Behind Bars

Out with the old In with the new

Alora's POV

It had been a few hours already and my office was finally coming together Chevy did what she said and arranged for boxes of inmate files to be brought to my office, the rest of my things had finally passed through security. my office was finally looking my like mine. A few of the gards had stuck their heads in to say hello and introduce themselves.

I looked at my watch my dad had left for me when he past it was almost noon, time had gone by so fast I didn't even realise it was getting past lunch. I made my way through the halls scanning My card to the doors making my way to the staff kitchen. a few of the gards were sitting around eating talking about some football game that was on the night before. I pulled a coffee cup from the top shelf making myself a coffee.

"there was no way that touch down should of been allowed" Ricky said

"oh what a load of s**t" the other gard named Neil said " what do you think new girl" Ricky said

both of them turned in their seat waiting for me to end their argument

"oh sorry guys I'm not much for a football person" I said

"that will have to change in here we talk ball and if you want us to like you, you will have to learn" one of them said

I took a small sip of of coffee giving them and head nod " sorry fellas, my dad was a big ball fan but I was more into boxing, if you wanna talk boxing you know where to find me" I said while leaving them to their argument.

I made my way back to my office passing a few inmates in the process some greeted me with a smile or head nod. I left my door open letting people know what I said was true. I placed my coffee down on my desk picking up a box of files with the words solitary written across it.

I was deep in reading a few files when I heard a knock on the door. I snapped my head up finding an middle age man dressed in a black suit looking at me. "you must be Alora" he said I stood to my feet extending my hand to shake "hi yes that's me and you are the warden"

"please call me Dave" he replied whilst shaking my hand.

" I see your all settled in"

"yes sir" a small smile formed at the corner of his lips " wow this office looks alot better then the last guys"

"thanks" I said in return

"if there's anything you need just asked Pete he's my assistant"

"actually I was wounding if someone could take me down to D Block?" I ask him

"that can be arranged just a heads up that block is for the worst of the worst some men go in there and don't come out"

I swallowed a small lump in the throat I don't want to be afraid to do my job but I am here for a reason to help these men and if some of them are worst of worst then I'll have to learn to keep my nerves in check. I have never been one to shy away from danger or trouble but I am dealing with criminals and I need to be carefull around them.

"I'll be fine" I said

Dave called out to a gard walking pass to escort me down to D Block

"well it was nice meeting you Alora, I'm sure we will see alot of each other around these halls" Dave said with a smile and leaving me with the other Gard

"you sure will".

I followed the gard, his name on this tag said Brian he clearly wasn't one for small talk so we walked in silence. he told a few inmates to move along as we walked. once we reached D Block it was not the same as the others. the cells were small metal boxes with a small window on the doors and little latch where you pass a tray of food to them. there weren't as many cells as the other blocks at least 5 cells on each side. a big glass office at the end of the hall with another gard sitting in looking at computer monitors. I walked through having a sticky beak in each cell through the little window.

"wakey wakey dickheads" Brian yelled

a few of the men came to their small door window looking out at me, one inmate was singing to himself. Brian took his bat smaking it on the door of the inmate singing yelling at him to shut up.

"you wanna stay in here another month! shut up" he yelled

a few of the other men in the cells started to wolf whistle at me saying a few dirty things, I paid them no attention as I scanned other cells I came to a stop when my eyes landed on cell 3A. heavy breathing is what I could hear I took a step closer to the window to see a man covered in tattoos tan skin dark hair doing push ups. his shirt sitting on the thin bed. I watched as my eyes wouldn't leave him I don't think he knew I was there or even if I was watching him, he was just hard at it, doing push up after push up. I couldn't see his face just alot of back and tattoos. I didn't know what I said next it's like my mind was in a trance

"open the door" I said

Brian laughed "if you knew what this peice of sh*t done you wouldn't want that"

I looked at the grad with a stern look "open the door"

Brian gave me a cocky grin then yelled to the other gard sitting in the glass room at the end of the hall "open 3A"

the sound of clicking metal sound through the door as it opened. the man Inside didn't stop his work out. I took a silent breath in and put one foot inside the cell.

"kyus Bane aka the wolf as people call him" Brian said

" the wolf" I whispered in question to myself

suddenly the man they call the wolf stopped and stood, drops of sweat running down his back his breathing slowed he was at least 6f tall, his grey sweat pants hung low on his hips in any situation this guy would be every girls hot fantasy. I told Brian to leave us he didn't put up a fight taking a few steps back going to yell at another inmate.

the wolf's deep rasp voice vibrated through my body as he spoke

"what do I owe the pleasure of a little mouse coming to visit me in my cage?" finally he showed me his face, his bright blue eyes were like the colour of the sky his 9 o'clock shadow of a beard suited him perfectly. he had a small scar on the corner of his right eye. I flet like I couldn't look away from him. who is this man what did he do to get locked up in this cage?

Kyus looked at me like I was a meal he slowly walked circles around me studying my features picking up a small curl I had resting on my shoulder, my body went stiff I couldn't move for some reason. what is happening? I swallowed hard. his voice broke again.

"does the mouse have a name" he asked as his eyes raked over me

"Alora" I said crokey

he brought his face close to my shoulder taking a sniff of my hair and whispered my name back in my ear "Alora"

my eyes finally met his when he stopped doing circles around me.

"why are you in this cage?" I ask with a straight tone. his grin spread from check to check, he took a step into me lowing his head to whisper in my ear again

"I killed the shrink"