The Alpha and the Omega

Chapter 6

My door being slammed open brought me out of my slumber. I, however, did not have the energy to get out of bed, so I rolled to the side to see my mate in an agitated state.

“So you won’t eat? Do I need to teach you a lesson mutt?” He yelled at me. But I didn’t have the energy to respond. Which only made him angrier.

He grabbed me by my hair and pulled me out of bed. Grabbing hold of my arm, he pulled me down the same path back toward the pack house. He basically dragged me because I didn’t even have the energy to walk.

“Maybe being silvered will teach you a lesson?” He said bitterly.

Panic was all I could feel. I didn't know what being silvered meant. We went to the clearing. I saw two tall poles that had a chain suspended between the two poles. Coming down from the center was another chain and about 2 feet from the ground was a silver ring. It looked a lot like a dog collar. It looked humiliating and painful.

“Please no, I will eat, but please, please” I sobbed as the tears began to follow down my face. But my pleas fell on deaf ears.

We reached the mid-evil contraption behind the pack house. I realized it would be impossible to keep the silver from touching my skin and if I passed out I would almost hang from height. This was meant to not only be painful but force you to stay awake.

His pack members were already beginning to congregate to see who was being punished. I felt sick. I didn’t even know packs still aloud this kind of punishment.

He turned and looked at me and for a minute his face softened and then he went back to his hardened look. “Kneel” he bellowed in his Alpha voice and, as much as I didn’t want to, I knelt in front of him. He placed the silver ring around my neck and fastened it. The pain was so great I almost passed out. Nova took over and we shifted into wolf form.

He stopped for a moment, taking us in. She was beautiful, a pure white with silver eyes. Even with the abuse, she was a beautiful creature. We were a beautiful wolf. As if splashed in the face with water, he stepped back and, without any further hesitation, he stalked away.

‘Nova, I am so sorry. I don’t have the energy to do this.’

‘I will be strong for us’ was all she said. I knew she was being silent because of her heart breaking. She also needed to preserve her energy as much as possible.

She stood strong with the burning of the collar around her neck for two days without wavering. On day 3, she laid down on the ground.

‘I’m so sorry, Jaclyn, I can’t hold strong any longer.’

‘It’s ok Nova. Rest now.’

And with that, I shifted back into my human form. I should have been embarrassed at the fact I was completely naked but I was numb to it all. I closed my eyes and said goodbye. With that, I let my legs go limp.