20: Life Wakes You Up

Arda took a few seconds to catch her breath. Afterward, she let herself fall back to the bed and managed to fall asleep, her thoughts disappearing with that temporary welcome unconsciousness.

Arda slept for a long time and when she finally awoke, it was daytime. Her eyes scanned the walls, searching for a wall clock. The Indian ethnic wall clock she found which matched the house’s contemporary traditional vintage style, told her it was 8:07 am.

She couldn’t believe she had slept so peacefully. But with consciousness came the unpleasant reality of her current situation. She picked up her phone and found a missed call from Jacob. Great, she thought. Maybe he would offer her some explanation. She still trusted him.

She was about to return his call when a knock sounded at the door and she sat up quickly, surprised by such a show of courtesy. She had already written off the Alpha’s people as brutes, well, except for Karina.

The door opened and the guard who had carried her unceremoniously p