CHAPTER 2

As I looked around at all the warriors that were surrounding us, ready to attack, I knew that I needed to think quickly. 

“We need sanctuary. My mother is hurt. She needs help.” I said. My mother was laying there unconscious, blood covered the front of her shirt and they knew that I wasn’t lying. 

I was out of breath and the warriors on the other side of the border shifted back to their human selves so that they could speak to the patrols of this pack. 

“If you men would please hear me out? These two are prisoners that escaped from our pack and we are here to bring them back.” The warrior said. 

“I want to talk to your Alpha.” I said, standing up.

The warrior across the border, glared at me like he could kill me where I stood. But even he knew that if I came back to his pack harmed, then he would be the one that got hurt. 

“Do you really expect me to believe that this teenager and her mother are a threat to us?” A man asked, coming through the woods. I turned to look at him. He was only wearing a pair of shorts which meant that he had just shifted with a couple of tattoos on his rock hard chest with short cut brown hair and he stood at least 6 foot 3. I knew that he wasn’t the Alpha. But he was definitely of a high rank. 

He walked right up next to me, I was breathing heavily and trying to control my heartbeat as he looked me and my mother over and then he turned back to the warriors on the other side of the border. 

“There are four of you and hundreds of us. So get the hell out of here before I order my warriors to kill you all.” He said, standing taller than before. 

The main warrior on the other side of the border let out a huff before he finally decided that it wasn’t worth it. He ordered his men to retreat.

“Get this woman to the hospital.” The man beside me ordered. So a couple of warriors shifted back and they lifted mom up gently. 

I was going to follow them but that same man grabbed my arm and stopped me. 

“What the hell? She’s my mother. I’m going with her.” I demanded trying to get out of his grip. 

“I don’t think so. You can’t just appear in our pack and expect that you are calling the shots. And you are now going to get your wish. I’m taking you to the Alpha.” He said, pulling me in the other direction through the woods. 

I looked back in the direction where they were taking my mother, and I knew that there was nothing that I could do about it. She needed help and that’s really all I cared about at the moment. So I guess it was time to meet the Alpha. 

This wasn’t going to be pleasant, but the whole walk to the packhouse I was practicing on how to talk to the Alpha politely. I was known for being a really sarcastic bitch who was always getting into trouble. I couldn’t let that happen now otherwise he would kick us out, at least me would kick me out, and I would be at the mercy of those men that I knew were still waiting outside the border. They just moved back a bit so that we couldn’t see them. But they were waiting. I knew they were. 

This was going to be my best performance of my life. 

“So, you got a name or do I just call you ‘Him’?” I asked. 

“Beta Daniel.” He answered. 

“Well, Beta Daniel. I hope you know that those assholes are still outside the border.” 

“Yeah. I know. Probably waiting for our Alpha to reject your sanctuary.” 

“Does he reject giving people sanctuary often?” I asked. But Beta Daniel didn’t answer. I looked over at him and he was just staring straight ahead. 

“If he did, do you think I would be here?” I asked. And he stopped walking to look at me. 

“What are you talking about?” He asked. 

“The dark web is a brilliant place to find information on people. And don’t let my age fool you. I’m not an idiot. If I was going to run away from my Alpha, don’t you think I would have a specific destination in mind. We were heading here since we left that pack. Because I know that Alpha Kane does offer sanctuary to people who need it. He just doesn’t advertise it.” I said. And Beta Daniel looked at me, his mouth slightly agape before he pulled himself together. 

He grabbed my arm again and he started pulling me through the woods and the large three-story sandstone packhouse finally came into view. 

We walked up the three stairs and he opened the door and we walked inside. 

The packhouse looked pretty nice but it wasn’t overly done up or anything like that. It was casual looking. Definitely lived in by a single guy. 

I was taken through the living room and into the massive kitchen where I saw a statue standing in front of the window with shoulder length curly brown hair. He was only wearing a pair of sweats and his back looked like it had been chiseled by the Goddess herself. 

“That’s all Daniel. You can leave.” He said. So Beta Daniel finally let go of me and he left the house. I heard the front door open and close again.

The Alpha didn’t turn to look at me and I saw the clock on the wall that said it was 5am. 

I saw Alpha Kane visible stiffen right before he turned around and he had an intensity in his eyes that made me a little nervous, not that I was going to let him see that. 

He just stood there staring at me, not saying anything. Obviously an intimidation tactic and I was starting to get a little sick of it. I wanted to go and see my mother. I wanted to know how she was. 

“How long are we going to do this for? My mother needs me.” I finally said. And he looked at me in what looked like shock. It was only for a moment, but I noticed it before his face went back to his glare. 

“You barge onto my property and bring a lot of problems with you. Those problems being the warriors that were chasing you.” He said. 

“I didn’t plan on them chasing us. But we didn’t have a choice.” 

“Why not? Daniel said that you mentioned running away from your old Alpha. Who is he?” Alpha Kane asked. 

“Alpha Calvin. From Blood River Pack.” I said. 

“Yeah. I’ve heard of him.” Alpha Kane said. 

“How much?”

“Enough. Why did you run away?” He asked. And I stared at him before I decided that it was best just to answer him and tell the truth.

“Because that miserable son of a bitch is in his 40’s and he’s already gone through several mates. No one knows what happens to any of them. They just disappear. And a couple of months ago he announced to my mother and me that I was going to be his next Luna. I refuse to birth his heir and I refuse to share a bed with him and I refuse to be abused on a daily basis by that sadistic bastard.” I explained, trying not to get too angry while telling Alpha Kane why we took off. 

“How old are you?” He asked. 

“17. I’ll be 18 in a few weeks. That’s when he was going to mate and mark me. That’s why we needed to get out while we could.” 

“Daniel said that you know I grant sanctuary to people. You obviously don’t know that it’s not for free. What can you bring to the pack?” He asked. And I thought about it for a minute. 

“My mother’s a doctor.” I said. And I saw his face change immediately. 

“That always comes in handy. Our doctor is getting on in age and his methods are definitely in the stone age. Alright, I’ll give you and your mother a chance to prove yourselves.” He said. 

“Can I go and see her now?” I asked.

“Sure. There’s a warrior outside waiting to take you there.” He said. 

So I left the packhouse and the warrior took me straight to the hospital. My mother had already been seen by the doctor and she’d been moved to a room. So I walked in there and I closed the door behind me. 

“Savannah. I was so worried. Where have you been?” She asked. 

“With the Alpha.” I said, taking a seat next to her. 

“Oh my god. What happened? What did you say?” She asked. 

“Relax. He’s letting us stay. I had to use you as leverage. Because you’re a doctor.” I explained. 

“But what did you say about us running away?” She asked, looking really nervous. 

“I only told him what he needed to know.” I said.