Traces of Elijah

Chapter 11: Part 1

***WARNING***
*THIS CHAPTER CONTAINS ELEMENTS THAT MAY BE DIFFICULT FOR SOME TO READ THROUGH, THERE ARE EVENTS THAT INCLUDE ABUSE AND S.A. ON MINORS WHICH CAN BE TRIGGERING FOR SOME READERS, I DO NOT CONDONE OR SUPPORT THIS BEHAVIOR*

It was the dead of summer and my sister and I we're playing outside, wrestling each other and swimming in the lake. Jru had gotten out of the lake to grab her and I some snacks. I waded in the water for a bit. I was in my wolf form while we swam so we couldn't wear any type of bathing suit. I turned back to my human form as I got out to sit on the water's edge,  kicking my feet in the cool water, the sun already drying my skin. Then I kept hearing rustling and cracking of branches behind me growing nearer and nearer.

"Hello?" I called out. There was no response so I sniffed the air. The scents weren't familiar...they weren't from my pack. They were definitely rouges, the same kind that killed my mother. Three of them started to close in on me in their human forms once they got close to me, I started to scream and went to run but before anyone could hear, one of them put a cloth of chloroform over my mouth and nose causing me to pass out.

Next thing I knew I was in a cage along with two other girls in separate cages...they had no clothes on either. I could smell they were werewolves too. We were inside some abandoned building...a factory maybe?
"Hey...do you know what's going on?" I slurred my words, still drowsy from that drug but I somehow managed to stand up.

"We've been abducted..." The eldest girl started. They each had tear stained cheeks. "We're going to be sold to greasy fat pigs who want to use us..."

"trafficking?"  The younger one spoke up.

"Yeah..." I sat back down in my cage and looked around. "Where are we...?"

"We don't know but it smells like we're in the city."

"The city?! Oh my god...I have to get out of here!" I tried to break out but couldn't...not even with my werewolf strength.

"We can't...not with these enchanted cages and men constantly patrolling..."

"We need a plan. I know they will let us out sooner or later."

"What did you have in mind?" The eldest girl asked.

"We have to distract them somehow...after we figure out how to do that, I'll figure out the rest. When we've been taken out of these cages, use every sense possible to get a feel for an escape route." The two nodded in agreement.

A few hours passed...not one of us can tell whether it's day or night. The older looking girl was taken from her cage first by two men. She screamed and fought as she was dragged out. I closed my eyes, listening for directions of where they we're taking her. It sounded like they we're dragging her down a hall with her fiery screams echoing off the walls...then there was a slam of a door. I could hear muffled talking...but it was too quiet for even my hearing. Then the talking ceased and so did her screams. A few moments later I heard her fighting again only to be silenced by a loud smack...she was then dragged back to her cage in silence a few moments after...she seemed to have fought enough. Once the guards left, she looked at me.

"What happened?" I asked her, her face forming a bruise on her left side.

"They're auctioning us off...like antiques at a rich people's get-together...there was a two windowed room although they were covered... full of men...fat, skinny... handsome...cringingly ugly...they we're staring at me like they we're starved lions and I was the last slice of steak...they even touched me...there were six men I was presented to...they all got a chance to probe me like the disgusting things they are...smirking and laughing..." She trembled as hot, frustrated tears rolled from her eyes. "They will be taking my sister tomorrow...she's only 9...we have to stop this..."

"Okay...how many rogue guards did you see?"

"The two that took me out...the one that stayed to watch over you...two more we're in that private room...so only five...but I don't think this is just trafficking...I think we are gonna be sold for breeding...I recognize some of the men that we're in that room...but I didn't see any real authoritative figures,  no known alphas...I think he is only going to show face for you...I overheard one say they really only take girls but...you're special...because of how you were born...and they...they said something about your mom being a good breeder...just...who are you...?"

"My mom...? My mom has been dead ever since I was born. I have no idea what they mean or how they even know her-...unless they're the ones who killed her." I crossed my arms, not sure what to think of this. "There's no other way...my twin sister and I are her only children, my name is Josilus. "

"So you are the prince. Nice to meet you I guess...I see what they meant now...I knew your mother then." I resigned from my hostile approach, stunned by her words.

"You...knew her?" I asked, walking closer the wall of the cage that separated us, hooking my fingers in the diamond shaped holes.

"Yes...I used to be in your pack for a short while. Your mother cared for me for that time. I'm an orphan and was adopted by a family in a neighboring pack."

"Really? Oh...could you...tell me about her?" I slowly found some comfortability on the cold flooring of my metal wired cage.

"I only knew her for about 10 months and I was very young...I left a bit after she got pregnant I think...she protected that little round part of her as if her life depended on it."

"It did. She died for us, my sister and I..."

"I'm sorry for you loss. She was a good woman from what I remember. You look so much like her."

"My sister and I are basically identical. We can barely be told apart while fully clothed."

She laughed a little.
"I see...I hope we can find a way out of here before its too late." I nodded in agreement.

The next day was slow...quiet. They fed us canned soup that actually wasn't that bad but I suppose it was only to keep us healthy enough for inspection. The young girl was up for taking this morning. I felt so bad for her...this was completely illegal, especially since we were all minors. After we finished eating, they took our bowls...and the little girl. Her adoptive sister screamed for them to release the child but to no avail. The same thing went on...the violation of children...it was disgusting...I could hear her quiet sobs and my own heart broke in two. Why were they doing this to us? To a small child? We have to do something to stop this. When I got out...I was going to unleash hell...