Hiding from the Alpha

Just Keep Fighting

Riley's POV💫

"Alpha Ronan is here to search the pack."

I froze and stared at her in disbelief. She just nodded her head with a worried look on her face. I pinch my arm and yelp when I realize that this is not a dream. I run my hands through my messy blond hair and my breath becomes erratic.

This can't be happening. I thought it would take at least another week for him to get to our pack. According to the news, he wasn't planning to search our pack until next week. What changed?

He saw you again, dumbass. My wolf says with an eye roll and I ignore her with a groan. She's mad at me for trying to stay away from our mate.

I can't move. I can't think. I can't speak. I'm frozen. I feel like someone dumped a bucket of ice cold water on my head.

Breena looks at me expectantly and I just shake my head with my eyes wide and my mouth hung open. She groans and stamps her foot before going to my closet and pulling out my disguise and putting it on the desk.

"First of all, hide your scent." She says and I follow her direction.

"Good. Now you have to pick. Give yourself up, or disguise yourself and hope for the best." She says in a hurried tone as she peeks through the shades.

I stand up and join her by the window. I peel open a slit in the shades to look through it. My eyes widen and my mouth drops.

Hundreds of men and women dressed in black surround the territory and even more file into the pack. Some are filing into houses and some are searching pack members. I watch them closely in hopes to find a way out; a weakness in their strategy.

I curse under my breath as I watch their search routine. A tall man in black walks around to each person and pats them down. He then uses a fingerprint scanner and documents physical features.

Fingerprint. If they ask for my fingerprint, I'm screwed. My fingerprint was documented and flagged on every data base. If my fingerprint were to come up anywhere, they'd know who I was almost immediately. I can't risk that. I need to get out of here.

I quickly turn around and get to work putting on my disguise. I take my time getting ready and Breena helps me adjust my wig and keep it secure just in case.

We go down to my kitchen and eat as we devise a plan. We decide that we would sneak as far as we can to the border without being noticed then make a run for it. If we are stopped or caught, I would use my powers to get us out.

We are about to head out the door when it cracks in half and falls to the floor. I gape at the broken door when suddenly two armed men in black see us. They scowl and grab our arms and shove them behind our backs. We wince at the harsh gesture.

"Your coming with us. Everyone was told to meet at the pack square. You've broken the rules, the Alpha will chose your punishment." The man holding my arms says in a monotone voice and I begin to panic.

"I'm s-sorry sir. We didn't know." I say stuttering on purpose. I put on a weak innocent act so they don't get suspicious.

They ignore our pleading and drag us to the center of the square. Everyone else is crowded around in rows, first being checked by the fingerprint scanner, and then by my mate.

I spot him, walking through each row, touching the hand of each and every pack member. He is looking for the mate bond. I bite my lips to hold back my string of curses.

"Alpha." One of the guards says with a bow. "These people disrespected your rules. What should we do?" He asks in the same monotone voice, his eyes never meeting my mate's.