Chapter 203

“If she goes, you go. Does the higher council know that you are royal?” Alpha Lance asked, already knowing the answer.
Angakok went into his room and slammed the door shut.
Cove dragged Michelle to the center of the circle of cabins and was the first to take her, “Don’t fight it,” he compelled her.
During the night Angakok sneaked out without waking up Alpha Lance and wondered if he will find Michelle dead. He does not feel heartbroken but he cannot link with her either.
Angakok walked to the center as that was what he saw last before he lost connection with her.
Michelle was lying in the fetus position, naked. Angakok picked her up and started to walk off with her, ‘I am not breaking my promise, but I do have a responsibility towards my fated mate,’ he thought as he left.
Angakok was not sure if the higher council was the best place for her, but it might be the safest place. ‘I will have to find transport,’ he thought to himself knowing he was very far away from the higher council; a different country.
‘Where do you think you are going?’ Angakok heard Alpha Lance’s mind link.
‘Let me take her someplace safe. I will be back soon,’ Angakok pleaded.
‘If you don’t return immediately then I will see it as you abandoning the pack,’ Alpha Lance demanded.
Angakok put Michelle down and tried to wake her up, “Vome on, you have to wake up, it is now or never.”
‘She better be with you when you return,’ Alpha Lance mind linked him when he realized what Angakok’s plan was.
Defeated, Angakok picksled her up and walked with her back to the pack.
‘All the men had her so I would like permission to take care of her,’ Angakok mind linked Alpha Lance when he arrived back at the cabin, at the front door.
‘She will not be staying in my house, she is a pack slave and better you remember that’ Alpha Lance mind linked him.
Angakok left her on the doorstep and went into the cabin to get some of his own clothes for her to wear.
Back on the doorstep, he tried to dress her but Alpha Lance stopped him, “Who said she is allowed to wear clothes?”
Angakok ignored him and continuef to dress her.
“You know it will only get ripped off come morning,” Alpha Lance laughed, walking off to his room.
Over the next months, Michelle was used to clean the cabins, cook and pleasure the men. She soon learned that the wolves are actually lycans that are pregnant; helping the pack expand at a faster rate by conceiving in wolf form and giving birth to multiple pups. Once a she-wolf was pregnant she leaves to stay at another compound.
Angakok watched as the men had their way with Michelle and with every day that went by Michelle resented him more and more for it.
Shortly after her nineteenth birthday, she was gathering wood in the woods, naked as usual as she was not allowed any clothes. Michelle caught an unfamiliar scent and when her eyes met that of another woman, she felt nothing but fear for the woman, “You have to leave before they catch you.”
“Why would they want me when they have a beauty like you hanging around?” the beautiful, Asian complexion, with dark hair woman asksed.
“Just go before they see you,” Michelle urged.
“You seem like you don’t want to be here yourself,” she pointed out Michelle’s fear.
“If you don’t want to be raped and made to do things against your will then please, leave now,” Michelle said, looking toward the cabins.
“Only if you leave with me,” the woman said, walking up to Michelle.
“I can’t,” Michelle said.
“You can’t or you don’t want to? What is holding you here? A loved one?” the woman asked, confused, touching Michelle’s red hair.
‘Her hair and eyes remind me of princess Anse,’ Phoebe thought, wondering what was up with the girl, ‘Compelled?’
“I am under compulsion but even if I was not, they will just hunt me down. I have tried so many times,” Michelle explained.
Phoebe took the Shaman necklace from her neck and released Michelle from the compelling, “I can smell that you are a wolf, so shift in your wolf form and I will pick you up and get you out of here.”
“It is no use, they will hunt me down,” Michelle said, not wanting to put the woman in danger.
“I am a hybrid, I can move really fast,” Phoebe explained.
“But it is daytime,” Michelle pointed out but there was hope in her voice.
“I am born this way. So, are you staying or coming with me?” Phoebe asked smiling.
Michelle dropped the wood that she had gathered, “Going with you,” she said before shifting, not really caring who the woman was and if she was taking her to safety or a worst place. ‘Nothing can be worst than this place,’ Michelle thought.
No one from the pack realized that Michelle have escaped, not even Angakok since he has cut himself of from her mind a long time ago so that he does not have to experience the harm that was done to her by the rest of the pack. It was only around dinner time when a few of the men started to wonder why the smell of food being cooked was not in the air.
“Find her!” Alpha Lance yelled out furious.
“Angakok, where is she?” Cove asked, facing him.
“I don’t know, I have not been linked with her for a while now,” Angakok said, smirking.
Alpha Lance grabbed him by his throat, “Link with her and show me.”
Angakok refused but Alpha Lance used his Alpha hold on him, forcing him to obey.
Alpha Lance got a glimpse of Phoebe but could not see past the Asian beauty’s face as everything was moving fast and it was dark.
Without anyone noticing Angakok reached for his blade and the moment Alpha Lance let go of his throat he swiftly draghed the blade across his own throat to end his own life so that they couldnt find Michelle.
“Don’t just stand there! Save him!” Alpha Lance yellsed at Cove.
Angakok laughed while he choked and pushed his blade into his own heart before twisting it and pulling the blade out, collapsing to the ground, dead.
Everyone looked in shock.
“Well, that is one way to leave this pack,” Cove said.
Alpha Lance shoved Cove out of the way, “Get me a new f*cking Shaman.”
“What about Michelle?” Cove asked.
“After you find her!” Alpha Lance shouted, thinking, ‘Why the hell do I even keep him around.’
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Michelle fell asleep and when she woke up feeling like her heart just got ripped out of her chest, she found herself in a luxurious bed. Because she was unschooled and has never stepped foot out of the woods, she was not familiar with her surroundings. Michelle felt pain in her chest, wondering why it felt as if she just lost something, not familiar with the whole losing a fated mate.
She noticed a beautiful two-piece outfit hanging on a coat hanger. Michelle realized she was still in wolf form and after looking around, she shifted into her human form.
“Ah, you are awake,” Phoebe said, walking into the room.
Michelle pulled the bedsheet over her body, “Where am I?”
“Egypt,” Phoebe said walking over to the bathtub in the room to pour Michelle a bath.
“I am Phoebe by the way,” she introduced herself.
“I am Michelle,” Michelle responded, taking in her surroundings.
“I take it you have never been outside of the woods I found you in?” Phoebe laughed at Michelle that looked like a kid in a toy shop.
“Never,” Michelle said, wondering how far away they are from the pack.
“I will leave you to bath,” Phoebe said making her way out of the room.
“You don’t seem worried that that pack will find us,” Michelle said.
“We are very, very, very far away,” Phoebe laughed, closing the door behind her.
After her bath Michelle put on the two-piece outfit that consisted of black low-riding white harem pants paired with a black off-the-shoulder top that had gold flower detail on the hems, that reached just above her belly button.
Michelle caught a glimpse of herself in the mirror and could not help but smile. After pressing her hair dry as possible she hesitantly walked over to the door to explore this beautiful house, she found herself in, only it was not a house, it was a palace.
When Michelle opened the door, she saw two large, dark complexion men and shut the door again out of fear, ‘Did I make a mistake escaping?’
Michelle heard a knock on the door followed by a voice, “Miss, are you ok?”
“Am I a prisoner?” Michelle askrd, filled with fear.
“Does a prisoner get a luxurious room with luxurious clothes to wear?” the guard chuckled.
“Then why are you outside the room?” Michelle asked.
“Just in case you need protection,” the guard informed her.
“Oh,” Michelle said, opening the door.
“So, I am allowed to leave?” Michelle asked, looking at the tall men, her eyes going from one to the other.
“Of course, but my understanding is that you are on the run so best to make use of the protection you have right now,” the guard suggested.
“I mean, leave this room,” Michelle explained herself.
“Absolutely. Princess Phoebe instructed to take you to the dining room if you are hungry,” the one guard said.
“Very hungry,” Michelle said.
“This way,” the one guard to walked, and Michelle followed him. Michelle looked around her, noticing that the other guard was walking behind her.
‘Guess I should feel safe,’ she thinks as she looked in front of her again, noticing the guard was wearing similar style pants than her, with two swords on either side of his hips.
The dining room had several carpets, a low table with pillows around, and a few beautiful women.
“Welcome,” one beautiful woman said, showing Michelle to take a place at the table.
Phoebe smiled at Michelle, “Meet my grandmother; Queen Zuberi, my stepmother; Princess Freda, our friend; Emily, and our friend Gabriella the enchantress,” Phoebe introduced, the women around the table.
“You don’t have to tell everyone that I am an enchantress,” Gabriella laughed.
Michelle was in awe at their different looks, “Hello. Thank you for having me.” Michelle looked at Gabriella for a moment too long.
“You are most welcome,” Zuberi said.
“I am one of the good ones, but you are correct in being on your hoods when it comes to us,” Gabriella put Michelle at ease. Michelle doesn’t know much about enchantresses but has heard the pack talk about them.
“Phoebe tells us that you were found enslaved by a pack in Canada,” Emily asked, wondering if Michelle could possibly be who she thought she was.
“That is correct, and I am forever grateful that she rescued me. I just hope it won’t bring trouble to your door,” Michelle said, looking at the food on the table, her mouth-watering.
“Eat my dear,” Zuberi said, holding back her laugh.
Phoebe decides to help Michelle feel more comfortable and filled her plate with some food before starting to eat; Michelle followed her lead and does her best not to eat too fast.