Prisoner
*Firefly*
There has never been a moment in my life where I remember being free. When I was just three years old the Alpha of the Dark Moon pack learned that I came from the long lineage of she-wolves blessed by our dear Moon Goddess, We all came with special innate abilities each unique to us and our individual wolf. Most of all instead of shifting at 16 we were born with a direct connection with our wolves.
My name is Firefly Anne Hawthorne. I grew up with no pack, no family, all of them killed by Alpha and his pack just to make sure no one ever came to take me from him. I was housed in a special cage limiting my powers my whole life. a dark dungeon only kept alive for the pure need of my ability to turn my scent off and become a stealth wolf. I was used as an assassin by the Alpha of the Dark Moon Pack since the age of nine. Mae and I weren’t ever allowed to shift, you see my gift is being scent free but Mae’s gift, well her fur can camouflage into its environment.
One day when I was seven the beta at the time, Eric’s father, put a silver bracelet around my wrist and every time he came I lost more and more of myself, until I was so empty I no longer felt a single thing. Everytime they put the bracelet on me I wasn’t able to speak to Mae or her to me. I felt so lonely then when he would leave he would take the bracelet off and Mae would return and would sooth my soul to peace by singing to me until I fell asleep.
Then the day came when I turned 18. Alpha Gabriel and I have the same birthday. He was turning 25 and finally taking over the pack with his new Luna by his side. That night the old beta came into my cell and told me I would be joining them again, clipping that stupid bracelet on my wrist. He had sent three omegas in to help get me ready. They toted in with them a beautiful skin tight dark red dress that slightly shimmered in the dim light of the room. It went perfect with my milky white skin, swirl green eyes and mahogany brown hair. They swooped up my hair into a lovely braid and did very little makeup. Just some mascara light eye showed and a dark red lipstick. I don’t think I have ever looked this lovely before and for the first time in my life I genuinely smiled.
When the Omegas were done prepping me. Beta Andrew came into my cell and as quick as my smile appeared it was gone. The way he looked at me made me want to tear everything off and throw up. He walked up to me with his dirty blonde hair, swooshing in his face already reeking of booze.
“Well well well, don’t you clean up nice mutt.” he stumbled and slurred his words at me.
Keeping my eyes down I said nothing in return, just stood there. He grabs my chin and yanks my face upward, my eyes not faltering as I stare at him straight in his eyes. “You are lucky the new Alpha wants you to look presentable tonight or i would wipe that look right off your face.” he said almost immediately sounding sober. He pushed my face away, stepped to the side and allowed me to exit the room into the hallway.
We get to the throne room and before we enter you grab me again and pushed me against the wall putting his nose into the crooked of my neck.
“Just for tonight I will take this off of you.” he whispers into my ear and I hear the click of the bracelet. Im absolutely shocked but before I could step away he slipped a pendant around my neck and smiled so deeply. “This is just a little tracker only I can remove, just in case you get any ideas” he pulls me away from the wall and pulls me to the door. As the door opens we are greeted with a large hall. The walls are adorned with the packs colors, Black and Grey. The new Alpha sitting in the front with his new Luna along with his dad, the old Alpha and his mother. The night went along and I was able to evade the old beta quickly, but honestly every time I’ve seen him he seemed to be occupied by some she-wolf, only if they knew how horrible of a wolf he was.
I made my way to the garden, standing out there and enjoying the warm air. I walked around the roses touching petals and leaves and branches, running my hand against the soil in the pot. I turned the corner of the hedge and smacked right into him. Honey and pecan with a hint of brown sugar and for the first time ever in my life I felt Mae try to jump out of me.
“Mate” we say simultaneously as he scooped me up and pinned me against the wall, his hands cupping my ass, his lips against my flesh. I run him hand into his hair, pull his face to mine and kiss him deeply, seductively, sharing breath as if we were one body.
“Eric!!!!!” a loud growl came from the lower steps of the garden. Suddenly he dropped me. The new Alpha stormed down the steps between my mate and I. Mae let out a large growl. Alpha Gabriel looks at me and smiles the same smile I have seen a million times. “What little wolf do we have?” he laughs as he looks over to Eric who won’t meet him in the eye. “Oh this is too precious, my stupid beta, mates with this dirty play thing of a mutt.” He sniffed me and his eyes shifted from black to back to blue. I’m sitting there back against the wall as the Alpha turns to Eric. “Reject her.” two simple words said so calmly so coldly as if being mates meant nothing to him.
Eric looks up with wide eyes, those beautiful gray eyes, looks at the alpha who says only my name in return to his look and nothing more as he continues to walk away. Eric looks down at me and just stares, stares at me for what seems like an eternity. Small slow tears began to run down his cheeks and in that moment I knew. At that moment I realized that even my mate would turn against me. I look up at him, shock and pain gone from my face. Glaring into his soul allowing Mae to sit side by side with me, if he was going to reject me his wolf will have to see her too. They will have to see us both not falter from their rejection.
He crouches down and looks at me deeply, opens his mouth, “I Eric Kratem, I reject you Firefly Hawthorne, as my Goddess given mate. I reject you as my partner. I reject you and any claim you have to the position of sado-beta of the Dark Moon pack.” his wolf flashes for just a moment in his eyes. I look up at him not a tear shed, not even a flinch even made, “I Firefly accept your rejection Eric Kratem and forfeit any title that may have been given to me due to the union of your fated mate status.” I say back, keeping Mae right next to me the whole time. “Don’t you cry not even a single tear Fee.” Mae says to me in our mind “We cry for no one.” I respond
That was six years ago and here I am still stuck in this cell only being allowed out to complete missions or for the Alpha to have his way with me. Mae doesn't talk to me very often anymore and I stopped praying to the Moon Goddess years ago, but here I am. Eric and I are forced to do every mission together and it takes all i have not to throw up every time hes around me. He says nothing to me every time and I say nothing to him. We just complete our missions and go home and act like we never existed together.
