STELLA'S POV
As the car is coming to a stop I look outside and I see the house that is soon to be my new home. It's a mansion I have never seen a house so big in my life. I am nervous to get out. I am not sure what is about to happen. Knowing no matter what, I'm not a stranger to horrible things.
As the door opens I see the man that brought me here not even realizing he got out of the car in the first place. As he looks at me with a Stern face "get out of the car."
I look up to him hating that my life has always been about commands of others. I watch as he rolls his eyes and speaks again "I don't like to ask twice get out of the car."
I sit and stare wondering how long it will take him to lose his patience. Needing to figure him out. I'm not surprised when it takes no time at all as He then loses his patience as he grabs a hold of my arm and yanks my body out of the car like I'm a rag doll. Surprised by his strength realizing what pain he could cause if I disobey him. As he walks towards me, I step back but become nervous when my back hits the car then realizing I have nowhere to go I then raise my hands up to my face thinking it's going to begin the abuse has started.
"What are you doing?"
I hear his words but surprised I'm not feeling pain. I slowly open my eyes to him just looking at me with a blank expression on his face. I then explain my actions ''I thought you were going to hit me I was trying to prepare myself.''
"I'm not going to hit you ever there will be punishments if you do not follow the rules. But other than that you will not be hit."
I'm not sure what to think. I know that this seems a little too good to be true that there is no way possible that I really escaped to a better life. "How will I know the rules?"
"In time you will be taught all that you need to learn. You are a lucky girl you are promised to a very powerful Alpha once you turn 18. Until then, we will teach you all that you need to know to take care of him and be a good wife."
I'm confused on why he would want me. There has to be more to the story. There is no way I would just be chosen. I remain quiet as I follow him into his house, shocked by the beauty of his home. It's so bright the walls are white as the furniture almost looks too nice to even touch.
As I watch an older woman walk up to me, she is wearing a black dress and her hair is in a bun. "This is my head housekeeper. She will be the one that will assist you in all that you need to learn."
"Hello my name is Stella it's nice to meet you" as I put my hand out to shake hers. She just looks at me and rolls her eyes.
"You can call me Mrs. Davis."
I don't understand why people have to be so damn mean sometimes. I hate how people look at me. When they really don't even know me. I already know how this is going to turn out not any better than my old situation. It will just be new surroundings.
"Come Stella, I will show you where you will lay your head. There are rules that you must obey. If you do not follow the rules you will be punished for your incompetence. The most important thing is to always follow what you are told without any defiance. You do not leave the house at all unless you're told otherwise. As long as you follow what you're told you should not have any issues."
So this is my new prison, just a different monster to follow. I hate how I have no voice in anything. How am I going to be able to live a life of only following what others command of me. As we get to my bedroom where I'm going to lie my head As Mrs. Davis would say.
I'm happily surprised it's huge and very girly. Everything is pink. As I walk in, the first thing I notice is the very big bed. I have only ever slept on a homemade bed. I don't really know how it feels to sleep on a mattress. I look at Mrs. Davis "is this really my bedroom."
She looks at me coldly. "Yes this is your room, dinner is at 7pm so freshen up. Don't be late Sir does not like it when anyone is late."
Before I can say another world she shuts the door right in my face. I don't care whatever it's not like I haven't been treated like shit my entire life. As I go to check my bedroom. I jump on the bed landing on my back as my body just sinks into the fluffiness damn I am excited to sleep. I look at the clock that is on the pink nightstand right beside me. I see that it is 615pm shit I need to get cleaned up for dinner. I don't want to upset anyone already.
I began opening up the doors and I see a closet full of new clothes. Wow, as I run my finger over the clothes I notice they are all my size. I can't even remember the last time I have ever gotten brand-new clothes. I always had to buy from the thrift store. I didn't mind it though.I just can't believe all the different kinds of clothes damn as I look through I grab a pair of jeans and a t-shirt a bra and panties. I lay my clothes on the bed.
I then go search for the bathroom. I am actually excited to see the bathroom. I was never able to take hot showers. I had to always fill a bucket and wash my body. I'm excited to feel the hot water just pour over me. Once I open the bathroom door I see a shower. I'm not even sure how to even use it, but I know I can figure it out. How hard could it be? It can't be that hard.
As I go and turn the knob I watch as the water just pours out of the shower head. I begin to undress myself as fast as I can. It seems that I can't undress fast enough. As I step up into the shower. I jump back realizing the water is cold. A shiver comes over me. I then adjust the temperature until it is just perfect.
As soon as the water touches my body my muscles instantly relax. I am shocked at how good a shower actually feels like. As the bathroom is filling up with steam from the hot water I do not care. I am not ready to let go of how good this is making me feel.
I look for the shampoo. It smells of coconut as I put in my hair and scrub my head. The smell is so amazing, so much better than what I'm used to. I then grab the soap, noticing it is also coconut. I'm in heaven thinking maybe it won't be so bad here. It is only the first day so I don't want to jinx myself.
I hear a knock at the door that knocks me out of my daze. "You stupid girl you haven't been here even a day and your already going to be punished."
"Wait, what did I do wrong? I haven't done anything." I say to her as I hold the shower curtain over my body.
"You where to meet at 7pm it is now 715pm you stupid girl."
"I'm so sorry I lost track of time, I will get dressed and come down."
"No need, your punishment is no dinner if you can't be on time to eat you just will simply not eat."
"Yes Mrs Davis." I try to speak as politely as possible. I don't want to have her hate me already.
I then finish rinsing myself off and get out of the shower. Happy that the punishment is something I'm used to anyway. I'm no stranger to not eating. I look through the closet and find some comfy clothes to wear to bed. I found a pair of silk pajamas with a nice purple color. Probably one of the most beautiful clothes I have ever put on. To think they are pajamas. I don't waste any time I jump into my new bed as I go underneath the covers. I'm so comfy I have no trouble falling asleep.
I have been running for days and I couldn't feel any better than what I do right now. I am so full of energy, not understanding why Because I have not rested. I have passed people but have not stopped trying to get as far away as I possibly can. I move so fast that they don't even notice that I am around. Which I find amusing.As I got further away, my surroundings became nicer. Where Zealand ruled, there was so much suffering, all you felt was dread. That is why I can understand why the humans attacked the wolves, they were so cruel to the humans. I want to find a place where everyone is equal.Phoenix has been quiet since we left our mates. I can feel her heartbreak. I just hope she forgives me, but it was what needed to be done. I would do it again. I have no regrets about leaving. This is what we needed to do to be free. I know that she knows we did what we had to do.I start to slow down as I see something so beautiful. I shift back to my human and I walk to the glimpse of light
We are almost where we need to be, he says. For some reason, everything just looks familiar. I started to become nervous. Why do I know this place? As we got up from the hill, I saw the castle-looking house. I then know exactly where I'm at. I stopped dead in my tracks, and I looked at, "Axel, why are we here?" "This is where I was told to bring you." "What no please say you didn't betray me." "Stella, I had no other choice but to follow my brother he is the Alpha." "Zealand is your brother. No please tell me you are lying that this isn't true." "Stella I'm sorry he is my family." "I'm sorry that I marked you. I look at him with concern on my face. I'm not sure what to say to him. I want to run away from this place as far as I can get. I don't want to take any chance of not being able to escape. I'm not going back with him. He will only bring me pain and I don't want that kind of life. "Axel, I thought that you wanted to be with me your mate I thought you loved me. "Stella,
I barely got any rest, I was too nervous to fall into a deep sleep, scared that something would happen to Axel while I was asleep. I know that I need the rest, but it's impossible. Last night things were so quiet, and it made me more nervous than ever.Usually, the nights are full of screams and cries. I'm not sure what is happening, it's just too quiet, but I know that we need to get moving. Just in case something bad is about to take place. My entire body is hurting, but there is no time to rest any longer. I need to get out of this tree. I go to crawl down the tree, but my foot slips. My body slams against the tree as the bark tears through my flesh. I try to catch myself, but all the branches I grab a hold of break. Knowing I'm not going to be able to stop myself from falling out of the tree. I just hope that I don't break anything. I just close my eyes at this point and wait for the ground.I try not to tense and prepare for pain, but instead of feeling pain I feel strong arms w
We have been walking for days, Axel has a friend that he can trust that has a safe place. I don't know how I feel about leaving so many behind. But knowing there's nothing I can do just yet. I try so hard not to look around, so I don't see all the suffering around me. I try to walk off the path, but Axel leads us right back on.My body is so exhausted, I'm not sure how much more I can take. I need to rest if I don't get sleep soon. I might just start to sleepwalk. “Axel, I'm exhausted. I need to rest, please can we find a place to sleep."“Stella there is no time to rest, we need to keep moving to get to where we are going.”“Axel, I'm not going to be able to continue very much longer. We need to find a place to set camp for the night.”“Fine, we will go over in the wooded area, so we are somewhat hidden. We will slowly steer ourselves away.”I watch as we are walking, I follow as he heads to the woods. Trying not to have too many to notice us heading to the woods. It is hard not to b
I have never known what happiness was until now. Phoenix has wanted me to shift to go for a run. I just don't know how, as she tries to help but nothing works. Phoenix says that I won't shift on my own until I want it. I feel that I want it, but I guess it's not enough.Axel has been so wonderful, he makes me go crazy. I try so hard to resist him, but it is so hard to stay away. He doesn't want to leave this place. The fear of him losing me is too great. Especially when I'm unable to shift just yet. But I can't help but think about my father and wonder if he is ok. I know things have been odd between my father and me. But a part of me still wants to get to know more about him. The mate bond is strong, but I can't let it control the choices I make. I need to make sure that my father is okay. So, I need to tell Axel that it is time to go find him.I don't want to upset Axel, but I need to be honest with him. He needs to know how I'm feeling. I don't ever want to blame him for anything.
I can't believe what I did, it was like I had no control, I couldn't help myself. The whole point of being a werewolf was for me to gain control. “Stella, that is what is supposed to happen between mates, usually both consistent. It was just harder for you to control yourself just yet, but you will with time.” It has been hours, why hasn't he woken up? What if he never wakes up? Oh my God, what if I killed him? “Stella stop, you are going to make yourself crazy, why don't we go for a run to help calm your nerves.” No, I want to be here when he wakes up, I don't want him to wake up alone. I need to explain what happened, I hope that he doesn't hate me.” He's not going to hate you, he will be pleased that he gained your mark.” I hear a loud gasp for air, when I turn around, I see Axel sitting straight up in bed. I'm So happy to see that he is awake. I run over to him, wanting to jump into his arms, but I'm scared that he is going to hurt me because of what I did to him. So, I stop at