Why My Mate Cries
Chapter 76

ALIYAH’S POV

“Just one bite, Aliyah!”

“I already said no!” I yelled and pushed her.

Samarra huffed in annoyance. “Don’t act so foolish when I’m still being kind to you. Here, eat it!”

She grabbed the piece of bread and rubbed it on my face. I kept my mouth closed and glanced furiously into her eyes.

“I would never eat something that came from your hands!” I shouted at her.

The next thing I knew was that she slapped me on the face, so hard that I felt my skin vibrate. Though it was so painful, I kept my straight face to mock her, making her see that I could stand any punishment she would give me.

In the back of my mind, all I could think of was my child and nothing else. She was the reason why I had miscarriage. Because of her wickedness, I lost the only one that would remind me of Reid. My baby was the only lifeline I had, and she took it away from too.

I would never ever forgive her!

“Who are you scaring? Do you think that would work for me? Go ahead and starve! If that’s what you want, I will go ahead and just tie you up again.” She smirked devilishly at me, and again, there was no remorse in her eyes. “Just so you know, I don’t care if you starve yourself to death, dog.”

When she grabbed both of my hands, I was not able to hold my tears. Before I could blink them away, they had started falling endlessly on my cheeks.

Samarra laughed as she crouched in front of me. “What’s the matter, Aliyah? I thought you were a strong and brave girl? Why the hell are you crying now, hmm?”

She then proceeded to tie my hands using a rope. I could see the bruises and deep cuts on my wrists. Since I was weak, they were not healing fast.

“I don’t understand why you’re playing hard to get right now. You begged me for food the last time, remember?” she remarked as she jerked her head.

My jaw locked at what she said. I could not help but feel disgusted in her. The only reason I’ve done that before was because I wanted to keep my baby alive. I promised myself that I would do everything to give my child a bright future… but it wasn’t the case right now.

Even my baby was taken away from me.

“Since when did you start caring about me, Samarra?” I asked through my gritted teeth.

She grabbed my chin. I g*****d as it felt like she was trying to break my jaw. I screamed, but then she just laughed and let me go.

“Please don’t flatter yourself, dog. Do you think you’re relevant for me to care about you?” She then folded her arms against her chest and offered me a look of disgust. “You should be thankful that I am still offering you bread.” She took the bread, spit on it, and then threw it on the floor. “Eat it whenever you feel like saving your life again.”

I sucked in a breath when she left me alone in the attic. My tears streamed down my face the moment I felt alone… again. It was the torture that was slowly killing me more than the physical pain in my body.

The attic was so cold and empty, but no amount of cold could be compared to what I felt because of the death of my mate, Reid, and our baby. It brought me a great amount of pain and sadness, which kept torturing me every minute, every second. It was so excruciating that I just wanted to follow them, to end my suffering.

Moon Goddess, is this really what you had planned for me? How many times do I need to suffer?

I kept recalling what happened that very day. I tried to escape, and whenever I thought about the b***d flowing down my legs, my entire body shuddered in terror.

I was not able to control my emotions and screamed out loud. The agonizing pain was too much. I grabbed the cracked plate sitting in front of me, and threw it on the wall. A tiny part of it flew onto my face, making a cut in between my eyes and cheeks.

I touched that side of my face and I felt b***d dripping. I glanced over at my hand, which was covered in b***d.

At some point, I thought that I deserved to suffer like this. I was also at fault. That is why my baby died inside of me. If only I hadn’t chosen to escape, I would not have been in that situation in the first place.

My eyes were then directed at the bread knife near my feet. I immediately grabbed and gripped it as I continued to sob in despair.

“This has to stop right now.”

I remembered Reid and our baby. All the memories I’ve shared with him flashed into my eyes. With all force, I gripped the knife tightly, hoping that it was sharp enough to strike my throat smoothly.

Taking a few deep breaths, I gathered all my remaining strength and was about to stab my throat, but a voice in my head was stopping me from hurting myself. I cried loudly and threw the knife away from me.

I embraced my knees as my body shuddered. My emotions welled up inside me so that I could no longer think straight anymore. I lost everything… all at once.

“Reid, I wish you were here with me…” I sobbed on the floor.

The rain poured heavily, and it was followed by roaring thunder. If this were a normal night, I’d be crawling on the bed, hugging my husband to warm myself up, but that would be wishful thinking because it would never happen again.

I lay down on the cold floor, still embracing myself and hoping that I’d replace the will to live all over again after all these tragedies that I’ve encountered… if ever the Moon Goddess had mercy on me.

My eyes shut as I repeatedly whispered how sorry I was…

For not being able to save Reid,

For making bad decisions that led to me having a miscarriage,

For simply breathing….

Those things were the ones that kept me crying all night until I fell asleep.

But then, hours later, I woke up to hear the loud cries and agonizing screams of people from outside. I started to get confused, and even thought it was a dream. However, I suddenly felt hot all over, and that’s when I realized that the fire smoke had already entered through the window.

“W—What’s going on?”

I began to cough as I slowly stood up. When I approached the window, my eyes widened upon seeing the blazing fire from the outside. Smoke could be seen everywhere, and people started to run back and forth, saving their lives from an attack.

I could feel the chill running down my spine. My heart went into an instant panic, making it impossible for me to breathe properly.

“I—I’m not safe here anymore….”