Chapter 2 Chasing Freedom

RUTH'S POV

When I agreed to go with him, I just had the thought of saving my father running through my head. I never thought about what would become of me, especially after I found out he was also going to use me to do his dirty jobs and when I say dirty, I mean dirty!

The monster has made me so dirty by having me whenever he liked, I had become his personal slut and I fucking hate it. He doesn't care and has no regard even for a woman. He beats me up and screams in my ears every day that I owe him and that he owns me!

He has shown me firsthand that what everyone was saying wasn't really exaggerated.

I jacked forward with the car, almost falling over as it reached a stop. I didn't even realize we had traveled that far until we stopped, I zoned out thinking about my life. How to get out of this beast's grip or if I ever will.

"What the heck is going on? What are we stopping for?" Alpha Jackson, who was sitting beside me, yelled the question at the driver. It turned out we hadn't reached our destination just yet.

"I can't say, there appears to be some sort of misconceptions at the front" From where I sat, I saw the driver stretched to look forward. I could also see the lines of convoy that stopped, all belonging to him.

"Then you get the hell out and check what it is. Make yourself fucking useful" He yelled angrily, shoving the driver's head through the back seat. The elderly man walked out of the car immediately. Jackson turned to me and I gulped, my hands had turned cold at that stare he was giving me. Really? We were in the car and something was clearly going on in front of us, he wants to have me still?

Before I could even move back, he grabbed me by the neck and claimed my lips in a rough kiss. I opened up for him not daring to shut him out until we heard a loud gunshot that caused me to jerk.

The loud growl from Jackson caused my heartbeat to increase, I was about to back away when a resounding slap landed on my cheek, causing my head to hit the driver's chair. I whimper in pain.

What did I do? I didn't dare to ask. I watched Jackson take the gun from his belt and come down from the car.

Hardly after he closed the door, the ear-piercing sound of another gunshot reached my ear. I ducked down instinctively and put my hands over my ears. Hardly after that shock wore off, I heard another and then multiple gunshots at a time.

"What the hell was going on?" I asked myself. I was the only one in the car and I wished that whatever was happening, Alpha Jackson would die, and I could leave and go back to my father.

I could feel the commotion as I ducked inside the car, not knowing what exactly to do. I peeped to see men moving around with urgency, shooting at or being shot at. Right from where I sat through the car window, I saw able-bodied werewolves falling to the ground. It was startling but at the same time, the shock couldn't let me move my eyes away.

And then suddenly, as if something clicked in my head, I snapped out of it and was faced with reality. This was my chance and I needed to make use of it fast, time was ticking. Why should I wait for Alpha Jackson to be killed when I could just run away while everyone was busy?

Who the heck are they? I don't know and I don't care. This was my salvation and I'm grabbing it. Why have we been attacked? I don't know and I still do not care.

I slipped out of the car, and ducked down immediately, not because of the bullet, but because I didn't want to be seen.

The whole commotion was greater than I thought. Men shoved past me, almost pushing me to the ground, but I gave way instantly. They didn't even get to notice that I was the one. I slowly crawled on my knees to the end of the convoy.

I noticed that the men were all focused now, and the shooting had stopped, they were now trying to get back into the car. It seems whosoever they clashed with had either gone or overshadowed them. Whatever it was, I must leave before they noticed my absence. My racing heart only increased as tears rolled down my cheeks. I would surely die if Jackson caught me.

I jolted forward with urgency, moving toward the direction of goddess knows where. Just when I thought I was safe, I was far away from them, a voice caused me to halt in my tracks.

"Where the fuck do you think you are going to?" I know that voice, I recognized it all too well. I closed my eyes as more tears rolled down. It was the man placed in charge of me.

"Uhm.... I want to answer the call of nature" I knew my excuse wasn't even going to save me the moment I let it out.

"Fuck you and the fucking nature, get the hell back here, or else you watch your good-for-nothing father's horrible death" The bastard snatched my hand and pulled me toward the car.

"Please let me go, I beg of you!" I yelled, the thought of almost breathing freedom fueling me even more. An earth-quaking slap landed on my cheeks and I knew instantly like as always I would need a lot of ice tonight.

"You shut that your ducking mouth!" He yelled, pulling me even more.

"Help! Help!" I yelled and cried. All he did was open the car door and push me inside, causing me to almost run into the man sitting next to my chair. My heart fell to my stomach knowing who I was now sitting beside. I am dead.

I knew I was going to pay for this tonight. The punishment is going to be brutal. Even before he tried to speak, I was already feeling the fear building up in me. I could feel the anger and rage in the atmosphere, Alpha Jackson would kill me.

The car began to move, and I saw some cars parked with some men around it. They weren't Jackson's men, and they had guns, I took that as my cue, maybe I could get someone who could help.

"Help me!! Help!"

There was a man who was looking right back at the car, I prayed and hoped he would stop us, so I screamed louder, but I watched as the tinted glass of the car rolled up, covering the window and also my scream.

The next thing I felt was a hard hit on my head, and I embraced the darkness.