Chapter 05 Humiliation

Samantha

A few weeks later, Alisa passed away. My heart was broken, but I was also relieved that she had found peace. Jessy was released and allowed to continue working at the packhouse. Although we were still friends, something had broken in her. Something unfixable.

Fourteen months passed, and I was gradually looking forward to my eighteenth birthday. I had been hearing a female voice in my head for a while. I was scared that the hostility and loneliness had begun to get to me. Whenever I heard the voice, I would experience a total blackout. I prayed very hard to keep my sanity.

One day, while the voice spoke to me, I accidentally wandered close to the Alpha's apartment. I had no clue I was heading in that direction as the voice in my head had completely taken control of my body. Before I could change course, Luna Michelle spotted me. I was still apologising when some men showed up and arrested me.

While in the holding cell, I wondered what crime I must have committed during my black-out episode. I have been accused several times of doing weird things that I couldn't remember. I hoped hard that I had not done anything bad during my blackout.

Alex

My parents were at it again. My mother wanted the rogue girl gone, but my father refused. I was in support of my father at first, but soon I began to notice the rogue's strange behaviours. There were times I saw her engaged in a conversation with herself. There were times that she would be working, then suddenly, she would stop and stare into oblivion. There was a particular day that her brown eyes flashed a golden colour. I wasn't sure what I had seen, but I saw the golden colour in her eyes. It wasn't a light trick because it was night, and we were indoors.

My duty as the Alpha's son was to watch my father's back. I had done some research about wolves' behaviour, mental illnesses, and diseases, but found nothing. I began to worry about the danger the rogue might pose to the pack. But my father wouldn't have it. He was adamant about keeping the girl in his quarters. I knew I couldn't convince him, so I hoped an opportunity would present itself for me to deal with the situation.

Samantha

I was glad when I was finally released from the cell. Somehow I felt the moon goddess was watching over me. I could only have been lucky so many times. I prayed hard for the blackout episodes to stop.

The episodes never stopped, they became more frequent, but I was lucky enough to never be caught within the vicinity of the Alpha's apartment, and that helped me.

One day I was summoned by Alpha Alex. The staff that came to call me seemed excited. I knew that the reason could not be good.

On getting to Alex's room, I was shocked at the sight of what lay on his bed. It was one of his favourite shirts ruined by colour.

"Can you explain this, rogue?" he asked me angrily.

I was speechless. I knew there was no way I was responsible for it because I always sorted out the laundry before washing.

Although I knew I couldn't have ruined his shirt, I wasn't sure I didn't do it because of my blackouts.

"Cat got your tongue?" he asked, and I shook my head in response.

"Do you know what today is?" he asked, and I shook my head.

"I have a community party to attend today, and you've ruined the shirt I wanted to wear. What do you have to say for yourself?" he asked with a scary glint in his eyes.

Immediately I fell to my knees and began to beg. I dreaded the punishment he would give me for ruining his shirt. I dreaded it all.

He paused for a while, looking at me then he began to smile. I could see the lightbulb go off in his head, and I became scared.

"I do not have any means of entertainment for the party. If you can allow me to use you as entertainment, I would let this go."He said.

I dreaded what he meant by entertainment, but I also knew I had no choice. I just stared at him in fear.

A few hours later, I found out what Alex meant by entertainment. I had never been so humiliated in my life. Alex had a leash around my neck and made me walk on all fours like a dog.

Alex

" Who's your pet?" Cynthia asked me, looking at the rogue I had on a leash.

"Everyone, meet Sam the 'puppy'. This is punishment for ruining my clothes," I joked, and we all began to laugh. I hoped the rogue would run away after this.

My mother had thrown community parties more often than required, all for my sake so I could find my mate. She had been at it since I was twenty-one, and now I was twenty-three, and I was yet to find my mate. She practically highjacked the event for my benefit. Community parties were meant to be rotated and hosted by different packs, but my mother had taken it over completely, and I knew she wouldn't stop until I found my mate. I had told her I wanted to claim someone I liked and move past the whole mate thing, but my father had disagreed. He claimed he didn't want me to miss out on the moon goddess's gift of love, romance, and completeness. Because of this, my mother threw parties every three months, inviting female wolves from near and far. To broaden the range she included she-wolves that were way older than me but were of childbearing age to also attended, but it never worked. Soon I just learned to enjoy the parties.

"Does it know any dog trick?" Jessica asked me, and I began to feel like I had gone too far this time around.

Samantha

"Does it know any dog tricks?" a girl asked Alpha Alex. It was obvious that she was into him, but he was oblivious of the fact.

"Get up!" Alpha Alex said and removed the collar from my neck. He pulled me aside.

"You can go. I am sorry," he said, and I was in shock that he would apologise to me for the first time.

"I am sorry about your shirt, Alpha," I said to him, and he was silent, still keeping the hard exterior on his face.

As I was about to leave, Luna Michelle blocked us, and I began to shake, keeping my eyes to the ground. I tried to avoid her, but she pulled me back.

"Mother let her go," Alex said, and the Luna chuckled.

"I saw the entertainment, son, and I want it to continue. The rogue has to be good for something, dont you agree? Give me the leash," she asked him, and I knew I was doomed.

"Let her go, mother, Please," he pleaded with her, but he was not the Alpha yet, so he had no authority to stop her.

Luna Michelle handed the leash to him, but he refused to accept it, so she called someone else.

"Entertain the guests," she said, and he collected it from her.

"Is that even necessary?" Alex asked, sounding angry.

"I will not be a part of this party if you refuse to let her go," He threatened her, and she laughed.

"You won't order me, son. Besides, I doubt your mate is here. You would have found her otherwise," she said, and he was enraged.

"Samantha works for me, and I need her to make my bed," he argued.

"Find someone else to do it for you. If not, then do it yourself," she said and nodded at the guy with the leash. The woman hated me and I did not know why.

"On your hands and knees, dog!" he said, and I painfully complied. I heard Alex fighting but was shocked when his mother ordered them to kick him out. If she could do that to her son, I knew it was best I complied. I followed the man back to where we were initially.

"Does it know any dog tricks?" I heard someone ask, and I hoped someone would end this.

" I don't know. Let's see," the man, whom I did not know his name replied, and I began to worry.

"Rollover," he instructed, and I did my best immediately to imitate a dog rolling over. They all began to laugh.

"Bark, doggy," one of the girls said excitedly at what I might do. When I hesitated, the man kicked me hard. The pain was so much that my bark came out weak, followed by whimpers.

"Play dead!" Another said, and I complied. Soon people began to gather while I performed dog tricks on request and order. I tried to memorise their faces, especially the man with the leash. If the goddess ever smiled at me, I intended to come for them.

"Eat this," the asshole said, placing a small sandwich on the floor in front of me. He wanted me to eat it like a dog. I had no choice but to comply. I began to bite pieces of the sandwich with just my mouth on the floor. The ladies laughed. It was clear they were having a good time at my expense.

While I ate, tears fell from my eyes. I remembered my family, our pack. How I was loved and pampered. Those days were now a distant memory, and misery was now my reality. Sometimes I had thought of dying, but whenever I remembered my mother's words and sacrifice, I became determined to live, determined not to let our bloodline end. Eating that sandwich from the floor made me wonder how long I could hold on.