LISA'S POV
At midnight, we pull into a motel's parking lot.
"I'd like to get a room with double beds. Is that possible?" Jonas says, holding out a wad of cash.
The man behind the counter nods his head and smiles. "That would be seventy dollars for the night."
Jonas tosses him the wad of cash. "Keep all of it, I don't know how long we'd stay. See it as an advance payment."
He hands us a plastic key and shows us to our room. The room smelt nice and the bed sheets looked clean. I immediately head off into the shower to take a long bath when I was done, I snuggled into bed. Erik laid out flat on his, I surmised he wouldn't be taking his bath and I couldn't blame him; he had driven for over twelve hours. I roll over to the end of my bed and turn off the night lamp. I hoped we would be safe here but I couldn't help but question if we were being tracked.
"Jonas?"
"Yes?" I hear him whisper as he turns t
LISA'S POVI stare at him with my mouth wide open. My mouth remains open as he stands up and heads over to place an order, the menu list in his hand.The villain of the storyI didn't believe it but did he have any reason to lie to me? If what he had said was true, that means he would be the worst villain ever recorded in history by a mile. He could also pass for being a pathetic villain too.Naturally, from the little I know, Jonas is far from Pathetic. But if he were the villain of our unpredictable story, why would he save my life? Not once or twice, I stopped counting at three. Or was there a fourth time? Since I was dirt poor to afford a television, I had relied upon comics books to give me the same thrill and I had never read about a villain who acted the same way Jonas was. He even killed someone affiliated with the Council for my sake.
LISA'S POVWhat is your name, young wolf?" The man asked me. His eyes flickered to the wolfsbane handcuffs on her wrists, maybe being caged for such a long time had taken its toll on her psychologically.Again, I just stared at him unblinking and unwilling to say anything. He sighed, this was going to be a difficult task but nothing good came easy. He pointed to himself, "You will call me Dom." He said, and then pointed to the man standing a few meters away. "That's Tino." Now that you know our names, we'd like to know yours. I'll ask again, what's your name?"I fully understood him. I just didn't want to speak but he thought I was gullible which I found amusing. He was under the impression that I didn't understand what he was saying so he resorted to using hand gestures to convey his message. I also didn't want to say anything because he would ask for my last name and things might get ugly like it was bef
LISA'S POV"Lisa! Lisa!" Jonas says loudly shaking me out of my daydream."Yes?" I blink my eyes rapidly, trying to catch up with reality."I'm sorry about that, I got caught up in the past." I offer him a wry smile. This was one of the reasons I hated digging up the ghosts of my past, it always managed to consume me and suck me into the horrors I had faced decades ago. I hated that, I've tried to keep my memory about the Alpha Dom buried for so long and I was succeeding until now.Jonas puts his hand on top of mine and gives me a reassuring squeeze. "Are you okay?" He asks with a concerned look on his face.I press my bottom lip to my top lip, trying to stop my jaw from trembling. I shake my head. "I don't know.""What Alpha are you talking about?"I turn my head towards the window to watch the musical going on across the street. I felt more comfortable watching the act than lo
LISA'S POVThat night as I lay down in bed, I pull the covers of the bedsheet up past my shoulders and bury my head deeper into the pillow to get a little bit of warmth. The motel room is freezing. The air conditioners in the room were really working effectively. Extremely well in fact. I was guessing Jonas had something to do with it, the motel room wasn't as cold as this yesterday.All the same, I was grateful. I look out the window, the moon was shining brightly tonight, I hope it was a sign of something good. I tried to guess the time without looking at the clock chiming adjacent to my bed. I know it has to be somewhere around three in the morning. I tried to sleep for a little longer but I couldn't. Maybe it was the cold or something else, I couldn't place my finger on it. Apart from the buzzing sound of the air conditioner and the clock, the only other sound in the room is Jonas' heavy breathing. And, a few
Lisa's POV I lower myself onto the bed, still reeling from what had just transpired. I can't believe it. The Prime Alpha had been in my room. Jonas was part of the Council. It was too much for me to take in all at once.
LISA's POVOne hour later, we check out of the motel and drive to the nearest mall, located on the outskirts of the town. There was a large number of people trooping in and out of the mall. We had to roam around for a while before we found a parking spot a few blocks away from the mall.As soon as we entered through the main building, I quickly concluded that the crowd here was twice the number of people living in the town alone. There was barely enough space to move an inch. I took a step forward, and a woman slammed into me unapologetically. I move to the side, trying to get close to Jonas, and I get stopped by a man carrying an outrageous number of shopping bags. A few meters away from Jonas, I get whacked in the head by a man carrying a baby trolley high in the air. Jonas notices my frustration and grabs my hand, pulling me through the crowd, shoving anyone in his path. His face was hard as a rock. Many people who left offended felt i
LISA'S POVLater in the evening, I felt a hand tap my arm until I'm awake. Jonas turn his car into the parking lot of a silver painted, five star skyscraper. I hold my breathe for a few seconds. My fingers trembled slightly. Is this the Council's new estate or one of the many houses they owned?Jonas notices my discomfort and wraps his hand around mine. "What's wrong, Lisa?"I gulp. "Is this your home? Surely it can't be, or is it?" I was close to hyperventilating. I need to take control of myself. Snap out of it."No, it isn't." He pulls his hand away from mine and I find myself missing the feeling of his hand on mine. "This is a hotel, one of the many we own. If you're freaking out right now, I wonder how you'd act tomorrow night. I'd hate you see then."What is he saying? I wasn't freaking out that much or was I?He stops behind another car waiting o
LISA'S POVDepending on the person, a fancy dress can make one feel more or less confident. For me, I was stuck in the middle, undecided on how I felt at the moment. I slip on the emerald green dress, tugging the zipper up as best as I could but I failed, I decided to leave it till Jonas came. I stare at my face in the mirror, I was confused about what to do to my face. I've never used makeup before and I had been too ashamed to admit it to Jonas.The makeup kit I bought yesterday at the mall stares back at me. I could manage to put on a light layer, I learned the trick from my estranged best friend. That was all I knew but I was too simple for a dinner of this magnitude. During my time with Dom, the enforcers offered to teach any girl willing how to use makeup but I turned down the offer because I found it to be a waste of time. I wasn't going to accept their plans of turning me into a rebel but here I was on the pathway