CHAPTER 1

"You bitch!" George yelled while hitting her. He kicked her abdomen and laid hits upon hits on every part of her body. 

Lara tried covering her face as her mate hit her. She didn't scream nor did she cry. She had become numb to his beatings. Did they hurt? Yes, but she found out that crying and begging him only made him more angry. 

George hated the sight of his mate. She reminded him of her mother, the evil wench. With fury, he relentlessly stomped on her. His anger intensified when he noticed she wasn't crying and begging him. 

"You think you could steal from me! I'll kill you!" He yelled. 

"I didn't," Lara begged in a weak voice. She couldn't fathom how a little misplaced jacket could make George so angry that he was hitting her like his enemy. While he kept on hitting her, she silently prayed that her daughter wouldn't come home at that moment. 

George glared at the distasteful sight of his mate. His inner wolf was protesting, hating to see his mate hurt. But George didn't care. The only person that could make him stop maltreating her was his father. And his father was in support of him. 

"Stand up, you stupid bitch!" Lara stood up from the floor, holding her stomach. She was in dire pain but didn't say anything to him. He wouldn't care anyway. 

"The next time you try to steal from me again, I'll kill you," he threatened her. 

Lara gulped, scared of his facial expression. It seems he was done with her. She tried to speak but he held her face and pressed hard on it. Tears stung her eyes. 

"Clean yourself up before I get back. I want you tonight," George barked. 

It was the only thing she was good at. The shameless slut! Sex with her was mind-blowing so while he hated her, he still had sex with her. The attraction of their mate bond made sex very intense with her.

"Answer me!"

"Yes, George," Lara cried out. He lets go of her and walks out the door. Her knees gave up and she slumped to the floor. 

This was her new life. Or rather, the only life she could remember. Her inner wolf whimpered in pain. Her mate hated them. 

It was causing damage to her wolf. Lara sensed her daughter enter the house and quickly stood up. She felt an intense pain in her abdomen but couldn't care about it. 

She ran to the bathroom to escape the confused and pitiful expression that'll be on her daughter's face if she saw her on the floor. 

Lara sat on the floor and cried silently. Tears poured out of her eyes like a storm. She was tired of life and wanted to kill herself. 

Her innocent daughter was the only reason she couldn't go ahead with it. Desi would be treated like her. George had threatened her saying if she tries committing suicide he was going to give Desi to the men in the pack.

The threat worked because she had never tried to kill herself although the urge was there. Lara was tired of living. 

"Let's leave," her inner wolf urged her. Lara stopped crying. What was that? She didn't expect her wolf to speak to her. 

"Let's leave mate," the weak voice said again. Lara stood up and cleaned the tears from her eyes. Her inner wolf was speaking to her. "Let's run away."

Lara shook her head. She couldn't leave. Not without her daughter. "I can't leave. He'll find me."

She couldn't leave her daughter and also couldn't run away with her. It was too dangerous. Their pack was one of the biggest. George was also one of the strongest wolves she had ever met. Lara was too scared to do anything. 

He could find her in the blink of an eye. Besides, she could not put her five year old daughter in danger. She wiped the tears from her eyes and stood up. She needed to get herself ready for him. 

If he comes back and sees her looking unattractive, then she'll get another correction for not adhering to his instructions. Lara took her bath and wore his favorite gown. 

Her eyes were void of emotions. She couldn't remember the last time she smiled willingly. She left the bathroom and went to her daughter's room. The door was slightly open so she stood there watching her daughter play with her doll. 

No child in the pack wanted to play with Desi. As a mother, it made her distressed. Her daughter was lonely. Desi would always come to her when no one wanted to play with her. 

Maybe running away might be good for both of them. After staring at her daughter for a few minutes, Lara made her decision. She turned back and ran to her room. She quickly took out the few dresses she had and placed them in her bag. Ever since her father died, she had never gotten any good clothes to wear so she had very few clothes. 

Her daughter, on the other hand, had a lot. George had made sure she dressed elegantly. Just like the Alpha's daughter that she is. Lara was thankful for that. She also took a few of his shirts so she could smell like him. 

He might be able to find her if he traced her scent but if she blocked her scent with his, then it might be harder. Lara was tense. She wasn't sure of her decision but was going to stick by it. 

She closed the bag and placed it in the closet. George would never suspect when he comes back. She ran to Desi's room and started picking out her clothes too. 

"What are you doing, mummy?" Desi asked her while on the bed. She turned to her daughter and smiled. 

"I'm going to put your clothes inside a bag and we are going to play hide and seek okay," Lara said. 

"Okay! What should I do?" Desi ran to her. Lara saw the excitement on her daughter's face and silently asked for forgiveness from her. 

"Here," she gave her a dress. "Put this on and wait for me. Mummy will be done soon," Lara told her. Desi took the gown and wore it. 

"Are we going to go riding?" Desi frowned. The gown Lara had given her was meant for riding a horse. 

"Yes we might have to," Lara whispered and placed one finger on her lips. "It's a secret. Don't tell your Daddy when he comes back, okay."

"Okay I won't," Desi smiled and ran to pick up her doll. She hurriedly placed her daughter's clothes inside a bag and hid it. George would not be back till late in the night which gave her enough time to prepare. 

This was the only opportunity she had to run away. She stood up and ran outside. To her surprise, George was outside with his father, the Alpha. 

They stopped talking and glanced at her. Lara quickly lowered her gaze and acted every bit like the submissive mate. 

"Welcome, Alpha," she said sweetly. Alpha Robert rolled his eyes at her. 

"What are you doing outside? Get back inside the house!" George ordered. She ran back inside the house and panicked. 

Why was George back? And why was his father with him? She always knew Alpha Robert was the reason for George's attitude towards her but she didn't care.

He was going to hit her again. She knew it. She went upstairs to their bedroom and waited for him. A few minutes later, he stomped into the room in a rage. 

Immediately his eyes fell on her, he took long strides and slapped her hard on the face. 

"Why were you outside?" He bellowed. Lara stood up but couldn't say anything. She kept her eyes on the floor while trembling. 

"Answer me you bitch!" He continued to yell. As he raised his hand to strike her abdomen, she knelt, but it was too late. He landed a punch to her face, causing Lara to collapse on the ground in an unconscious state.