Untamed

P R O L O G U E

Aurora

I couldn't help but sigh as I ran a hand through my shoulder length hair. There was this tenseness in the air, that was undoubtly being emitted from all the Alphas who were gathered around the small makeshift stage I was sitting on-along with various other Pack Members.

The hairs on the back of my neck were standing upright in awareness and a mixture of annoyance as the Alphas every so often stopped to look at us. I disliked them. I disliked them with a passion.

They we're all power hungry men who only cared about themselves and what was best for their Packs. Because Goddess above forbid it if their Packs were weak. My dislike seemed to be filled by the fact that our Alpha was selling-yes, you read that correctly-us to other Alphas. It only proved my point.

Alphas couldn't stand having weak Packs. And mine was weak and to top it off, we were in a lot of financial debt. The Alpha had made the decision that we would be better off going to other Packs. Along with that conclusion cane the decision to auction us off like antiques in order to raise the funds needed to pay all the debts that had been made.

The Alpha had given me strict orders to make sure that I was covered from head to toe, as it would leave the Alphas in the dark about my position in the Pack. The markings that covered my arms were meant to be a ‘surprise,’ hence the reason I was wearing a jacket, despite the rather suffocating heat.

The makeshift stage wasn't exactly small. There were stools infront of it and on top of it where various members of my Pack were seated. Those of us who had higher ranks in the Pack were sitting or standing on a higher platform on the stage itself. I had heard various people voice their concerns on whether or not the stage would be able to support all of us.

The worst part of all this was that you could hear what everyone was saying. If they thought you were weak, they would say so. If they believed you would breed strong pups, they said so. The Alphas and Betas were ruthless in their discussions on who to bet on and who to leave.
I felt my head snap to the side as our Alpha cleared his throat into the microphone, the gravely sound causing a chill to run down my spine.

     “I would like to welcome all Alphas and Betas who have travelled from various places around the country and some even around the world. It is an honour to have you all here today and I would like to thank you for your much needed help during this dark time. Let the bidding commence!”

There was this odd feeling in my chest as I listened to the numbers the Alpha rattled off. He was auctioning off his Omegas first, knowing that they would go the fastest.

Our Pack wasn't one of the larger ones. We had about 237 Pack Members, including newborns and Elders. I was slightly thankful for the fact that we were only to stand if we were being auctioned, since I could tell that this was going to be a rather long affair.

The air seemed as if it was trying to suffocate us. It was a lot worse now that the Alphas were basically competing with one another. I seemed to loose track of time as all that was heard was the constant rattling off of numbers. When I became aware of the empty chairs around me, all of the Omegas were gone and so were most of the Deltas.

I couldn't help but frown as someone a few seats away from me was auctioned off and I became aware of the blood pumping loudly in my veins. I knew that it was undoubtedly because of the fact that I would be challenging one of the Alphas or Betas who now stood before me.