The Runaway Alpha

Chapter 1: Caged

Chapter 1

Kora's POV

Cold....depressed...and alone... That's how i felt everyday since I've been caged in the dark chilly basement of the pack house. Being hardly fed and beat by my own father just added to the number of days i've been living in this hell hole. I felt helpless and dead on the inside and probably looked like it on the outside. Sometimes i slept on the dirty floor with nothing but a worn out t-shirt with shorts, my mind rewinding back to the time when i was 7 seeing my father kill my mother by scratching her heart out with his long sharp claws. For she was only trying to protect me.. her only beloved daughter, but he didn't care cause she hadn't given him the son he expected. That memory kept me from sleeping at night.

But now 10 years later he remarried and had the son of his dreams..the future Alpha. "That should've been us..."my wolf growled angrily. She was right though, i was in line of being the next Alpha but i guess that's been taken away from me since i took my first breath on earth. I'm currently 17 and i'm too weak to try and break off the silver bars that held me captive. Every time i tried to grab a hold of the bars, my hand burns as the cool surface hit my palms. I back up immediately.

I have never seen the sun or felt the warm air touch my skin. I have never roamed the fields, letting my wolf run through the beautiful meadows that i've seen in my dreams before. All I've seen were dust flying in the atmosphere and felt nothing but freezing temperatures increasing every second. I wanted to cry but the tears couldn't come out seeing as i probably cried them all dry in the past. I kept thinking about these thoughts all day everyday until i heard the loud footsteps marching down the stairs.

It became louder and louder with each step causing the wooden floor boards to creak a terrifying screech that hurt my poor wolf hearing. I heard the lock click and the door flew open revealing the devil himself. My father. His huge body figure was very intimidating to me as he slowly made his way over to my cage with an evil smirk plastered on his face. "Well well well Kora darling, how are you doing?" he asked obviously knowing that I'm not doing well at all.

I backed up as much as i can until i was in the corner that had spider webs criss crossing back and forth. "Obviously horrible" I snapped. "How dare you talk to your blood like that!" He shot back, following those words he opened the cage with gloves protecting him from the silver bars and yanked me out harshly by my long hair. He threw me on the ground with such force i heard a crack or two coming from my back and the side of my ribs.

"STOP IT!" I screamed and screamed over again and again as he kicked me and threw punches everywhere on my fragile body, but i knew no one could hear me from this room cause it was sound proof. No one could find me or hear me plead for help unless they can find a way in here without my father knowing. The consequences lead to deadly beatings or just plain death. But of course no one knew of my presence but my father and his wrench of a wife. Their son didn't even know i was here either! I just know that he's younger than me by a year.

"SHUT UP!" He yelled and threw me across the room until my back hit the wall creating a big hole. I know you're asking me why i should just attempt to escape since i was out of my cage but you don't understand, no one could run away from him. And i mean no one. He pulled me by my legs and tossed me back into my caged making a loud THUD.

My bones hit against the floor creating a chill running up my spine. "I'm done with you for now, don't you ever disrespect me ever again or i will kill you with just one blow in the head". He warned in his deadly voice. He wouldn't dare use his Alpha voice with me cause even if this is a sound proof room, his Alpha voice was strong enough for the rest of the pack members to hear. "WHY DON'T YOU JUST KILL ME NOW." I yelled at him instantly regretting it.

He grabbed my jaw and pulled me closer to his face. What came out of his mouth was a whisper but i heard him crystal clear, "I like to see you suffer". He shoved me away and locked the caged up again. He reached into his pocket for something and i swear i saw a figure in the doorway from where my father walked in, when i blinked the figure was gone.

"Here's your food for the day you slug" and he threw a piece of bread onto the floor between us. Before i could reach out carefully not making skin contact with the deadly silver he stepped on it leaving the imprint of his boot and walked away laughing. I quickly reached out to the bread slightly dusting of the dirt from his shoe and quietly ate it as he left closing the door loudly behind him. I was alone again with bruises everywhere on my poor pale body.