LESLEY'S POV
Even if it was still August, the breeze outside had already turned a notch colder. Amanda and I were on our way to school. We were just around the corner, and my heart sank when I saw who was coming our way. Trevor and Fraya!
"OOOOOH, LESLEY!"
I froze because of the Alpha command.
They walked up to us, but Trevor did not stop until he was an inch away from my face. "You're mine, bitch," Trevor hissed on my face, and I could feel my cheeks wet with his spit. "And you'll do and say exactly what I tell you to!"
"Leave her alone, Trevor!" Amanda snapped, as she came between us.
"Trevor," Fraya smirked, making my blood run cold before she turned to her brother. "Why don't you get Lesley to tell her friend what she really thinks about her?"
Trevor smiled. His eyes wandered from me to Amanda. Amanda flinched, and I felt it. I knew she was still heartbroken and felt like an idiot for falling for Trevor.
I could almost see Amanda's heart sink while she bravely stood her ground. Stupid! Idiot! Why did she not get away while she had the chance? If not by Fraya or Trevor, she was definitely going to get hurt by me, because my thoughts of her at that moment were not that high!
"What a great idea!" He stated, looking back at me with an evil grin, which I wished to slap off of his face.
"Tell us, Lesley," he continued, while anger and fire from his Alpha command washed over me. "Tell us what you really think about your best friend?"
"She's a slut and a backstabbing bitch," I answered, unable to resist the Alpha command. I cursed myself mentally.
"And dumb as a doorknob, if she falls for something as stupid as Trevor's lame pickup lines."
"Hey!" Trevor exclaimed.
A slap landed on my cheek, causing me to stumble backward. It stung and tears formed, making my eyelids heavy. But I bit it down.
"Lesley?" Amanda's voice sounded heartbroken, and I saw her take a step toward me from the corner of my eye.
However, I could not face her. I desperately wanted to comfort and hold her. Yet I was powerless! Getting near her would have broken me. If I had cried, they would have known they had hurt me. That would never happen! I could not let them know.
"Oh, baby! Did that hurt?" Fraya smirked evilly, taking a step toward Amanda with a fake pout. "You know she's under an Alpha command; she can't lie."
Amanda threw me one last glance. I wanted to say sorry and explain, but if she stuck around, who knew what they might do to her? The best thing for her was to get away from there. So I avoided her pleading eyes with a cold shoulder.
Amanda took a step back, her eyes watering up. Without saying a word, she turned around and ran away. My heart was bleeding and everything inside me howled to go and comfort her.
"Well, that was fun," Fraya laughed.
"Come on! I have an idea." Trevor ordered me to follow him into the forest.
Once we stopped, my heart dropped as I saw what lay in front of me. There, in front of me, was the biggest pile of horse feces.
Fraya smirked as she took off her gold ring and threw it in. My heart sank and my stomach churned.
"Tell her to pick it up," she told her brother. "With her mouth!"
My heart sank. I refused, shaking my head, and taking a step back.
"I like the way you think, sister," Trevor agreed, as he threw a nasty look at me; as he loved to see me humiliated and in pain.
"You heard her, pick it up! With your mouth!"
I wanted to yell and shout. No way in the hell I was going to do that.
But the Alpha command burned in my veins. The more I tried to resist, the more it burned. My entire body felt like it was on fire like invisible hands were tearing me apart. I heard my wolf whimper, trying to fight it too, but it was useless. We were no match against an Alpha; not anymore.
Before I knew it, I was on my hands and knees, leaning over the fresh pile of shit. My entire being shivered with anger and disgust. The stench of ammonia, earth, and undigested grass filled my nostrils, making me gag. That only caused my so-called cousins to laugh in delight.
Damn it! The tears formed like pearls in my eyes pressed against my eyelids! Why? Why did I have to be so weak and made to do that? If my parents were alive, I would never ask my cousins to do something like that! Then why did I deserve that? Why?!
"Hurry up!" Trevor suddenly said, pressing his heavy foot on my back, pushing me forward. Before I could brace myself, I fell forward into the pile.
Soft, warm, and smelling like shit!
I jumped up, gasping for air. My face, which was covered in shit, made them laugh in delight. I felt like someone had stabbed my heart. Fucking idiots!
I clenched my hands, as I had decided.
Without thinking, I launched forward and picked up the dirty ring with my mouth!
I spat the ring at Fraya, along with a fistful of shit at both of them.
After I pulled the courageous feat, I did not stick around to see my masterpiece. I stuck my fingers in my ears and ran as fast as I could, heading toward our pack.
I bolted into the shower area of the old training arena, as I knew no one could be there. I sneaked a peek out of the window. The only way to disobey an Alpha's command was if you do not hear it! I saw Fraya and Trevor coming out of the woods, and I quickly stuck my fingers even deeper into my ears. I did not want to risk it. They both ran toward the pack-house.
I sighed in relief, but it only came out as a hard sob. I felt relieved, but my entire body was shaking in horror and disgust. The anger and frustration came rushing over me like a tidal wave. I felt like running away. Far away.
I took a deep breath and rested my head against the cold wall, taking in deep breaths to calm down. If I left, who would take care of the pack? I had to be there for my dad.
"I will be okay," I muttered, taking one final deep breath to calm down. "No matter what, I will be fine!"
I got back on my feet with much difficulty as my body felt completely drained of energy. I headed to the showers. There was no warm water. After some leftover sobs, a strip, and a cold shower, I was clean and only a small fragment of the bad shit smell lingered.
I needed a change of clothes. If I got to the backyard of the pack-house, I could sneak in through the laundry room, wash my clothes and use the backstairs to go upstairs. From there, I did not need to pass any of the bedrooms to get to the attic.
The second I was inside, I threw my clothes into the washer. That was when I smelled it. A smell that sent a shiver down my spine. It smelled nice and safe?! Like when you woke up in the morning as a child and you smelled the sweet scent of the morning and warm bed. And then you realized that you were still lying between your parents; their scent and warmth was still surrounding you and you could feel you were in the safest place on earth. That was the smell and feel I got as it entered my nostrils.
"Excuse me?" The voice was deep and soft. Oozing with power and authority. It belonged to a male that I did not recognize.
"Yes?" I asked in my normal chirpy voice and popped out of the cabinet.
The cabinet was behind the door, so even if someone walked in, I was still hidden.
The man stepped in and I turned around to face him. My face drained of all color as my heart sank to the bottom. Of course, it had to be a complete stranger!
The next second, I understood two things. First, I was buck naked in front of a high-ranking wolf from a different pack. Second, his scent was attracting me.
I looked up at him. Our eyes met, and that was it.
"Mate!"
It was my wolf. I had not heard that voice in ages, but it was my wolf. I was sure about that! And although the word was only a faint whisper, I still knew exactly what it meant.