His Rogue's Mate

Chapter Three

                                                                                          **Maia**

          I was in the back of Marcel’s black SUV trying to wiggle myself from these chains which I knew was impossible to do since they were enchanted with witches magic. I tried to break through to speak with Kali a few times but because of the enchantment, she was also blocked out from me speaking to her. Damn witches.

           Marcel continuously ogled me through the rearview mirror which annoyed me to no end.

           “What the hell are you staring at?” I finally asked through gritted teeth.

           “Your hair is the same shade of red that your wolf is. Do you have any idea how rare a Canis rufus is? In all my time I’ve never heard of one even being spotted before now.”

           “Why are all you men so damn fascinated with the color of my wolf? It frustrating you know.”

           I snapped my head to the right of me overlooking the beautiful scenery as we passed by. The moon shined brightly in the night sky bouncing off the glistening water below. I wanted nothing more than to shift and run widely being the carefree girl I never had a chance to be. This life was forced upon me when my pack was killed. Those memories still haunted to me this day. As I closed my eyes I could still picture my mother’s haunted face screaming for me to run as she was being burned alive. Normally tears would have fallen from my eyes but I’ve gotten so used to the pain that nothing affected me much anymore.

           “Why did you not blind me from seeing where we are going? You know that if I get lose I know exactly how to escape.”

           “You will be surrounded by the best guards around. We have over three hundred men within our pack. There is no way that you are going to escape from our walls.”

           I rolled my eyes at him making a smile break through his lips. As I continued to study his face I realized how good looking he was when he wasn’t talking. He had dark brown hair with emerald colored eyes that held a tint of gold behind them. When he smiled I could see how perfectly white his teeth were even from where I was sitting. Just looking at Marcel you could tell he was highly trained and had earned his place as the beta of his pack. Part of me was already starting to wonder why he wasn’t the alpha of his pack. He seemed distant enough to be one. Most alphas I’ve ever heard of were vicious rulers that only cared about their pack. Except for my father. He was the kindest alpha I had ever known which is what made him such a wonderful leader. Thinking about alphas made me wonder what Marcel’s alpha would be like. If he was anything like Marcel, I think I might be in trouble here.

           The SUV started slowing down when we reached a dirt road that was partially hidden from all the trees surrounding it. He pulled onto the dirt road and followed it for a few minutes until it cleared and opened into a huge space of nothing but free land for miles. Beautiful. A few more minutes and his pack’s territory came into view. There was a massive stone gate, keeping the house from my view. When Marcel pulled up to the gate, it slowly opened to reveal a jaw-dropping mansion that sparkled even in the night sky. As we slowly drove up the path leading to the mansion my eyes focused on the smaller houses about a mile from the main house. I guess it made sense. This mansion was huge but there was no way even it would hold over three hundred pack members. The men started coming out from there houses, no doubt curious as to what Marcel was bringing back home with him. All the men followed behind the SUV as Marcel drove up to the front of the mansion.

           Marcel got out and walked over to help me out of the car. There was a very tall man waiting at the front door whom Marcel handed the keys to and told him to move the vehicle. Before walking in he turned me to face the crowd of men now staring at me with their tongues sticking out from their mouths practically panting at me.

           “Onyx Crest Pack this will be our new guest for a while. You know as your beta I will not deny you your time with her however you know you must pass this by our alpha if you wish alone time with her. For now, she shall be left alone so she can get acquainted with the alpha and what the details of her stay are. She will also be our new maid so if you need anything, anything at all be sure to put her to work.”

           He looked down smiling wickedly at me. I wanted to punch that smile off his face but seeing how I was still chained up that would be impossible to do. He forced me inside with him holding me a little to close to him for my taste.

           Inside this place was even more spectacular than it was looking at it from the outside.  As soon as you walked in there were two staircases on either side of the grand entrance with an opening down the middle to proceed into the next room. Flowers hung from the railing on the staircase, a big glass chandelier hung from the ceiling and the floors were black that held a bit of sparkle in them.

           “I will first introduce you to our alpha. He has no idea about the bidding events I go to so make sure to keep it that way or you will find yourself being a mute maid from here on out”

           Marcel did not give me the chance to reply as he dragged me up the left side of the staircase and around the corner. When we approached a dark oak door he held his finger to his mouth signaling for me to remain silent. “Stay right here. If you so much as move, I’ll make sure to break your damn leg when I catch up to you.” He then walked in the door closing it behind him.

           I could hear voices behind the door silently speaking to one another but without Kali present, there would be no way for me to make out what they were saying. A few minutes later and Marcel walked out the door closing it behind him.

           “The alpha does not wish to be bothered tonight. I will show you to your room.”

           We walked down the opposite side of the second floor of the mansion before stopping at the last door at the end of the hallway. He opened the door for me and forcefully pushed me inside. This room was a decent size, much bigger than anything I was used to though for some reason it made me think this was the smallest room in this house.

           “I already stored it with everything you will need. In your closets, you will find a range of clothes suitable for you. There are some dresses in some but you do not exactly strike me as a dress-wearing kind of girl so the second closet is full of jeans and shirts you might find more to your liking. The dressers by the bed are full of underwear for you. The bathroom behind the bed there is already stocked with towels and toiletries. Your maid outfit is hanging behind the door here. Tomorrow morning I will come to wake you and walk you through what your everyday duties will be while you are here. If you finish everything to my liking then you will be rewarded with whatever you desire other than leaving of course. Any questions?”

           “Oh yeah, this is not happening. You may think you own me just because you bought me but let’s get this straight right now, you don’t own s**t. I’m a rogue for a reason asshole and I don’t take orders from anyone other than myself. You can take that maid outfit and shove it up your ass because there is no way in hell I will be wearing that shit.”

           I felt the sting from the back of his hand connect with my mouth that instantly drew blood.

           “Women do not speak with such a foul mouth, learn to control yours. You will do whatever is asked of you while you are under this roof. If I say jump you will say how high master. You have no control here. The sooner you learn that the better off this stay will be for you.”

            He unclasped the chains constricting me and slammed the door in my face. I could hear him using a key to lock the door from the other side. Looking around I noticed there were no windows I could use to escape from. Damnit! You would think this beautiful house would have some freaking windows! I used all my strength to try and knock down the door but it would not budge. With Kali not having enough strength to help me right now I decided to give up for now. I took off the hideous dress that I was forced to wear and tore it to shreds. My first thought was to look in the bathroom. I had not taken a shower in over two years now. I turned on the shower setting it to a comfortable heat and climbed inside. I didn’t even realize how filthy I was until I watched the brown color wash from my body and go down into the drain. After taking my time washing myself properly, I exited the shower and grabbed the towel placed on the heating rack. I placed the towel around my torso and made my way to the mirror above the sink. I cleared the steam gathered there and took a long hard look at myself. I had not seen my reflection in so long. My reflection looked pitiful. She was screaming at me to take notice of how I mistreated her all this time. The first thing I took notice of was the big clumps of knots in my hair. I found the brush sitting against the porcelain sink and began to slowly work out the knots. Once I was finished I took another look at myself feeling more satisfied as I was starting to look like the girl I remembered I was. My beautiful red hair flowed down my shoulders just past my breast. My red hair was by far my favorite thing about myself.

            I walked back into my room and flopped down onto my bed. Even in my pack, I didn’t have a bed like this one. The mattress felt like I was lying on a cloud as it carried me off into the sunset. This mattress and I were going to become best friends. My eyes suddenly felt heavy. Tonight may be the night I get more than a few hours of sleep.