The Barter Novel Sierra and Xavier

I wanted to die.

My existence is useless.

Why didn’t he just killed me?

Every second I spent in this freezing deadly forest, tied like an animal.

Waiting to be eaten by an animal or worse freezing to death.

My hate for the man who is my husband, multiplied.

Was he seriously expecting me to stay in that place, and to be forced by someone? How could he? But then the image of his mate tied in our packs dungeon flashes n front of my eyes.

And I close my eyes.

Why dad? Why are you a inhuman? Why did you have to do all that to them? Xavier and his wife, Beatrice were a happy family.

You destroyed them.

Just for power? More territory?

The very blood running in my veins, made me hate myself.

It would be better if I killed myself.

What is the use of this pathetic existence.

Maybe the moon goddess will fulfill my wish today.

I hear the rustling of leaves under someone’s feet and when I look up, my mind freezes

Golden- reddish eyes of a Jaguar were fixed on me as he sneaks in closer in a predatory stance.

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This is it.

I am covered in blood.

Tied.

Helpless.

In no way can I escape him.

He sniffs the dead bodies of the men around me.

His muzzle gets covered in their blood but he doesn’t eat them.

I wonder why?

I try to go still as a board, despite my shivering body.

Trying to act dead.

But who was I kidding.

I can’t fool an animal.

My toes curl when I feel him sniffing my feet.

His fur brushes against my naked skin and I tremble more in fear than the cold.

“No.

.

pl…please…”

I must be crazy for talking to an animal.

But I have lost my rationale.

A gasp escapes my lips when I find him inches away from my face.

His golden eyes rooting into my soul.

And then something unexpected happens.

He leans closer to rub his head against my shoulder.

Snuggling to purr and I froze.

What the fuc-

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My body remains stiff, waiting for his long canines to root into my neck.

But nothing.

He rather licks the cut on my shoulder and a memory hits me in full force as I whisper.

“N.

.

Nala?”

Flashback….

“Get back here Sierra! Dad is going to kill us!”

I ignore my brothers pleading from behind to run deeper into the forest.

My eyes stay fixated on a wounded jaguar, who missed my brothers target.

He was stumbling to walk forward.

Low growls leave his lips.

“Sier! We are not allowed there! You are entering the rogue territory!”

My eldest brother Anthony roars this time but I continue to ignore him.

I hate him for hurting innocent animals in the name.

of a sport.

The animal was wounded, that ‘s all I cared about.

Pushing my legs further, my heart stopped when I saw the cheetah thump at a distance.

Not caring about anything.

I drop down on my knees beside him…no wait it was a she.

“Shh I am here.

You are gonna be fine.

”

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My trembling hand forwards to caress her fur, and her low growls subside.

She was so young.

Just a pup.

“It’s okay.

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I find an arrow rooted into it’s hind leg and I gulp to grab it.

“Just a moment.

You are strong.

Hold on.

Trust me okay.

”

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Using the little strength in me, I pull out the arrow.

But before it could hurt her, I press my palm on the wound to close my eyes.

A yellow light, emerges from my palm.

And within 5 seconds.

The wound stitches back and golden fur covers it with a new skin.

“Here you go.

”

I smile patting her head and I see her golden eyes looking at me with a strange look.

She gets up on her feet and I realise she was beautiful.

Her coat was thick despite being just a pup.

How can my brothers be so cruel?

Looking back at her now healed leg, she tilts her head to a side.

As if not believing it’s real.

And then she starts circling around me, as if she was really happy.

“Good girl.

Nala.

”

She stops to again tilt her head, to suddenly leap on me.

My small frame crashes on the ground and she starts licking me.

I giggle.

Holding her.

“So you love my nickname huh? Nala.

”

“Sier! Where are you!”

I hear my brothers roaring voice and fear enters my mind.

They followed me here.

Gulping, I press a kiss on Nala’s forehead and push her away from me.

“Go! Or they will hurt you,”

She was reluctant.

Pain evident in her eyes.

“Go!”

“What the hell were you thinking following a Jaguar-”

Thomas steps into the arena and I see Nala entering into sprint.

Kale, my second eldest Brother tries to follow her when block him.

“No Kale.

Let her go! Please!”

“Why are you such a weakling Sier.

You are an Alpha’s daughter.

This feeble self of you will put us all in danger one day.

“No.

”

I scream at him and Charles tugs his arm to pull him away from

me.

“Let’s head back.

It’s late.

No one is going to tell dad.

Okay?”

We all nod.

And I follow my brothers back to our pack.

Looking back over my shoulder, a smile lingers on my lips as I realized I

made a new friend today.

Nala.

I open my palms to stare at them.

I don’t know why or how I got this gift, but till now I have always used it to help animals.

Only mama knows about it, but she stopped me from telling it to anyone.

Not even dad or my brothers.

I don’t know why.

?

If only I had known then that it was the last time I will be using that gift.

I was refused to train with my brothers after that.

And I never went outside or used my gift again.

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“Nala?”

I whisper unable to believe my eyes and she licks my face like earlier to confirm.

I giggle.

Suddenly feeling alive and she snuggles into me.

Trying to provide me with her body warmth.

I relaxed and felt comfortable for the first time in these days.

I cried out loud until I was too tired and fell asleep.

When I feel something warm caress my cheek, I frowned in my sleep.

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“Grrrrrhhh”

Nala’s low roars of grunt echo in my ears and I opened my eyes.

A scream leaves my lips when I see a pair of familiar grey eyes looking at me.