Saving Tragedy Chapter 68

*****Rose's POV*****

"For crying out loud pet! You look like you've seen a ghost!" Seraphina chuckles, as the man Tarrick joins in with whatever humour they seemed to find in my current situation.

They can't be my parents...

They can't be...

I don't believe them! Perhaps they are trying to toy with me?

But the fact that I had never met my parents, scared me. There was in fact, still a slight possibility that what they were saying could be true... but why now?

"It's true." The man speaks bluntly, catching me off guard with his words as he finally chose to join the conversation for the first time - pulling his own hood back to reveal his light brown shaven hair.

"W-What? N-No?" I whisper, the disbelief finally reaching its way up to my tongue - spilling out past my lips.

Seraphina chuckles, her glittery white teeth pulling up in to a wide smile as she watches me curiously.

"There's much to catch up on! How about a drink to ease the nerves?" She holds a finger up in thought, before reaching over to press a little red button on the coffee table.

A couple of minutes pass, the silence becoming suffocating, as the pair of my psychotic 'parents' stare across at me in what looks to be - fascination.

A small knock is heard, before the doors are pushed open to reveal a trolley. I move to see who is pushing it, however squint when only noticing the top of a head - my heart hammering in my chest violently.

"Ah perfect! Thank you, Wendy." Seraphina chirps, standing to her full height, before I watch the young girl move out from behind the large trolley - curtsying before turning to leave.

My mouth drops open in horror, disbelief swarming around in my thoughts, as I watch the child (who was of around nine) exit the room.

Why are they doing this?!

"Pet you seriously have to close your mouth! That horrified look on your face does not suit you one bit!" She mocks, as I blink through my tears to look up at her - watching her steadily pour three drinks.

The colour of the drinks, being of course a blood red, was enough to make me queasy - but when the woman offered it to me, I reached out with shaky hands and took it from her.

I was far too scared to piss them off, with a dreadful feeling that they could switch on me at any moment...

Seraphina returned to her seat, handing the other drink to Tarrick, as they both took long sips - glancing at one another briefly in their short silence.

They would no doubt be mind-linking one another in private to discuss their next move - whilst I sat here oblivious and without my wolf to even keep me company.

"Right... where do we begin?" Seraphina leans forward, placing her drink down on the small table, as I continue to hold on to mine tightly.

"Y-You can't be..." I shake my head, as she chuckles loudly in amusement.

"Well we are... we gave you away as a baby... to the Moon Lust pack." Tarrick states with a meek shrug, as though it weren't even a big deal.

Maybe they're just making all of this up...

"B-But why?!" My lip trembles, my mind racing to play catch up with the story they were telling.

"Do you always do that? Stutter when you speak?" Seraphina questions, tilting her head to study me as though I were nothing more than a caged animal.

They have got to be deranged... the pair of them... complete sociopaths!

"Some...times..." I mumble, attempting not to stutter just to prove a point, despite the fact that it didn't even matter in this moment.

"Well then... I guess considering the circumstances, it's only fair that we fill you in on the blanks and answer any questions you might have for us? Before we progress with our plan." Seraphina nods once, encouraging me to ask away, as my brows furrow.

What is seriously going on?! 

What do they have planned for me? If they really are my birth parents, why now are they coming forward to answer my so called questions?

I think on it briefly, my heart hammering from within my chest... what if they plan on killing me? Perhaps Ashton knows them, and they want revenge for something in the past? Who knows...

But for now, I need to try my best to give Ashton more time to figure out where I am! Maybe Lydia will reach him soon and he can use her to piece things together?

It's my only hope...

"W-Why did you give me away?" I begin with a low voice, giving in to their amusement with my first question - not fully settled on whether they were telling the truth yet or not.

"The prophecy." Tarrick answers, only confusing me more as they both evidently enjoy this whole cat and mouse situation they have created.

I ask a question... they give a short answer... which only leads to more questions... it was agonising, but I was willing to play their game if it meant buying us more time.

"What is that? The... the prophecy?" I feed in, as Tarrick straightens up to speak once again.

"You must understand, that we, your parents, are both great leaders of a type of 'organisation' that a lot of our loyal wolves rely on." Tarrick chooses his words carefully, as I nod once to show him that I was still listening.

By the looks of it... this organisation was more like a satanic cult...

"Years ago, when my wife became pregnant with you, we sought out a powerful witch - known for reading prophecies and helping to guide successful futures." Tarrick states, as Seraphina moves to take another drink - glancing at my still full glass in my hand.

"Don't worry dear we aren't going to poison you! That would be a terrible waste!" She jokes, as my eyes flicker to hers - causing me to gulp nervously.

She couldn't have poisoned me... I watched her pour all three from the same bottle...

With that, deciding to not enrage the ticking time bomb of a female, I put the glass up to my lips and take a small drink.

To my surprise, the taste was only fruity, as I watched her smile in accomplishment from my action.

"Sorry dear... please continue!" Seraphina ushers her mate to go on, as he clears his throat and inhales his next breath in order to speak.

"To cut to the chase... the witch gave us our prophecy... and the whole thing revolved around our unborn child - which was you." Tarrick states, his eyes seeming to grow a little darker with each word.

I suddenly felt uneasy, knowing that whatever this so called 'prophecy' stated about me - clearly wasn't good - if they were both willing to give me away like they did!

"W-What did i-it say?" I stammer, hands shaking slightly with the glass in it as my nerves piqued.

"It stated that you would quite simply kill us and completely ruin our lives to say the least!" Seraphina cackles loudly, hoisting her glass up as though it were a world class joke she had just told.

My eyes widen, unsure of how to react to her stale humour, as she reaches a long finger up to wipe away a fake tear - her laughter eventually beginning to die back down.

She's insane... she has to be!

"M-Me? But I'm only a runt wolf! I couldn't harm a fly! H-Honest! I would never do th-that!" I beg, not wanting them to think that I was some skilled killer who at any moment could take them both out.

I was helpless in this situation, even if I hadn't been shot in the leg, I would still be completely defenceless. I was seriously the least of their troubles...

"No! We know that! In fact, we find it totally insulting that you were born a runt considering that you come from such a strong blood-line! But anyway, the prophecy stated that you would be mated to a strong male wolf who would eventually take us both out in the long run!" Tarrick grits out his words, sharing his irritation, as Seraphina rolls her eyes at the memory.

But my mate rejected me within seconds... so how would that prophecy even be true? Unless...

"Now we left you at the Moon Lust pack with the plan to monitor you over the years. We then wanted to find out who your mate would be, so that we could kill both him and you before things could escalate." Tarrick continues on, as my chest rises and falls dramatically.

How can they talk of killing their own daughter so freely? They must be lying!

"Derrick and his father, being loyal followers of ours, were both in on it of course... that is until it turned out that Derrick was actually your destined mate!" Seraphina adds, tutting at the most recent memory.

"Yes, but Derrick did the right thing by rejecting and banishing you from his land... and the idea was, that you would be rejected and sent out in to the unknown... where some rogues would find you and rip you apart... making our job easy!" Tarrick confirms, as my ears begin to ring with sheer confusion.

It was all just a massive plan? To have me killed?

The whole thing...

I was just a walking experiment this whole time... being watched and probed until it was finally time for slaughter!

How could they?! My own ‘so called’ birth parents? If that's what they even deserve to be called!

"We assumed you would turn up dead somewhere eventually... but things had to take a drastic turn for the worst when we found out that you were actually mated to someone new... another Alpha... one of the strongest at that - just to top things off for us!" Tarrick fumes, his expression growing heavier as the anger fuels his speech.

This isn't going well... how was I to know any of this?

"Yes... who knows why Ashton would ever mate himself to you? But it happened... and we were completely caught off guard by it all! He was the Alpha that the prophecy had warned us about all along... not Derrick… and despite the numerous measures we had put in place to prevent all of this, you still managed to worm your way out of our grasp!" Seraphina pinches her nose between her fingers as my body trembles at the truth of it all.

I wormed my way out of their grasp? I had no choice but to leave Moon Lust! I was banished by Derrick himself!

"But it's all back in order now! Ashton won't know where to find us and by the time he even comes close, you will have been sacrificed." Tarrick concludes, leaning back again in his chair as I gasp at the statement.

Sacrificed?!

"N-No! Y-You don't have to do that! I won't tell anybody about this... or about you both being my parents... not even Ashton... I just want to live in peace! P-Please just let me go I won’t say a word!" I find myself begging helplessly, as the pair stare right through me with little emotion at all.

They don't care or feel a single thing towards me...

"Pet it's settled... the prophecy reads that the only way to end this, is if you die! We have both been incredibly generous by letting you live for this long. We plan on sacrificing you to our beloved Moon Goddess to show our loyalty to her and the ceremony is set to go ahead at eight tonight..." Seraphina explains, trailing off to look at her watch.

"That’s exactly four hours from now! There is still much to have prepared we better get a move on!" She adds, clapping her hands together as though things had been settled.

I plead with them, desperation consuming me. "Please, there has to be another way? I won't tell anyone about you. I- I won't interfere with your plans. Just let me live." I bargain with a desperate sob, as they both smile eerily and shake their heads.

"Do you really think we'd take such a risk with both of our lives on the line here pet? The prophecy is clear. It must be done. You're a pawn in a game much bigger than you can comprehend." Seraphina trails off, as I shake my head - feeling the wetness fall on to my cheeks.

This has to be a dream… have I already died from the gun shot? Maybe I’m in that much pain that I’m hallucinating?!

"B-But if I am your daughter... how can you not feel anything towards me at all? P-Please?" I continue, as Tarricks hard stare bores holes in to my face.

"Yes it is a shame... I had plans to name you Lucy and everything before we found out the terrible news! Tragedy was the only name that the Moon Lust pack could see fit for a child like you! And now you go as Rose, am I right? True misfortune and unknown identity - it will make for such a tragic story one day!" Seraphina hums her thoughts aloud, as though I was no longer even in the room, causing me to squint.

It was confirmed... they are both totally and completely insane!

I glance between the heartless pair, realizing the gravity of my situation. "But what about the other children you have here? What about their innocent lives? Y-You can kill me but why them? Let them go home at least!"

"Well how else do you suggest that we keep our organisation going?! The children are a great asset here and the best part is - they do all of the work for free! They will grow up here and one day, will become loyal members all the same!" Tarrick states, as I shake my head, realising that the pair of them where too far gone for reasoning.

They gave me away as a baby for fuck sake!

My mind races, searching for a glimmer of hope...

"Ashton will find me. He'll stop all of this and you'll regret it all..." I whisper through my teeth.

Seraphina chuckles dismissively. "Your Alpha won't even know where to begin looking. We've taken careful measures to conceal our location. By the time he realises, it'll be far too late." She jokes, as I shake my head.

"The prophecy has been right thus far... what makes you think that the ending won't be? You both will still die!" I fume, losing my temper with the unbelievable couple as the tears continue to fall.

It is then, that I see the switch before my very eyes...

"GUARDS! HAVE THIS BITCH ESCORTED OUT OF HERE AND TO THE PREPARATION ROOM IMMEDIATELY!" Seraphina bellows, temper snapping as she stands to her full height aggressively - knocking over the drinks tray from beside her - a sudden fire burning within her eyes.

There it is…

I only hope that Ashton does find me... before it's too late...