I was led outside to a black SUV, which was parked in a secluded spot away from prying eyes and ears. I was relieved to see my family waiting beside the SUV. I would have five minutes to say my goodbyes to them. Five minutes wasn't much time, but given the circumstances, it was better then nothing. When I joined my family, they all threw their arms around me in a group hug, and as crazy as it may seem, I felt their love for me in that moment. As they pulled back from me, Haven quietly hissed, "What the hell were you thinking? Do you know what they will do to you if they find out the truth?"
I quickly shushed her not wanting to risk anyone overhearing us, especially the werewolves. I knew what I had done had been risky. But to me, it was a chance worth taking. My brother took me into his warm embrace and whispered, "You're strong. You're a survivor. I know you will be fine. It's only twelve months, remember that. You will be back home before you know it."
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As we drove away, leaving my family behind, I watched anxiously as civilization disappeared out of my line of sight. I knew I had done a bad thing, a dangerous thing, something that could potentially get me killed. But I had done it for all the right reasons! If these wolves were to ever find out that I wasn't Haven, they would kill me for sure, along with my family. We would all be slaughtered like the sheep these beasts thought we were. But I couldn't let Haven die. I couldn't let her be one of their victims.I don't know how much time passed before the smooth county road turned into a bumpy dirt track. The woods became thicker and I felt my anxiety increase. I had never been this far away from town before. This was an area that was heavily patrolled by beasts. The patrolling beasts stopped anyone who tried to enter these lands. The entire time we were driving, the werewolves in the car with me remained silent as the car continued making its way through the mountains.
Heidi walked quickly, leading me through the expensively furnished mansion. Soon we were walking down a hallway that had a tiled floor. The pale cream walls were lined with large paintings, which looked to me like they should be in a museum or art gallery somewhere. At the end of the hallway there was an inconspicuous door, and I was surprised when Heidi opened the door and started leading me downstairs. I followed her down the narrow staircase in silence, and tried to let my eyes adjust to the growing darkness, as we got further into what I now realized was the basement.Once we were standing at the bottom of the staircase, I tried to take in my surroundings. The floor was just your standard concrete slab floor. The basement was also dusty, and had the unmistakable musty smell of mold in the air. The air felt thick in here. I watched as Heidi made her way over to an old wooden door and opened it, revealing an old bathroom. There was nothing nice about this bathroom. It
I lay there in the silence of the tiny room, breathing in the heavy musty air. It felt stifling in here. I couldn't fall asleep despite feeling tired out from the craziness of the day.I looked around the room and saw a vent in the wall beneath the wooden table in my room. Getting up off my bed, I made my way over to the vent to check it out. I quietly undid the screws and lifted the cover off, and took a look at the inside of the vent. There was nothing else in there, and it had an adequate amount of space, so I made a decision. This would be the ideal spot to hide my bag whenever I was out of the room. I grabbed my bag and put it in the vent before placing the cover back on and doing up the screws.Getting up off the floor, I quickly made my bed, and when I was done, lay back down on it. I don't know how long I had been laying there on my bed when there was a ruckus at my door. It was apparent that someone was trying to get into my room. I waited on my be
Alpha Cole lifted one of the large chunks of meat off the tray and began to chow down on it in a manner befitting that of a wild animal. As I watched him devour the meat, I mentally chanted, "Don't vomit, don't vomit, don't vomit." I was feeling nauseated at the sight of the beasts seated before me, who were eating their meal like a pack of wild dogs tearing into a carcass."Haven," a warm voice said.I wasn't paying attention though, because I was too busy trying not to throw up to notice someone was addressing me."Haven," a deep voice called.Suddenly it hit me. Shit! I'm Haven! Taking a step forward, I was aware of the sound of what sounded like a glass hitting the table hard. I wasn't about to look up though to find out for sure, because I honestly didn't want to die."Fill my glass," Alpha Cole growled."Wait, fill his glass. With what? Heidi had never told me what Alpha Cole drank with his dinner," I thought, beginning to
When the wolves had finally finished eating, they all got up from the table and left the dining hall, leaving us girls to clean up their mess. As he was leaving the dining room, Alpha Cole gave me one last long lingering look. As the beasts left the room, the tension in the room slowly dissipated. I stood and watched as the girls all began to visibly relax. Heidi went and grabbed a couple of cleaning rags and dipped them into a big plastic tub of water.Walking over to me, she handed me a cloth and said, "We have to clean the table and each chair."As I began to wash the chair that Alpha Cole had been sitting in, I noticed that we weren't using any cleaning products, just hot water. I didn't say anything about it though, not wanting to be laughed at again. As if picking up on my thoughts, Heidi said, "We don't use cleaning products here. The werewolves don't like scented soaps. So to clean we just use hot water and good old fashioned elbow grease. We clean the di
I was still standing in the spot where I had ended up, after Beta Chad had dragged me into the office. I was absentmindedly rubbing where Beta Chad had grabbed my arm. These beasts are so rough! At some point they were bound to break bones. I looked up and saw that Alpha Cole's attention was on the paperwork on his desk. Suddenly, he looked up and caught me watching him. The gaze he gave me made my core clench. "What the fuck?" I thought, shocked by my physical response to him."Come here," he snapped, pointing his pointer finger to the side of his chair.Unbelievable! He was commanding me like I was a dog. It seemed like I was nothing more than a bitch to him. It was obvious my life had zero value to him or the members of his pack. To him, I was just like every other girl before me. Well... he was a pathetic excuse of a man as far as I was concerned.I slowly walked towards him, and stood at the edge of his desk, not wanting to get any closer to him
I quietly left Alpha Cole's office, softly closing the door behind me. I was stunned by what had just taken place in there. As I turned away from the door, I caught the sight of one of the beasts down the hallway. It took me a moment to realize he was the same one who had led me up here."Why was he here?" I wondered.As I looked at him, I took in his posture, he was leaning against the wall, and he did not look amused. Suddenly his eyes snapped to me. He had blonde hair, and blonde facial hair. I wouldn't call it a beard personally, to me it simply looked as though he hadn't shaved for a week or two. He was wearing black jeans, with boots and he had a black t shirt on. As I was observing him, he was doing the same to me, and I could tell by the look on his face, he did not like what he was seeing."Good... you don't want him to like what he sees... you are not his!" the voice in my head reminded me."Follow me," Beta Chad bit out.
As I sat on my bed I couldn't help but think about what Heidi had said earlier. As a form of punishment the wolves hunted girls. In that moment, I decided that I had to find out about the hunts that the wolves did. Was it only as a punishment? Or did they do them for other occasions as well? Is that why no girls ever came back home?Suddenly I realized why the girls here were the way they were. These girls would constantly be living in a constant state of fight or flight. That meant that these girls would have emotional damage from the constant emotional stress they would be living with every day. I had to finally admit to myself what I had been fighting all day, living here in this place was going to destroy me like it had done to them. What if it reached a point where I felt the only option I had was to take my own life because I didn't want to live any longer? But if I did that, would Alpha Cole see that as me not fulfilling my part of the sacrifice? Would he then hu