The second day passed pretty uneventfully. Every now and then I would see a warrior or two pass by but very few paid any attention to me other than to check if my ropes were still tied under Elstans orders. I wasn't surprised really. I knew I could escape these ropes if I had more strength but unfortunately that didn't seemi to be happening any time soon. Occasionally a warrior on patrol who pitied me enough would give me some water or let me nibble on something. Never much because they knew, hell we all knew that if Elstan found out they would pay for it.     I stayed quiet unless I was directly talked to. I had devised a plan to be on my best behavior just until Elstans Alpha ceremony. I would make them think I had submitted and would blindly obey him just until then. Then right at the start of the ceremony I would run as fast as I could and as far as I could so that hopefully by the time him and his mate established the pack link I would

    By the fifth day the heat was getting to me. From the little sunlight that did filter through the trees I was sunburnt and it was severely uncomfortable. The warriors who passed by on patrols took pitty on me but didn't dare offer me any sunblock for fear Elstan would notice. From the little information I had been given each day from those who were sympathetic to me things were getting worse. Elstan was basically a tyrant and letting the power of being Alpha get to his head. Kyle told me yesterday that Elstan was pushing the warriors too hard during training that one of them actually collapsed and when they wouldn't get up he had the warrior dragged away and beat into submission. The warrior had been from one of the younger classes so probably around fifteen or sixteen years old.     I truly felt for my pack and it was almost as if I could feel their fear and sorrow grow stronger and stronger each day but I didn't know what to do at this point in

    "Ugh Mels we've looked through all the dresses here and not a single one grabs my attention." I said after the third store my best friend dragged me into. I wanted my eighteenth birthday dress to be perfect. After all I had to renounce Elstan as my mate permanently in front of everyone. I could feel Zariah stirring impatiently in me. She wanted me to look beautiful and feel comfortable for our first run too.    "There's one store we haven't checked yet." My best friend said checking the mall directory. I groaned.     "Fine but after this I want to get tacos from the food court got it? We've been here for the past three hours I'm a growing warrior you know." I said rolling my eyes while quoting my father. She snickered.    "Alright alright we'll get your damn tacos. I have never met a wolf so obsessed with tacos." She said with a snicker. I panicked.    "Keep your voice down. This is a non wolf

     "Elias I finnished this bathroom." I said standing after being on my hands and knees for the past two hours scrubing every little inch of the male warriors shared bathroom. I had been assigned to the lowest two floors, the floors that i felt were always the dirtiest anyways. Elias stood from his chair in the hall where he had positioned himself mso that he could see my every move and walked around the bathroom. He gave a nod of approval and I let out a small sigh.       "Alright lets empty that mop bucket and get you some clean rags so you can do the womens bathroom next." I nodded. "After that I'll take you back to the kitchen for your supper and then Ruby will take over from there understood?" I nodded. I quickly gathered up my supplies and followed him to the dirty supplies room. I quickly dumped the mop water being careful not to splash it anywhere and traded out the rags for clean ones while the bucket refilled with clean water.&n

     I rolled over as my beta and best friend Xander pulled back the curtain to let the morning light in and greeted him with a growl. He gave me the middle finger and walked over to my closet. He practically threw the doors open and I could tell he was irritated. I looked at the clock on the bedside table and could see why. It was three in the evening, we were supposed to leave for the Alpha and Luna ceremonies for the Deepridge pack almost an hour ago.    "Get dressed, wash up because you smell like a whores vagina after she was working all night and cheap alcohol." Xander said aggressively laying a suit with the packs symbol on it. He laid out one of my black button shirts out with it and matching socks along with a royal blue tie and black dress shoes.    "Who died and made you boss?" I growled. He flinched a little but his anger was fairly clear. He was one of the few people in this world I would ever let talk back to me, mostl