All Chapters of Bound To The Alpha Who Broke Me: Chapter 1 - Chapter 3

Althea’s p.o.vThe rain came without warning.One moment, I was driving through the winding mountain road with nothing but clear skies and the hum of my old Honda's engine for company. The next, the heavens opened up, and sheets of water slammed against my windshield with such force that my wipers could barely keep up."Come on." I muttered, leaning forward and squinting through the downpour. My hands tightened on the steering wheel as the road ahead blurred into a gray wash of rain and fog.I shouldn't have taken this route. The main highway would have been safer, better lit, and actually maintained. But I'd wanted the scenic drive, the mountain views and the feeling of freedom that came with taking the road less traveled. After spending most of my twenty-four years tethered to hospital beds and heart monitors, I'd earned the right to be a little reckless.Or so I'd thought.The transplant had given me a second chance at life. One year ago, I'd been dying, my weak and failing heart b

Althea’s P.O.V I spent the rest of the day testing the room like a caged animal. I wanted to scream, to shout but that would only hurt my heart and maybe no one would come to help. The window didn't open. The door remained locked. There was nothing in the dresser except more oversized clothes and all in neutral colors, all practical. There was no phone, no way to contact anyone. I was truly trapped in a place where I had never stepped foot. By the time the sun started to set, painting the sky in shades of orange and purple, I was pacing the room like a restless cat. My mind wouldn't stop spinning. Who were these people? What did they want with me? And why did that man, the Alpha, as Marla had called him look at me with such burning hatred? I had done nothing to him. I was just a girl who’d had a car accident. I was a victim, but he was making me look like an antagonist. The pain in my chest had faded to a dull, persistent ache. Like a bruise that wouldn't quite heal. I kept