Lyra's POV
I was trying to move, showing resistance against him. My hands were trying to push myself away from the wall so I could get away from him. But he gripped both my hands in just one of his and pinned them above my head. I was feeling like a lamb under his grasp—like he wanted to hunt me down.
"I'll give you the most pleasurable gift," he said, sliding my hair away from my neck. My eyes quickly widened, 'cuz he was an alpha. I started to resist more, but just then, I felt sharp teeth against my skin—it was poking at my neck.
"Mmmm—" Since he was covering my mouth with one hand, he didn't even let go of my hands and pierced his teeth into my skin. My eyes became teary, 'cuz it was a marking—and it was happening without my permission.
My scream got buried under his groans, and my tears did their work while flowing down from my eyes. I started to feel dizzy as time passed, and eventually, everything went dark in front of my eyes.
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"How the fuck would I know she was a servant? I was drunk—I don't even remember what happened!"
"It must be this servant who seduced me, took advantage of me being drunk, and made me mark her!"
Voices were falling into my ears, which is why I opened my eyes and found myself lying on the floor. At my feet, two alphas were standing.
As my eyes looked up, their glares terrified me, and I quickly sat up. Just then, I felt a sharp pain in my neck that made me hiss. Even though I was feeling that pain, I still remembered what had happened to me yesterday. And seeing this red-haired alpha, I was sure it was him who had marked me last night—and that too, forcefully. And beside him, the one who was standing—wasn't he the one with whom Aria was lying down yesterday?
As I stood up, my legs were trembling, but their eyes were ready to kill me. Like it was me who had done something wrong—when in fact, the victim is me.
"What happened, honey?" It was Aria's voice, and she came inside. As she entered, her eyes looked at me with hatred. I looked down.
"Your maid seduced Sorin last night, and now he has marked her."
Aria's eyes widened in shock, but I was more shocked than her. Was that marking really completed? How can alphas ruin my life like this—just because I didn't submit myself into his arms?
"No… he's lying. He was the one who forced m—" Before I could even complete my words, the alpha who had marked me yanked my hair and threw me on the ground. Aria moved forward toward me.
"Do you even know who he is? How dare you be informal with him… He is my mate—Sorin!"
What? Mate? Wait, don't tell me he's one of those five princes. No, this can't be true. And even if it is true, still—I didn't seduce him.
"Aria, you have to believe me as my sister… that it was him who forcefully pulled me inside the room and even marked me forcefully." My words were barely loud.
She stepped on my hand directly with her high heels, which made me feel intense pain. I tried to take my hand back but failed.
"You shameless whore! Now that you weren't able to get married to them, you're making them yours by doing this!"
Well, I was not that much shocked because it was impossible for her to believe me. What was I even hoping for? She just hates me—that's the main reason she brought me here.
"Call the guards right now. As Luna of this pack, I will have to show the real bitch her place."
And just then, a few guards came inside and started to drag me out of the room without saying anything. I was pleading with them, begging them to let me go as my strength grew weaker. Still, they dragged me out, even dragging me through the hallway. And just then, I heard—
"WHAT IS HAPPENING HERE?!"
As soon as this voice echoed through the hallway, those guards let me go, and I quickly sat up while taking support from the wall. As I did, I saw in front of me—a brown-haired man was standing, and he was looking at me intensely.
"Who are you?" he asked. And I was about to answer, but before that, Aria suddenly came forward and stood in front of me.
"Oh, my apologies, because the maid caused such a commotion. By the way, Lord Nyro, aren't you going to welcome me? After all these years, I've finally become your wife and the Luna."
I thought I should leave from here while she seemed busy talking with her mates. That's why I turned around and was about to leave, but before that, the red-haired alpha—whose name was Sorin—saw me sneaking away and grabbed my hand, starting to pull me. While walking, I didn't know where he was taking me, but I didn't really want to go.
"Let me go!... I don't want to come with you!" I was trying to get my hands free from his grip, but it didn't loosen at all. And just then, we arrived in the kitchen. Now I could feel fear even in my stomach seeing around—because why did he bring me here? And just then, he picked up the hot ethmoid that was burning in the furnace.
"What do you plan to do with it?"
"I forcefully marked you, right? That's what you said. Then I'll forcefully remove that mark too."
My soul trembled, my body was filled with goosebumps, my steps started to move backwards automatically.
Y-You are lying, right?" By looking into his eyes, it was sure that he was not lying. But if he burned my neck with that, then what was going to happen to me?
I was about to run out of the kitchen when he grabbed me and pinned me against the kitchen counter. I was very scared.