Betrayed
“This is the big secret that your beloved king was keeping from you. His “son” is no man at all.” James declared. As if he was about to make a big announcement to the wolf community. He was walking around acting like he was about to make am announcement that was about to bring about positive change in the kingdom.
The royal Court was packed with not only pack members but also alphas of every pack that was in our kingdom. I knew from the moment I walked in here that today wasn’t gong to be a good day for me. I knew that something bad was about to happen but it was like nothing like I could have ever imagined in my life.
I had been tricked into attending this meeting by the wolf I trusted the most and a wolf that I considered as my father. A wolf that raised me from when I was a little baby I told the age I was now. A wolf that taught me everything that happened knew and I thought he would always have my back. A wolf that was not only trusted by me but by my entire family. If my father had foreseen this he wouldn’t have allowed him to come so close to me.
My very own uncle had connived with and helped my father choose a mate that would ultimately be my downfall. Sophia, the one my father had chosen for me before he died, had worked with my uncle James to expose who I truly was. They had both made sure that no one would ever listen to what I had to say. No one was on my side. They all wanted me dead.
“James what are you trying to prove here?” the first elder asked me
“we will not allow you to insult our king with false stories” the second elder said and James laughed put loud. He wasn’t even looking at me throughout all this.
“if she is a woman, prove it…” one of the alphas said, and the rest burst out laughing.
“The fact that you are already calling him a she shows me that you agree with me.” James taunted.
“What nonsense is this?” the first elder asked anger rising in the crowd that had gathered. I couldn’t believe and I didn’t understand how I had gotten to this point in my own kingdom.
“I can prove it,” James said, looking at me in the eye and ripping my clothes off. The fact that he was looking at me in the eye as he did this broke me even more. It was almost as if I couldn’t even recognize the words that was standing before me. It was as if he couldn’t recognize me as the kittle girl he had brought up.
I was completely humiliated as I tried to cover myself up with my hands. I dropped to my knees and let out a loud cry. I raised my head and looked at James, who looked at me with so much resentment. I don’t think I had ever been hated by anyone this much.
“she is a woman, and I have a question for you alphas…will you be led by a mere woman? She is not just any woman but a woman who was willing to live her life deceiving the entire kingdom” said
“no” the crowd echoed
“What punishment should be given to her?” he asked
“I am the only one fit to take over this throne, and you all agree…am I right?” he asked me, and it seemed they all did. Even if some didn’t agree, they wouldn’t dare speak up, fearing that they would suffer the same fate as me.
“The royal family has done nothing but lie and mislead this beautiful kingdom. It is only I that can save us now. There is nothing she can do for us, she is an abomination to the kingdom” he echoed.
I wished I could speak up right now and defend myself. However I realised that I was outnumbered. There was nothing else I could do or say to convince them to take my side. It was clear and evident to me that James had been planning this for a very long time while he kept his intentions well hidden from me. I had been fooled by him and now everyone was turning their back against me and forgetting all the good I had ever done.
“I say we throw her off the cliff,” James said all to happy to suggest that I be put to death.
“You…..” I started speaking as they quieted down “You may do as you wish…but I promise you that you will pay” I shouted.
“how will I pay for anything? Why would I pay for anything when you and your father are the ones who brought this abomination on us” James said with an evil smirk on his face. I could see the greed clear as day in his eyes and that he was enjoying everything that was happening right now.
“Your father chose to keep the truth from all of us” he said confidently lying knowing very well that no one would listen to me now. Even if I wanted to defend myself I wouldn’t be able to because no one would listen to me now after everything that he had said to me
“She must die!” someone from the crowd shouted, but I couldn’t see who it was. I wanted to see all their faces and memorize them. I didn’t know how I was going to get out of this, but I was going to find a way out, I knew that this wasn’t the end of the road for me. I was going to fight for justice for myself and my mother.
If anyone should have been punished for this, it should have been my gather. He was the one who planned this, and now I was suffering because of him
I was led out of the royal court by guards and all the elders of the pack. They were going to parade me in the kingdom to further disgrace me. Any respect that I had left from my subjects was going to be destroyed by me walking around in my bra and panties.
Maybe this was a good thing. Maybe I could finally live my life the way I wanted to, but then again, what life did I have left? What if I didn’t make it? The fear of dying at their hands paralyzed me, and I almost stopped walking, but I was pushed forward by the guards behind. The whole kingdom had already heard about my deceit, and they came out in numbers to see what punishment I would receive as their former king. I was now being mocked
It was then that I recognized a scent that I had been searching for a long time. I had been searching for him ever since I had come of age and I wasn’t sure of how to feel about the fact that I was only finding him now when I was on the verge of death.
Was this the so-called moon goddess mocking me? Was she trying to get me to fight so that I could be with him? Would he even fight me for me if he had the opportunity to? My father would have probably let them hang me if he was here. This was all his fault but now I was facing the consequences on my own. James was piling all the guilt on me because of his own selfish desires and goals.
Our eyes locked, but he quickly looked away before even giving me a chance to take in how he looked. I must have done something in the past life to deserve a life like this. I had found my mate, and yet I was going to die without a memory of his face in my head and heart. Aside from walking on, I kept looking back to see if he was following us, I hoped he would speak up and say something, but what could he say? He was just a son to one of the kingdom elders. I guess this made things even harder for him but I still wanted him to fight for me
“This is the end of the road for you,” one of the guards said as he started untying the rope that had been tied to my hands.
What broke my heart was that the people that were persecuting me were the same people that I had served all of my life. They were people that I had sacrificed the most of my life for. I was in this position now because my father drilled it in me that only the only thing that mattered in my life was the kingdom. My whole life had been about the kingdom and I guess I should have known from the very beginning that this would be how my life would end. In the very hands that I had spent my life serving.
“I will remember this disrespect,” I said and he scoffed
“There isn’t much that you can do about it now is it?” he asked me and then James stepped forward.
“We have all agreed that the deserving punishment for…’ her’ crimes is death,” he said, and the small crowd that had been following us which included the elders shouted in agreement with what James had just said.
“This is goodbye” I didn’t even get a chance to respond to what was being said to me before I was pushed down. Even though I knew that I wasn’t going to make it out of this alive I was still hoping and parking for some miracle. I was hoping my mate or anyone would realize how wrong this was and try to stop it. But no one did.
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