The Alpha's Thirst (temporarily on hold)

Chapter 2 - Wakey Wakey

ELLA'S POV

I trembled looking at the marks on my wrists from trying to break free of these cuffs so many times. The attempts to escape only gave me less hope.

"Get the girl," I heard a voice say from down the hall, and stomping footsteps approached me. Syd barged in and grabbed me by the cuffs, yanking me to my feet as I whimpered in pain.

"We have a new one for you," he snarled with an evil grin on his face as he led me down the dark cellar hall.

"Please, not again. I just fought last night, I can't do it anymore." I begged, hot tears drenching my cheeks.

"Do you think I give a shit?" he cackled, pushing me onto the stage, the cheers of deep voices overwhelming my ears.

And there stood a girl in front of me, looking just as terrified as I probably did when I first got here. I knew I had to do this to protect myself. But that didn't make doing it any easier.

My eyes fluttered open to see bright LED lights and light blue walls. I seemed to be hooked up to a heart monitor, steady beeping noises coming from my left.

I saw a man, a beautiful man, sitting in the chair against the wall, staring off into space. His hair was clean and slicked back, and he was very tall and muscular.

"What's going on?" I croaked, wincing at the sound of my voice. His bright blue eyes flicked to me and the startled look on his face turned to a relieved one as he stood up to get closer to me.

"Hi, sweetheart. Do you remember anything?" he asked softly, taking a seat on the side of the bed. I tried to retrace my steps and after a moment, I remembered. I remembered everything.

"You're the man from the woods." I said, scooting away from him further into my pillows, even though part of me felt like I could trust him for some reason.

"I'm not here to hurt you. I'm Nick, you're in our pack house in the medical division. You passed out for a little while there." he explained to me.

Pack house?

"This is a pack?" I asked, sitting up as I became more curious.

"Yes, this is the Dark Forest pack. I'm the Alpha." he stated calmly.

Dark forest was one of the biggest most powerful packs in the entire country. And here I was, sitting with their ridiculously good looking Alpha. Was this a dream?

"You are my mate," he said cautiously, awaiting my reaction. I felt my eyes grow bigger and my lips parted at his words.

"That's... Are you joking?" I asked, feeling the confusion on my face as I spoke.

"I'm not joking. I'm going to give you some time to rest, because I can tell you need it, but soon I'm going to need some answers." he explained.

I couldn't believe this. I was just stunned. I escaped and met my mate, who happened to be an incredibly gorgeous and powerful werewolf? All in the same day? I couldn't wrap my head around this.

"Tell me your name." He said, staring deep into my eyes. I could feel the mate bond inside of me with him sitting so close, but it was still just so hard for me to believe.