Alpha Caitriona charges at me with lightning fast speed. I narrowly jump out of the way of her stab, only being nicked by the tip of the blade. I turn around and face her, only to be kicked in the stomach, knocking the wind out of me and causing me to fall hard onto the cold ground.
I collect myself and roll out from under her just as she attempts to plunge her weapon into my body. Her scimitar is stuck in the ground. As she is distracted trying to dislodge the weapon, I take advantage of this opening. I swing my blade towards her, satisfied when it made contact with her skin.
She stumbles back, covering half her face with her hand. My eyes widen as the crowd murmurs in shock when she removes her hand from her face. A new cut- one that won't scar mind you- trails from the top of her eyelid to the corner of her lip. Any deeper and I would have blinded her in that eye.
"Now you show your true colors..." She whispers.
I tightly grip the weapon's handle, pointing the tip towards her. "You only have your self to blame for this! I am doing what has to be done in order to stay alive!"
"So am I..."
She sprints towards me, landing a clean punch to my chest and then to my stomach. I hunch over and cough up little blood, fighting fatigue and pain, refusing to fall to my knees. Alpha Caitriona takes this time to pull her weapon out of the ground. She strides slowly over to me and kicks me to the ground.
"Look at you." She says. "Pretending to be something you're not: A Warrior."
She kicks me again, causing me to tumble a few distances. Dust coats my face, stinging my eyes and tickling my throat. I cough up more droplets of blood as I prop myself up with my hands.
"That's the problem with Laborers, always thinking that they can be much more than they truly are when, in actuality, Delilah, you... are nothing."
I slowly lift up my head to look at her. "Q- Queen Arhyanna was n-nothing more than a servant before she was mated with King Raynor... she changed everything, she brought the kingdom together!"
"She also broke it apart, leaving it in ruins!" Alpha Caitriona points the tip of her scimitar towards my neck, lifting up my head.
"Do not compare yourself to the Queens of old... you are not them..."
She slowly pushes the tip closer to my neck, drawing a bit of blood.
"I'm surprised you gave up so easily but glad you know your worth." She narrows her cold eyes as she moves the blade to the side of my neck, ready to cut it off.
"You are no Alpha Female."
She swings the weapon, preparing to make that quick life-ending movement. With the blade away from my neck, I tackle her to the ground, holding her arms down with my knees, punching her in the face.
"I will not lie still and take your abuse anymore!" I yell, jumping up and kicking her in her ribs.
She struggles to breathe, her eyes wide with shock as she holds onto her stomach with one hand and holding herself up with the other. Her body is shaking as I pull her up by her hair to look at her.
"Here's the problem with Alpha's like you!" I begin, "You think just because you are in a position of power you're invincible, that you're better than the rest of the world."
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The Beast Within Us
Werewolf"I said goodbye to Roze as I go to get my supplies. It's times like this that make me wonder... Maybe if my mother never gave me up I would be treated better by those who actually care about me... I know my rank in this pack is Laborer but I have th...
