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Phoebe's POV.

I tried holding back my tears but they kept welling up in my eyes. My heart squeezed tightly in my chest at the thought of returning to that pack where I was treated like nothing but a common slave.

It was where I was punished every day of my life. I even got abused by them at such a young age. My little pain seemed to have disappeared when Alpha Kingston helped me.

I thought he was different from the others. His eyes and intentions were different and for the first time in a long time, I felt cared for and important.

I probably allowed his care to get into my head and make me feel that I was worth care and attention. I was extremely wrong because all he did was show me a little kindness, maybe to someone his status.

On everyone's lips, would be… Alpha Kingston, the Alpha of the Red rose pack helps a young and tortured female werewolf from her mystery.

It was so sarcastic and pathetic but nothing but the truth. I am sure he did it for his own fame and popularity. How could I have thought that an esteemed Alpha Make him would save me without anything in return?.

He wasn't some Jesus who would sacrifice his time for a slave.

What was I thinking?.

I let out a sharp sigh and kicked back the tears that threatened to fall. I closed my eyes for a bit to muster some courage to speak;I didn't want to mince my words.

"You are right Alpha Kingston, I am fit as fiddle and I am sure that journey back to the pack I belong to wouldn't be too much of a hassle to me" I said feigning confidence. I avoided any stutter in my words because I wasn't going to look weak in his presence.

Since he wanted me to exit his Pack then that is what I would do. I would not suffer myself to beg him.

"I am not going to suffer you anymore with my burdens. I am going to leave tonight" I uttered without batting an eyelid.

He looked at me intensely and I could see the slight shock in his expression.

Was he shocked?…

Well, I was also shocked by my sudden guts, but it came at the right moment. Without wasting any more time, I struggled to come down from the bed but he held me back.

The contact of his warm skin on mine made me feel this sensation that I had never felt before, it was like a touch that made almost melt into his arms.

"I was just joking, Phoebe"

I heard him and blinked, then blinked rapidly again. Then I saw a smile suddenly play on his lips. Who smiles like that?.

His smile was enchanting, I had never seen any one smile the way he did;It looked different, warm and playful. No one ever smiled at me like that, especially not in Mark's pack.

My lips slowly parted into a gasp as I stared at him, my eyes were more concentrated on his lips. His smile gradually came on my face.

"You don't have to leave, I was just joking" Alpha Kingston smiled at me.

"You were joking?" I gasped in disbelief.

I was just acting tough but immediately I stepped my leg out of this pack, I knew that I would be completely broken.

My etching smile slowly changed into a pout and without thinking twice, I slapped his arm playfully.

"Don't joke with me like that, it's not funny at all. Do you know how scared I got about returning to my pack, not that I would be staying here forever but at least ;I… would be able to start my own life over again before finding a path for myself" I uttered truthfully.

I realized that my life would never have no purpose if I stayed in Mark's pack again.

"I didn't mean to scare you" Alpha Kingston said, his dark grayish eyes gazing intently at me.

He stared at me in amusement. Just then I realized that I had slapped him earlier;he was the Alpha, how could I have gotten so awkwardly familiar with him.

"I didn't mean to hit you, I apologize. Alpha" I bowed slightly and apologized to him.

After a few seconds, I lifted up my head to see him smiling at me.

Why was he smiling so much?

I felt uneasy with how he smiled but deep down his smile gave me reassurance and serenity, something I hadn't felt in a long time.

I felt at peace.

"I heard what happened between you and my father, don't mind him at all. He can be in a bad mood sometimes"

'Beta Axel is quite the chatterbox' I rolled my eyes.

"Yes he is"

I heard him chuckle a bit and realized that I had said my thoughts out loud.

How embarrassing…

"I meant that, I would apologize to your father but don't let me leave" I muttered,my voice quivered.

Alpha Kingston sobered up and put a serious face "I wouldn't let you return to the place where they made your life a living hell and tortured you like you weren't a living being even feral animals wouldn't be treated the way they treat you"

"No one, no matter the atrocity committed, should bear all the pain that you had borne" Alpha Kingston uttered but not with a pitiful tone.

He gazed at me with something else which was admiration or so I thought.

"Your wolf seemed to be healing you well"He changed the topic.

"I'm glad that you aren't sending me away" I smiled childishly. “But your father is sincerely grumpy”

He wasn't mad at my comment but smiled instead. I smiled, we both smiled like two hemispheres.

A knock came on the door and Alpha Kingston bid the person to enter, it was a nurse who came with food and drugs . Surprisingly the Alpha dismissed her and took the tray of food and drugs for her.

He walked closer to me and placed the tray by my side.

"Hungry?"

"Yes" I replied and adjusted myself in pain.

He opened the plates and bowls and the food looked so yummy, my lips watered at the sight of the delightful meal.

"Yummy" I licked my lips.

Alpha Kingston picked up the spoon and sat on the bed.

"I will feed you," He said.

"Feed me?" I gasped in shock. “You don't need to feed me, I might still feel weak but I can feed myself;thank you”

I rejected his offer politely and ate my meal. I couldn't eat my meal comfortably because I could feel his intense gaze on me.

It made me nervous, I lifted my eyes and our gazes met. It was like those beautiful eyes of his were piercing through my soul.

"I would leave you now but don't hesitate to call for my attention or anybody's help, if you feel uncomfortable" Alpha Kingston muttered with concern.

I nodded in positive and he finally left me alone. I took a glance at the meal and tried eating again but I couldn't.

What did Alpha Kingston really want from me?. Why was he so nice?.

I couldn't help but get uncomfortable and feel rather unsafe.

I became suspicious of everything, should I really stay here or should I leave?