Chapter 6 snuggle into the warmth

Roseline's POV

I wake up feeling... Warm. Like, really warm. It's a nice feeling. I snuggle into the warmth, wanting to enjoy it. I sigh happily. I could get used to this. I open my eyes and let out a scream.

Fredrick jolts and he panics.

"Roseline!? Oh my goodness, are you okay Roseline?" His hands are on my shoulders. He's gonna hurt me! I shouldn't have woken him, now I'm going to be punished.

"I'm so sorry," I let out a sob. "I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to wake you just please don't hurt me, I'm sorry."

"Hey, Roseline... Oh." Fredrick let's go, scooting away. "I'm sorry Roseline." He mumbles.

Why is he sorry...? I just didn't understand. I curl into a ball and pull the blankets to cover my face as I sob in frustration and fear. What's wrong with me!? With him? This whole place!?

"Roseline..." Fredrick sounds hurt, but angry as well. I feel myself start to shake and two strong arms pull me up and I'm set in this really comfy way on Fredrick's lap.

And then his hands touch my bare thighs, and they're tingling. It's such a nice feeling and as scared as I am of Fredrick, my body starts to crave his touch. My wolf urging me to be closer. And that's what I do. I bury my face into the crook of his neck still sobbing, where my skin touched his there's tingling.

No matter how scared, I loved this. This was... I felt so... Safe. Which I don't understand, how can I feel this way when I'm scared? But I just wanted to stay like this. Never to move. Here is comfortable. Here is safe and I feel better.

I close my eyes, the drowsiness of the morning catching up to me. Slowly I stop crying. Slowly. We sit together for over half an hour. Fredrick whispering all these nice things. Being sweet and gentle. Something I didn't know an alpha was capable of.

I had never seen my old alpha like this to Jesse... Comforting him like this I mean.

Maybe... Maybe Fredrick isn't so bad. Maybe, just maybe, he's different. Maybe...

***

When I've had enough of this, I push on him gently. He sets me down on the bed and stands up. I get up as well and I stretch a bit.

"I'm going to get Elizabeth to bring you some new clothes and then we are going to go shopping today... Just you and me." Fredrick says and rubs the back of his neck.

But I don't have money. I've never been shopping before either. Is it hard?

"Actually," Fredrick's eyes cloud over a bit. "We're going to bring Elizabeth along. So she can help." His eyes return to normal and he looks over at me.

I just nod and in a few minutes, Elizabeth is walking into the room. She hands me clothes before saying she'll be waiting downstairs.

I undress and put on the new clothes, Fredrick helps me tie the running shoes. I feel awfully embarrassed about it, how could I have forgotten how to tie my shoes? I've been a rogue for much too long...

"Ready now?" Fredrick asks.

I nod and he leads me downstairs. I realize there is no fear left. Well, there's still fear but it's a different kind of fear that I can't quite put my finger on. I sigh in frustration.

"Okay," Elizabeth smiles, seeing us. "We're going to get breakfast on the way so let's go!"

I had no idea what she meant but I just followed them. I'm helped into a very nice looking car and Fredrick buckles me in before going to the drivers side. Elizabeth sits in the back and then the car starts, scaring my a bit. I forgot the strange sensation cars had when they drove.

We pull out of the driveway and we start our way to well... Wherever we're going. We end up pulling up at a 'Starbucks.' Huh. Elizabeth goes in and comes out a little while later with bags of food and cups of 'coffee' and water for myself.

She hands me a chocolate chip cookie saying to Fredrick it was the smallest thing they had. But he rolled his eyes like he knew different. They both eat their own things and Fredrick pulls up at this really really big building.

The parking lot is full of cars but we find a parking space close to the building. We all walk into it together and I'm trying to take everything in at once. All you can hear are people talking as you walk in, all sitting and eating and a bunch of different little food places are around. I find it awfully overwhelming and I can feel my heart rate pick up.

"This is the food court." Elizabeth explains. "But we'll be shopping, not eating, come along."

And she leads us away from the noise, we end up in a large hallway full of stores. Elizabeth is going somewhere cause she doesn't stop for any of them, she just keeps walking. And we just follow. I still feel overwhelmed, a little fearful,

I mean... All these people.

We end up at a store which appears to be only for undergarments. I suddenly panic realizing I hadn't read in so long, it takes a moment to read the big letters for the name of the store. I missed reading... Reading was something I did quite often. Victoria Secret. Huh.

"You need this stuff." Elizabeth states. "Badly."

Okay then... She takes me in and Fredrick follows silently behind. We go to a woman where Elizabeth asks for me to be measured. I'm lead into a room with the woman and I have to take my shirt off. Fredrick has to wait outside, I don't know why.

"32 might be too big around for you..." The girl murmurs, I however don't know what this means whatsoever. "If 32 is too big, come back to me." Right...?

Elizabeth taps her shoulder. "Just tell me her size."

I put my shirt back on and we walk out. Elizabeth walks around grabbing multiple pieces before we go to a change room.

I have to try everything on. It's tiring and annoying and by the second one I already don't want to do anymore. Though, at one point I learn to do it for myself. At the end we get this whole pile of stuff and I'm already tired.

We shopped now we're going home!

But Elizabeth pulls me with her to a new store. This one saying... Saying... I couldn't read this one.

"What does it say?" I point to the top of the store where the name is.

"Aeropostale." Elizabeth replies. "Forever 21 is my favourite store, but we're going there last."

"Aeropostale." I repeat smoothly.

"Can you not read?" Elizabeth asks as we walk in. She instantly starts looking around.

"I... Can. I don't know how... Well." I nod, that sounded right.

"Don't worry, we'll help you read again, but first, clothes." Elizabeth smiles.

We go through store after store, my legs get all wobbly and weak the more we go. I'm constantly trying clothes on and sometimes Fredrick will say no or yes, but most of the time it's Elizabeth. Well, besides the dresses, Fredrick chose all of those. I liked them too. But I liked the yoga pants better. Those are my favourite so far. Jeans are scratchy and uncomfortable. Sweatpants are too big and baggy. Yoga pants are perfect.

As we walk into Forever 21, the last store of the day, my knees buckle. My human body never did so much walking. My wolf was strong but this... Fredrick is quick to catch me and help me over to a place to sit in the store.

Fredrick and Elizabeth look at each other and Fredrick sighs. Okay...

"We'll be quick in the store." Elizabeth says to me softly. I nod a bit, that's good, I'm tired of shopping and trying on clothes I don't like. And I'm really just tired.

Elizabeth apparently knows my sizes now so she just grabs a bunch of things and gets those. Or it looks like she just grabbed a bunch of things. And by a bunch, I mean, a whole lot. We gain six bags from this store alone.

Fredrick helps me walk back out to the car and he buckles me in. He and Elizabeth put all the millions of bags in the back and then they get into the car as well.

Fredrick drives back to his house and I sigh in relief when we get there. No matter how scared I still am of Fredrick, this place had quite quickly became a lovely place to rest, and eat.

I get out of the car myself and start my way to the door when there's a loud growl beside me in the forest. I scream automatically seeing a huge wolf there. Fredrick is in front of me in less than a second.

"How did I rogue get this far in?" Fredrick growls lowly, more to himself than to anyone else.

The rogue assesses the situation before darting off. Fredrick whips around and looks me over.

"Roseline-bear? You okay?" He frowns a little.

"I'm... Okay." I breathe.

He pulls me into a gentle hug, rubbing my back. "I was so scared you were going to get hurt." Fredrick mumbles.

I didn't understand. But alright. I push him away, wanting to go inside, scared the rogue would come back. I quickly walk in and sit on the couch.

Fredrick soon joins me and I sigh a little. Though, I don't lean away, it hurts and Fredrick hasn't hurt me yet. And I'm too tired to do anything right now.

Fredrick watches me for a moment. "I'm going to make some food, alright?" He says, leaving my alone on the couch.

I watch him leave before taking the couch for myself. I lay down and curl into a little ball. It's only moments before I fall asleep, pondering over who that rogue was.

***

"What do you mean he got away!?" I hear Fredrick growl as I wake up.

"H-he was fast Alpha." Someone stutters.

"And cu-cunning." Another says.

"A rogue was faster and smarter than members of my pack!?" Fredrick yells.

I open my eyes and stretch a little. I realize I've been moved to a bed, Fredrick's bed. I tilt my head and slide off it, walking into the hall.

I can't help but be a little scared,

I mean, I'm seeking out an angry Fredrick.

I hear a crash and I jump a little. I find the door to the room they're in closed. I knock lightly and the door is thrown open.

"What?" Snaps an angry Fredrick.

I jump back in fear and I can feel my eyes fill with tears.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry. Don't hurt me." I whimper, cowering away from him.

His eyes instantly soften and he walks over, pulling me into a hug. "I'm sorry Roseline. I'm not mad at you and I won't hurt you." He rubs my back. I feel a few tears slip down my cheeks.

"Alpha..." One of the men behind us say.

Fredrick growls. "Go." He demands in a scary hard tone.

"Yes Alpha." The two voices say in unison before leaving.

"Hey, Roseline, it's okay." Fredrick says, his voice going back soft. "I'm not going to hurt you. I would never hurt you."

But those words didn't change my fear. I should never have opened that door.

"Roseline, here..." He picks up one of my hands and locks his pinky with mine. "Roseline, I pinky promise that I will never physically harm you in any way."

"Why... What... Pinky promise?" I couldn't word the sentence right and it frustrated me. My tears slowly started to clear up.

"It's a special kind of promise. It's unbreakable." Fredrick explains.

I wipe away my tears. "You really... Pinky promise?"

For the first time, Fredrick smiles. Only a little but he still does. "I really pinky promise."