**LEILA**

"How dare you speak of something so vile? Who do you think you are that I would bring my knees to the ground for you? I know what's running through your mind, little one. The fact that your so called Alpha would come back in no time. I hate to be the one to break the bad news that he's never coming back. He's not returning to your pack because I killed him, hampered his ability to shift and the second arrow did the remaining work. The better you start to do my biddings the better for you." I blinked but refused to show my sorrow. I knew that was Antonio's main aim in telling me that in the first place so I couldn't let him have that satisfaction.


My face still burned from the slap he gave me but the smile I had on my face remained, I'm sure I looked like a mummy. The type that we tell children about in folklores and they get horrified.

"And so what if Alpha Xander dies? Alphas die, another arises and it continues in that repeated cycle." I stated and Antonio slapped me yet again forcing me to fall to the ground.

"It won't be so in this era_"


"Dad, don't forget about me. It's getting unbearable and I think I'm loosing my mind. In no time, I might be wolfless." She cried out and I smiled broadly like I was insane.

"I have so much pity for you in my heart. Your father could forget about you when it came to him ruling and anything hampering that, you might as well burn to death, he doesn't care. But tell you what Amelia, if something likes this were to happen to me; he would walk to the ends of the Earth in search of a solution because I'm valuable. Can't you see I'm his favourite niece and you're just a daughter that would always do his biddings?" I tried getting into her head and from the look on her face, it was working.


"Amelia, don't listen to her," Antonio grunted as Amelia stared at him with accusing eyes, "whatever your doing, you better stop it if you want to leave a merciful life till the time comes for the ritual. Make it stop now, Leila." I shrugged my shoulders and stared at Amelia again.

"Remember what I said about begging on your knees, it still stands." Antonio was about slapping me again when Amelia's voice stopped him.

"Dad! You love me right, I'm dying. Please, just go down on your knees, this has to stop now or you'll loose me. Dad please?" She kept begging and Antonio weighed his choices. He still needed his daughter, she was a smart ass and was definitely good in tracking, getting information and the likes.

Whatever he wanted her for!!!

Perhaps going on his knees for her wouldn't hurt as much, he muttered.

He glared at me as I sprawled on the floor and then slowly lowered himself to his knees, with his icy eyes fixated on me.

"There you have it Leila, make it stop."

"I said beg on your knees, I didn't say just get down. Beg like you mean it." I was about bursting into laughter right now because I knew that even if the entire world begged and my powers just wanted her to keep burning, she would.

"Dad, just beg her. It doesn't change anything that she's still under our control and clutches and would never ever get away, so dad please do as she says." Amelia begged, this time her body had begun to get scalded and was melting down.

"Dad, please look." She called out pointing to the part that burned like meat and Antonio turned to stare at Leila but this time with a softer expression.

"Leila, please I beg of you...spare Amelia. I know she had gotten you angry and aggravated and she probably deserves everything you're doing to her now but please, spare her." I smiled broadly. What just happened now would be on my tongue for as long as I am in their presence, it seemed like my powers were in sync with me because as Antonio apologized and I saw him look humiliated because of me, the fire on her died down immediately.

"I thought you couldn't control the powers." Antonio asked looking amazed as he stared at her.

"I can't. Obviously, the powers love you powerless and humiliated and I feel like these powers would literally render you Powerless someday." I clicked my tongue but I wasn't ready for what was going to happen next.

Amelia had pounced on me, clawing on my skin as she took me in a chokehold, her fangs digging deep into my skin like she had one aim in mind. To end my life!

I guess I should have expected that much from trying to kill her by burning her up, the world was darkening and I was struggling to keep my eyes open as she landed series of punches on my face.

The pains...they didn't hurt anymore. They didn't hurt any longer.

"You can use my face as a training bag all you want, Amelia. It doesn't matter. You can't break what's already broken." I stressed and she landed a blow on my mouth, I'm sure she broke some gums but like I said they didn't hurt any longer. It was like my whole body was now numb to the pain.

"Amelia." I heard a distant voice call as I tried to keep.my eyes open, I can't die today. Any other day but certainly not today.

"We still need her for the ritual." I heard Antonio's voice say before he pulled her up from my body while I seeped into the world of unconsciousness.

"Thats the only reason you're still alive bitch." Amelia said, her hair was glued to her scalp and I chuckled before the dark completely took over.


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I woke up to hearing some kind of sounds of metal clicking and my senses grew alert.

Someone was out out there and from the sound of the metal clicking, the person was doing their best not to make a sound.

Perhaps it was Amelia trying to finish what she had started or maybe it was Antonio that was finally coming to give her, her last fate.

Was tonight finally the night they would use me for the so claimed ritual? It felt so hard not been in the know.

"Who's there?" I whispered. I wasn't sure if I was supposed to be screaming or whispering but I just decided to trust my guts.

"Leila." A masculine voice that sounded familiar called out as the person picked the lock to the cell and walked in.

"Who's there?" I called again and the person approached me before their face became clear.

"Liam? What are you doing here?" I asked as my eyes darted behind me subconsciously.

"I couldn't continue staying at Lucian's pack and they had already found out that we were related so I couldn't risk them finding out anything else." He said in low tones as they went to a corner of the dungeon.

"And then you escaped and all you could do was come to this hell hole? Isn't that something?" She was worried and it was evident in her tone and every other place. She wouldn't be able to bear if harm came to her brother— her brother that she didn't know she had untill weeks ago— she wasnt sure if she would be able to bear that.

Besides there was a lot she hadn't heard from him yet.

"I trailed you." He answered simply and she took a deep breath in.

"You have to leave this place, right now." She stated and his face immediately scrunched up.

"Then we would leave together."

"No! If I leave with you, they would come after us and I'm positive they would find us before we even get far enough. I need you to leave and search for someone." She instructed and he just stared at her.

"Please, listen to me. I need you to search for Alpha Xander of the Blackpool pack. Make sure you find him."

"Isn't here the Blackpool pack?"

"It is but the Alpha went in search of me not knowing I'm back here, I need you to find him and help protect him. I'm placing my bet on you as my brother."