Love Thy Shadow, Satan (LTSS) [#Wattys2018]

Chapter 21 - Sore Losers

3rd Persons POV

FLASHBACK

"Hey, girls! How are the new brands treating you?" one asked, prodding a stick into Anna's self-healing burn, "You like?"

Anna hissed in pain as her sisters whimpered with hurt, at the sight of their triplets misery.

Of course, you prick. The three thought in unison.

By now, any normal burn would have fully healed; but the hunters had made sure to rub liquid silver into the wounds, so they would scar permanently - just like a tattoo.

The brands were shaped as a flying raven - though slightly splattered looking, they had now become the only way to differentiate the three by appearance.

Anna's brand was situated on her left shoulder; Bella's brand was on her lower back, just above the tail bone; and Clara's brand was on her right leg, above the ankle.

Unknowingly, the hunters had took away something from the three sisters, something they could never get back... something they had always took pride in...

They took away their likeness... they made them different from each other and, in a way, had forcefully wedged them apart spiritually.

"What have you done with our Alpha?"

"The blind Alpha pup?" he scrunched his face in distaste, remembering what he was ordered to do with the useless runt, "We threw her into The Pit."

"The... what... ?"

He smirked. ready to describe the place for the umpteenth time to the fresh set of newbies, "The Pits... It's the underground dungeon we built for all the erratics, untameables, weaklings, the uglies and the crazies." He took a moment let the horror sink into their little doggy minds before continuing, "Don't worry, she'll fit in just fine." they seems to let out a small strained breath before he added, "Not sure how long she'll be able to survive in there though."

And with that the hearts of the 3 young girls plummeted with fear for what had happened to their young Alpha. How could they have lost her? Why were they separated from her, but not each other?

"What are you planning on doing with us?"

"You three? Well, the usual." he stated nonchalantly, "We are going to get you all decked up and ready for the Auction."

Auction.

Their common sense warned them not to ask any further... because the answers they were going to get would only hurt their already tattered souls, and they were not sure they could bare the brunt of the truth that would surely be revealed with the answers to their unasked questions.

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"Why... hello there, girls." someone's friendly whisper awoke the trio from their drug-induced slumber. Someone stood behind the bars of their cell late at night, and they had a strong feeling that he wasn't meant to be there. They stood and moved closer to get a better look at their visitor, but he was still hidden in the shadows.

"Who are you?"

"I am... a well-wisher. I wish to assist you... I wish to help you escape from here."

"And why would you do that?"

"Because," his pearl white teeth were slightly visible in the darkness, "Princess asked me to."

"Who's Princess?"

"Oh, trust me. You know her" he dismissed them.

They still weren't convinced though, so he let out a frustrated sigh and added, "Look, she asked me to free you so... here I am."