Chapter 2

Chapter 2: Auctioned

Arianna watched as the first guard approached, crouching beside her. Painful whimpers escaped her throat, soft yet filled with agony.

“End her and bûrn the body.”

She couldn’t believe those words had come from Kael’s mouth. The man she had given her heart and body to was a traitor, and she was just a pawn to his own game of stealing the throne? The thought made her heart clench even tighter.

“All my life, I’ve wondered what it would feel like to kill a highborn. It’ll be a marvelous feeling, I suppose. Now, I finally get the chance, thanks to Alpha Kael,” the guard sneered, licking his lips, his eyes gleaming with bloodlust.

Arianna shut her eyes, more tears streaming down her face. She was slipping into darkness, her strength fading quickly. Her breathing was labored, and she knew her condition would worsen if she didn’t do something about the wound Kael had inflicted.

“But today isn’t the day for that,” the guard added, and Arianna’s,eyes fluttered open in confusion.