Alpha Alden ✔️

Chapter Twenty Two

Word Count: 1659

~Kezziah

His demands left me without any room to argue.

If the Alpha wants something from you, he's going to get it. No doubt about that. And as much as I'm skeptical about going with him elsewhere, I have been wanting to get out of this place for awhile. Who knows where he wants to take me, but all I know is tomorrow morning, I'll be leaving this place for I don't know how long.

In the morning, Sermon came to collect me. I've never seen her look so pale. I would be mortified if I found out the Alpha was leaving the building along with one of the patients.

This isn't going to help the rumours...

I had packed a small duffle bag a nurse had supplied. Not the green eyed nurse, either. I've been trying not to think about her so much. It only makes me worry. I'm also worried about Cian. Is he going to require me for something while I'm gone?

Regardless, I don't have much of a choice. Sermon pins me to her side and walks me to the elevator, a guard taking my bag. Surprisingly, she doesn't ask me any question. By how shaky she is, she has no idea what's going on. I doubt Alden has shared this with anyone but me.

We step into the elevator, and instead of going up, we go down. When I look at Sermon, she supplies me with no explanation. I don't need one when the doors open.

I step out into a car park, hidden under the main building. Alden stands right in the middle, putting a black bag into the trunk of a car. Seeing it makes it all the more real. Should I just turn around and go back up to my room? I could deal with the consequences of deny an Alpha what he wants later...

But it's too late now.

"We should go now. We need to stop by where I'm currently staying to grab a few things before we reach our destination," Alden tells me, as I wander closer. Sermon sticks close to the door.

"Where's our final destination?" I question nervously. The more I know the less I'll be worrying. I hope.

Alden doesn't say anymore, taking my bag from the guard, shoving it in the trunk beside his. I didn't bring much, unsure of how long we would be gone for. It's all clothing supplied by him anyway. I don't have any personal items with me. Nothing from Avia. Nothing from my family...

Together we hop into the car. It's some high tech automobile created by the Wisdom Pack. I stare at the dashboard, unsure of what any of these strange buttons do.

"I don't stay far from here," Alden tells me, still not sharing any more information than that with me. "It's a temporary home. I'm moving elsewhere soon."

We already discussed how hard it must be to be constantly moving around and hiding, so I keep my mouth shut. I don't want him to think I care too much about his well being. At the end of the day, my motivation is to get out of here. And hopefully destroy the brand he has left on me.

"Why are you doing this?" I question, as the car turns on, an almost silent electric hum. My hands are tucked on my lap, my skin chilled despite the warmth blowing from the air vents. "For real?"

Alden looks at me from across his seat, eyes searching. "I told the truth. I need to concentrate on your brand if I'm going to succeed. In order to do that, I need some space. To take creative liberties."

We pull out of the complex, the natural sunlight hitting my face.

I can't help but smile. It's so warm and bright outside, clouds shifting slowly across the sky. Part of me wants to jump out, or wind the window down, but I don't. Alden is in control here, and I can't take any chances. So I just lean back in my seat and enjoy the view of the Wisdom Pack as we drive past.