The guard opening the door woke me up. Before I could fully comprehend what was happening they were hauling me out of the cell. The girl from the next cell screamed at them banging her palms on the bars. "Shut her up" one of the guards snapped and one of the guards let me go. I stopped hearing her voice before I left the dungeon. Maybe they knocked her out. I was dragged through a familiar hallway and to the alpha's office. They forced me into a chair and bound my legs and hands. Just as they were about to gag me, the door opened. "I'll take it from here" I didn't recognize the voice but when the stranger came into view, I instantly recognized him. It was the older man who tried to stop the water torture. He smiled softly at me. "Your stay here has been troubling. The pack house hasn't been this lively in years. I'm Alfio" He tried to touch me but I flinched. "I am a healer or what you people will call a doctor. Do you have any injuries?" He poked at me. "No. I-I'm fine"“I wish
I couldn't fall asleep. My mind was stuck on Imogen. Each time I closed my eyes, her death replayed in my head. I even tried to convince myself that it wasn’t real but it wasn’t working. I saw it. I saw the wolf rip into her neck and end her life. All because of me. I shouldn't be blaming myself for what happened but his words stuck. It was my fault. He would never have gone after her if I never tried to escape. I shouldn’t have even tried it but I never thought he would go that far. I had to protect my other loved ones. But I couldn't take his words seriously that he wouldn't try to hurt my mother or anyone else. He was unpredictable. What if he changed his mind? I needed to get my mother far away. Where he couldn't find her. But that means I had to escape. I was scared of attempting another one but there was no other way to get my mother away if I didn’t leave here.She was unsafe as long as he knew where she was.This time, I had to get back to the human town. I would need Tynin
I had not been successful in my attempt to get close to Tynin. There was always something stopping us from seeing each other. The few times I did, he was with alpha Teigen and we couldn't speak to each other. Other times, he was in places that I couldn't access. The situation was frustrating but I couldn't stop. He was my biggest chance to get out of here. I rounded up my work for today and walked towards the stairs. I was halfway down the stairs when I heard someone coming. "Oh shit!" I muttered. So far, I had been really careful not to get caught. "Arcelia?" I stopped at the familiar voice. It was Tynin. "Hey...Why are you running away?""No. I thought it was someone else. Palesa told me to make sure I'm not seen on the stairs when a higher-up is coming""I don't mind that""I didn't know it was you. Others aren't nice like you and I didn't want to get into any kind of trouble for being careless""Understandable....Are you done with your duties for today?""Yes. I just need to
ALPHA TEIGEN’s POVI stared blankly at the work sitting on my desk. I was feeling different emotions at the same time. None of which I should be feeling at all. The only one I welcomed was anger.Anger at myself, anger at everything, anger at the damn human that found a way to overtake my thoughts. I wasn’t supposed to be feeling any kind of way towards her. I should have killed her on the spot after her arrival for murdering my sister but instead, I kept her around.“We need to find Miyanda’s body,” my wolf said to me. Yes! That was the reason we kept her alive.“But you’re taking things too far” his words soured my mood instantly.He was trying to make me feel regret for everything I had done to the human. It was slightly working but I knew how to fight against it. I had no reason to feel regret. She didn’t feel any regret when she conspired to murder my sister and start sending her body parts bit by bit to me.My door flew open and I growled angrily.“Alpha” Bladgen bowed his head.
Tynin's pace was hard to keep up with but I had to keep up anyways. With his firm grip on my wrist and the determination to leave this cursed place, there was no room for slowing down. I couldn't help but notice how tense Tynin was. I don't think he realized that I noticed but he was always jumped at the slightest sound. Sometimes, a sound I couldn't even hear. And I was starting to feel bad about this. Involving him in my shit. I was the reason he betrayed his alpha and things could be really bad for him if he was found. But I didn't plan to get caught so I continued running through the forest with him. We got a wide clearing and he came to an abrupt stop. Sniffing the area and looking around. I remembered what happened the last time I tried to run away by myself."What happened? Did we stumble on an alphas territory?"He shook his head but chuckled. "How do you even know about that?""It's a long story. I'll tell you that when it's hundred percent safe. Why did we stop?""This is
"Arcelia" someone calls my name softly and I groan but leave my eyes closed."Come on baby. We have to get going" the voice says again but I just grumble."Baby" my bed sips and I feel the soft touch in my hair. I roll over and crack my eyes open. I'm greeted by my mother's beautiful face and her dazzling smile. I instantly smile back at her."Where are we going?""Are you trying to pull my legs dear? We're going to your favorite place""My favorite place?" I frowned. Why didn't I remember it then? No matter how hard I tried to think I just couldn't remember this favorite place she talked about."You're serious?" Her smile dropped and I scratched behind my ear."You...." She was cut short when the door flew open and my best friend entered."I came earlyyyy" my mother chuckled as Imogen drew closer. She looked so happy. Why then did I feel an ache in my heart as I saw her? Something was definitely wrong but I just couldn't figure it out."Since this was your idea, I was expecting you t
ALPHA TEIGEN's POVI wasn't familiar with regret. It wasn't an emotion or dealt with frequently. Whenever I made decisions, I was always certain of them. There was never any reason to think back and wish I had done things differently because I was always careful.I didn't act rashly. Never for once in my life have I acted rashly....until her.From the moment I discovered she had disappeared, an unexplainable rage settled within me. Then finding out that Tynin had also disappeared. Words aren't enough to describe how I was feeling.I hunted through the forest with my best warriors, determined to get her back. The reason behind that.... I didn't even want to think about it. I just needed to get her back to the house where I could see her. For my wolf's sanity. For my sanity.The door flew open and Alfio entered. He had an unreadable expression on his face."How is she?""Are you really concerned about that?""I wouldn't ask if I didn't want to know," I said angrily."She's still alive i
When I opened my eyes again, I felt much calmer. My brain had already processed everything before I passed out so nothing came as a shock to me. "Hey. You're awake" I was startled by the voice since I thought I was alone but when her face came into view, I relaxed."Let me help you" she assisted me into a sitting position. I looked around the room for a moment. Where was this place? She must have sensed my question."It is an extension of the pack house. It's used to house ill people" I nodded."Do you remember my name?""V-Viviana" my voice was hoarse. She smiled at my response."I'll get you some water" I watched as she stood up and moved around the room until she returned with a glass of water."Thank you," I said after drinking the content."Are you a wolf?" I asked curiously. She nodded with a smile."We are all wolves"It's surprising. She was the first to treat me nicely and not look at me like I was the dirt underneath her shoes. Aside Tynin. The thought of him brought tears