Chapter 3 Cassidy

3. Cassidy

Taking one step toward the edge was the last thing I remembered. My entire body felt heavy; my body felt like it had sandbags on it; my hand felt like it was being cut over and over by a knife; my eyes were heavy, but my body wasn't ready to get up; I remained there in the dark of my mind, but when I opened my eyes, I found Jessy frightened. In addition to our shared classes, Jessy plays football with the high school football team. He is friendly and not bad-looking, but he has two buck teeth that easily distract me. He wears jeans, winter clothes, boots, and a gray sweater, and is lean and fit.

My throat felt dry, but I opened my lips without thinking, feeling them split, and I tried to say "we," but I was hushed by Jessy, who bent to my level and gave me water with a straw. After I gulped down the last drop of water, he put the cup back behind him, realizing I was on a mattress and freaking out when my vision became clear enough to see I was in the hospital. "Jessy, why am I here?" I shouted, regretting it immediately; my throat felt scratched, and the machines started to make random loud noises. Jessy tried to calm me by holding my shoulder when a nurse ran in; all while Jessy had me, the nurse pushed him away from my side, hitting buttons on the machine her nervous voice Cassidy, you need to calm down; your heart rate is too high; if you don't calm down, I'm going to have to induce you into a coma, so please start to count from a hundred to one; take deep breaths; you are going to be alright," she tells me.

Please, no, no, no. If the Alpha finds out I disobeyed his order, I will be thrown in the cellars. No, I need to go to the town center and stay there until the Alpha says I'm forgiven. As I get up from the bed, the monitor starts to beep uncontrollably again. While the nurse tries to put me back in bed, the door to my room opens with a harsh thud. On the door was the Alpha. His aura is at full power. Everyone submits to his display of authority. As usual, I don't feel anything, but out of fear, I act as if he is affecting me: "Everyone but Cassidy, leave this room NOW!" Jessy was annoyed but did as commanded; the nurse also left, closing the door behind her.

"Lay back in your bed, Cassidy. I can allow this. Just calm down," he said, still in authority. Why wasn't he enraged just now? Getting back into my bed slowly, Alpha Bradly sat beside me, crossing his arms; he rested his head against the wall. "Luna Barbara can't act on anger in this; I'm asking you to behave, and I will make sure my Luna and son do as well; you had lost consciousness from what happened; the entire pack knows about this; and I won't have my pack create a revolution over your sudden loss of self-control," he said in annoyance. It didn't make sense for him to get angry at me for getting hurt; the future Alpha played me; why do I need to suffer for his son? I wanted to growl. Despite my desire to growl and throw something at him, I couldn't. I was no match for the Alpha of my pack, and it wasn't fair to be insulted for something I couldn't control.

My hands were wrapped up in a cast; I now knew my secret was out; they knew I had no wolf; feeling myself about to cry, a substantial hand took my chin and moved my face to meet the Alpha's eyes, "you are wolf-less she-wolf, and lucky for you I lied to the doctor about why your none existing wolf wasn't healing you," he pushes me back in the bed, landing on the bed, I felt my broken hand burn, feeling the pain I was about to shout when he places his hand over my mouth again, "I didn't do that on purpose," he whispered, "if my mate catches I have been going soft on you, we will get in a lot more trouble, Cassidy, is that what you want?" He asked, a bit desperate, Why was he behaving like I would run? What makes Luna Barbara care about how he treats me? Does she loathe me that much?

For god's sake, I was in the hospital with a broken hand and a terrible headache; what else could happen? I asked myself that question when Jessy opened the door with Benjamin behind him. As the Alpha threw my face back, my headache worsened as the pillow hit my head. Suddenly, the alpha growled, "So it's true, your wolf less; what a freaking waste, Dad exiled her." Warrior, go outside and lock the damn door." As my eyes closed, the Alpha said, "As long as you don't mention this, she has a wolf." Her wolf is simply taking some time to raise, but if you say a word, that would be the end of it. I have no problem trying to get a new Alpha from your mother. Think twice before you use your big mouth to attack me." From where my feet rested, I heard footsteps.

His low growl escapes him: "You think mom will agree?" A wolfless orphan who can't do anything right but waste oxygen? You've got to be kidding me!" I almost lost consciousness after hearing a wolf howl; the Alpha got up and said, "Wolves, I knew they were near, but never this close," he said, walking to the other side. "Benjamin, if you challenge me, remember my words. You will take her as your chosen mate." I was left alone with Benjamin, and when I opened my eyes, I saw him shooting daggers at me. "I hope I can get my hands on you like this, just like ants can die for biting into my fucking food, and for all, I care about them when I kill them with just my finger," He grasps my throat with his strength and chokes me, "I fucking swear, either you die now or you'll die sooner because," I saw black dots in my vision and then fell asleep.

After I opened my eyes again, I found myself not in the hospital but one of the guest rooms in the pack house. I wasn't sure why I was there, but I could not move my neck; a plastic thing surrounded my neck with foam; Groaning, I moved to the side. The first thing I noticed when I opened my eyes was that I wasn't in the hospital but in one of the guest rooms in the packing house. At least, that's what I think. Although I couldn't move, I knew at least where I was. When I moved my good hand in a room, not the cellars, it felt heavy, and when I lifted it, my entire hand was covered with IVs.

Sigh, I still move to at least sit-down, and when I do, I see the bathroom door open. Looking around, I see a big sliding mirror. I walk to the mirror door, where I can fully see what happened to me. Seeing in the mirror that I had a cast on my entire hand, it was elevated in a scarf that held my hand up and a Cervical neck traction. Whatever happened to my neck sure did a number on me. At least I could move. I lowered my hand to raise my hospital gown, and when I did, I saw all the bruises Luna had given me. They looked in different tones. The condition of my body has now deteriorated. With my plus-size body, I never saw myself as beautiful, and anyone who looked at me could see how badly I was treated. I was constantly insulted for the simplest of reasons, even if I was treated well.

Those mean names keep repeatedly playing: Cassidy the Oprah, fatty, idiot, useless-why can't I just get up and go? My thoughts were lost when I saw that the sun had gone down since I had woken up. During my stay in the hospital, I wondered how long I had been there.

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