my name is Caroline

Tana's POV.

I stirred in my sleep, feeling discomfort and pain. I slowly opened my eyes and stared at the ceiling. A frown settled on my face, seeing the unfamiliar ceilings. Slowly pushing myself up while biting my lower lip, I tried to fight the pain from my aching body.

I groaned when I put too much pressure on my wrist. I sighed, lifting my hand to check the wound on my wrist, which I clearly remembered, given the fact that I inflicted that myself. There was a bandage on my wrist and every jury on my body was already dressed. How come?

I wondered inwardly as I took my time, looking around the unfamiliar room. I swung my legs down the pain, trying to walk to the door, but I failed in my attempt. My legs were hurting with marks caused by my rocks. I slumped to the ground the moment I tried to balance my weight, and just then a knock resounded.

Glancing up, I stared at the closed door that was suddenly pushed open and someone stepped in briefly. My eyes scanned the lady quickly, and I realized how strikingly beautiful she was. She also looked strong, just like the warrior type. She frowned instantly when she saw me on the floor and hastily rushed towards me.

Placing her arm around my waist, she put my hand over her shoulders and pulled me up. "Are you okay? You should rest if you're still feeling pains," she advised thoughtfully, helping me back to the bed."Where…" I trailed off, my throat was burning. I needed water. "where am I?" I forced myself to speak through the pain, but instead of an answer, she pulled back.

"I'll go get you water. I'll be right back," she said calmly before stepping out.

I sighed, looking at my wounds, but something felt different about me. It was as if I were in a whole new body, but I shrugged the thoughts away when she came back with a glass of water.

"Here take this," she offered, stretching her hand towards me. Without hesitance, I took the water and drank the entire content.

I could feel her gaze on me the entire time as I drank the water and gave her back the cup. I had a curious look on her face and I knew she had questions, but she didn't voice them out.

"You should rest," she advised, but I shook my head.

"I want to know where I am first?" I said firmly, and she looked at me with furrowed brows.

"You're currently in the Hell Guard's territory. The Alpha brought you in yesterday. You were badly injured, so I'd advise that you rest," she spoke, but I could barely hear her clearly as I thought deeply about her first words.

Their alpha brought me in? Could it be the wolf that attacked those vampires yesterday?

Why did he save me, though? And he even brought me into his pack. That was rather bold of him, but if he brought me here, then I believe there must be a motive behind it.

Gone were those days when I believed every good deed was pure and genuine. Not after the event that happened in my life, now I believe there was something that made him save me and I needed to know what his reasons were, but first I needed to protect myself from these unknown people.

They might be welcoming, but I had to be aware of them. I have gone through many hurdles in life, I can't be naive. I knew they probably didn't know who I was, so I could at least hide my true identity from them. For all I know, they might be enemies of the middle forest.

"Back to earth," she snapped her fingers in front of me. I turned to look at her, a bit startled. "What are you thinking so deeply about?" She asked, but I ignored her.

"I want to go meet the person who brought me here," I replied with a stern voice instead.

She stared at me for a moment. "Well we definitely can't go like this. You need to at least take a bath and look presentable before you meet him," she advised.

I frowned. Did I look that bad? Maybe I did after all. I almost spent a day in the wilderness and was chased by vampires. I sighed as I nodded at her, but I realized she was looking at me with a curious gaze again.

Whatever she had in mind, I hope she will keep it to herself. I wasn't ready to answer her questions because I had mine to ask as well."You should take a bath. There's a bathroom over there, and new clothes in the wardrobe. You can make use of it, while I get breakfast for you," she informed me before leaving me alone again in the quiet room.

I looked at my sore legs and sighed in frustration. Just thinking about how to go to the bathroom made me wince in pain. I finally got the courage and limped to the bathroom.

After the relaxing back I walked around, but there was no dresser. Left with no choice, I got the clothes from the wardrobe and just then a knock came, disrupting my thoughts. I glanced at the door and just like before, the door was gently pushed open. Someone then stepped in, and it was different from the other lady, who made me realize that I didn't quite get her name.

"I see you're dressed. The alpha would love to have a word with you," she informed them and walked out before I could respond. She left the door open behind me as I sign that I should follow behind her.

"How inconsiderate," scoffed, murmuring to myself as I followed her, limping behind her with a hurt expression. She paused in front of a door and pushed it open.

"Alpha she's here," she announced then turned to me. "Come inside," she said before bowing towards him and stepping out of the room.

During my walk here, I was making a mental note on what to do and say. I barely knew these people and what they wanted from me, their interior motives for saving me were. I slowly stepped into the room, ready to change my past and my identity.

"Good morning," I said with a lowered gaze.

"Good afternoon," he replied, correcting me. My eyes snapped towards him instantly. My mouth fell immediately, and my gaze fell on top of him.

My eyes widened, seeing the beauty this man possessed. His sharp jaws, straight pointed nose and masculine build. He really looked like an alpha, with the bulky figure and an aura that called for attention.

"What?" I asked, raising a brow.

"It's almost midday," he told me, his eyes slowly scanning me. "How's you injured?" He asked with a concerned look.

"I'm okay. I heard you wanted to talk to me," I said immediately, going straight to the point.

"I wanted to know why you were in the wilderness alone," he started with a frown. "And chased by vampires."

I looked around the room, finding it difficult to keep myself in a standing position.

He noticed it and immediately offered a seat, gesturing to a seat.

"I… um… it's a personal story," I said, unable to come up with something believable. I better leave it that way.

He didn't push further and instead asked my name. I thought for a while, trying to pick from the list of names I had prepared in my head. "My name is Caroline," I replied finally."Well Caroline, welcome to the pack. This is a HellGuard pack, and my name is Jackson," he introduced.

My throat felt dry just by hearing the depth of his voice, but I forced myself to speak. "Well, Jackson, I have something that can be of use to you," I started with a raised chin. He narrowed his gaze and waited for me to continue. "There's a hunting ground that is safe from the vampires," I revealed, but he frowned with a suspicious look.

"Why are you telling me this?" He asked almost immediately.

I gulped deeply. "Because I wanted to save my mother," I replied.

He frowned. "your mother. Why? What happened to her?" He asked.

"She's in the middle forest and I need to get her from there. If you help me get her, then I'll help you with the hunting ground." I offered, but he leaned back slowly.

"And why do you think I can't get the place without your help?" I asked, but I almost scoffed.

"Because I know the place more than you do. So is it a deal or not?" I raised a brow. He seemed to hesitate, but after deep thought, he finally agreed.

"What happened to you? You seem weak, which can only be possible with the disconnection of your wolf," he pointed out.

I shrugged. "Well I can't really remember what happened," I replied nonchalantly.

"Have you had breakfast then?" He asked again, but I shook my head.

"Then Lauwren will take care of that," he said, and just then someone knocked on the door.

The lady from earlier stepped in, her gaze landed on me before they shifted to Jackson. "Breakfast is ready," she informed, and he waved.

"Take the lady with you," he told her, and she nodded as she looked at me before walking out. I stood up to follow her out after sparing him a glance.

The rest of the days went by, and my wound slowly healed, but I felt bored and tired because I couldn't train with the others. I was disconnected with my wolf; thus I was momentarily weak. So I could only use the indoor combat room.

"Hey, why are you looking sad?" Lauwren sat beside me and nudged me at the side.

I heaved a sigh. "I want to train as well," I replied, and she smiled. Her smile made her look pretty.

We've been losing up to each other and I realized how free I was already here. Was it because she was a witch?

That I was uncertain.

"Why don't you just use the indoor training room instead?" She recommended it. I finally nodded in agreement, and she joyfully pulled me up.

On our way there, I noticed how everybody seemed to turn their heads towards me every time I walked past them.Especially the men, they seemed stunned somehow, something I never experienced before.

Although I felt the chance somehow. My body looked entirely different from how it was before and giving it a deeper thought, I noticed that I felt my skin change drastically from the dull color as it radiated.

My thoughts were cut short when Lauwren threw a sword towards me. "Let's start," she said sternly with excitement.

I nodded at her, and soon she started striking with her sword while she blocked and dodged her attacks. She tried not to hurt me, but even her little strikes felt hard because of how weak I was. She swung her swords towards me and I belatedly tried to block it with my arm in and the sword cut through skin. I winced in pain while she quickly dropped her sword and rushed towards me.

"Are you okay? I tried not to strike too hard," she said with a regretful expression upon seeing the blood that gushed out from the wound.

"Oh no. It's not your fault. I was just that week," I revealed, and she frowned.

"Come let's dress the wound," she said, pulling me up, but something felt weird as some members of the pack stared at me with an unfathomable look in their eyes.

Lauwren led me to the changing room. "I'll go get the aid box," she relayed and turned to leave, but she gasped with a frown when she saw some members standing inside the room.

How did they get in?

I nodded the dark look in their eyes as they stared at her, but then moved their gaze to me. I swallowed, seeing as the dark look intensified. Pushing past them in a blink, Lauwren tried to open the door but realized that it was locked. She stepped back with a fearful look, taking cautious steps back.

"If you do anything…" she started with threats, but they growled at her, cutting her off briefly before turning towards me.

My legs wobble as I step back in fright. What were they up to? My stomach twitched in fear and just before they could launch at me specifically, the door to the room got slammed open, revealing Jackson, who had a deadly look on his face.