What do you think of Tyson's explanations so far?
ROSE“Yes Rose, you are.” Tyson answers with a soft smile. But I can’t return that smile. I take in a shaky breath and tears begin falling down my cheeks. Tyson looks panicky when he sees those, and it breaks me even more. I hold up my hand to Tyson when he starts to move toward me, indicating I don’t want him touching me yet.“Explain what ‘The Royal Mother’ is,” I tell him. He tilts his head in confusion.“I don’t understand, Rose,”“Kent called me that. Can you explain it?”“Oh, ummm… I can try. But, Rose, are you in a state that you can tell me what happened to you? About the kidnapping and everything afterward. Maybe if I have more information, more context, I can answer your question better.” He says.I dry my face of the tears and nod, taking in several shaky breaths until I am calm and composed. I can do this. I pull up my shield and revert into my detached voice that I reserve for reliving horrible memories. It is much harder to do this time. I guess I’ve gotten used to not u
TYSONSheila has a flower arrangement ready for me when I get back to pack lands. I grab it with a hasty ‘thank you’ and speed toward the hospital. Once I am there, I head to Rose’s room, eager to see her. But I am stopped by Ike.“Alpha sir, you should use the spare room where George is sleeping to shower. You are covered in blood.” He says with sincerity on his face. I look down and I am indeed covered in dried blood from our bunker/sex slave rescue mission. I hand him the bouquet and rush down the hallway to the spare room. I shower quickly, put on some spare lounge clothes that are there and come back to her room. When I approach, I can hear a banshee like sob coming from her from inside her room.*Patty? What the fuck is happening in there?* I ask.*Rose is crying. She hasn’t spoken much but she practically demanded a shower to, and I quote, “I want that vile demon’s blood and skin off of me.” Don’t come in yet. Let me get her clean and settled back in bed. She needs some mom tim
TYSONI knock on her hospital door and pause for a few seconds before I peek in.“May I come in?” I ask, hoping she won’t refuse. I see her in the bed and her leg is still sticking out with an open wound. But it looks quite a bit better today. “I brought you ladies breakfast.” I say with a smile. Rose gives me a smile in return, but then she frowns a bit. I can see her conflicting emotions and thoughts. I don’t wait for permission; I walk in and settle Rose’s food on her tray table and push it up to her. I hand Patty her food, then the guys standing guard theirs and then I settle into the other chair with mine. We all eat in relative silence. Once Patty is done though, she gathers the empty containers and then walks out the door, shutting it behind her. Giving us privacy once again to talk.“I heard from my surveillance team at Kent’s pack. He’s returned, but no signs of Maddie yet. We knew he’d have to return soon. His mate gave birth recently, so she will need him close.” I tell Rose
MADDIEI fight. I fight hard. With all of my might. But I am helpless against this giant neanderthal jerk Alpha, who is apparently my biological father, when he pulls me from my Mama’s arms. As I am contorting and wrenching myself within his grasp, I use a claw and cut the hello kitty watch from my wrist. Infinity says she can feel that Tyson is on his way, he is very close. But if I keep it on, they will follow me and not come to Mama’s rescue. She needs him more than I do right now. She is fully human and cannot heal like I can. So, I purposely leave it with her. I hope and pray that he gets here in time before she is hurt more.“Stop fighting me, Little Beast. It is pointless,” Alpha dummy grunts out when my elbow gets him in the gut unexpectedly. I smirk, knowing I am stronger than he thought I’d be. I hear a trunk opening and I groan. Perfect. Cold car trunk again. I get tossed in and it is slammed in my face before I can object to being in here. At least this one is clean and onl
MADDIE“What the hell is this, Alpha Kent?” A deep baritone voice asks, laced with irritation. “I’ve already told you that no matter how much money we owe, we will NEVER get involved with slavery. I won’t stand for it on my property, and I will NEVER let you use my members in such a disgusting way. Now, who is this child?” I hear a sniff and a low growl. “Who’s heir is this? She smells like an Alpha.”“This heir… is mine.” Kent says back smugly.“If she is yours, why is she tied up? And why are you bringing her here?”“Well, her mother kept her hidden from me. I just recently found her, and she was reluctant to come with me to learn her place.”“Reluctant?... meaning you kidnapped her from her mother.” He growls out. Good. Maybe I can get them to call Mama and Tyson.Kent laughs. I have no idea why he is laughing. And it sounds like a psychopathic laugh. It is the first thing he has done or said that has made me shiver. This laugh is scaring me. “Oh, Cain… semantics. I need a place to
MADDIE“Why are you doing this, Cain? We’ve always stayed away from Kent and his plans and slavery… why have you caved in now?” Rex asks in a hushed tone.“I have 342 pack members, Rex. All of them are barely hanging on. We get zero support from the council, and no one will treaty with me while I owe that fucker money. I saw an opportunity to end his hold over us with this one deal. I took it. The lives of the many for the one.”“You do know who she is, right?”“Yes! Of course, I know who she is! I’m not blind or stupid, not to mention I can still smell.”“What are we going to do about it?”“I’m going to keep my side of the contract. I will feed her, house her, keep her safe. When Kent comes back, I will give her to him, clearing the pack’s debt. However, I won’t be keeping it a secret that she’s been here.”“You know, that’ll probably start a war, right?”“If it means someone takes that douchebag out of power, I’m all for it. Our pack isn’t strong enough to do that. And she is the ri
MADDIEWhen we get to the dining room, I see that all of the ranked wolves are present. Alpha Cain is sitting at the head of the table. To his right is Beta Rex. Next to Rex is a thin blonde who smells like Rex, so I am assuming it is his mate. The chair to the left of Cain is empty, I guess he hasn’t found his mate yet. Next to that chair is Gamma Winston. Ramona moves to the seat to his left and kisses his cheek before she sits. It is rather sweet.“Madison, please sit next to me.” Alpha Cain says, gesturing to his left.“That is the seat reserved for your Luna. I am not your Luna.”“You are correct. This is the traditional seat for the Luna, but I have yet to find my mate. I am not implying that you are to take the position, I just wish to have a conversation with you. But please, sit at the end of the table if it makes you more comfortable.” I tilt my head at him, curious about his kindness and courtesy, letting me choose where I sit instead of telling me. Definitely not something
MADDIEThe next morning, I am awoken by the bright sunshine streaming through the window. The window who’s curtains I forgot to close. But that’s okay, I love the early mornings. Every new day is an opportunity to learn. I jump out of the bed and walk to the window. Looking down, I see Alpha Cain and his warriors beginning to run out front of the packhouse. I guess they’re getting ready to train.I go to the bathroom and do my business. I see a fresh toothbrush and toothpaste on the counter. I guess someone left this before I came to bed last night. I roll my eyes, but I’ll brush. I didn’t think about it last night, but I know Mama will be upset if I don’t take care of myself while I’m away from her. So, I make a mental note to be sure to do it at least twice a day.I open the bedroom door and yes, my personal guard is there. Although this one is different than the one yesterday. He turns and hands me a small stack of clothing in his hands. “Alpha Cain has asked for you to join him out