CHAPTER FOUR
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DEAD OR ALIVE
AUDREY'S POV
I was taken to the Blueblood pack of werewolves which was ruled by Reynold. From all that I had gathered while staying there at the pack, he was described as ruthless but compassionate and I just thought that perhaps, it was not so bad, my predicament. It was better than being killed off for something I didn't know about.
"Hey hey."
I snapped my head and looked at the opposite side to see a breeder being beaten.
I was sold off as a breeder although he hadn't had his turn with me yet but I was made to be his personal maid.
"Focus on your work." They yelled at her.
Two female beta guards.
Breeders, when we weren't satisfying the Alpha, we were made to work alongside the other maids. We were treated much less than maids were treated.
Simply put, maids had more dignity than us. Some of the maids willingly offered themselves off to work with the Alpha in his pack house while some others, their parents, had been the brain behind it.
Breeders on the other hand were like trinkets gotten after raiding a territory. Reynold had about fifteen breeders which meant he had raided a number of packs. I was the last.
"What are you looking at huh?" A soldier yelled and looked at me.
I quickly looked away. She came to me and pulled my hair from the back. Pain rushed to my scalp.
"You'd better focus on what you're doing too breeder. The only reason why you're still alone is because the Alpha hasn't had his time with you yet Silver. So take your time while you're here. The price of your head is worth a fortune , don't tempt me." She said and dropped it back forcefully.
They all treated me with contempt. Both maids, guards and other breeders alike.
"Today, you're in charge of taking care of the Alpha's room." A beta guard came to tell me.
I was not done cleaning the kitchen. A breeder came by with a bucket of water. Then she spilled all its contents on the floor that I had just neatly mopped.
"Oops." She said sarcastically.
"Do you think that this is funny?" I asked her.
I was very angry because I would have to start over. They've been pulling pranks on me and it has been hindering my work.
"What are you going to do about it huh? You filthy Silver." She said with contempt.
I simply sucked in air and decided that ignoring her would be best. If I reacted even if I wasn't at fault, I would be whipped a hundred times and I didn't want that today.
I breathed a sigh of relief. I had finally finished with my work. I took a bowl filled with water and a towel to the Alpha's room.
I knocked just twice, softly on his door.
"Come in." I heard from inside.
I inhaled and then pushed the door open.
"Why hello there." He said. He was lying shirtless under his fur covers on his bed.
I looked down, "I was told to come in here and clean your room."
He chuckled lightly, it was so low but it sounded just right.
I heard the bed make a few sounds and then soon he was standing in front of me. He was very tall and intimidating. I dare not look him in the eyes.
"Look at me." He commanded softly.
I was scared, I didn't know if he would harm me if I did.
"It's alright, look at me." He said gently.
I slowly lifted my head and looked him in the eyes.
He had never spoken to me once and he made it mandatory that I do all the chores that were related to him.
One day, he had slapped me hard across the cheek for accidently ripping a part of his shirt. I begged that I didn't mean to but he still dragged me off after the slap and whipped me till I fell unconscious.
There were times when I wondered why he treated only me that way. Other breeders weren't treated as cruelly as he treated me. That's why you won't blame me. I was so scared to look at him.
"I know that you must think that I am a horrible Alpha." He started.
The heat of his body was heating mine and it was doing something to my head. My heart was beating rapidly.
"Have you ever asked yourself why it's just you?" He asked.
He knew I'd have asked myself.
"I want you to nod if you understand." He ordered.
I nodded my head.
He scoffed, "that's totally understandable. Well it's because of your father. He is the reason why your life will always be miserable until the day that you die."
I could not understand what he was saying.
He traced his fingertips over my face and I shivered from his touch. He then tilted my chin, my eyes met his. Brown chocolate eyes, sharp jaw, perfect shaped heart face and long black hair. He looked very handsome but he was very brutal. Although his brutality towards me was by far the worst, I had developed a soft spot for him after he came back drunk to his room.
I was the one in charge then and he collapsed on me and cried as he slept calling out his mother's name. It made me realize that he wasn't always this way. Something or rather someone made him like this and it seemed that it was connected to me.
It made me feel to bad and guilty and slowly but eventually I found myself falling for him and looking past the physical and mental torments that he inflicted on me however I still wondered,
"How long will I be able to bear it ?"
"It's a shame that you never got to meet him. But sometimes, it's for the best." He said solemnly.
His gaze was so intense.
"I won't lie to you," He said in a low voice and leaned into me and whispered into my ears,
"I didn't expect that you would be this beautiful."
He kissed the side of my face slowly. Then he kissed my neck before brushing my lips lightly with his. My breath hitched and I squeezed the hem of my dress in my fist. I know that it's my job as a breeder to satisfy him but to me, it felt different.
He tilted my head and planted a soft kiss on my lips. First slow and then he began to move at a fast pace. I dropped what I was holding and wrapped my arms around his neck.
He lifted me up. I instinctively wrapped my legs around his waist while he kept kissing me deeply before taking me to his bed. I looked deeply at him as he was on top of me touching every part of me and making me want more of him. I felt a pool of wetness around my thighs and my breath became shallow.
He smiled, "do you want me to?"
The fact that he asked melted my heart. Perhaps he felt the same way that I did towards him.
I could not find the words and so I just nodded and soon I felt him drive himself into me.
That night was a night of pleasure but the next morning...
"Get out." He said.
I woke up to see that he was no longer lying beside me. The moment I sat up, he said those words to me.
I gasped but I could not say a word.
"Leave. Don't make me call the Betas to take you out." He commanded coldly.
Tears brimmed in my eyes but I did as he said. When I moved away, I saw the stain of red I left behind on his sheets,
"Take the sheets with you." He added and my heart broke a thousand pieces.
I packed the sheets and wrapped myself with my clothes and left immediately.
A FEW MONTHS LATER...
I was pushed into the mud but thankfully my bulging stomach didn't hit the ground because my hand acted as a support.
The head maid held my hair and kissed into my ear,
"Do you think that you're special because you're carrying his child? In the end, you'll end up dead." She said and left me there.
Even as I was heavily pregnant, I was still made to do very strenuous labor. They didn't care if I died. I cried non-stop for several nights but now, there were no more tears left to cry.
That night, her words haunted me and I could not sleep. I was also crying profusely.
I went to the kitchen and just as I was about to step back into my room, some guards entered.
"Are you sure that he said we had to kill her?" One asked.
"Yes, he has been having bad dreams lately and he said that she had to go because he felt like Silver was always haunting him in his dreams."
My eyes grew wide. They were after me.
I quickly took one of the kitchen sheets and draped it over my head and walked to the front door.
"Stop." A guard said and walked up to me.
"Where are you going?" She asked.
"I have to go and..." My mind was whirling around trying to come up with something,
It clicked, "...get some herbs for the Alpha. He said he wasn't feeling too well."
I didn't think it would work. It would spell doom for me and my baby if it didn't,
"Alright but hurry back inside." She commanded and I left.
I immediately sprinted after I knew I was out of their sight.
I had gotten half way when I began to hear some voices in the forest,
"Find her. Make sure you bring her back to the pack alive or dead."
My eyes grew wide. They had discovered that I was missing faster than I thought and they would use my scent to try to find me and my baby bump only made things harder for me.
I had to stop to take a few breaths but then I heard,
"There she is."
I gasped and resumed my running.
"Don't let her escape."
"Oh goddess, please save me." I prayed silently as tears blurred my vision.
Hope bloomed in my chest when I could see the border of the pack's territory.
"It's okay baby, stay with me.". I said and placed my hand over my stomach.
I kept running but I gasped when my leg hit a rock and I fell face flat on the ground. I had hit a log in the process. Pain coursed through my whole body and I felt something shoot out of my v****a. I was numb and I could not move. Sweat beats covered my foreheads. I screamed in pain. I managed to turn and lay on my back on the rough ground.
"I see something, she's over there." I heard them say.
My head reeled back in pain and my hands traveled underneath my garment. When I brought my hands out, the shock, the pain in my heart, it was all too much. Blood.
I was bleeding.
"Nooooo!!!" I screamed in anguish and cried my eyes out.
"My baby...my...child." I wailed.
I could still save him. I said and tried to crawl but the pain was excruciating.
They were getting close.
One flew up into the air, claws protracted and ready to pounce on me. I closed my eyes and braced for impact but then I heard a roar. When I opened my eyes again, a werewolf, fast, agile and strong, flew over my head, fast like lightly. When I blinked once, in his place was a human who was slashing at the men chasing me without hesitation.
My mouth remained open as shock engulfed me.
He looked back at me briefly, and that was when I realized thathe had a mask over his face.
The pain in my stomach increased immensely and I felt dizzy the next instant, and in no time, I was engulfed in complete darkness.
Was I dead or alive?
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