The Alpha's Rogue

Chapter Fifteen

Elenora POV

The nurse was the last one to see us. After she left, I inhaled the food. My stomach was small due to years of undereating, but I could feel the hearty food helping my malnourishment. The only thing that happened in the morning hours was the warrior changing. Another female who didn’t say a word to me. I was glad males weren’t sent. They had the power to hurt me. The only males I had ever been around hurt me. “What about mate?”  I heard Lilith purr. “He hurt us. He left us here, in a cell, and hasn’t returned. He hates us.” I tried to choke back a sob as I reminded her of that, but it bubbled its way up. The blanket had long lost his scent and I had nothing to remember him by. I let the tears flow. I had no reason to stop them. My life was this cage now. They would either kill me or mate would reject me and let me go. That would kill me as well. Lost in my thoughts I didn’t realize someone at come in until I heard the warrior say “Yes Alpha.” I quickly looked up and my heart started racing.

Mate had come back to us. I wanted so badly to stand up and meet him, but I was scared. He was the one who ordered the whipping. “But he stopped it.” I shook my head, not listening to Lilith try to forgive him. He was here to hurt us. I saw him watching me and I started to shake. I yearned to be closer to him, but I couldn’t keep from backing myself up into the wall. Men close to me always hurt me. Why would he be different. “He won’t hurt us. He is our mate.” I shook her words away. People hurt people, even mates. Father always hurt mom, even though they were mates. Mate started walking toward me and opened the cell door. I couldn’t stop myself from letting out sounds of fear. He stopped, confused. “I’m not going to hurt you. I just need to know what happened.” He waited for my answer and when I didn’t give it, he sighed and rubbed his hand on the back of his neck.

He sat down on the floor. I could feel the electricity in the air, and I stopped shaking in fear. Lilith yearned to go to him and let him hold us, but I kept us where we were. I was not going to cling to the man about to reject us. “My name is Leviathan. I am Alpha of my pack, Night Walker.” I gasped. I had heard that name during my father’s rampages. This was the pack we were banished from. My shaking returned. My father killed his parents. If he knew who we were he would kill us. I had to keep silent. Lilith started to become weary then. Killing an Alpha was unforgivable. My parents would have been killed if they hadn’t run away. It was the kind of crime that tainted the next generation.

I curled myself into a ball gritting my teeth at the pain. I wanted him to leave. His sweet voice filled the air. “You will come to no harm from me. I know you feel the pull. You are my mate. I must think of the pack though. I need to know if more rogues are coming. Are you a danger?” I didn’t know what to say. Was I a danger? The blood that ran through my veins were tainted with murder and abuse. I have never been part of a pack and the thought of being in one scared me. What if I freaked out and became like my father? His question was not one I could answer. I stayed silent with my head facing the floor. If I looked at him, I knew it would all pour out of me. I focused on breathing in his scent. He sighed and scooted closer to me. He was close enough to touch. I could feel his hand reach out to me.

Leviathan POV

When I touched her, I could feel the stress melt away. Her touch was what I craved. My body knew it was what I needed. I had tried to keep my distance. When I came into the cell, I could feel her fear. I hated that I was the cause of it. Altair was yelling at me in my head. I had to get my answers before we could go farther though. “Can you tell me your name at least?” It was silent for a moment before I heard her musical voice for the first time. “Elenora.” I let it roll over me. Elenora. So beautiful. “Elenora. Are you here to hurt my pack?” I let the question settle over us. I felt like I was getting nowhere, but I knew the need for her to trust me with the answer. I could tell her life had been anything but easy. She probably didn’t trust anyone. “No.” I almost didn’t hear her. She whispered so quietly. I sighed in relief. “Elenora, you don’t have to tell me what happened. I just needed to know. Would you like to leave the cell? Maybe get a shower?” I saw her look at me. Her beautiful brown eyes still filled with fear. “Yes Leviathan.” The way she said my name made me shudder with need. I could feel my desire to bury myself in her rise. I knew it would be way too soon, so I fought it back.

I stood up and offered my hand to her. She looked up and accepted it. I gently helped her up as I seen the pain roll over her face. I again wanted to throw myself off a cliff. Her pain was my fault. She tried to take a step but faltered. Without thinking, I swept her up in my arms careful not to touch the whip wounds on her back. She stiffened and I thought she was going to protest, but I felt her relax into me. I saw her close her eyes and breath in my scent. It almost made me melt. I left the basement and headed toward the guest bedroom on my floor.