The entire hall erupted in chaos as they all let what Indrik said sink in. No one had ever said no to what the Council ordered, and Indrik had said that today, shocking everyone who was present.
Beta Green was the first person to snap out of his shocked state, he was furious at Indrik. “What do you mean no?!” He thundered. He was outraged that Indrik had said no to something the council had decided. “I mean. No, Luna won’t be getting punished,” Indrik answered. He had brought her here after a lot of efforts and he wasn’t going to let them punish her for something he did. “I would be taking my punishment and hers as well,” he announced, and everyone gasped in shock. Beta Green looked at Luna whose face showed surprise, then turned his attention back to Indrik. He wondered the relationship between this two and why Indrik had come home with her. Does he plan on taking responsibility of her too? Luna turned to Indrik in shock, surprise written on her face. Yes, Indrik brought her here himself, but him taking a punishment that was meant for her was uncalled for. “Indrik,” She called his name softly, with the intention of letting him know that she could take care of herself but he shook his head. “It’s fine. Let me take responsibility for you and my actions,” Indrik had already made up his mind. He couldn’t let his master suffer just after she came into his oack. He didn’t regret the decision he has made and if given the chance to, he would repeat it. Blaire, who was his childhood friend was infuriated by this. She knew how terrible the dungeons were. Everyone knew how terrible they were. It was hard for a werewolf to survive in their dungeon, not to talk about Indrik who was merely a human at this point. She opened her lips, about to voice her concerns when Indrik spoke again. “Please, I was the one who brought her here. She didn’t want to come, but it took a lot of convincing. It would be terrible of me to let her get punished after bringing her here. She Is my responsibility,” Indrik pleaded with the Council and they discussed amongst themselves. “Very well, if that is what you want,” Beta Green answered. He still found it strange that Indrik was willing to sacrifice himself for a girl that he had just met. The dungeons was somewhere that even he wouldn’t want to be in and yet Indrik was more than willing. The punishments had been decided. The moment Beta Green had spoken, voices could be heard protesting against that. Indrik didn’t have to serve for another person. He was already weak as it was and him going there was the same as him asking for death. Blaire shook her head in horror, she stepped up to the Council along with a few other who were also Indrik’s friends. “Indrik wouldn’t be able to survive in the dungeon. Please revoke your punishment,” She pleaded but the council had already made up their mind. “This was not our decision but his. He needs to learn to take responsibility for everything he does,” Another council member spoke up. They initial didn’t want Indrik to go to the dungeons, but since the boy had spoken, who were they to try and stop him? And as it was, it didn’t seem like Indrik was going to listen to them. “But–” Blair spoke up one more time but Beta Green silenced her with his hand. Her disapproval for this wasn’t going to change the fact that Indrik had wanted it and even if they had said no, Indrik wasn’t going to rest until he got them to agree. “Our decision is final. Nothing else could be done about it,” Beta Green said, much to the dismay of Blair and the others. Beta Green could tell that Indrik has made up his mind and them trying to stop him would be futile. “I’d come see you immediately I’m done with this. Wait for me,” Indrik’s voice was heard and Blair spun around. How could she make him change his mind? She wondered. What could she do to make him stop this madness he was just about to display. Her eyes fell on Luna who was standing there stunned and she gritted her teeth in anger. Her! This was all her fault. And the fact that Luna stood there shocked, letting Indrik take everything made her even more upset. Blair stormed to Indrik, pushing Luna to the side with her shoulders. Luna stumbled as she tried to find her footing. She looked at Blair, confused on why she had pushed her. Indrik wanted to move to Luna but Blair stood before him, stopping him. “Indrik you don’t have to do this. You know how the dungeons are. And you know you don’t have a wolf so don’t do this,” she pleaded, hoping to change his mind. Indrik was indeed aware of the amount of people that had died inside there, and all of them had their wolves. The dungeon was designed to break even the strongest of the strongest. Someone like him wouldn’t even survive there. But Indrik was willing. He seemed set on taking the punishment for Luna. He had done everything to find his master, and when he was out, he would take the path of unlocking his wolf. To him that was his main concern. “I’m sorry, but I have to do this,” Indrik said apologetically, hoping that they would understand. “Please take care of Luna till I’m out,” Indrik pleaded with his friend before the guards came to take him away. Blair turned to Luna, an angry scowl on her face. “This is all your fault,” she said angrily. Luna understood where the anger was coming from but she still tried to speak up But before she could, Blair turned around and stormed off Leaving her all alone in an unknown environment . “Just great,” she thought.Blaire's Pov My heart twisted in my gut as I followed the guards who led Indrik out to the centre of the palace grounds. It took all my willpower to stop myself from running toward them and snatching Indrik away from them when they shoved him too hard. I exhaled slowly to prevent making things worse for him. The palace was a dazzling white which was made even more impressive by the way it caught the glow of the early morning sun and lit up under it. The main building and by that, I meant the one storey imposing building that housed all the major rooms (by which I mean the throne room, the meeting chambers, the Alpha's room and, I'm sure you get the gist) of the pack was set in the center of the half moon formation with two relatively smaller yet no less impressive buildings on the sides. I normally would take a moment to admire the beauty of this place like I always did but I couldn't because right in the center of this formation, under the eyes of everyone who cared to watch, my
Luna's Pov I watched as the person who was supposed to be my new owner was stripped and then flogged. My lips pursed as I roved my eyes over the small crowd that had gathered to watch him get flogged. Seeing the expression on some faces, I could tell that they did not really fancy him because how else would you explain watching someone get flogged with a smile on your face? I couldn't blame them though because I was not a huge fan either. Who would be after being bought like a piece of merchandise and then bundled like a sack of farm produce to this strange place? True, my former place was nothing to write home about either but at least, I hadn't been dragged there. I had been surprised by his offer to take my punishment though. That really wasn't an action that I would have expected from someone like him. Sure, he had tried to save me from Bane but I had assumed it was just to convince me to come with him. This though was on a whole new level. I was broken from my musing as I watc
Blaire's Pov"I hate her. I really do loath her. I wish she would be attacked by some stray wolves and ripped into a thousand pieces." These and many more were the thoughts that crossed my mind as I straightened my hair before the mirror in my room. Jamil had shown her to her room. Everyone seemed to be out to get on my nerves. Of all the rooms that they could have given to her, they had to place her in the room that was directly opposite mine. For her own good, I hoped that we would not stumble into each other because then, not even I could stop myself from gouging out her eyes. I gritted my teeth as the brush got caught in my hair. Wincing, I straightened it and continued to brush it. Flashes of Indrik being whipped, the mangled flesh and streaming pool of blood, his painful grunts. I could not get any of it out of my head and the more I thought about it, the more my heart broke and the more my fury grew against the person who had caused it. My reflection stared back at me from th
Blaire's PovI knocked on the door and waited. I was about to knock the second time when the door was opened. I could tell he was surprised to see me with the way his eyes widened. Behind him, I could see his room and truth be told, it was in a sorry state. I could see a boot standing at attention on his bed, clothes strewn all over, and that wasn't even the beginning of it. It goes without saying that Jamil is the worst housekeeper in the entire pack. He noticed my survey and grinned. "There was no rip!" I commented, hoping my eyes were as icy as my words. "Oh, you sure?" He asked, trying to hold back his smile. He finally gave up as he grinned, "alright, there wasn't but it was fun to watch you scurry like that."I huffed, holding back the barrage of words that came to mind. "I need to see you. And Ulo too. I will be waiting." His expression grew serious as he nodded. I turned my back and made my way down the other end of the corridor. This was a pretty impressive building if you
Luna's PovThe guy who had introduced himself as Jamil had led me to this room where he had told me to rest after I had told him I wasn't hungry. A comment that was now proving to have been too hasty. My tummy was rumbling angrily and more frequently now. I looked around the room. It looked pretty old and from the looks, it had not been occupied in a long while. There was a bed, a wall length mirror, a table beside it that had some facial and body care materials, a chair before it. On the wall opposite it stood a built in wardrobe which I had confirmed to have some clothes. A window stood open just above my bed giving me a view into a garden. All of these and nothing of mine. I still couldn't get over how that man had just uprooted me from my life like some plant and brought me here. He hadn't even allowed me to go back home to pick anything up. True, there wasn't really much to pick but still. I reached into my blue gown and exhaled in relief when I found that I still had my necklac
Luna's PovWatching her leave, I was torn between the choice of going back to my room and waiting for my friendly host to return or going after my nemesis. I chose the later although I made sure to not let her know. I figured she would probably be going there or I would run into my host on the way. I must have looked ridiculous, bearing a tray and sneaking after a gorgeously dressed woman. I guess it is true what they say. You can kidnap the waitress from the serving tables but you can never take the serving away from her. The saying is something like that, I guess. I have never really been too good with quotes. Nor with much else, I'm afraid. I sighed as I remembered home. It seemed like an eternity since I had been turned out and now it was starting to seem like I might never be able to go back home. "Look who we have here!" A voice boomed, followed by laughter. I had been so caught up in my thoughts that I hadn't realized I had been surrounded by a group of men. I looked up at th
Luna's PovI stared at Jamil like he had suddenly grown a set of horns. "Brothers?" I muttered, almost bursting into laughter at how strange the word felt on my lips. I mean, sure, they had slightly similar hair and eyes (which by the way were worlds apart in the world of color) but did that qualify them to be brothers? I was certain that at least ten people within this premises would share that color with them. Apart from that, they were as different as night and day. Indrik was slender while Leon was a giant and that wasn't even the beginning of it. "Believe it or not but that is the truth. They are half-brothers." Jamil said like that was supposed to explain why Indrik looked like he forgot his family gene in his mother's belly. "That still does not explain why Indrik looks like his elder brother drained him of all his essence." I blurted before I could think. Jamil stared at me with a look of amusement and what looked like pity. I blinked in confusion as I wondered what was goi
Indrik's Pov Cold! Pain! And even more pain! That's all I could think of as I drifted in and out of consciousness on the cold dungeon floor. This room seemed to have been abandoned for years. I had fallen face first into a web of cobwebs, the tiny strands of which I could still feel in my eyes despite my desperate attempts to get them out. In here, I could see the reason why this place is so feared. It is a nightmare. The room is round and tiny. So tiny that I have to either stand on my feet or keep my body curled in a ball with my legs resting on the iron gate that secured the entrance, which I need not say was not very comfortable. Apart from that, the roof seemed to be connected to water of some sort, the source of which I was pretty certain I did not want to know. This water had been perpetually dripping to the rough concrete floor. Overtime, it had managed to crack the floor and algae had grown through it and then spread to the walls. Everywhere was practically covered with tha