Chapter 4

Karla:

I shake my head profoundly, "Father please, you are sending me to death. I can't... I can't be another dead wolf in his numerous digits of those who had fallen asleep in death because of..."

"No, you will not because you are smart, that is the reason, I am sending you there. You are wild, not as reckless as the rest of your gender. I know you could do this, you could get me what I wanted, you love this pack and your family, you will not want any harm to come to them." His voice dropped to a low whisper, yet powerful, giving me no room to counter his decision. I shook my head, my trembling hands were out of control and my tears weren't stopping.

"No, I will not father, I am afraid I will disobey this time."

"Karla..." My father snarled, cracking through the office and his jawbone tightened, his fist clenched on the table. I guess he has lost his patients. "You have no right to argue and no one is negotiating with you, you will do as you are told starting from tomorrow, you will be groomed as his Luna, in the mask of your sister." Deep within my chest, Nyx squirmed. Her rage filled my systems as she fought hard to come out and slay everyone in the office, including my father, the Alpha.

"Father..." Anastasia called and ran into his arms. "I don't want to be alpha Killian's Mate." I watched my father, tapped her shoulder while he pressed kisses on her hair.

"I will never let that happen, your sister will be the one to go with him, tomorrow night." Pain crawls across the corner of my mind, as I watch the actions in front of me. Father wouldn't let that happen to Anastasia but he could push me into a monster Pack without a blink. He should as well let his wolf on me, instead of sending me there when I was still going to die. I know one mistake that monster will rip my heart.

Father tilted his head to me, and gave me that cold deadly gaze, as he said the final words that shattered my heart. "You have no place here, even if you didn't go to him, I will still kill you."

I turned and sprinted from the office, I didn't stop running and I didn't throw an eye on my nanny who was waiting outside the office, and some warriors and Omega in the Packhouse. Not like they were my friends. I didn't stop running until I got to my room and slammed the door behind me.

Sobs reek my being. I heard the banging of the door, by my nanny, "Karla baby please open the door." Her concerns voice came out.

"Go away, I want to be left alone," I said between my sobbing. I scramble for my tablet, not like I have a friend or anyone that will be my lifeline, but then I need to get out of here and seek refuge somewhere.

I logged in on my app, and the thought of seeking help from my friends on the app came into my mind, although I haven't met them in person, I felt I could trust them more than my family.

The first person that came to my mind was Zephyr, I think he is nice, and he could help me. I don't think he would hesitate to lend me a helping hand if I needed one. I tapped on his name then my wolf whimpered in my head, 'He is too cool, you don't want to put him in danger, do you?' Nyx asked in my head and I sighed, before closing his profile.

'Ryder, he is a guard, so he should have strength, just like a gamma.' I murmured to her, even though I knew he might not want to dive into trouble for me, especially with a wolf. I still thought he was a better option, since he is a guard, he must be strong. 'What do you think?'

'Shadow...' her words came into my head like a shock and I shook my head almost immediately. 'c'mon Karla, you know your dad is dangerous and we don't need some soft-hearted male to deal with him. Shadow is the perfect candidate for this, he emits a dangerous aura, and he...'

'Nyx, you got to be kidding me, Shadow is not even an option, I don't know him.'

'Like you know the other two?' she rolled her eyes in my head.

'Still, I can't gamble my safety with him.'

'Fine, you don't want to text him, do you have a better option?' I sighed as I ruffled my hair while shaking my head. 'Good, that means Shadow is the best option, go on, grab your phone, and text him, we don't have time.'

Taking a deep breath, I tapped his profile, before I shut my eyes, pinning my lower lips with my upper teeth, as much as I didn't want to gamble this, deep down in my spine, I knew my wolf Nyx was right, Shadow was the only one that could protect me. [Shadow, I need your help. I know you are very busy but please reply, I am desperate.] My fingers trembling as I typed out the message to Shadow. I had rehearsed the words a dozen times in my head, trying to make them sound urgent. I know Shadow doesn't reply fast, the last time he asked for my photo, it was just this morning, he opened the message and he didn't even say anything about the photo or something else. Finally, I took a deep breath and hit "send."

The moment the message flew off, panic set in. My stomach twisted, and my lips parted slightly as I muttered, “Holy shit...what have I done?” I hadn't even checked the tone of my message one last time. What if it sounded foolish? What if he ignored me or, worse, thought he saw me as a weakling? Probably a desperate girl wanting to seduce him?

My thumb hovered over the screen, searching for a way to delete it before he could open it. But the blue check mark stared back at me mercilessly, signaling the message had already been delivered and read. My lips dropped into a soft gasp, and I froze, clutching my phone like it was a ticking time bomb, and like a blink, I heard my phone ping, I reached for it, although I was hoping that he didn't reply but he did and the other thing was his response. [Who the fuck, do you need me to bury my claws in his stomach, and bleed to dead?] My eyes bulged and my heart almost jumped out of my throat, reading the message.

His words sound savage like alpha Killian. There was silence so I typed but deleted it almost immediately, I wanted to tell him to forget about it but I knew I had to decide now, I couldn't let my father, mother, and sister marry me off to that monster. I am not some properties that have a price tag on it.

[No, you are not killing anyone, I just need a roof over my head for like two nights before I sort myself out.] I send this time without hesitation but half-hoping he is not going to ask while I am leaving home.

[Where do you want me to pick you up?] he typed without asking my reason for leaving home.

[Train station at the north hill by 9]

[deal then, I will send you pictures and what I am wearing so you can recognize me.]