Chapter 15: Chapter 15

"I really didn't kill anyone. What is he saying?" I muffled, my eyes swam with tears as a sharp pang also hit my heart on recalling what my father had said earlier.

He will turn me into a rogue. Which is equal to a death sentence.

Even when I looked up at him with tears in my eyes, he wasn't moved a bit. My life was about to end as an Alpha daughter who turned into a rogue and was killed in the woods by random wolf hunters.

It was all coming to an end in the most miserable way. I was dying without a mate or even my first shift. After passing through endless pain and agony, I was going to die with no moment of happiness in my life.

It is more painful that my father would be the one to cause my death even when I did nothing. I killed no one!

It would be bearable to have everyone hate you, but not your father. Seeing how he cared less about my life was the greatest torture my heart felt. His hatred for me knows no bounds, and the worst part was that he was treating Aurora nice.

In my vision, Aurora was the one who killed my mother. There was no difference, and it is now so clear to me that she was here for a dangerous mission which might bring this pack to extinction.

But who the hell would listen to me and believe my words when I tell them that Aurora isn't who they think she was? The most hurtful part was seeing her pretend to be loyal to my father. Those deceitful looks when she bows to him or massages his back send shivers down my spine.

"We are waiting for you, and you keep wasting time. Are you afraid she will hurt you for spilling the truth?" I heard Aurora speak out, and my heart burned in rage as it became damn clear that she was the mastermind of everything happening.

"Hey, Eric, are you joking around with me or what? You've been staring at me for over a minute and haven't said anything! Don't tell me you are afraid of her!" The Alpha yelled in support of Aurora.

" I am sorry, I can't do this!" He suddenly stuttered in a nervous tone, sending a quick glance at me.

"You can't do what?!" Aurora fired back sharply, rising to her chair, leaving everyone surprised at her reaction, which she noticed and sat back with a deep sigh.

"You can't do what?" The Alpha repeated, peering at Eric who was already sweating.

"I can't lie against Ava. She's innocent. Aurora wants me to lie against her, but I don't think it is the right thing for me to do. Ava didn't kill him. He might have fallen or had an accident whatever, but there was no way Ava, who was in severe pain from that torture, would be able to kill a hefty man like him." He declared, vindicating and saving my life once again.

"Aurora came to me just when the dead body was found and asked who killed him. When I said I had no idea, she told me to claim it was Ava. She promised to pay me some money and also told me she would coax the Alpha to promote me and increase my salary!" He exposed the whole truth more further and I could see the shock and aghast in everyone's eyes as they all froze and stared with wide eyes and raised eyebrows.

It was so clear that they never expected such cruelty from Aurora, but I already knew she was demonic.

The Alpha's fists were clenched and he was aggressively growling as he lowered his eyebrows at Aurora. His eyes were already glowing in rage.

"You believed Eric and not me?" Aurora asked under her breath, not afraid to look the Alpha in the eyes; she just seemed surprised and dissatisfied.

"Who are you that I should believe your lies? Wait, who the hell do you think you are to me?!!" He thundered, and before anyone could see it coming, his left palm lashed across Aurora's cheeks in a hot slap that snapped her face to the other side, the sharp sound resonating into everyone's ears.

"Alpha, please take it easy on her. She must have allowed her emotions to play the bigger part. Afterall, Ava deserves every cruel punishment she gets." The female Beta cut in, and the Alpha glowered at her which made her look down immediately.

"I don't care about both Ava and this common Omega here. I hate lies, and anyone who spits lies on me should be ready for my wrath! This is the fucking third time. Ava is nothing to me and anyone can treat her anyway, which I don't care about, but why the hell would she lie to me!!" He bellowed with tightness in his voice before turning back to Aurora with a intense stare.

"You slapped me?" She sniffled, clutching her already red cheek as tears rolled down her eyes.

"And I'll do it a second time if you don't stop being a bitchy ass fool! The first time you lied that you saw her stole my bracelet. Secondly, you lied that she was a demon spy after finding that weird scroll, which led to her being almost tortured to death. Now, you came up with this! Are you mad?" He roared in exasperation and irritation filled his eyes and voice as he pursed his lips.

"I am sorry, Alpha, all this is a misunderstanding. I was trying to be of help..." She mumbled, as more tears flowed down her eyes, but as she flashed a glance at Eric, I couldn't help shuddering at the evil laced in it.

Those eyeballs were exuding danger and giving me that foreboding feeling that she would come back at him for betraying her.

"You know nothing about my mate who Ava killed, but you seem to be her greatest hater, wanting her to suffer terribly and even die. It makes me fucking suspicious of you, woman! I keep believing your lies, and in the end, I will always be the fool." Alpha Sean roared, banging his fist on the table before hissing loud as he headed back to his throne.

Aurora fell to her knees in front of him and pleaded for mercy while crying.

"I think I have been stupid to let you around me, not to speak of listening to your words. Get lost and never come close to me or this palace! You are a suspect too. Get that corpse buried and you are all dismissed!" He vented before leaving the throne and headed out with his face contorted into a deep frown.

Four guards took away the corpse and the Betas left, leaving just me, Eric and Aurora with a few other guards who were guarding the palace.

I sprang up from the floor and ran into Eric with a tight hug.

"Thank you so much for saving my life again! You are a blessing to my soul," I squeaked with a whoop of joy.

"Get your body off me!" He grumbled, trying to push me away, but I held me tight. I knew it could never be his intention to help me. He was just following that Lycan order.

I could also see that Aurora had a lot to say as she stood at a spot staring intently at us with pure resentment on her face .

"Eric!" She called out impatiently, and I broke the one-sided hug as we both turned to her.

"You know, we really have to talk, smart boy..." She smirked at him, her eyes glistening in venom.

"We have nothing to talk about. Just let this slide. " Eric shrugged and she chuckled in a lecherous way.

"If anything happens to him, everyone will know you did it. The Alpha suspects you now, so you better lie low or you will regret it. Maybe you'd be the one to turn rogue. " I cut in with a taunting smile at Aurora which made get cheeks redden in embarrassment.

"I don't talk to a cursed and evil child who killed her mother and brother at birth." She snapped frustratingly at me.

"And don't think I don't know her real killer. She will soon be exposed and it will be a big shock to everyone who she is." I responded with a sardonic laugh at Aurora, who looked stunned and dumbfounded at the moment, peering at me.