Warning : child abuse in bold, skip if unable to read
"Useless," a man sneered, and the little 10-year-old boy flinched as the man stood before him with a belt in his hand.
"P-please...don't!" The boy whimpered in fear while the man growled in anger.
"You're useless! An alpha having a human for a son is useless!" the alpha yelled. The boy cried as he felt a burning pain in his arm. The man continuously lashed at the screaming boy, whose throat started hurting from how much he yelled.
Unable to bear the pain any longer, the little boy died on the spot, no longer feeling any pain.
The boy opened his eyes and trembled when he heard deep growls. He couldn't see anything apart from darkness.
He could hear the sound of chains, and he didn't know where he was. He couldn't feel anything apart from fear.
Clenching his tiny fists, he walked forward, jumping in fright when a streetlamp suddenly lit up out of nowhere. Even with the light, he could see nothing but darkness.
As he walked forward, the sound of the growls grew louder and louder.
He wanted to stop walking, but he felt pulled.
"Come on, little buddy, come here."
A voice filled with malice whispered, and the little boy stopped when he saw a pair of red eyes.
"Why are you afraid? Come closer", the voice purred. When the boy took another step forward, he saw a big black wolf with red eyes. There was a huge black chain around his neck, preventing him from taking a step further.
The wolf sat silently, its canines filled with blood.
"Hello, little boy. It's been a while since anyone has visited me," the wolf said. The little boy looked around to see bones scattered everywhere.
Smelling the fear coming from the little boy, the wolf grinned in mischief. Seeing the wolf get excited, the boy flinched and looked down, playing with his fingers as his legs shook.
Suddenly, he heard a low growl and looked up to see the wolf stare at his naked body filled with bruises.
"Little boy, can you tell me how you got those?" The wolf questioned in a tone filled with disaproval. The little boy bit his lip and shook his head in fear.
"And why not?" The wolf urged, frustration evident in his voice.
"D-daddy will beat me," Whimpered the poor boy. Stunned and remembering how cruel human beings actually were even to their own kin, the wolf tried to step forward in anger. However, he was stopped by the chains around his neck which tightened as a punishment for trying to escape. The chains started becoming hotter, and the wolf howled in sheer pain.
The little boy gasped and stared at the wolf with wide eyes. Having been abused all his life, the boy was aware of much it hurt and he did not want the wolf to face a similar fate as him. Only he knew how much he has been hurting until his last breath.
"C-Chain hurt?" He stuttered . The wolf panted deeply, saliva dripping from his mouth. All sorts of calculating thoughts started running in his mind. After a few minutes, he finally calmed himself down, chuckling to himself when he realised something.
" The chains hurt very much... So, why don't you free me?" The wolf asked softly, making the little boy stare at him intently.
He remembered being chained to his bed once. He was punished for being a bad boy, and his daddy had chained his leg to the bed for three days. Every time he tried to move, the chain would burn his leg.
So, he could imagine how bad the wolf was feeling.
"Okay," he replied, not feeling the malice coming from the wolf, who was quite surprised by how naive the child was.
"Hmm...what if I eat you?", The wolf asked in amusement, not believing how naive someone could be and the little boy looked down to his toes.
The little boy knew that he was lost in the middle of nowhere. He didn't want to return to where he came from!
He wanted to stay here!
He didn't want to go back.
"Alright, little boy, are you really willing to free me?" the wolf asked when he noticed that the boy was in deep thoughts, and the little boy nodded.
"Yes," he whispered, and the wolf chuckled.
"Very well! People have been very mean to me, you know? They chained me here for 1,000 years, and they have never loved me... What about you, little man. Will you love me?" The beast asked in fake innocence, lowering his head down. The little boy gasped.
"Yes! I will love you!" he exclaimed happily, and the wolf grinned with malice.
"Then, touch the ruby around my neck," he said, sitting on the ground for the boy to reach him.
The wolf twisted his head to the right, showing a dark black collar with a glowing red ruby.
Taking a deep breath, the little 10-year-old gently placed his tiny hand on the huge ruby.
As soon as he did, he heard a crack and watched as the chain fell to the ground.
The wolf chuckled darkly and stretched himself before looking at the wide-eyed little boy.
"Since you freed me, I'll give you one wish. What do you want? I can make you live again or give you a happier life! I can make you rich and ensure I'll never kill you when I exterminate all the humans on Earth," the wolf promised.
"I w-wanna stay with you forever," He whispered, surprising the wolf.
"You.... what? There's a limit to insanity!" the wolf scoffed. The little boy whimpered at the raised tone.
"S-sorry," the boy whispered before feeling the beast's nose nudge his cheeks.
The little boy looked up and shakily placed his hand on the beast's head, gently patting the lonely creature, who stared at the pure boy intently.
"You sure you want to be with me forever?" the beast asked, and the little boy nodded.
"Y-yes!" he exclaimed, and the wolf grinned.
"Very well," the wolf replied before devouring the boy's soul.
"Now, you'll be with me for eternity."
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I don't know how I will change the characters. I just want to make the MC less childish. Someone said that he seemed like a pick me girl and I can't get this comment off my head lmao. Worst is that the comment actually made sense. Anyway, for nre readers, I usually write long chapters but this one is like a prologue so its short. Also, Tapas sadly has a word limit so I have to break some chapters into 2 :(
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