The Hidden She-Wolf

-Uncovered-

-Aiden’s POV-

This young woman was unconscious in my arms and to my surprise she looked peaceful. I picked her up into a cradled hold and looked her up and down. Her skin was pale except for the excessive number of cuts and scars. I could tell that she had lived in hell. Richard walked in and looked at me with curiosity. “Cover her with that blanket.” I used my commanding voice. Richard was not the type to take to new people let alone a woman.

He walked to me and picked up the blanket. He covered her and rolled his eyes. “The house is clear except for this one and a man who was sleeping on the third floor.”

“Take him back and interrogate him about her and about the intel we gathered.” Richard nodded and walked away. I carried her out of the house and to my car.

-Time Laps-

We get back to my house and I take her inside and to my room. As I placed her on my bed, I notice that her cuts were already healed. Was she like us? I had assumed this woman was a human girl, but had I brought a she-wolf back to my pack? She began to wake and I took a step away from her. I did not want her to be frightened. She sits up quickly in the bed and looked around. I did not want her to run away. “You are safe.”

Her eyes focus on me and she covers herself again. “Where am I?”

“I brought you back to my packhouse.” She looked confused as I spoke.

“Your what?”

“Do you not know what a packhouse is?”

Her eyes shifted from side to side. I looked down at my hands and realized that there were small burn marks on them. It suddenly hit me. The collar that was around her neck was silver not steal. She had no idea what she was. At the age of 16 is when a girl gets her wolf. That must have been why she was chained. The pack that had her held captive must have known what she was and hid it. A she-wolf without her wolf is weak and helpless.

“What do you mean?” her confusion was all over her face. She felt around her neck and realized that the collar was gone. Her memory must have been affected by the pain.

“May I sit next to you?” Even though it was my house, my room and my bed, I wanted her to feel safe and in control, even just a little. She looked down and nodded. I walked slowly and sat by her, but far enough that she had room to shift around. Her sent began to hit me like a wave on the beach. I took a deep breath to take it in.

“Please, can you help me understand?” her voice was weak and fearful. It made me want to protect her from the world she never knew she was a part of.

“What do you know of your family?”

Her eyes are beautiful. They are emerald green with flakes of gold in them. I found myself getting lost in them every time I look at her. They became full of sorrow and tears form at the edges of them. “I was told they were killed in a robbery. I remember little bits. Mostly smells and feelings.” Her sorrow filled the room and made me want to hold her.

“How old were you when you moved into that house?”

I could see her thinking. “I was born there.” Holly s**t, it was her own pack that enslaved her. Her own pack that abused her. “I don’t wanna,” she whispered and looked at her lap.

“May I ask one last question of you?” Without looking up, she nodded. “What is your name?”

Her eyes snapped to mine and a blush filled her cheeks. “Mary. Mary Rose.” A small smile lifted her lips and it made me want to kiss them. I force myself to put the thought out of my mind and just return her smile.

“That is a beautiful name.” The blush in her cheeks brighten and I chuckle at her. “You may stay here in my room. I will bring you some clothes to put on. The shower is thru that door.” I stand and leave the room.

Right outside my room, Andrew stood. “No one is to enter this room without me, understood?”

“Yes Alpha.” Andrew was a good Gamma. He was my third in command and loyal to me no matter what. I walked away to get Mary some clothing.

-Mary’s POV-

I watch Aiden leave the room and close the door behind him. I looked at the door for a moment to see if anyone comes in, but it stayed closed. I slowly got out of the bed and walked to the bathroom. I had not had a shower in so long that I feared that I did not remember how to. I looked at the shower not knowing how to set the water. I grabbed a towel and wrapped it around me. I walked to the door to the room and slowly opened it. Andrew was standing on the other side of the door. He turned to look at me. “Are you alright, miss?”

With embarrassment I admit, “I don’t know how to shower.”

He c****d his head and then smiled. “I can set the water, but that is as far as I can go.” I nodded and he went into the bathroom to set the water. I waited for him to leave the room before going back into the bathroom.

I got into the shower and stood there for what seemed like forever. It had been so long that the warm water made me feel like crying. I finally got out of the shower and wrapped the town back around me. I felt so clean and warm that I forgot where I was. I left the bathroom to find Aiden was sitting in a chair next to the fireplace that I had not realized was there. I jumped and dropped the towel. He blushed and looked away as I bent down to pick it up. “I got you a few things, but I did not know what size you were in some other things.”

I blushed again and looked away from him. He stood up and walked to me. He placed his hand on my shoulder and I flinched away from him. “Miss. Mary, will you please share your story with me?”

I slowly turned to him with my head down. I was still in just a towel. I took steps back until my back hit the wall. I expected to feel the pain of the deep cuts that were inflicted on me the night before. When there was no pain, I tried to look behind me. “Where are they,” I whispered to myself.

He stepped back to the chair he had been sitting in. “Please do not be afraid. I left the clothes on the bed. Take your time and then join us in the dining hall for a good meal.” smiled at me and then left the room closing the door behind him.

I walked to the bed and looked at the clothes he left me. They were so beautiful. My eye caught an emerald green sundress. It had a heart neckline and seemed flowing. I looked thru things to find underclothes, but were only panties. This is what he must have meant. He did not know what size bra to get me. I giggled to myself. I pulled on a pair of lacey white panties and put the sundress on. I looked into the mirror that was hanging on the bathroom door. I had ever looked so pretty. I looked away from myself. There were a few pairs of shoes by the door. I looked at them and decided to try the flat sandals on. A perfect fit. I took a deep breath and left the room in search of the dining hall.