All Chapters of Lost Alpha: Switched At Birth: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

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Isolation - 1

The first week came and went. And with it, all of Doctor Andromeda's pretense of care.The sweet, goodly doctor act faded, and she returned to her cutting, clinical tone and manners. Thankfully, I only saw her once or twice a day. She'd darken the west ward doors with a rickety metal cart containing a sparse meal, three medicine bags for the IV, and a tray of empty blood tubes. And she'd leave with a half-eaten bowl of gruel and six tubes filled with my blood.The meals could barely be called such. Cold soup with chunks of unidentifiable meat and vegetables that were obviously from three dinners passed. But I didn't complain.When she hooked those medicine bags that shone and swirled like liquid mercury and fed them into my small, bruised arms, I didn't complain. When the medicine burned and made me feel like I was dying the most painful death imaginable, I didn't complain. And when she stood over my writhing body, glaring down at me as though each moment of agony was punishment for b

Isolation - 2

It took another hour for me to bend my legs and lift them from the bed without collapsing from exhaustion. Frustration bubbled in my chest, and I huffed, slamming my hands on the infirmary bed in frustration."This is taking too long," I muttered, head whipping toward the door to study for any sign of the doctor. "I won't have time to move around the ward at this rate."Look, you got your legs moving. That's a good start. It might be better for us to look around at night anyway. We won't be easily spotted by the doctor, and we already know she leaves the infirmary at night to return to her quarters. Right. You're right. Night would be better. I'll eat as much as I can and pull the IV out after she leaves. The tension in my shoulders eased, and I relaxed back against the pillows. All I needed was patience. Andromeda would come and feed me, take more blood, and hook up the IV bag before leaving me for the night. If I cou

Escaping Isolation

"Is there a problem?" Doctor Andromeda asked, her eyes narrowing as she stood over me, hanging a fresh IV bag on the stand. She squeezed the bag a few times and thumped the line leading into my arm to get the thick fluid flowing.What the hell had she been feeding into my veins all this time? What had I unwittingly drunk down during all those visits to the infirmary? The questions compounded, and none had any answers in sight. Which only made the fear worse.Focus, Aurelia. Focus. Right. I shook my head and offered a warm smile at the imposter, spooning another mouthful of sludge into my face. "I'm just... thinking about how grateful I am. I know you said it's your job, but... without you, I'd have been dead years ago.""I know. You're weak. You've always been weak. And even with all my hard work and effort, you'll always be weak." The doctor sneered, shifting away to scribble on her clipboard once more.

Into the Fire

The night air greeted me cool and crisp.Breathing deep, I filled my lungs until they ached from it. The smell of freedom, autumn, and moonlight. For the last week, all I'd smelled was dust, mold, metallic medicine, and plastic bags.Moonlight on my skin, wind in my hair, and Arya's triumphant howl in my mind, I surged forward toward the side entrance for the main packhouse, praying that I would run into a trustworthy patrolman or a member of pack leadership who’d listen to what I’d endured. The truth of what I’d discovered.Someone, no... everyone, needed to know that the Doctor Andromeda walking around was an imposter.I ran as fast as my legs let me. They were stronger than I thought, but I was never a fast or steady runner, even before the newest poison was administered. It took me several minutes of stumbling to run the outside trail to the main part of the pack house. An unfamiliar path, since I was accustomed to walking t

Liar, Liar - 1

Delta Hester slammed the Alpha's door open and knelt instantly before the leaders gathered inside. The Alpha, Betas, and Gamma Security Officers... even Luna Snow stood amongst them. Their expressions shifted upon our entry, with various stages of annoyance and shock. Of those present, none were more affronted by Delta Hester's sudden appearance than Alpha and Luna Snow."Please forgive my intrusion, Alpha Snow. But remember the rat I mentioned a couple of weeks ago?" She tossed me to the ground in front of the pack leaders and pointed at the back of my head. "I told you she'd come crawling back. And here she is!"I pushed myself upright and immediately wished I hadn't.Alpha Snow's frightening black eyes locked onto me and followed my every twitch. His face drew into a scowl as he rounded his desk, approaching my huddled form with the careful calm of a predator scenting prey."You're the one who brings the meals... I know you. Aurelia. Orphaned omega who

Liar, Liar - 2

With her denial and their natural skepticism of me, there was nothing for me to say. No possible way for me to convince them of the truth. My mouth opened and closed and opened again as I tried to find the right words. But the trap was too perfect. Delta Hester had unwittingly set the scene for the imposter to debut their masterful performance."I didn't work with rogues. I would never... Snow Pointe is my home--""You are a Drow, not a Snow. You have no home here!" Delta Hester growled from behind us; head still bowed in the presence of the Alpha and Luna. "And you've never been a part of this pack. Always shirking your duties. Lying. Sneaking. Finding new ways to avoid doing what you're told. You've been the weakest link since you arrived, Fumbles. I wouldn't put it past you to think the rogues would have treated your miserable, scheming ass better.""Enough, Delta Hester," Alpha Snow snapped, silencing her tirade. "You are dismissed. This matter will be handl

Dungeons & Drugs - 1

I didn't have time to dwell on Evangeline's smug look or the doctor's lies. The guards threw me into the cell and slammed the door behind me.I landed with a thud that knocked the air out of my lungs, the cold from the stone floors seeping into my skin to the bone. I barely felt it over the tightness in my chest as the coughing fit I fought off in the Alpha's office finally won over. Each wheeze and rasping breath was fire in my lungs. Until tears burned in my eyes and my heart pounded in my ears relentlessly.Am I dying?The thought sprang up unbidden and chilled me to the core. I didn't want to die. Not in Snow Pointe's dungeons. Not while everyone above thought I colluded with rogues or betrayed the only home I'd ever known.The dark cells closed in around me as the panic rose with every hassled breath I took.You will not die, Aurelia. Not here. Not in this place. I don't care if I have to claw my way out of you; we will es

Dungeons & Drugs - 2

"The pack leaders and Delta Hester are convinced that you are responsible for the attacks because of jealousy against Evangeline." Alpha Snow's hypothesis landed like a slap in the face.Jealous of Evangeline? The one who made my days and nights even more miserable for the sheer enjoyment of it? She who had everything, while I was left in a drafty shack. Of course, I was jealous, but never of her. I was jealous of the excess she disregarded, while I starved in the dark.I was jealous like a flower in the shade is jealous of the one in the sun. Jealous like a desert is of the rainforest. Jealous of desperation and need. But not jealous of her.Alpha Snow continued, "They claim that hearing about her engagement to the Lycan Prince sent you over the edge and caused you to reach out to rogues, revealing vital pack secrets that aided them in infiltrating the territory."He crossed his broad arms over his chest, making the cramped cell feel even smaller in his

Dungeone & Drugs - 3

Alpha Snow left. I wished he hadn't. But he had an engagement party to get to and no reason to doubt the pack doctor. He hadn't seen what I saw. He didn't know that the person standing in front of my cell was not who she claimed to be.She was something monstrous. Unnatural. Everything from her presence to the way her glassy eyes locked onto me with unwavering hunger… fed the slow rise of panic in my gut.When the basement door closed, we were sealed away from the world. It was just me, Imposter Andromeda, and a guard. He reclined by the door, swiping his phone, impassive. In truth, I was alone with the monster grinning at me through the bars."How are you feeling, Aurelia? Last time I saw you was the night of your seventeenth moonday. You looked so weak... When they said you disappeared, I was so worried. I thought for sure something terrible had happened to you," she cooed softly, reaching her hand through the bars to try and graze my cheek. I flinched away, pressing my back against

Mounting Suspicions - 1

Evangeline's betrothal celebration was set to last for the entire week. That was the duration of my sentence in the cells. After the celebration ended, Alpha Snow and the pack leaders would conduct a full investigation into my "disappearance."The results would determine my guilt or innocence.The problem wasn't the investigation or their interrogation, though everyone knew Snow Pointe's infamously brutal interrogation techniques.No, the real issue was surviving until then. I knew the truth and how to prove it, if given the opportunity. I could show them to the isolation ward, describe the walls and ceiling, and the exact view out of the windows. I could offer to send my blood for analysis.Most damning of all, I could reveal Imposter Andromeda as the fraud she was. The subtle differences in appearance and scent. All of it.But to do that, I needed to survive. Easier said than done.As she promised, Imposter Andromeda visited me every day during my imprisonment. The guard admitted he

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