The Spurned Heir

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I was waiting for the first hit, my head was pounding so hard, my heart was beating so fast and loud.

I never thought of how it would feel to be stoned but I knew I won't be able to survive it, I had thought they would stop when I mentioned my father, but instead they laughed it off.

They all knew he disowned me, that simply means everyone knows it, it must have been announced, I lost hope of escaping this, I had been thinking of how to get home and face the punishment that awaited me only to face this, I never thought of it.

Squatting right there on the ground, I buried my face into my body, I was quivering, hot tears were rolling continuously, my heart was racing, the rock was going to injure me so bad and the men look so serious, they hate me deeply. I was in that position waiting for the strike. I won't stop crying but then, i didn't feel anything and it was almost a minute. I was scared, scared that they wanted me to show my face so the stone would strike it, I hid it with deep pain in my heart.

Then, I heard the sound of bone breaking and a heavy punch, I arched my brow wondering what was happening, I couldn't just understand and thought my ears were deceiving me, then, I raised my head slowly only to see him again. He fought like an alpha breaking their neck and punching so heavily, the men were no match for him. He was so aggressive and hit them with all his might not minding if they die, there was pure fury in his eyes, I watched in amazement, the man in front of me was Noah. Noah my mate.

He just rescued me from this, as he saved me from being hurt, Daciana leapt in joy as she howls, seeing her mate fight for her really made her feel great and satisfied. My face was covered with bright smiles which refused to go away. I sat on the ground and enjoyed the show, the men tried fighting back even when they were close to ten, none of them could succeed in hitting Noah a single blow, he was so swift.

I stared closely at him and found out his face was covered with a different mask, my brow arched as I wondered why.

Not long after, the two who escaped death ran away for their lives, Noah was bent on killing them and not just hitting, he looked so enraged seeing it was me they were bullying and wanted to hurt. He growled watching the two men scampered for their life, then he turned to me and I clapped immediately squeaking happily.

"Do you know me?" He asked with a lopsided smile stretching outside his hand to me, I used it as help to stand up from the ground.

"That disguise can't change anything for me, I'll always recognize that man named Noah", I whispered the last part making him laugh as he wrapped his arms around my slender waist drawing me whole body became cold and I could only swallow nothing, my body was pressing on him especially my boobs. I tried pulling roam my eyes around to make sure no one was watching but hell no, we are outside. I don't expect not seeing anyone.

"Noah, you are endangering my life with this, do you know what will happen to me when I get home??...

I'm always weak because of the continuous torture I had gone through, please let me go" I mumbled burying my face into his broad chest.

I won't doubt it, I never want to go, I don't want to break the for an hour but I can't, I can't, when it will all end in pain and tears, today would never be easy, my first day of going against my father's order, I thought I'll come back before they finished the war but I was wronged, I had overstayed...

The beta, gamma and everyone was going to join hands in causing me deep pain.

"Layla, why were those men so cruel to you??...they were serious and would have stoned you, those rocks would have fallen on your skin"....

Gosh!!..

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I wish they all die. Can't believe they also got the chance to run away, I thought those men on the ground died" he fumed as he couldn't see them again.

"Thank you for saving me, I'm forever grateful...So why Is your face masked with those skin, you have someone's face, what are you hiding?" I asked smiling.

"I snuck out of school to meet you, I was restless since you left, I felt incomplete and wanted to see you back then in the garden, Layla, I'm sorry for all you have passed through, you ran away because Hazel was coming right?" He asked with his eyes shimmering as he peered into my eyes deep, I couldn't help the huge smiles that fell on my face.

"Noah I'm still surprised you love me, just tell me why??... I don't know anything about love because all around me is full of hatred, I thought you will regret me after hearing I killed the Luna",I breathed feeling a huge heaviness in my heart. "How can you kill your mother when you are still unaware of anything?" He raised his brow getting angry instantly, I could see his muscles pushed themselves out of his flesh.

“I can't just understand too, my two coloured eyes made them believe any shit about me, they spurned me saying I'm a demon-like seriously...I'm just so happy you are different but it pains me that we won't be this way anymore.. "I sighed, feeling my heart shred, I don't just know when I'd be lucky again to sneak out of that prison to see him.

“Layla, you said they will beat you when you get home?" He asked with his tone exuding great care that made my heart twitch, it had been so long someone cared about me and hearing this touched me deeply.

"It's alright, I've troubled you enough, I'm sorry, please you can go back to the school and live your life in peace as it has always been, I've to go back" I mumbled with my voice cracking, I was feeling the pain deep inside my heart. Those words I said broke me down, going back to meet those people who hate me so badly while leaving the first man I had loved, we can't talk about being mates for reason best known to us.

I know it can't work not when Hazel also has an eye for him and wants him so badly, not when I'll be locked up and bound forever, there is just no hope for us, I just need to move on and accept that.

"I can't let you go, it's so hard to let go of you, I feel like my heart is ripping off if you leave now, when are we going to see each other, and they are going to torture you, please can you go back home with...." He paused and shut his eyes tightly growling deep, he moved his hand through his head in frustration...

"I should be going...." I snapped and wriggled off myself from his grip running off as much as my legs could carry me, Hot tears rolled freely, my heart bleeds, I felt so weak yet won't stop running home, it was so hard, at some point I wondered how I was able to go away from him, why did I ever leave him?? I felt like going back and resting on his arms forever, my legs wobble, my wolf screamed aggressively, I whimpered and sniffed the hot tears, I got more pained and shattered when my feet hit on a rock and I got my nail ripped off.

"Fuck!!" I grit in exasperation cursing the rock In my heart but the pain of the wound wasn't in any way compared to what I felt the moment I got to the gate of the Royal Packhouse, the guards at the gate led me in with those stares that sends shivers through the spine, I knew I was in for the worst but then, there was no way to escape it.

I'm fated to suffer all the days of my life, I'm fated not to have a mate and live a normal life, I'm fated to experience pain, hatred and rejection all the days of my life, I have to bear it that way, I don't think I got a choice, Noah can't save me... Each step I took towards the mansion sends more fear into me, my legs were weak and I could only drag it to move on, it was like I would fall any moment,

"Where would I say I went to??...as much as I enjoyed meeting Noah, I also don't want to be beaten.

Finally, I got into the sitting room and dad was with his wife Scarlett, they were both enjoying their wines chatting happily, dad seems to love her so much and I wished she also loves him, I wished she isn't a demon, I would be happy for dad at least he would get to forget mum's death, but now it isn't that way, Scarlett has an evil scheme, she has many hidden secrets which no one knows, except me and I can see she isn't afraid I know this secret because it is useless, it was still the same as no one knowing because not even the wind would believe me when I say it out

"Alpha, Layla is here, she is back...", One of the guards who led me in announced and it seemed my heart stopped beating. I blinked my eyes continuously, swallowing nothing. They both turned to me and I could see pure rage and anger in their eyes.