Sophia's Revenge
Sophia’s Revenge – Chapter 22

Sophia’s POV

Stella had convinced me to go downstairs and eat something. I really had only been down there once, but I could fix a plate and sit in the corner. Nobody would notice me, I told myself.

I got down there and it was a little overwhelming. There were people everywhere and tables were full. There were also so many food options I didn’t know where to start. I grabbed a plate and got in line and followed everyone else. I managed to get a few scrambled eggs and some bacon and a piece of toast. I poured myself a cup of coffee and started scanning the room for an empty table. I finally spotted one in the back and headed that way. I could feel people staring at me.

“Just ignore them girl. They just don’t know you yet and are curious.”

Stella gave me the boost of confidence I needed, and I made it to my table. I sat down and started to eat. I was ignoring everyone around me, but I suddenly had company at my table.

I looked up and saw the same girl from yesterday and all her friends. Two of them came and sat on either side of me and she sat down in front of me.

“So I’m going to ask you again and this time you will answer me b***h, who are you?” The same blonde from yesterday asked.

“Like I said I am nobody.”

” Well, nobody doesn’t just run down from the ranked floors. So, tell me did you f**k the beta or the alpha, slut?”

Stella was getting pissed and ready to take charge. “Let me take over Sophia and they will never know what hit them.”

“You can’t do that here, we don’t know them, and we don’t want to get in trouble,” I told her.

The one beside me grabbed my wrist that I broke yesterday and started to bed it backwards. A small scream escaped my lips as she did that. It may be healed but it still hurts.

“Either spill it or she will break your wrist again,” the blonde spat at me.

“Girl, I’m sorry for what’s about to happen,” Stella said.

But before I could ask her, there was a roar so loud the walls shook and an extremely pissed off Xander was headed over here.

Stella was jumping in my head and prancing around saying “Finally he listened.”

“Stella, what do you mean?” She didn’t answer me, just sat back and watched him purring. She was so happy to see him.

He was standing directly behind Clarissa fuming. I could see his eyes changing from black and back again. His wolf was trying to take over. I don’t know what I did but I just know that he is going to kill me. Anytime an Alpha or ranked member was that mad it turned out bad for me.

The girl who had my hand dropped it and bowed her head in submission, while Clarissa had a smug look on her face.

His eyes looked up to mine and that’s when we both said “Mate!”

“No Stella, he can’t be.”

” Oh girl, he is and look at that fine specimen. He is hot, like wet panties hot. I want to climb him like a tree and mount him.”

“Stella, you can’t be serious? I mean ya he is hot, but I can’t do that to him.”

She didn’t reply to my comment. She was too busy drooling over Xander.

“What the f**k, she can’t be your mate. She is nothing but a slutty, worthless pack slave who tries to sleep her way to the top.” Clarissa yelled loud enough that the whole room heard, and they turned their attention to our table.

That was enough for me. I didn’t need to hear more. I jumped up, and headed to my room. I could hear her, whining to Alpha Xander. I had made it to the staircase when finally, her voice was drowned out enough that I could barely hear her. I didn’t want to be around when he unleashed his anger. I knew I would have to deal with it soon enough when he came up to my room to give me my punishment.

I finally made it to my floor and saw Kane coming out of his room. I didn’t want to deal with him either. I thought if I just ran fast enough, I could just bypass him. I managed to get around him and made it to my room and slammed the door.

“Stella, how long has he known?”

“I can’t answer that.”

“And why not?”

“I don’t want you hurt more.”

“He has known the whole time, hasn’t he?”

“Yes. I am so sorry. I promise he will be a good mate, we just need to give him a chance. He isn’t what you think. I promise.”

I could smell someone outside my door, but I didn’t know who it was. It smelled familiar. They started to knock and then the door opened. It was Kane. It was always Kane. Why couldn’t my mate be him? I knew I already loved him.

“Hey baby girl, how are you?”

I ran straight to him and threw myself into his arms. I just needed to be held, even if it was just for a minute. I needed some type of comfort, and he was the only one I had. I was crying the second that I was in his arms. I was crying because my mate didn’t want me, crying because I just desperately wanted to have someone love me and not hurt me.

“I take it that it is not going good?” He asked as he rubbed my back trying to comfort me.

“He’s, my mate. He hates me. I just wanted someone to love me for who I am. I am want someone who isn’t going to hurt me physically or mentally.”

” He has been through a lot, and you need to give him some time to open up to you. Since we found you, he has been struggling in a way I’ve never seen before. I promise you that he would never purposely hurt you.”

I looked up at him as it dawned on me. Kane knew this whole time and never said a word. Why would they keep this from me? If they had just been honest with me, I would have been preceptive to him and maybe actually spoken to him if I had known.

“You knew this whole time and didn’t say anything to me?”

“It wasn’t my thing to tell, baby girl.”

For some reason this hurt me just as much as Alpha Xander not saying anything. Why can’t anyone just be honest with me?

“Get out now!” I yelled at him as I stepped away from him.

“What? You can’t kick me out.”

“Yes I can!”

“Your mad because I didn’t tell you?”

“Ya, now get out or I will throw you out. This is my room and I have the right to tell you to get out.”

He just hung his head and walked to the door. He didn’t try to say anything further.

“Stella, what are we going to do?”

” We’re going to march downstairs and jump into mate’s arms and k**s him and tell him to take us upstairs!”

“Um, no, we are not! I don’t think I could even go near him right now. He hates me. He doesn’t want us. If he did, he would have told us sooner.”

“You don’t know that for sure. You heard Kane, he has his own issues to overcome. Maybe we can help him. Tell me, what has you so against going down and seeing him?”

“Because he scares me for one and two, I’m not ready for anyone to touch me and I don’t think that he wants me. I don’t think I can keep him, I am going to have to reject him.”

“OH, you will be keeping him, I will make sure of it.”

“Let’s go for a walk and clear our head.” I told Stella.

Stella agreed and we snuck downstairs, and I could hear yelling still coming from the dining hall. Xander was yelling at Clarissa still. I didn’t want to hang around for that. He scares me when he gets angry. He seems to not be able to control his wolf.

I slipped out the front door and just started walking aimlessly.

“Stella, do you think I can do this?”

“Do what love?”

“Learn to love him, learn to not be scared of him?”

“Let me tell you, mates can be complicated. We already love him; you just haven’t figured it out. I have talked with Jax several times and he loves us too. The day he attacked Kane, he was mad and let his emotions get the best of him. He feels horrible because he would never hurt us. Kane is also like the brother he never had. He is still beating himself up over it. I have told him several times that we weren’t hurt, and we all lose control sometimes.”

“I just don’t know Stella. He is everything I didn’t want in a mate. He is an Alpha. They are dominant and don’t take no for an answer. They don’t let you say anything and if they don’t like what you are doing they just beat you for it.”

“No, not all Alpha’s are like that. Your experience with an Alpha is actually very rare. Most are actually very caring for their pack and would never dream of treating someone like that. Also, Alpha Xander can dominate us anytime he wants.”

“Goddess Stella, you’re a horn dog, not a wolf.”

“Hey, what can I say? He is hot and I bet he is going to know how to please us in the bed or the shower or wherever he likes, I really don’t care.”

I cut the link with her, not wanting to hear how much she wanted to sleep with him. I continued to walk through the pack lands. I hadn’t seen anyone in a long time. I actually really didn’t even know where I was or how to get back, but I wasn’t terribly worried about that, I could have Stella help me. Her senses were better than mine.

“Well, you certainly have made this easy for me.”

I turned to look for the person who said that. I knew that voice and this was a bad situation. I don’t know how I am going to get out here. I didn’t know where I was and there was no one around to help me.

“Stella, I am going to need your help.”

“I am here, I am going to do what I can, but now is a good time to run for your life.”

I didn’t know where he was, but I took off running but they were following me. I could hear multiple people behind me. It won’t take them long to get to me. I wasn’t very fast and very out of shape.

“Stella, we have to get out of here, we need to go faster.”

“I am trying. I also linked Jax, but he didn’t respond. I am trying River now.”

My foot caught a branch hidden by some leaves and I went flying through the air, landing on my back. It knocked the wind out of me and allowed Blaine and whoever was with him to catch me.

“Stella, please tell me you have a plan.”

“I am so sorry about this, but I have to leave you for a while. They can’t know about me. I will continue to reach out to Jax and River,” Stella said.

“Stella, you can’t leave me, I won’t survive this.” I was met with silence. I don’t know where she went but she wasn’t there. I couldn’t feel her anymore.

“Well, if it isn’t our little pack slave. We missed you.” Said Blaine.

I stood up getting ready to run again when someone came up behind me and stabbed me in the neck with something. It burned like hell. I was getting dizzy, and it was hard to stay upright. I could feel blackness taking over quickly. I tried to run but just managed to fall.

“Someone grab her, we need to get out of here before they find us.”

Someone bent down and threw me over their shoulder. They weren’t gentle either. It wasn’t going to be long before I was completely unconscious. I had to try and do something. I tried wiggling but whoever had me just chuckled and gripped me tighter.

“Let me go!” I yelled out but I’m really not sure what came out as my words slurred together.

“She isn’t out yet?” Asked Blaine

“No sir.”

“Well, we can’t have that.” Blaine said as he walked over to where my head was.

He quickly lifted my head up making me dizzy.

“Listen here slave, you’re going to take a nap. While the wolfsbane didn’t knock you out when it should have. I will just have to do it myself.” He said as he cooked his hand back hitting me in my temple. Everything quickly went black.