Serena said many things. She truly believes that I am entirely amnesiac. Her innocence and kindness made me feel so guilty that I had cheated on her.
Through Serena, I also learned some helpful information. The place I'm in is the logging area of the Black Moon pack. This place is close to the border of the human race.
Why is Charles here? An essential character like him should be in the pack's center.
I also know Serena's identity. She is a hybrid between a human and a werewolf. I'm not surprised by this news because humans and werewolves do not accept people like Serena. They could only live in the border areas and work as enslaved people. Serena being a doctor is already a good job.
"Usually, prisoners like you are tortured to death. You even injured Sir Charles, but you were brought here for treatment. You should feel lucky for that." Serena spoke as if this was a miracle.
I smirked mockingly. She was behind me so that she couldn't see this smile. Should I feel lucky that I was brutally tortured?
"Done! You rest. Don't move too hard, or the wound will tear again. I'll go get you some food and water." Serena collected her medical supplies and stood up.
I smiled and lay on the bed, waiting for Serena to leave. Then, I carefully sat up again and went to the window; outside was a dark green forest. In the distance, the howls of wolves and the screams of enslaved people resounded across the sky. I decisively closed the door tightly; the echoes outside were also blocked. My heart feels very down.
I am still determining the exact direction to return to human territory. On top of that, even though this place is close to human settlement, the distance is close to a hundred kilometers. It would take half a day if I only used two legs to run there, including the rest time. At that speed, the werewolf could catch me at any moment. I fear that before I return to human territory, the werewolves will tear me to pieces.
But I can't just stay here and wait to die. Soon they will return here and take me back to that gloomy cell.
After thinking for a while, I left this room to check. If I make it through, I can quietly escape.
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*POV Charles
'I want to meet my mate. My Mate! Our Mate! See her!' Ryan kept howling in my head.
"Silent!" I growled in response. I can't accept that my mate is a human.
The image of the girl with reddish brown hair, blue eyes as clear as seawater, a sharp gaze, and an ice-cold face flashed in my memory. Even though the cell was dark, I could still clearly remember every line of her face.
I am twenty-two years old this year. The other werewolves in my pack found their mates when they were eighteen. I don't even think I have a mate and don't need one. Love for me is only a weakness, a fatal weakness.
How good it would be if she never showed up. I have a feeling she will turn my current life upside down.
'I want to meet my mate. If you don't let me see her, I'll kill you!' Ryan growled menacingly.
I feel so frustrated. Ryan has always been obedient before, but now he dares to mess with me because of a human. Even if she's our mate, that's not allowed.
Ryan and I had a heated argument. Then, a knock on the door interrupted our tense situation.
"Come in!" I lowered my voice.
The door opened, and it was Serena who entered. I wasn't surprised because I ordered Serena to inform me of the other girl's situation.
"Sir, she has regained consciousness but lost her memory..." Serena's voice trembled and stammered.
Everyone here is afraid of me. When they faced me, they always stooped and trembled as if facing a terrifying demon.
"Memory loss? Really?" I doubt asked.
"I...don't know! The wound on her head... was very severe and... she said she couldn't remember anything... not even her name, so... I thought she was telling the truth..."
I smiled coldly in my heart. I don't believe she can lose her memory so quickly. She may be lying to find a way to escape.
"Is there anything more important?" I ask.
"She has... has a tattoo on her left waist... it's angel wings..."
I was a bit startled. All werewolves know that an Angel organization specializes in training werewolf hunters in human territory. Each hunter has a tattoo of angel wings on his body.
Even though hunters only hunted Rogues that illegally entered human territory, just thinking about those lowly humans who dared to kill my kind always made me hate them.
Why is my mate the enemy I hate the most? It's ironic! Is fate toying with me? Just because I thought I didn't need my mate because mates were such a nuisance, did the moon goddess punish me by giving me an enemy to be a mate? Damned!
A sudden burst of anger made me slam my hand on the table. The loud noise made Serena even more scared. Her body trembled.
I yelled, "Get out!"
"Yes... yes..." Serena immediately rushed out and closed the door.
Maybe Ryan also knew I was mad, so he didn't dare to moan.
I opened the file cabinet, searching for the file about the hunters.
Humans and werewolves are constantly quietly gathering information from each other. To obtain useful information, each side has to pay a hefty price.
The file was tucked away in the corner of the cabinet; the thick dust showed it had been abandoned for a long time. Hunters weren't allowed to enter werewolf territory, so werewolves didn't seem to care about them either. Only when needed do they rummage through the material to find out?
I turned the pages until I saw the girl's face. My fingers skimmed the text, and I whispered, "Aliyah, sixteen years old, is the adopted daughter of scientist Joshua (head of the Angel Foundation)."
The time in the document was two years ago, which means that Aliyah is eighteen years old now. There are no new documents about the Angel organization, so I don't know any more helpful information about Aliyah.Ryan howled in glee. Everything about Aliyah excites him. He wants to go out and find her to show intimacy and love. I try to stop it.I got up and left the room. I want to find Aliyah. Not because Ryan wanted to see her but because I wanted to confirm if she really had amnesia. If she dares to lie to me, I can rip her mouth out as punishment.Even though she's my mate, I won't give her special treatment since she's a hunter. I don't need a mate, so she's nothing to me.'If you dare harm her, I will tear you apart!' Ryan growls, warning me. He knows what I'm thinking.Before going to Aliyah's hospital room, I met a figure lurking in the hallway.'MATE!' Ryan screamed and howled. I suppressed my feelings of being dominated by Ryan and hid in a corner to observe her.Her expressi
*POV AliyahI didn't expect that damn Charles would enslave me. It feels terrible to go from a hunter to a slave of prey. It was an insult to me. But I couldn't resist. This is the only way I can survive and get out of here.Lost in thought, I didn't notice that the woman in front of me had stopped abruptly. I crashed into her back, and the suit in my hand fell to the ground. It is the servant uniform I received this morning."Damn it! Don't you have eyes?" The woman's gruff voice resounded. She turned to look at me with angry eyes.Through Serena, I know her name is Ashe, who manages the enslaved people here. She is only thirty years old, but due to her hard work from a young age, she looks fifty years old. Her face was haggard, and her high cheekbones added to her stern and fierce look.I originally wanted to apologize to her, but her attitude made me highly uncomfortable. When she came to see me in the infirmary in the morning, her attitude was not good; she seemed to hate me when
The sun shines brightly on my white skin. The scorching heat of the sun made me sweat profusely. I felt highly uncomfortable looking at my palm covered with grass and dirty dirt. My hands that, once held weapons and were stained with the blood of damned wolves, were now in such a bad state that they had to be weeded. It's ironic!I was complaining while working, so I couldn't pull much weed. Until sunset, I could only uproot one corner of the yard. It's less than a tenth the size of this vast courtyard.Looking at the forest's edge beside me, my heart fluttered, intending to escape. I looked up at the window where Charles stood looking at me in the morning; he was no longer there. Around the empty land, there was no one in sight, only the sound of the wind rustling and the birds chirping in the forest.The image of being tortured with a whip popped into my head again. If they knew I didn't lose my memory, they would torture me again to get information from me. Although being beaten wi
"Fuck! Who are you? Stop!" A hoarse male voice shouted behind me.Only a madman would stand to be caught. I ran with all my might even though the wound all over my body was aching. At the turn, I continued to run straight without turning into the corridor with my room because it would be a dead end if I turned into that corridor.Reaching the stairs, I immediately ran upstairs without thinking. The two sentinels who chased after me still didn't give up.Thanks to the darkness and the many twists and turns, I had a chance to avoid their gazes and hide in a corner. I heard their conversation nearby without waiting for me to catch my breath."You keep looking! I'll go turn on the lights.""Ok!"In my heart, panic. If the lights were on, it would be hard for me to hide. The probability of being caught is ninety percent.While thinking, the footsteps got closer to me and stopped not far from me. I secretly watched him. He was slowly opening the door of a room. Perhaps the half-closed door
Early in the morning, Ashe came to where we were being punished. She boldly said, "Because someone broke the rule by going around at night voluntarily, but that person was not arrested, so everyone will be fined. The amount of work is doubled today. Everyone has ten minutes to return to their room and change clothes."As soon as Ashe finished speaking, there were many whispers and lamentations. People were standing all night and not getting enough sleep. Their strength was almost exhausted. Even a hunter with endurance like me felt tired and had aching feet.A few people pleaded with Ashe. They promised to make up for the work another day. But Ashe disagreed. She yelled and chased them away.I also returned to my room. Lying on the bed, I didn't want to move even a little; my body had no strength. Just thinking about weeding by hand makes me want to die.Thinking like that doesn't mean I really want to die. I have witnessed many deaths, so I always cherish my life. Most of all, humans
I glanced at Dante, who was standing solemnly beside me. He was the commander at this base while I was away. Dante saw me frown and understood what I was thinking. He sternly ordered the guard outside the room to "take this slave to Ashe to handle!""No, no... please, don't make me... I don't want to go... please... no... don't come near me... Nooooo..."The maid was gagged and dragged out of the room."What about this soldier?" Dante asked my opinion again."It's up to you to handle it!" I replied coldly. I want to avoid getting involved in small things like punishing my subordinates. Dante said yes and ordered the soldier to leave the room.At this point, only Dante and I were left in the room. I asked, "Isn't there a camera in the hallway?""It was installed in the past, but most of the base's technological equipment was damaged during the last riot. I sent a request to the center pack for assistance repairing and installing new equipment, but The money sent here is only half the r
After bathing for more than an hour, I calmed down. I changed into a neat and clean outfit and returned to my office.As soon as I entered the room, I was met with the image of a disheveled Aliyah sitting on the sofa. Her whole body was still wet, her hair messy, and her clothes and face smeared with dirt. In her hand, she was holding a half-bite apple; her fingers were still covered with mud, and her mouth was chewing. When she saw me, she was startled, hiding the hand holding the apple behind her back.I was dumbfounded for a few seconds. Even Ryan had no words to say when he saw this scene.Although I'm a cleanliness fan, I wouldn't like dirty things. Except when on the battlefield, I always want everything around me to be clean and tidy.When I saw Aliyah lying in the grass, I asked Ashe to tell her to take a shower before coming here to meet me. Because I'm afraid the dirt on her body will spill into my room. But now, it's not just mud; the dirty water on her body has wet my sofa
*POV AliyahOut of Charles' room, my heart still pounding, my hands shaking slightly with fear. Thinking back to when I had aggressively asked Charles to kill me, I felt so stupid. At that time, I was too excited to say those crazy things. If he really kills me, what should I do?I am stupid! I still know how to control my emotions in all cases, but I don't understand why when I meet Charles, I become so out of control of my feelings. He is obnoxious. I can tolerate anyone, but I don't want to put up with him at all.I was about to return to the lawn to continue working, but my stomach rumbling made me depressed. I could have taken the apple, but because I was angry, I left it. God, what stupid thing did I do?After thinking for a while, I decided to go to Serena's infirmary. I need some painkillers and some food to fight this hunger.Standing outside in the hallway, I heard many murmurs in the infirmary. There may be a lot of people in the room. They are all women."Ghost! Really? Th