Chapter 5

“What do you mean by that? What mistake did I make by coming here? How do you even know my name?” I asked, curious, confused and disturbed.

“How did you get in here? Show your face, you coward.” I said, trying to act stronger that I look.

I stared at the man squatting in front of me, trying to figure him out but I couldn’t. His voice sounded familiar but I couldn’t place where I heard it from.

“You’re in no position to ask me questions, rogue. You came here at the wrong time and if you think you can ruin my years of hard work, you’re wrong. I’ll kill you before then.”

This park is no place for you to be and if you think you can have the alpha as your mate, you are very wrong. Rogues are to be killed and soon, you will be!” He said, his hands tightening around the cage bars with rage.

“Can you just explain yourself better? I have no idea what you’re talking about and how did you know we’re mates? Who exactly are you and—?”

I didn’t complete my statement before he was away in a flash. I groaned as I didn’t get answers to my questions.

“Did he know me from somewhere? What plans of his am I trying to ruin? Who is he? Why is everyone I’ve met obsessed with wanting me dead?” I thought to myself.

I was confused but tried to take my mind off it. My head was spinning so I laid down on the floor and before I knew it, I dozed off.

I woke up to the sound of the cage being unlocked and I jolted up from my sleep, going into fight mode but I calmed down as soon as I saw who it was.

It was a young girl, dressed in what looked like a servant cloth and she was holding a plate of food. My stomach growled in hunger as the smell wafted to my nose. I was starving.

She avoided eye contact and dropped the food, before hurrying out and locking the gate like I would pounce on her or do something.

“Thank you.”I muttered before I started to eat the food hungrily. It was so good and I couldn’t help but sigh in relief and happiness.

The next few days passed in a blur. The same thing happened everyday. The maid would bring me food in the morning, afternoon and night and I was getting tired of it.

I was tired of being locked up. Logan didn’t show up and I couldn’t help but think that he had forgotten me here. Even the strange man was nowhere to be found.

“He’s probably having the time of his life with Valerie.” I muttered to myself as I chewed on my nails angrily. I need to leave here immediately.

I started to think of a plan. The maid is the best option for me to get out of here. I have to fight her so I can get the key from her and run away.

I smiled to myself as I planned my escape in my head.

It was night and I waited patiently for the mad to come into the cage. She has gotten quite used to me and she doesn’t run away again as soon as she gives me food.

I waited for her to put my plate on the floor before I scrambled up, grabbing her by her throat, catching her off guard.

She screamed out and I quickly put my hand over her mouth.

“I’m not going to hurt you.” I whispered. “I just need to get out of here. I want you to help me get me out of here.”

The girl looked at me and shook her head, her eyes wide with fear. “I can’t do that, please I can’t.” She replied.

“You have to, or I will kill you. I threatened her. “You wouldn’t want that, right? I can easily twist your neck and run away. So you have to show me the way out of here.”

“Alpha Logan will have our heads if he should find out about this, we will end up dead. You can’t escape and I can’t help you.” The girl said, scared and shaking.

“I promise you, we won’t get caught. Time is going and before they start to suspect anything, you need to get me out of here!”

The girl looked at me with doubt before nodding her head slowly, agreeing. I breathed out in relief as she led me out of the cage.

I looked around, panicking, my hand sweating. I was very nervous and scared. I was doing a very dangerous thing and if I get caught by Logan he wouldn’t hesitate to kill me on the spot.

I followed the maid as she led me out through a smaller door and we walked through a tunnel.

“This is a path that we servants follow to go out for a run or just to escape our reality.” She whispered to me as we walked. “No one but the servants knows about it.”

“I can’t go further from here, I have to leave now before they start to suspect me for being away for so long. If you keep following this path, you’ll see a clearing that will lead you back to the woods. I wish you luck.” The maid said before leaving hurriedly.

I was alone and I was more scared. I looked around for a while before I started to run without looking back and before I knew it, I could see the clearing.

I smiled and tried to fight back my tears as soon as I saw trees as the sun, shining. I ran faster and harder. I was very close to being free.

I breathed in deeply as I stepped into the clearing, laughing out loudly but my happiness was cut short when a hand roughly grabbed me by my hair, pulling me down and sending us both tumbling on the dirt.

I had been caught!