Sold by my Alpha, bought by my Mate Chapter 85: So Many regrets

Ava

I had lost count of how many days I had been away from His Majesty. I planned run away, no matter how painful it was, but even though I knew I could not directly harm His Majesty, the wretched worms would find a way, and I wanted to avoid that at all costs.

But I felt a pain in my chest from leaving my master. I needed my talisman, I needed to be close to him. I knew that, but I was stubborn, I had to try.

My ego was too big, and when you are overconfident, you make mistakes. I had decided to have my talisman no matter what. It was my only chance.

I had to go and challenge my brothers, I really believed that I could finish them off, send them back to the horrible hole they came from, but that had not been the case.

The big mistake was thinking they were still the weak worms, they were before, and when I finally found them, I saw with horror what they had become.

They were getting bigger and stronger.

"You shouldn't have come here, Avalon," they whispered to me.

"I know you're behind this whole nightmare with my master, and I won't stand for it," I said, spreading my black wings and challenging them.

It wouldn't be a fair fight, but I was willing to do anything, even go back to hell, to defeat them. I'd had a long enough life on Earth and didn't need any more.

Well, at least that was what I thought... I was fooling myself. Of course, there was something, or rather... someone, that I would miss more than anything else.

"Of course we do... we planned our return well in advance..."

"You tried to mess with that other Alpha, didn't you? The one who was looking for the human Luna of another Alpha," I say, and they seem to grin on these rotten faces.

"We didn't deny it, but we did it mostly to scout the terrain...we knew it was only a matter of time before one of them asked for our help," they say.

"And along came the rat asshole," I say. I can't believe his plans worked out so well, maybe he's smarter than I gave him credit for.

"And we're getting more and more power," they say, circling me.

"That means they are taking power from the Alpha to stay here on Earth. That's why they're getting stronger and stronger..."

"Yes and no, sister. We have taken power from him and from others as well. Apparently this realm is full of possibilities, no one is satisfied with what they have, they always want more," they say.

"You have made deals with several? Don't you understand that the way to stay here on Earth is to be peaceful with the mortals? Not to take advantage of them," I say, and they come closer and closer to me.

"Everyone does the best they can,"

"What do you want with the earth?"

"To conquer it...we will be fair to our allies and give them what they want, but this realm offers so many possibilities...it is so unexplored by the inhabitants of hell that I think it will be a good place to be. There are souls, power... freedom," they whisper.

"Well, you're not going to take my master's power," I say firmly, though they don't seem the least bit afraid.

"We know that the king is the one with the most power here. That is why we have come directly to him. But no, we do not want to take away his power, but to create another, even stronger power. Dominated by us."

"Over my infernal corpse!" I scream.

"You are nothing to us, sister," they say, attacking me.

I draw my sword and begin to cut them down one by one. I cut off one's dead hand, and hit another that falls striking a tree, but another holds me down, and as I struggle, and I drive my sword straight into his chest.

The crying is frightening. It's as if every one of them felt it. But I don't care. The one I killed turns to ash, and the others seem to have lost their minds now.

One grabs my ankle and I kick him, while another hits me right in the mouth and I see that I am bleeding. Only these bastards can make me bleed.

"Surrender, Avalon!"

"Never! I won't go back to hell!" I scream, but all I can think about is helping my master and my friends. And him...

I don't know how much time has passed, but I keep going, the sun is shaking while they don't seem to tire, I've killed two more, and they are weak, but there are still five left, and they are enough to get me.

As they hit me again, one takes my sword and I fear I am lost. Another grabs one of my wings.

"You are ours... the owner of your amulet will come, and you will do as he says," they whisper to me.

"I'd rather die!"

"Die? No... you will be part of our plans, you will be a wonderful help," they say.

And I think there is no worse fate.

As they put handcuffs on my hands made of the very material of hell, I realize that I am at a dead end.

I see that their camp is much bigger than anyone thought, then maybe the little vampire will protect my master... maybe they can get ahead of this. Although they seem to be many steps ahead of us.

"Look, Avalon... look and fear, fear for those you support. Those who will not be able to defeat us," one whispers to me.

I look in horror at the vast army they have. There are not only wolves, alphas and rogues, but also vampires and other creatures.

They seem to have gathered everything that is against my master, and they want to see him suffer. I am trembling now.

"Leave her and watch her. Don't talk to her and don't give her anything to eat or drink," these bastards say, and they throw me into a tent with no windows, and I stand in the dark, thinking about everything I've done.

I regretted not being honest with my master, I regretted not asking Jeremiah for help... but most of all, I regretted not being open with Duncan.

Even at that moment, that man was stealing my thoughts. I should have accepted his help and maybe slept with him a few more times.

He...would have helped me. A voice in my dark heart said yes, he will give his life for me. But now... it doesn't matter.

For days and nights I stood there, alone, convinced that no one would come looking for me. My master should hate me. All I wanted was to somehow alert him. And most of all, to prevent them from using me for their evil plans.

Maybe I was born in hell, but life on earth, with its small pleasures… had softened me. It had made me weaker.

I had known what a bath in warm water was like, I had seen the new moon shining in the dark night, I had known my master's sweet words when he spoke to me, Little Thing's smile... Duncan's desperate kisses.

And maybe that's why I wasn't prepared for what was to come, and when I saw it, it was too late. And it all came crashing down on me.