CHAPTER 54

Dylan POV The beta was quick to help me to my feet as I still sucked in breath, coughing and clutching my now bruising stomach. “Are you alright?”

*I’ll live, unfortunately.” I held on to Lewis’s arm for a minute as I tried to quickly regain my breath. I felt the two people in the room stare at me as I finally on my abused tummy while a frown rested on my face.

“You’re required to wear this for the event. The lady didn’t have a single care about what had just unfolded, instead she held the outfit up. It was the sam Lewis turned his back away from me respectfully as I sighed, taking the outfit from the lady. I slipped the top on first over my now entirely naked torso an was sleeveless showing both my graffiti scar and my self harmed scar, each scar rested almost perfectly on each of my forearms. I couldn’t help but also vas my I stepped out of the heavy fabric that gown, and into the light itchy fabric that was the pants. They rested extremely low on my hips and had a single piece of rope inside the waist band that I could pull tight “Your hair is to be tied in a high ponytail, I have an elastic for you.” I sighed and without a single word began one by one, about 5 minutes went by before my long hair cascaded down my back, once my hair was down, I quickly scooped it into my hands and took to pull clips and Bobby pins out of my extravagant updo and placed them on the coffee table”

“What of my feet?” I asked aggressively as I looked at the heels that I had on not 10 minutes ago.

“Bare!” Barefoot, well it’s a hot March day, so at least I won’t be cold. I sighed before tucking a single loose strand of hair behind my ear, a little wisp that was too short to reach Within a second the king marched back through the doors and over to me. He looked me up and down and nodded in satisfaction, before turning to the

and you are not special, you are simply…” I cut him off holding my forearm up to him with a deadpan expression.

“Human scum?!” I heard a small snort from Lewis who then covered his emotion up with a cough, it wasn’t hard to have heard him or to realize that he found my attitude somewhat amusing.

“Precisely. The library once again fell into silence however unlike before with me and Lewis, this one was awkward, and nerve wracking. My quickening heart rate was slowly filling up the room, even I could hear it so god knows the wolves could.

The room was completely silent as we all waited for something to happen. My mind was racing with fear, if the king meant what he said, then I was about to feel a rather substantia of pain. Within a few minutes the royal guard who had been sent away came back into the room and bowed low to the king.

“Everything is prepared, your majesty. With that four more men emerged from behind him while the king. simply began to fix his regal uniform slightly.

“And the press?” I swallowed thickly, the daunting feeling that I was about to once again be on full display in front of the world, came scraping over me li “All accounted for. They wait in anticipation.” The king nodded and as soon as his action was complete I was roughly grabbed and dragged to the main e The second I saw the palace doors, i bagan to fight slightly. I didn’t want to go out in public looking the way I do. Everyone who thought I was strong and My legs were flailing in hopes that I got away, but it was pointless, the guards grip on me was far too firm and I knew I wasn’t getting myself out of this one. The palace doors The king Immediately walked to the centre of the steps while I was detained in the doorway, he held his arms up to silence the noisy crowd, before addre “Lycans, today it is with a very heavy heart that I announce, a public punishment must be given.” It was rare to have a public punishment at the palace, u We are superior!”

It sickens me to say that an uproar of cheers began to emit from the crowd at the Kings words. Almost as soon as he was finished I was pushed out into Chapter Comments Visitor Even though she has gone through so much, I hope she doesn’t lose her fight VIEW C