Chapter 4

Akira's POV 

I was sent back to the dungeon by the same scary big man who had taken me away from there. He opened the door, pushed me inside and turned on his heels. 

By the time I faced the girls, they were eating from a plate of food. I was surprised at the scene. With the way the Alpha hated me, I was sure he wouldn't mind us starving to death. 

I slumped against the wall as new hot tears bolted down my face. I clutched my chest tightly from the pain I felt when I rejected my mate. A part of me was thankful he didn't accept the rejection while the other part of me was scared for when he would accept the rejection. 

"You should eat," The older girl suggested, pushing a plate to me. I shook my head. 

"No, thank you," I eyed the food and pushed it away. 

"If you're scared it's poisoned, it is not. We already ate it and if it's poisoned, we should be dead by now," 

My eyes went wide at her words and I clamped my lips together. 

To be honest, I was a bit scared that the food was poisoned but at the same time, I lacked the strength to eat. 

"I don't feel like eating," 

She nodded. "I get it. I understand. The first day I entered your father's pack, I couldn't eat as well and trust me, I'd seen worse than this but I soon realised that I needed to eat to gain strength to face the world and move on. Eat first, you'll fix your life later," 

The little girl held my hand and looked at me pitifully. I collected the plate of food from her and took a spoon. 

"Why did you follow me?" I asked them both. 

"I'd rather stay with you than go with the rest," 

"I'm not an Alpha's daughter anymore. I can't help you both," I argued. 

"You never helped us before, did you? You were always in your world not giving a damn about us. Did we even exist in your perfect little world?" She spat with hatred.

"Then, why are you here? If you hate me so much, you should've gone with the others," 

She glared at me. "Because I know you wouldn't hurt me. Fine, you didn't help us when we were being punished but you didn't have the heart to hurt us either. I came with you because that's the only way to feel safe," 

"Me too," the little girl added. 

I took a deep breath and sat on the floor. 

"My name is Akira, I'm eighteen. What are yours?" 

"I'm Briella, 11," the little girl answered with a weak smile. I'm not sure how she's taking all that had happened tonight. As an adult, I'm pretty shaken. 

"I'm Lisa, 18 too," she also took a seat. 

After I was done eating, I took a deep breath and gathered the plate together with the one that Briella and Lisa used. I placed them close to the door. 

"I bet you've never heard of this pack, Akira," 

Lisa suddenly spoke. 

"No! I only know of my dad's friends who are also Alpha," 

"Those pathetic old fools. Worst enemies to human or wolves," 

At the sound of her words, I could point out the sadness and pain between them. That was when it occurred to me that I'd missed out the fact that Lisa and Briella were humans.  

Growing up I always wondered why my father's house was full of humans, especially girls. A few months ago, I got the answer to that question and I'm still in disbelief. 

"His name is Alpha Hunter," 

I turned my head to Lisa. "What?" 

"The Alpha of this pack, his name is Hunter," 

Hunter! I repeated the name in my head and it sounded perfect. 

"Do you want to know how he took over this pack?" 

I shouldn't be interested in Hunter or anything related to him. I don't know what he meant by Operation Sweep but I hope it ends sooner and he's able to accept my rejection. 

"He stabbed his father to death," she announced. My heart beat rapidly against my throat and my mouth suddenly dried up. 

"He did?" 

"Stabbed him to death right in front of his people and they love him for not being a coward. I'm sorry to say this but I also love him for killing your father," 

We both stared at each other for a few minutes. When I managed to look away, I realised the little girl, Briella, was asleep. 

"You hated him," I asked rhetorically. 

"Everyone did except you and your mother. He did unspeakable things. He hated humans just as much as we hated him. Your father was a demon," 

I shook my head, still in disbelief. 

"I don't know what to believe anymore," 

"Just know that, no one would hurt your father if he had lived as a good person," 

I turned my head away from her. I was done listening to reasons to justify my father's death. I closed my eyes softly. I was done crying. 

For the next few hours left for the day, I struggled to sleep. 

Each time I closed my eyes, I was drawn to the misery of my parent's death and I jerked awake. My eyes became swollen with tears but I quickly cleaned it up before they could drop. 

The light shone into the room by morning and still, sleep eluded me. I couldn't sleep a wink all night. Lisa and Briella soon woke up but none of us said anything. 

We heard heavy footsteps coming closer to us. A woman was carrying a tray of food and right behind her was Alpha Hunter. Our eyes met for a few seconds and I looked away. 

"Glad to see y'all made it through the night," 

I scoffed at his words. 

"Come here," he commanded. It was firm but soft. 

My eyes shifted to him and his finger was pointed at me. 

"You have visitors," he announced.

"What?" 

"Some of your father's pathetic old friends are here for you," I immediately stood up at the good news and walked out of the cell. 

"What about them?" I asked him about Lisa and Briella.

I could see the ray of hope right in front of me. If my father's friends were here for me, I wouldn't leave those two behind. 

"What gave you the notion that you would be leaving with those old bastards? You're coming back here" He answered. 

I bit down on my bottom lips and my palm twisted into a fist. 

"Remember our agreement, you better act like I'm dessert when you get there or else…" 

His eyes dropped to my bottom lip and I quickly removed it from between my teeth. His eyes lingered on a spot of my lip before he stared at me in the eyes and began walking away. 

"Or else…" I asked, hoping he would finish his words. 

"Or else the little one gets to pay for it with her life. Isn't that fantastic?"