Take her away
Isabella's POV
I narrowed my brows, wondering what the old man meant. He immediately stood up and adjusted himself, welcoming me inside. "What do you mean, Prince?" I asked inquisitively.
"Oh, he's a boy who had once lived with me, and he likes calling him a prince..." He paused talking and went to him before collecting him from me, as if he weighed a few pounds. My mouth hung open in shock when I saw a man of his age able to carry him without effort.
"Please do have a seat." He gestured for me to sit, but I refused and decided to check my clothing, and I noticed two golden coins I had secured. Then I handed them to him and said, "Please use this and take care of him; make sure he's fine so he can go back home." I smiled and handed the coins to him, then turned to leave.
"Fate has its way." The man said and turned to the dragon. I raised an eyebrow at his statement but didn't ponder much on it before turning to leave. I was confused about who to go to because I couldn't go back to the kingdom; there was a higher chance that I might be killed by my own brothers, and that was when the thought of my aunt in the dragon kingdom seeped in. I know she has been living in the dragon kingdom in disguise since she was thrown out of our kingdom.
I started the journey to the dragon kingdom. I walked for hours until I found myself standing at the gate. I was hesitant, telling myself that this might be the wrong decision, but something within me pushed me to go further. With a deep breath, I sneaked through people by disguising myself and concealing my scent, then I walked through the people until I found myself standing in her house. I knocked, but there was no response. I knocked again, and the door opened. I saw my aunt Theresa standing. When she saw me, her eyes widened. She swiftly pulled me inside the house and closed the door behind her.
"What are you doing here?" She asked with a panic-etched voice.
"I... I..."
Before I could complete my sentence, she went inside and came back with two coins of gold. "I want you to go back right now; this place is not safe for you."
"But Aunt...it is not also safe for me back at the kingdom; my brothers are going to kill me."
"And you think it's safer here? The dragons have already managed to spot three demons who have been living amidst them, and they were publicly killed. I have been living here for three weeks in my room without daring to go out because I might also be spotted. I don't want to be responsible for your death, so I'll advise you to leave, please," she begged. I swallowed a lump down my throat, then the tears I had been holding back suddenly found their way down my cheeks.
I recalled when I was young, I was never taken with much regard because my father have always loved to have only male children and much worse as the first child I came as a female without a second thought, my father remarried another wife in which she birth him two male children, my father dotted the second wife and his two sons and we were treated more like outsiders, so despite being the elders, my opinion was never regarded with much value, only my aunt stood up for me in all dimensions until the second wife plotted against her and she was thrown out of the kingdom without much evidence, aunt Theresa felt betrayed, but she had no other than to leave, looking at her malnourished body makes me feel more pity for her.
She came to sit beside me and wrapped her hands around me. "I know what you are facing right now is not easy, but I suggest that you leave. I can't bear the thought of losing you as well after the death of my sister, who is your mother."
"Aunt, it is better I die where I am valued than live in a place where I am not noticed."
She lets out a sigh as she hugs me tightly, then she whispers in my ear, "I'm sorry." I was confused until I heard a slight pain in my shoulder. I turned to look, and I noticed a scorpion; it had just bitten me. The pain started off as a sting, then spread like wildfire throughout my entire body.
"I'm sorry, honey, it has to be me and my family or someone else."
When she said that, my breathing became heavier, my heartbeat faster, and my vision blurrier; I then blacked out.
'She's a demon! But she's too pretty to be one,' a voice echoed. I was baffled as to who it was. My head felt so heavy; I was trying to calm my nerves. My body felt so weak; I tried opening my eyes, but they felt heavy.
'Oh, she's trying to wake up already; she's a badass for surviving such a deadly bite.' Another chipped in. I eventually opened my eyes, and that was when I noticed two hefty men standing by the door. I briefly scanned my surroundings, and I noticed that I was in a dark room. The room was covered in dirt and cobwebs. I made attempts to stand up only to feel pain scorch through my entire being. I looked down, and I realized that both my limbs were heavily wrapped around silver chains, which burned my skin. The reason why silver had an effect on me is that my father was a demon and my mother was a wolf, so I was partly wolf.
With tears in my eyes, I looked towards the door, and I saw the men laughing at me. "I can't wait to fuck her; at least her sexy body shouldn't be wasted before she's killed," the man said, which made my heart pound faster than the normal pace, especially when one of them unblocked the cell as he brought out his hard rod while licking his lips, which disgusted me in more ways than I can explain. I could see saliva dripping at the corner of his lips like a dog before he bent down and spread my legs apart. "Oh fuck, look at that juicy pussy, waiting for me to take turns with her," he let out.
"Don't you dare touch me, you perv." I cried while struggling to get out of the chains, but my actions proved abortive.
"Be fast, so I can also come and have my fair share before someone arrives," the man at the door says. I can't seem to get the thought out of my mind. I'm trying to act strong, but I'm telling myself to brace for the pain. The disgusting man placed his hard rod in between my opening; he was about to shove himself into me when I heard a voice that interrupted him.
"What the fuck are you doing? You need to be glad that I stopped you on time because the prisoner is being summoned for public execution."