WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK.
The color literally drains from my face. This can't be real. No.
"W-what?" I can barely get the words out. Cam is holding my arm and Serephina is laughing at my shock. The room is spinning, I must be tripping on something right now. Because why in the HELL would she pick me! ME! Of all people to go with her? We hate each other! This is some sick game. She's lying. Surely the Alpha won't allow this. He will give me the choice. Oh Goddess what if he Alpha wills me? No he wouldn't. I'm going to barf.
"You fucking sadictic bitch ! What the actual fuck is wrong with you?" Cam is already spouting insults at Seraphina. I'm just standing there with my mouth open like a gaping fish.
"I just thought, what's the best way to make sure Samantha knows her place? Well under my foot of course. Serving me. Always. Indefinitely. Daddy said he'll even Alpha will you if he has too. Force a mating with one of the runts at the Herculean pack so you won't run away. We all know that once bonded mates can't stay away from each other." No no no! What the fuck is wrong with her! What have I done to her!? Nothing! Force a mating!? That's cruel! Taboo! Mate Bonds are sacred! Goddess no!
'CUT HER THROAT OUT!' Emma is clearly furious, growling furiously. I feel like she wants to take over. Wanting to SHIFT! No! I push her back as hard as I can. This is not happening.
"Why?" I spit out.
"Why?" Serephina laughs. She gets closer. She's a few inches taller than me. So when she comes closer she's looking down.
'Don't you dare look away and submit! We have never submitted and never will to her!' Emma grows out.
She's correct. We've only submitted once as a child to the Alpha when my father begged us to at a birthday party when the alpha greeted me. When I didn't look away and submit he growled at my father and alpha willed him to order me to submit. I never understood what was going on, I just couldn't break eye contact first, couldn't show that weakness.. I never understood why I couldn't. I just couldn't lower my gaze. Even if I wanted to. But to Serephina? Fuck no. I might have to follow her, but she will know that she will never have my submission.
"Like I said. I want to show you your place. Under my foot. It won't be all bad! I'll let you play doctor once a month. How about that?" She winks and walks away laughing. Everyone in the dining hall heard the commotion. They all started to whisper about what just occurred. I can't go with her. The rest of my life? No. I'll die. I would rather die!
"Look at me." Sam looked at me. "You're gonna have to breathe. Sweetie, you're turning blue. Breathe!"
I took a gulp of air I didn't know I was holding as Cam holds on to my shoulder and leads me away from the hall. I lost my appetite, no reason to stay. We head back to my room. My mind is filled with confusion, anger, and defeat.
I try to replay all my encounters with Seraphina. There has to be something,I had to have done something to have her treat me like this. But if so we were children, what can a child have done so heinous? I replay events after events, theres nothing. We were friends, or so I thought up until the fire. The fire that killed my parents, she didn't lose anything that day. I lost everything my family, taken out of my home in the pack house, to be treated differently, then to lose my friend, goddess knows why. I feel numb as if this is all some big joke.