Odessa

Uncharted

~Odessa Black POV~

Fate has a funny way of working. It doesn't twist to your advantage, but to it's own. It works in ways we would never understand. Sometimes people believe that it must of been fate that brought them together or that it was destiny. Although I tell you this, fate is cruel, evil, and can not be controlled or stopped. No matter how hard you try, it always gets it's way. That is why I stand here today, getting ready to accept my fate.

Looking in the mirror I see my platinum hair in a messy braided bun, with a veil draping over my back. My stoic blue eyes, conflicted with what will soon take place. Whether I take action or accept what is expected of me.

I hear the door to my left open. My father walked into the changing room picked out for me by him.

It's larger than what I'm used, back home my room is a space in the attic. It's worn down, dirty, and falling to pieces. My bed wouldn't be even considered a bed to the outside world. The only reason the room chosen so extravagantly was because it was a "special" event. I wanted nothing more but to be training. The training grounds being my safe haven. A place where I would train tiresomely everyday, but it felt as if it was the only time in my life that I could control and make my father hate me less. Our relationship was not what you would call normal.

He never had treated me like a daughter or showed love to me. I doubt he even knows what love is anymore, not that I'm to even know what love is either. The only love I had shown to anyone was years ago when I took care of my younger brother, Levi. When I could no longer protect him from the darkness of our father, he had become like me. Consumed by the darkness of our father, we had become trapped with no way out.

Adrian Black, my father, had turned into a heartless man after my mother died and no longer could be called my father. For a father would have never make me do the things I did or make me to be how I am today.

"Odessa do not fail me, not today of all days. This must be done, whether you like it or not. This wedding will bring great benefits for us. If you fail to do so, I will end your life. Your spot can always be taken over by another." Walking closer to me, he looked over the gown I had worn.

The wedding dress was a long shoulder less ball gown. The sleeves where laced and rested below my shoulders. From the bust down to the waist, was embroidered lace. It then, fanned out at the waist into a shear lace fabric, that felt as though it could rip at the seams. It could be any women's dream to wear this wedding gown, but to me it felt like the end of my dreams to be free. It didn't make me feel as beautiful as the dress was. Rather foul, unworthy, disgraceful, and more importantly trapped.

I wanted to believe that Adrian had came here to say how satisfied he was with my sacrifice. Rather he threaten my life, to insure I wouldn't try anything.Though I knew better, he has never said one loving word or even a kind word to me since my mother died.

I simply nodded at his words, knowing this was my fate, my cruel fate. What I did to deserve this, I don't know the answer to that. Maybe I had been an evil person in my past life, and this is fates way of evening the score.

"Don't be late." He left without another word, slamming the door shut.

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Darkness. It felt as though it had consumed my whole being, leaving me no room to escape. Reaching out into the dark abyss, I could hear something calling me. Encouraging me to fight and escape out of the nothingness that had consumed me.

Then I started to hear the singing of crickets ringing out, the buzzing of insect. The cold wind started to caress my cheeks. The twigs and crunching leaves that lay beneath me had started to become more and more painful. My body feels as though it's been beaten and battered. Attempting to move my body in even the slightest way I could, felt like an out of body experience not being able to have any control. My body felt heavy and beaten.

I started to feel pins and needles in my legs and hands, I tried to will my eyes to open. Twinkling lights was the first thing I had noticed, as my blurred vision came to I had realized there had been fireflies. They lit up the forest night like stars in the night sky. The moon couldn't be seen, almost like it was hidden away from view. There was trees as far as could be seen, with no seemingly way out.

Sitting up and looking around for any lights from civilization. There was none, I was alone.

Looking down I realized I was in a wedding dress and a wedding ring resting neatly on my ring finger. Although, my dress seemed torn at the bottom of the seam, it had been ripped and torn. Solid as though I've been running through dirt, and blood had also stained the once seemingly beautiful dress. It was only then that I started to feel the blood trickling down my side. There was a huge gash that had been on the side of my waist and kept pouring blood out.

Quickly, out of instinct, I reached down to the hem of my dress, tearing off a strip. I wrapped the strip around my waist to where the gash was resting and tied it in a knot to help stop the bleeding.

How did I end up here?

Where even is here?

Why am I bleeding?

I do not want to die alone in these woods, but where should I even go?

As I tried to gather my thoughts and come up with a plan on what to do. I realized I knew nothing. My brain started pounding relentlessly, the more I try to remember my head pounded harder in protest. Reaching up to hold my head in hopes to alleviate some of the pain, I tried to come up with a a plan to at least find medical help.

Not wanting to bleed out in the middle of the forest all alone, I started walking aimlessly. It had to be hours since I started walking and still no sign of life anywhere. Starting to get dizzy from the amount of blood loss didn't help one bit. Then out of nowhere, I was shoved up against the tree.

Hey I know super short chapter... well more like intro. I originally came up with this book back in the beginning of college and had forgotten about it. Now I'm ready to get this book going. Next chapter should be up very soon. Thank you for reading! Don't forget to vote if you would like to see more chapters!

-Love717