Chapter 38

I always wondered what it was that I had done wrong. 'was this my punishment for not choosing the mate she picked for me?’ I thought to myself.“She would just have to make do. You never said if it was a purely breeder one or not. The deal was to get you a wolf, and I did. So need my payment” James voice rang as clear as day in my ears as I tried as much as possible to stay as conscious as I could be. “To have and to hold from this time fought. I would forever protect you my queen…” the vows we said to each other on the day of our wedding rang in my head. I fought myself to keep the tears at Bay just for a little while but it seems to be a bit pointless as the tears had a mind of its own.“Look, I am not taking this. You either get me a real one or you don’t get paid” I heard the guy hiss.“I know you are awake” James said after a moment as he crouched down to my level.I did as though I was still unconscious. ‘maybe if I stayed still enough, he would leave me alone thinking but was still unconscious' I thought to myself as I stayed out in my position.Apparently, the plan did not work since he grabbed me by my hair and yanked me back. Causing a screams to escape my mouth. “ you know that I don’t have time for games right? So we are either going to do this the easy way or the hard way.” He said, grinding his teeth from frustration. “Please, just let me go.” I said, an uncontrollable sob coming through my lips. “You know I hate it when you cry.” He said in a low and calm voice that I almost mistook for a caring tone. “I don’t want to see you in pain neither do I want to see those eyes water my love” he said, using his second hand to wipe my tears away. “Look I am sorry that things are turning out this way, and I don’t really like it either.” At this point, he released the strong grip that he had on my hair and brushed my hair with his hands.“Lets come to a compromise.” He said looking at me and waiting for a response to which I nodded. Anything. I was ready to give anything to stop this nightmare that I had found myself inside. “You give me a full blooded wolf and you would be free. I would no longer bother. And I would treat you right, just like you deserve.” He said, still in a calm and alluring voice. I shook my head “no” at the request. There was no way I was going to sacrifice any member of my pack to suffer the same fate. “I would rather die” I said in a low voice, throwing my face away from him. “I did it nicely. You can’t fault me for trying to be the good guy this once”. His voice turning to the cold and bothered voice I had come to know. “Get her to the car and get her home safely. Make sure that not a single hair on her head is hurt” he said to one of the guys that were standing beside him. “Where are you going!!” I cried out in a panicked voice as the guy on the left approached me.The guy was of a strong built and seemed to be as scary as the devil in hawk's form. At least I knew with James, I was suffering at the hands of the person that I was used to. I was used to his tricks. I was going to be fucked if this one tried to do anything.“I don’t know if you noticed princess, but I know the way to your little pack. I was just asking to be polite.” He said kissed my forehead before he backed away from me and into the car that brought us here. “please” I begged turning to face the guy that had pulled me from the floor and had my arm in a strong grip. “That is my family he is going after. Please. Let me go. Please, I need to warn them.” I cried my lungs out pleading with the guy but he did nothing but stare at me like I was dirt beneath his feet.“Please” I begged again struggling out of this grip which was a futile attempt because he was a lot stronger than I was. “look here mutt. I have no time or business for any of these. My wife is in the hospital and I have two kids to take care of so I really need this money. So stay put and don’t make me harder than it should be. Just be a compliant little whore that you are and shut up.” He said spitting a little in my face. “my whole family could die” I screamed still struggling from his grip. “And mine could die to if I don’t get this money.” He said shaking me like a rag doll till everything started to spin. I was shoved into another car and taken to a house that did not seem as fancy as the previous one where we stayed before. “Don’t you even dare think of escaping. I would kill you on sight” he said and left slamming the door behind him. I knew it was a mere puff since I heard James give them strict orders to not touch a single hair on my head and I was going to use the opportunity of not dying to get the hell out of this place to warn my family.I went towards the door and tried to open it. Which was a stupid idea because it was locked. ‘a girl could hope' I thought to myself as I kicked the door from frustration. I looked around the room looking a place that could be a possible door and I was met with nothing. Nothing but plain walls. Feels trapped, I sat on the floor in the center of the room and tried to reach out to my wolf. I don’t normally do it cause of how painful it but at the moment, I really could care less about my pain. **Memory**“concentrate hard enough and you would feel her” my father’s words echoed in my mind as I tried to reach out to my wolf. “but dad, it hurts” my younger self whined as I tried hard to fight the tears that had gathered behind my closed eyelids. It was embarrassing. I was the daughter of the beta and I could not even do the simple task of morphing. I was embarrassed. I tried so hard to ignore the words of the other kids as I listened to the instructions my dad gave me. ‘they are just mere words. They would only bring me down. I don’t need them. They would only slow down my process” I tried to encourage myself. “You need to calm down kiddo. Don’t be too hard on yourself. You would get it with time. You just need a little more practice.” He said tapping me in my shoulder and giving me an encouraging smile. I did not need anyone to tell me how embarrassed and disappointed he was in me. I mean what type of wolf won’t be when your offspring couldn’t do the most simple thing as to change to your true form?I nodded my head and made a move to stand up. “Hey” my dad said stopping me in my track. “You don’t need to pressure yourself okay? You’ll get it with time” he said giving me a warm smile to which I nodded to.