CHAPTER 4
Anabella's POV
I stood there and gulped in fear while I processed all that he said to me in my head. I felt my headache as I imagined what would become of me starting today.
''Don't you think of running away; I believe you know what I can do.'' He spoke in a threatening tone and magically teleported from the room, which made me shiver in fear.
''Oh my god.'' I murmured and let the tears fall on my cheek, which I'd been trying to suppress.
With heavy feet, I dragged my feet closer to the body on the bed and took a proper look at her.
Staring at her, one wouldn't know she was dead, but the cut on her forehead was visible but cleaned.
Even in her lifeless body, I noticed she was a beauty and was sad she had to die because of Rona's mistake.
Swallowing in pain, I collapsed on the floor and dragged my knees to my chest as I stared at her while so many thoughts went through my head.
Firstly, he had a mate, so why would my wolf recognize him as her mate?
''Because he is," my wolf spoke up.
''No, he is not; maybe we are just confused; can't you see he once had a mate and doesn't recognize me as his mate?" I murmured in my head, which made my wolf howl with agony and shut herself away from me.
''Great.'' I uttered in annoyance and rubbed my hands on my arms as I felt the cold envelope my entire body.
''Ani.'' I heard my brother's voice in my head.
''I can hear you, brother, how are you?''
''Where are you, Ani? I'll come get you.'' His voice was weak, but he tried to speak in a firm voice.
Sighing heavily, I stood on my feet and stared around the room, I wanted to tell him where I was, but then I remembered the implications of what I was about to do.
''Let it be brother; I will be fine. Just take care of yourself, and please don't do anything stupid.'' I begged and shut myself away from him so he wouldn't be able to mind link with me.
I took a deep breath and moved my gaze around the room and noticed it was huge; there was a large bed at the center of the room, while the room was designed with beautiful interior designs like a room meant for royalty.
I was still staring around, trying to process everything in my head, when a word rang in my head.
''Chains and whips.'' I blurted out as his words rang in my head.
I felt fear run through my spine and wondered what I had gotten myself into.
Not only will I be having s*x with a brutal Alpha King, but I will also be tortured like a slave in bed.
''Holy s**t!'' I murmured and gulped in pain as I imagined all I might go through for the rest of my life.
Still in thought, I heard the door open and quickly averted my gaze to the door, where I saw a girl, whose appearance I assumed made her a servant, walk in and give me a quizzical look.
''Alpha Eric has ordered you to spend the night here; tell me if you need anything.''
''You must be joking.'' I blurted it out in anger.
''He can't ask me to spend the night in a room with a dead body.'' I spoke with disbelief, which made the maid glare at me with a pity look before speaking up.
''He is the alpha, Eric, and his words we must obey. Goodnight.'' She slightly lowered her head in respect and left the room.
''s**t!'' I murmured in pain and hit my back on the walls as tears flowed down my lips while I glared at the dead body on the bed with my heart pounding in fear.
This is insane; how can a man be this cruel and ask me to sleep in a room with a dead body, not minding what I might go through mentally and physically.
With hot tears running down my cheek, I slid onto the floor and rested my back against the cold wall as I stared at the dead body and imagined my fate.
Never in my life had I thought I would be in such a dilemma, but today I'm about to spend the night with a lifeless body.
Slowly I took in a deep breath and rested my chin on my knees as I forcefully shut my eyes, hoping for a quick sleep to come so I could escape this misery, but it was far away from me.
I noticed the door was opened, and hasty feet walked in and stood before me.
''Here, have this.'' A different maid dropped a plate of food on the floor and stared at the body of the lady for a moment before moving her gaze to me.
''Are you responsible for her death?'' She asked in anger, but I ignored her and looked elsewhere.
''So, it was you; you killed our lady; you killed her.'' She clenched her fists together and stared at me with so much hatred in her eyes.
''You will pay for this; we, the servants, will make sure your stay here will be like hell for you, and this is a promise to you.'' She spoke in anger and kicked the plate of food away with her feet, and stormed out of the room.
I took a deep breath, I smiled bitterly, and wondered who would have thought that I, Lady Anabella, sister of Alpha Rona, would ever be in such a situation where a common maid threw threats and insults at me.
''How things change.'' I murmured to myself and stared at the squashed food on the floor.
I was damn hungry, but I couldn't see myself eating the food that had been stepped on.
I gulped, buried my head in between my knees, and forced myself to go to sleep.