Book1 Chapter10
Acacia
I watch him nervously as he thinks about what he wants to say.
“What’s your name?” he asks, signing slowly. The nerves worsen and I don’t want to trust him, but something in me tells
me I should.
The strange flutter returns to my stomach. I have no reason to trust him. He could be exactly like every other Alpha to
every exist.
I look down at my hands and fiddle for a moment. I can’t remember the last time someone asked me my name. It all feels
like a distant dream. Eventually, I look back up at him. God, his eyes are beautiful. We stare at each other for a moment,
warm butterflies taking up residency in my stomach.
“A-c-a-c-i-a” I sign back, spelling my name out slowly. I finish and he smiles.
“That’s a beautiful name” he signs back, grinning. I cautiously sign back a thank you and look down at Teresa for a
moment before looking back at him.
“My name is Alpha Grayson Hays, but Teresa already told you that.”
I nod. I never knew the previous Alpha of the Scarlett Moon Pack had a child. My father never mentioned it when I was
little.
“So you’ve heard of my pack before then?”
“Yes, my father used to tell me stories about your pack when I was little.”
“Only good things I hope?”
“I don’t remember, to be honest, it was so long ago” I sign back with a sad smile.
Why is he being so nice to me?
I don’t understand. He should have killed me already, beaten me at the very least. Zane would have. I don’t belong here.
“Acacia, why were you on my land?” Grayson signs, emotionless.
Oh god. How the hell am I going to explain this? I highly doubt he will like any version of the story that I tell him though. Maybe I can avoid telling him somehow?
“I didn’t even know I was on your land. I’m really sorry” I sign back, trying to avoid the question.
“That doesn’t answer my question, Acacia. I want to know why”
Shit. Well, at least I tried.
“I ran away” I slowly sign back, biting my lip nervously.
“I see. Do you know what happens to rogues when they trespass onto another packs land?”
I nod and look down. He’s going to beat me for being on his land, for trespassing.
I squeeze my eyes shut, waiting for the impact. But again, nothing happens.
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Instead, I feel him move slightly closer and start to gently rub the back of my hand with his fingertips for a moment before sitting back in his seat. I open my eyes and look at him, confusion all over my face. He frowns at me for a moment before letting his face go back to a neutral expression. Emotionless once again.
“Why are you being nice to me?” I sign, fighting back tears.
I look at him but he gives me nothing in return.
“You and your family are the most feared Alphas known to our kind and I trespassed? Why didn’t you just throw me out when I was asleep? Why didn’t you kill me when you first saw me? I don’t deserve to be here” I sign, tears starting to fall
from my eyes again.
I watch as his mouth drops open and he looks at me in shock. He closes his mouth quickly and is silent for a while,
thinking. He eventually looks at me, watching me carefully.
“What happened to you Acacia?” he signs, a frown forming on his lips, concern highlighted on his handsome face.
Instantly, the memories flood back.
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The rogues. The kidnapping. The beating. The torture. The rape.
Oh god.
Images of Zane’s face dance in my vision, mocking my pain. I start to breathe heavily as a new wave of dizziness washes
over me and a ringing fills my ears.
I need to leave. I don’t deserve to be here.
I shakily get out of bed but quickly lose my balance and crash to the floor. I feel myself losing control of my body as I
proceed to vomit up bile, the world around me becoming a blur.
I feel the doctor help me up and try to put me back in bed causing a surge of adrenaline to rush through me.
She can’t help me. I can’t stay. I won’t stay. I’m no use to anyone here.
I get back up, push past the doctor and run out the door as adrenaline courses through my body. I stumble through the maze of corridors and eventually, I find my way out of the hospital and run.
I run as fast as I can towards the forest, passing many different buildings and people giving me strange looks. Soon
enough, deep into the forest, deep enough in that I think I might have gotten away from Grayson and the doctor.
However, my thoughts are quickly shattered as Grayson catches me and tackles me to the ground. I scream out in pain,
my ribs aching.
He gives me a hurt look and pulls me into his arms but my panic attack is already too fully blown to be stopped.
I shake, balling my eyes out. Black spots dance in my vision and everything starts spinning and within seconds I’m out.
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