I was dragged into the dark cells that were formerly known as the pack dungeons. There wasn’t really a big change or difference. Alpha Mark, a few years ago, just demanded that the names of the dungeons be changed to cells because dungeons were mainly for beasts. I did not see what the big deal was, but I was not going to argue about it either.“Please believe me, the Alpha is in danger.’’ I tried to plead with the guards who were bringing me here.“Just shut up, even the Alpha caught on with your bullshit.” He answered as he locked the cell door, leaving me to sleep on the cold floor that was slightly covered with hay. There was an unpleasant smell that remained, making it feel like this was not the kind of place where a person was supposed to be.“You’ll get used to it.’’ the voice came from the next cell.“What?’’“Soon enough you’ll stop begging and pleading, and get used to the fact that you are here to stay. This is your new home, Alondra.’’“How do you know my name?’’ I asked i
“I said I don't care. get out of here. go wherever you want to go. I am tired. I've always been afraid of you. I am tired of letting you step over me. you are a horrible person but ratio. you didn't come here because you were worried about sarafina. you came because of your giult. you came here to convince yourself that I was a bad guy from the beginning. You know it's not true but you'd rather believe it then live with the Guilt of all that you've done to me. I don't care anymore Patricia . I don't care about your status and I certainly don't care about you are orders.’’“Who do you think you are talking to me like that?’’ she shouted as she started shaking the metal bars. ‘ you don't know what I'll do to you for this disrespect.’’“And what are you going to do Patricia? The worst thing has already happened to me. I have lost the support of the Alpha. I have been accused of a serious crime and no one believes me. I no longer consider myself a pack citizen. It is not my duty to follow
“Don't b******* me.’’ I cut out. “ You are not a woman with a foul mouth. and you certainly should not be rude to the only person who trust you here.’’ she answers with irritation in her voice. I remain confused. I know nothing about her. I haven't even seen her face. her voice is not familiar to me.“And why would you trust me? you don't know me.’’“But I know you're kind. I know your fate and your future. I was once in your shoes.’’ she answers yet in another set of parables that makes me roll my eyes and bury my head in my hands. frustration grows inside me as I clench and I'll clench my fist and decide to simply just let it be.“You are not the first person whose politics has messed up. you are not the first innocent soul to be caught in the grasp of a cruel and fierce battle.”“ Christ, you know nothing about what you're talking about. you have not the slightest idea why I'm here. why am I even listening to you?’’ I Began to rock my mind and the way they could get out of here. W
A woman? Alpha Mark’s Beta is a woman? why could I not have investigated this before? why did I have to sleep on that information? why did they wait all the time for things to blow out of proportion. I have been stupid. I am a fool. I have made no efforts in making this better. I have only made everything worse. This is all my fault. the Queen had just left a few minutes ago. Yet I heard you made their frozen. standing on the spot.“ what am I to do with myself now?” I cried out as I slowly stepped back. I had endangered the life of an alpha because of a stupid mistake. I mistake that could now and danger the entire Park. my mind flashes back to that night. when I heard that knock on my door and I came down those stairs. everything had felt so surreal. nothing was out of place. it was just a normal night only that there was a lot of celebration coming from the park Square. and the distance from our house to the park Square was quite large. seeing as our house was just the regular cl
“If it isn't the famous mighty Alondra Greene.’’ she spoke as she laughed. “ finally in a cell where you belong.’’ “ what do you want Bethany?’’ I asked as I rolled my eyes at her already feeling frustrated that he was here to begin with. I had nothing to talk about with her. and I couldn't trust her with anything even if my life depended on it.‘ I only just came to see you finally Parish. all these years you have lived and acted like you were the exception alondra. you got away with anything. the alpha protected you and even stood up against the former alpha just for you. all of that has finally plummeted. finally you are where you belong.’’ I walked back and deeper into the cells as I ignored her. I wasn't going to waste my time on her just so that we can argue about silly things.‘ please say what you have come here to say and then get out.’’ my words were harsh and so was the look on her face.‘ you don't talk to me like that.’’“ I talk to you how I should have been talking to
Her silence was the most beautiful thing about this interaction, and I wished she would just get up and go. I wished that I never had to see her again in my entire life. I wish I would have taken the chance and run from the park when the Queen and offered me the opportunity. all of this would never have happened if I chose to start a new life somewhere else. Somewhere with no strings attached. somewhere where the love of my life does not exist. could I survive there? Without him?A piece of paper flew into the cell as Bethany did it towards me. My gaze fell on her and then down at the people of the floor.‘Pick it up.’’ she spoke with a smile. “Don't pick it up alondra.’’ Egwene spoke Loudly from stock and was beginning to wonder whether this woman had eyes through the walls.“What is it?’’ I asked, meeting Bethany's eyes.“An invitation to my mating ceremony.’’ the tone of her voice was filled with happiness and excitement. I could tell she wasn't lying. but I didn't care enough to
Whether night or day passed while locked in a concrete box was frustrating and it often seemed impossible to know. All I could pass it on was when night came. males are given to us once a day and it wasn't even anything concrete. as a servant who opened cooked food for the prisoners in the dungeons but it was never this kind of food. it was always something better. not too fancy but better. there had to be a reason why they were feeding us this.“How are you finding your time here now? Do you still feel that everyone here is an enemy to you? We have learnt to live together Alondra. if not then you become lonely and you go out of your mind.’’It felt to me as if she was different. She wanted something else and she just wasn't saying it directly. It only confused me more because I couldn't understand why she even cared to begin with.“Have you had some time to think about what I told you? Have you realized it?’’ “What is it that you really want from me?’’ I cut her off feeling frustrat
“Have you been.. have you.. have you been crying?’’ the words flew out of my mouth before I could stop them. and I understood the implications and the embarrassment of that would cause him to see as he was the alpha. but I was curious and I had no right to be. I had broken his heart. I had him greatly. but isn't this what people do? you talk it through? Would he hear me out? Will he believe me?“Why did you do it Alondra? Answer the question.” “ I didn't do it, Weston. Serafina was already stopped when I…’’ “ I'm not talking about sarafina. I know that you did not kill sarafina. I have known that. I discovered that the second day you were brought here.’’ I look at him meeting his girls. I search his eyes for any signs of deceit but I don't get it. He was telling the truth? Is he being honest?“ I have been locked away in these dungeons for more than 11 days.” I spoke as I tried to breathe. “ all of this time you knew I was innocent?’’ “ I didn't say that. you are a world far away
He stared at me before pulling his hands away from mine. my heartbeat rapidly as I watched his actions. He got up from the bed before he began pacing around the room. He was quiet and I didn't dare speak up. whatever was going on in his mind or something only he could deal with. All I wanted was to be told what he felt. I knew that this was unexpected but I hope that it will be considered good news. “I am three months pregnant.’’ I spoke again this time specifying it. he turned to look back at me. there were tears in his eyes. I got up from bed before bringing my hands over his beautiful face. caressing his cheeks. wiping the tears on his face. He slid down from my hands and slowly dropped to his knees. I stared at him with confusion. He brought his hands over my stomach and then lay his head on it. and he listened. It was the strangest thing I had ever felt. having his hands wrapped around my waist and his head on my tummy was weird. not the kind of bad weird but the welcoming wei
“Whenever I come to the Pack house I always know I'm coming here to clean or prepare some food for the rest of you before you wake up. It feels so weird now.’’ I said to Aria, as we walked the Halls of the packhouse together. The truth is that it did feel weird. Whenever I'm here I am a servant. I'm either cleaning the rooms or preparing food. I was either on kitchen duty or storage Duty. But to walk these holes as the Queen wasn't a difference I expected. I felt overwhelmed. I felt like this always had been changed. Like the colors kept sucking me in.“ What if I cannot do this? What if I cannot be the Queen that they expect me to be? I'm not like all of you. I haven't lived my entire life being trained on how to lead and how to be a royal. I understand nothing about the etiquettes of dealing with other royals on how to be in your circles.’’ Aria rubbed my shoulders as she spoke. “ We all learn. and we all have a starting point. For us our starting point has always been bad. and for
“Did she accept?’’ Weston asked, his arms around my waist as he kissed me deeply. my lips were planted on his as my arms were around his shoulders. I loved him. for the first time in a long time I could say that without feeling guilty. without feeling like it was a grave mistake and that I wasn't allowed to. For the first time in a long time I had the freedom to love who I love. without judgment. Without the fear of Execution.“ I love you.’’ saying it out loud felt more filling than anything I've ever felt. It felt like I had always been chained and those shackles were just broken. It felt like I had been drowning and someone had just pulled me out of the water. it felt like I had been sinking in quicksand and my head and finally made it up at the surface for a breath of fresh air. I was free. I was happy. The love of my life was my mate. And finally all the love that I had for him was not misplaced. it was rightfully their. he was my mate. Our mate bond had been so strong that even
“Patricia is a lot of things. and over the past few weeks I was confused as to why she treated me the way she did. but I believed that it had to be the pregnancy. maybe the hormones or something. but this? this betrayal against her own family and the Pack itself is unbelievable.’’ I said as I sat beside Aria, rubbing my hand on her shoulder. “ I know. when I heard about it I couldn't believe it.’’ “ I still can't believe it.’’ I answered with a chuckle. “ I mean it feels so unreal. everything around me doesn't feel like it's real. everything is crumbling so fast and there are so many secrets are spilling out.’’ I pose for a moment. my mates words ring inside my head causing my emotions to feel like a storm inside me. I feel stupid. I feel foolish. I keep on wondering why I have not figured it out. why I have not seen it from the start. how is it that my step mother had been a witch all this time and I couldn't even know it. what would cause a person to hit another so much that the
“Everything is going to be alright.’’ I whispered as I held him in my arms. I could tell that he was distraught. He was not okay and I was only trying my best to comfort him. my heart broke for him. While the Queen had been a horrible person towards me, she was still a person. And she did her job diligently. She was a wonderful Queen. She has raised and trained my mate to be a great Alpha.“ She was found dead in her chambers. Poisoned.’’“ Patricia killed your mother?’’ the words flew out of my mouth before I had the chance to stop them. and I was afraid of the impact that they would have on my mate. He lay his head on my lap as he cried. and I couldn't help but want to comfort him. but I didn't know how. All I could do was play with his hair and tell him that everything is going to be alright. this was the first time that I had seen him vulnerable. it was also the first time that he had let himself cry in my presence. I sympathize with him. what had happened to him is traumatizing.
“What do you mean?’’ My voice felt heavy and drowning, I felt dizzy. “Alondra, listen to me. my sister was working with…’’“ That's impossible. She's your sister for crying out loud. I would understand when you didn't believe me but how can you not believe your own sister?’’“ She confessed.’’ Those words were heavy and damning. like a testament I couldn't quite stand. working with Adrian? That's impossible. all of this had happened because of me. there is no way that she was working with him.“ Listen to me, Adrian is good at manipulating. He's good at twisting things. heat against those who seem weak and he exploits them. you did the same with me so I believe that your sister's confession means nothing. Adrian must be manipulating her in some way or forcing her to confess. have you look into the Marshall questionmark he must be blackmailing her anyway. investigate and check if…’’“ It's true.’’ he interrupted as he placed a hand on my shoulder. When I looked into his eyes I could s
“I made a mistake.’’ he let out, his eyes were cast down at my feet. I didn't know how to feel about this. He was the Alpha and he was my mentor. but he was admitted to me? That isn't right. no matter what he had done.‘ get up.’’ I let out a low tone. He had so much effect on me. I couldn't stand to watch him suffer. ‘ please get up.’’‘ not until you forgive me.” he let out as he brought his hands over his face and wiped away a tear. all my life I have never seen him cry. yet he was crying right now and he was crying because of me. What am I to do with myself? Am I ready to forgive him? what he had done greatly hurt me.“ You used me.”“ I never intended it to look that way. I have loved you every second of my life Alondra. From the moment I met you, I Loved You. and I have struggled to keep these feelings to myself all while being best friends. but when I found out that you and I were made I didn't take it very well. I was confused. the very thing I had been wishing for all my life
“What are you talking about?’’ Aria asked, confusion etched on her disgruntled expression. “I thought that you wanted nothing to do with me because Patricia hated me now. she accused me of wanting to sleep with her mate and ever since she visited me at the dungeon she believes that I put her brother's life in danger.’’ I feeling judgment in the air.“ You did nothing wrong, Alondra. you are only a victim.’’“ But you don't understand. The man leading the battle, his name is Adrian. I believe I'm the one who let him into the pack.’’ I could feel the weight of my words as I spoke them yet that did not deter me. She had to know the truth. “ I was stupid and I didn't know better. In my mind I was only helping a person in need. I brought him into our house and I nursed him back to health. but he ran away before I got a second chance. Only left me with a warning that the alphas' life was in danger and nothing more. I didn't know what to do. I was confused about Industries. I was being stup
Six months. He had known about it for 6 months yet he hadn't bothered to tell me. what was I to do with that information other than feel heartbroken? I would go to the moon and back just to protect my relationship with Weston. I would risk my very life just to make sure he was okay. Yet the courtesy of telling me the truth is what he lacked? I slammed my back against the wall as I slumped down and sat on the cold floor. I brought my knees towards my chest as I buried my hands in my face and began to cry. I couldn't stop myself. I felt broken and alone. the only person that I believed I could trust in the entire world had betrayed me. He didn't care about how I felt over those six months. Over everything that we do in the garden. over the love that we have shared and the trust that we rebuilt between each other. all of that just for him to Harbor such a big secret all along?The battle in the pack had lasted more than three days now. from time to time Weston would come into the room