published  7/14/18

Blaring lights met mine when I opened my eyes.

 Where was I?

  A beeping noise came from my left, and the place smelled like vinegar and death. I blinked several times to adjust my vision. 

A white ceiling was met by my gaze.  A prodding feeling was in my left arm and as I looked down I saw a mental stick with a long tube jabbed in my arm.

 I didn't like it.

I grabbed the tube thing and tucked on it but was stopped by a voice.

" I wouldn't do that if I was you"

 My gaze went up following the voice that spoke in the chair. In it was a man with almond skin tone and pale blue eyes. His curly hair was cut short with a fade making his face bone structure look sharper.  I stared at him trying to get him uncomfortable so he could leave. 

"Do you understand what I am saying", he said every word slowly.  

I'm not deaf nor stupid, but I didn't say anything other than just stare at him more. 

" Do. you. speak. Spanish. or.English ?", he asked chopping every single word in the sentence.

How ignorant of a man.  I stayed quiet not really trying to engage in a conversation.

" Okay then I'm going to go get the doctor so she can unplug you and take the IV out of your arm", he said. 

 I watched as he got out of the room his back muscles gripping to his shirt backing him more attractive than he already was. I signed if only he was my mate.  Not moments later did he stroll back in with a blonde woman who was holding a bundle of clothes in her hands.  She introduced herself as Dr. Dominguez. 

She quickly turned off all the machines that were next to me and took out the IV thing that was in my arm. She grabbed the bundle of clothes she had in her hands and gave them and said "Put these on, and when your done head out to the waiting room where Beta Morganstien will be waiting"

I looked at the man that was near the door not quite comprehending how he could be the Beta of the pack especially one in America.  I mean not that he didn't look strong, but he looked like an African American descent, and black people didn't really hold authority or high rank in this place. Well not after the Confederate won the second Civil War, and human rights progress started working slower so anybody that wasn't white suffered economically, financially and overall suffered in this country.  

I watched as they both exited out of the room.

 I grabbed the bundle of clothes that the doctor had given me, and quickly put on the maroon shirt over my sports bra and some black pants. I put on the slippers that were on the side of the bed.

I walked to the door and hesitated in opening it. I needed to tell the Beta that my mate was here in order not to be killed off, that was only if they let me look for my mate. 

 I took a deep breath and pushed the door open. 

There waiting was the Beta and Dr. Dominguez. Dr. Dominguez walked up to and whispered in a low voice only for me to hear " You need to get out of here, your people..... there all died.... and you're the only left, run when you get the opportunity". 

The news hit me like a bomb. I felt empty inside. Everyone was gone and I was the only one left. 

I looked and the Doctor and stood straight and gave her a small nod, not showing how the news was tearing me inside piece by piece.

I felt somebody grab my wrists and as I tried to jerk them away when a burning pain formed around them. 

" I wouldn't jerk your hands too much the chains are coated in silver and that will only make your wrists hurt more", the Beta said. 

I looked down at the chains familiar with the item. It was what human cops will use on criminals except that there's were thinner. Something bubbled inside of me. I wasn't a criminal I did not kill a race off, nor force people out of there homes. I was the innocent one here, yet here I was in handcuffs looked upon as a criminal. I clench my jaw in anger. These people-

" There for safety, for my pack as well as for you, for your not really welcomed here at the moment", he said. 

I looked at him and gave him a blank expression and signed following him out the white building.

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  I grumbled in annoyance as I tried to keep my anger in check as this man called Beta by his people but murder by me rambled on his story of when he was a little kid and thought he was  Super Man. 

Kind of wish he jumped off a building in an attempt to fly, and maybe or maybe not landed on his neck and broke it. He kept on talking and talking a lot when I finally understood the meaning of a chatterbox. Something my dad would call my older brother Etu when he would tell us about one of his adventures of when he went hunting with the pack and would talk in full detail about everything.

The memory of my family stirred something in me. I was no longer going to be able to see them, no longer going to see anybody from my pack. My heart started aching in sadness. 

I shook my head. No, I needed to be strong for my people. I needed to get out of here and keep my traditions alive. 

I looked at the Beta again and angrier rose in me. How could somebody be so happy when a massacre of people just happen? Did they really not care about others than themselves? In that instant the act I was putting up snapped and I spoke.

"Can't you shut up''?

He stopped in his tracks and looked at me.

I looked back at him straight at his eyes. In them, they held a bit of annoyance and amusement. 

Why is HE  annoyed?

" So the girl actually speaks, starting to think you were mute or are those four words the only thing you can say", he teased. 

I decided to go back to the act of not speaking so I just gave him one of my infamous blank looks again. Also not wanting to talk to a person who could be responsible for the killings of my people I stayed silent.

" I know you can speak marrón híbrido girl, so your act isn't going to work on me again", he said.

I rolled my eyes at him and stayed quiet.

"Wow, she's a saucy girl people, so watch out", he said.

 In a confused and offend way I said, " I'm not full of sauce".

He gave me a heart-stopping smile and said, " It means that you have sass, not that you're full of sauce".

I sheepishly looked away and mumbled an " I knew that" under my breath.

"The name is Beta Daniel, even though some people call me Beta Morganstien, I prefer Beta Daniel", he said.

I gave him a sort nod in understanding. 

 "This is the time in which you say your name," he said.  

"Sinopa," I said.

" Well Sinopa, I'm a man that likes giving nicknames and I'm guessing you wouldn't like being called something that is a transgression against divine law, so instead I'm going to call you Opa," he said. 

" You don't mind do you?", he asked.

" Actually I -" 

" Great then Opa it is," he said.

He started walking again and I followed behind, rejoicing in the quiet that came again. But the quietness didn't last long when Beta Daniel started talking again.

"You wouldn't mind if I ask you questions until we reach the place I'm taking you, or would you"

"Only if I get to ask you questions too", I said figuring out that maybe he can provide me answers about what happened to my family. 

" okay great, let me think," he said.

He scratched his chin and look like he was in deep thought as he finally said, "Have you found your mate yet"?

" No, not yet but he's in your pack I smelled him when you guys murder my family before I blacked out", I said.

I noticed that he got defensive at the word murder and he glared at me and said-

"Look were just following orders from our Alpha, so don't think that everybody in this pack likes killing innocent people because we don't and don't call us murders because we aren't orders are orders and we have to follow them in order not to be in the same place as your packmates. And for your mate tell the Alpha that he's in here before he executes you", 

I looked away in shame because he was right not everybody in this pack was bad, I had to give them a chance, as for there Alpha he can go die in a hole.

" Okay your turn to ask me a question", he said with a happy expression once again.

I signed. This man changes emotions faster than a rollercoaster ride. I thought about what question to ask him when it finally occurred to me.  

" When I blacked out there was a younger looking boy a couple of feet behind me, he had black hair and medium skin color. I want to know what happened to him"? 

He thought about it for a second and finally said " We were going to take him to the infirmary so Dr. Dominguez could run tests on him but on our way back to the pack you and him started convulsing uncontrollably and then his heart stopped. We tried to bring him back. Why did you ask about him?

I signed and shakily said, " He was my younger brother".  

Now I know that I really lost everything and I was all alone. My only hope was to have an accepting mate who would make me complete forever. 

Beta Daniel made a stop and that's when I noticed that we were in front of a huge building. I saw him take some keys out of pocket and unlocked the door. 

We entered the big building and in front of me stood a creme royal long hall. It had a huge chandelier in the middle of the ceiling. There were two doors on both sides off the wall leading to somewhere else. Other than that there was not a soul in sight. 

" What is this place?", I asked him with awe in my voice.

" This is the pack house were the middle class and some upper-class people stay at.", he answered while leading me down the hall. 

We took a left turn which leads down another hall and in that hall, there were four doors. One labeled stairs, another elevator, and two of them were labeled offices. The difference between the offices was that one of them had a plain white door and the other one had a wooden door with beautiful carvings in it. 

Beta Daniel made me stop a couple of feet of the wooden door. He gave me a stern stare and said in a whisper for only me to hear " Don't be disrespectful, don't talk unless he says so, don't sit down unless he says so, and no matter follows all the rules I just told you to,  please".

I nod my head in understanding and he gave me a nod back as he steps forward and opens the door. 

The minute I enter the room this smell hits me, it's this coffee beans and minty smell. 

Beta Daniel moves to the side and as he does so this deep animalistic growl comes out of me at the same time as I say "Mine".

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YAY!! The second update is done!! Hope you guys like it!

Sinopa's name means:" Fox: Kit Fox"  in Native American.

Etu (Opa brother) name means " sun" which is also Native American 

Daniel name is pronounced the way you would say it in Spanish.  Speaking of Beta Daniel the top picture is what I imagine he looks like but you can imagine him however you like.

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