Forced into a wolf (#4 of the Grey pack)

plan the escape

Indi’s P.O.V.

“So, what’s the plan here, moving forward?” Samantha asked me while I sat down on a chair, feeling tired because of all the magic I had been forced to use today was something my body wasn't used to anymore.

“Plan? What plan?” I asked her curiously, hope starting to flicker in my hollow heart.

“Indi,” Samantha sighed as she looked at me as if she was feeling sorry for me. She shook her head as she walked over towards me, and set herself down on her knees right in front of me, resting both her hands on my lap. She looked up into my eyes, and all I spotted there was kindness and bravery. No fear, no anger towards me for taking her away from her home. In a weird way, it felt as if, somehow, she understood why I had done the things I had done. The horrible and painful things I had done. And that she only wanted to be my friend at that moment. Someone who would listen to me, protect me even. It was a feeling I hadn’t thought I would ever be able to feel again in my life.

“Indi, you know we cannot stay here forever. If we do, we will both end up dead. And I think that you already know that somewhere deep down in your heart.” Samantha told me, and I frowned as I only heard one word stick out.

we…

not 'me'…'We'

She wants to take me with her.

She really wants to help me escape!

And along with my growing hope, my chest contracted painfully because of another fact.

“I cannot fight against him, the mate bond wouldn’t let me, even if I wanted to.” I answered Samantha, hearing the pain and agony in my own voice, because somehow it felt as if I would never be able to truly get away from him. He had trapped me, put me in a cage. And I hated myself for still being able to feel anything other than hate for that man. I had a sick case of Stockholm-syndrome if you asked me. There was no hope for me, not really.

“I know, and I understand. You are right, maybe you cannot fight him. But I still can. Now you have me, and I can fight him for both of us.” Samantha told me, sparking the hope inside of me back to life, the small flame growing bigger and bigger slowly but steadily.

“What if I could find a way to make us both leave this place, forever? What if I leave, and I could take you away with me? You can be free from that man for the rest of your life. Would you be willing to go with me? Back to my pack? The Grey pack?” She asked me next, my eyes filling up with tears as I listened to her and the way she wanted to save me as well, and not just herself. But I frowned, because even if she wanted to save me, I could name a couple of people who wouldn’t be so happy to find me inside their pack, after what I had done to them today.

“Your Alpha would never give me shelter. I helped the enemy to get inside your pack.” I spoke, shaking my head fast.

“No, that’s not true. You warned me, and you made sure that a lot of lives were saved today. I will promise you that I will make the Alpha see it that way as well, because that is the truth.” Samantha answered , as my bottom lip started to wobble slightly while I was trying to hold back my tears.

“You wouldn’t believe how many times I have dreamed about escaping this place, escaping him.” I whispered at her, thinking back at a time when I had had more 'fight' in me. A time when I had still been strong as a witch. A time that seemed like a lifetime ago by now, really.

“Together, I know we can do it, I swear.” She nodded at me, looking around to get a good look at this darn tent that we were both sitting in. Our personal cage.

“Is there somewhere for me to hide in this place? Where the Alpha would not be able to see me, or come look for me?” She asked me, to which I looked around the tent and nodded once I thought of a spot.

“When the Alpha does not want me around him, he makes me sit and wait behind that curtain.” I whispered, pointing my chin towards the back area of the tent, where a black curtain was hanging, my only safe place. My safe haven.

“Does he go and look behind that curtain?” Samantha asked me, and I shook my head again.

“No, only me.” I whispered again, feeling slightly ashamed to share this piece of truth with her, but instead of laughing, Samantha just nodded back at me.

“Indi, can I truly trust you? Are you my friend or my enemy here? It is very important for me to know which side you are truly on.” She asked me, to which I immediately shook my head.

“Friend. I really want to be your friend. I want to leave this place.” I told her as the first tear slowly ran down my cheek as I said the words out loud. The truth. My wish.

Friend…

I finally have a friend again…

I’m not alone anymore…

This could work

I could make it out of here...

“That’s great.” Samantha smiled at me. Squeezing my hand in a comforting way.

“Indi, can I ask you another question? And this one is important. Do you know if there are any other wizards or witches inside the Black Blood pack right now?” She asked me, to which I nodded almost immediately.

“Yes, there are a few.” I answered her, thinking at the other people who had been locked up in our pack.

“Where are they? Are they being held captive?” Samantha asked me, to which I sighed and nodded again.

“They are being held separately. All locked up, only getting out when the Alpha needs their powers.” I added.

“The Alpha wants to keep them weak, so they don’t get much food or sleep. That way, they aren’t able to fight him or run away.” And by the look in Samantha’s eyes, I knew that somehow, this meant something to her. And I wondered what it was.

Her father…

She wants to go after her father?

“If the Alpha wants them weak, then why does the Alpha keep them around in the first place? Why doesn’t he just kill them like the wolves he killed in my pack?” Samantha asked herself out loud, as I pressed my lips into a thin line while thinking along with her.

“For the war that is to come, of course. He needs all the magical power he can find.” I answered her matter-of-factly.

“So what? Alpha Dimitri is building an army of witches and wizards to use during this 'war' that is coming?” She asked me, to which I nodded again.

“The pack that we are up against is very big and very powerful, having not one but two hybrids at their disposal from what we heard. When we strike them, we must be powerful as well to get to the source of all evil.” I spoke, reciting words that I had heard Alpha Dimitri say while he was planning his schemes with his Beta and Gamma over drinks.

“The source of all evil? What or who does that even mean?” Samantha asked me again. And I shrugged because I simply didn’t know the answer to that question either. I only knew his name.

“Alpha Kai, the Alpha of the Denali pack.” I answered her, because it was a name I would never be able to forget for the rest of my miserable life. That name was the reason for my miserable life. That name was why I had been taken from my home at such a young age. That name was why I had gotten such a horrible life.

“But why him? Why that pack? The Denali pack is the biggest in the country. Isn’t attacking them suicide?” Samantha frowned, trying to come up with a reason why the Black Blood pack would ever want to attack the Denali pack.

“I don’t know why. Alpha Dimitri does not talk about his reasoning with me.” I spoke as I looked down. Not knowing the reason behind Alpha Dimitri’s hate for another pack either. I doubted if anyone walking this earth would really know.

“When he comes at night, he just takes whatever he wants from me and goes to sleep when he is done. I only hear him speak to his Beta or Gamma from time to time.” I added, making Samantha tilt her head in order to look at me as she sighed out, probably feeling sorry for me once again.

“Did he hurt you?” She asked me, when she probably already knew the answer. Lord only knew I was nowhere near ready to talk about all the horrors that that man had put me through.

“I am so sorry about everything that happened to you, Indi. But I do promise, starting now, everything will only get better.” She sighed, sounding as if she meant every word of it.

“I am glad to call you my friend.” She added as I smiled back at her. Feeling the warmth of not only her magic, but her friendship as well.

“Do you think we can make it out of here? Run away from here?” I asked her, to which she nodded. Once again, sparking the flame of my hope.

“Yes. I know we can.” she answered me as she stood up from the floor in front of me.

“The other prisoners, those other witches and wizards, are they being held close to this tent?” She asked me while I frowned. Thinking of the cages that were holding them captive.

“It isn’t far away from here, but the place is heavily guarded at all times. I don’t think you can just get in and get out without being seen by anyone.” I sighed, sounding defeated.

“We can always try.” She answered me,

“But first, we need to set our plan into motion. And once we get out of here, we can alarm my pack and the Denali pack as well. We need to stop Alpha Dimitri, before he gets his hands on too many witches or wizards to really start this war.” She stated, to which I nodded.

“I will die when this all ends. You know?” I spoke out loud, to which Samantha looked back at me in question when I told her about the dream that had been haunting me, ever since Alpha Dimitri had claimed me as his mate.

“When someone kills Alpha Dimitri. He has claimed me as his mate, so therefore, I am bound to him. When he dies, the mate bond will also kill me, because his death will break my heart. I would not be powerful enough to survive the pain right now. I am far too weak.” I stated the truth, to which Samantha shook her head, clearly not agreeing with my own statement.

“No, you will not die. I promise you.” She sighed, running her hand over my hair as I started to tear up again. Fearful for my own future, my own life which at this time wasn't even a life to begin with.

“I heard it before, how it happened with other wolves. And I am too weak right now to survive. I will never make it.” I told her again as I shook my head.

“Yes, you will. And you know why? Because you are a witch, a powerful witch at that. Alpha Dimitri is keeping all witches and wizards trapped in cells, but not you. Why do you think that is? I think he keeps you close to him, because he knows you are special.” Samantha told me, while my heart cracked once more.

special?

When I was so special... why did he treat me so horribly?

If I was so special... why does he want another woman as well?

"He also wants you." I choked out, sadness in my own voice as the wolf part of me spoke. The part of me that was bounded to this monster.

"I heard." Samantha nodded back at me. Clearly not accepting this fate.

"But as you already know, I am already claimed, he will not touch me with one finger." She added as if she knew this for a fact.

"Would it have hurt me, if he would have marked you as well?" I asked her, wondering how our lives would have gone if Samantha wouldn’t have been such a strong witch. If she wouldn’t have been able to fight against Alpha Dimitri, and we would both have ended up being his.

"I have never seen a wolf with multiple mates. I have heard about it, so it isn't non-existent. I just think most wolves are too protective over their mate, not wanting to share. But I don't know if it would have hurt you, if he did mark someone else. He probably just marked you to make sure that you would not be able to fight against him." She sighed as I nodded and agreed. This monster had only marked me in order to bind me to him, not because he loved me or held any sort of feeling for me. He had marked me so I wouldn’t be able to fight him.

and the old part of me

the old Indi

She would fight him every day to find a way…

And one day, I would fight him

And I would win!

“And Indi... I will be by your side, every step of the way, if you want me to. Just like a true friend would do.” She added, as for me, everything clicked and my little flame of hope turned into a nuclear bomb.

I would find a way

I would fight Alpha Dimitri

I would win

I would kill him

and I would finally be free of him!

I would finally be able to live the life that I deserved!

“OK.” I nodded firmly as I stood up and walked towards the corner of the room where the curtain was being draped where we would be hiding Samantha. Determined to pull through. My mind set on anything but failing.

“I have a blanket here, you can hide underneath it. Tell me what I need to do to make this work.” I spoke, to which Samantha followed me quickly. After all, we still didn’t know when Alpha Dimitri would come back here in order to claim Samantha as his. So, we needed to act fast. And I just hoped and prayed that somewhere in between all the madness, I would be able to push through it all. So that hopefully, in just a couple of hours, I would be away from the monster that had come from me. And that slowly but surely, I would be able to build myself another life. A new life. A happy life. Away from him.