The Rebel
Chapter 28

Author’s Note: Clarification

Vera was 7 years old when her mother died.

16 years old when she was kidnapped and at 18 she escaped the kidnappers.

Currently, she is 26 years old.

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Flashback

I breathed heavily, trying to get some air into my lungs when I felt like they were going to explode any second.

My hair was wet, my hands were tied behind my back after they had just pulled my head out of the bucket of water.

“I love torturing this little girl.” She doesn’t shout or say anything. »

The other nodded, crossed his hands and leaned against the wall.

“It’s true, man. At least my eardrums are intact. With the amount of screaming these rascals are making, I’m probably going to go deaf one day. »

They chuckled, but I was less interested. I worried about staying conscious, and enduring this daily torture.

Not a single cry left my lips.

It’s been 6 months since I last spoke… I don’t want to waste my energy on that.

They didn’t give me proper food… Just water and stale bread.

On his orders.

The silver chains that held me no longer bothered me.

I drifted in and out of consciousness from time to time with my mind numbed by pain. My thoughts were the only things that gave me company.

“When will all this end?

How long will he keep me here?

Haven’t I suffered enough?

Has it been two years already?

When will I escape from this prison… Or will I ever leave it? »

My thoughts were interrupted by a voice that made me shudder, as everyone bowed to him.

“Get out!” All ! he said and they all left.

I saw his heterochromic eyes fixed on me and I felt a shiver run down my spine… They were beautiful and monstrous at the same time.

The guards left me on the ground tied and helpless at his feet. I didn’t struggle and I didn’t move. It was useless.

His black fights approached me slowly, making my heart pound in my chest.

I was bound by silver chains…I couldn’t even move, let alone look up at him.

“Have you missed me lately, Princess Zara?” he said as he circled me and I felt anxiety rising in my stomach.

His aura…. It was dangerous and my wolf growled in my mind.

“Have you made a decision?” »

I remained silent, the best response I had to anger these people.

This infuriated him and I could feel it.

He wanted to mark me by force as his mate. To blackmail my father and get the exchange.

A stupid idea in my opinion, because I don’t think my father would trade me for something so valuable.

He hates my mother and he hates me too.

You shouldn’t think too much about it, because the feelings were mutual anyway.

As he crouched down, he stared at me and I felt embarrassed.

His look… It’s… I… Don’t know, I feel naked under his gaze.

I saw him lift his finger to trace my skin along my arm.

I had goosebumps, but I didn’t look at him, not giving him the satisfaction that his touch had bothered me so much.

Smiling wickedly, he moved his fingers up, cleaning my forehead of wet hair.

“Such a challenge, Vera? You surprise me every time I think I’ve broken you. »

I gritted my teeth, I didn’t give him a reaction. I stared at a point on the wall, ignoring it.

His finger moved lower to trace the corner of my lips where traces of dried b***d were still present.

“I asked them not to touch your beautiful face… But they didn’t listen. »

My breathing became heavy and he looked lower, enjoying seeing my chest move up and down in anticipation.

He thought I was anxious and scared, all tied up and helpless.

If only he knew he was fueling a fire of hatred and vengeance…

Moving his disgusting finger down my neck, he reached the button of my shirt and that’s where the limits were set.

“Take your hand away, you bastard, or I swear…!” »

My words were choked with his hands and I fought against the limits. He smiled at me, bringing his face closer to whisper close to my ear.

“Or what princess?” Everyone thinks you’re dead… No one cares what I’m doing to you right now. »

I breathed through my nose, the chains on my ankles and wrist burning.

I wasn’t fed properly… I was half dead, with no energy.

My bones were visible and I felt weak and broken.

But this fire in my heart… It was growing.

His eyes fell on me and I felt disgusted. “Why can’t I move!” »

His hands went to my legs, his eyes glazed over with l**t and that’s when I knew.

I had to stop this.

“Shh, don’t struggle. I won’t do anything…Again. »

Those eyes… Two different colors… Hazel and blue… I tried to pretend to be worried when I knew they were just the veil of his malice.

He held my neck from behind pulling me up and I felt his breath on my face.

My eyes stared at him with hatred.

I would never give in, my mother’s bruised face appeared before me and I closed my eyes.

I swore. I will not let any woman suffer this fate.

And just with that thought, I felt the adrenaline rush through my body.

“Just say yes princess and I’ll make you my Queen…The rebel queen.” »

He moved closer, his breath hit my lips and I pulled back.

He smiled to move his head to the side and run his nose along my jaw, sniffing me.

“Tell me… Would you like to be my Queen?” Will you submit to me? he said, pinching my hair more, and I felt tears stinging my eyes.

But, I still have no reaction.

“Tell me, bitch!” Submit! »

He tightened his grip and the tears left my eyes, his patience short-lived.

But I didn’t look down, I would never submit.

“Submit!” he shouted this time and I chuckled.

It started.

Either I was going crazy or I was extraordinarily brave, I don’t know, but the repercussions of all that are never good.

I felt this primal instinct within me.

The same instinct that defied all logic… The instinct that made me poison my own father.

The sickening thought… The third to inflict pain… The hunger to see the b***d of the man in front of me.

The instinct to do the unthinkable.

“Are you laughing… You bitch!” How dare you ? he said, tightening his grip on my hair, and banging my head against the wall behind.

I only giggled more, my voice echoing in the silent hall.

I felt warm liquid running down my neck, but I didn’t care.

I clenched my fist.

Sitting down with my back against the wall, I stared at him.

My wild hair stood up around me.

“You think you’re more of a man by forcing a woman?” I asked, my voice changing and becoming coarser, harsher, and more deadly.

He felt the change, the beast within him rose.

“Do you really want to see the real man that I am, Princess Zara? he said and I chuckled again.

“You are a coward, Benjamin. A dishonor in the name of men. A plague that ruins everything. »

“You must know what we do to parasites, right?” »

“Ah. Yes,” I said, holding the silver chains that bound my feet. My hands burned, but I didn’t care, the madness in me encouraged me.

“We uproot them and throw them out of society. We kill them Benjamin,” I said, breaking the chains on my feet and his eyes widened.

It takes extraordinary strength to do it and sometimes just zeal.

“Your filthy mother didn’t…! »

He couldn’t finish. I completely lost my senses and surrendered to instinct.

I didn’t let him take control.

Standing up and approaching him, I grabbed his neck directly.

And I threw his body on the ground.

Not caring about the money burning my wrists, I started choking it. The desire to kill him and see his b***d flow, raw and intense.

“Let… me… you…”

“No living man can subdue me!” No man ! »

My pressure increased and the color of his face began to change.

His hands that were gripping my wrist turned into paws and that’s when I knew he was transforming.

But I didn’t stop.

I was fed up with it all.

I took the knife out of its sheath and showed it to him.

His eyes widened in disbelief.

” No ! No ! …Stop…” he started to beg. As his body moved, bones cracked.

His skin under my grip turned to fur, but I didn’t let go.

I would be dead if I let go.

Bringing my face close to his snout and teeth, I spoke the words that marked the beginning of a person who laid the foundation for justice in this unequal world.

“You rubbed shoulders with the wrong girl Benjamin. If you think girls are weak, remember in hell these eyes which will be the last ones you see. “

Please…”

He struggled, but the instinct within me intensified my strength. The weakness from before has been replaced by crazy strength.

His wolf had tears in his eyes from choking. His wolf was struggling under my hold like I was struggling under him a few minutes ago.

He deserved that and more.

I saw him red and I was going to suffocate him.

“I… beg you… Please… Not… this… knife…”

And that’s when I saw the beautiful knife engraved in my hand .

It was something I had never seen.

The blade was black, unlike usual, and it seemed to be covered in something. The smell was sickening, but I didn’t care.

He had to die.

Tightening my grip on the knife, I brought it closer to his neck.

“A last wish? ”, I asked.

“Please…”

“Wrong answer.” »

“Remember the name that will be written in the pages of history. »

Moving closer to his face, I whispered to him.

“Remember the name Rebel. »

And with one quick movement, I slit his throat, making the first murder of my life.

Rebelle’s first murder.

I have set foot on the first step of the ladder of justice.

The killing of the thugs’ Alpha was felt by the breakdown of the mental link and that’s when chaos engulfed the pack.

I had to leave eventually, I couldn’t stay there.

Taking the dagger with me, I made my way through the pack. I saw the wolves screaming and running after me and that’s when I sprinted towards the forest.

Shit !

There were too many of them. The adrenaline was going down and I felt weak. But I couldn’t stop.

A few wolves attacked from the corners and I repeated the tactic.

Go behind them and slit their throats.

Moving halfway, I let my wolf take control.

But what I forgot was that they weren’t members of the pack… They were thugs.

And they wouldn’t stop following me even if I crossed the borders.

Damn it !

I fell when I felt a wolf’s canines grip my leg, I tried to attack it with my claws.

The others then surrounded me.

They started attacking me from all sides. Tearing my flesh and clawing me.

B***d flowed like water and I lost consciousness.

Was this how I was going to die?

I stood still, looking at the sky. He seemed so peaceful and yet I was torn.

I tried to move my claws, to cut through their fur, but there were more and more coming.

Extinguishing my spark ray.

I returned to my human form, unable to move a muscle.

Their growls and growls surrounded me and made my head hurt.

My arm, my leg, my thighs… They were all torn apart, oozing b***d, my vision becoming blurry, their g****s silenced as I entered a state of oblivion.

And that’s when I knew.

I was about to die.

And now only a miracle could save me.

Screams echoed through the forest, and I heard footsteps on the ground.

The thugs moved away from me when they saw the pack of wolves.

We entered a pack… I didn’t know it.

They say Alphas are scary, but that didn’t matter anymore, because I felt my life being ripped from me.

But before I could completely lose consciousness… I felt a light grip under my neck, and I looked up to see the most beautiful gray eyes I had ever seen, the worry was evident as he stared at me.

” Hey ? Can you hear me? »

I tried, but I couldn’t answer and that’s when he shouted orders behind me.

“Inform the doctor. It’s an emergency ! »

Looking at her worried face, I lost consciousness and subconsciously heard my mother’s words in my mind, making a smile escape my lips.

“You did well, girl. Mom is so proud of you. »