Mated to the Wrong Alpha

Chapter 3

Two more months and I graduate from high school and can hopefully leave this god awful pack. The abuse has been extra these last few months, I’m not sure why, but I think Ellie is worried that David is not her mate. I overheard a conversation between her and her inner circle about her fear. I did not realize her fear would mean more punishment for me, though.

Alpha Tom has been withering on his punishments, constantly blaming me for things going wrong, even when I am not here and at school. I heard him tell the Luna that I should not even be allowed to get an education. That I would never be able to use it because I am a slave to them. It made me lose hope for a few days but I pulled myself together and told myself that I would not allow them to take away the one thing I have worked hard for without any help from anyone. My grades are outstanding, I could go to a college of my choosing. They will not take that away from me as well! I fold the last bit of laundry and separate David’s gym outfit and put it into another basket. I know Tuesdays are when he goes to the gym, so if I put it up for him so he could easily get it, maybe I could get in his good graces and be able to leave early tonight, since I am finished with all my chores before time is up.

Right on queue, I see him stroll through the laundry room. I do not stop putting the laundry I folded into the correct baskets, so it looks like I am busier than I actually am. He comes up next to me and says nothing, he just stands there. I look at him from the corner of my eye and see him glaring at me.

“Alpha.” I say as I bow my head. I say it so quietly I’m not sure if he heard me.

“Are these my gym clothes?” he asks in a harsh tone, I wince a little and nod my head.

“Yes, Alpha.” I bow my head again and this time I freeze, my fear crumbling me from the inside, freezing my movements.

He comes up closer to me and whispers, “Are you keeping tabs on me, traitor girl?”

“What? No, I…I…” My heart is pounding. I feel my throat starting to close from the panic I feel.

“You what?” he whispers.

“Alpha, I just know Tuesdays you go to the gym, I just wanted to set your clothes aside so you could find them quickly. It’s my job to know when you are going out and what to wear, I’m sorry.” I rush out, saying the last part helplessly. All my efforts to go unnoticed so I could slip away, is thrown out the window.

“Do not make excuses for knowing my whereabouts! If I wanted you to know where I am going I would chain you to me! Be careful, because I just might do that,” he spits as he grabs his basket and walks out of the room.

I breathe out a helpless sigh. Nothing I do makes them happy. I still do not think my parents are guilty. I will quietly defend them until my last breath. Just two more months and I can leave the dreadful place!

One month to go, just one more month. I repeat to myself. It’s been a few days since the laundry room incident. Luna Clara approaches me and informs me I will be helping with David's party. His seventeenth birthday is tomorrow, and the pack is going crazy about him finding his mate. Which of course Ellie is beyond excited, she gloats about how he will find her and mark her in front of the pack and she can finally be Luna- the title she thinks she deserves. I mentally gag at the thought of her being a Luna. Although our current Luna is just as awful as she is. I wish I had my wolf to talk to. After my first shift when I was ten, which was awful by the way, I was not allowed to be outside. They threw me in that closet and locked the door. It was hell to say the least. After that my wolf, Mia, never spoke again. I feel her still, but I have not heard her voice in nearly seven years, no matter my efforts to reach her. I had never felt so alone, no parents, and then my wolf wouldn’t speak to me. It was extremely hard to swallow that thought, but now it’s just normal. I am alone and that is how I will stay unless I find my mate in one month. One month, and my life will change. I will graduate, I will turn seventeen, and I could hopefully find a mate that will love me. If not, I will leave and find my own way in this world.

I hang up the last red balloon, and I get down off the ladder. I look around and see the Omegas draping the last tablecloth over the food table. I look to the kitchen and see Lana in there busting her butt so I decide to go and offer her a hand.