I’m awakened by a loud thud coming from above the room I was in. My surroundings are quite unfamiliar, the high stench of blood sending an irritated feeling done my stomach. I tried to move but my body felt really numb and my arms wouldn’t move at all. It took a few seconds before it registered in my mind that I was chained to the wall, in both arms and legs. I close my eyes, trying to pull myself out of my unconscious state completely. The sounds of chains hitting against each other echoed around the as I yanked my arms, trying to set myself free. Knowing it would end up futile, I stared across the room, trying to figure out where I was. It was a dirty dungeon with a bright light shining above me. On the walls are stains of dried blood, like this place was used for some kind of execution or torture.My fists clenched tightly when I remembered what happened back at the basement, Linda? If I was suspecting anyone to be a traitor then it definitely wasn’t Linda. We went through all of th
He did not waste another second before rushing to the girl and pulling the restraints out of them quickly, it would only be a matter of seconds before they had the noise and would be here soon. I felt a bit of relief when Damien untied the chain around me, pulling me up to my feet. He untied Zoe also, although she was weak and had the least chance of escaping. "Come on, let's go." "Taylor, Heather!" I tried to wake them up, shaking their shoulders. "Come on, you have to wake up!" It only took a few seconds before Taylor's eyes went open and fear consumed them immediately. "Shhh, it's okay. Let's get out of here." I carried Heather in my arms and held Taylor's, following Damien out of the room. "Bella," I looked to my right, pushing my nervousness aside when Zoe called. "Promise me you'd take care of them, of my daughter if anything happens to me." As much as I wanted to convince her everything would be fine, nothing would happen to her and we would get out of here safely, I knew I'
I stopped to catch my breath along with the children when we arrived at the city, quite safe now. I ignored the stares of the people, holding the girls tight, and walking deeper into the city to make it harder for them to find us even if they tried looking for us here. "Shit." I cussed when I looked down at my feet, the reason why people wouldn't stop staring at me like some mentally retarded person. I was barefooted and my feet were really dirty. I must've been focused on escaping and filled with adrenaline that I hadn't realized I had no footwear on. Thankfully, the girls weren't barefooted like me, they still had their shoes from school on.The big problem here was how to survive, how to get out of this country. If we stayed too long here I was sure they would find us again, and I heard no money even if I wanted us to run. I guess I'm left with no choice but to beg for alms. The twenty-seventh woman did not even pay me attention but walked away, without even sparing me a glance.
Bella's POVFive years laterAfter dropping the girls at school, I hurried off to the mall where I worked. Unfortunately, I was five minutes later, not much though, but enough for Silas to rant all day. "Laura! You're late again!" I held back a low groan when I heard his voice as soon as I stepped into the mall. "I'm sorry." Would I bother about trying to make up excuses? Absolutely not, he never keeps talking so I just let him be. I wonder why he has problems with me though, he doesn't yell at the other workers unlike me."Keep your apologies to yourself." He barked and walked off. With a sigh and a shake of my head I walked over to the counter where I was positioned to work."Good morning Laura." Luigi, my co worker, greeted, leaning against the counter."Food morning Luigi." I replied, not even sparing him a glance, busying myself with some other work."So... Have you thought about my request?" He asked, nervously tapping his fingertips on the counter."Yes." "So, you have an ans
I closed my eyes and leaned back into the seat when the announcement of the preparation for the landing boomed from the speaker. Five years and I'm back in Russia, only this time around, I feel like a coward for running in the first place. The kids were quite excited for different reasons though, Marilee was happy she was going on a plane for the first time, and Taylor was happy she was away from school for a while. Heather showed no form of excitement, just staring outside the window before she asked the question that made my heart clench. "Are we going back to the pack now?" Her small tiny innocent voice came through. "No, baby. Not yet." I replied, hiding my emotions with a smile on my face. "I do not like Australia." She heaved out a tired sigh, shaking her head. I knew right from the start she never liked it, but chose not to complain about it. "We'd talk about that later baby." I planted a small kiss on her forehead, wrapping my right arm around her shoulders, and pulling her
I looked back at Helen with shock all over my face, completely awed at the revealed. "How could you? I mean all this while?""I thought you might've felt it," Helen replied with a shrug of her shoulders."I always felt it, but I ignored it, I thought it was just you." Helen chuckled as I kept glancing between her and the workers. "You know the first thing you should learn now is not to ignore every weird sign you see or feel. It's could mean a lot more." I nodded, understanding her point. If I'm going into a big fight now, even the littlest details or suspicion mean a lot."So, do you guys have a secret pack here also?""No, no. They're just...""We're rogues." The first guy spoke, cutting Helen off. "I'm Alexei." He stretched out his hands for a shake which I accepted immediately. "Bella," I said with a smile on my face."We all know your name already." They all burst out laughing, making me feel hysterically stupid."Silly me." I chuckled, scratching my head in embarrassment."Let
Few minutes later we walked out of the room after trying off our tears with a profound determination, my brows raised in confusion when we sighted the rest of the workers including Helen all laughing as Marilee stood before them.“Mom.” She ran towards me immediately after she noticed my presence.“What is going on?”“Mom, I was telling uncle Alexei that my name was marry me.” She spoke, staring up at me with an innocent smile.“What?” I chuckled in amusement, moving to sit at the table where they all sat.“Yes, I told him marry me!” She repeated, rolling her eyes.“You know that’s not your name, don’t you?”“I actually wasn’t telling him my name,” She crossed her arms behind her, stretching her lips into a plain smile. “I was telling him to marry me, he just didn’t get it.”“Whattt?” Alexei shrieked, bursting into another fit of laughter.“Okay, that’s enough Mari, you don’t go around telling people to marry you,” I spoke, pushing all playfulness away.“Oh, and you did not also get t
Returning to the Library, Helen insisted I take some rest and continue with the plan later. Knowing she was right and I was feeling quite weak already, I did as she said, retiring to bed since it was late evening already. She gave me a room that consisted of just a middle-sized bed and a small table at the corner of the room and a wardrobe of course; thankfully it had a bathroom in it. So I took a shower, changed into my nightwear, and decided to take some rest. I clenched my fists, biting back a growl when I heard a knock on the door. Shit! I was just a few seconds away from drifting into sleep. Pushing the door I did not expect to see Jane standing outside, clutching a pillow to her chest. “Can I sleep with you tonight?” She asked in a timid voice, pressing her lips innocently. “Just for tonight.” She added, rushing her words. “Jane?” I tried to hide the smile forming on my lips, turning my face to the side. “I’m fucking thirty, not a fourteen, sixteen years old kid.” I rolled my