The Alpha King and the Shadow

Chapter 8

I wake up in a cold and damp room with water being splashed on me. I quickly jerk awake when I am punched in the face.

"DON’T YOU DARE LOOK AT ME." A man screams at me. He drags me to a dark room and straps me to a table. Then spits on me and walks out. I am crying when somebody opens the door. The lights turn on, blinding me. Before I could even adjust to the lights a man in surgical gear walked up to me. He has a mask on but his eyes are what is scary. One is silver and the other is dark brown, almost black.

"Hello little wolf." He says in a sadistic tone.

"Wh - Where am I? Wh- What are you doing to me?" I ask as I start shaking in fear. His eyes narrow and he stabs me in the leg with something silver. I scream and start to shake.

"DON'T YOU DARE SPEAK YOU DISGUSTING ABOMINATION!" He screams. He takes a scalpel and cuts down my stomach and I pass out from the pain.

I shoot up out of bed shaking and hyperventilating. Goddess damn dreams. "Memories." Correct Fen. I roll my eyes and look at the alarm clock. It’s 02:00 AM. At least I had 3 hours of sleep. That's lucky for me.

I get up and look outside the bedroom window. The moon is still high and bright. I open it slightly to let the cool breeze wash away any reminiscences of my dream and go and get changed. I don’t have many clothes since I thought I was only going to be here for the weekend. I found black leggings and a black tank top and put my black hoodie on. I go towards the large windowing in the main room and see that it is actually a patio.

"Why do all of their patios look like they are windows?" Fen asks.

"I don’t know Fen. Why do you keep asking me questions I can’t answer?" She doesn't answer, just goes to the back of my mind and I step out on the patio. I look around and see that I am on the backside of the house that overlooks the woods. I look down and it would be a long jump but there are bushes that would be perfect for hiding in along the walls. I go to the side of the building and look. There is a ledge on each floor, there is only about 3 inches sticking out, but that is good enough for me to climb back up. I pull my hair in a ponytail, pull my hood up, and jump out.

I duck and roll ready for impact. As soon as I land I start to run. Starting my scout of the area.

When the sun starts to peak its way through the forest I start going back to the castle. I run up and climb the building as quickly as possible which is a little harder than expected. I reach the 4th floor and hop over onto the balcony. After all that it is only 5:00. I grab a change of clothes and take a shower. As I come out of the shower I hear somebody in the main room.

"Beta Markus. What are you doing here so early?" I ask.

"I was here to wake you up so you can get ready to see the King, But it looks like you are already up." He says nervously.

"When does the King wish to see me?" I ask, showing no emotion.

"As soon as you finish your breakfast. So around 8." He says awkwardly.

"You woke me up to get ready 2 hours before it is time. Why?" I ask, showing my irritation.

"Well because you are a woman and they take longer to get ready." He justifies.

"Well I don’t. I only need 10 minutes. And next time please do not just waltz into the room like you are the one staying here. It is a breach of privacy." I say accusingly.

His emotions flared and he went from being calm and in a decent mood to being irritated and regretful.

He forced a smile and said "Of course."