So dangerous

The guards nodded without hesitation, gripping my arms again to lead me out of the room. My stomach twisted, not just at the punishment, but at the cold finality in Kade’s tone. His words were like a slap, and yet, there was a flicker of something in his eyes—a crack in his mask, a fleeting trace of conflict.

As they dragged me through the corridors, Harriet’s laughter echoed faintly behind me. I gritted my teeth, vowing to myself that I wouldn’t let her or Kade see me crumble. They might break my body, but my spirit was another matter.

They threw me into my room with Jane and the heavy door slammed shut behind me.

As soon as they left, I slipped down on the floor with unexplained anger.

I clenched my fists, my nails biting into my palms as I tried to calm the storm within me. The room was dimly lit, the faint glow of the moon seeping through the small, barred window. The silence pressed against me, but it wasn't the absence of noise that set my blood boiling—it was the helplessness.

Kade’s face flashed in my mind, his words ringing in my ears. Cold. Unyielding. But that flicker of something, was it doubt? Regret? I hated that I noticed it, hated that it planted a seed of uncertainty in my resolve. He was no ally, no savior. Yet, why couldn’t I shake the feeling that there was more beneath his mask?

I took a shaky breath and forced myself to stand, leaning against the wall for support. Harriet’s laughter replayed in my mind, mocking and cruel. She’d won this round, but it wasn’t over.

I glanced around the room, searching for anything that might help me channel the rage threatening to consume me. If they thought they could break me, they were wrong. I wasn’t just a pawn in their games. Not anymore.

Night time came but Jane didn't come back. I tied my hair into a knot  and dreaded into the very uncomfortable rock hard mattress. I laid there while lost in my thoughts for a couple of minutes till when sleep lastly claimed me. However in the dead of the night , a flashlight shone in my face. 

Before l could open my eyes, I got jerked out of the bed by my hair. I was then quickly slammed against the nearest , coldest wall before I managed to open up my eyes and awaken. I was so incredibly drowsy and confused. The flashlight blinded my already sleep swollen eyes.

I could tell it that it was a bunch of girls. They were the slave girls and the one who dragged me out of the bathroom last time was in front. "Thanks so much", She pushed me so hard against the metal rails of the bed. I winced in pain. "You pissed those bitches off and we now paying the price", She growled.

"Guess who is going to wash all the pack's clothes", She continued and it was hard understanding. I was already far away in my own world, already Feeling sleepy. "Do you think we gonna clean up your shit for you", Another girl spat out. "You think this is your father's court house or something, a breeder whatever , you now a slave", She grabbed my neck and tugged me hard.

"Wake the fuck up! This is a wolf pack and rogue or what you still a wolf",She hissed out in my ear. "You fucking watch your behavior or soon that bitch will come back for your ass",Another one added. At those words, l gritted my teeth. They really didn't know me. They really didn't know what the hell l have so far gone through. Whatever they were threatening me was nothing to me.

"Do you think you better than us?",

Suddenly a knock sounded on the door in a specific pattern as if someone on the other side was trying to alert them. They all started scurrying out of the room. But before they left one shoved me into the metal rails again. "This isn't over bitch ",She pushed me more. I fell on the ground as she quickly dashed out of the room.  

I didn't know whom they were afraid of but I was thankful for that one who was patrolling the hallways. I pulled myself up , pulling unto the bed's headboard and sat up on the bed to gather myself together and see who was going to enter inside.

The sound of the lock clicking made my stomach twist, but I forced myself to stay still. The door creaked open, and for a brief moment, the hallway light spilled into the room, silhouetting the figure standing there.

It was Jane.

Her face was unreadable in the dim light. She didn't say anything but her gaze swept over me, lingering on the bruises forming on my arms and neck.

“Do you ever learn?” She finally asked, her voice low and biting. “Or do you enjoy making enemies everywhere in thid pack?”

I glared at her, the fire in my chest reigniting. “If you’re here to lecture me, save it. I don’t need your pity or your condescension.”

“Pity? No. Condescension? Maybe.” She spoke heading to her closet.

“But you’re walking a dangerous line. Harriet isn’t the only one watching you, and next time they will beat you more than today",

The words stung, but I refused to let her see it. I pushed myself up from the bed, meeting her gaze head-on. “I don’t need you to save me, Jane. I’ve been through worse, and I’ll survive this too.”

“You’d better,” She said finally, her tone almost a warning. Then, without another word, she turned and left, the door clicking shut behind her.

I stared at the door, my fists trembling at my sides. Her words lingered in the room, a mix of threat and something I couldn’t quite place.

One thing was clear now, Kade was far more dangerous than I’d realized. I was going to be tortured until I fell down on my feet before him.