Darling

Daisy

I ran like the wind, unable to stop. Fire coursed through my veins and my breath came out in short bursts, but still, I carried on. Hearing his roaring howl, I unconsciously slowed down until I remembered what I was doing.

What are we doing?

Not now Alfea! I cringed as I heard my wolf whimper. The window had been left open and I had finally gathered enough courage to leave. Like a bolt of lightning, I had shifted midair while leaping out of the window, earning myself a few cuts on the way. But I had other things to worry about, like the thundering pounds of Luke’s paws as he followed my trail.

I was so close to the border I could feel it in my veins. A short burst of energy sprouted into me and I suddenly sprinted to the edge, hearing Luke growl as I victoriously crossed over. I was elated but also terrified. I was now a rogue. Before anybody caught me in the Boling territory, I ran as fast as I could through the edges of the forest. I didn’t know how long it had been. All I knew was that I had to move fast.

Boling territory was right beside Somerton territory. That was the pack I belonged to originally. My mother and father were killed by Luke. Alpha Luke. He was terrifying. He sported hard, grey eyes and cropped light brown hair, carrying around an aura of terror with him wherever he went. I was both fortunate and unfortunate enough to be out of his way most of the time.

They kept me in a locked room, him, Beta Adrian and Gamma Brent. Adrian and Brent were his younger twin brothers. While Luke was 22, Adrian and Brent were 20. But I was only 18 and at 4’11”, I was no match.

I didn’t realize I was in the royal territory until it was too late. Hours had passed by now and it was only when I was knocked off my feet that I noticed the rising sun.

Snarling and barring their teeth at me, 3 giant guards towered above me, making me shrink into the ground. Each of them shifted back into human form with clothes on. That was when my energy finally gave out and I sank into the dirt beneath me.

“Shift,” one of them commanded in a tone that had me scrambling away in fright. Another one quickly reached over and dragged me back to my original place as soon as I started moving.

Closing my eyes, I felt my body turn back into my weak human form, hot tears beginning to slide down my face as I lay there in shame.

Once I could stand it no more, I peered up at the three men towering above me. Big mistake. Grinning nastily down at me, one of them walked towards me with a purposeful look that I knew all too well. The second wolf-whistled while the third leered down towards me, sporting what I now noticed was a terrifying erection. Unknowingly, I had walked right into an even worse fate.

The alphas and royal wolves were the only werewolves that had the power to shift to human form with clothes on. The rest of us were left naked and vulnerable after a shift. For men this was never dangerous, mostly even a saving grace as they got to boast around, showing off their manly qualities. But for women, we were like rabbits to the wolves. Literally.

“Fuck, Darren, if I had known we would run along this little thing today I would have prepared a bag,” the second one spoke. I felt a roughly twist around my arm and yank me up, landing squarely on who I now knew was Darren.

“I know, good thing we’re in charge of the rogue cells today, right Charles?” he replied with a dark chuckle.

The third who I guessed was Charles merely nodded his head, licking his lips in a manner that had my skin crawling. What had I gotten myself into?

***

I woke up to something licking my thighs. Whining, I tossed my head to the side, trying to block out what was happening. I had gone from one prison straight into another. But this time, the prison was literal.

It was only when I heard someone shout “what the hell is going on in here?!?” that I bolted upright with wide eyes and a racing heart. In front of me was a wolf the size of Luke, oozing power and currently staring daggers at me. I immediately attempted to scramble back but it was useless. My legs were trapped by someone’s arms.

“Relax James, we’re just having some fun. This one’s useless anyway, might as well get a good fuck out of it while we can.”

Looking on with disgust and fury, he stormed over to the man pinning me down and promptly threw him off me. I finally scrambled into the corner as his powerful voice boomed throughout the prison.

“‘Just having some fun?’ Really Charles? It looks like you were about to rape her, you really call that fun?”

“Whoa whoa whoa, no reason to be throwing the r-word around, okay.”

“Shut the fuck up Darren! I don’t want to hear a single word out of either of you!” Turning around, his eyes narrowed into slits as he noticed the third man surrounding me. Shaking his head, he growled at him before turning his attention to me. As soon as his eyes landed on me, he softened and slowly inched his way towards the corner.

I squeezed my eyes shut and waited. I knew it was coming. It always did. But I was shocked when I felt myself being gently lifted up and carried out of the prison. I didn’t even notice when the other three followed along, grumbling their grievances along the way. My head only startled up when I smelled the most amazing smell and Althea started prancing around my head like a puppy.