The sounds of music intensified with each walk Ava took to the field of initiation. Benjamin had informed her that it wasn’t a field, but was just a barren spot in the pack-house. The house itself was deserted, and only their shadows served as company, thanks to the lanterns that were placed at every nook and cranny of the hall. It barely made any sense to Ava because the initiation was normally meant for the Alpha and the new member. The Bond-Moon pack was quite extra.
They rounded a corner that led them past the Alpha’s office. She had assumed that the hall ended where the Alpha’s office was situated, but that was far from the truth. There was a lone corridor at the side. The music was blaring, and jarring here. Ava found it even more disorienting.
“You need to take the coat off,” Benjamin instructed.
Ava looked at him, he didn’t seem like a gay right now, as he exuded a meanness she hadn’t noticed before. She wondered if it was because of her. She had promised that she would go through with it and she would keep her words. Her fingers rose to the tip of the coat, as she hesitated for only a fraction of a second.
“Slut, you are meant to walk naked. There is no room for decency, for your time as my slave starts now,” Alpha Jax snapped.
Ava almost jumped out of her skin in panic, as the cotton that had protected her from the room sprung open, revealing a very bitter seeking Alpha. She felt her cheeks flush, not just at his rude remark, but the fact that thousands of eyes were on her. She could feel them, even though she was looking right at the Alpha.
Tonight, she had decided not to utter a word. Ava hoped to stick to that, if not for anything, but for her own sanity. Her hands touched slowly, pulled the coat down, and she stood completely naked in nothing, but the orange fillings.
Alpha Jax snorted in disgust, then said, “Too average,” He spat in disgust, as he walked back into the room. “Music!” He snapped.
Ava swallowed, trying not to show how much it affected her to listen to his vile words. The sounds of music intensified as she walked into the room, with Benjamin at her side. The sound of his breathing, meant one thing, he was seething. Ava didn’t know why. Wasn’t he proud of his best Alpha anymore or did something change his mind? Ah, how delusional could she get. It should be her whole existence that made him uptight.
“Can you handle all these?” He queried.
Ava nodded once. Just then her eyes caught Nape, and her squad. They were glaring at her, and she had no idea why this was. Didn’t they all pass through the same thing? There was nothing special about what she was doing. Intact, she would rather be elsewhere.
“I don’t have all day slut. Step into the ring now,” Alpha Jax snapped.
Oh! Moon Goddess! Can’t this man show his stupidity less than this. He is just fucking rude! A sigh escaped Ava’s lips. Ivanka seemed to be knocking on her walls, begging her to let her out. She hated being looked at in such a rude manner. ‘Be quiet,’ She inwardly scolded the she-wolf.
When she got to the edge of the artificially made fire, Alpha Jax took her hand, and pulled her in roughly. In a bid to stop from falling, she fell right on him. His hands rested on her butt, and his lips on her forehead. She could hear the voices of the pack as they mumbled. Alpha Jax pulled her away from him roughly. He didn’t say a biting word, but his eyes showed how annoyed he was.
“Sorry,” She managed.
“Just shut up,” He snapped loudly.
The music suddenly died down, and the Alpha turned to her, looking at her smugly. He whistled three times, and three men in khaki pants came forward. They circled the fire, and suddenly they howled like one, shifting in a painful manner. Ava had the urge to tell them to stop, and shift normally, but she bit her lip. ‘Remember your promise,’ She snapped at herself.
There were loud cheers, and bouts of happiness. Ava frowned in disgust at the way the pack had their fun. Finally, the men shifted completely into wolves. They pranced the quarters easily, hopping and flipping, only as wolves could do.
She felt a slap on her forehead, and when she moved slightly in response, a palm held her in place. She gasped. Her brown eyes bled tears.
“It’s time.” Alpha Jax mumbled.
Everything seemed to happen so fast for Ava. One minute she was standing, the next she was pushed to her hands and knees, her legs forcibly spread apart. She could feel pressure as her head was jerked upwards. She looked into the eyes of her Alpha, her mate. He was her mate still, no matter what and that brought her an intense pain.
His eyes were cold as he looked at her. She wanted to tell him, she hated him, but somehow, she couldn’t. He extended his right hand to her face. She saw the slight blood oozing from there. Ivanka turned her head in disgust. This was going to be very painful.
“Swear in the presence of the pack that you will serve me and my interests in the bedroom. You will not betray the Bond-Moon pack no matter what. Your allegiance with your former pack will be broken from the roots to its branches. You shall only die and live for the Bond-Moon pack and your sworn Alpha,” He said fiercely.
“I swear.”
“Talk loudly like you’re a werewolf, and not some measly human,” He snapped enraged.
With tears brimming in her eyes, she said, “I swear.”
He forced his hands to her mouth, and gobbled down his blood in two sips. Alpha Jax retracted his hands, and all that was left of Ava was her screams of utter pain and anguish. It seemed to her that she was born anew. Her head hurt beyond words, and her soul shredded apart, leaving her screaming for release.