Anna Tries To Flee From The Dark Edge Pack.

Anna later woke up in an unfamiliar room where she jerked up from the bed after she noticed she was naked under the blankets. She remembered she fainted when she was travelling with Alpha Kodiak but the rest memories were very blurry to her, she had no idea how she arrived here. Her eyes went to the orange sun setting in the west through her window. 

A knock on the door mysteriously appeared like an answer to her question, as an old woman walked into the room and placed a food tray and some clothes on the table. “Here you go. Alpha Kodiak said you must finish everything on the plate and come out immediately.”

“Thank you.” Anna was famished as well so she did not hesitate to take the food being offered to her. Her eyes wandered around her surroundings before she asked the old woman. “Where am I?”

“You are in DarkEdge territory.” The old woman gave her a side glance before she made her way to the door. Anna could sense her hostility so she did not bother to make any further conversation with the woman and watched her go away. 

She ate the delicious food with relish and quickly rushed into the bathroom to change. She was now in a territory so the last thing she wanted was to continue being in this naked state. When she was done, she quickly left the room since she didn't want another person to come looking for her. 

When she left the room, she met the familiar Beta standing in the hallway. He straightened his back and stared at her with his dull red eyes. “You are finally out. Follow me.”

He guided her to the living room where she met Alpha Kodiak sitting on a couch silently waiting for her along with the members of his pack. He seemed to be sitting in a relaxed position, but his powerful, commanding presence could be sensed from where she was standing. He looked so different from the man who spent time with her in her pack a few months ago, it made her which one was the real him. 

“I am here, Alpha Kodiak.” She bowed her head slightly as a greeting. 

The Dark Edge alpha got up without a word and brought out a knife from his pocket. He sliced her palm at a decisive speed, letting the blood pour into his hand as she winced from pain. It was only then he spoke up and it was to the people behind him. “As Alpha of the Dark Edge pack, I welcome this new wolf into our home. She will be one of us from now on, sharing our victory and defeat, glory and honor, woe and suffering.”

The other wolves growled in response but none of them took a step forward like she had expected. He was trying to initiate her into his pack, and according to the custom, the rest were meant to share skin contact with her to show their acceptance. 

Kodiak's wolf quickly rose to the surface when it saw their unwillingness, turning his face to growl at them until his Beta stepped forward and placed his hand on their own. One by one, the rest were forced to come and accept her while she nearly withered from relief and embarrassment. 

When the imitation ceremony had finished, he introduced her to them. “This is Anna. She will be staying here as my mistress from now on.”

Anna stiffened a bit before she pulled away her hand from his own. “I told you that is not going to happen.”

“This is the last time you will interrupt me when I am speaking. It is not like you have a choice.” Kodiak warned her harshly, earning her some snickers from the people surrounding them. Tears instantly gathered in her eyes from his words, but she refused to let them fall in front of him and his mean pack. 

She excused herself from him and was on her way back to her room when she met a woman walking down the hallway from the opposite direction. The sight of the woman's skimpy nightgown made her halt as she turned around to ask politely. “Hello, I am Anna. May I ask who you are?”

“Didn't Kodiak tell you about me?” The redhead seductive woman released a small smile when she heard her name. “ I am Giselle, Kodiak's second chance mate. Since we are going to be living in the same house, we should get along with each other.”

Anna stumbled at her words, holding onto the wall behind her. Her whole body trembled, watching the lady walk away with a satisfied smirk on her face. She could finally see that the Dark Edge alpha was not joking when he said he would deal with her. This humiliation was not one she could bear. 

She had to think of a way to leave this pack immediately. 

Anna grabbed her unpacked bag without a second thought and snuck out of her room while hearing the loud sounds of celebration in the living room from the pack members who were happy about their Alpha's safe return. After minutes of roaming the hallway, she successfully left the house through the backdoor in the kitchen. Since everyone was inside the house, she could easily escape and look for a better life someplace else. 

She ran with all her might after she jumped from the gate and her feet touched the ground. She had no idea where she was going as she maneuvered around the lands, so she could only rely on her extraordinary senses. Her heart beat loudly in her chest when she saw the pack gates within her sight, and she increased her speed only to collide with a solid chest that made her dizzy. 

A tall, burly man she reckoned she had seen in Kodiak's house a few minutes ago, steadied her with a calm expression on his face. It was Knox, Kodiak's Beta and right-hand man. He said to her with a low growl, “Miss Knightley, where do you think you are going?”

Anna gasped out of fright and passed out once again.