The Lone Wolf

Chapter 2

____First Day at Black Moon____

I wake up to the sun shining through the long black blinds. This is a new environment for me and he hasn’t shown me anything. So, I sit on the side of the bed for a moment trying to gather myself. After a small while, I get up and look out the window taking in the new environment. I can see for miles. There are a lot of townhouses here. They are all built up in the same black stone. The packhouse is surrounded by hedges and trees. It almost looks like a maze from here.

I go to the door after finally working up the nerve and walk back down to the first floor. My anxiety is eating me alive; My heart is pounding in my chest. I have no clue where I’m going but I just have to at least find some coffee. After searching the first floor I find that the kitchen is towards the back of the house by the patio. I walk in to see a solid white tile floor. It is a huge black and white kitchen. There’s a bustle of staff running in and out.

“Luna?”

I look around and then I realize they’re talking to me.

“umm... I was just looking for some coffee.”

”sit down at the bar I’ll get you some.”

“Black with two sugars, please.”

“Of course, Luna.”

I walk over to the bar and take a seat. I just can’t get over how big the kitchen is. Two stainless steel refrigerators, and a huge walk-in deep freeze and pantry. There’s got to be at least 30 cabinets. This room… Seems like there is enough food here to feed the whole pack. My father never did anything like that and it starts making me wonder what kind of leader he truly was.

“Here, Luna.” The upper 20s woman says handing me the mug.

“Wait.”

“Yes?”

“What’s your name? I’d like to be able to thank you properly.”

“ Olivia.” The blonde-haired woman states.

“Well, Thank you, Olivia.”

“You’re welcome. The alpha will be back in about an hour to show you around.” She states going back to work.

So I sit at the bar and I finish my coffee. After, I get up and look through the fridge after having decided to make myself breakfast. Eggs and toast I think for a second and start to pull out ingredients. Most of the ingredients were easy to find the fridges are so organized. So far this house is nothing like I expected.

*Maybe we really could like it here, Rose.*

*Just give it a chance*

I have the ingredients set out and I’m looking for something to be able to cook on one of the two stoves. Another worker walks in and lays a frying pan out for me.

“Thank you!” I yell as she hurries back out of the room to get to work.

Do they ever slow down? I thoughts to myself.

Rose eavesdropping on my thoughts makes a comment.

*They’re all omegas. It’s their job they have to stay busy.*

When I finish cooking I sit down at the bar to finish my meal. At that point, it’s been over an hour. Matthew still hasn’t arrived. So I

head out onto the patio. The patio has a small pool and the hedges surround it. I get ready to go through the opening of one of the hedges when a hand grabs me and pulls me back.

“ where do you think you’re going?” A voice snapped and I realized quickly that it was Matthew.

“ I just wanted to look around. The maze looks so intriguing from the bedroom.”

“ That it does. I’ll take you.”

He starts walking through the maze pulling me along. “ The staff isn’t allowed here besides the gardeners”

“Why not?”

“The maze is a special place. Come, I’ll show you what I mean.” He says pulling me even deeper into the maze coming up onto a huge fountain in the center.

I walk away closer to the fountain to take a closer look. When I feel something jab me in the neck. I fade into the darkness.

_____ One week later______

I finally awaken to see that I’ve been put back into our bed. My neck is throbbing.

I slowly get up trying to face through the dizziness to go into the bathroom. I face towards the mirror and then I see it… he did the thinkable. He marked me without permission. Alpha marks always take a toll but to mark someone without permission is just so frowned upon. My neck is swollen and red. Why would he do this? That means the heat will come faster. I don’t want to go into heat I barely know him.

“ you realize I can hear your thoughts now, doll face? Do you think I really care what you want? I need an heir you don’t get a say in that.”

“ I don’t care if we are mates you don’t get to mark me without my permission and then just use me as your personal baby maker.” I snapped back

“Hush. You keep acting like this all the time I may just knock you out, again.”

Rose quickly blocks him out of our head.

*Go to the city, Ella. Find the witch. Maybe, she will sever the bond*

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Rose and I made a plan in the night we would make our escape get to the city and find the witch. We would reject the bond at the boarder and run.

I waited until the house was silent. I’m chilling and I know it has to be the heat. I have to get out of here. I took to through the hall make it to the first floor before I start feeling faint. I’m tackled from behind before I make it to the door.

“ You really think you’re leaving? You’re in heat you’re not going anywhere.” Matthews voice echoes etched into my brain.

I fight him but it doesn’t go in my favor. I fall into blackness. That morning I wake up in the bedroom. No longer in heat. I don’t remember anything. I know he had taken me. My untouched virginity was gone. Everything I had saved for my mate he took. He is not the mate I wanted. All he has done since he found us was hurt us. I get up and head to the door to leave. Its locked. He locked us in. Panic sets in.

*I told you, Rose! This was a bad idea. We never should have thought differently.*

*He is just as bad as father. Check the window*

I listen and quickly check the window which was unlocked and crawl through.

*We can’t shift. You have to do it all. Find the side of the window with vines and climb down*

*What do you mean we can’t shift*

*Ella, calm down. Breathe. Listen closely*

*We are pregnant. Is that why he locked us in*

*Probably. He wants an heir not a mate.*

We find the vines and climb two the second story. I check the window realizing that it’s his office. So rather than going in I follow the vines down. I’m in the maze. We take our time finding our way out. Once that’s done we run as fast as our lakes will carry us through the forest and over the pack lines. That is where I reject him making my mark burn incredibly but we can’t wait. I take the pain and push myself I run. We run.