The Path

Alora

I beat my palms against my steering wheel, “Mother fucking son of a bitch. No, no, no, you can't do this to me. Come on you piece of shit, start.”

I turn the key in the ignition again, praying under my breath, “Come on, come on, start, start.” The only sound is a click.

I lean my head back against the headrest and close my eyes. I need to get to work. I check my watch, I have 40 minutes. Normally that is way more time than I need. That would give me time to put my shit in my locker, have a cup of coffee to fortify me for the shift, and even take a last minute bathroom break.

However, now that 40 minutes will be eaten up by desperately trying to get there on time. If I take my normal route there'd be no way. If I cut through the park, I might just make it.

I get out of the car, pull my purse strap over my head to wear it cross body. Throw my keys in, and shut the car door. Then I head across the parking lot of my apartment complex, heading for the park.

In daylight this wouldn't really be a big deal. However, I just got moved to the overnight shift at the restaurant. It's next to the truck stop, so it's open 24hrs. So, when I step into the park it's dark and a bit hard to see.

There's lights here and there. They're pretty old, dirty, and casting rather anemic levels of light, and not a lot penetrates where the trees overhang the walking path I'm on. So it’s walking through dark patches then small patches of low levels of light. I am focused on walking quickly, not taking my time, and keeping my eyes open and myself alert. I am about halfway through the park when I start to hear a commotion off to the side of the path in the trees.

By the time I turn to see what’s going on, two huge bodies are flying at me. I don’t really have much time to register what they are before they tackle me to the ground. Then there’s growling teeth and pain. My whole world is focused on them tearing into me, claws raking down my body, getting jerked around as they bite and shake. Then I hear a person yell. My screams cut out as my voice gives way. I am laying on the ground in so much pain my brain is short circuiting. Then I can see a hazy figure standing over me. Next to him are two giant dogs that have my blood on their muzzles.

He squats down and I think, maybe he is going to help me, then I hear him, “Good work boys. That should be enough. Now, let's get her out of here. If she survives, then we’ll have us another female.”

Nothing he said is computing with my very hazy and pain filled mind. The edge of my vision goes dark and I welcome that darkness. I think I am dying. He reaches out and pulls me up. The pain is blinding, and then there’s nothing.

When I open my eyes, I’m laying on a dirty cement floor. There are bars around me. I’m on a thin dirty mattress on the ground, and I’m naked. My body is achy and sore, but I am having trouble making sense of anything. I think really hard, then suddenly the memory hits. I walked to work through the park because my car wouldn’t start. Two huge dogs came out of the trees and attacked me. I really thought I was dying, and then there was this man above me. He picked me up and there was so much pain I must have passed out. Now I am here, although I have no idea where it is.

“Well, well, lookie lookie what we have here boys. Looks like we were right and she was a good choice. So, now we have another female. We should probably break her in. We need her wolf to know her place and know who her alpha is.” What he’s saying makes no sense.

He moves and I can see him now, in fact I can see him really well, and make out too many details of his ugly self. There are two other equally ugly men beside him. They open the door of my cage, and he squats down in front of me.

“I’m your alpha. You are now a breeder female. So, as your alpha I command you to present for me.” I don’t know what the fuck he is talking about.

Something inside pulls and is angry, I hear growling, and I feel myself pulling back, but I am so confused. Then there’s growling and snapping, and yelling, “I said present for your alpha you bitch.”

Then I have the taste of blood in my mouth and my vision sharpens. I lunge at this fucking ass hole, how dare he try to command us. I howl at him and growl. The two men beside him go to their knees and tilt their heads to the side showing me their necks. I’ll show this mother fucker alpha, he is fighting me.

He tackles me to the ground and then he’s shifting and his wolf is coming out. He and I start fighting each other legitimately. Then suddenly there are several men all trying to get me down. I growl and think at all of them to stop touching me and to let me go. Suddenly there are hands that snap a huge metal collar with a chain around my neck.

Then the others back away and several are still on the ground, being pummeled by our dominance. They are not able to fight against my ability to make them bow to my will.

“What the fuck Bobby, what the fuck is she?” one of the men says.

They are now panting before me and they are naked, and have wounds from my teeth and claws.

“She’s a god damn fucking alpha. Stupid bitch, get me the muzzle. She shifts back and issues commands we won’t be able to resist, hurry.”

I feel my bones shifting and rearranging, there’s pain, ripping and tearing, things are moving around and reforming. I am finally laying back naked on the ground again, suddenly there’s something slapped around my head and over my mouth before I can fully recover.

What the absolute fuck is happening to me, what the fuck are they going to do to me?