Dinner time
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I awoke a couple of hours later to the blaring of my alarm clock, telling me it was time to get up and go organise the pack dinner, hissing from the pain I lifted myself off the old beanbag I had collapsed onto , using the wall to assist me and keep me stable. I knew I needed to clean my wounds and get dressed before heading out so I made my way outside to the small pond out the back of the shed I lived in, this was where I bathed as I wasnt allowed to use any of the pack facilities, I knew that the water was going to hurt but it would be helpful in the end, I had no idea what was in the water in this pond but it seemed to be able to close my wounds over and take the pain away, as long as I could find the strength to get to my pond I knew I would be healed , it didn’t stop the scarring and by back and legs were a spider web of scars , from years of being whipped almost daily. I think Alpha Luca enjoyed seeing the patterns on my back. I slowly sunk into the lake, whimpering at the cold and stinging sensation on my skin, then I felt the heat start on my back, it wasn’t a pleasant feeling as such, it was almost as if someone was rubbing alcohol on my open wounds, the only thing that kept me coming back to this water when I was wounded was the fact I new in the end I would be healed.
After I felt the burning subside, I took a couple of extra minutes to try scrub as much dirt of my skin and hair as possible, making sure I got the blood out of my hair then I swam back to the rocky shore and grabbed my ratty old towel wrapping it around my frail body and scurrying quickly back to my shed. I only had twenty minutes left to get dressed and get to the pack house in order to get dinner sorted on time. I quickly grabbed on oversized t-shirt and a pair of denim shorts that were getting so worn out that they were more holes then denim but they were all I had left to wear. I ran a brush through my long muddy brown hair and threw it up into a high pony tail to keep it out of my face. Looking in the mirror I couldn’t stand what I saw looking back at me, the girl in the mirror was so thin, no shape to her body, and the life in her eyes was non-existent. The only thing I could think of to stop myself breaking down was that my mate would save me, I could feel it, he was going to come and take me away from this god forsaken place.
I arrived in the kitchens 5 minutes early and saw that yet again no one was going to be here to help me, I had to cook for nearly 600 hungry wolves and I had to do it all on my own, at least this would be my last day, if my mate didn’t show up when in the morning I was going to leave this pack forever, I would rather become a rouge then live under the rules of an abusive Alpha and his men any longer.
It took my three hours but I finally had dinner cooked for all the wolves in the pack, I scooped out a small spoonful of mashed potatoes and stew and put them aside for myself to eat later once I had set out everything for the others. I started carting tray after try of food out to the tables , hurrying to get everything set before any of the pack arrived and saw me, I didn’t need any more abuse today. I had just shut the door to the kitchen after setting the last dish out when the unmistakable sounds of the pack heading towards the dining hall met my ears, I grabbed my small bowl of dinner and rushed into the pantry where I hid behind the shelve to eat my food, hoping no one came looking for me and I could just wait to do the dishes in peace.
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Dinner finished up without incident and once the noises had ceased, I came out of my hiding place to begin washing the absolute mountain of dishes that was on the counter, I t was so tall I had to climb on a step ladder to get the plates off the top, this was going to take hours I knew it . I guess the alpha just wanted to make me work all night on my last night as a pack slave. He must be aware that I wasn’t sticking around once I was free. I was about halfway through the mountain of dishes when I started to feel really unsettled and then a headache started pounding right behind my eyes, it took me a moment to realise that it had just gone midnight and what I was experiencing must be my wolf trying to come to the surface of my mind. I relaxed and concentrated on the part of the head that was hurting, not really knowing what to do , when all of a sudden the headache disappeared and I heard her
“Hello my beautiful strong girl, my name is Saphire I am your wolf”
I Paused for a second shocked, I had never heard someone speak so nicely to me before
“omg hi Saffron! Im so exicted to meet you and I cant wait to see you, are you going to help me escape this horrible pack?”
“yes my child, you havnt been aware of it but I have been with you for years helping you, I promise soon everything will get better and you will learn your true self, but there is one more thing your going to have to get through before we leave, im sorry my child , be strong the moon goddess has big plans for you. I have to go to sleep now, I cant bear witness to this, but just know this is not your end”
And with that enigmatic statement, she disappeared, I couldn’t feel her at all, it was strange and I felt empty. But suddenly I was distracted be the most alluring scent I had ever come across and even though I hadn’t finished the dishes yet I found myself moving across the room and out of the kitchen door following the scent, it drew me towards the front door and as I opened it I saw Alpha Luca and Head warrior Aaron deep in conversation, as soon as I stepped outside Aarons head snapped in my Direction and one word pushed its was past my lips against my wishes. “Mate”
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