Absolute Obedience

Chapter Five

"Come on out Toby." His voice was coaxing. I knew better than to move. 

"I promise I'll be gentle this time." Lies. He was never gentle. I scooted back even further. The closet that I made my hideout was full of different scents, they would mask mine well.

"You know I hate to punish you." His footsteps drew near and I held my breath. My heart was beating too fast but I hoped it wouldn't be heard.

"The cook didn't give you permission to eat, you know the rules."

Do not eat unless directed to.

'It's been days since I'd eaten and the cook had set the plate on the floor. He'd nodded his head at me!'

I felt the tears form, and I set my hand over my mouth to stifle any sounds that may come out.

"Come on pup, it'll just be worse if I have to find you." I could see those feet between the cracks and very quietly, I stretched out my legs and placed them against the door, locking my knees.

"Toby, Alpha isn't going to be happy with you." No! My heart skipped a beat and I struggled to contain the sob wanting to force its way out. Alpha was going to find out that I stole food! He's going to be mad at me.

"Are you in here Toby?" I knew he knew I was in here, but I couldn't will my body to obey his calls. When he raises his fist it hurts, I didn't mean to steal, I thought it was ok. The cook nodded. I didn't know!

"Come on boy, open the door and we can talk about this."

But I'm not allowed to speak, it's against the rules!

There was pressure against my feet as he tried to push the door open. I stretched my legs out further disobeying.

I heard his growl, and my body shivered. He was going to kill me. I knew he was, I could feel his anger, smell his excitement.

"Omega, this is your final warning." I shivered at his words, my arms coming up and wrapping around my head as sobs finally broke through.

He could surely smell my fear, hear the rapid beating of my heart, smell the saltiness of my tears, taste my sweat. I would die today, I knew I would. The Beta hated me.

"I can smell you, Toby." His voice was low, it would have been soothing if it had come from anyone else, but coming from him it was haunting. It held the promise of pain.

Another shove to the door and I felt pain in my legs. I pushed on it harder. 'Stay away!'

"This is why Alpha refuses to make you pack, you lack discipline!" Another push, my legs shook with the force.

"This is why you have no family." I clenched my eyes shut against the words. Biting my lip against the pain the door was causing.

"This is why I will beat you into absolute obedience!" And with those words, he shoved the door completely open and I felt my knees bend awkwardly, my eyes flew open in horror as the pain never registered but the sight of my now broken legs, bent in a 'u' shape, did. Blood, bone, I looked up and screamed.

...........

Arms were shaking me, and I continued to thrash. His scent was here, he was here. I tried desperately to move out of the hands that continued to grip my shoulders but my body couldn't get away.

I could faintly hear voices but the pain was unreal, his scent was surrounding me, suffocating me. Pain and fear were a dangerous mix. I had to get away from here. I had to get away from him. Alpha would protect me. Where was Alpha? Was he safe? Were we at war? Was the pack safe? The pups?