Chapter 3 Three

Angela POV I am exhausted when we get back to our cabin. Deanne still is acting strangely toward me. I try to stay out of her way when we go into the cabin. I look around for a cot to sleep on and finally decide on one close to the window and away from her and the other women. I came here to help her, and now it seems she may not have needed my help after all. "There is a cot next to me," Deanne calls to me. "It is okay; I want to be close to the window," I say to her. "Well, do not try to open it. It is locked, and there are guards outside just waiting for one of us to try to make a run for it," Deanne says. The other women look at me in a disapproving manner. I said I was sorry, and I have tried to stay away from them for most of the day. Leave it to me to piss off everyone in one day. "I just want to be by the window, that is all. I am not planning to jump out of it. I am too tired to run anyway," I say to her. "We are all too tired thanks to you," one of the women says. I lay down on the cot and curl up in a ball. I am tired, confused, and extremely pissed off. I want to go home. I need a shower. The other women go in and out of the back to the shower. I watch and wait as they all finish with their showers. When they are done, I go to the back to shower. There is a stack of clothes and towels in the back for us. I find something in my size and grab a towel. I go into the last shower and turn on the water. I step inside and let the water run over me while I cry. There has to be a way out of here. That is all I can think about as I stand in the water. I take the soap and begin to wash my body. "It gets better," I hear a voice say from behind the curtain. I pull the curtain back and see Deanne. "I promise it gets easier; you have to cooperate and be pleasant, Angela. None of us want to be here, but you cannot bark at the Alpha," she says to me. "I cannot stand the thought of being here. I have a life. Hell, you have a life; that is why I came here. I came here to help you," I say to her. "Someday, you can go back to that life, but don't get us killed trying to figure out what is going on here. These wolves are not playing with us, and trust me, every person that has tried to escape ends up dead or worse," Deanne says to me. "I won't, and I am sorry about today. I should not have barked at the Alpha; it was stupid. I have said I was sorry to you and to them. It will not happen again. I know it was stupid," I say. "Yeah, it was. Now everyone thinks you are a trouble maker. If you get in trouble, then we all get in trouble. We have never had to work this late before, but because you pissed the Alpha off, we had to work our ass off today. Look, a lot is going on here; you just do not understand. You do not want to be chosen. There are worse things than being here with the wolves," Deanne says. "Like what? What could possibly be worse than being held hostage by wolves?" I ask. Deanne walks closer to me. "Like ending up with a vampire in one of those auctions," Deanne says. "What do you mean? What are you talking about, Deanne?" I ask her. "I cannot tell you. Try not to ask questions and try to behave so that we can survive. I want to survive this. I want to go home to my family, and I miss my brother, Draco," Deanne says. "He misses you too, but your family begged me not to look for you. Why?" I ask her. "Angela, Stop asking questions," Deanne says as she storms off. Deanne leaves me to finish my shower. As I am drying off, the lights go out. I am in the dark trying to put on my clothes when I see eyes peering at me from the corner of the room. The eyes belong to a tall, dark figure. I am petrified. "It is past your bedtime, little girl. Why are you back here this late? " the deep growly voice asks me. "I was taking a shower; I will hurry up and get to bed; I am sorry. I do not need any more trouble, and I do not want to get anyone else in trouble either," I say meekly. He turns on a flashlight. He can see my naked body as I try to slip into my clothes quickly. "Try to hurry back to bed. If the Alpha finds out I let you stay up late, we will both be in trouble. I do not want you to get into any more trouble either," he says. "Aspen," I whisper. "Shhhh, hurry up and get back to bed, little girl," he whispers. I finish putting on my clothes quickly and hurry back to my cot in front of the window. I lay down and pull the thin blanket up to my neck. The thought of vampires lurking has freaked me out. I look out the window as Aspen walks by my cot. He stops, winks at me, and keeps moving. I hear Aspen counting everyone as he shines his flashlight on each of us. I wonder how many times a night he counts us? He finishes counting us and goes out the front door where another wolf is waiting. I can hear them talking, but I cannot make out what they are saying. I hear the word auction as they are talking. He looks back at me through the window as he is talking. I quickly close my eyes. I have to be good tomorrow. I do not want to end up with the vampires.