After the world fell apart there was only one thing left to do for Alden; survive. He'd never imagined to be responsible for someone else their life, let alone a child. But that's exactly what happened. And here he was navigating this new dangerous...
That was what helping a stranger in this broken world got you.
Rose wasn't alone; she wasn't the only one caught by her. She hadn't recognized her as Alpha at the fair. She looked like any other blonde woman with wavy curls. But Rose should've known from the first word that left her lips, she hadn't sounded quite right.
She spoke softly and told Rose she got turned around. She thought it was odd. They could hear the fair from where they stood, all the blonde woman had to do was follow the sound. She was stupid. She should've known that this woman couldn't possibly belong to any of the communities. She should've known.
But Rose still had Hope in her arms. So she promised she'd come back after putting her down for a nap, then she'd walk her back. She hadn't thought anything of it then.
Stupid.
Stupid.
Stupid.
When she came back the woman was still speaking softly, almost like a whisper. It was creepy. That woman was creepy, and then it clicked. This wasn't some woman named Deborah, it was Alpha. Rose hadn't recognized her with hair and a washed face.
She reached for her knife. It wasn't there because she had left it with Earl. Alpha followed her movement and pulled out her own knife and pressed it against Rose's throat tightly.
"One sound and I'll take you and that little girl you were just with," she hissed into her ear.
Rose knew she wasn't kidding and stayed silent, praying someone would come around the corner and save her.
No one showed up and the world went dark and silent around her.
Stupid.
Stupid.
Stupid.
Now she was here in an old barn. On her knees with her hands tied behind her back and a rag tied around her head to gag her. Henry was on her left and Sasha was on her right, both in the same situation. Enid was across from her, also similarly screwed. Then there was Frankie, who she still recognized from Sanctuary. The next three were all from Hilltop; Rhodney, Addy and Tammy. Lastly Siddiq was there.
They were all screwed.
They were all going to die.
The old worn barn doors blew open and DJ and two of the highwaymen broke in. Now, they had a chance. Maybe they could escape.
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Michonne and Carl led the small group through the forest.
"So all she did was show you a herd and threaten us?" Carl asked.
"yes," Daryl replied.
"That doesn't make any sense," he insisted. "Not that people walking around with the faces of the dead does, but still."
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