Alphas mated to a human

Chapter 11- Freedom! But not Free

(Vals’ POV)

I take a deep breathe. Finally I am free. I managed to get away to a new place where Mark will never be able to find me. I step off of the train in Chatham and head into town first to pick up the keys to my hidden home. My father does not know about this place which means that Mark cannot get the location at all, meaning I am completely safe.

I step inside the estate agents and head over to the desk at the far end, there sits my contact Martha. Martha looks up with a smile on her face, which quickly disappears when she sees the state I am. I shift uncomfortably, unsure how to respond.

“Hi Martha, I am here for the keys to my home. Please can I have them?” I hold out my hand to show how quickly I want them.

Martha smiles again, reaches into her draw and hands over my keys. “I have cleaned up the place, restocked the fridge and cupboards so you shouldn’t need to venture out for a few weeks, just as you requested dear. If there is anything else I can do please let me know. Just know that I am here for you.”

“Thank you Martha, that means a lot to me.”

“Now head home and have a scrub. No disrespect Val but you look like shit.” We both laugh at this and then I head out. I was going to grab a bus but instead I decided to walk along the banks between Chatham and Rochester as the old building always brought me a sense of calm.

I am in my own world as I take in the architecture and the cobble stones that before I know it I am in Rochester. I sigh at the hustle and bustle of the little town, I then turn away and walk up the hill to Delce Road and to my safe haven. I am so glad that no one knows about this place.

I walk up to the side gate and unlock the padlock, pushing open the gate and then locking it from the inside. I then walk around the small path to the back door, pleased to see that the garden had also been taken care of. I unlock the back door and drop my small backpack on the floor. I walk through the small sun room and enter the kitchen, where I quickly grab a drink of water. I then have a mini tour around to make sure that everything is still all in place and go through the mail.

I then head into the bedroom where I grab two towels and head into the bathroom. I place the towels on the towel rails while I prepare for a shower. I step in once the water is just right and wash my hair, I take my time to shampoo and condition it. Enjoying the sensation of cleaning my hair without having any pressure or having to look good for someone. Once that is done I hook up my hair, shave and then step back into the shower to wash. Once washed I just standing under the shower head watching all of the grime wash off of me. I feel as though I am being reborn again.

At first I wanted to spend a few weeks indoors and away from the world, gathering my tattered life up and putting it all together but standing under this shower I have never thought so clearly. I decide that tomorrow I will start to job hunt, I have a law degree and decide that I will start to use it. I could go into any law so I will see what is available.

The water starts to go cold and pulls me from my thoughts, I turn off the water and step out of the shower, catching my reflection in the mirror. My skin is so pale, I have lost weight and I am smothered in cuts and bruises from the escape as well as a few scars form the past seven months. But I notice that my eyes have their shine back, maybe I’m not as broken as I thought.

I then cream and get dressed in black jeans and a light blue t shirt, I go to sit in the sun room after drying my hair. I sit in my wicker armchair just watching the wildlife in the garden, there are squirrels and birds coming in for the nuts and water as well as obviously heading to their nests which are hiding in some of the bushes, I shall have to remember not to disturb them when I do the gardening. I find it so peaceful to just sit here and be free.

The past seven months have been an absolute nightmare, waking up in Alpha Marks’ territory only to be r***d and abused constantly by him and beaten by member of his pack while turning Alex into a werewolf so I lose the only person who ever really cared for me. I thought I was safe when I got to Xanders territory and he promised to protect me but I gave up my freedom to protect him, I still don’t understand why I did that. It could be because I am his mate like he claims but I do not want my life dictated for me, I have had to live like that for so long but no more. I could have gone to Xander but I am fed up with being the victim I was made into, instead I am going to be the head strong and confident girl I once was. I will always be grateful to Ryan and Alex for helping me to escape again and getting me to the train station but for now I cannot return, I just want to live my life.

I had bought this place as an escape, every time my life at home because too much I would disappear for days or weeks here to heal and gather myself together again. When I was abducted by Mark I feared that I would never see the light of day again, and when abuse begun I wished I never woke up again. But now that I am sitting here at the other end I am happy, I know I should tackle my issues and get help but at the moment I just want to pretend like the last seven months did not happen. I want to start again, in a new place. I have already decided to make this place my permanent residence, I am safe here as no one from my old life knows about this place, not even Alex. I whimper at the thought of him, I beg that his part in my escape is not discovered by Mark. I know Mark won’t kill him as Mark wants me for some reason but he would still hurt Alex pretty badly.

The sunset draws me from my thoughts, the beautiful reds, oranges and purples bringing a calm to my mind that I have missed. I heave myself out of the chair and head to bed, closing and locking all of the doors and windows- I know they won’t find me yet but I still want to be safe.

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FLASHBACK

****Contains s****l and physical abuse****

I made a mistake, a stupid mistake and now I am paying the price. Here I am, wrists and ankles tied to the bed posts screaming behind the gag as Alpha Mark whips me with a silver capped whip. I see the two guards flinching with each whip, both holding horror in their eyes but unable to deny the alpha command Alpha Mark had put on them. Punishing me was not enough, he had to humiliate me by making two guards watch as he abused me.

The mistake I made was looking up when he spoke to me after he had pushed me to the floor, I did not mean too but he said my name and on instinct I looked up. He then punched me and dragged me to his room where he called in two guards who were told to strip me down and bind me tightly to the bed so that I could not move.

I let out another scream as the whip hits my back, I don’t know how many I have suffered as I lost count after 6 as the pain clouded my mind. I then hear Alpha Mark move away from the bed and towards the wardrobe where he keeps his ‘toys’ as he calls them. He then comes back and I feel him force something into my v****a, I scream at the sudden intrusion.

“SHUT UP SLUT! ITS NOT LIKE NOTHING HAS BEEN THERE BEFORE YOU w***e!” Alpha Mark shouts at me.

I let out a blood curdling scream but he does not care. Instead he is enjoying it, he is smirking at me while slapping and whipping me and calling me a w***e.

After a while he stops, first I think that he is going to release me but then he does the unthinkable. Up until now only he has touched me, but he opens the door and in walks the head warrior Rob, he has been mercilessly beating me and bullying me since I arrived on the orders of Alpha Mark.

“The w***e is yours for now. Do as you please.” Alpha Mark then walks over to the chair in the corner and sits down. Tears are freely falling down my face as I am begging for mercy.

Rob walks up to my side and starts to stroke me, then he starts to slap me hard on my back, legs and bottom. He then uses the whip, hitting me so hard that I start to black out from the pain.

****s****l and physical abuse finished****

FLASHBACK ENDED

I wake up screaming, pulling the bed covers to my chest. My breathing is erratic as I try to get it to calm down. I look around and realize that I am at home, in my bed far away from Alpha Mark and his abuse. It was just a dream, then why did it feel so real?

I just want to pretend that werewolves do not exist, I want to go back to the ignorant bliss I had before meeting Alpha Mark. After a while my breathing calms down and I sit up, deciding to take a sip of water I had put on my night stand before going to bed. I take a sip and it soothes my sore throat.

I am a crying mess, I cannot control the sobs and the shaking racking my body. The dream finally starts to fade from my mind, it felt so real, as though I was going through the punishment again. I decided to get up and have a shower, so I gather what I need and head to the bathroom.

I stand under the hot water for I don’t know long, it helps to calm my body down and makes the memory of that day fade in my head to the point where I can function again. I get out of the shower feeling completely relaxed and a lot calmer. I decide to get dressed as I know that I will not be falling asleep again, although I am not even sure if I want to. That is the first time that has happened to me when sleeping, I normally sleep fine but being free seems to make my body not be able to cope with what has happened. Maybe I do need to get help.

Once I am dressed I make myself a cup of tea and put the TV on in the living while putting the laptop I have here on charge. I curl up on the sofa watching Sinderella, just what I needed to cheer me up. By the time it is finished I am crying with laughter. I then put on a radio station as I unplug the laptop and start job hunting. I know exactly what I want to do, I want to make my father pay for how he treated, Alpha Mark pay for abusing me and I want to make sure that I can help people who are experiencing dark times like mine. I decide to use my law degree for good.