“I’m sorry I’m late, sir,” she spoke, not wanting to give any excuses, just to apologize first, but that was no longer in his mind.
The minute she stepped into this place, seeing the way she looked, he forgot all about his anger. How can one woman transform into an entirely different face within such short time?
He couldn’t stop staring at her until he noticed she was still standing. He pointed at the seat facing him, “sit down.”
He didn’t say anything about her lateness, nor did he seem to be mad, this surprised Edwina, but she didn’t bother much about it since he’d already told her to sit down. Although another thing surprised her, which was the manner in which this meeting was held. Normally, meetings like this with the alpha was always done in a more formal manner, usually in the pack house court, and rarely on a dinner table as this one, where they were meant to eat together.
She would do well to hide her surprise while she ate, as she had to focus on what was more important, on what had brought her here in the first place, which was trying to save the life of Ben and Sonia.
He began to address her as their empty plates were being cleared off, “now you have a chance to speak with me in a more fitting manner, Miss Sinclair. Make good use of this chance, you might not have it again.”
She took a deep breath as she thought of the first thing to say. He already knew what she wanted, why did she have to repeat it all over?
“I came here to plead with you, Mr. Chase. I know that all of your decisions are wise and for the betterment of your pack and people as a whole. I know that my coming here might not be as relevant, or might not even yield any results, but I just could not sit back and watch my family get killed without at least giving an attempt to save them. As I thought of doing this, I was scared, very scared that you might not be pleased with me for trying to change your mind, scared that I might even put my life at risk if I do or say anything in your presence that might land me in trouble, but when the scary thought of my family getting killed flashed before my eyes, I knew that nothing else could be worse than that.”
She realized she was speaking from her heart then, everything she said to him, she said with utmost sincerity, she wasn’t done though, the only reason she paused was because she wanted to get down on her knees for this part.
“I am begging you, Mr. Chase. I am begging you to please show them mercy. I know they did wrong; I am begging that if anyone should be punished at all, then let me take their place. If anyone should be killed at all, then let it be me.”
She was kneeling right beside him, but he didn’t turn to face her as he responded, only stared at the space in front of him. Her words, there were just a lot of things he did not understand about this omega.
“Edwina.”
“Yes sir?”
“Why? Why would you wish to take the place of those two who have treated you so badly? You not only come here to beg on their behalf, you are also willing to sacrifice your life for them as well. Why would you do such a thing?”
“Because I am nothing, sir.”
“You are nothing? Who told you that?”
“Everyone. Ever since my birth, it’s what I’ve been told by everyone, and I think it’s true. I don’t have a wolf; I don’t even carry my packs mark. I have no special powers nor abilities. My life is irrelevant, and if anyone should be killed at all, it should be me.”
“You don’t have a wolf, so you think that makes you irrelevant? You think that you deserve to die just because everyone has tagged you as “nothing?”
She wasted no time in answering, “yes, sir.”
Upon her response, he let out a short, sarcastic laugh, one which made her wonder what for.
“I must admit, Edwina, there are a lot of decisions I’ve made in the past which I regret today as an alpha, but there’s none that I regret more than listening to your father those years ago. I should have never let someone as purehearted as you go on to marry a man who never deserved her. I should have taken you instead.”
She didn’t understand these words of his, why would the alpha want someone like her for anything? He continued. “And that’s exactly what I’m going to do now, Miss Sinclair. You said you came here to try to save the life of your family, now you have the power to do that. I have placed the ball in your court, all you need to do now is play.”
Edwina never expected for things to go this way, she never thought he would even say anything in her favor.
“What do I have to do to save them, sir?”
“I do not like to force people to do things, so I’ll leave the decision to save them entirely up to you. You will agree to my decision to return to me, only then will I agree to overturn the judgment I made on them.”
“Return to you? I’m sorry, don’t understand your words, sir.”
“Let me break it down for you, we will exchange mates. You, my original mate will return to me, you will live here in this packhouse, and your sister, Sonia will return to the father of her child after they both serve prison time, as she made her choice on the man she preferred the minute I got on this wheelchair.”
Edwina was pleased with the little progress she made, but this new condition was one she didn’t see coming at all. Moving in here? With the alpha? Oh no.
***THE NEXT DAY***
Edwina was still distraught with the after thoughts from what had happened yesterday. She’d returned to her former home in night howler territory after the dinner, the alpha had given her some time to think further about the condition he gave. There was no need for thinking, saying yes would give her what she wanted after all, but he still insisted on it.
Now that she thought of it, even though she wouldn’t die, she realized she would still be at the losing end of all this. She would have to return to a disabled man whom she had no feelings for. She would have to live a life that involved caring for someone whom she once shared a bond with, a bond that had been rejected, a bond that had hurt her so badly. Now she had to go back to a home where she would be reminded of the pain she once felt every day. This will be hard, even much harder than death, but does she really have any other choice?
She does, the other one would be to let Sonia and Benedict die, but she knows she can’t do that. Those two are the only surviving members of her family after her father’s death. Even with how badly she’d been treated, losing her father that time was painful. She couldn’t bear to feel twice as much of that same pain again.
The best thing she can do for herself now is to look forward to the new life that awaits her in the night shadow pack house. There’s a lot of things she’s missed since she left home, but none she’s missed more than her family.
**********
The prison yard was on the far side of the terrain. There were hardly any vehicles used in this place, as everyone here had their wolves to transport them wherever they wanted. Everyone apart from Edwina. It took her much longer time to get there on her two feet, they were aching very much by the time she arrived, but the purpose of this visit was much more important than any hurt her two legs would make her feel.
The guards at the front gate stopped her from going any further. “Yes, can we help you, miss?” One of them asked her.
“Good day. Please, I came here to see my sister, Sonia Sinclair. She was one of the prisoners brought in about a week ago.”
He scrutinized her sharply with his eyes. “Who are you and what is your purpose for this visit?”
“I am Edwina Sinclair, Sonia’s younger sister. I came here to see her.”
The two men looked at each other, exchanging some sort of signal before looking back at her.
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