The Fight For Love

Abandoned and Forgotten

*Briellas POV*

I woke up to the sound of the wind whistling, rain pounding against a window and trees blowing about threatening to drop their leaves. Rubbing my eyes, I try to look around to see where I’m at, for the first time in my life I am thankful to be alone. Pain shoots through my body as I sit up, what the heck is happening. Sitting on the edge of the bed so I can catch my breath and work through the pain, I realize I am sitting her completely naked, where are my clothes. Panic starts to set in, my breathing is rapid, heart pounding so hard in my chest feeling like its threatening to bust through at any second. That’s when I remember Cali had taken over and wen to fight like a crazy wolf ripping my wedding dress to shreds. Oh, crap the wedding, where’s the beta? Why were we fighting? And why am I in this strange room? How can I not remember anything before the fight?

I remember leaving the garden, getting my hair and makeup fixed, and walking down the aisle with Marie by my side. It all goes black after that. I can’t remember the details of Cali fighting only that she took control, completely shutting me out. I need to figure out how to remember what happened to figure out where I am. Why was I crying leaving the garden? I know I didn’t want to marry the beta but told myself I will go along with it to avoid whatever the Blue Moon Pack has threatened my dad with.

I get off the bed wrapping myself in the dirty sheet that covered it. The stench of rot and garbage fill the room causing my stomach to turn, I force back the puke threatening to escape the back of my throat. The dust, cobwebs and graffiti on the walls made this room even more eerie and I feel like I’m in a horror movie. I can tell I’m not the first to experience the unwelcoming feeling of this place. There are remains of furniture that lay cluttered on the floor, this place reminds me of death. Is that what happened? Did I die and this place is my afterlife? What did I do to deserve this? I’ve always done as I was told. Tears are threatening to fall but I force them back. I have to be strong if I am going to figure this out.

Finding a lantern, I quickly light it to get a better look around. This place was once filled with family, love and happiness, but now all of that has been replaced by rats, spiders, dust and trash. How sad, to be calling something that was once cozy and comfortable, trash. Everything is ripped, dismantled and stained. Abandoned.

Carefully walking to the window, I notice a giant hole right in the middle of it like someone had thrown a rock through it. This house has definitely seen its share of torture, and that makes me sad. Looking up to the moon I pray to the moon goddess that I can regain my memories, and wake my wolf to help heal my beaten body. Hopefully she can provide me with some answers, until then I am stuck in the room. The thought of seeing it during the day scares me more than now with the eerie shadows bouncing around the walls and the sounds of creatures scampering across the floor.

I fell a cold breeze hit my leg where the sheet doesn’t cover, rubbing it to help warm myself I feel a stinging pain. Looking closer with the lamp I see three tiny holes in a straight line from my hip and onto my thigh. What the hell? Memories start flooding back in and hit me like a freight train. The memories are flipping through my head like a movie clips, only able to get pieces of what had happened. I will piece the rest together later.

I’m in the garden in a man’s arms, my mate, his scent is even intoxicating through a memory. Next, I’m standing with the beta at the end of the aisle when my mate picks him up by the throat, and I’m dragged out of the building by two men. The next memory hits, Cali is fully shifted and is lunging to jump onto a wolf when a searing pain shoots through her leg and she falls crashing to the ground. She has been shot by not one but 3 darts, a guard from the Blue Moon Pack is approaching her quickly but everything goes black.

Wrapping the sheet around me tighter I fall to the floor with tears spilling down my face. How has this happened? Why didn’t my dad help me? How could he just let these people take me away? At this point I wish all the rats and spiders and goddess knows what else will just come and end my misery. I don’t want to be here. I don’t want to go home, that place may as well be as bad as here. The only place I want to be is with my mate, Xayden. His face, scent and gorgeous green eyes flash through my head. Keep it together Briella, he will find you, he will save you I tell myself trying to calm down.

Forcing myself to get up, I use the dirty sheet to wipe my face and see the sun is starting to shine through the window. Walking over to the bed I can’t help but wonder what will happen here during the day. Who will show up? Will there be food? At that thought my stomach growls loudly, I didn’t get dinner so I am starving. Can I trust any food that is brought here? My lips are dry, I need a drink desperately so I will take whatever they bring, if someone even shows up. The worst that can happen is I die, which I wish would happen sooner rather than later. Death can’t feel worse than this. Laying back on the bed, I stare up at the ceiling thinking of nothing. Nothing at this point will make me happy, not even the thoughts of Xayden. I am not looking forward to the events of today, even if I don’t know what they are. With that thought I allow myself to fall into a dreamless sleep.