The Alphas prize novel Chapter 7

The bright morning light invaded the room, waking me from my deep slumber and that horrible nightmare. I lay there, thinking about the dream that I had encountered. I had never seen a face, just teeth, but why was I covered in blood? Who was attacking me? I reminded myself that it was just a dream and cleared my mind of it.

I sat up and stretched. As I looked around the room, I realized that I was alone and the bed was empty; Cain must have left at some point. I breathed a sigh of relief, thankful I didn’t have to face him yet. I got up from the bed and went to the bathroom to do my morning business.

After finishing up in the bathroom, I walked over to the bedroom door and pressed my ear against the cold wood, listening carefully for any voices on the other side. However, there was nothing; everything was silent. I tried to open the door, but it was locked, “What the fuck!” I banged on the door and hollered, but no one came. I truly am a fucking prisoner, I thought to myself.

I walked over to the balcony and turned the door handle; to my surprise, it was unlocked. Really? You lock the bedroom door but not the balcony door? What a moron. I walked out onto the balcony, took a deep breath of the fresh air and glanced around at my surroundings. It was gorgeous here; I’ll admit that. I could see a willow tree in the far corner of the yard, along with a pond and some benches surrounding the beautiful tree. I definitely have to check that out once I am released from my cell. I peered off into the distance, gazing out at the dense forest, at the spot where I thought I had seen someone standing last night, and as I expected, there was nothing and no one there now; maybe I was hallucinating or imagining things. I looked down at the ground, which was only about 10 feet or so from the balcony. “Hmm! Perhaps I could jump down and run for it.” Just as I was considering doing it, the bedroom door opened and in walked some woman. She appeared to be in her mid-60s, with greyish, silver hair that reached her back. She had bright, light blue eyes. She was stunning, even considering her age. I went back into the bedroom and closed the balcony doors behind me.

“Good morning miss, my name is Violet. I am your personal maid.” She said with a bright and fake smile.

“Good morning Violet, I am Freja.” I gave her a small smile.

She chuckled softly. “Yes, I know, dear. I’ve come to get you for breakfast.”

“So, I need an escort to go to breakfast?” I asked, irritated. First, he locks me in here, and now I need an escort to leave the room; I fucking hate him.

She gave me a remorseful expression. “Unfortunately, the Alpha doesn’t trust you not to run away. So, he has requested that you be accompanied whenever leaving your room.” She sympathetically explained.

I snorted. “Wow, requested? Really? More like demanded.” I corrected her.

Violet opened the door, allowing me to exit first before closing it and stepping in front of me. “Please, follow me.”

We began walking down the hall and towards the staircase. Violet was quite spry for her age, or maybe I’m just getting weak? Because this woman sure could walk fast!

We approached a large, white door with gold handles. Violet opened the door and gestured for me to enter first.

“This is the grand dining hall,” Violet said.

It was another beautiful room. There was a minibar, with stools, occupying one wall. A leather study chair next to a large stone fireplace. A crystal chandelier hung from the ceiling and in the middle of the room was a massive wooden table littered with all kinds of delicious-looking foods. Violet pulled out a chair for me to sit in, and as I looked at all the delicious food, I realized just how hungry I was.

As I sat there drooling over the display, Violet brought me out of my catatonic state when she appeared beside me. “What would you like to eat, miss?”

I brushed her off. “Oh, I can get it,” I said, as I didn’t want her waiting on me, hand and foot.

I sat up from my chair and was about to reach for some bacon when I noticed that Violet was staring at me like I was insane. I ignored her reaction, as my need for food was more significant than my need to ask about her problem.

As I finished gathering my food, I looked at Violet, noticing that she was still just standing there. “Aren’t you going to sit and eat with us?”

She shook her head. “No, miss, I cannot. We aren’t allowed to eat with the higher ranks.” She regretfully informed me.

I snorted. “That’s ridiculous; please sit and eat with me.” I pleaded with her as I had been enjoying her company.

Just as she was about to sit, in walked Cain and Calyx. Great!

I looked at Violet. “And here I thought it was going to be a peaceful morning,” I said distastefully while glaring at Cain.

Her eyes widened with horror at my remark, and she looked to Cain, who let out a low growl, causing poor Violet to scurry out of the room. I sighed with frustration.

Cain and Calyx took a seat at the table, and a moment later, Violet reentered the dining hall. She gathered two plates, placed a variety of food onto each one and served both men. Once she was finished, Violet once again bolted out of the room.

I continued to eat my food in silence, not even sparing a glance towards Cain or Calyx. Finally, after finishing, I gathered my plate and began to leave the room when a large hand gripped my elbow. “Where do you think you are going?” Cain asked.

I raised a brow at the hand that was clutching my elbow. “Umm, well, your majesty, I am going to take my plate into the kitchen, and then I’m going to go for a walk around the grounds,” I said sassily.

I attempted to yank my elbow from his grip, but he just tightened his hold. “I don’t think so, Violet will clean everything up, and you are not to go outside without an escort.”

I scoffed, “Where I come from, we don’t depend on others to wipe our ass; we tend to do it ourselves. Second, I don’t need Violet to clean my mess, and lastly, I do not need an escort; I am only going down to the pond that I spotted from my dungeon; sorry, I mean your bedroom.” I grinned widely at him.

Suddenly, his chair flung across the room as he stood angrily. I didn’t move or blink, just stared at him with hatred. His nostrils were flared, eyes pitch black, and Cain’s chest heaved with each deep breath he took.

He pulled me against him harshly. “You will watch how you speak to me, and it is not a request; it’s an order. You will not go anywhere outside the house without an escort. Do I make myself clear?”

I started to laugh uncontrollably, causing Cain’s brows to scrunch together in confusion. “I’m sorry, am I supposed to be scared of you or something? Cause that’s fucking funny.”

Cain growled lowly, and just when I thought he was going to pummel me, Calyx stood from his seat. “I can escort her brother.” He offered quickly and politely.

Cain looked to his brother and then back to me. “Fine, but if she causes any problems, you come back immediately.” Calyx nodded in response.

He turned back to me and narrowed his eyes. “Be a good girl and behave yourself, or else you won’t leave the house ever again. Is that understood?”

I raised my hand to my head in a salute “Aye Aye, captain.”

Then, I yanked my arm from his hold and began walking away, with Calyx hot on my heels.

“You know, you have some big balls. No one here would even dare to speak to Cain like that.” Calyx pointed out.

“That’s nice.” I simply said.