Scarlet, Scarlet wake up. I heard a voice within the darkness. It was that mysterious lady again. My eyes shot open.I was breathing with difficulty and still seeing black except for the little pieces of light peeking through the threads of the cloth that covered my face. When I tried to lift my hand to remove the cloth, I felt my hand being restricted. My wrists were tied and burning, letting me know whatever I was tied with had been laced with wolf's bane. I heard a bit of mumbling but couldn’t make out what was going on. I tried to concentrate on anything my senses could recognize. I knew I was lying down on what seemed to be a bed. I could hear cars moving, so I knew I wasn’t too far from civilization. I could also smell a scent I had recognized and my eyes widened and panic filled every inch of my being.

It was Asher. I tried to get myself loose and only ended up burning my wrists and ankles with a wolf's bane that had covered whatever was tying me down. The sound of a door opening filled the room and I whipped my head to the way that I heard the sound from. Someone climbed on top of me and I could smell it was Asher. He started circling his finger around my abdomen. “You look good like this Red” he said in a disgustingly unhinged tone. He then ripped the cloth off my head and I could see him straddling me with nothing on but his boxers. I looked around the room and saw I was in his apartment's spare bedroom. The one I once resided in. I looked at my hand and saw I was cuffed up with special cuffs used for traitors or threats to the pack. Ones used on prisoners. That was exactly what I was a prisoner awaiting the torture that was bound to happen.

He planted his lips on mine and gripped my chin tightly, making it impossible for me to move my head away. So I bit his lip. He pulled back almost immediately, rubbing his lips and looking at the blood that tinted his finger. “F**king hell Red” he said while glaring at me. He then came back just in front of my face. “Come on, red you know you like this. You know you want this.”, he said in a sinister tone. He then went down to my neck and started kissing and sucking at it. His whole body was pushed against mine. “No Asher stop. STOP IT! Please” I shouted, with tears streaming down my temples and wetting the bed sheets that were under my head. His giggle shivered through my neck. “I like the way you scream my name. I’m going to make you do it again” His words disgusted me. He then sat up and started ripping at the hem of my shirt slowly.

My wolf tried to come forward but was pushed back again due to the wolf's bane. Out of instinct, I kneed him in the balls and he curled up into a ball and fell beside the bed. “F*ck” I heard him wince in pain and couldn’t help but feel smug. He got up from the floor and limped to the door. “You’ll pay for this later” he said with pain lining his voice and anger filling his tone. When he closed the door, I sighed in relief. I started thinking about how I could escape my situation and thought of all the movies I had watched before. I thought about all the scenarios. Only one stood out that was going to work and it was dislocating my thumb of at least one of my hands. The pain was unbearable but a necessary one. My hand slowly started slipping out of the cuff and, with a lot of pain and effort, I was finally a step closer to freedom. I searched my hair for a loose bobby pin. When I finally found one, I started fiddling with the lock to try and escape. “Impressive” a voice said.

I snapped my head in the direction of the door and saw a pissed-off Saige waltzing up to me. She then straddled me and grabbed me by the neck. “Not on my watch”, she said whilst spitting in my face. She moved closer to my face, taunting me. “Mommy and daddy aren’t here to protect you anymore” She cackled. She grabbed hold of my wrist and she pushed her knee down on my arm slowly. The pain became more and more intense and then I heard “Snap”. She broke my arm. Her smirk lined her face in a demonic way“You listen to me b*tch. If you let Asher f*ck you then I’ll kill you” Her words stung my heart. I was disappointed to see just how low she had fallen. Her double standards infuriated me. “Oh Saige, don’t tempt me like that” “You b*tch” “It’s only fair since you F*cked Lucian” She cackled at my response.

“You know everyone always said you were the smarter sister. To me, you are so stupid. Did you really think I F*cked him?” I watched her waiting for her to continue. I tried to read her but I just couldn’t. She cackled again. “I guess the real smart sister is me. It was a fake phone call you stupid b*tch. I knew you would be too emotional to listen in on the call. You’re so easy to trick and so predictable. It was obvious that you would run to mommy and daddy just like what happened with Ashy”. She continued to cackle. I scoffed at her words as they were beyond believable. “Maybe a master of manipulation, but you're definitely not a mastermind”, I retorted and she slapped me, through the face.My cheek stung at the burning sensation that lingered “Is that really the best you can do” She smirked at my challenge before she hit me again.

 “No, the best I can do is so much worse” “and what exactly would that be?” I continued to mock her. “Can’t see someone like you thinking a few steps ahead” I said and her smirk fell off her face. I could tell she was hurt.  “I will not let you have a happy ending, Scarlet. Not with Asher and not with Lucian. The only way you will escape from this hell is either by death or over my... DEAD... body.” I looked at her and a tear left my eye. She was still my sister in my eyes, so it hurt me even more. I always wanted her to love me just as much as I loved her, but I have come to accept that it will never happen. “Saige, why do you hate me so much?” I asked, eventually ready for the answer. She looked down at me and scoffed. “Are you so blind that you don’t see it?” She spat. I shook my head in response.

“My life was perfect before you came along. I still remember it as if it was yesterday. I was the only person mommy and daddy loved. They used to spoil me rotten. Play with me all the time and tell me I am their hearts and no one can ever take my place. They used to be proud of me in all aspects of my life. Even when I learned to skip. They used to cheer me on. Then you came around. You became the reason of their pride whilst I was just making them ashamed. Anything I did you did better. You were the smart one whilst I was the dumb blond. You stole all the attention when you came around. Everyone said you were the most beautiful baby they had ever seen. Even when I was standing right there. You stole it all. The cherry on top of it all was when you took Asher from me. That was the straw that broke the camel’s back”. I had never known the pain I had caused her. A tear steamed down her own cheek and fell onto my shirt, staining it with hate and envy. “And to top it all off, you were never their real daughter.” She spat in my face. “I could never understand why my parents wanted you so badly when your own parents didn’t even want you. I guess they saw right through you like I did. That you don’t deserve love”