#Chapter 9 The Party 

I spent the night awake, watching the dawn rise through the blinds. 

It was the first night in three years I had gone to bed without being touched. The house was quiet all through the night. I kept expecting him to come back, but he didn‘t. 

And that only made me more furious. 

This game he was playing, this act he was putting of kindness was worse than if he just held me down and raped me like everyone else. At least then I wouldn‘t be wondering, 

I’d fall asleep counting just to forget it and I wouldn‘t be so damned confused. 

I pushed that thought away. It was only the first night. The fall of my pack had likely been planned for weeks. Matt was definitely his father’s son, so he was playing a long game to break me.

And wasn‘t I doing the same? 

Sleep pulled at my eyelids and the darkness began to pull me down.

Can you hear me?

I gasped at Alyssa, my wolf’s, voice calling out to me. Alyssa!

She didn’t answer. My heart clenched as I strained to call out to her again and again, but I heard nothing in reply. The same fear and loneliness that had taken over me when she left me before returned.

It had been while I was still recovering from the last john I had there, she told me she couldn’t stay with me.

What do you mean? I asked, terrified. You can’t leave me alone!

If I lost Alyssa, I would have no one.

I can’t stay here, Alyssa said, her voice starting to fade. I can leave some of my strength here so you will heal, but I can’t…

Her voice vanished into a whisper. I screamed for her for hours, but she never responded.

Disappointment filled me, but I took solace in that I heard her voice. That had to mean she was nearby or getting stronger. It had to mean something positive and I was going in the right direction.

I closed my eyes hoping to hear her reply in my dreams.

When I woke up, it was afternoon. My mouth was dry and my eyes were sticky from sleep and tears. I washed my face and stumbled downstairs to try and find something to eat.

know why I expected a bachelor to have more than booze in the fridge, but I wasn’t surprised to

lived here,

tailored slacks and a shirt. “Are you hungry? We’ll have to go out

a party this afternoon. Want

eyed him. It could be an

curved into a smirk, “Maybe there will

teasing smile, “Life and death. You like

sorts of games. They just played them for the thrill or because

clothes for a party,” I shrugged. “I don‘t think

had either of those

me and closed the fridge door. “Stop saying

didn’t look at him. It was pointless to make him feel like he was

dressed in

but they were comfortable. When I came back down, he didn’t flinch or

so different to see people wandering around on the streets. Once I would have resented their freedom, hating them all

 

mall that looked like it only did valet service. The man approached the car quickly to let me out and take Matt‘s keys, with a little murmur of a greeting Matt took my hand and led me into a store I didn‘t catch the name of, but a woman appeared seemingly out of nowhere

moment, our eyes met and I swear there was a bit

wear and everyday

to the list, but the woman nodded quickly and hurried away after offering us refreshments

measure me, then she was gone again. A few minutes later, the first woman returned with rolling rack

the clothes and nodded before pulling out a

“Change into this.”

pieces, one of them being a sports bra. What sort of party were we going to that required athletic wear? He wasn’t

were carrying the bags and Matt was sliding

“Let‘s get some food.”

a bit further into the mall to a food stall that already had his order ready. He took it from the cashier and tossed a hundred–dollar bill in the

valet, closed the

a

line? It was probably another weird gathering like the car-stopping game. I ate the meal he‘d bought without much attention to it. It was flavorful and seemed to have

bowl was empty. I packed the rest up

song that had been playing changed to a softer arrangement and lulled me into

Someone said. “Wake

sitting up sharply before yelping as my

“Renda, you slept well.”

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