Death By A Rose

3.

Just in case you guys were wondering. Half of the human population were wiped off during war, then they were separated from supernatural beings by king Ezra. They live on an isolated island (Votrus) far from the supernatural beings. Their leader \ king is Rowan Vermont who was appointed by king Ezra himself. The rest will be explained in this chapter. Enjoy! Caspian ^^

Apple \ Odette's POV

"You are the most beautiful thing on this Earth. Isn't she Theo?" Madison stated while I just stood expressionlessly in front of the mirror. Ever since I woke up from my "long sleep" I've been a dead girl walking. My life had taken an extreme turn of events. I managed to have missed the war that swiped off half of the human population, discover that I'm not exactly human, that I pose as a threat to the supernatural world and to make matters worse I am a hunter. It all just felt like a nightmare. Nothing can ever erase the thought of having something you've known for almost forever taken away from you. My whole life was crashing right before my eyes.

Theo, Madison and the rest of the gang had been very generous to let me live in their home. I felt like a burden to them and this world. My uncle Edmund himself personally trained me but what good was it? I was just some worthless piece of trash that needed to thrown away. Well that's what Caspian told me. Caspian Iver, the reason why I'm standing in front of this mirror, hair tied up into a neat bun, makeup all done, all dressed up and all for a dirty two faced mutt. Well technically he is a wolf but his still a mutt to me.

Ever since my betrothal to him which of course was done by Edmund to "bring justice to their love ones" which was a pathetic excuse to cause an uprising, he had played the role of being the perfect in love so well I would give him to golden globe awards if they still existed. Only I knew what Caspian was- a sociopath. He had everyone wrapped on his finger from his charming good looks to how he claims he will protect his bride with everything he has. It disgusts me to the core that everyone believes him. "Yes she does." Theo murmured. Theo did not like the idea of me marrying for sake instead of love, join the party big guy. Caspian hated me. He used to tell me how useless I was, how despicable I was. He hated me and I started hating myself too.

Today was my wedding day. A day that every girl dreams of but for me it was just the beginning of my nightmare. I stood before the mirror and instantly out of habit smiled. Everything I did I did for the people around me. Especially for Theo and Madison. Ever since they told me about their daughter Danielle, I tried my best to be that daughter they never got the chance to know. So I slowly accepted what was expected of me starting with my name. Apple. At first I hated it but after the six months I've spent here I'd gotten used to it. The thought of being with a monster for the rest of my life just didn't sit well with me but I couldn't show it, I would not show it. A soft few knocks knocked me out of my deep thought.

"May I enter?" The devil himself was behind the door. I felt my hands clench into fist. I suppressed the thought of taking out my rage in this small room. He would want that. "Of course you are the groom after all." With those words being said by none other Madison I muttered words I knew didn't make sense. He waltzed in, arms folded behind his back, head up in pride as if he had come to collect what was his. He had long curly dark hair, toned skin, deep brown eyes and the most bright pink lips I had ever come across. Any sane women would fall at the sight but I however wasn't anywhere near the ground. "We will leave you two alone." Madison said pulling Theo behind her. Please don't hurt me. Please don't hurt me. I mentally chanted as I closed my eyes.

I felt my back hitting the wall and immediately opened my eyes to meet with angry brown ones. "Tsk tsk Apple." Now I really hated that name. Trying to get up from the ground I used the coffee table to support my weight. "Little Apple. You are so pathetic. I have not even begun yet and here you are whimpering like the little brat you are." By this time silent tears were already falling. He started pacing up and down slowly building my fear. I wanted nothing more than to get away from him but I knew that he would not risk his little act being exposed so I turned and faced the pale grey wall while gently rocking myself.

"Now I don't want to get married especially to a thing like you. So what you are going to do is stop the wedding." I felt my hair being pulled roughly to get access to my neck. I could not stop the wedding. It would be a disgrace to my family and it would mean that I was disobeying direct orders from Edmund which meant one thing - punishment. I saw him punish a kid no older than sixteen just for not getting what he wanted. It was horrifying. They tied his arms to two wooden posts and invited all of us to watch. Demonstration they called it. It was pure torture if you asked me. It made me wonder what happened to Edmund for him to lose all his humanity.

The wooden posts had silver metal within them along side with a bit of my blood which I regret giving away. I could spot his family behind him watching in pain as the scene went by. I could never forget the sound of the thick leather whip meeting his delicate and tender skin. After the third whip, his skin tore and an ear piercing scream was heard. It broke my heart to see someone suffer all because of one mistake they committed. However I didn't commit the mistake I was the mistake. "Fine I'll do it." My voice cracked a bit. As soon as he left the room, Madison came in and helped me with the final touches. "You look stunning." Theo whispered into my ear which made me go into fake smile mode.

The ceremony was being held in the middle of the woods. It was some custom in the wolf tradition I didn't understand not that I wanted to. As I walked besides Theo who had a smile that reached both his ears, it hit me like an epiphany. This was it, I was getting married to a monster. One who make my life a living hell. My heart immediately dropped as I spotted a few of Caspian's mutt group. He was their alpha. Alphas, I had grown to hate them all. My smile dropped as I saw Caspian with an evil smile. I stopped moving and starting breathing heavily, I could imagine my life with him. He would beat me every single day just for his amusement. Tell me how stupid and unworthy I am then I could imagine a thick long whip making contact with my skin.

That's when I saw it. My only way out - the waterfall. Without hesitation I started running, I could hear people calling, shouting but I could not stop. I would not stop. I was a mistake that needed to be fixed and the only way was by death. As soon as reached the edge of the waterfall, I stopped for one moment. "Apple!" I heard Caspian shout. That's when I did it, jumped into the water. I closed my eyes as I felt myself falling. Soon it will all be over. It would all be over.