Chapter 7: The Alphas Command

It took Blake a few hours to stand with Quinn and take in the hatred that grew in her teary eyes.

After he and Sebastian had scooped and dropped her like a bomb in the hall, right before the elders, he knew she had more than just hatred for him, it was disgust.

Elder Marcus had summoned three other elders. Those holding ranks above Blake's but still couldn't shake his decision.

Elder Marcus would have agreed to having tried his best to change Blake's mind but now, he was convinced that the boy had gone mad.

Especially after Blake had asked him to invite other higher ranked elders to give him their blessings. Not like he cared, he only wanted to acknowledge their presence and their respect.

But these elders weren't ones to be played by as fools. Despite their rejections of the union, Blake still somehow had their tongues tied with no options.

Their harsh whispers didn't stop him from sliding the ring into Quinn's finger and pledging to protect her. His sworn promises were like a stake to his heart but he knew he had no choice.

Quinn, faced with the difficulty to say yes, grudgingly took his ring and accepted his insane proposal.

Driving back to his mansion in silence, Quinn maintained an unmoved posture by the window. Her eyes glued to the unknown outside, not turning one bit to look at the man beside her.

Constantly, moving her finger tips around the ring, it felt heavy despite its tiny weight. Each time she touches the ring, a tear threatens to fall from her eyes.

Still wondering how her chance to escape Blake's men got her to be put in such a position.

For God's sake, she was a reject, married to the alpha and not just any alpha, but the one that saved the people of Starfalls.

It was either these people were desperate and insane or Blake had put a spell on them.

Only a few days ago was she planning her ultimate escape, now she's tied down with zero chances of any possible way out.

“You could have just said yes easily” his voice disrupted her thoughts.

The coolness that followed did nothing to calm her raging nerves but she was surprised as to how her mind quickly ceased to function further.

“What?” She breathed out, barely holding on to her own voice. Blake slightly adjusted in his seat as he urged her to sit properly.

The plain look on his face couldn't be mistaken for kindness but Quinn took it, and sat properly, still making sure to keep a visible distance between them.

“There was no point trying to argue with the elder. You just had to say yes, that's it.” He shrugged.

Quinn scoffed to his amusement, “Like it's easy right? You don't get to stand there, get talked about like you don't exist, now do you?” Her voice cracked as she spoke.

“I do, that's why I'm marrying you. So I can erase your dirty past or whatever baggage you had with you. Because I am—”

“Some low-life, selfish alpha? That's what I see in you, that's clearly what you are” she spat.

She twitched her nose, trying to stop the tears that threatened to fall from her eyes.

No, she wasn't going to break down. Not now that she was finally going to put him in his place. A little inhale and Quinn's face reddened with rage.

She wasn't going to give him the chance to see her cry.

“Stop this fucking car!” She let out, aggressively hitting the passenger door, in an attempt to escape.

“What the hell? Sit your ass down, miss!” Blake

Blake thought she was playing until she had one arm tightened on the driver's neck, the driver's eyes turned white instantly as he struggled to breathe.

Blake managed to knock her arm off the driver's neck but this gave Quinn the chance to unlock the door and roll out of the car, her arm badly bruised against the hard ground.

This unexpected move had Blake wide-eyed and shocked. If he had underestimated Quinn before, this was a clear sign never to do it again.

Who knew that his quiet bride could be a mad undercover ninja.

“Jake, pull over and stay right here, don't move!” He instructed his driver, as he rushed out of the car and raced after his bride.

Jake, still coughing from his near-death experience, nodded hurriedly while he watched his boss run after his insane wife in the thick darkness of the night.

Quinn ran past every corner, hoping to evade Blake's all-seeing eyes and sight but Blake couldn't be beaten in such a game of cat and mouse.

Occasionally causing a few people to fall and scream at the sight of her as she ran towards them, she wished they could be a little bit more quiet.

Though he couldn't see her, Blake still could smell her from a distance. Using his wolf speed, he raced past every corner that she had bypassed, tearing every obstacle and taking her scent as he ran.

Now, finding her was his utmost duty. Her blood gave way to even more danger. Or did she not know that her blood was important and it drew more to her than she knew.

With the increase in her blood-scent, he knew she could fall in the hands of the wrong pack or worse, Landon.

He wasn't going to let anything happen to her, even though she was doing something so stupid and dangerous.

Quinn, on the other hand, kept running like her life depended on it. Even while it did, there was no telling where she'd find herself this time.

Pausing for a while to catch her breath, Quinn caught the sight of two figures, standing a few feets away from her. Eyes glittered in green and red, huge figures and low growls, she knew what that meant.

She had invaded a werewolf territory.

Taking a few steps back, she braced herself for whatever that would come. If she was going to die that night, she would die using the only powers she had gotten from her mother to save herself.

Just as they raced in the air, claws and teeth, itching and directed to her, all to tear her apart. Quinn heard a slash in the distance and the monsters before her had turned to pieces of flesh.

Shaking in fear, she turned to see the man who did it. The bright light of the moon didn't hinder her from seeing him, she couldn't believe it.