His Miss Alpha • BOOK I

Chapter XXII

"Ugh...my head hurts like anything..." I winced as I touched the nasty bump on my forehead. I slowly opened my eyes to the same small room Ryan and I jumped into before. There was a bed leaning against a wall and two bookshelves full of, well, books. There were two pairs of curtains, yet there were no windows.

I looked down to find myself in clothes that were definitely not my own. I was in a scantily clad sequin blue dress that barely covered my butt. Ew. "Ryan?" I whispered, attempting to get up but I was tied down to a chair.

"You won't get up. You're not allowed to." The familiar voice with a hint of a Greek accent spoke behind the curtains of the bed.

"Well, then allow me to."

"I know why you're here." Lacey came out, quietly and sat on the bed looking at me.

"Yeah, I think I said why."

She huffed and crossed her arms. "You won't be able to meet Him. Only His choreftés are allowed to be near Him."

Before I asked why she was calling her Alpha, Him, instead of Alpha, I decided to go with another question that was eagerly wanting to come out. "Are you stuck here?"

Her eyes widened a bit but she shook her head profusely. "No, I'm here because I want to be. I am always ready to serve Him and only Him. And now, you will too. Tonight, you will dance for Him."

Did this Alpha treat his pack as wolves to serve as his entertainment purposes? Obviously this girl was only wanting to please her Alpha. I needed to meet Him but I could see the pain behind this 'loving of her, "Him"' facade in her eyes.

"How many of you are there?"

"Until a girl becomes twelve years of age, she serves Him. The men are made as butlers." Lacey said, kicking her feet back and forth.

So that was where Ryan was taken. He was probably made as a butler. This was not going to be easy.

"Well, I am so ready to serve Him! You can teach me some dances, though. I'm not sure how well I am at dancing. Could you untie me?"

She looked at me skeptically then removed my bonds. I rubbed my wrists and got up. For three hours, I learned dancing that was borderline stripper dancing. This was just to save the pack and Ryan, I kept reminding myself.

"I hope you are able to leave." Lacey suddenly said. My eyes grew wide and I looked at her, astonished. I guess I underestimated this girl. She knew what we were doing; her sole purpose wasn't to serve Him.

"Me too. I heard terrible rumors about the Alpha and how he hooks up with other she-wolves despite him having a Luna. He hasn't even marked her yet, supposedly. You know, you could be free. I would take you with us if you desire."

Lacey looked at me, sadly. "Those rumors are true...and you are right. However, even if I wanted to, I can't leave. I am the Luna."

My heart dropped three feet underground. I spoke terrible things about her mate. Suddenly, I wished she would knock me out again. "Despite his doings, my heart is bonded with his. I cannot undo that."

"Then...if he's with other wolves..."

She lifted up her dress and I gasped. Her stomach was battered and bruised. No, the Alpha didn't need to physically harm her. He could just do this by sleeping with another wretched female. She fell down to the ground again and moaned in pain as tears started to drip down her cheeks. "I-I can help you escape. This happens every couple of times a day, I'm used to it."

I ran to her and lifted her on the bed, growling when bruises started to form. This needed to stop. I had to help this poor girl unless she wanted to die earlier than needed. Yes, the war was at stake but this was more important.

"Listen, if you tell me where Ryan, my colleague is, we will help end this madness. I promise."

As she tried to catch her breath, she whispered, "He's five doors down, two walls over. Be careful. He made this place éna lavýrintho so no intruders could figure it out. There's a map behind this headboard, you'll see."

I leaned over and took the map off its pins. "I'll get you out of this. Just wait for me."

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Ryan pulled at the ever so stiff tie. He hated tight clothes ever since he was young. Though the ladies drooled over that cliche tight shirt that men had on every Wattpad story he ever read, he wasn't that type of guy.

Right now he was alone; the men already left to get set up and as they told him, the traditional way was to leave the newbies alone so they didn't get in the way. Ever since he had spent the little time he had with her, Isla was headstrong, she would find a way to get him. It was best to stay here and wait.

He tried to suck in every piece of information he could get. The men told him he was part of the bátler. Considering how the rabble was dressed, Ryan could only assume it translated into 'butlers.'

A loud rapping sounded at the door, making him swivel his head towards it. Anything could happen, but he was more than prepared after spending just an hour in it. He leaned his back against the door and opened the bolt, still keeping behind it.

"Ryan?" A familiar voice whispered.

"Alpha Isla?!" Ryan immediately jumped to the entranced, hugging the recognizable auburn waves.

A muffled groan sounded in his chest. "You're smothering me!"

"Oh, sorry. I'm so glad you're alive. I say we get out of here as soon as possible. It's okay if we leave this pack."

Isla shook her head quickly. "No, we can't. These wolves are innocent, it's only the Alpha that controls them. I'm going to take you back to Lacey."

He put his hand to his face, groaning. "Okay, I knew you were crazy, but I didn't know you were this crazy."

"Look, here's the plan. I'll go out as a dancer, you just find a way out and get the others, using this map." She put the crumpled up map in his hands. "I'll distract him as much as possible."

Ryan widened his eyes, looking at her. "Now you're really crazy! Are you kidding Isla? I'm supposed to protect you, I promised that to West!

She put her hands on his shoulders. "I told Mallory that we would save the Moon Goddess, the valley, even us. You'll do anything for her right? Then do this!"

"Then...then please, I don't want you to get hurt by him. He is an Alpha too."

Isla smiled and closed the door to go back to Lacey. He sighed and let his eyes travel to where it was marked, 'The Terrible Outside.' "Bingo."

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Hi! Welcome back to Chapter 22! 

Translations from Greek to English:

 Choreftés --> Dancers

éna lavýrintho --> A labyrinth

 Bátler --> Butlers

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