Context: White Chapel is a lot like most colonial settlements. Just a small place surrounded by lush forests where good people can live their lives. The only difference is that the forests harbor powerful creatures. Creatures that demand human sacrifices to stay their anger. You've seen other women vanish into those forests and, now, you are the sacrifice, with no idea what to expect ahead.

Setting: White Chapel - Outskirts / The Forest

Tags: [MM4F][Enemies to ?][Moon-Blessed Alpha Werewolf Speaker][Human Mayor Speaker][Human Listener][Arranged Marriage][Yandere?][Protective][Possessive][Obsessed][But Kind][Supernatural][Spicy][Slight Mystery][Sacrifical Lamb][CW: Sacrifices]

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[M] = The Mayor

[V] = Vex

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[Scene opens in a small, colonial settlement]

[SFX: Forest ambiance and general murmuring]

[You kneel, bound, gagged, and blindfolded while the Mayor speaks behind you]

[M] “As agreed, the town of White Chapel sends forth a young woman on this night. As agreed, she has been released from the annuls of history, forgotten by these people, and is offered to the King of these accursed woods as a plea to spare these good people over to another year.”

[SFX: Faint howling]

[The crowd murmurs in fear and you are jerked upward and forced to stand]

[M] “Stand, woman, and walk forward until the beast claims you. Be brave, as you are saving many lives tonight.”

[Pause!]

[You try to protest but the gag chokes you, wrapped so tightly that you can hardly breathe]

[M] “Go. You will not be remembered so that we may repent for our sins.”

[He shoves you forward and all you can do is walk]

[SFX: Leaves crunching and twigs snapping, overwhelmed by late-night forest ambiance]

[Your body trembles in the cold and flinches every time another howl rings out through the forest. Though you hear no footsteps for what must be at least an hour, a deep, dangerous voice whispers right in your ear]

[V] “Well… Seems White Chapel sent me a beautiful bride this time.”

[Pause]

[You freeze but don’t run, as much as you want to]

[V] “Mmh… You have some brains to you. You must know what I am, then, to know better than to run. Hmm. Are you that little bookish one that always stays away from the crowds and keeps to yourself?”

[...]

[The stranger chuckles and you feel very strong arms slide around your waist]

[V] “Good. Then that idiot Mayor listened to my request, for once.”

[...?]

[V] “Rrgh… The idiot has been sending out the “prettiest” of your flock for years, now, regardless of what I’ve wanted. Figures a human would think all a beast would care about was beauty. Not that you aren’t beautiful, mind, but I’d prefer someone that can actually be my mate. Help me lead.”

[Pause?]

[V] “My name? Oh, I don’t really have one, but my mother used to say I “vexed her, oh so much”, so the others call me Vex. Does that suit you?”

[Pause]

[V] “I know your name, Beta. Trust me, I’ve been watching you for… a long time.”

[He picks you up, cradling you against his chest]

[V] “I’ve wanted you for years, now… Can’t tell you why, but when a werewolf knows, they know.”

[...]

[Vex’s voice softens, just a little]

[V] “Don’t worry… I’m not going to hurt you. But I do need to mark you as mine under the Moon Goddess’s protection so all packs outside of my own know better than to lay a claw on you. Frost is setting in and I want you by the fire before your little fingers start chipping off, hmhm.”

[SFX: Louder, thumping footsteps]

[V] “Hang on, Beta! I’ll have you home in no time flat.”

[He bounds off, wind whipping through your hair as he takes you toward your new “home]

**[Time transitions to thirty minutes later]*\*

[SFX: Howling wind and a door opening and closing with some effort]

[V] “Rrgh! Damned snowstorms. Good thing I kept the fire going… Here, let me set you down in front of it and we’ll get those bindings off of you.”

[SFX: Some cloth shifting as he unties you]

[V] “There… Now, try not to scream when you see me, alright?”

[The blindfold is removed and you squint against the sudden light. You look back at him and flinch… but don’t scream. He is, indeed, a werewolf. A pure white one with piercing eyes]

[Pause]

[V, with a chuckle] “No, the white fur is not from a disease or anything you need to worry about when it comes to eventual children. I am the Alpha of these woods. Chosen by the Moon Goddess to lead and protect all who inhabit it. That is why I have white fur and this crescent moon scar across my right eye.”

[Pause!]

[He sits by you with a loud “thump”, eyes intense as he studies you]

[V] “Hmhm, that’s… almost cute. Getting all flustered because I mentioned kids? Let me ask you this… how is it different from the chatting you’d do with a human husband?”

[...]

[V, chuckling again] “I didn’t think so… We’re not all that different. We eat similar foods. We want what is best for our families. We spot a gem in a barnyard and we appreciate it. Think about it often. Like leaving a glimmering coin lying on the ground, thinking “Ah, someone else will pick it up. Perhaps they’ll need it more”...”

[His smile thins a bit]

[V] “Then you realize that you really wanted that coin. Maybe you didn’t need it, but you found it first, and if you leave it there, what’s to stop someone unworthy from grabbing it? Or for the mud to swallow it and you never see it again? Or for some backwater, close-minded FOOLS TO-”.

[He growls but calms]

[...]

[V] “Yes. I am talking about you, obviously. I spotted you years ago while trying to return a sheep to a farmer. Stupid little cloud headbutted me in the side repeatedly. Was tempted to just eat it and be done, but noooo, the farmer’s family would have staaarved that winter. Hmph.”

[Pause?]

[V] “Aye, Mabel. Never encountered prey with that much audacity.”

[...]

[He laughs and his sharp teeth glint in the light of the fire]

[V] “Except for a human, aye… I will be honest with you, and I expect the same. Honesty, no matter how it hurts, understood?”

[Pause]

[V] “Good. Because I’ve been craving you for years now, and I’ve gotten tired of making excuses to creep close enough just to spot you. I swear that Mayor must think he has some kind of power over me to deny me for so long… Going to make him regret it, at some point. Maybe he was sweet on you, too, who knows? Doesn’t matter. You’re mine now, and that’s all that matters to me.”

[He shifts closer to you, eyes intense]

[V] “Hold still. This’ll hurt a little.”

[You freeze and he bites into your shoulder. Not hard, but enough to leave a mark]

[V] “Mmgh, just going to mark you proper… There. Here, hold this cloth over it so blood doesn’t run anywhere, you’ll…”

[He freezes this time, staring at his bite mark]

[...?]

[V] “... what’s the meaning of this?”

[Pause?]

[You can’t tell if he’s furious or confused or both. He grabs a small mirror lying nearby and shows you the mark. It’s twisted into a shape not capable of fitting his jaw. A scarlet crescent moon]

[V] “Here, look in this little mirror. See? The bite… it shouldn’t be able to make a crescent moon shape like that…”

[...]

[Vex studies it for a moment, unreadable, before letting out another huff and standing]

[V] “I’ll run us a bath… Don’t you try and run, Beta. Even with my marking, some wolves around here will still try and take a bit out of you.”

[Pause?]

[He pauses, back to you]

[V] “Is everything OK?”

[Another pause]

[V] “...No. But I’ll make it be.”

[With that, he turns the corner and vanishes]

[To be continued]