Can The Caged Bird Sing?

Chapter 10 Done Deal

---Evelyn's POV---

I wake up with the biggest smile on my face.. I don't know if the smile even went away while I was sleeping.. I had the best dream about Quinn being amazing and I just wish I could see him again.. but he at least gave me something special to hold onto for the rest of my life if I never get to see him again.

I sit up and take a look in my small mirror that Sandy gave me years ago. My hair is still looking perfect some how.. I give it a little brush to fluff it out but other than that it looks great.. I even still have make up on and it's not even smeared.. This day is starting off great because I look great without even trying.. That never happens. I go to my clothes rummaging through the bag I have packed, just in case I have to go with this Trader.

I pull out my black pair of ripped Jean shorts. Taking my light silky white shirt with pink and burgundy flowers spattered all over it. I take out my light see-through pink cardigan that's accented by my pink vans.

I stuff all of my clothes into my bag as I prance down the two flights of stairs, putting my bag by the bottom and to the side of the stairs so I don't forget whenever I have to leave today.. for, goddess only knows where.

I get to the kitchen pretty quickly to get a cup of coffee. It's quiet as a mouse in here as usual at this time.. I'm the only one who gets down here this early.. Even with guests, especially since most of our guests were drunk and probably going to be passed out for a while. Some even left the property too.

I can't get that song that we danced to, out of my mind so I just start to humm it out of instinct. I glide around the kitchen grabbing my favorite mug pouring some honey and creamer with my coffee to sweeten it up because I'm such a wimp with the flavor of coffee, but love the energy it gives me for the day to come.

I flip around to head outside before the sun rises.. because that's my favorite site to see. I run straight into someone's broad frame. Spilling my coffee down my shirt and his. I gasp and jump back. "Oh my gosh, I'm so sorry!" I say to him as my gaze trails to his face and it's the infamous Quinn. He is smiling down at me, he must be a foot taller than me at least.

"Quinn, I'm so sorry.. I had no idea you were there." I try to explain to him as I turn around grabbing a rag so I can dampen it. Once it's wet enough I turn around trying to clean up his white shirt that now has a creamy brown stain down it. I dampen the area and the stain gets lighter, thankfully.

"It's ok I'm so sorry for scaring you too. I saw you and walked up.. I thought you heard me but maybe you could hear me over the melodic humming." He says sweetly to me as I feel my face blushing. I swallow the lump in my throat as Myra states, "Stop just staring at him." I jump then look down to dampen my shirt trying to get the stain out.

"Where were you going in such a hurry anyways?" He asks me so I look up, sending a smirk his way as I rub the back of my neck sheepishly. "I love watching the sun rise." I respond shyly as he asks. "May I join you?"

"Of course! I would never turn YOUR company down." I say with probably way too much excitement in my voice but I don't care.. when will I get to see him again.. who knows, so I'm taking advantage.

He chuckles at my energy.. So I turn around grabbing a mug just in case he wants one too. I turn and lifting it up for him to take as he smiles big at me, taking the mug from my hands so I can top my mug with more coffee and give him a full cup of it.

He takes a sip and smiling at me. I grab his hand into mine and pull him behind me with a haste so we don't miss it.. The sun rise happens so fast that I don't want to miss it on my last day.

I walk out and sit on the patio wall that's facing the mountains, that still have the strong pinks and reds behind them luckily. Quinn takes my lead sitting right next to me.

I can feel his eyes on me but I'm too nervous to look at him. I look down taking a big sip from my coffee as I feel my eyes just trailing up on their own. They are automatically getting locked with his.

"So.. I actually wanted to make sure I came down here this morning.. because I wanted to talk with you and I know you do everything in this place.. so I just figured you would have to be up early.. I just wanted to talk about.. something.. an offer.. proposition.. I don't know." He babbles on stuttering through his thought but I don't know what he is talking about. I can tell he is nervous so I just reach over, putting my hand down on his.

I feel his body calming down as he turns his hand over squeezing mine into his palm. His other hand sets his cup of coffee down to reach over and caress lightly over the back of my hand.. I think this is helping him think.

"Thanks.. I needed that.. So I had such a wonderful time with you last night and I thought about you all night.. Am I the only one feeling like that?" He asks me as my mouth drops open but I need to answer him so I shake my head. "I thought about you all last night too." I say so shyly to him as he let's out a deep breathe. So I set my cup down because this conversation sounds serious.

"Ok good I was hoping I wasn't the only one.. So I was wondering if you would like to come with me home? To be my chosen mate? I know that might seem crazy but I just have such a strong connection with you.. and get along with you so well.. plus you're so sweet and if there was anyone I would want to be my chosen, it's you." He say to me as I stand and turning to him as I pull his face into mine kissing him with so much passion, that I can hear his wolf purring.

I smile into his lips before saying, "I would love that Quinn." He smiles, then kissing me back.

"You don't know how happy that makes me." He says hugging me into his muscular frame, giving me the best feeling inside as if I'm finally whole.

"Whoa There... Slow this down.. So how much are you planning to pay for her?" We hear from behind us causing us both to jump not knowing someone was there.. I lower my head before saying. "Alpha."

Quinton gets up to his feet quickly, with his arm still wrapped around me body protectively. "Sir, I have asked you daughter to be my chosen mate." He says to my father to explain as my father laughs at that comment before repeating. "I know that, I'm not stupid.. I heard you two talking.. So How much are you planning on paying for her? She is a needed essential here.. She does the work of 3 people at least.. she even does everything for the whole pack house, I would be losing a hard worker.. so I need some compensation for her replacement. Not to mention that she is an Alpha female and you know those are few and far between.. she is rare so I have to charge more." He says with so much malice in his words that you could just smell the greed on that explaination, from a mile away.

"You're selling your daughter?" Quinton asks for clarification with so much anger in his words as I can hear and feel his wolf start to growl out of protectiveness for me, making my father smile bigger. "That's exactly what I'm doing.. She is not even your actual mate, just reminding you.. I do have someone who will pay a good price for her anyways and I was actually coming out here to get her.. just to send her away.. you don't know how long I have waited for this amazing day.. So unless you can top his offer, she is going with him." He says causing my mouth to drop open.

"How much?" He asks through gritted teeth as my father smiles big and states, "1Million." My mouth drops open to the floor, if it physically could. "What?!" I ask in complete utter shock.

"I can't afford that.. please just let her be happy with me.. does that mean nothing to you?!" He asks so sincerely to my father creating an in the belly laugh from him.

"No I don't care.. I'm here for the money that's all." He states to him shamelessly. "Please Alpha, Please I'm begging you." I try to plead with him, causing him to shake his head more.

"You took my love away from me so I guess it's fitting that I get to do the same to you.. come pup." He demands from me as I shake my head feeling my heart sink into my chest. I can't believe he would do this to me.. He could send me away and let me be happy but he is choosing to sell me just like cattle, not caring about my feelings at all.. He quickly reaches over, grabbing my forearm into his grip, as he pulls me away from Quinton so quickly that I almost fall to the ground.

Quinton let's out a huge, ground rumbling, warning growl. "Now now Beta.. this is my territory and if you threaten me on MY TERRITORY then I will be forced to kill you both.. your choice." I watch Quinton swallow hard as he clenches his jaw.

My father spins me around, I yelp as he practically tosses me to the man I met yesterday in his office.. the Trader.. He wraps his arms around me and I just try to fight him off. He grabs me then throwing me over his shoulder quickly taking me away.

"Wait wait I didn't even get to say goodbye please." I beg my father and the man as they both stop to look at each other. My father rolls his eyes, as he gets an impatient look on his face, "come on then, get this done with."

The Trader sets me to my feet as I quickly turn around running across the room and jumping into Quinton arms. I can't help the tears that fall for him in this moment.

"I'm so sorry." I say into his neck. I can just feel his head shaking as he holds me tighter into his body. "Don't be sorry, none of this is your fault.. but this is not over.. you remember that.. I'm coming back for you Evelyn.. I'm not letting this happen to you.. I will find you if it's the last thing I do." He says into my ear as I nod vigorously. "I hope so.. please don't forget about me." I say to him as I gasp for air hating this.

"I won't forget you.. I'm coming for you." He says again before we hear scoffing from behind us. "Come on finish up! You have 10 seconds!" my father's yells as I seperate from our hug but he doesn't let me leave.. He takes hold of my cheeks and kissing me with a hunger that I hope I get to feel again.

"I'm coming for you Evee.. I swear on my life." He says into my lips as we hear. "Yea yea we already heard that.. let's go!" He grabs my arm and throwing me back to the Trader, causing another loud growl from Quinton.

I start to fight his hold again not wanting to go.

"Myra give me the strength to get out of this!" I yell at her but what is she suppose to do, really?

"I don't know what to do. I'm sorry Evee I wish we could be with him too." She says with so much sadness.

"What about my things.. that's my bag!" I try to yell at my father but he just laughs harder. "You won't need them where you're going." He states waving at me as I can still hear Quinton growling behind him, but not taking his eyes off of me.

How ironic I finally get a man who wants me and I get taken away from that.. just my luck.. right when he was about to take me away from all this.