Melissa got dragged by the guards. They were told to lock her up in the dungeon, the room beside her parents. She wailed but it all went deaf ears.
" Please don't lock me up. I need to see my parents. Please Steven " Melissa begged and steven laughed.
" I knew this day will finally come. I can finally take my revenge on you but first I'll allow the alpha to be done with you then I can finally have you to myself."
" Pig" She spite and in return, she received a slap from him.
" You whore! How dare you spit on me" he sent her a blow which made her fly to the floor.
Melissa coughed out blood. There was a cut on her lips but she wasn't giving up just yet " You will never have your way with me Steven" she smirked " before that can happen, I'll make sure alpha Ronald behead you first"
" Keep the hell shut! " He yelled.
" Ronald might seem stubborn but you and I both know that he loves me. He is only hurt that I didn't fulfill our plan and that is something you'll never find out " she winked. Melissa was also surprised with the amount of strength she had to say those words
The look on Steven's face showed that she won and she couldn't contain her feeling. She laughed " you can now leave " she shoed him away.
Her hands were tight up with a chain same with her leg. She was so weak that any moment from now she might pass out. Melissa coughed again.
Steven gave her one last look then went out She groaned loudly. Her body hurt so badly.
She wasn't aware of that two figures in the opposite room not until she heard her name.
" Melissa?"
Melissa felt so lazy to raise her head.
" Melissa" she heard the voice whispered again
Melissa groggily raised her head. She stared in the direction she heard the voice coming from. She saw an older lady but was trying hard to remember then it clicked.
It's her mom
"Mom?" She called.
The woman held the railings to her ward. She nodded " Yes it's me,
Melissa's eyes flew open at the revelation she went forward immediately. Her eyes teared up. Her mother was here in the dungeon. That bastard kept them in the dungeon.
" What are you doing here? I thought he promised to keep you two in a safe place " the pain was evident in her voice " That bastard.
" He only took us to that room anytime he wants to communicate with you. I'm so sorry dear I couldn't protect you. I'm deeply sorry. " The older lady cried out " You've grown to be a strong woman. I'm so sorry I couldn't protect you"
Melissa cried so bitterly " I'm sorry this had to happen to you two" she stared at her father who was laying on the floor. He looks so skinny from merely looking at him from afar.
" I'm the one to apologize. You did nothing to us We are in fact to be grateful to you for coming to our lives" says the woman.
Melissa furrowed her brows confused " What do you mean mom?"
" I know this isn't the right time but it's high time you find out. I'm not sure if we'll leave this place alive "
" Stop talking like this. I promise I'll always protect you even if it means losing my last breath. "
The woman shook her head " Nothing of such will happen to you. I won't allow you. Just listen to whatever I have to say"
" What is it? " She asked
" On this particular day, I got married to your father. We spent years hoping to have a child of our own but luck seem not to be on our side but we still kept hoping that we'll have a child.
Luckily for us, I became pregnant and your father was so happy about it. I was happy too because I was tired of listening to people calling me names. It got to a point where I almost lost my life but your father kept me stronger, he was by my side all through it all.
The pregnancy began to grow and I was happy because as at then I was told by the pack doctor that the baby will grow to be healthy. My joy couldn't be contained.
The alpha as at then allowed me to have some time off from work since I was heavily pregnant. I could remember how grateful I was " she sighed softly remembering those moments.
Melissa listened attentively to what she was saying. She didn't know why she was telling her this.
" So what happened ?" Melissa asked
" My Tommy kept growing and I was hoping for the day I'll meet my child. When I got to the last month, your father has already prepared a small crib that will best fit the baby. We were so happy that we couldn't wait to meet him"
." Him? "...
" Yes dear, it was a boy"
This was becoming confusing for her She thought all along she was the baby they were expecting.
.
" Then we had an attack on the day of my labor. So many werewolves were killed, we lost the alpha too"
" My goodness" Melissa was shocked
" Rogues who were looking for land to steal were the ones that attacked us. They knew our pack was just growing so they used that as an advantage to steal our land from us.
I was in so much pain that I couldn't move. The midwife who was to receive my labor also died too. I was left alone. That day, your father went on a trip.
The rogues thought that I'll die since I was bleeding so bad. I'd thought I'll die too. They left me to my end.
I screamed for help for so long. That day I remembered passing out. The next day I woke up only to find myself in a different room. I was so scared thinking I was kidnapped not until I saw your father sitting beside me looking sadly.
Well, let's just say I lost the baby. I was barren again for another couple of years " she chuckled but it wasn't funny.
" I'm so sorry you had to go through that yourself mom. I'm deeply sorry for the pain you have gone through"
" Oh please stop apologizing for something you didn't even know about"
." So what happened next? How were you able to conceive me " She asked
" I didn't conceive you, dearly. We found you"
" I understand you"
This revelation shocked Melissa.
" We found you in the forest passed out. We didn't know what happened to you but we took you into our home We thought someone will come looking for you but nobody came for several years so I considered you my daughter since then"
" You mean you weren't my birth mother? "
" No dear, I didn't give birth to you," said the older lady sadly.
" Then who are my parents"
" This is what I'm about to tell you now "