My head is spinning, I feel sick to my stomach, what’s going on? I look around I’m chained again this time their silver, but why? They irate my skin, I try get up, but I’m yanked back down. “don’t try to get up, it’ll only make you sick.” I look around I see a petite woman next to me she has strawberry blonde hair, green eyes, and freckles. “who are you?” She smiles at me warmly; it’s been so long since I’ve seen a friendly smile. “I’m Nora, I’ll be taking care of you for now on.” I look at her she seems sweet and she has bruises on her also. I hesitate to ask but I need to know, can I trust her though? “Nora is it?” she nods her head and hands me a glass of water. I whisper to her in hopes they won’t overhear, “were you taken, like me?” she looks around nervously but nods her head slightly. “can I trust you?” she smiles but nods her head again. I sigh I must know; I look around making sure I don’t see anyone. “my kids, they didn’t take them, did they” She looks around again but mouths later. I guess I’ll must wait, please let them be okay. She walks out of my cell; this gives me to time to look at my chains to see if I can get out of here. Their heavy with a very small keyhole, maybe I can convince her to get a bobby pin. A moment later she comes back with a dinner plate, it has hamburger steak, broccoli, and whole potatoes. They’ve never fed me this good, its usually just plain soup or noodles just enough to keep me alive. I probably shouldn’t eat but I’m starving, I eat it all. “can we talk now?” she looks around but nods her head. I say two words that mean the most to me in this cruel work, “my kids?” she gives me a sad smile, oh no please don’t say it, please don’t. “They went to your house to get your family and to kill your husband.” Tears form in my eyes I cover my mouth with my hand, I squeeze my eyes shut, please don’t say it. “before they could succeed one of your kids shifted an killed them all, I heard another pack came to them, and is giving them shelter.” I’m overwhelmed, their alive but one of my kids is in pain and I can’t help them, but happy for the first time in a long time they didn’t get them. “are they safe or are they like these monsters?” she smiles at me, “no their safe.” I release a breath I hadn’t realized I was holding, I let the tears fall now. After a while I finally calm down, I have another question but I’m almost too scared to ask. “how long have I been here?” she looks at me puzzled, “when were you taken?” I think back it was late April riley had just turned two. “April.” She looks at me an give me a sad smile, “its September now, you’ve been here for five months.” Ice an fire run through my veins, before I can even process this a man comes in and gives me a sad smile. That’s new? Something horrible must be going on. “alpha wants her in the field.” Her eyes wide but she nods her head, she pulls a key around her neck an releases me. She could have released me this whole time, why didn’t she?