A new life and the past collides

(Lydia Richmond's POV)

I escaped from Kingsford pack to Fireball pack. It was not easy but I managed to hack it up.

Making a successful escape as a pregnant woman wasn't easy for me. Moving myself was the real deal. The fact that I was a pregnant woman hastened the process for me. I had one thousand and one excuses to go outside the mansion. The guards at the front gate allowed me to leave but with eight guards following me. I found a way to ditch my personal maid on the way. I had only eight male guards with me.

On the way, I lied to the guards that I had a pee urgently. Of course, they couldn't follow me because we were different genders. I entered the bush and from there, I escaped without letting them know.

The rest was history.

I knew the guards would have tried looking for me but I was smarter. I ran as fast as my legs could carry and escaped. It was a long journey for me but I persevered. I finally got to Fireball pack in the evening. Prior to my expectations, the pack was secured tightly. There was a huge barricade serving as a border. I could see several people lining up to enter the pack. I had no permit so I knew it would be hard to get in. However, I was determined to try my best.

As time passed, I saw that the guards were stopping those without permits from entering. It was getting really late and I needed a solution. I began to walk down and forth uneasily until I stumbled on some men conversing discreetly.

"Call on the other men. Let's pass the hidden route…" I heard one of the men say. This caught my attention and I looked towards them. They glanced at me back suspiciously and I took my eyes off.

I decided to investigate more about what I heard them say. Could there really be a secret route which could get me into Fireball pack? I was sure Alpha Quinn and his guards would be looking for me everywhere now. It was only a matter of time for them to reach where I was located. However, I could be saved from their clutches if I managed to get into the pack before they arrived.

I could still see the men conversing. They were more quiet now and I didn't hear what they said. Based on my level of curiosity, I decided to approach them. They could have the solution I was looking for.

"Hello! May I have a moment with you all?" I asked the men. There were about four of them standing there.

"What do you want to discuss with us, woman?" One of the men asked. From the first sight, I could tell he was their leader.

"I heard you say there is a secret route…" I said uneasily. "Can you take me with you?"

"Shut up!" Another of the men shouted at me. He was quite shocked that I heard them conversing.

Then I heard the sound of a knife being unsheathed. It was from the leader of the men.

"Do not talk again, young woman. If I hear you say another word, I will stab you here and now. It seems you're pregnant. You should work on protecting that innocent kid, shouldn't you?" The leader said slowly. He was looking rough.

"I do not mean to endanger my own life, sir," I told the man carefully. My heart was beating loudly at this point due to fear. "I care for my unborn baby and I am undergoing this risk because of…"

"Hold it there! We do not want stories from you…" another of the men chipped in.

"Exactly!" Another of the men commented. "What do we do to her, leader? She seems to know some things she isn't supposed to."

"Kill her, of course…" the last man said slowly. 

"Stop it!" The leader told all of them. Then he turned to me. "Young woman, why do you want to take the secret route with us?"

"Thank you, sir…" I began. "I am doing this for my unborn baby. An uncle of mine have decided to kill me and my unborn baby. I have tried to get him forgive me for whatever I might have done to warrant this treatment but he isn't giving me an audience. All he wants is my death. I need to get inside Fireball pack or he will be here to fulfill the promise he made to take my life."

I couldn't fathom how that lie flowed out of me so naturally. Well, spending months with Beatrice could do that. Beatrice was a professional in such matters and seeing her do it could have influenced me a great deal.

"What did you do to your uncle? I believe you are not telling us something…" the leader asked me carefully.

"Actually…" I began and sobbed the more. "He wanted to rape me but I had to protect myself. I hit him right on his balls and this caused a serious injury to him. Right now, he can't reproduce anymore. That's the reason why he vowed to kill me."

The men sighed deeply after hearing this. They felt for me.

"It's understandable!" The leader said. "We will help you. Get yourself ready."

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Later that night, the gang set out. I found out that they were even more members in the gang. I didn't count but I could tell that we were more than twenty there.

We set off soon.

It was a strange path but I followed through. Soon, we were out there in the open. We were in the Fireball pack.

Shortly after we got there, we were arrested. There was a spy among us working with the guards. The guards led all of us to the Alpha's palace.

Then I saw him. 

No! This couldn't happen to me. I could see him. The one from my past.