Chapter 8

Hui Zhong's POV

(Spoiler, there will be mentions of abuse and torture in this chapter)

Flashbacks time :))

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30 years ago in Florida..............

It was a beautiful day in Florida with beautiful weather but yet the room that we were in was the most dreaded in the world

despite its decorations.

"My love, My mate, My Luna, I'm so sorry you had to find out about my illness like this" My mate and fiancé Logan breathed out as he laid on that hospital bed looking deathly pale, his eyes filled to the brim with tears but yet none fell as he didn't want to make me more upset than I already was.

"I- How? I th-thought you were getting better f-from the injury.......How l-long has this been?" I asked in a shaky voice as I gripped his hand tightly. We were supposed to get married next month and yet now I was saying good-bye to him, I sobbed as I gripped his hand like it was my lifeline.

"It has been like that since it happened.........I thought it would go away after some treatments but......it just got worse, I'm sorry I cannot be your husband and protect you......but know that I will always be with you...........find someone who will love you please." He said between coughs as he smiled at me.

"Y-you know I will never be able to love as I did with you Logan, without your blessing I can never do such a thing. I'll do anything to be your wife please!" I cried out as tears spilled down my face uncontrollably.

He smiled and weakly shook his head before taking a deep breath to speak ,"Then I give you my blessing...........and our bands for the lucky man who will have you............I'm so sorry you will never be my Mrs. Smith..............but know I will always watch over you. Good-bye Hui.........Zhong" And with that, My love took his last breath and slowly his hands slipped out of mine.

"LOGAN!!!!!!!" I screamed at the top of my lungs as doctors rushed in and ushered me out, two of them holding me back from running back in as I sobbed uncontrollably, my heart throbbing inhumanely fast from the pain of losing Logan.

The doctor came out, his face written what I desperately never wanted to hear. Tears were now freely streaming down my face as I ran into the room and saw my mate laying there peacefully with a smile on his face, I cried as I held his body and gave him one last kiss on his forehead.

My world shattered as he laid there motionless, that day was the day I lost my humanity and kindness. If Jason wanted a fight for his alpha, then I'd torment him till no end no matter the method I used.

I just had one question lingering in my mind as I cried by myself quietly at him that night after the funeral, it was a small affair with just 5 people in attendance as I weeped. Why had the Goddess been so cruel to me and take my one mate, my one chance at love, away from me? I know I'm not the best but why?

I knew I'd never get the answer to these questions ever, I had to leave and find get revenge for him. I'm sorry Logan, I would never be able to love someone as I did to you again.

Time skip 5 months later in a forest lodge somewhere in Idaho.........

The pathetic thing of a man laid on the ground whimpering after I whipped him and beat him senseless with a metal pole, he was trying to get on his knees to beg me to end his life but I decided to be cruel, no more Little Miss Nice. I'll fight for what I want and what is rightfully mine, I picked him up by the neck and quickly chained him to the wall before sitting on a chair and crossing my legs while never letting my sadistic smile leave me.

"So, now that we've warmed up and you're in considerable pain, would you like to introduce yourself and why you poisoned Logan Nightfall Smith?"

The bastard of man tried to spit at me and I simply laughed, correction: I cackled like a witch, clearly amused and unafraid of his reaction. I got up and sighed as I went to my tray full of weapons and took out a silver knife and walked over to where his nuts were and aimed it dangerously close.

"Now would you like to tell me while you still have the small amount of manhood left? Or I could remove it and make you a eunuch for life while I force it out of you?" This seemed to work as his eyes grew wide and his head furiously shook side-to-side.

"ALRIGHT! I'll tell you, j-just don't castrate me please.............my wife and I are trying for a kid so p-please don't." I started screeching like a hyena upon hearing that and stabbed him in the thigh, causing him to scream and me stuffing a cloth to shut him up.

"Pathetic, one stab and you're screaming louder than a woman in labor. Since you agreed, I will promise not to kill you and remove the cloth and knife but you are telling me everything. Is that clear?" He nodded and I removed the cloth and knife for him to breathe.

"T-The Alpha of the nightfall pack, Alpha J-Jason. He threatened to kill my wife if I didn't comply, s-so I shot Logan with one of those silver bullets that turned into liquid upon contact with any surfaces and it is also dipped in wolvesbane." I raised my eyebrow and scrunched my face in disgust as he told me about what was used in Logan's murder.

I used the pole to raise his chin up to my eye level and asked,"Why would Alpha Jason want his brother dead? Logan already left the pack on his own, and you're not even a hunter. Despite being successful in killing my mate, you were rather clumsy in leaving evidence you know?"

He gulped and shook his head before taking a deep breath, seemingly to calm himself before he continued to speak, "H-

He said that if Logan lived, he would not be able to take the Alpha title as the former Alpha L-Leon w-wanted L-Logan to be Alpha. S-So by proving Logan d-died, h-he would be able t-to get the Alpha p-position quickly."

I was beyond furious and smiled sadistically at him, frightening him to the point he was trembling with the chains rattling against the walls, "So, since you've told me what I need to know, where is Jason now?"

He gulped and shook his head furiously, eyes widening when I aimed the knife mere centimeters away from his crotch,

"Not gonna tell me? Then I'll just have to castrate you then"

"NO!! P-Please no, Jason's in a hotel not far from here, 2 hours drive down the road and Room 560 is where he is, probably with his subordinates. J-Just let me go please" I smirked and dropped the pole and removed the knife.

"Now that's called obedient. Unfortunately for you, you made me waste my time finding you and pissed me off so now say goodbye to your manhood." I drew my knife back and stabbed his nuts before drawing back again to slice it off, leaving him a screaming bloody mess.

"AHHHHHHH!! YOU PROMISED ME YOU WOULD NOT HURT ME" I smirked and shook my head as I cleaned off my knife and packed my weapons.

"Hurt? Darling I promised not to kill you, but not castrate you. You'll be the only hunter I won't kill as I'll make you an example of what happens when you piss me off, seeing as you don't know what I look like call me the faceless mercenary ya? Now, I believe I need to take a picture and send it to Jason so smile please."

I snapped a picture and used his phone to send it to Jason with the caption 'hi Jason, this is the price you pay for harming innocents for your greed. This will be only hunter that is spared, mark my words, your day will come soon.' , I'm not stupid enough to use my own phone and expose myself that easily.

I giggled as I sent the pic, no I'm not like my father. I may be sadistic, but only to hunters and rogues that piss me off, many will assume I am like him but I only become sadistic if I have motives of it. I'll make sure he suffers for my mate, for causing me to never have that love.

I hop into my truck and drive off to the next state before they can track me and capture me. Ha, as if I'm that easy to capture. I guess being a hunters daughter does have its perks I suppose, you learn their moves and ways they think but that's about it.

Once I reach the next state of Wyoming, I rent a hotel and get changed and shower thoroughly before flopping onto my bed and looking at our last picture together stored in a heart-shaped locket I wore.

I sighed and tried to not cry but it was so difficult, why was I punished this way? It isn't fair that my mate dies because of me, now I'm all alone. These thoughts cloud my mind as I sobbed myself to sleep.

End of flashback and back to present day 2020 :))

"LOGAN!!" I screamed as I shot up and looked around frantically, trying to find the locket but it was gone, it wasn't till I noticed Annie had come in and I realised that was a horrible nightmare and all those had already happened. I was in her living room on the couch with a wet towel on my stomach, having fallen from my forehead as I shot up.

"Hui Zhong my dear, its me Annie. Do you remember me?" She asked with concern laced in her voice, I nodded shakily as I sat up and handed her the towel back as I rubbed my head trying to calm myself and my thoughts down.

"Y-Yeah I do, sorry about passing out in your store. I was meaning to buy thread for embroidering when I felt someone tap my shoulder and seeing eyes before passing out." She smiled and sat next to me holding my hands in a sign of comfort while shaking her head.

"No need to apologise my friend, I had just returned when I noticed you on the floor and carried you to the couch which is pretty easy since you're so small." Annie said with a giggle and handed me a cup of ginger honey tea to help with my headache.

"Thanks, how long was I out? Seems like quite a while to me" I looked at her as I sipped the tea and hummed in approval of the soothing sweet warmth of the beverage while she looked at me in amusement.

"Well to say long is an overstatement but you've been here for a few hours, I checked your temperature and you seemed fine so I just waited till you woke up but its clear you had a nightmare from the way you shot up Hui Zhong, you sure you don't want to talk about it?" I firmly shook my head and looked away, the last thing I wanted was to let her know what a monster I was and what happened.

"No it's fine, I should just get the threads and head home, its gonna be dark soon. What time is it? I think I lost track of time." She looked at her watch and nodded in agreement.

"Its around 4.30 and sunset comes at 6.30, adding that you take about an hour to an hour and half to go back I suggest you take what you need and hurry back, or you could stay here too. I wouldn't mind the company too heh." I firmly shook my head, I didn't want to trouble her and needed to finish the other gifts before the party.

"Thank you for the offer but I can't, here's two thousand and I'll take all the threads. I will need them for my gifts." She nodded and took out her entire stock and placed it into a box before handing it to me and following me out to the truck.

"Well I wish you'd stay but you have plans too so I shan't make you stay then, take care and see you after the New Year's Hui Zhong, happy holidays!" She said with a smile as she waved me off before I began my drive back home.

Time skip one and a half hours later

I arrived home and went to take a quick shower before heading to the kitchen to prepare a pot of tea, while I was brewing the tea I couldn't help wonder why did that memory suddenly come back to me? Was it some sign? It couldn't be possible for humans to have second chance mates..........or was it?

I sighed and shook my thoughts away as I placed the teapot and cup on the tray to bring up to my room, I had enough excitement for one day and wanted to finish up the other gifts before I slept as I needed good rest. I realised that when you're older and a human you tend to have less energy to spare and that sucks honestly.

I finally finished the gifts and headed to bed for a well earned bout of rest in the abyss known as sleep.