Chapter 101
Chapter 101: Compassion
Penelope POV
I slammed my face in the wall. My skin burst at the temple. I screamed with pain as warm blood oozed out and trickled down my cheek. My head was spinning so fast, but I shook my head and turned it to come face-to-face with Grigor
I snarled at him. "You can't succeed and you know that!"
He grabbed my chin and pinched it hard. "I will and you will see my success," he growled. A moment later, he left my chin, shoving me. He got up and walked back to the rock where he
was sitting
Up and close, Grigor looked... sinister. His dark brown hair was disheveled. He had a two day shave. Wearing a black shirt and black pants, he blended with the darkness
I spat some blood on the floor, as pain lanced through me because of the bindings. "But this is not a way to take over, Grigor. You should have challenged Steven. Do you think you would be accepted by the pack members if you get the pack by such unfair means?"
He let out a rough exhale. "Who is bothered about them?" He shrugged. "Bloody traitors. No one supported me even though I am pure blood here and Steven is half-human. Moreover, I am
not really worried about the pack. If Steven wants you, all he has to do 1s give me that diamond mine."
I stared at him with disbelief. "Are you out of your mind?" I blurted. "That mine is the lifeline of the Gold Crest pack. How will the pack members sustain if you take away the mine? That is one of the most important livelihoods of the pack members!"
Another shrug. "Do I look like I care?" he said
He put his hands in his pocket and took out a bubblegum. Chewing it, he tossed the wrapping in front of me and continued, "For so many years I have lived the life of a rogue after Steven threw me out of my pack. Every day was another day when I would think about how to survive
My pack members wouldn't take me back. I
lacked funds and the only person who supported me was dead. My mother, Willow. Do you know the kind of rough life I lived all these
years?" he sneered. "You wouldn't."
"Steven spared your life because he didn't want to kill you!" I said, anger blasting in my chest
"He could have killed you the day he fought against you. But there was a kernel of kindness left in him, so he spared your life. And you should have taken the opportunity and left the pack. Don't tell me that you struggled hard, because you could go to the human realm and work your way up! It was your choice to stay back and pity yourself. Why blame my brother? If I was Steven, I would have killed you during the challenge! And if you would have won the fight, I don't think you would have spared Steven!"
Grigor raised his eyebrow. "Quite a feisty sister I have." He chewed on his gum more as he narrowed his eyes. "Yes, Steven spared my life
But that shows how weak of an Alpha he 1s
And yes, I wouldn't have let him live if I had won."
"Not weak, but compassionate!" I retorted
"There is nothing called 'compassion' in this world."
"T will personally ask him to remove that word from his dictionary after meeting you. But how did you know about me?" I asked. 'I came only a few days back. Steven had kept this information very close to his heart."
He chuckled humorlessly, looking at me. "Nina
was my messenger. She did her job well for a few incredible fucks and some money. She was keeping an eye on you and who could be better than her. She gave me access to your room and also copied the code of the security system for me. Once I tampered with the security videos, she would go and place the roses in your room."
I jerked my head with pure shock. Oh my God
"Nina?" I rasped, not believing him even one bit
He laughed lightly at my reaction. "Don't be so surprised," he chuffed. "She was a dull fuck
When she saw that I was going to take over as the Alpha of the pack, she drooled. She made me promise that she would be my Luna and when I promised her, she did everything willingly."
I felt bad for Nina immediately. Even though I should have felt angry at her deception. "You maneuvered a simple omega into your lies," I responded as bitterness rose in my throat. "She was a simple omega and if you show her those dreams, she got swayed." I lowered my head
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"But she shouldn't have. She was not loyal
enough to my brother."
"Exactly my thoughts," Grigor said. "And so I killed her. She had this disbelieving look in her eyes when I used my ax on her head."
I closed my eyes, imagining the instant death of the omega. My lips trembled as a wave of repulsion surged through me. This man was maniac. "What about Mateo?" I asked in a low voice
"He struggled hard. Tried to grab me, but he couldn't do much after I sprayed the gas over him. He lost consciousness after fighting a little," said Grigor very casually as if it didn't matter at all
I shook my head. What had I put my brother into? What if I had never been auctioned? What if I had been auctioned to Nash Perez? What if I was never born? "If you leave me now..." I said "My brother will spare you..."
"Your brother can't find you." He waved his hand around the cave. "This place is nowhere in the grid. Do you know where we are?"
"Where?" I asked because I couldn't understand where I was
"Do you remember the cliff that you had come along with? The one that is further into the woods behind the manor?"