The Delta's Daughter Chapter 119

I furrowed my brows at her words and the expression of pure terror in her eyes. What kind of place was this where the Alpha would punish a mother and son for speaking to someone kindly Or that they would hold fear of speaking with the… what was I, a slave That’s what I was, a slave.

What was more confusing was, as I came up to the woman, whose son was now standing by her side, I was handed one of the sacks. I peered into it, to find a bottle of water, an apple, a chunk of bread, and a toothbrush with a small tube of toothpaste.

I guess they wanted us to have nice teeth, I thought. Goddess, I felt like I had stepped into a time warp, another realm. Yet I was only on the other continent. How could things be this different here compared to home

As I thanked the woman for the bag and supplies, I leaned in close to her and lowered my voice to a barely audible whisper.

“Please… If there is any way you can contact Queen Lamia of Riocht or MacTire, please tell her where I am. My name is Kellen.” I left out my rank, my gut telling me it would be wise to omit that little piece of information right now.

The woman gave a small gasp at the mention of Lamia’s name. “The Queen of shifters” She asked in a hushed tone, her hazel eyes wide and darting around us. Then her face turned to stone as she peered over my shoulder and she cleared her throat. “Please move on, we are not allowed to talk to common slaves.” She said loudly enough for the guards to hear, then turned her back to me.

I sighed and moved along the walkway. I didn’t know if she could or even would try to reach out to Lamia for me. I knew I was taking a chance by asking a stranger, but I had to try.

At least she recognized Lamia’s name. As every shifter should.

When Lamia and Mathias were crowned, a wave of change rippled across the realm and every shifters' counterpart felt the transfer of power to the new King and Queen of shifters. Not everyone would be a friend or be happy about it, but they would know and their animal counterpart would acknowledge their crowning.

We were shoved through the walkway, and the hair on the back of my neck began to stand up. I had a feeling I wasn’t going to like what came next, even more than being in the current situation. I watched the mute rogue step up to the doorway of the building first before they dragged him inside.

His mute cries could be heard from out here. I looked towards Ajani, whose eyes were shifting from left to right, trying to find a way out. He, too, was more than worried about what we were about to encounter.

Next was the Omega, then it was my turn. I stepped up to the doorway, two guards grabbed an arm each and a third used a cattle prod to shock me, not enough to knock me out, but just enough for my limbs to become slack.

A fourth man stood in front of me. He was a big guy, older, but at some point, he must have held a rank. I could smell Beta on him. He held up a large metal-looking syringe. “You are now the property of Alpha Vargr of the Dessert Moon Pack. Your life belongs to him for as long as you are useful or until he tires of you.” He said without any emotion, but then a sick smirk curled up on the grimy-looking man’s face as he edged closer with the needle. His peppered scruff hid the deep lines that marred him, which made him look all that more sinister.

I didn’t have time to react when the third man grabbed my hair and yanked my head down and the syringe was plunged into my neck.

A deep burning sensation spread throughout my neck and into my head. The men let go of me as I grabbed the sides of my face, trying not to yell out the agonizing feeling like my head was literally ready to explode. I fell to my knees with the excruciating pain.

I then felt the silver cuffs being removed from my wrists, the spiked prongs pulled from the skin and I rubbed them, pushing the pounding and searing pain in my head to the side. The ones on my ankles came off and I sighed at the relief.

‘Kellen…’ I heard Conri call out to me, but all too soon he was gone again. His voice in my mind sounded panicked and pained. Much like I was feeling. I called to him and again was met with silence.

What the fuck did they do to me Soon the pain began to subside, and I hadn’t even noticed they had dragged me towards the back of the building and were shoving me into a cell. They tossed me in without another word, throwing the small sack in after me.

At least now I knew where I was and who owned me. Now all I had to do was somehow get the fuck out of here. I rubbed the back of my neck where they had injected me and felt a small raised lump. My neck and head still throbbed and burned from whatever the substance was. I then began to rub my wrists and ankles again.

Looking down, I noticed they had already started to heal and close up. The lacerations on my back were the same, they were a little slower to heal but I could feel the wounds begin to close, and the skin starts threading itself back together.

They had tossed the rogue, omega, and Ajani in cells as small as mine, next to me.

“Get some sleep slave fighters. Tomorrow you travel to the Dessert Moon Pack where your new destiny begins.” The man began to laugh; a hearty laugh like this was a game or some big joke to him. He laughed like he knew something we didn’t.

The rogue and Omega wolf both curled up and found sleep fast, worn out from the lack of food and water and whatever it was that they just did us. I looked at Ajani, he looked tired, but like me, I knew he would either fight the sleep or sleep would never claim him.

“A few years back, my Alpha and I had heard about a bear king, Orion, and this Alpha Vargr’s daughter Shayna, who had made an implant that could control your spirit animal, amongst various other things. I had not believed it to be true, until now.” He sighed while rubbing the back of his neck.

“Orion and the bitch are dead,” I told him right out. I was surprised to hear him mention Orion, and then when he told me about this Alpha’s daughter, who had supposedly bought us, I put two and two together. She, Shayna, was the bitch who attacked Lamia and Mike killed her. Right before, he almost killed Finnegan.

“I watched his body burn after the battle of Riocht.” I told him. He nodded his head in acknowledgment.

“This is a good thing. I had heard the tales of this King who stole young shifters and turned them into monsters. This Alpha Vargr, I do not know much but, I have been told he buys shifters and half breeds for his entertainment… for his pleasure. His Luna is said to be deranged and just as cruel.” He whispered the information to me, eyes full of sorrow and a hint of fear glistened in them as he recanted the story and I wondered what exactly we were going to face when we arrived at the Dessert Moon Pack.

“I am the Queen's Knight, they will come looking for me,” I told him, mustering as much confidence in my words as I could, even though I wasn’t holding much of my own right now.

I hoped to offer him some aspirations.

The day turned to night and as the sun went down, the air became chilled. I looked towards the small window and could just make out the night sky, full of twinkling stars. The sky was so vast and bright, again reminded me of nights when Mike, Lamia, and I would sit in the royal gardens and lay underneath the stars. Talking about our futures and what we had wished would come to pass.

That time seemed so far away now, our lives taking different paths than what we had thought. Especially Lamia’s.

I closed my eyes and opened my mind, thinking of her and the other three Knights. Just one second of connection through the link was all I needed. I felt a pressure building behind my eyes and blew out a breath in frustration as I was met with blankness.

‘I am here’ The faint whisper of Conri was heard and I perked up.

‘Conri Thank goddess!’ I exclaimed in my mind to my wolf.

‘I am weak, but I am here. I need to heal’ He replied before retreating again.

A new hope rose within me, and for the first time in seven days I felt a little clarity, and for the first time since my parents had died a small smile crept onto my face.

Conri was not gone, he was still with me. I would need him and his strength to get out of here; I just had to give him time to heal. Then we could show these asshats my true rank and power.