Chapter One

Willow POV

“Mommy! Mommy please wake up!”

I grab her and shake her to try to get her awake.

“You can’t leave me mommy” I whisper as I lay on her chest attempting to listen for breathing. I don’t hear any. As I raise my head I look at the jagged vertical cuts that lay on her arm. I see the blood is not flowing.

“No mommy! You need to wake up. Right now! I will be good. I will make you better” I say as I get up and look at my blood soak dressed.

I hear the front door slam open. “What the hell did you do?!?!”

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I jolt awake sweating. I feel my heart racing as I look around. It’s pitch black in my room. This gives me no indication of the time as it is always dark down here. I take a deep breath to slow my rapidly beating heart. As I do so I take in the rancid smell of the dungeon. I lay back down and let my eyes adjust to darkness so I can see better. Although, I do not have my wolf yet living in darkness I have gotten better at being able to see through it.

Knowing I will not be able to go back to sleep I decide to get up. These nightmares of the past never lets me get any rest. I get up from my cot and shuffle to my cell door. I knock on the door and wait for a guard to come.

“What do you want?!” The guard harshly says through the window to my door. He glared at me through the window and I quickly move my eyes to the ground.

“I would like to start my duties for the day” I softly say keeping my eyes glued to the ground.

“It’s only 2:30am you do not need to start go back to bed” he says as he turn to walk away.

“I would like to start now. The Alpha King has requested an grand breakfast” I say quickly. It was not true but hopefully he would believe me. The Alpha does occasionally likes an lavish breakfast. I just could not be stuck here in the dark with these nightmares.

“Okay you rouge bitch you can go. But do not try anything guards are throughout the pack house” he states as he begins unlocking my door.

“Yes sir” I say as I quickly rush through the door as soon as he opens it.

I hurriedly make my way upstairs before he changes his mind. As I get to the top I notice another guard passing near the door. I lower my head as I walked quickly to the kitchen. I decide to prep for breakfast and then get a head start cleaning the common areas. I am up two hours earlier than I am supposed to be so better make the most of it. As I get to the kitchen I begin pulling the ingredients out.

My mind slowly drifts to the last 7 years of my life. 7 years ago my mom killed herself because she could not take it anymore. My mom was so beautiful and kind. She lit up a room every time she entered. She had the brightest smile and softest voice. I see her every time I catch my reflection in the mirror. We look the exact same except for my lifeless eyes. Her bright green eyes always looked full of life. Mine look dull you could tell the life in me was snuffed out a long time ago.

It took me a long time to fully understand everything. My mom could not take pain of the mate bond any longer. And it was all his fault my father.

The Alpha King.