FERAL GLOW

AMELIA'S POV

"W-what?" I stuttered.

The alpha looked at me with animalistic eyes. I stumbled backwards, clutching onto the table for support. The crowd gasped as my knees buckled under me. I sank to the floor, shaking. I felt the burning stares of everyone in the room, including his.

Mate? Was he going to claim me? This can't be happening! It won't happen!

The Alpha stepped over my frame, growling at the people. "Mine." He snarled at them.

"No," I whispered.

It was so faint I didn't expect anyone to catch it. But absolutely nothing was in my favor. "What?" He bellowed.

I blinked back the tears in my eyes.

"No."

The Alpha yanked me up by my arms in fury.

"You're coming with me. Don't you dare think you can say that to me?" I held back a sob. I was human! I was supposed to go back home! This wasn't the plan!

"What are you all looking at?" he roared. "Are any of you going to claim her? I'd like to see you even try."

Everyone stared at me in pity. No one was going to save me. No one.

The Alpha began pulling me away from the ballroom. His grip was so tight that I wasn't able to escape.

"Megan! Megan, please! Get me back! Find my mother! Anyone!" I screamed.

Megan began charging at the Alpha at the speed of light. But before she could grab hold of me, he threw her back like a rag doll, sending Megan into a wall. Her body fell limp on the floor.

"Megan!" I cried, watching my only hope fade away.

"Don't you dare think of getting away? Your little friend will suffer more consequences if this happens again." He hissed.

I whimpered at his tone of voice. However, he didn't seem to be fazed at all. He was cold-hearted and evil. A monster.

I kicked and scratched and hollered at the top of my lungs all the way out of the estate, but it was all in vain. He dragged me out by force with no hesitation.

When we reached a black limo, I began kicking and screaming again with even more force. He opened the door with one hand and threw me into the car with the other.

I quickly pushed open the door, but he was faster and slammed it closed. I quickly reached over to the driver's seat and locked the doors. He huffed in frustration and kicked the door, making a dent. I sighed with relief. If I couldn't get out, I would stay in!

The moment I let my guard down, a pair of hands grabbed me. I screamed, hitting and kicking the person holding me. While I was fighting against the arms keeping me hostage, the doors were unlocked and the Alpha got into the driver's seat. With no time for me to react, the car took off at a ridiculously high speed.

"Are you going to be quiet now?" He questioned, glaring at me from the rearview mirror.

When I stopped fighting, the arms released me, allowing me to get a better look at the person they belonged to. A guy around my age, with almost pitch-black eyes and brown hair, met my gaze. I averted my eyes to the floor.

"What's your name and rank, wolf?" The Alpha growled.

I shifted my eyes outside the window.

"The Alpha has asked you a question! Answer him!" The man next to me demanded.

I pulled my knees up to my chest and buried my face in my arms. There was no way I'm going to answer someone like him. I was going to get back home no matter what.

There was no way he was my other half. I completely loathe him. I hate him! I hate my mate.

"We're here." I sighed and went to open the door, only to have it pulled right back in my face. I turned to face the alpha, who only glared at me. I huffed and waited until he got out of the car and opened my door for me.

What a gentleman. Really, kidnapping and threatening was true chivalry.

I slowly got out of the car and watched as the other man climbed out. I thought over my options. Obviously, this Alpha guy was extremely strong.

If I ran off now, my chances were probably slim to none in escaping. If I stayed the night and kept quiet to myself, I could probably escape.

I looked over at the alpha, who was already staring straight at me. I shivered in fear as his eyes scanned my face.

"You will not hold her down? Prevent her from escaping?" The other guy asked.

The Alpha scoffed. "It's pointless. There's high security within a 5-mile radius here. Even if she made it past them, she would run into some... trouble."

I raised an eyebrow. Troubles? What kind of trouble? Could I get through them?

The Alpha seemed to catch on to my thoughts.

"Don't even think about escaping. You'd be torn to shreds." He growled.

I looked down at my feet, which were now forming blisters from how long I had been in heels. I groaned as the Alpha and the brown-haired man began walking ahead of me.

I took one painful step at a time until I caught up with the two. When I arrived, I noted how large the house was in front of us. No, house was not a fit term. This was a mansion! Maybe even bigger than an average-sized one.

After some knocking, or should I say, pounding by the Alpha, we were let into this massive mansion. As soon as I entered it, a young girl dressed in a maid's outfit was awaiting us. The Alpha snapped his fingers.

"Get her dressed, cleaned, and prepared for examination." He stated in a gruff tone.

The girl nodded and motioned for me to follow her. I didn't look back at him and went straight down the hall. After some time, the girl turned to me.

"I'm Valerie. Do you know where you are?" She asked.

I shook my head.

She squinted her eyes at me.

"You're not from around here, huh? Well anyway, you're in Alpha James' home."

I scoffed. "Home?"

Valerie chuckled, "I guess calling it a home would be an understatement, right?"

I smiled. Valerie was alright. Maybe I could find my way out of here with her help. The rest of the journey was silent until we reached a room. Valerie spun around. There were twinkles in her eyes.

"This is your room. It might be a little simple, but it's the only room fit for a lady." She shrugged.

I nodded and entered it. What I saw made my jaw drop. The entire room was utterly gorgeous. I let my fingers graze the bedsheets and roam over the dresser.

"It's... gorgeous." I whispered.

Valerie smiled. "There's another part of your room that has a shower. The Alpha wants you cleaned up and dressed."

My heart dropped. "I have to meet with him?"

She nodded. "Of course."

"Then I'll get ready. Thank you, Valerie." I stated.

Valerie bowed and left me alone in my room. I quickly scanned the bedroom and ran to the window, pulling at it. Locked.

I raced to the bathroom and tried to open the bathroom window. I tugged and tugged until it finally flew open. I grinned and threw my fist in the air.

I found my way out. Now all there was left to do was meet with the Alpha. I wasn't so sure how I was going to figure this one out.

Back at the ball, Megan's group of friends were struggling to understand how Megan had allowed a human into a sacred and traditional event, let alone admitted her as a fellow wolf.

"Do you know how much you have jeopardized this pack? Let alone how much you jeopardized our families?" A tall girl, Rebecca shrieked.

Megan narrowed her eyes at the group of angry girls.

"I understand how much danger I put us through, but I promise this wasn't supposed to happen! A human can't have a mate! Alpha James is planning something. I don't know why he chose Amelia, but we need to get her back as soon as possible!" She exclaimed.

"We? Are you grouping us with you, Megan?" A short blonde, Ella, shot.

Megan ran a hand through her hair in frustration.

"Look, I'm not asking you guys for much. All we need to do it go to his pack, grab Amelia, and leave."

"You mean get us all killed? You know how he is, Megan. Did you forget how he and his family murdered your father?" Rebecca shouted.

Megan's eyes grew darker.

"Don't you dare speak about my father?"

"They murdered mine too, Megan! Don't tell me I don't have the right to speak about this, especially since he's the reason my family isn't the same." She stated.

"You know what? I don't need your help. I'll go get her myself." Megan hissed and turned on her heel.

"Megan, stop!" One of the girls cried.

"You'll get killed!" Another cried.

"Megan!" Rebecca shouted.

When hearing Rebecca, she stopped in her tracks. "You can't do this alone! Why do you even care about this human girl? Let him have her! Maybe the humans won't notice her absence."

She exclaimed.

"That's not what you would say if it were your sister, your daughter, or your cousin, huh? The humans are bound the notice, Rebecca. I will not be the first to be kicked out of the pack, so I suggest you shut up before they find out you wanted to leave the human in the hands of the most dangerous alpha." Megan shot back.

Rebecca opened her mouth to say something but shut it in an instant. Megan smirked to herself, knowing her words struck some truth.

She picked up her dress and began hurrying to Amelia's room, hoping to find a clue to look for the human girl.