Chasing Death

Chapter 4 - Chasing Death

The room he took me to mad me really nervous. One chair was placed to one side of the room whilst four others surrounded it in a semi-circle shape facing that one chair. It looked like who ever sat in that chair was going to be judged for some serious matters. That's the chair Josh indicated for me to sit in - Uh-oh...

Once seated, Josh spoke. "Welcome. To me left, is my father, Richard. To my right are my beta, Niall, and one of our highest ranked elders, Charles. We have asked you in here today to discuss events leading up to and about what happened yesterday. I think that the most important thing we should bring up first is whats your name and why were you running?"

"Ahem..." I cleared my throat. Man, its getting really hot in here, and my throat is so dry! "Well, my name is Bobbie. Bobbie Sanders." I giggled. They looked at me questioningly. "Erm... Sorry, i just thought it was a bit like what James bond says..." They didn't laugh. I swallowed the now huge lump I'm my throat and carried on. "Anyway, well, um... You see, what happened was..." How on earth do i tell someone that a member of my old pack raped me and forced me to mate them; and now they want to kill me? "My pack aren't quite as... humane as most other packs. When i went into heat on my 16th birthday, about 2 days ago, all the males from my old pack started what we call 'The Chase'. Its basically whoever catches me first, gets to um... rape and mate me." Their eyebrows rose in disbelief.

"Are you joking young lady?! This is a serious meeting to find out why you are here and how long this stay will be for, not to play games!" The elder, Charles, spoke up looking very disappointed.

"No Sir! I'm not Sir! Its the truth! But I wasn't his true mate Sir! So now my pack, they want to kill me, so he can mate again! My old pack, you see, they are power hungry, they want to find true mates to reach their full potential and strength, but they dint want to have to do it the traditional way. They say it takes too much time Sir!" Tears streamed down my face. "I ran here because I saw lights! I saw lights and thought that if I got here, i'd be saved! I can see I am unwelcome though so as soon as this is over, I shall make arrangements and leave... As soon as possible... Sir." I was on the verge of a breakdown. This 'meeting' needed to end, soon.

"None sense young child!" Josh's father, Richard, interrupted. "If you are in danger, I'm sure our pack will be more than willing to offer you a home, permanent or temporary. Isn't that right Joshua?"

"Of course! We will have Marie arrange a room for you right away. We may not be able to fight on your behalf as many pack member dint know or trust you and so wont be willing to fight on your behalf, but your old pack haven't tried to attack us yet. As long as that situation remains the same, you are welcome to stay." Josh's face looked very concerned yet serious at the same time. He slowly stood up and approached me. "This meeting is now over. Bobbie, you come with me and we will find Marie."

"Okay." I mumbled. I was still trying to control my breathing whilst trying to stop the breakdown that was about to happen.

We walked out of the room and back to Josh's room. I sat down on the bed. "I'll just go get Marie to make a room up for you. I'll be back in a moment." It was too late though. Two seconds was I'll i had to wait for him to get out of the room, but i couldn't do it. I broke down. I yelled out as i sobbed. I sobbed because I would never see my mother again. I sobbed because I didn't know what was going to happen after today, if i would live a long life, or would it be cut short? I sobbed because I had no one with me who loved me, or truly cared if I lived or died. I was alone.

"Bobbie?" Josh ran over to me and pulled me into his arms. He may not have known me, but the fact that he was holding me made me feel cared for and more comfortable. "Shh... Bobbie its going to be okay. You're safe here..." He tried to soothe me until eventually, i fell asleep.

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I woke up in a different room to the one that I had fallen asleep in. It had plain white walls and a wardrobe, set of drawers, a TV and a bed in it. It was a basic room. This must be the room Josh said a girl called 'Marie' would prepare for me. 

Standing up from the bed, I made my way over to the en suite and did the essentials most do in the bathroom. I felt touched when i saw that they had put in a toothbrush, a flannel, toothpaste, towels and other necessities in here. 

After about 5 minutes I walked back into the bedroom to discover that Josh was their. I made my way over to the bed and sat down on the edge opposite to Josh.

"Feeling better?" He inquired. I nodded, a brief smile made its way to my face before becoming neutral again. "I don't want you to feel embarrassed about what happened... again. I just cant seem to get this 'No Embarrassing You' rule working, can I?" He mused. "Anyway, dinner will be ready in about 5 minutes if you want to com downstairs and eat. You must be starving, you haven't eaten in a  few days." My belly had been rumbling a lot since I woke up. "Oh and don't worry, I wont tell anyone about earlier. Not many people like sharing that they had a moment of weakness." He smiled, stood up and looked at me, waiting for me to stand up too.

I stood up. "Thanks, I'm not used to the whole socializing with people I don't know though so please don't feel offended if I don't speak much..." Following him out of the door, I looked around, taking interest in my surroundings and making sure i'd know my way back to the room I was staying in.

[A/N] Hey guys :) im trying to make these chapters longer so bare with me if they arent :) They will hopefully get longer as the story gets more interesting :)

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