Chapter five


    Vivian:


    "No!" I cried loudly, my hurting eyes letting out hot tears which rushed like waterfalls. I shook my


    body violently as the warriors pulled me out of the courtroom.The judges who were the elders had


    just confirmed me guilty of murdering one Mr. Kenny, who happened to be one of Jared''s servants.


    "I didn''t do it, I swear. I didn''t murder him. I''m innocent. I don''t even know this man. I swear. Please,


    believe me. Don''t do this to me." I begged with bitterness in my heart. I could feel my chest hurting


    because I had stressed myself too much with excess crying.


    I still couldn''t believe I would be staying in that dark, scary, and stinky dungeon for a whole year and


    afterward, I would be shamelessly hanged in public. It was even humiliating to think about it. The


    only thing I could do was to beg and plead not guilty. My eyes went to Jared, who was sitting above


    the elders. Maria was with him and I noticed she was disappointed and angry.


    I didn''t know what took over me, but I was able to knock the men over, and with swiftness, I ran to


    Jared whose eyes were opened, out of shock.


    "Vivian!" Maria yelled and stood up. Likewise, she was flustered by my abrupt action.


    I quickly got on my knees and ced my forehead on the floor, then grabbed one of Jared''s legs,


    clutching it tightly. "I''m sorry. Please forgive me, but I swear. I swear on myte parents'' grave. I


    know nothing about their death. I''m innocent. I swear!" I said with more tears running out of my


    eyes.


    Jared was, however, quick to kick me and I winced in pain, letting go of his leg immediately.


    "Have you gone insane?" He spat. "How dare you? Apart from your tears and pleadings, what else


    can you do to convince us you are truly innocent? Besides, your scarf is evidence! Kenny, who was


    already deceased, was holding onto it tightly." He yelled, pointing at a long blue scarf that was on


    top of the evidence box. It was indeed mine and everyone knew about this special scarf since I was


    very fond of wearing it. Why wouldn''t I? It was my father who offered it to me before his death. That


    was the reason I cherished it and wore it always.


    I sniffled and shook my head. "I have no idea. I don''t know how it disappeared from my closet and


    got there. Believe me! I''m being framed. Someone set all this up." I said, with a strong tone. N?velDrama.Org owns all content.


    "Who did this then? Indeed, you are a cursed fool" Jared blurted, and this statement hurt me. I knew


    he was also going to get hurt for making me pained as a result of our usual mate bond, but he cared


    less since his heart was zing up with hate for me.


    "What are you waiting for?" He hollered at the warriors who were standing and watching. "Take her


    away! Take this criminal out of my sight."


    I didn''t say any more words. Nothing was working, so I rather stayed silent. The men came up to


    me, and I was pulled away.


    My eyes went to the corner and I saw my uncle whose head was down due to the obvious feeling of


    humiliation. Nichs was absent while my aunt was staring at me and she looked like someone


    satisfied, her mocking eyes prated spikes into my heart, breaking it the most. I simply looked


    away. My so-called family was unbothered about me, and it wasn''t anything new so I just had to


    ignore it.


    I was taken to the dungeon and finally thrown into one of the prisons. I was surprised when I saw I


    was the only one inside the prison, unlike the first one I stayed in before my trial. The first one had


    few people there and that was why I was less scared.


    The men smirked at me before walking away. "Wait! You can''t leave me. Please stop! You can''t


    leave me here!" I said at the top of my voice. Yet, I was ignored.


    I started shivering and fear upied my mind. I hugged my legs, feeling anxiety and despair sink


    into my body.


    That was when I figured that I was going to spend my 365 days in a hellhole.


    "Vivian!" I suddenly heard a voice call. I took my teary eyes up, and I was very surprised to see


    Nichs looking at me with an unreadable expression.


    "What are you doing here?"


    "Hush. We need to get out of here," He uttered and brought out bunches of keys. He tried them all


    in the keyhole and finally, one key fitted it and the gate opened.


    "Quick. Don''t make too much sound. Someone could hear us. Let''s go!" He said and brought his


    arm forward. I quickly grabbed it and together, we ran off.


    "Where are you taking me?" I asked, still finding it hard to believe. "I thought you abandoned me" I


    added and he chuckled, shaking his head.


    "Never," He said to me.


    As we ran, I noticed the warriors were on the floor, unconscious.


    "Are they dead? Don''t tell me you killed them because of me, did you?" I asked, frightened as we


    increased our steps.


    "No!" Heughed. "I''m not as strong as you think. I threw a gas at them and as a result, they fell into


    a deep slumber. You don''t have to fret," He said reassuringly.


    Finally, we got outside safely and we both entered his bumpy and old-looking car. He didn''t waste a


    second to ignite the engine before driving off.


    We drove for almost four hours before he finally came to a halt. We both came down and before he


    started a conversation, he silently pushed a bundle of cash into my hand.


    "Take it with you," He uttered. "I need to leave now. Stay safe." He further said as he walked to the


    car door. I didn''t ask him any questions because it wasn''t the time to be inquisitive.


    "Wait," I quickly yelled. He turned back, and I smiled despite having tears run down my cheeks.


    "Thank you and stay safe," I whispered.


    He smiled and nodded. "You too." With that statement, he entered the car and wheeled off.


    I sighed deeply and looked around. I saw that I was on top of a long and well-built bridge, so I just


    had to cross to the other side to get to another territory. Not only that, but I didn''t even know where I


    was, and it was already gettingte.


    When I took a few steps forward, I noticed ady who was about to jump into the massive water


    beneath us.


    "Why are you trying to kill yourself?" I asked her and walked towards her. "Suicide isn''t an option," I


    advised, shaking my head and waving my both hands.


    "I don''t want to be his breeder," I heard her whisper with shaky and rapid breaths. The tears which


    upied her red and depressed eyes escaped, and this made me bitter.


    "Whose breeder?" I asked her in surprise. She looked at me like she was unwilling to say


    something more until she came to herself.


    "The Lycan king. He will stop at nothing to get me. And I...I just can''t," she fell on her butt and


    wailed.


    "Well, maybe we have a solution. I can fill in the space for you," I said, with a glint in my eyes. She


    looked taken aback like I had lost my mind. Maybe I had, I didn''t care. If it would protect me from


    going back to the dungeon, I would ept it.


    "You''re insane. You can''t substitute for me. He''s going to kill you."


    "We won''t know what will happen until we try, right?" I asked her, my hand on her bony shoulders


    and a wide smile stered on my face.