Chapter 37

*****Tessa’s POV*****

My heart pounded and the sweat trickled down my forehead as myself and Erin stood in the now locked cage - hearing the vehicle engines roar to life from beneath us.

My eyes darted around, before the vehicles pulled us out of the place and exposed us back out into the festival grounds - turning heads instantly as people began to cheer and whistle.

The other trucks drove out and around until we each ended up perfectly lined up in single file, all girls put in each cage as I looked back at the truck behind us reading the sign on the front for the very first time:

‘WET SHIRT CONTEST’

“No! Kane will k-kill me for this! What d-do we do here Erin?!” I grow frantic, almost falling over as the vehicles slowly start to drive forward through the field again.

“She’s such a bitch for this! She knows what she’s done to us both! We’ve been set up here Tessa, this was her plan to make sure that we don’t come back!” Erin looks more worried than me, which sends me into a further frenzy since she was usually the more put together one of us both.

“W-We just have to hide ourselves… d-don’t let anyone see through the shirts… then we c-can explain this to them! It’s been a mistake… a horrible prank!” I state my idea, as Erin nods right before we both suddenly clutch our ears from the loud deafening screech of a microphone coming to life.

Turning around, we find the older dude from before, now on top of some platform beside the last truck, as everyone in the proximity cheers and hoots for him as though he were a local celebrity which made me feel slightly sick…

He gave me the creeps to say the very least about him that was for sure!

“Welcome… welcome… you are all far too kind! Every year you want more hot chicks up here in these cages getting wet, and just for you all, I have delivered just that! As you can see we have upgraded from two trucks to three!” He announces loudly, as the crowds cheer and whistle with the trucks continuing to drive incredibly slowly around the area gaining everyone’s attention with their obnoxious aura.

“Look! That’s the bar! We are headed straight over there to pass by it!” Erin points to a building up ahead, as my blood runs cold at the thought of Kane even thinking we had opted to take part in such a silly show, especially with us being here on only a trial period too - we wouldn’t risk it!

We weren’t fools!

Surely they know that too that we wouldn’t sabotage things on our last night?

Or do they know that? They’ve only known us for a short time and have known Arianna much longer… what if they actually don’t believe us with this… we might be totally done for!

With that thought, my eyes well up with tears, as my head swirls to find a solution - right before we hear the fatal announcement of the words:

“LET US BEGIN!” With a short sound of water running before seconds later the freezing cold droplets spray from the function on the roof of the cage - soaking us relentlessly as myself and Erin release a squeal.

The crowds go wild as we pass by, many even following the trucks as we drive slowly through the festival like caged animals at the circus.

I turn to look back at the other girls who seem to love and thrive under the attention - some even dancing together as the white thin material begins to stick to their bodies showing pretty much every nook and crevice of their bodies - nipples and all.

This is bad for us… this stunt looks terrible…

Myself and Erin continue to cover our chests in a cross shape, being sure to stay in the centre of the cage facing one another to avoid gaining anymore unwanted attention from the watching crowds.

“Truck one - you girls suck at this!” The grumpy dude announces loudly through the microphone, causing a series of ‘boos’ to ring out amongst the crowd as the tears fully flow and blend in with the relentless water drowning us from above.

“The bar!” Erin announces, as I blink profusely to turn my head. It is then that I find the bar, with the same bench we had all once been seated at having a good time.

“They’re g-gone Erin!” I panic more, sort of hoping to find Kane who could potentially help us out of this mess however see none of them in our previous spot.

Where have they gone?!

This is the worst ridicule I think I have ever faced… right up there beside the way I had looked when Kane had first spoken to me on my judgment day!

What was worse about this scenario though was that I was now one thousand percent destined to let Kane down.

I was trusted to move out of his sight for all of ten seconds and now I’m stuck in some damn cage to flash my breasts for a cheap applause.

It was tacky, dehumanising and embarrassing: for myself and Erin!

“Her!” Erin suddenly sneers, as I turn to follow her wild stare which leads straight towards Arianna who stands on a patch of grass with both Talon and Anthony by her side who both look concerned.

Her face remained stale but her eyes glimmered with sheer amusement and pride for what she had done… I could see it… but I could only think one thing, where was Kane and Seth?!

With that thought, as though my very prayers had been answered, the trucks came to a screeching halt along with the showers from above our heads stopping instantly.

I move closer to Erin, as we both shivered and huddled together for warmth under the freezing temperature which the water had left us in.

“Uh… there seems to have uh… been an error tonight folks! Forgive us!” The older guys voice rings out, before being greeted with an uproar from the invested crowds (dominantly male at that too) who were disappointed at the abrupt end to their free show.

Males rush towards our said truck, before seeming to scramble nervously to unlock the cage for us - gesturing with their hands for us to make a move to climb out.

We shuffle towards the exit gap, teeth clattering together from the cold, before we still for a moment not wanting to make the small jump from here down on to the grass.

If I jump, I’ll most definitely have to use my hands, which means flashing everyone through the wet shirt which was what we had so desperately tried to avoid.

“FUCKING MOVE OUT OF MY WAY!” I turn on my heels to hear a thunderous tone, before catching a glimpse of Kane himself as his eyes held a deadly fury.

Crap…

He shoves the guys closest to us who had just unlocked the cage, as one of them falls down fully before scrambling to create space between himself and his Alpha.

He’s so pissed off…

“SIT DOWN AND ILL BE ABLE TO LIFT YOU OUT!” He demands, pointing with his finger as I slowly bend with my knees before plopping down onto my butt with a thick gulp.

I be careful not to remove my arms, before he wastes no time on reaching up to grab my waist, lifting me down to meet the grass with ease.

Seth copies the action with Erin, before Kane wastes not a moment more before his hand finds the back of my neck and he guides me out of the scene as quickly as humanly possible.

We pass by Arianna, Talon and Anthony on the way and Kane doesn’t even pay them a glance as he seems to be taking us straight towards the exit gates.

My feet kick the grass and stones clumsily from his force, as the grip of his hand on my neck becomes fiery and sore.

I can’t even move my hands to stop him from hurting me… for that movement right now would be far worse for me!

“K-Kane…” I attempt to use my voice, which only seems to spark sheer rage from within him.

“IT’S ALPHA! AND I DO NOT WANT YOU TO SPEAK TO ME!” He booms, as I drop my head and tears instantly spring to my eyes at his closed off approach.

He doesn’t even want me to use his name anymore… does that mean he’s completely done with me now?

This is all thanks to Arianna and her sick prank!

I wanted the ground to open up and swallow me whole as I desperately kept my gaze fixated on my feet to avoid the nosey stares of everyone around us who very much well knew that I had pissed off the Alpha.

It didn’t take long before we reached the same limousine which had brought us here, as Kane practically opened the door to toss me inside as my arms leave my chest for the very first time due to being startled.

“COVER UP!” He hisses before the others could catch up to us, as I apologise under my breath and immediately clutch myself once again and sit on my original seat.

He hates me for this…

I don’t even know what to say to him in this moment either, especially not with him being this angry with me.

I just hope that he can find it in his heart and head to see reason and to not give up on the spark we clearly both have…