Chapter 3

Mila’s POV

                Turning to face the room, I didn’t even bother to check the room out, as I raced for a door that I prayed was the bathroom, while all I could think about at this moment was quenching my thirst with water, even if it was from the bathroom faucet. Thankfully, there was a private bathroom, and as I turned the faucet to the sink on and lowered my head to the cool water that ran from it, dipping my mouth to soak up its glory, I realized that everything I had taken for granted was now gone.

                As the cool water ran down the back of my throat, warm tears began to pour from my eyes, as I no longer could hold them back. Now that I was alone in the privacy of my own prison, I could finally let out all the emotional grief that I had been holding deep inside of me.

                Turning the faucet off, I turned and lowered myself slowly to the floor, pulling my knees to my chest, as I continued to sob, while I thought about my parents, and my older brother, that were murdered by the same man that now held me prisoner to bear his heirs. The thought of allowing him to touch me with the same hands that murdered my family and most of my pack repulsed me, but what choice did I have. I was no longer a being that was free to choose for myself, as I was now nothing but a mere possession of his, to do with as he pleases.

                I couldn’t understand how our Moon Goddess could have forsaken me like this, as I was a good girl, and had kept myself for my mate, not giving in to any temptations. Hell, I never even had my first kiss, and now all those first that I had saved for my mate, were going to go to the monster that took everything away from me.

                There was no doubt in my mind now that I should have given into Billy a few months ago, when he begged me to be with him. If I had only given into him, I wouldn’t have been sold to breed Alpha Gunner’s heirs, and I would be a servant somewhere else like the rest of the young she wolves that were spared. But of course, that wasn’t the case, and my belief in being pure for my mate, backfired in my face, causing me to suffer the worse life that could be known for a she wolf.

                The sound of the key in the lock turning caught my attention, and I quickly began to wipe my tears away, as I pushed myself to my feet, not knowing who was about to enter my room. Slowly, I moved to the bathroom door, peeking into the room, as the door opened, revealing the Beta that had escorted me to my room just moments ago. In his hands was a tray, and my mouth instantly watered at the smell of the food he was carrying on it, but I didn’t move from where I was standing, scared he may take it away if I made a sudden move.

                His eyes looked around the room, as he placed the tray on a small table, until they met with mine, and he says to me, “I brought you something to eat. It looks like it has been days since you have eaten.” As he moves to a fireplace and begins to build a fire in it.

                I hadn’t until this moment realized how cold the room was, because I was so numb to everything that had been going on and lost in my despair to notice it. What little clothes that I had on when taken, now hung on me, two sizes too big, as I must have lost about ten plus pounds in the last couple of days from lack of food and water.

                Remaining where I was standing, I watched him building the fire, even though my mouth continued to water at the delectable smell of the food, but I honestly didn’t know if I should move to it, or even if I could trust that the food hadn’t been poisoned.

                The fire beamed to life, and its flames immediately brought warmth along with it, as the Beta stood back up, and moved towards the table where he had placed the tray of food. My eyes followed his every move, especially now that he stood directly over the tray of food.

                “I can see that you are hungry. I swear the food isn’t poisoned. Alpha Gunner would never buy you just to kill you.” He said to me, as if that was to reinsure me. The man was a cold-blooded killer, and I could see him torturing me slowly to my death.

                “Fine.” He says as he reaches down to the tray, and I go to take a step to stop him from taking the tray of food away, but stop myself, as my eyes remain on the food on it.

                But instead of taking ahold of the tray, he reaches down and takes one of the baby potatoes and pops it in his mouth, chewing it before he swallows it, before he says, “See, it isn’t poisoned.”

                My mouth began to water even more, now knowing that the food was safe to eat, but I still remained standing in the doorway to the bathroom, holding onto its frame, not allowing myself to go to it. My eyes now moved from the tray of food to him, as he went to take a step towards me, and I quickly took a step back into the bathroom, in fear of what he was about to do, to me.

                He stopped dead in his tracks as I took the step back into the bathroom, holding his hands in the air to me, as a sign that he wasn’t going to hurt me, but I honestly didn’t trust anyone at this moment, especially after everything that had just happened. “I swear I’m not going to hurt you. If I did, I would be as good as dead myself. You belong to my Alpha, and he would kill me on the spot with no questions asked.” He now said to me, and in a way, I believed him, because no one was to touch the Alpha’s possessions, or go near them without permission.

                “Please just come and take a bite, so that I can inform him that you are eating, and I promise when you do so, I will leave you alone for the evening.” He now tells me, as if he is just trying to fulfill his own orders given to him by Alpha Gunner.

                Not wanting to cause problems on my first night here, for the man that he has entrusted my well-being with, I slowly move from within the bathroom, to the small table, reaching for the tray of food, grabbing a baby potato myself, popping it into my mouth, before I began to chew it. I couldn’t help but to close my eyes for a second, to savor its taste, since it had been days since I had something to eat.

                The sound of the door opening made me quickly open my eyes, and to my surprise, the Beta had fulfilled his promise to me by leaving me alone, once he seen me take a bite, making me wonder if I could truly trust him.