Olivia.
Just when I thought I had truly escaped, two hands grabbed me, I spun around, eyes wide, knowing that the guards had caught up with me. Panic surged through my veins.
They made me kneel, circling me like they were protecting me.
They were six in number, their faces were covered with masks, dressed in black clothing that made it quite easy for them to hide and blend when I thought I had lost them in the forest. Their presence reeked of an unsettling energy.
One of them had a band tied on his head, he was the strongest amongst the six, that was the way of identifying their ranks. He took a step forward and pulled my chin up.
“Please don’t kill me. I'll do whatever you want.” My voice trembled as I begged.
The leader with an intimidating voice and aura spoke in a low, menacing tone, “We are not here to kill you. Our Master has ordered that we bring you back to him alive and untouched.”
My mind raced in fear, that must not happen. I can’t face Master’s wrath. “Please do not take me back. I’d rather have you kill me here.”
“Why? We are doing a good deed by not slaughtering you here.” The leader said as a wicked grin formed on his face. He knew the exact reason why I had said I wanted them to kill me instead.
Everyone that served our master knew what he did to people that offended him when he decided to melt out punishments on his own.
“You know what Master would do to me if you take me, I don’t want to die a gruesome death,” I put my hands together, begging for my life.
The leader took off his mask and bent to my level, “Why should I let you go?”
Raising my head slowly, I recognized him from when he first joined as a new recruit. I had noticed that he was breathing amongst the other guards that our Master had murdered in cold blood.
I dragged him to a river, gave him a bath and some food I stole from the kitchen. I had saved his life. “Yo..u….” I said, more like I stammered ponting at him. “You know me, don’t you?”
He took a close look at me, “Oh my, it’s you, from the river side.” he clapped his hands once, “Olivia, that’s your name.”
The other guards seemed to recognise me when he mentioned my name, I was quite popular amongst the guards for my kindness towards them, giving them extra meals. They didn’t know my face but they sure knew my name.
I silently hoped that he took the fact that she had helped him in the past into consideration and listened to her.
“Yes, please don’t kill me, you know how Master can be and you can take me back to him. Please let me go.” I begged desperately.
Life might not have much in store for me but I didn't want to die yet. Even if I was going to die, it would not be by Master’s blade.
"I appreciate what you've done for me in the past, I really do. But you have to understand that I'm just acting on instruction. He wants you back dead or alive"
Dead or alive? If they returned me dead, he would have them skin me and make it into a coat for him. The thought of him wearing my skin made me cringe and scared the living hell out of me at the same time.
I held on to his leg, “No, you can’t do that to me, please. I will do anything you want, I can’t return with you, dead or alive,” tears begin to lace my eyes.
“You are putting us in a tight spot,” One of the guards said, “what do you want us to tell Master?”
"There's no way he's going to believe that Six of his best guards lost a wolf as weak as you" another guard said "we would be risking not just our jobs but also our lives for you"
The tears managed to escape from my eyes, “We can make up something to tell him, you can say some other rogues in the forest attacked me and ate me. I promise to live like I am dead and you would never hear of me as long as I alive,”
“I can agree to that,” The leader said, taking pity on me. That was the least he could do for me. “Keep your slide of the promise, if you don’t, I will kill you with my hands and present your skin to our Master.”
“Thank you,” I got off my knees and dusted the leaves and sand that stuck to it while I was kneeling. “I can leave now, right?” I asked him and he nodded in response.
“Thank you, Thank you so much,” I bowed severally to show how glad and relieved I was that they had helped me.
“It’s over pleasure to help you,” The leader replied to me, “You should make it out the border right now, we will wait for to cross before we leave,”
“I hope I get to repay this favor before I lie,” A smile formed on my face.
“You should start going before other rogue wolves wake up so they don’t attack you,'' one of the guards warned.
“I will be going now,” I turned around and moved my legs, racing to the cross the border, a sharp pain dug into my back, I turned to see what was going on. The guard that warned me earlier pulled out a silver knife from my back. I couldn't understand what was going on.
Why did they stab me when we had an agreement? They were trying hard to protect themselves.
I fell down on my back.
The six of them circled me and bowed their heads to apologize for what they did. I could not say a word as I was in so much pain. They had used the forbidden knife on me to make sure I was going to die.
They turned on their heels and I watched them walk away from me. I didn’t know if I was supposed to be grateful that they had killed me this way, and had not taken me to the Master.
I can’t be grateful to them, they had left me to die in the woods, even if any wolf found me right now, I would not survive the stab of the silver knife.
OliviaThe door swung open to reveal a maid standing there. I hadn't seen any of the Alphas in days, and instead of feeling relieved, I felt worried. Had they finally realized they had picked the wrong person? Were they deciding how to discard me now that I was of no use to them? My mind went into overdrive, thinking of ways to escape before she stepped inside.She stood at the door with a dress in her hand, and I automatically knew what that meant.“The Alphas would like you to join them for breakfast,” she said as she placed the gown on the stool near the bed.I smiled at her and sighed. I was about to find out what was going on. I wasn’t sure, but my mind kept going back to the conversation Damon and Jacob had the day of my training. After that, the driver had been the one picking me up and taking me to Alexa’s gym. The training sessions had become more difficult, but I was handling them better. Still, I was nowhere near Alexa’s level.I got dressed and looked into the mirror. I lo
Damon sat in his office with his hands on his head. He had been informed that the Alpha Council had requested a meeting with him, Christian, and Jacob that morning, and he was contemplating what to do. He knew this day would come, which was why he had taken Olivia to his sister’s training center to begin combat training. He knew what the council wanted, and he knew it was unavoidable, but he was racking his brain to think of a way to get Olivia out of this situation.He did not know how the council found out she was already awake. That must mean there was a snitch within the staff in the packs, and he decided to check it out later, after they had figured out what to do. Just then, he heard a knock on the door, and the door opened immediately after to reveal Mia in a skimpy outfit and pouty lips. He had to admit that she was extremely beautiful. That was the reason he had chosen her to be his mistress—that, and the fact that she did not ask too many questions about things that did not
My training with Alexa had been easy yet tough and I wondered how often we would do this, but I did not have the mind to ask her because I still wasn’t sure about my place. When we had finished she gave me a bottle of water and went to shower saying that she had somewhere else to be soon, and Damon would be here to pick me up soon. I had a feeling that she excused herself because she did not want to be here when Damon came, due to the argument they had before.After about ten minutes, Damon showed up. He was wearing a suit and looking exhausted but I did not ask. I did not know how he would respond to it. He had a reputation of hurting people for the slightest things. I once heard a rumor that he killed someone just because he did not like the way he chewed his food.I shook the thoughts out of my head. In the rogue pack, when we spent hours scrubbing the blood of the walls in the dungeons and feeding the forgotten prisoners, we had a habit of telling far fetched stories to keep ourse
Alexa had asked me to warm up for a while as she spoke to Damon. I had gone over to the mat and had started stretching. I had never exercised a day in my life, much less fought, but I still tried to do my best. I was clueless, but they did not have to know that. Alexa seemed nice enough, and I was glad to finally have another female to talk to, but I was not going to let my guard down just like that. She was his sister, after all, and I did not know what exactly was going on in this pack yet. I heard shouting and looked over at them to see that their conversation had gotten heated. Alexa was raising her voice, but Damon had a cool expression on his face, and he did not look like he was agreeing with her. After a while, their voices went down, and Damon left the building, leaving me alone with his sister. Then I realized just how weird this situation was, but I was still too scared to question it. Alexa now looked like she was in a bad mood compared to how happy she was when we fi
Olivia. I felt a small spark of excitement in my chest. I hadn’t been to a mall in more than ten years. The last memory of being in a mall was when I was nine, before our pack had been raided. My parents took me there to get a birthday present. I shook my head to clear the memory and sighed. I did not want to think about my parents. The door opened by the side and I looked out to see the driver holding it open and I was embarrassed. I had gotten lost in thought and everybody had gotten out of the car except me. Damon was standing outside, looking at me expectantly. I quickly climbed out of the car and went to stand in front of him. “we have to get some necessary things” He said, and started walking inside. I quickly followed behind him so that i wouldn't get lost but it turned out that wasn't necessary, because the crowd of people were parting as he walked. Some of them had fear in their eyes, and the rest had admiration. He walked fast, so i struggled to keep up
Olivia.I had been in my room when Jacob knocked on the door and walked in. He said he had something important to discuss with me and asked me to meet him downstairs. I nodded and got ready and went down the stairs.He was waiting by the door with a smile on his face that I still did not trust. He had explained things to me. He explained that when they saved my life, I had become their mate. I did not know what that meant but I was starting to understand why all the staff in the mansion respected me. They all attended to all my needs. My Wolf, Eva, was still healing, but I was starting to get worried. I knew the injury I had sustained hurt her a lot, but I needed her to wake up as soon as possible. She was my closest friend and I had gone too long without shifting.I stopped thinking about that and looked at Jacob. He had slowly become a friend and answered all my questions patiently. But I still had it at the back of my mind that I needed to escape. I did not need them to make me