~Alicia’s POV~
I’m washing the pots and pans we had used to make lunch when the youngest omega Sarah comes barging into the kitchen sobbing with bloody hands. “are you okay ? Who did this to you ?” I questioned her while patting her back trying to calm her down.“I was serving one of the higher rank wolves when he started rubbing his hand up my inner thigh and I jumped from the contact and made him spill his glass of water on himself and the glass fell, it broke and he just started screaming at me. Then Chelsea told me to come help you and she was going to clean it up cause I couldn’t stop crying.” She explains continuing to sob. I give her a big hug and whisper to her “Shhh everything’s okay love go get yourself cleaned up and I’ll have one of the omegas bandage your hands up so they don’t get infected, and take the rest of the day off but don’t let anyone see you go hide in your room or somewhere no one goes and rest.” “ thank you.” Sarah said so low I barely heard her and scrambled out the back door I had no clue where she was headed to. Our living quarters were in the basement but I’m sure she has somewhere in mind on the property that brings her peace.
I admire Chelsea’s bravery for stepping in to help Sarah knowing it could have caused trouble for herself. She’s always been like that though never afraid to speak her mind and deal with the consequences after, I’ve had to save her from countless beatings by taking them on myself little did she know but I’d never tell her I wouldn’t want her to feel guilty plus it’s always my choice and that’s my best friend so I wouldn’t have it any other way. My wolf is also a lot stronger than chelsea’s wolf so I heal faster even though I can’t heal myself too much or it will draw attention to my father that I have my wolf. As much as he hates me he always keeps a close eye on me, he’s just hoping my powers will emerge so that he can use them to his advantage that is probably why he beats me so much he’s so disappointed everyday that my powers haven’t come to, he has his own frustrations also and who better than me to take them out on unfortunately. I have to make sure my escape has very little to no mistakes or i will surely have basically just killed not only myself but my best friend as well and I will NOT let that happen.
“Did Sarah come to you like I told her ?” Chelsea asks as she walks back into the kitchen and I can instantly feel the irritation radiating off her. “ yes she did I sent her to get cleaned up and told her to hideout somewhere and get some rest for the day. What exactly happened out there?” I ask trying to get all the facts from the situation. “ we were all serving food to the higher rank wolves and I heard some glass break and one of the wolves started screaming at Sarah and she was just crying uncontrollably I had to step in I felt so bad for her it wasn’t that serious for the wolf to react that way to her dropping a glass of water.” Chelsea wipes her face annoyed. “ Sarah told me that the wolf that was yelling at her was trailing his hands up her thighs and she got nervous and dropped the glass I’m not sure what really happened but I believe her especially if you’re saying it was an overreaction on his part.” “Oh no poor thing I had no clue that’s why she dropped the glass that’s not right I’m glad you gave her some time off to rest for the day that was probably traumatic for her she’s so young and innocent” Chelsea states while dumping the shards of glass into the trash bin.
“Everyone is almost done eating, so after we clean and prep for dinner we will have at least 3 hours to relax and recharge so let’s get this done as fast as possible!” I announce to the kitchen staff to try and motivate them. They all roll their eyes at me and continue doing whatever they were doing clearly I get no respect from anyone around here. Me and Chelsea share an irritated look and finish our duties. “ so what do you want to do with our downtime today ?” Chelsea asks. “ oh.. sorry I actually can’t hang out today I’m on a time crunch making sure I have things in order for you know what.” I tell her looking over my shoulder to make sure there wasn’t any eavesdroppers I can’t afford anyone finding out anything I have planned or I’m dead. “Okay I guess I’ll just go for a run through the forest or something alone.. again..” she says making a pouty face at me. “ trust me Chelsea if everything goes how it’s supposed to we will be able to run free all day together.” I tell her sparking hope within myself. “ I’m holding you to it!” She says as she skips off towards the door that leads to the forest all excited. I head back down to the basement quarters.
Once I reach my room I carefully shut the door after looking around to see if anyone was near..The coast is clear enough but I still don’t trust it so I found a rusty chair in the hallway and brought it back to my room and pushed it up against the door since I don’t have a lock on it I’m surprised we even have a door honestly. Once I feel secure I went to my secret hiding spot and lifted up the 13th floorboard which held at least 5 small satchels. I pull each one out checking the contents to make sure I have everything needed to survive for two people for at least six months. The things I have accumulated so far are seeds of all kinds to grow vegetables and herbs once we’ve settled somewhere, small yet efficient knives for protection and hunting while in human form, a few hundred dollars I’ve stolen out of the rooms I’ve cleaned belonging to higher ranks wolves, and a few vials of a potion that can cloak us to the point no one can hear, see or smell us for at least 30 mins they could only see us if they have taken the potion themselves which would be impossible because I have created the potion myself.
Just as I’m putting everything back under the floorboard my bedroom door starts to rattle meaning someone was coming in. I put the floorboard back in place as fast as I could and ran over to the chair to move it so I could let the person in and try not to look suspicious. Soon as I remove the chair the door comes flying open almost breaking off the hinges and of course none other than the alpha my father walks in fuming. “ why is there any locked doors in my pack house without my permission huh?!” He screams at me as I start to bow and cower to his alpha aura he’s pushing out onto me. “ I..I..I.. I was about to change my clothing before preparing supper and I didn’t want anyone to see I’m sorry alpha it won’t happen again” I responded quick on my feet. He decides to still backhand me anyways and I fall to the floor immediately going into fetal position bracing myself for more as I start hearing his laughter I look up and see he is full blown in tears how hard he was laughing then he just walks away like he pulled some type of prank, like it’s all just a game to him basically my life and wellbeing means nothing to him and that thought alone filled me with a rage I’ve never felt in my life. I’m going to make him regret everything he’s ever done to me , he has to pay!
As soon as I get Chelsea to a safe space I will come back and burn this pack to the ground! Two more days and it’ll all be over. I stand up and gather my thoughts, I recheck to make sure everything is where it needs to be for my plan before I head back down to the kitchen to serve dinner. Once dinner is served, Chelsea and I head back to our room to try to get some rest before our busy day tomorrow. I just need to gather a few more things before our escape…