CIARA: FATED TO BE THEIRS

The bell ring made me jolt in my chair. The noises soon filled the class and it was time to go home.

Finally, I sighed. I've been trying not to fall asleep, Mr. Barron has been reprimanding me for a long time because I yawned during his lesson.

I can't help it. I'm so tired.

"Look at her. She's always sleepy when she comes to class. What is she doing at home anyway?”

I heard them talking about me. The other passed by while looking at me, with those disgusted eyes.

"Oh, didn't you know? She works at night. I guess she is one of those ‘comfort women’ for Silverhowl soldiers…”

Again… that gossip and bad talk about me.

I could just ignore them, and act like they didn't hurt me when they did.

I'm indeed working until it's late in the night. But I'm working in a wool factory, not as a comfort woman.

I packed my bag and stood up. I didn't need to explain myself. I just want to go and walk straight to my workplace. I need as much money as possible.

"I told you she is a whore. I saw her with some boys the other day. What do you think she did with them?”

I walked past them. Ignored their every word. They didn't hurt me anymore. I told myself as I pretended I didn't hear them.

School is hard for someone like me. But I need it. I tried to survive amidst everyone's rude and bullying behavior.

Don't they care that the boys who came to me yesterday had bad intentions towards me? Luckily the school security was able to stop them. Otherwise, they will do something appropriate to me.

But they didn't care. I'm still guilty. Whatever I do is still wrong.

I walked out of the school gate while looking up at the sky. Soon it will rain. I don't want to get soaked until I get to work.

I decided to run now. Unfortunately, the rain kept pouring on me until I was drenched. If I didn't remember the books that were in my old bag, I would still run and let myself get wet. However, I decided to take shelter behind this empty building that was no longer occupied.

According to the story, one of these houses once belonged to a Silverhowl soldier. He died on the battlefield against a large pack called Nightwalker. He still didn't have a mate or family at that time. So, the house was just abandoned.

I smiled. This house clearly looks very comfortable to live in. It's just that it's not maintained well. I hope to have a comfortable home when I leave this pack.

“Ah… Here you are…”

Dug!

My heart skipped a beat when I heard his voice.

I slowly looked up and it turned out three people were grinning there.

They are the ones who bullied me the other day.

Oh no.

I walked backward. But they approached me quickly.

"Where are you going? Isn't our business not finished yet?" said one of them.

I hugged my bag tightly and looked around. I should have just brought that small knife from home.

"Don't get closer!!” I screamed when they caught both of my hands. I tried to struggle and get free. However, they are werewolves who can transform.

While I don't have mine yet.

"Oh, sweetie. Don't play hard to get now, it's no one in here…” He stroked my face but I avoided it in disgust.

I jerked my hands away, but the two men beside me held me so tightly that it hurt so much. I'm sure there will be bruises on my hands now.

"LET. GO!!” I screamed in his face. They just laughed. The two men holding me, forced me to kneel, while the one in front of me began to untie the belt of his trousers.

"NO! Let me go!” I shook my head but he grabbed my jaw tightly and made me look up at him. My tears flow down to my cheeks. My hands fisted so hard as my will to let myself go.

"I just want to finish what I didn't finish yesterday, dear. Aren't you used to this?”

They laughed mocking me. And spit on me. Only one thing I know, if they succeed in snatching something valuable from my body, I no longer want to live in this world.

Carelessly, he put his thumb in my mouth. Of course, I bit his thumb really hard.

"AAAA!!!” He shouted very loudly. After all, I am a she-wolf, of course, my fangs are also very sharp.

"FUCK! FUCK!”

He tried to remove his finger from my mouth but I didn't let go. He deserved it.

But then, I felt a very hard blow to the side of my head. I was thrown forward, onto the hard, wet ground.

My ears rang and my vision felt blurry.

"HOLY SHIT! YOU BITCH!”

My ears were still ringing, my eyes were still blurry. But I could taste the taste of iron in my mouth. What I'm sure of was blood from his finger I bit.

I tried to get up. Walk forward where the main road was.

"Where are you going, you little slut?” I screamed in pain when they grabbed my hair.

"Where are you going? You'd better stay here, with us. Besides, who wants to help a criminal like you? "Weren't you the one who killed your own mother when you were a child?" They laughed.

I shook my head while crying.

I don't know which one, but they slapped me hard on my cheek. Made me fall on the wet ground once again.

"Ack!”

It really hurts. They kicked my stomach so hard that I was sure some of my ribs were broken.

I know I have self-healing. But since my wolf is not here yet. It will be so painful and take me a long time to heal.

It hurts. Every inch of my body hurts. The rain that fell drenched me. The rain gets into my ears, nose, and eyes. I could barely breathe.

I tried to get up, but I couldn't even open my eyes.

"Just tear her clothes!"

I can still hear voices near me. But I can no longer move.

Everything hurts. I can not take it anymore.

"Shit! Shit! Is she dead?!”

Am I dead?

"I told you not to kick her that hard! She has no wolf yet, you fool!”

"Shit! I didn't mean to kill her, I just didn't want her to run!”

I can still hear their voices. Why am I not dead yet? It's so painful, I can't breathe…

"Whose there!”

I heard them running. The voice was familiar, but I didn't recognize it.

"Ciara!”

Someone is calling me. But her voice is so far away.

"Ciara! What?! What happened?! Drake! Drake!!”

Please just let me die….