A Way Out

Elena's POV

Jonathan is a ruthless man but I have seen that he is not without mercy. I must also admit that he was smarter than I would like to admit. He is a strategist and he is very good at it.

I can't believe that I had just agreed to his insane demands. I just also couldn't believe that he has agreed to a conclaid. A part of me knows that I might not even win this but I know I would hate myself if I didn't give it a try.

I owed this not only to my family but myself to try and regain what's rightfully ours. Jonathan was also right when he said that I want to be on the seat and lead the pack, I just don't want to marry him to do that.

I can only think about what my sisters are going to think about me agreeing to something so crazy, especially since he wants us to get married under our sacred willow tree.

I have never thought of myself being tied to someone so I never even thought I would even imprint on anyone. I don't want to mate with Jonathan. I can't bring myself to think about marrying a man who killed my father.

That would be like spitting on my father's face. It would be like the greatest betrayal ever. I have a week to prepare and I had to make sure that I trained hard. I just wish my father was here to spot with me.

I walked out of the house and walked to the back. There was a lot of new faces giving me the look. I was not about to feel ashamed about who I am. I held my head high and I walked to the training camp.

I saw a lot of people and I started to look for my sisters. I saw them sporting together. They had improved their fighting skills. Jonathan was right about one thing, they had to learn to defend themselves.

I walked towards them slowly. They were so busy training they didn't even realise that I was only a few feet away. Hannah then knocked Harley flat on her back but then she tripped her and the both of them ended on the floor.

"Wow, Impressive work." I said with a smile. The both of them turned their heads and saw me looking down on them. They couldn't believe what they were seeing.

"Lena?" My sister asked me as she saw me walking towards her. I don't think that she believes that it's really me. I am not surprised. I was supposed to be in the silver room waiting for the full moon.

This will be in the few hours and here I was running to them. "It is really you, What are you doing here?"  Hannah asked me as she hugged me.

"He let you go?" Harley asked me. None of them expected to see me here. I didn't expect to find myself here either.

"No he didn't let me go..." I said.

"Then what happened? How come you're here?" Harley asked me.

"I have so much to tell you, but not now, how are you guys doing? " I asked them.

"We have been better but we are all good." Harley said.

"I know I miss you but you need a shower." Harley said and she was right. I did need one.

"So what happened? I thought that we might have to break you out somehow." Hannah said.

"I will have to fight the new Alpha in a week." I said.

"What do you mean fight the new Alpha?" They both asked me.

"I proposed a conclaid." I said.

"You what? You can't beat him, you have to think of something else." They said.

"Of course I can, I am stronger than you think." I said.

"And he is bigger and stronger than you think." Harley said.

"He can't be as big as dad, I will be fine. We will back in our house soon." I said with a smile.

"Sis, you have to find another way." They said.

"You guys don't think I can win, Is that it?" I asked them.

"Elena, Elena, the Alpha wants to have a word with you." Theo called out my name.

"You better go, he doesn't like to be kept waiting." Hannah said.

"I don't care, I don't answer to him." I said.

"Yes but we do and if you defy him, he won't punish you, he will rain his wrath on us." Hannah said.

I can't believe that my sisters are living in fear and their own home. this is just one more reason for me to fight hard and make sure that I win no matter what because I cannot live like this and I don't think I can handle seeing my sister suffer like this anymore.

I guess it's safe to say that everyone is afraid of this new Alpha and I don't see why they should be but then again I cannot blame them seeing that as a ruthless man and he will do anything to get what he wants.

I suppose in this case I was also being selfish because I didn't care what my sisters think about the new alpha and as far as I am concerned they owe him no loyalty just like I don't.

"Theo tell your Alpha that I am still talking  to my sisters,I'll see him when I am good and ready." I said. 

"No Theo, she will follow you shortly. " My sister said.

"No I won't. " I said. 

"You have to go or we will be in trouble..." Hannah said looking scared.

I can only wonder what this Jonathan guy did to my sister's to make them feel so scared of him like this. even still I had no choice but to do what was expected of me because I wanted to keep my sister safe.

"Fine but we are not done. " I said and walked back to the house. Jonathan said he gave me a week and I didn't expect him to make that work and harder for me than it already was. I had been locked up for weeks without seeing my sister's the least he could do is give us some time to share together.

I didn't appreciate the fact that he didn't even give me enough time to see my sisters. I do not expect him to be perfect or very much understanding to the situation that I am going through since it doesn't have any siblings of his own.

I always said that the worst thing that a parent can do to a child is not give them a sibling because siblings are what keeps sane and the other people who make us remember that the world is better when you share it with someone else.

My sisters and I are different people and that difference has always been the one thing that kept us together, we have learnt to love each other and love each other through our differences up until now.

My sisters would literally do anything for me as I would do for them and this is the reason  I am trying to make things right again. my sisters are not fighters as they are more like princesses and I guess I am not used to seeing them like this.

All sweaty and dirty, I can only I wonder when was the last time either of them took a trip to the salon to get a manicure or even shampoo their hair like they used to. I also didn't want to get my sisters into trouble so like it or not I had to follow Theo back to the house.

I can only wonder what Jonathan wants from me now because I thought that we had stated everything that we had to talk about earlier on. I honestly didn't want to have any discussions with them because I didn't see a point of it at this time.

I went into the house and I found Theo  waiting for me, he took me to my father's old office where I once again found Jonathan having a sip of whiskey. 

"You called for me?" I asked him.

"Yes I did... I want you to have this." He said and took out a necklace that had a half moon, it was a Cresent moon and a representation of an official engagement.  

"Jonathan we still have a fight, I can't accept this." I said with venom in my voice, if he thinks that I am going to marry him then he is about  to have a rude awakening.  It is not going to happen. 

I am beginning to think that this was his plan all along, the fact that he wants to make it official means that he has been waiting for this chance. I on the other hand was not up to this whole arrangement.

As if asking me to marry him under the Willow Tree was not enough now he is giving me an engagement gift like we are two lovers or something. I am actually starting to think that there might be something wrong with this guy.