Chapter 7

—Allison's POV— 

THAT NIGHT. 

       “Well what do we have here?” One of them asked and I recognized him as their Alpha due to his aura. 

     Fuck my life, what have I done to deserve this kind of life, this was like basically going from the frying pan to the fire. Not only have I been met by rogues, but their Alpha happens to be among them, I've heard enough about rogues to know that this only ends one of two ways, either they're going to kill me on the spot and have me for dinner or they'll take me back to their pack and I'll be a slave. 

    “Please, please don't kill me.” I plead with them. 

     “Why shouldn't I kill you?” The rogue Alpha asked as he walked closer to me and as much as I wanted to stand my ground and not show fear, I took a few steps back, but it was clear that there was no where to run to. If it was only one of them, then maybe I might've had a chance at escaping. 

     “Please, I'm begging you, I'll do anything,just don't kill me.” I plead with him. 

      “Anything? That's a very open ended promise you're making.” He growls in my ear and sniffs my face. 

      “You smell delicious.” He says and then he takes a step back and peruses me from top to bottom like I'm meat that he's about to devour. 

      “Throw a bag over her head, we're taking her back with us.” He says and then he turns away. 

    I don't even know whether to feel relieved or not. One of his men throws a dark bag over my head and I can't see anything. He takes my hand and we start to walk. 

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      We get to the pack and it's not until I'm taken into a building that the bag is removed from my head. As I look around, I realise that I'm in a throne room, it's just me and the Alpha that is seated in what looks like a chair made out of bones. Are they real? 

      “Don't be shy, come closer.” He tells me and I take a few steps closer to where he is seated. 

       “So, I didn't kill you, but that doesn't mean that I can't still kill you. Back in the forest you promised me that you'll do anything.” He said. 

     I knew men like him and I already knew what he was going to ask for, disgusting. “Yes that's what I said.” I tell him. If it was only me, I would have no problem dying, but I have to protect my baby. 

     “Alright then, what I want to know is why a young girl like yourself was out in the woods so late at night. Who are you running from?” He asked me. 

     For some reason I just had this gut feeling that I couldn't tell him the truth, I don't know why, but I went with it. “I was running away from my step father.” I tell him. 

      “Why?” He asked. 

      “Well, he has always hated me and he has treated me badly ever since I was born and I took everything, I took it all, the beatings, the insults, everything. But then a few days ago, I overheard him talking on the phone, he was going to sell me off, I don't know to who. So that's when I decided to run away.” I explained this to him, it wasn't really a lie, but it also wasn't the truth. 

      “Wow, that's interesting, so what exactly was your plan after you ran away? Were you going to go meet up with your lover?” 

    I stared at him, was he crazy? What did he mean by lover? “I don't know what you're talking about.” I tell him. 

     He tsked at me. “You would do well not to lie to me, I did keep you alive girl. Speaking of, what's your name, before we go any further.” He asked me. 

   

      “My name is Allison.” I tell him, purposely ommiting my last name. 

       “Allison, that's a very beautiful name. My name is Edward and I'm the Alpha of the rogue pack. Now answer my question, were you running off to meet your lover?” He asked me again.

     “I have no idea what you're talking about, I wasn't running off to meet anyone, I was just trying to get away from my stepfather.” I tell him. 

     “If you weren't running off to meet your lover, then who exactly is the father of the children that you are carrying?” He asked. 

     I gasped in shock and clutched my shirt that covered my tummy. “Children.” I whispered. 

      “Oh, you didn't know? I hear three strong heart beats.” He tells me. 

       “So who is the father?” Edward asked. 

       “He doesn't matter, my stepfather killed him after he found out I slept with him, but he didn't know I was pregnant.” I lie to him. 

       “Hmmmm.” He says and then he gets up from his chair and walks towards me. 

       “So, you're alone, pregnant and running away from your stepfather.” He says and I can't help but flinch back, just him been near me makes my skin crawl. 

      “That is correct.” I tell him. 

      “Well, it seems like we can both help each other.” He tells me and he has a creepy smile on his face. 

     “How?” I asked him. 

     “You need protection from your stepfather and you need a home for you and your babies and I can provide that.” He tells me. 

     “And what would you want in return?” I asked him because I knew he wasn't going to offer that out of the goodness of his heart. 

     “Well, it's simple. You've caught my eye Allison, you're a beautiful woman and one that I can stand, there aren't many women that I can stand. So here's the deal, I need a wife. You marry me and your safety and that of your children are secured.” He tells me. 

    I look at him and he looks dead serious, he isn't joking. 

     “So, what do you say Allison? Do we have a deal?”