*** Bridget P.O.V ***

“You are my mate,” that alpha said in a serious voice and I looked at him. He has the most glamorous eyes I have ever seen. They’re darkish evergreen like the forest.

I couldn't hold his gaze for long cause my father is still in the room and I’ll get into trouble for being disrespectful.

“Smith before I open my eyes and close them, I do not want to see you here,” my dad said loudly. I ran out of the room and gently closed the door. I can hear some noise from afar. I ran down to the corridor to get back to the laundry room.

The dirty garments are so much that I keep on washing them over and over again. Getting to the last room of the house, Shawn, my brother stopped me. Shawn is the first son of the family. He is as depraved as my father.

Shawn stood in my way and blocked my way as he kept on looking at me with an unsure look. “Little mouse, where do you think you are going?” I did not answer him but I just lowered my head in fear.

I then moved back to the washing machine to finish my work for the day. I was surprised when he didn't say anything. When I turned around to look at him, I realized that he was startled and looking at where I was standing.

That was when I noticed Alpha William and Beta Liam. They have been standing at the entrance of dad’s office. Shawn walked to the place I was standing and he held my hand tightly before pulling me away, straight into the kitchen. He pushed me against the wall so roughly that it hurt.

“What did he see in you that made him like you?” Shawn asked with a smiling face. “ I can not even imagine you becoming a Luna!,” he said, looking at me with so much anger. “You can’t even look straight into my eyes nor can you move! You are so weak.”

Shawn walked to where I was standing and continued with his hurtful words, “It’s only a matter of time before he has his chance with you and abandons you. It won't take long for him to throw you out of the house and I won't even blame him.”

Then he slipped his hands into my dress and touched the side of my panties. I can still feel the sting of pain from the spot. He leaned in and whispered into my ear, “We’ll just have to allow the guy to enjoy himself with you and after he is done sucking you dry, he will bring you back to us. When he does this, we will sell you to alpha Jackson."

I felt so weak and it clearly showed in my eyes. I think alpha Jackson is very wicked than my dad. I can still remember the day he slept in our house and my dad sent me to him. I couldn’t even recall all that occurred, but all I could remember is myself laying on my bed in the health centre receiving treatments due to injuries.

When I asked what happened to me the doctors said I was found in the garden with my clothes completely soaked in blood. It took me a very long time to recover. Since that day, I haven’t set my eyes on alpha Jackson and that was just a couple of months ago.

Shawn starts rubbing my pussy harder through my panties as he tightened his hold around me. Shawn pulled me back to allow him to gain more access to my neck.

“Shawn!,” My brother David shouted as he walked in. He didn't look fazed by what was going on cause he has already seen this couple of times. They don't do anything to help or save me.

“We were waiting for you and you’re in here harassing Smith,” he says frustrated. “Hey guy calm down, Smith has already found her mate,” Shawn said to him, releasing me and moving his hand away. David looked at me with a surprised look

“Who!? You?” he asked me with an astonished look.

“Alpha William,” Shawn answered.

“Well, I am sure he is going to enjoy the good aroma when he is all over you,” David mumbled mischievously as he looked at us. Shawn rolled his eyes and walked past David without saying anything. David looked at me sympathetically.

Sincerely, David is the only one that has never touched me in any way either sexually or violently. There was this time I collapsed after dad beat me up for nothing.

I was feeling faint from the pain and couldn't even move when someone walked in and carried me to the bathroom. He helped me wash off the blood from my injuries and then put me into bed. It was David but we’ve never spoken about that incident.

“Are you okay Smith?” David asked. His voice snaps me out of the painful memory. I nod and hurry back to the laundry room. I was carrying the wet clothes to another room to spread them when I passed the kitchen and saw my mother. She looked very happy which is not good news for me.

“Oh, Smith! Good, put that down. You have to go upstairs and pack your things. You’ll be leaving quickly for your new home.”

“ My new home?” I asked with a perplexed look.

“Yes, you are going to live with Alpha William. He has paid a handsome sum for you," she explained.

“You are our connection to the richest pack in the united states and we are not going to let go of this opportunity. You should not do things that will upset him. If he sends you back to us, things will become worse for you here,” she glared at me.

“Don’t mess this up for us Smith,” she hissed. “Now go get your things,” she pushed me out of the kitchen and up the stairs. I go to my room and took out the small backpack. I packed up all of my belongings that doesn't even fill up the space in the backpack.

“Get down right now. You are leaving,” My mother's mind linked me. This is all happening so fast. I rushed out of my room and down the stairs. My mom and father are standing right next to Alpha William and his beta. My mother hugged me.

“Remember what I told you,” she whispered in my ear.

“Bye honey. Behave appropriately and we will see you soon,” She says loud enough for everyone to hear. My dad simply grunts and stares at me. Alpha William stepped aside so I walked past him. His beta opened the door for me.

We then walked out of the house and the beta opens the vehicle door. I entered it. Alpha William climbs in after me and his beta sits up front. I looked at the floor feeling extremely nervous. After a few minutes of driving, Alpha William turns to me,

“You do not have to be nervous. I won't hurt you,” He said. I glanced at him and he laughed. I feel drawn to his laughter but I don't know why. I understand then that I have been staring at him and I quickly shift my eyes again down to the ground.

We arrived at the airport and headed straight to the plane. I was even more worried to embark on the journey. “What’s wrong hun,” his Beta asks looking concerned.

“I. . I’ve never flown before,” I spoke nearly in a whisper however I knew he could hear me. He laughed.

“Oh kid, it’s the best," he says, setting his hand on mine and guiding me closer to the plane. Alpha William lets out a small growl that makes me jump. He quickly looked at me with concern. But his Beta just ignores him and continues to manoeuvre me to the plane.

“There are drinks and food and even a bed for taking a nap. I love flying. Well, I love flying privately,” He chuckled. The Alpha simply shakes his head. We walk into the aeroplane. It's so beautiful. There is a couch and 4 single seats, each set with a table.

There’s a velvet curtain serving as a partition to another room that has a mattress in the back.

The beta walked in and sits in one of the single chairs. He gestures for me to sit down on the couch and I complied. The Alpha sits next to his beta. I can see both of them staring at me. However, before they could say, a lady walked in and asked if we would prefer any refreshment.

They both order a whiskey. The woman then comes over to me and asked,” And what can I get for you, sweetie?”

“Oh no, thank you. I don’t want anything. “ I said shyly.

“Bring her water to drink, Sarah,” says the beta.

“Sure,” Sarah bobbed her head upwards and goes to the front of the plane.

*** William P.O.V ***

“Since I was once born, I have never seen anyone act this shy before,” Liam stated in his head

“I’m trying not to overwhelm her, however, do not suppose she’s ever even been out of that house,” I reply. We are all sitting in the aircraft in silence.

“Sir, we are about to take off,” Sarah tells me as she delivers our drinks. “We might reach our destination at two pm,” she informed us. I saw the look of shock on Bridget's face.

“It’s a 3-hour straight ride,” I explained. She collects the water from Sarah and nods in appreciation.

“Man, this is going to be a lengthy plane ride,” Liam said through the mind-link. I gave him an unamused look.

After about fifty mins, Bridget seems to have relaxed a bit. Liam and I discuss some plans that we have about the new training facility we want to build. We have three plans to decide on.

After about an hour of arguing with Liam, discussing all of our options and arguing on a few satisfying ones, we finally decide on a plan. I glanced over to check on Bridget and saw that she had fallen asleep while we were working. I get Liam’s attention and point at her,

“Do you think this means she’s getting more comfortable?” Liam laughed.

“Should I leave her here or take her to the bed?” I asked him.

“Maybe it’s too soon to carry her off to bed. “ Liam says, pointing to the closet where there are extra blankets. I get up and grab one and move to her. I lay the blanket on her as gently as I can.

This is the closest I have been to her. I notice her shirt is hiked up on her side revealing the end of a scar. That’s when it hits me. She is wearing long sleeves and jeans, is it to cover up her scars? I felt a wave of anger rush over me.

“What’s the wrong man?” Liam asks in my head. I know he can feel my anger from there. I finish covering her and move to the back of the plane with Liam right behind me.

“What’s up, man?” Liam asks glancing concerned.

“Liam, I have a feeling she is covered in scars. She is wearing long sleeves and pants in the middle of July. And I saw the end of a scar on her side. I don’t know why I just felt so angry,” I said pacing back and forth. I want to punch something so bad.

Rage is filling me up inside and I feel like I’m going to explode.

“Excuse me,” a shy voice grabs our attention.

“WHAT!?” I shout, my voice filled with anger. It’s Bridget. She bounces and looks like she wants to crawl into herself and disappear.

“Oh Bridget, I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to...,” I trailed off when Liam walked to her

“What can I get for you huh?” He asked softly.

A small growl leaves my mouth out of my control. Her eyes are glued to the floor.

“I just wanted to know where the bathroom is,” She says in a whisper.

Liam moves forward and stands in front of the door.

“It’s right here my lady," He says as he opens it and bows. She shyly giggled and steps forward. She then heads into the bathroom and Liam turned to me with a grumpy look. “Man you have to get it together. You can’t just shout at her. “ He shouted.

“I didn’t mean to. Man, this is not how I imagined meeting my mate would be. She acts like she doesn’t even feel the mate bond,” I say in a huff.

Bridget comes back from the bathroom and moves back to the couch.

“Bridget, would you like to sleep on the bed instead? I know that sofa isn’t that comfortable.” I asked with a laugh.

“Oh, I don’t mind. It’s much more comfortable than the bed I have at home and it's bigger," she whispered the last part.

“But if I’m in the way. I can stay in the other room Alpha.” Her eyes never left the floor. I sighed and answered, “Bridget, you are not in the way. I just want to make sure you are comfortable." She looked up and smile then turned around and heads back to the couch.

“Did she just say that the couch is bigger than her bed at home? What the hell is wrong with those people?” Liam mumbled behind me.

“I feel like it’s going to be a long road before I can get her to be comfortable with me,” I said almost defeated. The rest of the plane ride is quiet and Bridget slept off again. I and Liam continued our conversation.

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*** Bridget P.O.V continues ***

I woke up slowly and was surprised to see alpha William’s fingers on my face. He was standing right in front of me when I opened my eyes. I looked into his gorgeous eyes. “Darling, we have gotten there.” He whispered. I nod and sat up. I quickly collected my bags as we walked out.

The outer view of the jet is very spacious and a white Lamborghini was already waiting for us. The beta held the door open for me to enter the car and I thanked him.

“Take us to the pack house,” Alpha William told the driver as he entered the car and sat next to me.

We then began to move through a very occupied town. I’ve never seen so many fields and farms before. I heard the sound of a chuckle beside me that draws my attention.

“It’s a lot, is not it?" Alpha William said to me with a grin. I shook my head and turned around to peep out through the window. We pulled up in front of a very magnificent mansion with sliding doors and a green doormat.

A guy came to open my car door. He showed me the way. The whole vicinity was filled with lovely maidens whom I assumed to be maids.

I had to work to live and satisfy everyone in my father’s house. There’s a spacious resting area around a furnace where human beings are sitting. Some are speaking while others are on their phones.

The Alpha crossed over and talks to the lady who looked at me before giving him a white envelope. I heard some phrases that draw my attention.

Then I saw someone dashing towards me with a happy smile on her face. She is wearing a darkish grey skirt, navy blue satin top and a thin white belt She draws me close for a hug and almost knocked the breath out of me.

“Holy shit!!” She said with anxiousness. She dragged me backwards and put her arms around my neck

“Oh hun, I’m sorry. I’m just so excited to finally meet you,” she said. I returned my gaze returned to the ground.

“Please pardon my mate. She has been waiting for William to find his mate for a very long time,” The Beta said, resting a hand on his mate’s which is around my neck.

“Yes Beta, no problem,” I nod. “Where are my manners? I haven’t introduced myself. I'm Liam Winters and this is my glamorous mate Daniella,” He said. “It is nice to meet you both,” I laughed.

“I see you have met Daniella,” Alpha William said as he makes his way to us. “Daniella, can you show Bridget to her room Liam has prepared for her. I have to head to the office to finalize the plans,” He hands over the white envelope to her.

“So the meeting went well then. I completely forgot to ask,” Daniella says.

“It went well and we decided on a plan too," Beta Liam says as he kissed her forehead.

“We may come back a little too late,” Alpha said as they walked to the door.

Daniella turned to me, “Advice number one, when they say that, it's the opposite. They work hard for the pack.” She placed her arm around my shoulders and led me to a hallway. We walked to an elevator and walk-in. She pressed the buttons for the top floor. “So dear, tell me about yourself,” she said as she leans against the wall of the elevator.

“I'm Bridget Smith. I am thirty years old and I am the daughter of Alpha Johnson Smith,” I replied, looking at her before facing the floor again. Her smile disappeared. “ Oh, hun . . .,” she trailed off. Oh no, did I say something wrong? Did I get her aggravated?

“A Gamma from your pack came to our pack about 12 months back, Gamma Lucas. He advised us about a few things that went on in the Alpha's pack,” I interrupted,” Ma’am, you should not talk about it.” I felt so scared about interrupting her but I didn’t discuss matters concerning it.

Gamma Lucas used to be the nicest person to me in the pack. When my dad threw him and his entire family out of the pack, it was the first time I felt alone.

On some occasions, he had stopped my dad and brother from taking advantage of me and also stopped the beatings. But after he walked out and there was no one, the situation became worse.

The door to the stairs opened and pulled me out of my thoughts. Only then, did I notice Beta Daniella staring at me?

“I’m sorry Beta Daniella. I did not mean to shun you. I would simply not speak about what happened at the Alpha's pack,” I said shyly.

She just laughed warmly. “Please, my name is Daniella. Can we be friends? Secondly, you are right. I shouldn’t pry. If you ever want to talk, I’m here, okay?” She said as we make our way out of the elevator and head down the hallway.

We stop in front of the last door marked A. She hands me the envelope.

“Inside this envelope is the key to this floor."

“Floor?!,” I asked in surprise. She giggled then opened the envelope and pulled out a plastic card before swiping it over the keypad. The keypad beeps and turns green.

We go into the room and it is like nothing I have ever seen. The walls are painted in a deep shade of green. The floor has large white tiles. The room has high ceilings and even beautiful chandeliers. She walked to the kitchen which is on the right side of the room.

I strived to keep up with her fast pace and not get distracted. She makes her way to two doorways in the back. We walked into one of the doorways and straight into a beautiful room with a darkish wooden ottoman and tv. She stops at the door on the left and enters. The room is a little bit bare but nevertheless, it is also beautiful. It has a king-size bed, a dresser, a tv and two extra doors.

“So the restroom is behind that door while the closet is just here,” Daniella points at the doors.

“Where will I be sleeping Bet... Daniella?,” I asked shyly.

“Here. This will be your room for now. The Alpha's room is opposite yours,” she explained.

“Where are your clothes dear?” She looks around for bags.

“I don’t have any,” I say in a whisper.

“Hmm. Well then, we will just have to go shopping tomorrow,” She says with a huge grin on her face.

“How about this? We are going to order some food and I will show you around the floor? Sounds good? What do you want to eat? We can get anything you want,” she looked at me eagerly.

“Oh! I don’t want to be troublesome. I don’t consume much,” I replied nervously.

She walked over and placed her hands on my shoulders. “Bridget, please. You’ve had a long day and I know you haven’t had something to eat. Please, let’s get you some food. “

“I bet I should devour a steak. “ I almost whisper in reply. A beautiful smile spreads throughout her face. “A girl after my very own heart. Let’s get some steaks. You like potatoes, and salad too?” she asked as she pulled out her phone. I nod excitedly. I haven’t had steak in years.

“Hey, Dan! I want to place an order for the Alpha room. Yeah, I need two steaks with those potatoes I like and two plates of salad. That's all. Thanks, Dan you are the best.” She hangs up the phone.

“Ok, so it will be here in a bit. Let’s show you around.”

She grabbed my hand and leads me out of the room and into the hallway.

We head down the hallway again to the elevator. “This here is the gym," She says as she swipes the lock with the key card. It opens and revealed a giant room with extra exercise types of equipment than our pack education facility has.

There are TVs on the walls in front of the treadmills and weight machines. Some of the machines I do not even know what they do.

“You can use this any time you like. This ground is only for the Alpha, however Liam and I occasionally come up here to use it. No one else,” She explained. We walked out into the corridor and moved to the other rooms.

“This is one of my favourites,” she said, stopping in the front of a door as she opens it.

“This is the cinema. We try a get-together during weekends and watch a movie. The guys need leisure time or they’d work themselves to death,” She says with a chuckle. The room has three rows of four seats each facing a huge white screen.

The walls are all draped with darkish fabric making the enormous room dark. We head out again to the hallway.

We walked past a few doors and she tells me they aren’t used for anything yet. Then we stopped in front of a room.

“This is what we’ve referred to as the library," She opened the door of the room and I looked at the bookshelf which is filled with books.

Everything in the room is made out of woods. The bookshelves are darkish wood, the ground is timber with a thick woodland rug. There’s a large wooden table and chairs on one side. There's a small bar on the other side. In the middle are two neat brown leather-based armchairs.

“The boys come here after a long day for a drink. But typically it’s empty,” She explained.

“Oh, the food has just been delivered! Let’s go!” She excitedly grabbed my hand and led me back to the condominium.

When we got there, the food smelt so great that my belly began to growl. Daniella giggled and we take a seat to eat. Everything tastes so good that I’m a bit sad when it is over.

Daniella also had them bring up some wine. I have never tasted the wine but I sipped it tentatively. I know without a doubt that I don't like this very much but Daniella seems to enjoy it.

“You’ll get to love it,” She says to me noticing my distaste for it.

“So Bridget, can I call you Smith?” She asked.

“I’d prefer Bridget.”

She laughed. “Okay, Bridget, tell me what you like to do? Any hobby?” she asked as she stacked our empty plates on top of one another. “Well, I like to paint and draw,” I say shyly.

“That’s lovely. How often do you paint?” She asked.

“Not often. Father wouldn’t let me paint unless he wanted some money. He’d make me paint and sell them as quickly as I was done. I cooked and cleaned back at home. Don’t get me wrong, I love baking too. I’ll cook and clean here too. I’ll do whatever you want. I shouldn’t have said those things about my father. Please don’t tell him,” I start ranting nervously almost panicking.

“Shhh hun, it’s ok,” she says reaching out for my hand.

“You won’t need to do any of that here. And we won’t be telling your father anything. Why don’t we go and watch a movie? Have you ever been to a cinema?” she asked. I shook my head. She just laughed and pours herself another glass of wine before standing up. We head to the cinema.

She asked what I want to watch but I don’t know what to say. So she chose a movie called 'When Harry Met Sally. I loved every bit of it. I could tell Daniella was a bit distracted but the movie really had my attention. I was over happy when she decided to watch one more movie.

She chose another movie called “The Notebook” which I also loved. I must have dozed off though because the next thing I remember is being carried into my room and tucked into bed.

Alpha Jackson’s face is next to mine.

“I will make you scream in pain if it’s the last thing, you and your purple eyes do. “

He hissed in my ear and plunged the blade into my body literally trailing it down. The pain is radiating through my body but I can't make a sound.

Tears are streaming down my face. I started to breathe faintly. “Why won’t you scream!?,” He spat out in anger. He took the blade and runs it across my stomach.

It hurts and it’s pure silver. I screamed and took in a deep breath. He drives the knife in, pain rips through my whole body. But I will not scream... I won’t scream.

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*** Bridget P.O.V continues ***

It was so late at night when I woke up with a start. I took a look around the room and I was all alone. I was still scared from that dream that I clutched a pillow and a blanket and then moved into the bathroom.

I flip the light on and lay the blanket down in the bathtub before crawling in. I immediately slept off. When I woke up hours later, I put away the blanket and the pillow.

Then I walked to the kitchen to find a cup of tea. I prepared a cup and grabbed it. Then I grabbed a blanket off the couch and wrap it around myself before walking to the balcony. Everywhere is silent and it makes me like morning.

“Hey Bridget,” I heard a voice from behind. I jump up a little almost spilling my tea.

“Forgive me. It wasn’t my intention to startle you,” He said. He looked like he just finished working out because he is wearing a pair of fitness centre shorts and his stunning body is glistening with sweat. God, Bridget get to hold of yourself.

“Please forgive me. I am used to having a cup of tea before getting ready for breakfast. Forgive me, I’ll go back in," I started a little bit scared. I should have known that this is the time wakes up.

“Bridget, can you please have your seat? We need to talk,” He said and I sat on the chair by my side. No, I am not sure if Daniella delivered my messages to him. I have to do what he expected. Perhaps he’s going to reject me and send me back home. I began to panic and my breath free fainted.

He grabbed my hands, “Breath Bridget, you aren’t in danger. You are safe.” I took in deep breaths and closed my eyes.

“I’m sorry. Please don’t send me back home. I will do anything you want. I’ll cook, I’ll clean. I’ll help you in any way please let me stay. You can reject me if you want but please...”

“Bridget stop!” He cuts me off looking upset. I’m blowing this. “Smith Bridget, you aren't here to cook or clean. You are not a maid. You are my mate.” He grabbed my hand.

“Do you understand what that means?” He asks concerned. I shook my head. He sighed.

“How about I have Daniella provide an explanation for it to you when you are ready? But all you should know is I’m supposed to defend you, not use you.”

“But you paid for me. Don’t you want to. . get your money’s worth,” I whispered the remaining part remembering what my brother said. I looked up at Alpha to see his reaction and I heard a low growl as his eyes start to change colour. I pulled my hands away in shock.

“Bridget I am not like the guys you have met before. I know your father would not have let you go away if I didn’t supply him with something. Please don't ever compare me with those animals.” he said as he stands.

I can hear the anger in his voice. I shrunk into my blanket. I just feel like disappearing. I glanced up and saw his eyes on me. He looked sorry however he just turned away.

“Daniella will be here in an hour. I’m going to my workplace," He says from behind the door leading to the balcony. I just nod however I didn't turn around to look at him.

“Bridget, I’m...,” he trails off not finishing his sentence. I heard him leave. I just sit there until the sun comes up.

Daniella arrived thirty minutes later and came out to see me on the balcony. “Hey hun, I heard about what happened. Are you okay?” she was kneeling in front of me looking up. I nodded.

She laughed, “Good because honey we have some shopping to do.” She grabbed my hand and we head out to the door. We walked down in the elevator and into the foyer.

“ Good morning Beta Winter and Miss Smith,” the bellman in the lobby greeted as he opened the door. “Heading out for the day?”

“Yes, Dan. We are going shopping,” Daniella says with a smile as we get into an expensive-looking SUV.

“Have a nice time at the mall ladies,” Dan waves with a grin. And then we left. The car moved around for a few minutes before pulling up in front of a cute little boutique. A lovely woman with lengthy wavy hair greeted us.

“Welcome beta Daniella,” She said as she locked the door behind us.

“Stacy! This is Bridget, our future Luna. She needs to acquire a new wardrobe,” Daniella said happily as she made her way to the lounge. Stacy led me to an alternating room.

“Go in there, undress and I will seize a few things in your dimension. What measurement are you honey?” Stacy asked.

“Oh! I’m no longer certain. I suppose,” I said nervously. She laughed before leaving me there. I take off my pants and shirt and then stood in front of the mirror wearing only my underwear. I felt very uncomfortable. I can see all the scars that have been left on my body over the years.

“Okay miss, I have numerous choices . . . Oh Miss,” Stacy stopped when she saw my scars.

Daniella walked in and looked astonished. “Oh Bridget, my dear.” Her eyes fall on my scars. I tried to cover them with my hands but my hands even have scars on them so it's of no use. The tears fall silently.

“Bridget, please don't cry. What happened to you, my dear?” Daniella asked as she wiped my tears away. When I didn't respond, she said,” Okay, that is fine, whenever you are ready to speak, I'm here.”

She then changed the subject, “You have such terrific legs that will look good in a lingerie.” She turned to Stacy who nodded and walked to me.

She took my measurement and said, “We will play these up and give you both full-size or quarter-size sleeves. Okay?” She looked at me and Daniella. Daniella nodded and I took in a deep breath before nodding too.

They both leave and Stacy came back with many varieties of clothes for me to choose from. I tried the clothes one after the other.

I have never worn so many extraordinary styles of garments in my entire life. Daniella loved all of them.

“Stacy, we will take them all. It’s time to go to the next store,” Daniella says to Stacy who hurries off to wrap all the dresses.

“Next store? How many stores are we going to?” I asked.

“Well, I had decided on five stores. However, I don’t want you to be exhausted so let's just go to four stores,” She laughed at the horrified look on my face. Four stores!!?

By the time we left the third store, I was very exhausted. Who knew buying would require a lot of energy? We ultimately made it to the final store and I felt like I was going to faint.

“Daniella, will we just keep on shopping?” I asked shyly. Just then my belly decided to join the conversation.

Daniella giggles, “Oh my gosh! We have not even eaten all day. Let’s say we ask them to deliver all the shopping bags home and then we will get dinner.” I nodded.

“Then after dinner, we are going to go home and have a ladies' night, sounds good?” She didn't even wait for me to respond. She told me to select an outfit to change into and then we head to a restaurant that is just down the street.

My belly growls again as we sat down. Daniella and I experienced a top-notch meal together. “Bridget, tell me about your wolf,” Daniella asked at the end of the meal.

“My wolf? Well, her name is Deli and she is beautiful,” I told her.

“When was the last time you shifted?” Daniella asks.

“Oh, I’m . . . I don't...,” I shrugged.

“Bridget, you can tell me,” Daniella takes my hand.

“Well about two years." Daniella gasped at my response.

“When was the last time you spoke to her?” Daniella asked again.

“Um, a year ago I think." I felt so ashamed that I shifted my eyes to the ground as I pulled my hand away from hers.

“Well dear, maybe one day, I’ll be able to meet her.” As she spoke, I can see tears forming in her eyes. We walked back to the pack residence in silence. We made our way up in silence and when we get into the room, Daniella tells me to go bath.

She chose a beautiful nightie for me to change into before leaving the room.

I took bath and walked out of the bathroom to change into the nightie. As I walked out of my room, I saw Alpha William sitting at the table. He looked unhappy. I stared at him quietly.

He is wearing a white shirt, and white pants and his tie is hung loosely around his neck. His dark hair looked dishevelled. His hands resting on his legs with his head down. I cleared my throat and draw his attention. His green eyes bore to mine.

“Bridget please come and sit down with me,” He said and pulled out a chair beside him.

“Bridget, I want to apologize about this morning. I’m now not very good at controlling my anger. And when I think of what those people have done to you, it fills me with complete rage. But I want you to be aware that I’m not mad at you. I just want to show you we are not all the same. In fact, I have a surprise for you,” he said as he pushed a small pack to me.

Inside it was the most beautiful phone I'd ever seen. His hand lingered on mine and he leaned in, brushing his hand on my cheek.

Our eyes linked with each other. He tucked a loose strand of hair behind my ear and then lean in even closer so that I can feel his hot breath on my face.

His lips graze mine as his hand slides to my thigh. My breathing quickened as he trails his hand up my leg. His lips press into mine and his other hand held my neck. Oh! he wants me and there is nothing I can do.

But I’m not prepared for this yet. I don’t want this. I want to run away and hide but instead, I just closed my eyes.

When I opened my eyes a few minutes later, Alpha William had his hands on my shoulders with a scared look in his eyes.

“Bridget, are you alright? Your eyes turned crimson and it was like you had been frozen. What happened?” He’s so scared.

“Oh! It happens sometimes. When I get scared or if...” I trailed off not wanting to say what was on my mind.

“If something happens to you...,” he said looking sad.

“Bridget, you have to inform me. Do you experience anything when I come in contact with you?” He is looking into my eyes for something. I shift my eyes to the ground. He sighs and hands me the phone.

“It’s yours to do anything you. I have added my number in case you need anything. I also added Daniella and Liam's numbers too.”

“What about me?” Daniella asks walking into the room.

“I gave Bridget a smartphone and programmed your number in it. Can you please show her how to use it,” he said, turning to Daniella. He looks rejected. Am I rejecting him? He looked at me again and laughed but he’s broken, I can tell.

And it hurts me so much. . . I can feel his pain. Why...? How can I feel his pain?

Daniella dragged me to the couch and searched for something to watch. “Daniella, can you tell me more about the mate bond?” I asked and she stops to stare at me.

“Your mother did not tell you anything about it? Or your father?” she asked. I shook my head.

“Well, the mate bond is precious to all we, wolves. The moon goddess chooses the perfect mate for you. You both share a soul. When you two find each other, it is like being complete. You will be drawn to one another and will be able to feel each other’s feelings too. Your wolves can also communicate and when the bond is complete, they can even discover you,” she explained.

She goes on and tells the story of how she located Liam and how they couldn’t keep their hands off each other. We discussed for a few hours until she plays a movie and I doze off.

A few minutes later, I could feel someone carrying me and then putting me in bed gently.

“Good night, sweetheart,” I heard him say faintly. And that was when he appeared again. His breath smells like sour liquor. He is holding me down, trying to stop me from escaping.

“Oh little mouse, where will you go?” He hissed. “Be a good little sl*t and be still.” I retracted from his touch and he hits me across the face.

He grabbed my throat and squeezed it, literally choking me. If he doesn’t stop squeezing... This is it. I’m going to die. 'Please let me rest in peace,' I thought.

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