The Wolf Who Saved Me.

CHAPTER SIX

I wake up early and shower. I have no idea what todays trial will be, but I'm feeling more confident than I was yesterday. "Breath, we can do this."

I walked to the training grounds and noticed it's been transformed. There's bleachers everywhere and a huge screen on the other side. Confusion is written all over my face, and I walk to the stage where the Alpha family is.

"Ahh, just in time."

Suddenly, I feel strong arms wrapped around me and a sharp pain in my neck. Panic surges through me as darkness takes hold as the wolfsbane works its way through my system.

I wake up in a dark, damp place. My head is throbbing, and I can barely move. I close my eyes and try to steady myself. My eyes are going in and out of focus as I open them. "Monroe?"

Silence. "Monroe!?" Again, I am met with silence. I try not to panic as I take in my surroundings. I look down and notice I have a camera strapped and locked to my chest. I look around and see a note next to me.

"Find your way back in 4 days, or don't bother coming back. We will be watching. Try not to die."

It all makes sense now. I was kidnapped, drugged, and dumped, all for a position I'm not even sure I want anymore. I can't hear my wolf, and I'm weakened by the wolfsbane. This isn't good. I have no idea where I am. I have no survival skills at all.

"Ahhhhhh!" My screams echo through my surroundings. Cave. I'm in a cave. I breathe deeply to center my emotions and senses. 'Look, Amora, you can do this. You will make it, and when you get back home. They will pay"

I hear what sounds like a waterfall, so I get up on my feel and start walking towards the sound. It's pitch black in here, and without my wolf, I can't see. I have to feel around with my hands to find the wall. I continue to walk towards the sound when I start to see the cave slightly illuminated. It's getting dark out. I was out for most of the day!

As I get to the opening of the cave, I pass through a waterfall. I cup the water with my hands and gulp down as much as I can to soothe my sore, dry throat. I think I know this river. It cuts through the other side of the kingdom just within our territory. If I follow it and day safe, I may just be able to make it.

Finally making up my mind, I start walking towards what I hope is our territory. I have to cover as much ground as I can and find somewhere to sleep before it gets completely dark. I worry about food later. Right now, though, I'll keep going north.

It's nightfall now, and I have to be careful. I'll never survive if a rogue finds me. I climb up a tree and rest on the biggest branch I can find. Hopefully, I can take a small nap and find food in the morning, although I can probably go a while without food. I know it's risky to sleep in a tree, but sleeping on the ground would be too risky, too exposed, and Monroe still isn't back to help keep watch. Damn it. Why did the moon goddess choose this for me?

--- THE NEXT DAY ---

'Amara.. wake up! There's danger!' I hear Monroe screaming in my head. The smell of rotten flesh and dirty fur meet my nose. Rogues. I stiffen and hold my breath. They can't find me! I'll be a gunner!

"Smells like a ripe she-wolf around these parts." One rogue says to another

"Mmm, it's been a while since I've had one of those. What say you we find her and give her a little treat?" The other says

"Oh yeah, I like the sound of that. The scent goes this way. Let's follow it and find her, shall we?"

"I'm in. Let go!"

They started walking in the direction I came. I make sure the coast is clear as I shimmy down the tree and quiet as possible. My feet are about to touch the ground when a filthy hand grabs me

"There you are, little miss, we were just looking for you!"

He pins me against the tree and begins touching me in places I've never been touched before.

"Get you disgusting hands off of me!" I scream, and they respond in laughs

"You're in our territory now puppet, and you know what happens yo little girls when they wander off."

"NO!" I shout and knee him as hard as I can in his balls. He drops to the ground, and I take that as my opportunity to run.

"Blimey, you okay Rocco?" One rogue asks the other.

"DONT WORRY ABOUT ME, JUST GRAB THE b***h!"

I keep running as fast as I can, but the rogue is faster and catches up. He grabs me by my hair and pulls me back down. I scratch at him and hit and kick wherever I can land a hit. I take the palm of my hand and push upwards on his nose. With a sickening crack his head flies backwards and he falls to the side of me. That's when I look up and see the other rogue coming after me.

'Run, Amara, Run!'

I run, but suddenly the other one is in front of me.

"You killed my brother!" He roars and punches me hard in the jaw. My chin falls down to my chest as darkness begins to take me. I'm never making it home.

I woke up chained to a cobble stone wall.

"She finally wakes." Rocco says with a sneer.

"Let me go! I need to get home. You see the camera! They are watching everything you do! They know your face now!" I yelled struggling against the chains

"There will be nothing left of you to find when I'm done with you you!" He barks as he runs the knife from my shoulder to my thigh

I scream out in pain, and he starts throwing punch after punch at me. 'Try not to make any sounds, Amara. He will only enjoy it now, I will try to heal you as fast as I can, but I'm still weak from the wolfsbane. I'm so sorry. We should have run away.'

I try to hold in the sobs and he wreaks havoc on my body. Punch after punch, slice after slice. I feel the blood dribbling out of my mouth. "Good bye." I say in my head as the darkness takes me once again.

I wake up to nothing on my body but the camera. Blood running down my thighs, and pain radiating through my entire body. He must have r***d me in my sleep. How can the moon goddess be so cruel to let someone do this to me? I don't understand what I've done. "Please moon goddess, please.. if you can hear me, please rid me of this pain"

Suddenly, I feel my body heating up and I start glowing. It hurts, but it's soothing too. "Monroe! What is happenin!" 'Amara! he moon goddess has heard our please! We are transforming!'

A strange power surges through me. The chains break off of me as well as the camera shatters as it flies and hits the wall.

"WHAT'S GOING ON DOWNTHERE?!" The rogue yells, running down the stairs. I don't wait for gimme to fully enter the room. I'm on him in a flash and snap his neck. I walk up the stars and out of what looks to be a run-down cabin. To my surprise, I'm about a mile from the territory. I wonder if they know rogues were just beyond our borders. How long was I out for? I can't think of that now. I have to get back. I don't know how long I've been gone. Hell, here I come.