Silver's Heart

Chapter 11

Alpha Dex POV:

I met the security guard right by the girl’s cage. I couldn’t help himself. My mind was saying I’m an alpha before a mate. I’m an alpha before a mate! But really that wasn’t true. My wolf kept pulling me to her. He just needed to be around her. Closer than he was. She was so distracting I couldn’t be an alpha right now. Well, not a good one. It was so this thing because I knew she had to be human. A human as a Luna. She shouldn’t even know about that world. It would be too dangerous. Humans don’t feel the connection as much. They just aren’t good long term mates. 

When I got to the cage he felt so much tension but it wasn’t coming from me. It was between the security guard and the girl. There were so many thoughts that ran through my head. Is she with him? Does he pimp her out? What is going on? Is she scared?

When the security guard saw me. He introduced himself in a friendly but still intimidating manner. “Hello sir, I haven’t seen you around here before. I am the security guard here. My name is Larry. There are rules in regards to the bad girls that get put into the cage. There are many other beautiful ladies who work here whom you can speak within one of the private rooms. I also have my own office if you need to speak to me privately. If you will excuse me a moment, I need to collar this bad girl.” I really didn’t see why that was necessary. She was already in the cage. She didn’t seem like a bad girl. Aren’t their rules against being treated like this. 

I watched her try to resist the collar, it seemed so forceful. She eventually gave in. The pain on her face was evident. Then he smelt it blood and burnt skin. It was coming from her. Does that mean? It was a possibility. 

“Larry, I’d like a private room with this one. Bad girls are my thing.” I tried a sinister smile, the same one used on my enemies before killing the whole pack. Something changed on the security guard's face. It seemed like he was disappointed, but the smile brought a glint to his eyes. Does he like pain that much? “Sir, there are rules. She isn’t on the market when she is bad. There is only one exception. You will need to pay to get her out of the cage. Then you will need to pay to get alone time with her. The smile makes me think I shouldn’t trust you. You might hurt the merchandise. If that’s the case it’s an extra fee, but then she is all yours for the night. If you are interested then you will need to meet with me and the manager in the offices back there to set up payment and sign some papers.” This guy is clearly insane, but I need to get her out of her, especially with how uncomfortable she looks. I just want to put her in some of my clothes, maybe draw her a bath and take care of her. I don’t think I’ve ever sounded this soft. 

“Well if you excuse me to get my checkbook, and end this meeting then I will meet you in your office in about 5 minutes.” Then I walked away back to the table. When I got there I saw Larry say something to the girl, then walked away. When he turned she had a faint smile on her face, but also pain. Her smile gave me a warm feeling like a good buzz in my body. 

“Alpha Jack I’m afraid I have to cut this meeting short today. I need to take care of something. “ He brushed it off, but secretly I could tell he was happy about the end of the meeting. “I see, well we can reschedule. You should be in town for a few days. I have another meeting shortly anyway.” 

I made my way to the office. Larry and the manager were there with smiles on their faces. “Let’s get down to business. The cost is very expensive. You can back out now, and it doesn’t have to happen. If you’re still in with this set price then we’ll need you to sign these papers.” They pushed forward a receipt that had how much each thing cost and then a total at the end. The papers were a mix of different legal documents but saying that I couldn’t come after them for any reason and that they will keep our file for future use. “Boys, I don’t think I will be visiting often. I am from out of town visiting Jack. I didn’t see on the receipt where his cut on this comes in. I just want to make sure it’s all going to the correct places, especially since I just talked about this with him earlier.” When I said this statement, the manager tensed and said “You’re Jack’s friend, the one that was sitting in the VIP area with him. Why didn’t you say something? You get a special discount.” Then Larry cut in while glaring at the manager. “His cut comes out of the total at the end of the night. It just keeps things cleaner.”

Veronica's POV:

Larry escorted me to the cage. He made it look like it was nothing. It wasn't harsh like he usually is. I could only think that it is because there are other people watching. At first, I thought being in the cage was going to be great. I didn't have to perform in front of all those gross people. Well, besides those first few minutes but I wasn't actually doing anything. I think that's why I was requested to leave the stage. That is what my mom told me, as Larry took me. Once he put me in the cage he smiled and I knew it was too good to be true. The cage was silver. Luckily, there was enough room that I didn't have to touch the sides.

Larry seemed to talk to me forever. He was going on how I am such a disappointment to my mother but he expected me to screw up. After a while, I huffed and said yeah you made sure of it under my breath. I could see Larry's face turn red."Tsk, tsk, tsk. You're such a bad girl. It's almost like you're begging to be punished. There is nothing I enjoy more than seeing the pain on your face. You will have such pretty scars after tonight." I tensed because I know deep down he can inflict a lot of damage, especially because he knows where I sleep and that I'm stuck in this silver cage.

I was so disoriented the whole time from the new silver piercings that I didn't even notice this mouth-watering aroma in this place.  The initial pain from the piercings and the arm cuffs lessened to a dull ache and a headache. My senses started to come back clearer and I was able to focus on where the smell was coming from. It was close but not that close. It was coming from the two polished men in the back. In this lighting, it was hard to see them, especially through the cage. It was easy to tell that they were impressive or important however because they were sitting in the exclusive VIP area. I could only hope, it was that they were well-groomed and that's why the smell was better than the rest of the townies.

When Larry kept talking to me the scent only got stronger. It smelt of freshly cut grass and warm rain. I realized that it was due to one of those gentleman walking towards me. Trixie was going wild at this point. Larry stood between me and the good smelling fellow telling him the rules while deciding to collar me. He was right this would leave a scar, a very noticeable one if I have to wear it all night long. His scent was fading due to the smell of my burning flesh and blood was taking over. Finally, I hear Trixie whimper one word before she passes out. The word was mate.

Mate? I don't want one. I don't need one. It would explain the smell though. Those two scents are my favorite and just takes me to a happy place. Too bad mates only lead to heartache and weakness. I refuse to be broken by my mate. I'm glad Trixie passed out, she would have been pestering me and trying to get her paws onto that mystery man. I'm just not as strong without her. I usually pass out shortly after her, but I know it will only hurt us worse and longer if I don't stay strong. I am getting woozy, so I miss most of Larry and this other guy's conversation. I can only focus on my breathing or I will go down. It gets easier to focus when both men walk away.