Willow POV
I smile to myself as I climb the stairs to the Gamma's floor. Even though I gave Greyson an hard time it felt nice to be around him. It felt nice to have some care for me. It is just hard to get comfortable with someone being so nice to me. Especially because Seth used to be nice to me when we were younger but then when he was 13 he began getting aggressive and trying to touch me.
I make it to the Gamma's floor just as everyone is finishing the floors. I see that they have done a great job. I look to Katie and nod in approval.
"Thank you guys for the help. I am very appreciative for the help. I can do the rest it's only two bathrooms here" I say mostly looking at Katie.
"Good I do not want to do more of your work" Becky says with a sneer.
"Are you sure we do not mind helping" Katie says.
"Yes it is fine it will not take me long" I say still looking at only Katie.
The Omegas head to the stairs as I go to the Gamma's room. The Gamma and his mate do not make me clean their bathroom. I only have to restock it if it needs it. The Gamma Jacob and his mate Kelly are nice to me most of the time. They only have one child Jessica. Since Jessica is a female her mate if he is a warrior will take over the position. If she is mated to a higher rank then they will choose the strongest warrior to take over the position. If her mate is not a warrior or has rank blood then she will take the strongest warrior as a mate. The Gamma I hear has been training a few warriors to take over in case.
After I finish stocking the Gamma's bathroom I leave the room. I stop in the hallway to listen for anyone. I am sure that Jessica is still upstairs with Jenny. I go over to her room and knock to be sure. When I do not have anything I enter. I try to do Jessica's bathroom quickly I do not want to be in here when she returns.
Once I was in here and she came back for something. I am not sure if she was having a bad day or what but she smashed my face into the toilet. She then tried to drown me in the toilet water. Thankfully I had cleaned it before she came in. I blacked out and when I came to she was no longer in the room. I had hurriedly cleaned the mess and left. Ever since then I try to clean quickly so I am not her when she is.
I am just finish with the floor when I go to see if she needs anything restocked when I hear the bedroom door open. I hold my breathe and look for somewhere to hide. I turn to the closet when she burst into the bathroom. She smirks at me when she sees me frozen in fear.
"I thought I smelled wet dog" she says as she slowly walks towards me. She stops about a foot away. She tosses her long raven hair over her shoulder as she looks down at me. Jessica is about 5'11 and easily towers over me. This causes me to cower away from her trying to anticipate her next move.
"I am just finishing up ma'am" I say as I look down so not to look challenging.
"You stupid slut! I do not care about your work. You did not listen to me so now you will pay!" She growls at me as I look up towards her confused.
I always stay out of her way what could I have done to make her mad at me. Well besides breathing but I can't help that.
"Do not act like your so innocent. Seth told me how you came onto him this morning. He tells me about how you are always trying to seduce him. He told me you just want him to take pity on you so when he becomes King he would let you go. Well when I become his Luna I will be sure that die in that cage!" She yells at me as her speaking green eyes start to darken in rage.
"I'm sorry Miss Jessica he must have been mistaken" I say as I try to find a way out. I can't believe Seth would say these lies about me. Well actually I can believe it.
She grabs my curls and pull me so I come face to face with her. "Seth will make me his Luna on his 18th birthday when he can take a mate. I will not let you get in the way." She throws me towards the door. I crack my head on the door jam. I get up to try and crawl away. She grabs my bandage foot and pulls me back. "You will not get away so easily."
"I do not want Seth. You can have him please just let me go." I plead with her as I try to pull myself away. She pulls me completely into the bathroom and grabs my hair once again. I wince in pain at my already tender scalp. I can feel the clumps of hair falling out. She drags me towards her bathtub. When I see where we are headed I been to kick and scream. She will definitely kill me this time. She knocks my head into the wall. I see black spots lining my vision but I fight to stay conscious. If I blackout now I may never get away.
"Shut up! Your only making this worse" she snaps as she turns on the faucet.
I feel blood running down my head just as she tosses me into the tub. I cower away from her to the back of the tub. She grabs my neck and pushes my head under the faucet. As I try to take a breath of air I feel my airway being block by water. My throat constricts as I cough trying to clear my airway causing more water get in. I flap my arms trying to get away and kick as much as I can. I begin to claw at her hand on my throat. After what feels like hours she releases me. I fall back away from the faucet. I try to steady my breathing.
She smirks down at me. "That should teach you a lesson at trying to take what is mine. Also I better not catch you anywhere at the ball. Seth will be announcing me as his future Luna. You not be there to disrupt anything" she says happily as she drys her hands.
I look at her just realizing how crazy she is. If she was made the Luna Queen and with Seth as Alpha King I know I can't stay here. All packs will be doomed. I just nod my head waiting for her to leave. I just need to be able to leave this room alive so I can escape in a few days.
She takes one more look at me seeming satisfied with her work she turns to walk out. I wait until I hear her bedroom down close before climb out of the tub. I feel extremely exhausted. I know I am pretty close to passing out but I need to get out of here first. I crawl over to the bathroom door and use it to pull myself up. I walk along the wall to get out of the bedroom and into the hallway. Just as I step out I hear footsteps coming towards me. I get frightened that it is Jessica coming back for me I curl up into a ball on the floor.
"Oh no! Willow are you okay?" Katie ask softly.
I pick my head up to look at her. Seeing the concern in her eyes I throw myself into her arms. I sob feeling grateful that she found me. She rubs my bad as she murmurs to that I will be okay. Once I calm down enough I push myself out of her embrace.
"Thank you for coming back. Sorry I make a mess of your clothes" I say as I sniffle.
"No it's fine I came back up to check on you and I am happy I did. Can you tell me who did this to you? Was it Becky?" She ask me with her eyes narrowed.
"No! No! It doesn't matter who did it when we can't do anything about it" I say looking towards the ground. I feel ashamed that I can't even fight back.
She nods her head in understanding as she glances towards Jessica's door. "Well Carol said she will prepare dinner so do not worry about it. I will go finish the laundry and double check the ground floor. You get some rest and I will bring you dinner."
I look up at her in awe. I have never had someone be this sincere besides Greyson. I hug her to show how grateful I am. Normally I would protest all help from others but I know I am not in any condition to be much help.
Katie helps me to my feet and helps me downstairs. Thankful we do not run into anyone when we reach the dungeon doors. Not wanting her to see my living conditions I tell her I got it from here. She looks at me hesitant to let me go but I give her a smile of reassurance. She smiles back as she heads to the laundry area.
I turn towards the stairs going down carefully. I do not need any more injuries. I make it to my cell. As I get to the door the guard comes over without a word and let's me in.
I hobble inside towards the sink. I wait for him to close the door. Once the door is closed I pull my wet clothes off to hang up to dry. I try to clean the blood off my face the best I can. I happy to see that my head has stopped bleeding. I rebandage my foot and lay down on my cot. I drift into a dreamless sleep.
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9 days later
This last few days I have been able to get to know Greyson and Katie better. Before this I didn't have anyone to talk and everyone avoided me. So I spent my time alone now I finally have friends. They are both super nice and kind to me.
Katie I learned has just turned 18 and she wants to become a nurse. She is supposed to go to a training at another pack but hasn't received her approval letter yet. With her personality I know she will make a great nurse. She is always hoping she meets her mate soon. She is very excited about it. I know whoever her mate is will be very lucky. She is beautiful with her strawberry blonde hair and sparkling blue eyes. I even catch warriors looking at her often but she never notices.
Katie has been helping me with the bathrooms and floors. It has been wonderful because now I am less afraid of Jessica trying anything. I also love the company
Greyson has been helping with laundry and cooking. Well not so much cooking as taste testing as he calls it. I have enjoyed his company though none the less. I have learned that he is the strongest of all the warriors and he is a team leader. He is in charge of the guards in the pack house. When he learned all the things the guards did in the past he punished them. Now the guards in the cell are people he trust and they are kind to me. I was very surprised to know he was so strong because he does not appear to look as strong as the other warriors. But I have felt safer having him around no one bothers or messes with me.
This also could be because of the ball that is tomorrow. This ball Katie told me is for Seth. All the Alphas of other packs are bringing their daughters to see if Seth will take them as a chosen mate. Even though Seth has to wait until 18 to take a mate he needs to choose one now so she can begin training. Everyone has been very busy all around the pack house preparing.
This morning Katie and I are going over the menu for the ball. I will not be making it all myself but I normally put the menus together since I do most of the cooking in the house.
"So tomorrow is not only the ball I hear" Katie says to me. I see a mischievous glint in her eye.
"Umm..well what else is going on then?" I ask as I look at her suspiciously.
"Well a little birdy told me tomorrow is your birthday." She says as she laughs.
I glance at the doorway knowing Greyson is lurking nearby. I didn't want to tell her especially because I am leaving tomorrow. It wouldn't have made a difference. I roll my eyes as I turn back towards her.
"Yes it will be my birthday but I do not plan to do anything. I will have too much going on to even think about it." I say to her hoping it will be the end of it the conversation.
"Well yes we maybe busy tomorrow but we are definitely making time to celebrate." She says firmly.
Well I can see I will not win this argument so I leave it alone. I will probably be gone before anything they decide to do to celebrate. Greyson said the ball is the perfect distraction for me to leave. He said he will get me out before they announce the new Luna.
Katie goes back to the menus while I think about tomorrow. I am so excited with all the possibilities that leaving will bring. I am sad that I will be leaving two new friends I made but know this is just what I need. I smile to myself as I think about the future.