Chapter 3 Surrounded by the lustful eyes..

Myra was dressed up completely and was ready to get down, but there was a noise coming from outside, she went to open the,

" hi gorgeous, you look amazing",

Mrs. Gudino, was here to take her down, holding a cloak,

" What...? Do I have to wear this?" she asked infuriatingly.

It was a black cloak and Mrs. Gudino shook her head saying yes,

"uhh... am I a vampire? awe... what the heck is that?"

" sorry but you have to, darling, I am here to take you down to the ceremony"

Myra was annoyed but she couldn't refuse, Mrs. Gudino helped her with the cloak, her curiosity was at its peak, so many unusual thoughts were striking her mind,

" Do you know what ceremony this is? it doesn't look like an ordinary birthday party"

asked Myra as she couldn't hold in,

Mrs. Gudino shook her head again saying no,

Myra was about to ask another one but, her grandma came to her,

" looking good, it suits you," said her grandma,

Myra looked at her, her eyes were swollen as if she cried a lot, but why would she?

" Grandma, I am feeling weird, Is everything alright, what is this all about, this dress, this cloak, and all these things, I feel nervous"

Her grandma didn't say a word, she grabbed her hand and walked towards the main hall.

It was all filled with so many people, she could hear people muttering, different kinds of noises shouting, giggling...

There was a door in front, and her grandma held her hand tight, Myra could feel her grief, her hands were cold as ice,

"grandma are you alright?",

She wiped off her tears with another hand, Myra was outraged, she never saw her grandma cry, but why, she couldn't figure it out. Her grandma moved forward and opened the door, silence, everyone was silent... Myra couldn't see clearly as her cloak hid her vision. Her grandma said in a bold voice,

"Listen, everyone, She is the goddess of red stone, the owner of the endless power,"

Myra's eyes were shot open with shock, she stared at her with astonishment,

" What does that mean? I am a goddess but how could it be?"

Her grandma turned around and removed the cloak,

Those sounds were back again, howling, grunting, and many weird sounds... very terrifying.

Myra was frightened to look around, she hardly lifted her head, and hundreds of terrifying eyes gazed at her filled with lust. She was startled, her hands were cold, and her feet were chilled. Black eyes, Blue Eyes, red eyes, and brown eyes... different types but sparkling, full of craving.

A dominating voice came piercing the other howls,

"Do you people think we are fools, she is the red stone Goddess, but where is the red stone?" a young yet dominating voice echoes the hall.

But before Myra could see him, her grandma pulled her toward and searched for something in her neck,

" Where is the necklace I gave you?"

Myra recalled that she threw the necklace,

"That rusty one?"

"Yes, where did you keep it?" her grandma said out of concern,

" I left it in the room" Myra replied casually,

her Grandma turned back and asked Mrs. Gudino to get it.

She was worried, Myra couldn't understand what was going on.

After a while, Mrs. Gudino came running and whispered something in her ears, she looked at Myra with anger,

"Where did you keep it Myra?" it was scary, she never talked to her like that.

Myra panicked,

"Let me fetch it"

her Grandma shook her head, and Myra went back, Mrs. Gudino followed her.

Myra hurried to her room and started searching for it but she found an empty broken box, she tried to find it but she couldn't.

She called Mrs. Gudino and asked,

"I couldn't find it let's go back, and tell grandma that I lost it, it was just a rusted old chain"

Mrs. Gudino was frightened,

"no, my dear, everything will be destroyed if the ceremony didn't go well, please search, let me help you"

They both crawled down to search every corner of the room but couldn't find it, Myra remembered that she was standing near the mirror at that time, so she crawled down and stretched her hands under the mirror stand,

"Yes, I got it"

she said excitedly.

The second she touched it, a bright red light flashed out of the room, the whole mansion was shining with bright red light, Myra closed her eyes, enormous groaning sounds were coming from the hall.

Myra gently opened her eyes and kept the chain in the box, and hesitatingly returned to the hall.

Her grandma took out the chain, and Myra closed her eyes, to avoid the glow, but it didn't light. Her grandma put the chain on her neck, and the moment the chain touched her body, the red glow was back hurting everyone's eyes.

That was a magical moment, Myra finally believed that she is a goddess.

The glow lessened after a while, and the howling sounds disturbed her mind, it was fearful.

"Why are these people shouting, I can't take it anymore,"

She turned to them and shouted,

" shut up, please behave like humans",

Everyone started laughing, her grandma pulled her back,

" shut up Myra, don't utter a word"

Myra was shocked, the howling sounds worsened and she closed her ears,

So many young men started approaching her, she panicked, but two men lunged before everyone, and just one kick and the others were out of reach,

Myra went back, they both were so fast before she could leave, they were there holding her hands.

She looked at them, both were deadly handsome like poison, she tried to free herself, but the gripping was tightened even more, they both were glaring at each other fiercely,

"She is mine," said one of them,

the other one pulled her to himself,

" do I need to warn you,"

She adhered between them, she tried to free herself again, but of no use, now she was furious at those young men,

"leave... me..." she cried out,

But they smiled crookedly and said,

" you have no choice, let us settle it down"

Her grandma and all the other family stood behind her, no one dared to stir with those forceful beasts.

An old man came near and grunted in a forceful voice,

"You know the rules, don't you?" he said,

They both set aside, Myra was startled by seeing the old man, he looked very fearful, she shivered, and cold sweats started flowing from her body, she went back to her grandma,

that old man continued,

" Now that the goddess is revealed, you have to follow the rules, everybody has a chance"

They smiled again, and one of them said,

" They... have a chance!!" it was sardonic, looking down on everyone there,

The other one said,

" count yourself in"

They both clamped their horns again, and that old man separated them,

"any further dispute and I'll boycott the whole clan,"

They pulled themselves back.

The whole thing was like a nightmare for Myra, and she was tired of being shocked...

both of them looked at her as prey,

"wait for me, darling,"

"wait for me, darling,"

two different voices but the matter was the same, the lust was the same, the way they looked at her was like craving for her,

even though she was dressed, she felt denuded in their eyes...

Myra felt disgusted, but the things waiting for her were far more horrendous than she imagined........

Can she sleep tonight? read more to know...

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