dark room, a room that didn’t befit a daughter of the village head and I’m still glad that I wasn’t forced to sleep in the jail like I used to in the past.

A month has passed but I could never forget what happened that very day I was playing along to the ultimate seduction of a man whom I didn’t even see.

I was caught by my fathers guards and the marks on my back were the proof that I made a short trip to the land of death because I nearly died that day from the harsh whipping.

I was trying to pull up my zipper after rubbing the wound eraser on my back when I heard footsteps and I immediately jumped on my bed and pulled the bedsheets over my head.

“Arya?” I feigned ignorance.

“I know you are pretending, Mama wants you in her bedroom” I jumped up instantly.

My stepmom forced the whole villagers to call her using “mama” and I still can’t find the reason behind it.

I got up and followed the lady immediately and I was obviously scared, nothing good happens whenever she calls me.

“We..”

“Come in!” We heard her say before our arrival was even announced.

“Leave us” I kept my head low, uttering silent prayers.

“What did I tell you about visiting my daughter??” I blinked in pain as the hot slap landed across my cheeks and it stings like hell.

I fell to the ground immediately.

“She asked me to watch over her because she was scared to sleep alone, she is my sister and I couldn’t reject her” I boldly explained.

“She is my daughter and her fathers child, she’s not your sister!, you’re a slave whose mother caused harm to her husband and you do not deserve to be counted as a part of our family!” She hurled abusive words at me whilst pacing to and fro.

I’ll take everything from anyone but do not mention my mother.

“Come at me, my mother never did you harm, she took you in when you had nothing so you have no right to spout hateful words about her!” I fired back, knowing fully well that it’ll end in premium pain and tears.

“Anyone out there??”

Before I knew it, I was surrounded with 6 maids who were hitting me according to the orders they got from my stepmom, I was kicked in my stomach, my head was hit against the hardwood floor and I silently bear the pain with hot tears dribbling down my cheeks.

“Argh!” I screamed in pain when one of the maids jumped on my left arm and I thought it was broken.

“Pleassse..stop” I begged, my eyes was getting tired and I could no longer take it.

“What the hell is going on here?” My father walked in from nowhere.

“You need to see the way your reckless daughter almost hit me” She stood up for herself and lied against me whilst asking the maids to back her up and they did.

“Iris is in that state again…” My father broke the news and they were both out of the room in few seconds.

Iris was my stepsister and she was born with epilepsy which had no cure from what I’ve heard, she is nothing like her mother and I take her as my real sister.

I hope she’d be fine.

I thought to myself as I dragged my feet out of her bedroom and went back to mine.

I wasn’t even in the situation to wish anyone good but that was my sister.

That very evening, I was summoned to my father’s court where I was to get questioned like I was told.

“Father…”

“Don’t call me that until this is solved!” He stops me halfway and I just nodded.

“Did you use cast a spell on Iris last night?” My eyes bulged in disbelief at his questions.

I was short of words.

“She did it, don’t ask her if she did!!!” My stepmom was being hyper as she almost ran to hit me.

“I didn’t do anything like that, I swear, I cannot harm Iris” I defended.

“See, I told you!, she has overstayed her years under our care, how can she be 19 and still not married??, hand her over to one of the rich merchants so she can be a source of income for the village!”

I scrunched my face in disbelief.

“I think it is time I take that advice, I’m tired of attending to troubles from her!”

“Father, you really won’t sell me off?, are you saying the truth right now?” I gulped at every word said.

“Sell you off?, you’re getting married?, why get yourself used by a man in the river when you can just get legally used by your husband under his roof??” My father asked, sitting up and staring at me.

I felt ashamed at his reference, my past was standing in my way, if only I didn’t get caught.

“I’ll stay quiet, I’ll be as good as gone and never bring you trouble but please don’t marry me off, I’m truly not ready for that, please father” I begged with tears whilst crawling up to where he was.

“Send out my words…” he paused, getting up from his high chair as he walked to me and pulled me up by grabbing my shoulder.

“Arya would be getting married to Frederick in 3 days time!”

My father was ready and willing to marry me off to that old man to increase his village wealth???

“This is unfair!, my only mistake was coming as your daughter!” I yelled angrily, I do not care what happens at this point.

“How dare you yell back at me???” I was almost slapped..

“Don’t you dare touch her!!”

“Whoever that is, you have no say at this moment!” My father retorted.

“My lord, this is urgent and your presence is demanded immediately!” One of the guards outside the room declared.

“Who the hell dares to stop me in my own territory?, whoever it is, they can wait!!” He yelled and hit me so hard across my face.

I wasn’t expecting it.

“I told you not to do it!” I gasped and pulled away the moment my father flew about 3 meters away from me after getting hit by this stranger.

There was a total silence before my father walked back but not in a perfect shape.

“Welcome to Tombana Vilage, The Alpha King, Alpha Damon, Of Ash Band”