Chapter 7: Chapter - 7: The Red Light District

(Faedra's Pov).

I stared at the huge black gates, the cold wind made me shiver and I hugged myself and turned away from the giant mansion I had just been kicked out of. It felt like a dream, I couldn't believe I was framed and kicked out of the alpha manor by Roxy. I had always known she never liked me, but I never thought she would actually throw me out in the middle of winter.

I sighed and started walking away. The alpha manor was a bit far from the town where other members of the Red Sea pack lived. I was now officially homeless, with no money or anything of value I could sell. I continued walking forward with no place in mind to go. I was new to the pack, I didn't know anywhere or have any friends to ask for help.

The fact that I was an unmated pregnant she-wolf made matters worse. No one would help me in my condition, after all, I had seen how they treated me back at the alpha manor. The only person who had shown little kindness towards me was the alpha of the Red Sea pack, Alpha Zed. And I had not seen him since the day he came to check up on me at the pack hospital. I sighed, I was already tired, and I was sure I wasn't close to the town yet.

Because my wolf had not appeared yet even though I was already 18yrs, I was weaker than most werewolves my age. I couldn't transform to run any faster, and I had an unclear identity. I could be attacked or even killed. It was late at night and the only thing that helped was the little streetlights, the moon itself had disappeared, and it almost looked like it was going to rain.

I clenched my teeth, how did Roxy expect me to survive out here alone in winter? I didn't have boots or gloves or a scarf to properly cover myself. Outside was freezing and I didn't have anywhere to go. I sighted a bench under a streetlight and hurried to it. I sat down tiredly and dropped my bag beside me, even breathing was difficult.

I stared at my feet, I needed a warm place to stay tonight, or I would freeze to death. I couldn't sleep on the bench. It was outside in the middle of nowhere and there was nowhere for a pregnant woman to spend the night in winter.

Just then, a light was suddenly flashed at me, blinding me and I immediately stood up in alert, raising my hands to block it.

“Who are you!” I heard a voice that made me shiver, but I stood my ground, trying not to show any fear. After all, I was now a member of the pack and not a rogue, the alpha himself had accepted me.

“C…could you please turn off the light?” I said loudly, and the light was turned off. I was temporarily blinded as it took a moment for me to get adjusted to the semi-dark environment as the dull streetlight the bench was under, helped to see a little.

“What a weird scent you've got on you girl” it was a feminine voice. A tall woman emerged from the dark woods. She was blonde and had odd green eyes. Her hair was packed in a tight ponytail, and she was dressed in tight leather pants and jacket with black boots. She looked like a fighter with a slight smirk on her face.

“Who are you?” I asked. She seemed a bit friendly. Maybe she might let me stay for the night at least. “I… I'm so-"

"I should be asking you that!” the blonde woman interrupted her, dropping the sack in her hand. Perhaps she was a hunter, coming out of the woods all alone, this late, with a big sack that looked like it had something heavy in it.

“You don't look familiar, haven't seen you around here, and you smell different "she pointed at me. "Are you new here, or you're trespassing?" Her eyes narrowed and I immediately shook my head.

“No… No, I am not trespassing, I'm a new member of the pack, the… Alpha Zed himself let me-”

“Then what are you doing out here” She walked towards me and a look of surprise appeared on her face. “You're pregnant, where is your mate, I can't see a mark on your neck "

“I… I don't have one” I bit my lips, I probably sounded pathetic, but I didn't care, I only wanted her to help me, at least for the night.

“Please, I don't have anywhere to go”

“What's your story?” She sighed, dragging the sack behind her to sit on the bench and I sat beside her.

“I was a maid at the alpha manor, I got framed and kicked out tonight” I explained.

“Well, I'm not surprised about that.” Her eyes went to my belly. “No one would help you in this condition you're in, get rid of it.”

I frowned immediately. “What are you talking about, miss?”

“That” she pointed at my stomach and I felt uncomfortable. ”Get rid of it, and maybe you'll have a better life, you're young, and you have a pretty face. I'm sure someone would mate with you, if you're lucky, someone related to the alpha's family.”

I was stunned at her words and how harsh they were. I never thought of getting rid of my growing child and only family. Even through the hardships, I just wanted a comfortable life.

“I'm not killing my child,” I said bluntly, and the blonde woman suddenly started laughing like she had heard the funniest thing ever.

“You're not getting rid of the child?” She questioned mocking me, “How do you plan to survive then? You don't have a mate or a job, no home or family in a new and strange land, and you can't even provide for yourself, how are you supposed to provide for that”

I frowned more, I didn't like how she referred to my child as 'that'. “I'll worry about that when the time comes, I… I only need your help please”

The woman stood up and threw a leaflet at her. “That's all I can do for you.” I picked it up and stared at it in surprise. “In those conditions, you can only get jobs like this” was all I heard before she disappeared before I could even thank her.

I blinked twice and went through the leaflet, I frowned when I saw it was a bar that was hiring, I would rather not work in a shady place like a bar but given my situation, I didn't have a choice. I could either starve and freeze to death outside or work in a bar. It wasn't something to contemplate, at least I would have a job and somewhere warm to stay.

After staring absentmindedly at the leaflet for some minutes, I stood up and reluctantly went to town searching for the mentioned location. After minutes of walking and searching, I finally found the bar that was hiring, and my heart dropped as I stood in front of the building. I had never imagined working in such a place, the red-light district.