The Lycan King’s Rejected Soulmate

Chapter 20

Avery

The first person to try the seduction test was one of the human girls. She was the one with the most envious gaze whenever she looks at me!

Aria did not call a guard in this time.

She was going to be the judge of our performance herself.

“What is your name?” Aria asked.

“Chloe.” Chloe answered with her head bowed.

Aria gestured for her to go on and Chloe began to dance.

Aria’s arms were folded in front of her chest as she evaluated Chloe’s dance. Her passive face did not show what she was feeling.

Everybody watched Chloe dance.

The first person to do the test is the loser.

The girls that would go after Chloe would use her as an example. They –would use Aria’s evaluation of Chloe to improve their performances.

Because of the contrast between Aria’s expert seduction skills and Chloe’s dance, the performance Chloe was giving seemed to be a childish rendition of Aria’s skills.

“Stop.” After halting Chloe’s dance, Aria turned her sharp eyes on us.

“You.” She pointed at me, “What is your name?”

I stepped out of the line all the girls had made.

“Avery.” I did not say any extra word, I just said my name and I began my performance.

I was actually trying to copy what Aria did..

To get myself into the right state, I used my sure trick.

I started to imagine the beautiful stranger I spent a passionate night with.

It made it easier for me to get into the state required.

If I had imagined other people, I would have flunked the dance but as long as it is the father of my pups I was visualizing, my mojo did not fail. For that stranger, I felt like I was willing to show any side he wanted. A tint of red coated my cheeks at that thought but it did not interrupt my

dance.

I began to twirl and move.

I made sure my eyes showcased all the passion I felt the night I joined spiritually with that stranger.

I stopped on my own accord after I was dancing for what felt like hours.

I faced Aria to see her glaring at me.

My heart dropped.

What did I do now?

“Why did you stop? Did I ask you to stop?” Aria’s disapproving glare was still trained on me.

Even with her reprimand, I felt better.

Her words meant I managed to pass her criteria. It also meant I had surpassed the performance Chloe did before me.

Chloe’s envious eyes found mine and I flashed a smile at her.

I don’t have the time for petty jealousies.

The rest of the girls gave their names before they did their performances. None of the dances the other girls gave impressed Aria like my own did. I could see it in her eyes and the way she asked them to stop.

Aria did not ask another girl why they stopped, she halted their dances instead.

“I am going to tell you guys one thing. I must have mentioned it before. Your performance now is going to decide your future so you have to buckle up and take what I am teaching you seriously.” Aria paused, “A tiny mistake can cause your future to deviate from a good one to a bad one.”

I stared at Aria.

I won’t deny that Aria is a bad person. She is part of the people that wished to sell me to further their connections and affiliations but right now, I knew that all the words she was saying now was from her heart.

She might not like us but it seemed like she had been here before and she had the worst future. Aria did not want us to have the same result she did so she kept emphasizing on her warnings.

I scanned my memories.

The worst situation to happen to us was the fate of not being sold.

Aria had said that any girl that was not sold after three auctions would be given to more than two men.

I felt a chill run down my spine at that thought.

I would rather kill myself than to be ravaged by multiple men.

It seemed Aria had gone through what we went through.

She might have even been subjected to the bad future she was telling us about.

“I had been in this position you are in. I wasn’t sold so my future turned bleak. Don’t think you would be as lucky as I am.” Aria said with melancholy coating her features.

Her sadness infected me and my joy at passing Aria’s test waned.

This situation was riskier than I thought.

I can’t just depend on my beautiful face, I have to put in my efforts too or I wouldn’t be sold. I had to be sold to a patron to be able to get out of here.

Having a pretty face isn’t everything.

I have to use all my cards to my advantage.

Although I had the option of calling the moon goddess for help, I would not do that. All the things I am learning and experiencing now would not be possible if I had asked for the moon goddess‘ help.

I have to get out of this situation myself.

My plan was to excel in the lessons Aria was going to be teaching us and then, I must find myself a patron.

I would escape from the patron later.

The patron would be easier to manipulate than these guards here.

Besides, even if I tried to escape, the patron might hesitate to kill me because he bought me with his wealth and resources.

The guards from the Dark Dome wouldn’t hesitate to cut our lives short.

“You have a good foundation, practice well.” Aria said to me before she turned to the other girls, “You girls should put in more efforts too. I would be teaching you how to make aromatic tea and the way to serve it for your next lesson.”

Aria gestured for us to leave and we filed out of the room.

It seemed this room was Aria’s personal bedroom.

I was walking at the back with the other girls before me.

“Look at her. I bet her head is swelling up because of the way Aria addressed her.” A voice sounded.

I knew the voice came from Jasmine.

All the girls had said their names before they performed their seductive dance.

The other six girls are called Chloe, Jasmine, Kina, Lona, Ashley and Willow.

I, Ashley and Willow was the only shewolves among the girls.

Chloe, Kina, Lona and Jasmine were of the human race.

“I am sure she had learnt those things from other places or she wouldn’t have been so great at it on her first try.” Kina’s voice echoed.

“I know. If she isn’t a whore, how can she be able to emulate what Aria did?” Chloe’s malicious voice commented.

Lona didn’t say anything. It was the voices of the other three girls that was dominant and loud.

I had already decided not to take bullying passively. I would address my grievances if I could.

The other shewolves didn’t stand up for me and they did not try to defend me against the human girls‘ malicious comments.

I didn’t count on them anyway.

Nobody knew if they were jealous of me like the human girls.

My battles have to be fought with my own capabilities.

I can’t depend on others to fight my battles for me.

In this life, on painful lesson I have derived from my experiences is that I must not place all my hopes on another person.

The person I am depending on might think less of me because of my dependence.

The person I might be depending on might fail me in times I need them

most.

There are many disadvantages in having another person as your helper and safe zone.

The only person I can trust to handle my problems as I would want it is myself.

I quickened my steps and I caught up to the gossiping girls.

They knew I could hear them but they kept saying things about me. I don’t know if they think I would not be able to do anything to them. “Who are you calling a whore?” I asked with my arms folded across my chest.

“It might be you and it might not be you. What are you going to so? Are you going to hit us?” Chloe taunted and I smiled.

I knew how to get back at them without hitting them.

I don’t want to slap them because it might lower their chances of getting sold.

No matter how I dislike them, I would not go as far as stopping them from getting sold. I won’t have the thrill of revenge then, I would feel guilty instead.

Even the escaping shewolf that was beaten to an half dead state had recovered because of a werewolf’s fast healing.

“If I am a whore for copying Instructor Aria, what are you implying about her then?” I said and color drained from their faces. ConTEent bel0ngs to Nôv(e)lD/rama(.)Org .

“Yo–you are saying nonsense. You are the one that is implying something about her.” Chloe stammered as she darted a glance at where we were coming from.

“I hope you know Instructor Aria’s ears are sharp. Keep saying bad things about her and you would see what she would do to you. After I finished my words, I turned to leave.

It is now up to them to keep me as a target for their jealousy.

If they did not wise up after the speech Aria gave, there is nothing I can do to help them.

Their fates are in their hands.