Chapter Three:

                                                                     ~Jane~

"We have already played this game Foster, don't make me remind you who the Alpha is. You will open this door." Mom and I heard coming from outside as Zander continued to slam his fist against the door. 

"Lauren!" Dad yelled calling for mom from downstairs. 

"Mom," I said. 

"It's okay Jane, stay here." Mom said, giving my hand one last hold before letting it go. Standing up from the bed she walked over to open the door, giving me one last look she walked out closing the door behind her and leaving me in my room alone. 

Just after mom left the room, I could hear the door being slammed open from downstairs. The sound made me jump from my bed, I had to stop him. I can't let him hurt my parents not when all they are trying to do is protect me. Walking over to my door I wrapped my hand around the doorknob but something came over me and wouldn't allow me to step out of my room. 

"You thought I wouldn't know you would be trying to protect her from me? You think by trying to send her away would stop me from taking what I want. I am the Alpha of this pack, I know everything that goes on around here. Nothing get's passed me, not even this." I could hear Zander yell to my parents. 

I tried to find the strength inside me, but I had to go to my parents. Please I need to do this, I can't allow Zander to do this again. I need to be strong, it's the only way. My sister Sara told me I have what it takes, she has always talked about being strong I need to show her I am. I don't understand why this is hard for me, why can't I be strong. All I feel is weakness inside me, how can I be special. It's those words that Zander spoke to me when I was younger. He even said it, he said I'm not special. Maybe he's right, maybe I don't have a path or a future of getting away from this pack. 

Maybe my path is meant to follow my sister, what if this is just something that has to happen. I should just give in and let him take me away, to allow him to do whatever he wishes. It's just how things work in our pack. Every year or so Zander claims a female who will be reaching her seventeenth year and will focus her to become his next mate. No one knows what he does to these young females because unfortunately no one has ever been set free from him. 

So maybe I'm meant to end up like all the others, I knew it was ridiculous to dream of getting away from this place. To dream of the possibility of finding my true mate, to be loved by the one our Goddess has planned for me. It's pointless to chase after something I knew would ever happen. But there has always been that part of me that would keep hoping for that day to come when I would find my mate and get this amazing life with them. To maybe have a family with him and spend the rest of my life being happy and feeling loved by someone. 

Sadly this is the real world I live in, and this is the pack I'm part of. There is no changing it. I will never be strong enough to get away. I'm weak that's just how it is, I can't even walk out of my room. There is so much fear inside me, I'm afraid of the idea of the things Zander could do to me. 

"Jane, I'm here. You don't need to be afraid, you are strong. And you will get the life you have always wanted." I heard a voice say to me, it was like it came from inside me. But I was confused, who was that I wondered. 

Taking in a deep breath, I tried to calm down, I can't let this fear come over me. That voice was right I am strong, I just need to believe in myself and listen. Wait is this that voice my sister Sara told me to wait to listen for when the time was right I questioned. Was this possible or am I just hearing things? 

No this has to be that voice she told me about, I need to stop overthinking this and listen to what I need to do. It's the only way I can stay safe, it will help me get away from Zander. 

"She's right Jane, I won't let anything happen to you." The voice spoke to me again, I wonder who this was speaking to me. But I can't think about that right now, I need to stay focused. 

As I continued to stand there in front of my door when my hand around the doorknob I closed my eyes for a second trying to keep myself calm. I need to accept this voice, and as I allow myself to do just that it was like I could feel my strength returning. With that I opened my eyes, taking one last deep breath I then opened the door and walked out into the upstairs hallway. 

"You can't stop me, there is no point to keep fighting me. We have been down this road before when I came to take your oldest Sara away three years ago. And now I'm here for Jane, she will become my next mate, and if you try to get in my way Johnathan I won't hesitate to teach you a lesson." I heard Zander say to my parents from where I stood in my room.

"Please Zander, you have already taken one child from us. She's not ready, why must you do this. She's only fifteen." I heard dad pleading with Zander. 

What I heard next was so chilling and heartless, I knew Zander was a monster. The things he gets away with even as an Alpha shouldn't even be allowed. But what I heard was laughter coming from him laughing at what my dad said. 

"You speak about her age, and you hope that would change my mind. Please that won't work on me Johnathan, you think for one second I care for her age. To me, that doesn't make a difference, I am the Alpha of this pack and if I chose another to become my mate then that's how it's going to go. As Alpha, I have made my decision Jane will become mine. She's two years away before becoming of age, the way I think of that makes me want her even more. There's this thirst I crave for her, She won't be like all the others I've been with over these years, she will be different. She will provide me the pleasure I desire from her that much longer." Zander said. I can't believe what I'm hearing. I can't be with him, I can't allow this to happen. I need to get away, my best option is to run to the Moon Light pack. I hope Oliver's ally friend will be there tonight, it's all I have. 

But I can't leave yet, I need to make sure my mom and dad will be okay. I will never forgive myself if anything was to happen to them if I run away. "Mom, Dad," I called out from the top of the stairs looking down to where my dad stood. 

Dad then turned his head looking in my direction and started to shake his head at me, it was his way of telling me not to come down. When I got the chance to look a bit further down I could Zander standing there in front of the door. 

"I incest you go get Jane from her room, and if I have to get her myself believe me it will only make it harder for her when I get her to my home." I heard Zander say to dad. 

Continuing to look at dad from where I stood, he looked at mom for a second. "Everything is going to be okay," Dad said to mom as he ushered her before stepping away. Making his way up the stairs, he then grabbed my hand and walked us back to my room. As we walked in he closed the door behind him leaving us in the room alone together for a moment. Resting his hands on my shoulders as he looked me in the eyes. 

"Jane sweetheart." Dad started to say but then stopped as he tried to gather his thoughts. 

"What's going to happen now? What should I do?" I asked. I wasn't sure how this was all going to happen now. Zander was supposed to come in the morning giving us more time for a plan and to wait for Oliver to come back after speaking to his ally friend. But things changed and he's here now, and he's trying to take me away tonight. 

"We were supposed to have more time to come up with a good plan to get you to the Moon Light Pack to meet up with Oliver's ally. I don't know what to do Jane." Dad said, I can see he was unsure of what's going to happen now. The only thing we had was to wait for Oliver to return to give us the plan but he hasn't shown up yet. 

"I'm scared dad, I don't want to go with that monster. Please, I don't want this." I said as I tried to hold back the tears, I was trying so hard to stay strong I can't allow myself to become weak not right now. I'm going to need my strength. 

"The only thing I can come up with is, you need to run Jane. There is no other choice, there is no sign of Oliver coming back any time soon and we are out of time." Dad said. 

I don't know what happened to Oliver, and I don't understand why he hasn't come back yet. I'm not even sure if he has even gotten the chance to talk to his ally. And if that's the case how was I supposed to get away from Zander if there isn't anyone to meet me at the border when I cross over. That worried me, what if I do actually make it but then Zander comes after me and ends up breaking the treaty with the pack just so he can come to take me away and bring me back here. 

"You want me to run to the Moon Light pack? how am I supposed to get there? I don't know where their territory is. What about that ally? Even if I do cross over, it's not like Zander is just going to accept me getting away. I'm sure he will be willing to break the treaty so he can make me his mate." I said. 

"From what I learned the borderline between ours and theirs is East, but I know you will know once you reached it, Jane. Your mother and I believe you will be safe, and maybe just maybe Oliver did get the chance to get in touch with his ally and they are there waiting for you. It's all we have right now. I know you are scared and this is a lot to take in. But sweetheart if there is a chance that you will be safe from Zander then it's something we have to do. We won't lose you as we did with Sara." Dad said. 

"I can't just leave you and mom, what if Zander tries something to the two of you. I won't be able to live with myself if something happens. If I leave then I won't be allowed to see the two of you again and that scares me, dad." I said as the tears started to fall down my cheeks. 

"Jane, we love you so much. We know the cost, and at the end of it all, it's all worth it. It's worth it because you will be free. You will be allowed to live your life away from this pack and its burden. And it means you are away from Zander then we will be happy, believe me. At the thought of not seeing you grow up, it kills us too but we know this has to happen. We won't allow him to hurt this family again. We will always love you, and nothing will ever change that." Dad said. 

"I love you and mom so much," I said sobbing. Wrapping his arms around me he brought me into a hug holding me tightly. I'm going to miss my parents so much, the hardest part of all this is leaving them behind. I only wish I didn't have to leave them here with that monster Zander. 

"Johnathan!" We heard mom yell from downstairs as she continued to stand down there with Zander. Dad then pulled away and rushed out of the room closing the door. 

"I thought I told you to bring Jane down here Johnathan. It looks like I'm going to get her myself." I could hear Zander say. 

"Please Zander." I could hear mom cry out. It was taking everything I had not to walk out of this room and tell Zader to back off from my parents. But I knew that wouldn't be a very smart move.