New Friend

“Who are you?” Avan didn't plan on wasting any more time. There had only been one woman that made him feel this way, but she was no longer here, and he had forgotten how it felt to just see someone and know they were made for you.

It was unusual to have a second mate, and in his case, it didn't make sense when that was a wolf with no rank and from a pack that were considered outcasts.

She didn't show any signs of panic but she kept her head down as she acknowledged his presence.

“You keep trying to communicate with me,” He said “What is that about?”

She took her time to carefully process what she was about to say because she didn't want to stutter. “I do not know, it is not something I can control.” She said,

“Why weren’t you assigned a rank?” he asked.

“It wasn’t time.” She said,

He looked at her over “You seem pretty mature to me.”

Isha brought her hands over her body as she suddenly became conscious of her appearance. Her cloth was too thin, made of poor quality material. It was nothing compared to the attires she had while she was at Craw.

“Do you need anything?” She didn't know what else to say and his presence made her feel awkward , it was uncomfortable.

“I need to know what use you can be to me and my pack members, and for now I do not see anything useful.”

“You could just sell me, then. It’s what you love to do, anyway.”

Avan was taken aback. First, no one dared disrespect him, unless of course you were ready to challenge him, and that was something that never crossed the mind of any sane wolf. Second, not a lady. “You watch your mouth, young woman. Your very life lies in my hands. Although you have been acting like you are so smart, I guessed you would have already figured that out.”

A smile tugged at the corner of her lips “You’ve been watching. Or I guess, you’ve been the one trying to initiate a connection between us.”

Isha knew this was the strongest wolf in this pack due to his status, and also due to the combat she had experienced earlier when she had walked into that room. But that was a rank she had trained for all her life and so she had never been one to bow, she was always the one being bowed to and so despite the helplessness and confusion she was currently experiencing, her ego was still very much intact. And she loved that it interested this handsome man who kept studying her, making her uncomfortable.

Avan could feel the immense strength from her. This wasn’t just an omega, but he could not properly attribute her to a rank himself.

He scoffed at her response “I hope you keep this up, I would really love to know who you are.”

She blinked as he spoke, her mind going back to what had happened that had led her to where she currently was and watched him walk away,

She got to her room and sat down in frustration. She needed to map out a plan. There were two other beds in the room but the other girls were not in and so she took a quick bath and settled in. It was very quiet and she was hungry but she didn't know who to meet or what to do. Her mind was clouded with a million thoughts and she did not know how to organize them together.

After laying in bed for minutes and not seeing anyone, she became worried. The rumbling in her tummy was not making matters any better and so she got up, looked for the most decent item she could find in the closet and then made her way out of the room and into the other quarters.

The building was huge and there were so many turns, she kept wondering how she would find her way back. Five turns later, she had given up and decided she would just have to ask someone to direct her. But no one was around or at least close by but she had to admit, the pack was beautiful, even more beautiful than Craw. 

Everything was different, she observed. There were ornaments everywhere, sometimes they scared her due to their size and stature. She kept moving until she got to the balcony and that was when she heard it. Stifled moans, the rocky sound of a chair under a sort of pressure that could only be caused by sex, rough sex.

Her instinct told her to walk away but then her legs kept moving, closer and closer to the sound until she got to the far end of the wall where there was a window, she looked through and on a table lay a red head, back arched as she matched to the beat of her rider.

Isha was frozen for a while as she watched, but not for long because they both stopped abruptly, and two pairs of eyes flashed her way.

She took off, dashing across the hallway like her life depended on it, aware of the presence that was right behind her. She crossed three flights of stairs and then found a corner to hide. He didn't chase for long and she knew it was because he wasn't properly dressed and anyone seeing him the way he was would definitely ask questions.

When she was certain she was safe, she descended the remaining way down to the last floor and she finally saw everyone else. A few were on the field, hanging out in twos or threes, the others were in a building, she could see the lights and the windows were very transparent. The nervousness she was feeling quickly faded as she blended in with the crowd.

“Hey, what's going on in there?” She asked a girl who was struggling to adjust the ropes of her dress into the intended style, but the dress was pretty old and Isha could tell it had been worked on multiple times to fit her, definitely a hand-down.

The girl looked up. She had really big bold eyes. “Dinner”, she said non-chalantly and then resumed fidgeting with her dress. Then, as if she had an afterthought, she looked back up “Are you one of the new girls?” She asked.

Isha nodded.

“You have to hurry up, dinner ends in fifteen minutes.”

‘Thanks” she began walking away and then turned in surprise to see the girl trailing behind as she tried to catch up with her.

“I am Emma.” She flashed a set of perfect teeth “What’s your name.”

Isha smiled within her, it wouldn't hurt to have a friend in this place afterall “Carol.” Their pace doubled as they approached the door of the building and Isha sighed in relief as the aroma of good food wafted through her nose “I hope they have beef.”