FIVE

Laura

I laughed as I rolled on my squeaking bed, finding what my wolf had said really funny. She had to be paying some kind of prank on me.

'Thanks for the joke. It was really needed.' I said to her, waiting for her response.

'I'm not joking, Laura. You're pregnant, and have been for a few days.'

The smile on my lips afded away as I sat up in my bed realization dawning on me, the smile on my face disappearing.

This is bad, really bad.

I really couldn't afford to be pregnant at the time with Alpha Devin acting aggressively with me. If he found out, that would only give him more reasons to keep me hostage and I didn't want that.

I ran my fingers through my hair before burying my face in my hands. I had to think of something, and fast. My head snapped up as a thought dropped in my mind.

Would he change his behavior towards me if he found out that I was pregnant for him?

That thought began to make me doubt every other thing that I had been thinking. Alpha Devin was my mate, and no matter what, I wanted to be with my mate and be happy, so that thought didn't really seem bad at the time.

I sighed and laid back in my bed. I had to figure out a way to tell him, and at the right time.

The timing was important, very important.

I let out a deep breath and closed my eyes, excited for the next day when Alpha Devin would come into my room, so that I could break the good news to him.

Hopefully, everything went as planned.

I closed my eyes and for the first time in about a month, I slept off with a smile on my face and my heart calm, despite the pain I felt in my body.

****

I woke up the next morning, stretched my arms and legs around and smiling up at the light that was shining into the room.

Soon, I will be able to walk in the sunlight as I please once again.

I placed my hand on my stomach as I rubbed it up and and down, even tough it was still flat. I knew that my wolf wouldn't lie to me, but Alpha Devin was still going to call the pack doctor just to be sure.

The lock was being opened all of a sudden and I shot up from my position and turned to face the door.

Fortunately or unfortunately, it was a servant with a tray of food in her hand. She placed it in front of me in the bed and left immediately.

I stared at the plate of food on the bed, it was a lot of food and back at the door that was now locked.

What is going on?

Has Alpha Devin somehow found out that I am pregnant?

That didn't matter as I dug in and started eating. I stuffed my face so much, not even waiting to swallow one before eating the next. I hadn't eaten for three days, I deserved to eat anyway I liked.

When I was done, I rested my back against the wall, my stomach more filled than it had ever been before, I hadn't been given that amount of food before. I smiled as I stroked my stomach, thankfully my baby would have something to eat.

I stayed like that in the room for a while, humming and staring up at the ceiling, not feeling sad anymore. Alpha Devin had really surprised me.

It was around afternoon when I when I heard the door lock open again, I immediately got up from the bed, knowing that it was Alpha Devin.

I smiled a little as I watch him walk into the room, hard eyes staring at me. His facial expression wasn't exactly what I had been expecting, but I decided to still say what I wanted to.

"Thank you, alpha for the food." I said and he nodded his head.

"It's fine, because you'll need it anyways for what I'm about to do to you. It wouldn't be good to have you fainting on me." He said and I watched with a frown as his hands went to his belt buckle and undid it.

I had thought that he was going to treat me nicely, but it seemed like I was over thinking because of the food.

I would tell him about the baby later, as long as he doesn't hit me.

I laid down on the bed with my eyes closed, thinking that he wanted it have sex with me again, but then I felt the metal on his belt buckle hit my arm and I immediately stood up.

"Alpha, what is going on?" I asked, looking confused, standing up from the bed and moving away from him.

"I think a punishment is long overdue." He said stalking closer to me and wrapping the belt around his hand, leaving the tail that he would use to whip me.

"You've been in my house for over a month now and you haven't gotten pregnant, so I think this could act as a little pushed for you, so that you would know your use here."

I watched as the belt came down in me with force and I hid my face in my arms it protect it.

"Wait, Alpha, I have something to tell you." I said, but he hissed.

"I do not want to hear one word from you. The more you talk, the angrier I get, and the more lashes you get." He said and immediately resumed his beatings.

I fell to the floor, curling up on myself to protect my stomach as much as possible. He was breathing so hard because he was using all of his strength to beat me.

Soon after, he threw the belt to the side and decided to use his legs and fists. It had to be the most he had ever beaten me since I had arrived in ihis palace.

Tears rolled down my face as I couldn't imagine him to be the man that I would let my child grow up with as a father.

After what felt like hours, he was done and after spitting in my direction and calling me a whore, he left my room, but not before telling a servant to clean me up.

I was too weak to even move. I could feel and see blood from the many wounds that I had on my body. I couldn't even cry any longer.

It had really happened.

Alpha Devin had almost killed me.

The servant dragged me to my feet and put me on the bed. She began to treat my wounds and the look in her face held pity for me.

I let her do what she wanted and that was when I made a decision.

I can't remain here any longer.

I am now a mother.

Alpha Devin could kill my child.

My head started thinking of the best possible ways to escape from the palace. I stared at the servant that was cleaning me up as I thought of something.

I started breathing fast and acting like I was having a panic attack and then when she started panicking, wondering and confused about what to do, I pretended to faint.

For a while, I heard and gasp and I didn't feel her hands on me, and then I heard the door of the room slam shut.

I opened my eyes to see that she had ran out of the room, leaving the door open.

Perfect. Just what I wanted.

I stood up from the bed and ran out of the room. It would be the first time I was stepping out of the room in almost a month.

I looked around, trying to find my way as quickly as possible. My body was still weak, but the adrenaline rush that I was feeling made me practically numb.

I ran towards the kitchen, hiding and making sure no one that was upstairs could see me. I couldn't go through the front door, so I searched frantically for another way to escape.

I was lucky enough that there weren't any servants around at that time. They were probably all in the kitchen.

I had to hurry because I was very sure the servant went to inform Alpha Devin that I had fainted and when they found out that I was gone, they would search for me non stop.

I finally found a door that lead to the backyard garden, which led to the forest behind the palace. I opened the door and took a deep breath before running out of it, not looking back once.

I had nothing and no one to look back to, so I kept running, not even checking it see if anyone was following me. I was getting cuts under my feet from the tiny stones and sticks in the forest floor, but that didn't stop me.

I didn't know where I was going, but all I knew to do was to run, and when I got to a safe place, I could think about that.

It was the only opportunity I had and I had to take it, for myself and for my baby.