Alpha Blood - free

"My name is Maggie.... Hi! my name is Maggie." I repeat this over and over to myself as I watch the rain fall down the bus window. the bus rides between cities and towns is the only real time I get to relax and let my guard down. "Maggie, Maggie, Maggie, my name is Maggie." I got up from my seat and walked to the bathroom. holding my worn-out small black backpack in my hands. There weren't that many people on this bus. besides the driver, there were twelve people, including myself, so we all spaced out across the different rows, being able to use more than one set. I knocked on the gray door that was the bathroom just in case someone was in there and the door lock didn't work. no one answered back, so I went in and locked the door. Good to know it works. I pulled out my newest ID out of the bathroom to look at it. I have really seen what it said since I picked it up and the bus tickets from the person who sets up my new life every six months. I wire them six grand every six months, and they send me my new IDs, bus tickets, and the address to where I'm going to be living next. I like it this way. That way, there are no clues as to where I am going next, so someone can't trick me into telling them when I leave because I don't even know. I do try to make friends wherever I go. it's easier to blend in if you have people you are hanging around. loners are the ones easily spotted. I pull out my IDs. My name is Maggie Williams, and I'm supposed to have brown hair this time. I guess I'm making a stop at the drug store when I get to where I'm going. some place in Columbus, Ohio. probably an apartment since it says D on it. but per usual, they left instructions on what local bus route to take to the apartment and where the local alpha lives as well. Once in an alphas territory, you have forty-eight hours to show yourself and position the alpha for a temporary stay in his territory. sometimes, the alpha demands a payment for not becoming part of their pack, I've learned over the years that if you go in the middle of the night when they are already in bed with whomever it may be, they are less likely to ask for anything let alone look to hard at you before granting permission to stay. So I take a deep breath and hold it, then let it outslowly. I look myself in the mirror, and my brown eyes look back at me. my body is fit from hours and hours at the gym, I hope one is close to me. I'm not a gym rat, but I fight to make money. always finding the local ring and making money. It's how I make the extra money, if they are looking for a trainer even better I work there and train there at the same time. my red and black plaid shirt hung open over my dark blue tank top underneath. they looked like they were on their last leg of life. I will need new clothes here. my Jean shorts also looked like one pull on them, and they will tair a new hole. my hair right now is a bleach blond, making me look very pale in color. I'm glad they went with brown this time. There are more shades of browns than blonde that look better on me. but I have grown to like the blonde. Maybe I'll leave some in my hair like highlights or at the bottom like I've grown it out. nah, I'll leave some in my hair like highlights. I give myself a once over again and slip on bus tickets and instruction back in my bag and leave the bathroom with my ID stucked my my sleave so I can read it somemore and try to get used to the name Maggie. the bus hit a bump as I left the bathroom, and I stumbled a little bit halfway, falling on a guy trying to sleep. he grumbled a little bit. "Sh*t, sorry, sir." I said, apologizing. Get back to my seat and lean my head against the window and watch the rain. whenever it's raining, it always makes me think of my very first bus ride getting out of town on the night before my eightteenth birthday. It seems like a lifetime ago, but I guess it was since it's been ten years. ------------ It's the day before my eighteenth birthday, and my parents pulled me out of school early. it was the end of the school year anyway, and I know I'm graduating. so I don't mind. they spent the whole day with me, taking me shopping for all kinds of new clothes and fancy coffees. and I got to pick all the restaurants or snacks that I wanted. it was such a great day, and I will forever be grateful for them giving me that gift, especially since they were about to have to make the biggest sacrifice. I guess my last birthday was just as much for them as it was for me. that night, as we got home late, I was getting ready for bed, and there was a knock at the door. I walked downstairs because I was curious as to whole would be here this late. but I guess I should have known. I was turning eighteen tomorrow. but in the high of the day, I forgot. our alpha walked in the door. he's a big man, stands at six foot two, and built big. big bones but also works out, so his muscles are well defined. his light blue button-down shirt was halfway unbuttoned, showing a white shirtunderneath, his slacks were black. his white skin will forever be at the age of thirty, even though I know he's way older than that. no one knows for sure since he's just always been here. his blonde hair was cut in a military cut. his brown eyes searched the house as he entered. both my parents, with their hands, bowed. "Where is she?" he asked very matter of factly. "upstairs getting ready for bed. She's had a busy day. She should rest." My mom said to the floor. he turned to her, "I do not care how tired she is. Get her down here." my mom flinched a little, "Yes, alpha." she started to turn and walk up the stairs and found me coming down. she looked so scared. but I just left my face blank. I could get through this. and tomorrow, he will take my virginity, which is his right as alpha. then he will leave me to do whatever i please till I petition to be Wed to my mate. one night won't be too bad, I've heard different stories. so, depending on his mood, he will either be gentle with me or rough. but either way, I can get through this. he looked up at me as I walked down the stairs, my brown eyes matching his. I never dropped my gase as I got to the bottom of the stairs. only when I got closer to him did I lower my eyes, realizing I was looking at him in the face. my wolf was growing in eternally as she watched him circle me as if i were prey. i thought he would be upset about the growling, but he laughed. "No, one has growled at me for a very long time." he said, putting his hand on my face so I would look at him. "Tomorrow night will be fun." he smiled and turned to walk out the door. with his hand on the door nob he looked at my mom looked her up and down with that same smile he gave me and walked out the door. my parents and i stayed still till we couldn't hear the car he was in anymore. my dad opened the front door to ddouble-checkhe was gone. he quickly shut the door and locked it. turned and nodded at my mom they both looked at me with tears in their eyes. my mom grabbed my arm, and we ran upstairs my dad right behind her. mom and I went to my room, and she pulled my duffle bag put and started packing it for me. "Mom, what's going on? I'm not scared of him or what tomorrow will be like." "Here, put these on. They will be easier to blend in and run in." she threw a pair of jeans and a sweat shirt at me. while packing my duffle bag with clothes, anything that wasn't a dress went in there. that would fit. "Mom, what's the big deal? Everyone does this with him. it's OK. I've been asking around so I know what to expect." my mom stopped moving and just looked at me. at that moment, my dad walked in, holding a bunch of cash and my little book bag purse, and was stuffing the cash in there as he walked in. "Sweety." My mom started and looked at my dad for strength. he nodded at her. Whatever this was, it was her story to tell. He walked up behind her and put his hand in hers. "So you know, what he does to you at eightteen? ... and what he does the night before your wedding?" "Yeah. what about it?" "Well, you see, I got pregnant. the night before my... our wedding." I looked at my dad for confirmation that this was true. His eyes were looking down as he said, "We didn't know at first. since it was the night before our wedding and all. we were happy that we got to start a family so early. but as you got older, you never looked like me. you favor your mom a lot. so we were able to keep it a secret." "Are you sure? I mean, I could just favor mom. doesn't mean I'm the alphas daughter." my mom looked really guilty, "there have always been rumors about him fathering other children, and they just disappear on the night of their eightteenth birthday." she looked at dad apologetically, " when you were two, I couldn't take it anymore. because you looked a lot like him. so I faked a petition to get married. So he would come to me. that night, I got DNA from him and compared it to yours. it's a match. so your father and I started planning how to get you away before your eightteenth birthday." "Couldn't you just tell him I'm his child?" "I did. when you turned seventeen He said he didn't believe me, that I was just trying to pull one over on him." I felt like my whole world was a lie, but I also felt sad and determined to do what my parents had planned for. I cried as I changed into the clothes my mom picked out for me. not even caring. My dad was still in the room helping my mom find things for my bags. my parents took my bags out to the car and I looked at my room for the last time. my mom ran back up to me and grabbed my hand, and pulled me into a big hug. we both cried for a few minutes before she broke away and led me to the car that was running with my dad in the driver seat. As I got in the back seat behind my mom, my dad reached out and held my hand the whole time he was driving. my mom sat forward while she talked, "In your bag is enough money to get you started wherever you go. you also have a new set of IDs and bus passes. we don't know where they go they are in an involope in your backpack. there is a bank account that you will have to transfer money to whenever you want to move to a new location. that person will send you bus passes, IDs, and your housing address. they will send the new stuff to your current address within a few days." my dad parked about a block from the bus station at Walmart. he gave my hand a squeeze. and pulled me in for a sideways hug. "I love you." "Love you too, dad." mom hugged me again, "When you get settled in a month or two, call me at work. as long as the phone calls are short and not frequently, they won't think it's you." with that, they both got out of the car and walked into the store where the cameras could prove they didn't know I got on a bus to nowhere.