The Alpha's Doll || #wattys2023

Chapter 9

I waited outside, I took a seat on one of the stone steps and watched. The background theme for my subconsciousness were Emily's heartbroken shrieks. How could she have fallen in love with Damon's father? They are evil like I couldn't imagine, one step below the merciless vampires that used to destroy villages of innocent mortals for food. They took her away from her family, put her to sleep for years, used her and dumped her when she was no longer useful.
I watched in the distance for a trace of my father, or anybody that I might have been able to remember or recognize. I debated making a run for it now, and got to my feet. I could go for a stroll, if Damon wanted to find me it would be easy enough.
And so I did, I strut amongst the streets and held gazes with all the others who recognized me as human but wondered about my clean clothes and appearance. An elderly woman carrying a basket of fruit walked past me, I stopped her with my hands on her elbow," Have you seen Mason? He's an older man,, around sixty-five, he's my father-"
She shrugged me away, apparent fear was in her eyes and walked off even faster. I tried again minutes later with a couple and then again with a little girl but no one seemed to know anything or want to even speak to me. In the distance, coming out of what seemed to be a shop, a younger man began to make his way to me. I was halted by his gaze, he was handsome, built just like Damon but slightly smaller, he had dirty blond hair and blue eyes.

"Ana?" he called out. He knows me, I thought, he recognizes me-

"Ana?" He was right in front of me now, he studied my face for a minute as if to make sure it's me and suddenly, I was engulfed in his arms in a massive hug. I stood still for a second, trying to search my thoughts for a memory of him but I couldn't remember anything. Eventually, I relaxed into his arms and realized that this was the hug that I needed. When he let me go, I was disappointed," it's really you, I can't believe it! I thought you were dead-"

"I-I cant remember you."

"It's me, Evan."

I shook my head," I lost my memory, I can't remember everything."

"What did they do to you? How are you still so young-"

"Have you seen my father? Mason, hes around sixty-five now-"

"Yes, he's at his apartment, he'll freak out when he sees you."
"I don't have much time, can you tell him I'm alive and I'm mated to the alpha? Tell him ill be back for him as soon as I can-"

"You're a doll? Damon's doll?"

"You know Damon?"

"Listen, Damon is planning to take us all out in a few months ever since he became alpha, he wants to kill every human in existence."

"What are you talking about?"

"He's waiting to get enough votes from his board, and he will eventually. As soon as that happens, he'll kill every mortal so that the vampires won't have anyone to feed off of-"

"He can't do that!" I could see Damon strutting towards me now. He was still far but I could make out the furious look on his face.

"You have to kill him-"

"Are you insane, I can't kill him, he's coming!"

"Do you have a phone?"

"No."

"Get one and call me when you get home," he took out a pen from his pocket and lifted the sleeves of my shirt to reveal my bruised arms. I flinched at the pain and he breathed out," Ana.."

"I'm okay, just hurry."

He scribed his number onto my forearm and I could have cried at the impact. I rolled down my sleeves and he took a fruit out of his pocket.

"Would you like one?"

"What?" I scowled just as Damon had reached us.

"Get the hell out of here!" he roared at Evan who pushed the fruit back into his pockets and hurried off. When Evan was finally gone, I turned to look at Damon who seemed as if he was seconds away from beheading me. I wondered what my punishment would be for not following the alphas instructions.
.....
The car ride back was silent for the most part although I could feel the anger radiate from Damon's skin. He seemed ready to burst at any given moment but it wouldn't matter, not when I was able to confirm that my father was still alive.

How would he react to the news once Evan tells him that I am still alive? How will he react when we finally meet each other again and I haven't aged?
I thought of Evan and how frustrating it was that I couldn't remember him. I wondered if I should ask Maria about him.
Damon parked the car in front of a home that was not ours. He turned to look at me with loath filled eyes and through gritted teeth he said," stay here."

He whipped the car door open and disappeared behind the home. I put the windows down and listened for any noises. I could hear Damon speaking with somebody.

"Did she confess to any of it?"

"She won't tell us who it was that killed your father," said another voice that I recognized from the meeting that they had.

"Did you catch any of the others?" Damon again.

"Just her, we've got patrols looking for any more lingering bloodsuckers."

They are talking about vampires, I thought, they captured one.

The urge to get a clear look at the scene eventually overtook and I slowly and quietly left the car and walked the way Damon had. It led to a massive backyard that would have looked ordinary had it not been for the restrained girl on her knees by the pool. Her eyes were covered with thick wooden blocks and even her legs were shackled. She was the palest person that I have ever seen and bore wild red hair that must have been long enough to brush her ankles. I hid behind a bush and watched as Damon approached the girl. Slithers of deep cut wounds covered her chest and neck, her arms and her exposed stomach. By her side was the person from the meeting that was called Luke.

Have they been torturing her?

Damon bent down to her level and pulled the shackles covering most of her face. From here I could see the fear in her in her intense yellow eyes. Damon struck a finger inside of the wound on her neck and she released a sound like a half-snarl half-hiss.

"You weak mutt!" she snapped, her fangs now visible," once Theo finds you, he will tear you to shreds for what you're doing!"

"Where is Theo?" Damon pressed his fingers deeper and she snarled again in pain.

"If you think that you're going to torture it out of me, you might as well kill me now, I'll never tell you!"

'Do you have Richard? He's one of ours."

She spat at his feet and he continued,

"Who killed the Alpha?"

"He was your father, right? He died on his knees, just like you will-"

It was too quickly for my eyes to adjust. Damon had somehow in a span of a minute reached for a wooden dagger that was in Luke's grip and sliced the vampire girl's neck. She stared at him wide eyed for a second, and I was beginning to wonder if the dagger had even touched her and then her head wobbled off her body and hit the grass with a thud. I slapped my palm against my own mouth to stifle a scream. I could not tear my eyes off her head, her eyes were still wide open and she was staring right at me.

"Let me know when you find others," Damon said to Luke and began to make his way back. I stumbled out of the bushes and tripped on a branch, with a thudding chest, I hurried onto my feet and inside of the car before he noticed.