Chapter 3: Strip, Slave!

Freda's POV.

How did I get myself into such a mess? I kept asking myself. I should be in my house now, who would come looking for me? I didn't have families that would think of me, no one would think that I wasn't back home early, no one would think that I was in danger and that I'd been sold.

But tomorrow when I don't visit, Daniel will be all alone. Lonely with no one to care for him.

Tears crept down my face as I kneeled and sneaked sideways looking at the man that was seated so still and regal on that chair. I don't understand what was happening.

"Leon!" He called out to one of the guards who was standing in the room.

"Alpha!" He responded and I mentally screamed

Countless fantasy movies and books swim in my head as I tried to make sense of what I had just heard. Surely it was just some title for their gang member, right?

Maybe some wordplay?

I tried to convince myself but the thought of what he had said not too long about mating made it even harder to brush it off as a coincidence.

"Get the car ready we are leaving now." Kneeling on the ground with my head bowed so I don't mistakenly look into his eyes, I could feel myself shaking as I muffled cries out.

What did I do to deserve this? I asked myself.

"Okay Alpha." He nodded and walked out.

"Stand up slave." He ordered and I immediately stood on my feet not wanting to get another beating from him.

"Conrad!"

"Yes, Alpha."

"Take off your jacket." His voice was cold and empty and he didn't look at us.

He instantly took his jacket off and then started at my owner.

"Throw it at the slave." He said and used his chin to point at me while the guard did that.

I picked up the jacket and rushed to wear it. Being in nothing other than my underwear had been very unnerving.

"The car is ready Alpha" Conrad stated and I wondered how he knew, he didn't make a call so how did he know, I closed my eyes and tried to keep my mind clear.

Master stood to his feet and then looked down at me, as I was still kneeling.

He slowly came down to my level and whispered. "You will regret being born."  I shuddered immediately and I wanted to beg but I didn't want the cruel man to hit me again.

"Crawl with me, you slave." He said and I started following him as he walked out of the room.

We got to where his car was parked and the man he had called Leon opened the trunk and forced me to get into it. I kneeled with my hurting and aching knees and decided that I was done with this.

I looked around and everywhere was clear, I could run now.

As I stood to get into the car, I pushed Conrad and took off on my heels. I looked back and saw them looking at me surprised, I kept running but I hit a human wall, which made me fall to the ground.

"Where do you think you're running to, slave?" It was the master's voice and as he said this, he pulled me with my leash and started dragging me back to the car.

How did he get to me?

I had no choice but if I needed to escape I needed to act like I was calm, inside my body was chaos.

I thought I passed out because of the lack of air in the trunk because the next time my eyes flickered open was when I felt cold water splashing on me. On feeling the coldness, I gasped and sat properly, I peeked around and it was very bright. I was in an empty room and I looked up to see one of the guards from yesterday.

"What have I done? You people are inhumane and nuts, the moment I get out of here I'll call the cops straight." I threatened and he laughed.

"Go ahead, call the cops on us,”

“if you leave here." He added.

"Alpha wants to see you." He spat out.

"Why?"

"Madam Kathy." He called and the iron door opened, a woman who looked like she was in her late 40s walked in.

"I'm leaving her in your care, get her ready for the Alpha." The moment he said that, he peeled his eyes off her and stared back at me

"And you don't do anything silly if you don't want your arm gone." I gulped down nothing as he walked out. Leaving me with Madam Kathy.

"Follow me." She said coldly.

I picked my aching body up with my shaking legs and began to follow her as we walked out of the empty room to a corridor, we strolled down the corridor until we were in what looked like some quarters.

"This is the servants' quarter, and that bed over there is yours." She pointed to the bed in the very big room. My new bed was at the end of the room and it was very close to the window.

"Go grab the clothes on the bed." A few girls who I guessed are servants here were in the room, some were cleaning while some were just moving around.

I walked and their eyes followed me around.

"Sophia, show her the bathroom." The woman didn't give a smile and she was very cranky.

"Follow me." The girl whose name was Sophia was slim and she was also beautiful. Her hair was wrapped in a messy bun but it was beautiful.

On getting to what looked like a bathroom for many people, I finally released the breath I didn't even know I was holding in.

"I'm Sophia, I'm a cleaner in their pack house, who are you?" She asked with a straight face as she said that.

"I'm Freda," I said

"What's your job here?"

"I'm a slave." As I said that, she laughed.

"What are you saying? This might be one of the only packs with a cruel Alpha but trust me uhm.. Freda, we do not have slaves here, you cannot be a slave."

"I was bought yesterday and I'm here so I'm a slave"

"Are you serious?" She squirmed.

I just nodded.

"Well, take off your clothes, have your bath, and get back outside Freda" I only nod at what she said.

"Uhm Sophia," I called her and she turned to me squinting her eyes.

"Yes."

"The older lady." I paused

"Madam Kathy?"

"Yes. Is she always so cranky and cold?" I asked

"Not really." She turned and left instantly.

I took off my clothes slowly and looked around the bathroom,

It was small but it was very clean. I immediately went under the shower after I untied my brunette hair, starting from my head. I allowed the water to flow down my body until I felt the sharp wounds on my body. My knee was very sore from crawling throughout yesterday but I just washed it off.

As water flowed down and went into the drain, my tears also followed.

I was just a lonely girl, living my life the way I saw fit and now I was stuck in a strange place with these strange creatures.

There was a towel with the dress I had carried into the bathroom, so I dried my body and changed into the maid's outfit, which didn't do a good job of covering my waistline and the cruces of my body but I liked it that way.

"You will get away from here Freda, trust me you will," I assured myself as I looked in the mirror, after a while of encouragement.

"Freda, good you're out, Madam Kathy asked for you, come with me." I dropped the towel on the bed and Sophia grabbed the jacket I had worn earlier from me and she pulled me with her to where I didn't know.

We got to the kitchen and Madam Kathy was talking with someone else.

"Girl" The moment she saw me, she called for me.

"Wrap your hair in a bun." She said, she stretched a hair tie to me and I took it from her and wrapped my hair with it.

"What is your name girl!" Another person in the kitchen asked.

"E.. My name is Freda." I stuttered.

" The Alpha needs to have his breakfast and he wants you to bring it to him." She frowned at me.

"Take it." Before I could utter another word, she reached for the golden tray that was on the kitchen island and then she handed it to me.

"Be careful."

"Sophia, show her to the Alpha's eating area." Sophia smiled and I started following her, the entire mansion was beautiful and there were a lot of people in it and a lot of interiors, the walls were beautifully papered.

"This is the Alpha's eating area, Freda. I'll go now."

"Wait for me, Sophia." Although we had only just met, I felt a little more comfortable around her than around the others.

"No can do."

I managed to knock on the door and his hostile voice replied.

"Come in." Gulping whatever was in my throat, I pushed the door open and walked in. He was sitting on his chair with a knife swirling in his hand

"G..g.oo good morning Alpha," I said and then I felt something pass by my face, it made a noise as it reached the ground, and I turned to see it was the knife he was playing with. My heart lurched wildly in my ribcage.

"Call me Alpha next time and get your eyes removed, slave."

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry master." My hand trembled, I walked quietly and dropped the tray on his table. I tried to not look at him so I wouldn't meet his burning and hateful gaze but I did. I looked up.

Just like I remembered, his face was astonishingly beautiful. However, there was a hint of cold cruelty on his face that made it difficult to look at him beyond seconds. I looked away, but his next words made me look back at him in shock.

"Strip slave."