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In my dreams, I was running down a dark path. I couldn't see what was ahead of me or what was behind me. But my instincts told me that someone was following me from behind. And that someone was running fast to catch me, and I knew in no time I would have to give up.
I shut close my eyes and ran without thinking about where I might go or what I will crash onto. Because all I wanted to do was to run away from my pack. And finally, it was happening, and I was nearing the border of the Blue Crystal Pack. My legs felt weak after running miles from the pack, but my heart was confident enough that I would make it on time.
The pack border was right ahead of me, right in front of me. I knew it might be dangerous out there without the safety of my pack, I knew I would turn into a rogue as soon as I passed the borders after breaking the pack's bond, but I couldn't care less. I was starving for freedom.
I took a leap to cross the borders with so much determination, but I felt pain in my neck. I got tackled to the ground, and there, hovering over me, was alpha Jackson. He had his teeth bared, and blood was dripping from his mouth. He snarled and bit my neck again, then started slashing his claws at me while I screamed in agonising pain.

I gasped and woke up. But my body felt too heavy to move. I moved my hands around and tried to get up. I could feel the floor underneath was wet from whatever it was. And I was in a dark place. It was darker than dark; I couldn't even see myself through the darkness. My heart was beating faster in the ribcage. Moreover, suddenly I felt as if my body wasn't mine. As if it was somewhere else, and I was floating in a pit of pain.
What just happened?
I could remember the fuming expressions of alpha Jackson and the way he charged at me. The way he punched and hit me like I was his punching bag. The way my body felt like jelly and how I started it hurting inside.
I slowly moved, still lying on the ground. Wincing in pain, I slowly brought my hand to my chest, where it hurt, as if there was a knife in there. But there wasn't. I sent my hand around there. I felt like something was broken inside.
Sending my arms around the place where I was lying, finally, my fingertips came in contact with some obstacle behind me. It turned out to be a wall. I slowly slithered myself up when I couldn't hoist myself. And with so much effort, finally, I was leaning on the wall with my body on the ground, limbless.
I sighed and waited there, listening, listening, and listening.
The place where I was, felt wet, like an extremely moist place. The floor was wet, and the air tasted salty, seaweed-like. But it was really hot in there... my question was, how did I end up there? What happened after alpha hit me?? Where was I?!
'Sparkle, are you in there?' I asked.
But there was no answer.
'Are you mad at me?' I asked again.
'Can we leave this packhouse?' she asked back. Her voice had so much pain. It felt like she was regretting being my wolf. She was regretting everything and was searching for an escape.
A sob escaped my lips, and I started crying aloud. My voice echoed in the room, and I could hear my sobs again and again. The room seemed to be empty, and there was nothing in the darkness. I felt like the darkness was gobbling me with every passing minute.
My whole body hurt. Especially my ribs. I was so sure at least one of my ribs was broken.
'Did I do something wrong? I met him just this morning... is it when they found out?' I asked my only companion, Sparkle. I started wiping the flowing tears with the back of my hand.
'I don't know... but right now, I think what we have to do is to try healing fast. We don't know if alpha has calmed down, whether he will come back to take his anger out of us, or whether we will get kicked out of the pack... so have courage and hope. This might be the worst situation you are in. But remember, we have someone outside waiting for us.' she said about alpha Grey.
'But he went just this morning... it will take him long. I don't think I can hold this any longer-'
'You can!'
After that, we fell in silence. I had no idea how long it passed after waking up. But my patience wasn't doing any good to me.
However, the door to where I was, opened, and someone came in. I realised I was in an abandoned room on the second floor when light crept inside. I've been there from time to time to clean those abandoned rooms. Sometimes I wondered why no one bothered to give those rooms to us, the omegas. Anyways, knowing I was still in the packhouse made me sigh in relief to at least know I was in a familiar place, but it gave me more stress to think how I've not escaped hell.
"It's me." the person who came inside said. I couldn't see who it was, but I recognised the voice. It was Fah. She walked over with something in her hands. I could see her walking toward me. When she was in front of me, she slowly crouched down and kept what was in her hands aside.
Then she helped me to lean properly after giving me a small smile. And for the first time since I was there, I felt happy, and she came to see me.
"I brought you some food," she said and gave me a small box. And I was more than thankful. I was starving.
She stood up again and walked around the room, searching for something. And finally, the room was lit when she was holding a small torch. I looked around the place I was in. It was a room with a cement floor which was wet and dirty walls with cobwebs hanging around.
She walked back to me and examined my face and body. She sent the torch's beam on my body, over my scars. Every bruise and wound looked worse than what I've got throughout the years of living in this pack.
"This will heal soon," she said. I quickly moved my hand and wrote on the wet floor.
'Time?'
"It's night now," her reply made my eyes widen. I couldn't believe I was there for a whole day without food and water. No wonder I felt so dizzy and weak.
'What will happen?' I wrote. I kept the words short because she might be in a hurry as well.
"Alpha... ordered everyone to keep you locked in here. I will leave the torch here with you just in case. I am not sure when he will calm down. He even asked everyone not to give food, but how can I do that!" she said in an accusing voice which made me smile. I knew even if the world ended, she would always be there for me.
"And you, you are really stubborn, you know. Plus, I am at fault too... I wasn't careful enough to guard you two. I regret it so much. This is all because of me. And I can't blame you too for being in love." she said with a sigh.
I wrote on the ground, 'It's my fault. Please don't think like that. But I am scared now.'
"Listen, sweetheart, all you have to do now is have hope and be here. Alpha will probably know any time that I came here because, you know~ Walls have ears. This pack is not a good place for anyone, as I always say. So we have to have our guard to have a good life. You will be released when his anger dies down. He won't keep you here forever."
~.~
When she was gone, I opened the box and started eating the sandwiches in there, more like gobbling them down. Because I didn't know when I would get food again, I made sure to keep some for tomorrow... maybe for a few days even.
When more time passed, the night's coldness made me freeze. There were some opened windows in the room, but my body didn't let me move so I could close them.
'Give me control.' Sparkle said.
And I let her take control of the body. It made me feel much better. The shifting was severely painful due to the bruises, wounds, and cuts on my body. But after she was in control, I could finally feel much better.
She sniffed around with her snout. Then our eyes locked on the opened windows, which might be our only escape if no one lets us out. And then she coiled herself in a corner, and we drifted off to sleep.
At least sleep would make the trapped time go faster.