Alpha’s Virgin Wife by Baby Charlene
Chapter 171 Penitence
In the single room, Kylie was seated – awaiting the arrival of the young lady.
Sukie was the only one in the room with her – seated behind and also awaiting the lady to walk in. It was so unusual for Kylie to have such patience, but well, she didn’t have a choice.
And shortly, the lady walked in – the seer from the restaurant.
Kylie’s dark eyes were fixed on her as she walked in. A while ago, she had been riding back to the Palace, but changed her mind abruptly when she realized she could actually turn the entire thing to her favour.
The lady only saw a vision, right? And visions could surely be prevented from happening – when the right things are done. So, she deemed it necessary to meet with the lady again and ask some questions.
She had gone over to the restaurant but was told her boss had suspended her after the whole incidence. So, Kylie had to send someone to go get her while she waited for her in a special room there at the restaurant.
“You should take a seat” She said to the lady who had remained standing since she walked in.
And reluctantly, the lady did.
Sukie had advised Kylie earlier on what to do to get a positive response from the lady. Though, it wasn’t easy, but Kylie needed to f0rce herself on it. Her throne was dependant on it, besides.
“Uhm..” she cleared her throat a little.
“First, I want to thank you for coming. And secondly, I want to apologize for my reactions a while ago. It just wasn’t easy, hearing such words from you”
“I understand the truth hurts” the lady sighed – and that actually hurt Kylie.
There was no way that was the truth!!
“But you need to understand I have no control over it. Witches and Seers have the Spirits in connection, so you should understand I say what I see only because the Spirits revealed it to me”.
“I know” Kylie cut in.
“And yes, I understand. That’s the reason I came back to my senses and returned here to find you”.
The lady was quiet. And from Kylie’s observation, she should be no more than twenty years of age – her round eyes were befitting for her rectangle face shape.
“Maybe…we can work things out” she leaned forward to the table – her words being whispered.
“And maybe we can start by you telling me how I can find this… lady” She f0rced herself not to snort the last word.
“Like I said, Sister Kylie, I do not have control over my visions. And for the record, the Spirits have not revealed her location to me. But she’s around”. The seer replied.
“Around? B…But where? There has to be something, at least. A clue…” Kylie looked really impatient.
“And if she’s really around, how come I’ve never heard of her? Even the map has never….”
“I honestly don’t know why she’s yet to show on the magical map” The seer replied.
“But one thing is for sure – and that is the fact that she’s so close”
“So, how do I find her, please? How do I defeat this lady? You have to help me”
The seer went quiet for a few minutes – it nearly ate Kylie up.
“I do not know how you can defeat her, I do not see it coming. But for finding her…” She paused and stared into her palm.
“A short time from now, the map would locate a new witch. And that witch, is the one you’re looking for”.
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Nosheba wouldn’t stop crying as they rode in the woods. From her hands being tied and her legs hurting a lot, she wondered what would become of her.
She had imagined every cruel punishment for herself, but getting sold as a slave to someone was never a part of it. How does she survive as a slave with a child in her womb?? How does she cope? How did she ever get to such miserable point?
Countlessly, she had tried pleading with the hunters to have pity and let her go, but the three men wouldn’t listen. But thankfully for her, they weren’t riding too fast, else, she’d have been rolling on the floor.
“I really don’t get why you are crying, Queen Nosheba” One of the men stated teasingly.
“I mean, I believe you should be happy. Or don’t you desire to be sold out and get laid by another man? I thought that was what you loved doing? Getting laid by different men?”
His cohorts joined in his laughter immediately, making more tears streak Nosheba’s cheek.
“I have a feeling Otto would have a use for your baby, you know?” Another taunted.
“Otto has always desired having a baby wolf, one he could train all by himself and use as a weapon”, he laughed heartily.
“Just wipe your tears, Fallen Queen. For you are going to a place of your greater doom!”
“Oh! Come on, Lucien! Do not be so harsh on her, she should get to know Otto all by herself. Do not ruin the surprise” the third man said.
“Ah! You are so right! I will let it be, then” he jibed and another round of laughter went on.
And the whole time, all Nosheba could do was weep. Weep helplessly. Her life was no longer becoming her own. Why did such misfortune befall her?
She shut her eyes tight – squeezing out the tears and the next time her eyes went open, she found one of the men being pushed off his horse.
“Urgh!!!!!!!” Came the painful grunt, followed by the howl of a wolf responsible for the push.
Nosheba got gripped in fear immediately as the whole thing was happening so fast – and confusingly.
“What in the name of…. A wolf!!!”The two other men flinched as they halted their horses abruptly. It was so abrupt, Nosheba crashed to the floor, bruising her leg.
The second hunter tried to get his sword and climb down from his horse, but before he could, the unknowing wolf jumped on him immediately, cracking his neck and pushing him to the ground.
What??
The third hunter had already fixed an arrow into his bow and shot it at the wolf – right before the wolf pounced on him. Yelps were heard and in no time, the three men were laying dead on the floor.
Nosheba was shocked beyond words – she was too scared to move. What just happened in front of her?? What…. What happened?
Who was that wolf? And why did it attack the men?
Done with the men, the wolf ambled to where she was, the arrow still stuck in his back. He gave Nosheba a long stare, then walked p@ssher and finally crashed to the ground.
“No!” Nosheba gasped and quickly, used her leg to draw one of the hunter’s swords on the floor to her direction. Quickly, she cut her ropes free and stood up – running to the wolf which had already shifted to it’s human form, nàked.
The arrow…!
She ignored the bruise on her leg and knelt in front of him.
“St ..stay still, I will try to pull the arrow out” she stuttered, the strange boy saying nothing.
He looked so young!
Using the little knowledge she had from hunting, Nosheba managed to pull out the arrow, making the young boy writh in pain.
“I’m so sorry, I’m sorry” She consoled him.
She looked at the arrow and found a different blood on it. Oh! Goodness! She thought as much. Hunters arrows were always mixed with poisons – deadly poisons.
“Come on, I should get you to the horse” she tried standing up, but the boy pulled her back.
“You know I won’t make it” he said feebly.
“Do not bother”
And Nosheba’s eyes dripped immediately.
“Why did you do it?” She whimpered, her lips shaking.
“Why did you do it?”
And in that fading tone, he answered:
“I lost my family in the hands of the hunters. I didn’t want your family to lose you too”.
Nosheba’s heart cracked into pieces. Oh, no.
“But …but you don’t even know me. Why would you take such risk? Why would you…” Her tongue got tied as she wept more.
“We don’t always need to know someone before rendering help to them. If someone like me had seen my family, perhaps, they’d have still been alive” the young wolf was struggling to speak.
And swiftly, his eyes closed up in the eternity sleep.
“No!!” Nosheba held him tightly to her chest and cried painfully. “Please… I don’t deserve this. I don’t…. I’m so sorry”.
For the first time, she felt real pain – real pain that someone had died for an ingrate like her when she had tried to take a life some weeks ago. She felt real pain that her rescue caused his death. She didn’t deserve it.
And there she stayed, unable to let go of the body.