Chapter 2

Audrey’s POV

“You scared me” I breathed wrapping my arms around my brother.

“I’m sorry pumpkin are you ready to do this?” he asked setting me aside as he pulled out our already packed bags, I took a deep breath and nodded my head, after yesterdays’ beating Scott was so hurt he decided we were leaving the pack, well we were basically escaping since it was illegal not to mention disrespectful to leave without telling our alpha, he would probably kill us if he found out.

Scott began loading our bags into the truck, we had to be out of here before lunch ime finished or else we’d be doomed.

As Scott loaded the bags I went to one of the kitchen cabinets and saw that I had almost left my blades behind, I took the whole pouch opening it to admire its contents, I may not be a shifter but one day I would be really good at throwing a blade, who knows maybe I’d be the one to finally free our pack of this ruthless alpha. 

“Come on pumpkin” Scotty called out already seated in the driver’s seat, shame covering me at the impure thoughts I just had, my brother was more eager than I was and I was the one living in hell, I looked back at the house I grew up in, feeling a bit sad to be leaving everything behind but also very hopeful. I walked out holding my pouch and favorite novel and as I was locking the door heard cracking in the distance it was alarming and it gave me warning chills but Scott was in such a hurry that I brushed the sound off, he helped me get settled in the truck and we pulled out of the place.

I love Scotty so much he is only person who treats me like I mean something, the only person who cares about how I feel and the only person who would do anything to make sure I am safe. He is the one good hand life dealt me.

“You get a feeling were being followed?” I asked my brother who just shook his head claiming that it must be my nerves, except I wasn’t nervous, I wasn’t excited either, I felt like I was holding my breath, waiting for something to happen.

I tried to calm down focusing on my novel instead of all this thoughts, the truck was fast approaching the borders and I couldn’t help but hold my breath in a count down.

“Were almost there pumpkin your suffering ends today” Scott smiled at me pressing harder at the accelerator. I smiled back at him and imagined myself running free in a field of sunflowers, the fresh summer air blowing through my hair and also swaying my flowy summer dress from side to side, with Scott sited on a picnic blanket having a laugh with the new friends we would make, their laughter sounding ever so pure and melodious.

I was brought back to reality by the discomfort caused by the truck driving over something, we almost got swayed off the road but Scott immediately pulled the hand-brick causing the car to come to a sudden halt we got out to take a look at what just happened low and behold spikes, right there in the middle of the road.

“Fuck!” my brother cursed, all of the wheels were busted pretty bad, the truck would need a completely new set of wheels.

“Well what do we have here?” a voice boomed causing a sinking sensation in my stomach and an extremely cold shiver down my spine, it was the alpha he stepped out of the woods followed by his beta and my ex best-friend Megan, Intense fear struck my heart like a cold arrow and I swallowed hard, I lowered my head not daring to look the man in the eye.

“if I didn’t know any better I’d say somebody was leaving without saying goodbye.”

“Thank you Thomas,” he said and one of the guards stepped out of the woods, I assume this is the person who has been following us, I knew something was off, I should have listened to my gut, but how did anyone know of our plans?

“Please Alpha just let us go” Scott spoke up while I kept my head down.

“Okay!” he answered simply.

“You’re free to go, I mean you asked so nicely” I looked up at him and saw nothing but hate, his eyes held a certain darkness, a chilly darkness so dark that if you stare for too long it feels like the darkness will swallow you.

 “If you fight me” he ended, I whipped my head up to see if he was joking but his face was completely void of any emotion.

“I,, I, we meant no disrespect Alpha please have mercy” Scott pleaded his pleading only resulting in the alpha laughing at us like we were clowns at a circus, I for one sure did feel like a clown, how did I think I could escape, now I have endangered both my brother and I.

 I didn’t mind the beatings and berating, they were my life, but I would never forgive myself if my brother got harmed because of me.

“Please! Punish me alpha. I am the one who convinced him to run away with me” I pleaded my voice trembling as I kept my head down, apologizing would never work in fact according to the alpha that was another sign of weakness, which he absolutely despised.

Instead of responding to me he shifted into his wolf, his eyes turning blood red as black shiny fur covered his body, he walked past Scott and slowly approached me, my heart felt like it was beating at my throat and I couldn’t swallow it down, the alpha struck me with a slap across my face which sent my body flying across the road crashing into the car that was pulled on the side.

I crashed so hard it felt like all the air had been knocked out of my lungs, coughing out blood, I groaned in pain happy that my brother would be spared punishment I’d rather me than him, my internal celebration was cut short as Scott furiously shifted into his wolf and leaped sinking his teeth right into the alpha’s shoulder.

 “Scott! No! Please stop.” I tried to yell out, but there was no stopping them, Logan was a maniac who loved hurting people and Scott had always wanted to make him pay for everything he’s put me through, I could never stop them even if I could shift.

I heard whimpering and saw that the alpha had my brother pinned down.

“Alpha Logan, Please he is the only family I’ve got” my cheeks were soaking wet and I had absolutely forgotten about all the pain my body was going through, I couldn’t bear the thought of losing the only person who cared for me.

The alpha’s wolf looked directly at into my eyes snarling before he ripped my brother’s head off and threw it at my feet, blood pooling where his lifeless body lay.

I screamed so loud I was sure the whole pack heard, so loud I couldn’t hear myself, so loud it felt like my head was going to explode. I clutched hard at my head tightly shutting my eyes as if that would undo what had just happened and erase the memory from my mind.

 “And you, little human” the alpha said grabbing a fist full of my hair pulling me off the ground so that I reached his level, he had changed back into his human form his large hand wrapped around my neck leaving my feet dangling in the air, I looked at him with pleading eyes not knowing what I was pleading for because at this point I would be glad if he actually killed me.

His cold sinister eyes looked directly into mine and I heard a loud disturbing ringing in my head it was so loud I felt like I was losing my mind, this must be it I must be near my death, I thought as the alpha held my gaze and the ringing in my head got louder and louder.

‘Harder’ I wanted to tell him to choke me harder but I couldn’t find my voice instead a foreign voice spoke up loudly booming the words “MATE!!!”