chapter five

CHAPTER EIGHT Allie's pov

I was trapped by thinking about it, and if you're caught by him and the wall, I could not control my heart and couldn't believe I was skipping. I beliecan't believee was just something about him that was different. I have had to deal with growing up. The cruel and ruthless me growupally, up mespeciallyuncle, felt like safety. He intimidated me a lot. The way he looked at me was intimidating; he smiled, walked—evewalked—evenked, and screamed mischibuthief couldn't't help the safety I felt aroaround mhim. Hend him, was unnecessarily calm around him, happy even. Why was his declaration of ownership over me just now hot?extremely hot. I couldnt help but want to continue staring at his extremely handsome looking face while having wild thoughts that I totally should not be having. He was so handsome, his chiseled jawline, his pointed and well sculpted nose. His dark and dangerous eyes, his dark hair that fell over his eyes when he moved, his extremely clean and smooth skin, his eyelashes that fanned his face whenever he blinked, then his muscular and toned arms that were currently on either side of me blocking the world and placing me and him in a world of our own. His woodsy manly scent wafted through the air and I was almost intoxicated from the scent of him even my wolf sighed as she got a whiff of him, she smelled so good, if I did let my intrusive thoughts take over I would bury my face in the crook of his neck and lay there and forget all my problems. Allie got a grip, I said to myself and my wolf because she was equally as guilty as me for having such thoughts. I was literally at the mercy of this ruthless man. It would take nothing for him to snap my neck right now and I would die and that would be the end of me. He could get any woman he wanted not just because of his power but because of how handsome and alluring he was. He could never and would never look at me in that light and that was just sad. So I was just going to focus on being the slave I was sold and brought here to be and make sure to survive each day that came. Realizing I had been staring at him for too long I looked down and he said in a deep husky voice that send vibrations to parts of me I shouldn't speak about, "have you gone mute and obedient now princess, do you have no fight left in you?" I was stunned by my previous thoughts and something about the way he called me princess resonated with me I loved it a great deal and wanted him to call me that always but for a slave that was definitely too much to ask for I was snapped right back from my thoughts when he lifted my chin with his big hands and looked into my eyes if I didn't know I would say I saw a flicker of concern pass through his face as he asked if I was okay and mumbled something along the lines of hitting my head too hard or processing information slowly, even I felt there was definitely something wrong with me and up until I figured it out I needed to stay as far away from him as I could because I feared that my self control around this man would wear out and I would like the consequences with this new found resolution, I looked back up at him to find him staring at me with so much curiosity and I told him " I am okay Alpha King, and I totally understand that I am your property now. I will do my best to serve you to the best of my abilities'', at my words he made sigh of contentment, he made

a move to leave but then turned back and said " don't you even dare trying to run away from me again, I have men and eyes everywhere you won't even get to the gate of the mansion without being caught so don't even think about it and if you're caught trying to run away again you will definitely get more than a warning this time, do you understand me?" I nodded and maintained eye contact, there was just something about the darkness of his eyes that provided the comfort that you could get lost in. The look of curiosity passed through his face again and he didn't bother to hide it this time, he looked like he was going to say something but just turned and walked away. Even in his clothes I watched his back muscles flex and the fact that I couldn't help my body's reaction to this man that I just meant a day ago was very disturbing. Two hefty men came and I knew they were coming towards me, without them hinted at me to follow them . I kept my head down and led me down a block of stairs. While we walked I realized just how much bigger the mansion was from the view from outside. We finally got a room that could pass off for a hall, one of the guards went in and spoke to an older looking woman with gray hair, she was beautiful even with the signs of aging her wrinkles represented you could she was a beauty during her youth and even in her old age she still had some of the charm left. He spoke to her and she looked up at me from the cardigan she was knitting and smiled a kind genuine smile at me. She was the first person who offered me that show of kindness even though it was just a smile and she could turn out to be as cruel as the others. Something about her aura gave her kindness and positive energy away. In a sweet tone she said to me "come over here little one, let's make sure you're all fit and ready to get to work". I smiled back and stalked over to her and the guards left. "You are so beautiful" she said, "what is your name?" she asked. "Allie" I said, she repeated it like she was testing the sound on her lips and she patted the chair beside her motioning for me to come sit. I obliged and sat beside her, she smelled like apples and cakes and home, it gave me nostalgia and I almost choked back tears. "My name is Grace, although everyone here calls me granny gracie," she chuckled, "but you can call me either of the two although I believe when you get more comfortable and well acquitted with me and everyone around you call me granny or even give me a name of your choice" she chuckled again and I could not help but notice just how adorable she was. Her smile faded a little and turned more into a sad one as she said"i know it must be really hard for you Allie and this is all new to you but it will be fine I promise my love, you will fit in good and everything will turn out great eventually, I was once a slave like you but look at me I am greatly loved and respected, that will be you one day if you're patient and obey all the alpha's rules, do as he says and mind your business be as unnoticed as you can get and you can definitely get favor in his sight, getting on his bad side isn't something you want to do, I heard you tried to run away" she said to me I waited for the judgement or reprimand from her tone but it never came I looked up at her and I saw the genuine look of sympathy and kindness there it was so comforting, she already felt like a safe place, the urge to lay in her arms and cry all my pain out till I passed out, but the look in her eyes, the kindness in her voice offered me so much more hope than I should have but I was willing to take all I could get. "I don't know if I was trying to run away, I got out of bed and I was mesmerized by the environment I wanted to see all of it, I saw the door and wondered what lurked outside, I wouldn't lie to you I did

consider running away for a while but I knew it couldn't be that easy, I was brought from another pack to this one to be a slave. I can't go back to where I came from; that only leaves me with the option of going out there and becoming awolf."wolwolf." Ate sound of that I heard my wolwolf,o has been awfully quiet throughout this ordeal groan in pain, I winced, even I didn't like the sound of that brushing the thought away I continued." So I have decided to accept my fate here and I will try my best to be comfortable here this is my pack now", a sudden sense of belonging passed through me and I had not felt that way in a long long time. She was quiet throughout my little rant. She watched the realization of the fact that I had no one and nowhere else to go down on me with all the sympathy and kindness from earlier. There was no change in her expression, no judgment, not even pity. As much as I'm in a very bad and sad situation, I don't like being pitied. I have been strong enough to endure all the struggles and pain all these years all alone. I'm stronger than I think and I'm starting to realize it. She smiled at me and gave me a proper tour around the mansion. I was shown the different rooms, the kitchens and the menus. I was introduced to different workers and I had to learn the hierarchies and names. I was told what to do everyday and my cooking lessons were to begin the next day, some people were nice to me, some on the other hand were indifferent and simply didn't care, some were a little mean and i felt like they were even taming it because of the nice old lady beside me.The men were actually nice but the women kept glaring at me and i wondered why, anyway i wouldn't let any negative energy for now i already have a lot going on, i really do not need more drama but i have a feeling that that's what i might be getting in this pack.