At The Beta's Command

Chapter 7

It's been a week since I was held prisoner at the wolf house, I mean the pack house. Sam has been always friendly and sweet, Nico is always making small talk or sometimes being funny, Max as usual was being unpredictable, there are times he's friendly and there's also times he's been serious and scary but he's always not in the house, I heard he is one of the patrol guards and so I think, that is why. Jaden is always busy with whatever it is he is doing as Alpha but if he had a spare time he would ask me to play Wii with him, but as usual he never wins and that's funny when his pack are teasing him for losing to a 'little human girl'. Then there's Ashton, well he is a different story. He acts like I don't even exist, like I'm invisible. He is the only one who doesn't acknowledge me and I don't know why but it's making me sad. I know I shouldn't have cared at all but it's really affecting me. There are times that I would catch him staring intently at me like reading me or studying me but I am afraid to show or tell him that I am noticing his gaze. I would just act normal like I didn't feel his eyes burning at me. But he never talked to me. Yes, he sees me but he never speaks to me and it's frustrating me.

"Hey, mind if I join you?" I heard Jaden's voice say. We were at the back of the house that held a beautifully trimmed garden with a fountain and a large hammock tied in a huge tree. I found this the other day and became my favorite spot. From here you can see the forest and the air is fresh with the scent of woods, soil and something citrus, it is very relaxing. I was lying on my back

and scooted a little to give space to Jaden, he arched his brow questionably but I just nodded my head in response. He maybe thought to sit on the grass or just stand but I don't mind if we share the hammock.  He smiled and instead of lying beside me he just sit on the side playing with his feet making the hammock sway.

He was silent for a moment but then he faced me. "How are you feeling today?" he asked.

"Hmm...just dandy. Well, I was a prisoner here, I just missed a week of school, probably missing my chance to college, I missed my friends and missing my Dad is killing me. So, everything is fine, just dandy." I responded sarcastically with a sad sigh.

"I'm sorry," he started

"Of course you should be! You're the Alpha here, you could just tell Ashton to let me go then he sure will obey you." I said angrily cutting whatever he is about to say.

"Look, I know it's hard for you but you just have to stay here a little longer. You are not a prisoner here, wait until we work things out okay? Trust me, everything will be fine."

"No, it is not a little longer. A week and more is not a little longer. You heard Ashton, he said until he can trust me but how can he trust me if he never talks to me? I really didn't know the guy plus he is very infuriating, he is always angry and irritable, like he had the weight of the world on his shoulders. He's just impossible okay." I said not facing Jaden. I don't want to show him that Ashton ignoring me is making me sad. How pathetic of me. I miss being with Moniq and Blake where I can do everything I want freely, not here with the wolves always eyeing me and watching my every move. I am a teenage girl who used to be having fun and enjoy life. I don't belong here.

"Let me tell you this, he is a good guy with a good heart. He has done a lot of good things for this pack, he cares and he always put the pack as his first priority. Our kind being exposed is a threat to us. He faced a lot of challenges in life that makes him who he is today." Jaden stated proudly. "He is strong, brave and determined, a perfect Beta every Alpha could wish for." He added.

"You sounded in love! Did the big Alpha had a little crush on his beta?" I teased making his eyes bulged out of its socket.

"Take that back little girl!" he threatened playfully.