Loving Shiloh

Chapter 2: I want to know what love is

I kept my eyes on his as he walked over to me, he stuck out his hand and I gently placed mine in it. Fireworks erupted under my skin and I smiled at our joined hands, I was gingerly pulled to my feet as Lucy clapped her hands from Dallas's lap. 

"Your name." The man said, I noticed he had a small scar above his left eyebrow as I looked at his handsome face. 

"Shiloh." I said my voice barely louder than a whisper. 

"Harlem." He responded smiling showing off a dazzling smile with nearly perfect teeth, I smiled back flashing him my dimples. He walked us over to Alpha Jake who was smiling, I smiled back and looked at the ground while my heart soared. "Alpha Jake, I would like to take Shiloh home and get her ready to leave with me." My breath caught in my throat as I heard for the first time truly how deep Harlem's voice was, I wanted to beg him to keep talking. 

"As you wish Alpha." Jake said. "I'll let your parents know Shiloh." I smiled up at him and nodded before gently pulling Harlem toward my parents house. We stopped in front of the small two story pale white house and I let Harlem take it in. He led me to the door without a word and I walked him to the living room where my usually chill cat Dufus stood on the couch and arched her back at him before hissing and growling at him. 

"You have a cat?" He asked while growling at her. 

"Yeah, that's Dufus. I found her behind the diner I work at when she was a kitten. I couldn't let her die so I brought her home." I said walking over and petting her, she calmed down and purred before growling at Harlem and hopping off the couch and padding to my parents room. I giggled and rolled my eyes before walking up the stairs to my bedroom and packing my things. I went into the bathroom and grabbed my tampon box which was filled with applicators that were stuffed with money. It was a way to keep people from finding out about it. Harlem walked in and looked at the box in my hand and he gulped, I set it in my suitcase before packing my clothes, movies, books and my old couple salt and pepper shakers. I named them Bert and Elenore after the couple from the diner. 

Harlem just stood in my room and watched silently, his 6 ft 6 frame made me feel extra small seeing as I only stood in at 5 ft 3. I rushed around trying not to keep him waiting too long, I mean he was my mate but something about his stoic stance and emotionless demeanor made me uncomfortable. 

"All done." I said with an uneasy smile up at him as I dusted off my clothes. He nodded once and grabbed a box, I took a bag and a box and carried it down to the sleek black SUV waiting in front of my house. I took three more trips as Harlem talked to a man, probably the driver or his beta. When I came out the final time both men looked at me with no expressions on their faces. "That was the last one." I said shyly. Lilo was whimpering not liking the fact the Harlem seemed uninterested in us. 

"Get in the car." He said blandly. I nodded and slipped in the back seat quietly, I slid over to the far window and put my hands in my lap. After a minute Harlem got in the same door as I did and leaned back with a sigh, he was handed a water bottle by the other man who slid into the drivers seat. "Drink." He said as he handed me the water. I opened the bottle and wrinkled my face as I smelt wolfsbane. I looked up at him and noticed he was scowling at me. "You have to sever the bond with this pack to join mine." I nodded and drank the battery acid until it was gone. I curled up on myself as Lilo howled and cried out in pain, I felt hot tears roll down my face as I began sweating and panting. Small whimpers slid past my slips as my vision began going dark. The last thing I heard was the sound of a laugh that made my hairs stand on end. 

The next thing I remember was waking up in extreme amounts of pain. My eyes were sealed shut and my limbs were to heavy to move. I heard a ringing in my ears that turned into the sounds of people talking. 

"So what are we gonna do with her?" I heard a voice say. 

"What we planned, she will be my Luna, she will bear my pups and help me lead Blood-Sky." I herd Harlem's deep voice respond. Lilo whimpered happily when she heard him talk about making us his Luna. 

"And what about the problem?" The other voice said, what problem? I took a deep breath and almost instantly I felt sparks on my arm as Harlem touched me. 

"I know you're awake." His deep voice growled. I slowly opened my blurry eyes and tried to move my head but it was impossible. I tried to speak but all that came out was a gurgling noise, there was another cruel laugh and I looked at the blurry shape looking at me from the front seat. 

"Wonder if her voice is damaged permanently." The second man said. 

"Who cares." Harlem said. Lilo whimpered at the bored sound of his voice, finally gaining enough strength I pushed myself up and looked at his blurry shape before leaning against the car seat. A rough hand grabbed my face and nearly broke my jaw. "You are a problem Shiloh, one I intend to solve." I felt my eyes widen and water at the heartless sound of his voice.

I squeaked when my jaw was let go of, I fell back down on the seat. I pushed myself back up and leaned my back against the leather interior of the car as I tried to make sense of what was happening. Lilo wasn't much help as she paced and howled in agony. After a little while the car came to a stop and I heard a ruckus from around us. Still to weak to do anything I stayed still while Harlem got out of his side and talked to the crowd. I heard the noise die down, and then my door was opened, I was pulled out of the car and tossed into the dirt like trash as Harlem and the driver laughed. Trying to save a but of my dignity I stood and brushed myself off with slow movements seeing as my muscles felt like they were on fire. 

"Basement." Was the only word uttered, my arm was gripped tight and I heard something snap. I was dragged into a house and then thrown down a flight of stairs before laying at the bottom in a broken and bloody heap of flesh. I pulled myself up after taking a few minutes to heal, I looked around and nearly fell to my knees as I saw the nasty bed and disgusting room I was supposed to stay in. 

"Home sweet home Luna." A voice sneered and I looked behind me at the man who had driven us here. he dropped my box roughly and walked over to me and grabbed my throat before snarling at me and looking down at my face with dark blue eyes. "Harlem doesn't want you, none of us do. We like being unruly and savage." He growled deeply.

My breathing stopped as his hand got tighter, a growl from behind the man made him drop me on my back, Harlem was watching us with an amused look before he dropped another box of mine down on the ground. Both men left as I carried the boxes to the bed and began looking around the room. I looked in the closet and sneezed when the pungent smell off mold overpowered my nose. I found small mouse and rat shits all over the room and I wanted to cry. I found a broom and swept the cold concrete floor before looking around for a garbage bag. 

Refusing to sleep on the nasty stained bed that smelled like piss I pulled out my soft rug and curled up on it with my favorite pillow and blanket as I let the events from the day wash over me. Oh how I wanted to be back at home.