WHITNEY'S POVAs I walked down the hallway, I was filled with anxiety and I could hear my heart pounding in my ears. It was a couple of minutes to eight in the evening. Why does the Alpha want to see me by this time? It is quite unusual. I wondered.Suddenly, it struck me that he might want to take me to the hospital this evening. Oh, my goodness! If that is the reason he wants to see me, then, all my plans to run away from home will be thwarted and I will have no choice but to abort the pregnancy. But a voice in my head told me that it was not possible for him to take me to the hospital cos my parents have to be aware first and I'm sure they are not aware, so, I quickly dismissed the thought. There is no need to get agitated. I'm about to find out why he wants to see me.I stopped in front of the Alpha's door and rang the doorbell. After a few seconds,
WHITNEY'S POVSeeing the rage in Martin's eyes, I reached out and held his hand, then, squeezed it gently. He looked at me and we made eye contact. I smiled faintly at him and patted his back. I heard him inhale deeply and he smiled back at me. Just then, there was a knock on the door and Luther stood up and went to open the door. "Good evening, mom," he greeted his mother and she responded with a smile. Luna Viola walked slowly into the room in a sky-blue expensive-looking night dress. She was closely followed by Lilian and behind her was Henry. Alpha Don looked shocked as he gazed at Luna Viola which I guess was because of the plasters on her face.Luna Viola, Lilian, and Henry greeted the Alpha and he responded. Dad and mom greeted Luna Viola but she snubbed them and started limping towards the sofas by the wall and sat on the first one. The plasters on the injuries on her face made her look sort of funny despite the lovely nightdress she was wearing."My Luna, what happen
WHINEY'S POV I averted my eyes and looked at Alpha Don and he was glaring at Luna Viola. Luther who was still kneeling in front of me rose to his feet and stood beside the sofa looking at his mom. "Yes, I will punish him! So, you thought I would just make him apologize to Whitney and let him go scot-free after the horrible things he has done to her? For crying out loud, he has impregnated her and she is just 16 years old. It will be unfair of me as the alpha to forgive him without punishing him even though he is my son," Alpha Don paused and looked at Luther who was looking miserable. "Hopefully, the punishment will serve as a deterrent, and perhaps will make him amend his ways," he said with anger. Suddenly, Luna Viola started walking towards the alpha as we all watched. Alpha Don was sitting on the bed and he stared at Luna Viola as she approached him and knelt before him. She
WHITNEY'S POVIt was late in the evening and I was sitting on the chair in my room. My hands were rested on the reading table and I was holding a novel in my hands. It was a day after Alpha Don pronounced Luther's punishment. I was trying to read the novel in a bid to allay my anxiety which has become more intense since the day after Alpha Don pronounced Luther's punishment and taking me to the hospital for abortion but it was up to no avail cos my mind was troubled. The thought that the alpha will take me to the hospital for the abortion in two days was driving me crazy.I have made up my mind to run away from home tomorrow and the destination I have in mind is Nashville, Tennessee, cos it's one of the closest places to Montgomery. I heard that Nashville is a beautiful city but unfortunately, I have never been there nor do I know anyone there. Nonetheless, I'm not afraid to go there. I will look for a job as a maid or a nanny and hopefully, I will find
WHITNEY'S POV"Martin, do you mean killing Luther is paramount to you?" I asked with a mixture of shock and disbelief."Yes, it is. Although I'm kind of glad that he will be punished for what he did to you, as I mentioned earlier, the punishment is not severe enough especially being incarcerated for only two months. To be honest, I find that ridiculous considering the gravity of what he has done to you. As I said before, the alpha ought to incarcerate him for 10 years...""You and I know that is not possible," I said. "Yes, I know. If Luther spends 10 years imprisonment and is being denied the right to lead the pack as the alpha, perhaps, I would have been a little satisfied and my anger would have abated," he said with a scowl.I was silent for a moment as I stared at him. "I know that Luther has hurt me so bad and has made me go through a series of physical and emotional trauma, but I still don't think it's enough reason to kill him. I don't understand why you are still so bitter
WHITNEY'S POVAs I sat on the bed thinking about how my running away from home will affect my brother, my mind drifted to my parents. They will be devastated when they find out. I just hope and pray that it will not affect their health. Aside from my family, I guess no one else will miss me except Janet. Since she came to see me when I found out that I'm pregnant, we have met a couple of times but our meetings were kind of ackeard.Although she was my best friend, I guess the rape incident as well as my pregnancy kind of affected our relationship and now we are not as close as we used to be. I guess the fault is from me cos my mind has been in turmoil and I have had so many things on my mind since the rape incident and discovering my pregnancy. My mind drifted back to Martin and I could imagine how furious he would be when he discovers I ran away from home because I didn't want to abort the pregnancy. I wish he and everyone else supported me to keep the pregnancy but unfo
WHITNEY'S POVI was filled with anger as I gazed at Luther. I found it appalling that someone would talk disdainfully about his unborn baby. "Luther, I find it hard to believe that you are speaking disdainfully about your child! Even if you don't want him, must you speak about him like that?" I asked with my eyes blazing with anger. "I will speak about him any way I like cos even though the baby is still in your womb, he has caused me a lot of trouble," he said with anger."You are very stupid to say that! Gosh! Are you now blaming the innocent baby for all the troubles you brought upon yourself?" I asked with an incredulous expression. "Yes, of course, I am. I blame the baby for all the trouble I have been having for the past couple of weeks. If not for your pregnancy, perhaps, my dad wouldn't have deferred my conferment as the alpha to three years and I would have been the alpha of the pack in a couple of months. Do you have any idea how that hurt me? Now I have to wait for the
WHITNEY'S POVI tossed and turned in my sleep till it was dawn. I woke up several times in the night cos my mind was in turmoil. The thought that I was about to run away from home to a city where I knew no one greatly troubled me.At dawn, my alarm clock went off and I jolted from my sleep. I reached out and stopped it. I lay on the bed and stared at the ceiling as the thought of my running away from home filled my heart. I was born and bred in Montgomery and I have never been to another city in the US, let alone other countries. All my life, I have been protected by my parents and of course my brother. They made sure I never went far from the vicinity of the mansion and the packhouse. Although I have always longed to travel outside Montgomery and visit other cities, I never had the opportunity. A couple of times I told my parents and Martin that I want to see other cities, but they vehemently refused and said that I'm too young to travel alone to other cities in the US