My Bounty

Why me?

You know what sucks more than being a slave to upper class people? Being a slave to upper class werewolves. Yep, here I am, Alina Grey, soon to be 17 years old and cleaning up a pack house that houses over 200 wolves and I don’t even get a thank you, instead I get a beating or I get yelled at. Honestly it would bother me but it’s been happening for so long I don’t even notice it anymore. A new bruise here and a new cut there, hey ho, that’s just life for me.

“HURRY UP AND CLEAN MY ROOM YOU SLUT!!” You’re probably wondering who would say something like that, well you guessed right. The alphas daughter, Lilliana Trines. She’s a b***h, not like I say anything, I may hate them all but I can’t be bothered with confrontation.

“My mate will be here any minute now, so you better hurry up and make my room sparkle! Honestly why my parents keep you around I don’t know” Lilliana scoffs.

Oh did I tell you she doesn’t ACTUALLY have a mate, just a guy she’s sleeping with, it’s usually a different guy every week but he’s been around for 2. New record for her.

“Everything is sorted now ma’am, I’m sorry I took so long” I whisper to her.

“Okay so why are you still here, f**k off you mutt!” Lilliana slaps me out of her room and slams her door in my face.

I head downstairs to start preparing for dinner when I’m suddenly stopped by Damien Trines, he’s the oldest son and soon to be alpha of the Golden Moon Pack, he’s okay to look at, dark raven hair, bright emerald green eyes and tanned skin, honestly I’d feel attracted to him if it weren’t for his narcissistic behaviour. I feel deeply sorry for his mate when he finds her.

“Oi, slave girl, why is dinner not ready? You want us to starve or something? You’re pathetic, can’t even get dinner sorted on time!” He yells at me.

Ha! They sit there and moan about starving, last time I ate was 4 days ago and that was because I snuck some leftovers off of the plates, not like I was going to let anyone know.

“No sir, I apologise, I will get dinner prepared right away” I mutter.

After dinner I sort out getting the kitchen cleaned and headed down to the basement to get the laundry sorted. I like to spend my time doing this, no one comes down here so it’s a little bit of quiet time for me. My piece of heaven if you will. After getting all the laundry folded I head up to take them where they need to go, the pack members laundry gets left on the laundry shelves for the omegas to take up as I’m forbidden from going near the pack members rooms. So I take the towels and bedding up to where they need to go. After that I usually start on the sweeping, mopping, waxing, polishing, and dusting. Today has been an alright day, I only received a few punches and slaps so hopefully no severe bruising will appear on my already skinny body. I have light diamond blue eyes, and dirty blonde hair. Although I am a wolf my skin seems to be more on the fair side, and I’m about 5”2. Shorter than most female wolves.

I head up to the attic crawl space where I sleep, it’s not much but it’s mine. I don’t have a bed, just some thin blankets that were going to be thrown out and an old pillow. Honestly it’s not as bad as it sounds, I mean I’ve been sleeping like this for nearly 17 years so I don’t know any different.

Tomorrow is my 17th birthday, the day my wolf finally comes! I’m a later wolfer due to being super malnourished. I’m so excited, hopefully with my wolf being here I can finally leave this hell hole and escape. I may be cast as a rogue if I leave, but I’d rather be a rogue than stay here any longer. I turn in for the night hoping tomorrow night will be my day to escape, I just hope nothing goes wrong by then.

As I begin to wake up i notice the sun isn’t even out yet. So I drag myself out of my sorry excuse of a bed and head to the washroom to quickly wash my face and brush my teeth. Once I’ve done that I head down to the kitchen to start breakfast.

“Wow, is this the pathetic little life you live?”

“What? Who said that?” I look around confused as I see no one around.

“Ugh! Who do you think I am, not very bright are you”

“Are you my wolf?”

“Unfortunately, I was expecting you to be a higher class woman, look at you preparing breakfast, how disappointing”

“I’m sorry if that’s what you were expecting, but no, I’m just a slave” I frown as I realise even my wolf is disappointed with me. I thought at least she’d be on my side and try to help me.

“What’s your name?”

“Lylah.” My wolf says in a bored voice. I hope I can find a way to get her to help me, she sounds like she doesn’t want to be my wolf, I really am alone.

“Lylah, can you help me....um....escape?”

I feel Lylah perk up suddenly as I said the word escape.

“You mean leave the pack? I’ve seen how they’ve treated you when I was laying dormant, listen, escaping here won’t be easy, I’ve already sensed the surroundings, by the looks of things they have this place on lockdown, if you want to leave you’ll have to get stronger first to get past the boarder patrol. They won’t let you go so easily, especially since you’re the one keeping the place clean and those morons fed”

She had a point, but I knew I had to find a way to leave, I know that Damians alpha ceremony is coming up, I’m hoping everyone will be too distracted by that that they won’t notice I’ve gone?

“Alina!” I heard a deep angry voice yell at me.

“Yes Alpha Grayham?” I bow my head in respect as Alpha Grayham approaches me before grabbing my hair and yanking my head back.

“WHY IS THE BREAKFAST TAKING SO LONG! You’re a pathetic excuse for a wolf!” He throws my towards the hot stoves before trying to shove my face onto them, of course I try to hold back, I mean wouldn’t you?

He soon throws me onto the floor and walks out the kitchen, I’m left there sobbing and getting to my feet as I feel my legs almost giving way. I quickly got breakfast finished and started on my chores before Luna Violet approaches me.

“Alina, as you know the day after tomorrow is Damian’s Alpha ceremony, you are to send out the invites and prepare the dishes for it. Once you’ve done that be sure to get this house spotless, if I see one spec of dust I’ll be sure there’s no hair left on that disgusting head of yours! Do I make myself clear!?”

“Yes Luna Violet”

She spits at me before leaving the kitchen.

“Hey I have an idea on how we can get out of here!”

“Please tell me! I can’t take anymore of this!”

“Okay, on the night of the ceremony I’ll let you in on everything, for now let me be sure what I have planned will actually work!”

“Thank you so much Lylah” I almost start to cry when I hear footsteps come into the basement.

“Urgh!! Why haven’t you finished folding my clothes yet mutt! I have to get them sorted before the ceremony!” Ahh the all too familiar voice of an annoying b***h who can’t keep her legs shut.

“Yes miss Lilliana, I have them here, I will fold them now”

After I get done folding her clothes, trying not to throw them in dirt, she snatches a dress off me, oh but not without first tearing the skin on my cheek with her claw like nails.

“Ahh look, a vast improvement on that hideous face of yours” she scoffs before walking away. I have a feeling she just came down here just to do that.

The day of Damians ceremony has finally arrived, I’m sent to the kitchen to prepare dishes for all 800 people arriving, once that was sorted I was sent to get into some cleaner clothes to be a servant for the night, handing out flutes of champagne and small complimentary dishes, I was hoping to be sent to my room for the rest of the night but instead I’m stuck here! I’m so done with this pack!

“Alina! I’ve finally figured how to escape, I need you to listen very carefully okay”

“Yes I’m ready, let’s get this over w.....” I was cut off from my mind-link with Lylah when I was hit by the most amazing scent. It smelt like a fresh summer breeze, it was amazing! Suddenly I felt Lylah stir before realising why she was stirring I ran quickly to the bathroom.

“WHY DID YOU RUN??” Lylah screamed in my head.

“I know that was the smell of our mate, but I can’t go through with having a mate. I decided long ago I’m better off by myself, they will probably reject us anyways!”

“You don’t know that, we must meet mate to find out. Mate will love us no matter what!”

I couldn’t do this, I needed to leave, and now!!