Chapter 10: Alpha's Revenge
“I know, but we need to get that thing off of you. At least it cracked a bit more, so maybe now Fredrick can take it off,” she says.
“Maybe, but we don’t have time for that right now. It’s only a matter of time before we’re spotted by one or both of these packs, and we don’t know if they’ll capture us, kill us, or turn us in to that bastard Ramsey. How are your hands doing?” I grabbed her hands and looked at them. They’ve healed up nicely.
“They feel good to me. I think we can go now,” she says.
Fredrick is still looking at me shocked, and I just ignore it for now. We secure the backpacks to her and to him after he shifts so they don’t fall off while we’re running. Once she climbs onto his back, and we’re confident that she is secure as well, I put on my backpack, and we take off running again. I’m very thankful that though the collar has drained a good amount of my strength, my Alpha blood is still allowing me to be able to run faster than a human and for long distances.
We ran for what seemed like forever, but it was only three more hours before we decided it was safe to stop again. My legs were killing me, but we made good progress. Only another two and a half hours, and we’d be to the royal pack territory. We’ve been running all night and most of the day so we’re going to find a hotel in the city to get some sleep and maybe even rent a vehicle to drive the rest of the way. Fredrick is the only one that can chance being seen right now since Ally and I could be recognized if Ramsey has sent anyone looking for us. Well, I doubt they are looking for her, but I know that he is looking for me.
We hid in the tree line of the forest while he went into town to secure us a room for the night. When he reappeared, we were hiding out of plain sight and he whistled to get our attention. Ally walked out first just in case he was followed and when the coast was clear she told me to come out. We walked fast with our heads down so no one could see us and made our way to the room without incident. Ally got in and went straight to the bathroom to take a shower. I went after her and the warm water beating on my aching muscles felt amazing. Once I felt my body relax, I started to wash with the soap provided by the hotel and then I rinsed and got out. After drying myself, I changed into some sweatpants and a t-shirt before entering the bedroom again to find Ally already asleep. Fredrick took his shower next and I laid down next to Ally so he could have the other bed. As I laid there, I thought about everything that has happened since my parents died. The fury was still inside of me from what Ramsey did, and he would pay whether the King helped me or not.
As I’m lost in my thoughts, Fredrick comes out of the bathroom dressed in sweatpants and a t-shirt as well and he plops down on the other bed. For a few minutes, nobody says anything and the silence is deafening but comfortable at the same time. We should be sleeping so we can get up early and find a way out of here that doesn’t rely on us running, but I can’t fall asleep. My mind keeps thinking about everything that has happened. Will the King believe us when presented with the evidence? If he doesn’t, then I’m going to have to figure out another way to get my revenge and take back my pack.
“What are you thinking about?” Fredrick asks.
“I’m just wondering what I’ll do if the King doesn’t believe us.”
“The Lycan King is no ordinary wolf Reigna. He’s a Lycan, and on top of that, he has many abilities and one of them is the ability to tell the truth. We can all sense deception, but he can actually pinpoint which part is the lie and which part is the truth, then he can command you to tell the truth. Nobody would be stupid enough to try to lie to him unless they wanted a death wish.”
“In that case, we shouldn’t have any problems. Hey, why are you always staring at Ally?” I figured I might as well ask now while she’s asleep.
“Well, I think she may be my mate, but I won’t know for sure until she is 18, even though she won’t know until she is 21.”
“Ahh, okay. That makes sense. I was hoping you hadn’t become a creepy old man.” I started laughing, and he joined in after looking at me with a shocked expression.
“We should get some sleep. In the morning I’ll look for rental car places and see what’s available,” he says.
“Okay, that sounds good. The sooner we get to the King, the sooner we can get my pack back and get rid of Ramsey.” I laid down and slowly drifted off to sleep, but I didn’t know that my morning wouldn’t be a good one.