The Alpha’s Dark Revenge

Liyah’s POV

As I sprinted out of the dungeons, I checked for any sign of life in the cells I passed, but there was no one present. I knew that most times Nanny Maria was either in the cells or in the servant quarters depending on which mood Mira was in. I needed to find her. She was the only member of this pack that I cared about. As I made my way up the passages where I knew she usually was, I prayed that she was still alive and well. I could feel the blood pump in my ears as I kicked the door down and stepped in.

My heart fell. The room was empty.

No, no. Where else could she be? “Maria!” I yelled into the deserted room. But there was no one around. My head spinning with different thoughts, I held onto the door to steady myself. Maria was alive. She is alive. And I was going to find her. I repeated the mantra in my head until I began to feel better.

As I walked out the door, I heard someone sniff. I froze in my steps. It was short and ever so light. But I was sure I heard something. My eyes roaming round the room, I realized it was coming from the bathroom. Slowly, my fingers curled over the doorknob, and with my claws at the ready, I swung the door open.

Maria sat huddled on the bathroom floor, her hands placed over her head as she shook all over, tears dripping down her chin to the front of her dress. “P-please…” She whimpered.

I felt tears prick the back of my eyes. She was so scared. Quickly I placed my arms around her. “Nanny, it’s me.”

Her sobs finally subsiding, she turned to me, her eyes widening in recognition. “Liyah?”

I nodded, laughing as I tried to wipe my eyes. I enveloped her in another hug which she slowly melted into. At intervals she would pull away to look at me and then she would laugh. “Liyah… you look amazing. I-I thought you were dead. I tried to look for you, but I didn’t know w-where or how. I’ve never felt so helpless,” A tear slid down her cheek as she shook her head. “I thought I’d lost you.”

“Oh, Nana…” I pulled her into another hug, pulling her up as she wiped her tears. “There’s a lot I have to tell you, but not right now. We need to get you to safety first.”

She nodded shakily. “But where, Liyah? It’s practically a war zone out there.”

“My family is out there,” I smiled. “They’ve been looking forward to meeting you too. With their help we’ll surely get you to safety, okay? I already lost you once. I’m not losing you again.”

When she nodded and intertwined her fingers in mine, I smiled at her, holding on tighter as we raced out of the room. I mindlinked Annalise telling her where I was and hoping she could find me in the middle of this uproar.

I saw Nanny Maria’s jaw drop when I kicked down an iron door that separated us from the west wing of the mansion. I shook my head before she could say anything. “I promise I’ll tell you everything. Let’s get you somewhere safe first.” She nodded, dumbfounded, but I could see her glance at me at intervals.

I was back to where I first began, close to the dungeons. I stood, trying to remember where the exit was. There was an emergency exit around here somewhere. I remember from when I was younger, I discovered it and since then anytime I wanted to escape Father’s wrath I would slip out.

“Ah, look who decided to show up.”

I instinctively pushed Maria behind me, looking up to see a smirking Barbara. She was clad in a leather bodysuit, brandishing what looked like a whip in her hand. “I mean, I knew you were stupid, but I didn’t think you were that dumb,” Barbara laughed, placing a hand over her mouth.

I chose not to respond to her taunts, an escape plan formulating in my head.Belonging © NôvelDram/a.Org.

“I can’t believe you got a chance to escape and you stupidly decided to come back?” Her eyes flew to Maria. “For her? You both won’t even last a second on the battlefield. How stupid can you get?” She laughed again. “Well, I’m not complaining. I wanted to be the one to kill you, and I’m gonna enjoy every second of it.”

As she approached us, I pushed Maria who had already begun to shake behind me. I knew she was Barbara’s first target, because she knew hurting Maria would hurt me more. I’d die before I let her come near Maria. As I readied myself to transform, the sound of someone yelling grabbed my attention.

Before I could process what was happening, Mira had appeared, stretching out her arm to claw at me as she screamed curses at me. Before I had the chance to jump out of the way, a hand had already gripped her by the neck, kicking her back in and then dismembering her head from her shoulders in one snap.

“Mom!” I heard Barbara’s piercing scream as she rushed over to where Annalise had kicked Mira’s beheaded body. Annalise turned to me.

“Thank goodness I came when I did,” She said, frowning and turning to face me whilst wiping her bloody hand on her shirt.

“Annalise,” I yelled. I had never felt so happy to see anyone. Annalise was by my side in a second. She completely ignored Barbara’s presence, leaning in to give me a tight hug.

“God, Liyah! I’m so glad you’re okay. We were all so worried about you. Are you good?”

I nodded, then turned to Maria. “This is my friend Annalise. She’ll take you to a safe place. Okay? I trust her.”

Annalise offered her a friendly smile and I couldn’t help but feel something warm in my chest despite the raging war outside.

“You fucking bitch!” I turned to see Barbara fuming. “I’ll fucking kill you! All of you!”

Annalise regarded Barbara lazily, looking at her for the first time. “Want me to take care of this bitch?” She asked, looking Barbara over. It was weird watching someone else glare at Barbara like that. It was usually Barbara doing the glaring. But it felt strangely good.

I shook my head. For years I had let Barbara walk all over me, disrespect me and treat me like shit. But I wasn’t running, not anymore. So I turned to Maria, placing her hand in Annalise’s.

“Go,” I whispered to her. “Go!”

Annalise held my hand. “Are you sure?”

I swallowed, turning to glance at Barbara who was still bent over her mother’s body. “Yes. This is something I have to do on my own.”

Pulling me in for a hug, Annalise squeezed my arm. “Come back in one piece,” She smiled. Turning back, she gripped Maria’s hand in hers and I watched them race out.

“What the fuck do you think you’re doing?” Barbara laughed, finally getting up and facing me. “Is this you attempting to put up a fight?” She chuckled. “I know you have some childhood trauma that includes me, but if you think you’re the star of some cheesy television show then I’m sorry for you. But nevertheless, I’m gonna enjoy this.”

Smirking, she pulled her hair away from her face and cracked her knuckles.