The Alpha's Virgin Slave

Kate POV

I begin my day as usual, cleaning this disgusting house as my idiot father tries to figure out how to get money to go to the Moon River Pack casino. He is pacing, sweating like a drug addict, and watching the window. He owes money again. I can tell by his fear; I can smell it on him. There is nothing left for him to sell for gambling money. He takes a beer out of the almost empty refrigerator and walks into the living room. He sits down on the floor because the sofa is gone, sold for beer and gambling money.

“There is no food for breakfast, Dad,” I say to him as he walks away from me.

He ignores me as usual. He doesn’t want me here. I turn twenty-one next week. I need to leave and never look back. I have no idea where I would go. There has to be somewhere for me. My father is an outcast. His pack turned on him years ago when my mother died. When the pack cast him out, it left me alone with no one to turn to after her death. I am all alone with a father who doesn’t want me and barely has cared for me over the years.

A big black truck pulls fast into the driveway. I hear screaming coming from outside. I see two of the Alpha’s henchmen from the Moon River Pack getting out of the big black truck. My father throws down his beer and rushes out of the house to meet the Alpha’s henchmen. He must owe the Alpha and the casino a lot of money if the henchmen are here. What the hell have you done, Dad? They will kill you if you don’t stop gambling.

“We need the money, Thomas,” Jackson screams at my father. I watch from the dirty living room window, terrified the Alpha’s henchmen will kill my father this time. They grab my father by the shirt and throw him to the ground hard. He is no match for the henchmen; they are solid wolves, and my father is weak from years of drinking.

“I will have it. I cannot pay right now, but I will have it soon. Tell the Alpha I will pay him next week.” My father cowers as the henchmen stand over him, kicking and spitting on him.

“We need the money or your life. It would help if you hadn’t placed bets you cannot cover. Why don’t you try staying out of the casino, old man?” Jackson continues to scream at my father.

The henchmen have come to our home many times to beat him or scare him into paying somehow. My father has given them every possession we own over time. There is nothing left for him to bargain with for this time. He will die today.

The henchmen begin hitting my father with a cane. He screams out in pain.

“You got to give us something, Thomas. We cannot return to the Alpha empty-handed. Or we can take him your head…What is it going to be, old man?” Jackson screams as he kicks my father. My father lies on the ground, bleeding. I am too afraid to go outside to help him. I begin to scream. I do not want to watch him die. The henchmen look into the window and see me standing there, watching them beat my father.

“Go get her,” Jackson says to Theo. Theo comes into our dirty, almost empty home and pulls me out the front door.

“You are coming with me,” Theo says. I kick and scream as he pulls me out of the house. I do not want to die at the hands of the henchmen because of my father’s gambling problems.

“Leave me alone,” I scream as I try to break free from him.

“Well, it looks like you have one last thing left of value here, Thomas. The Alpha can sell her to a whore house, or she can be his slave,” Jackson says.

My father looks at Jackson. “You can have her for my debt and twenty thousand dollars,” my father says.

“What! Are you going to sell me? Are you fucking crazy?” I scream at him.

Theo holds me as I spit on my father. I kick and scream, trying to get away from Theo, but he is so much stronger than I am. “Please, let me go,” I beg Theo.

“You know I can’t,” Theo says. I begin to sob, but my tears are angry.

“Please let me go!” I scream. Jackson hits me in the face. My face aches from the pain. I look to Theo. “Please.”

I know he cannot let me go. Jackson would kill him if Theo allowed me to escape.

“Take her. She is of no use to me. She is worthless,” my father says.

“Your debt is covered, and I will credit the casino five thousand dollars for you to gamble away, but not a penny more,” Jackson says. My father nods his head—that bastard.

My father walks away as Jackson and Theo drag me to their truck. “I will kill you,” I scream at my father.

“Shut up, or I will shut you up,” Jackson screams at me.

I sit quietly in the truck. “What are we going to do with her?” Theo asks Jackson.

Jackson looks at me and smiles. “How old are you?” Jackson asks.

“I am about to be twenty-one,” I answer.

“It is not up to us. She belongs to the Alpha now. He can do with her as he sees fit,” Jackson answers.

“It doesn’t seem right,” Theo says.

“Well, the old bastard owes money, and she is the only thing of value he has. Do you want to go back and tell the Alpha that we could not collect the debt, or do you want to take her to him?” Jackson asks Theo.

“Don’t I have a say?” I ask.

“No, you don’t. Now, shut up,” Jackson says.

Jackson drives the three of us to the Alpha’s house. I have not been around a pack since my mother died. When my pack disowned my father, they disowned me. It is so unfair. I lost my mother and my pack because my father is an idiot, and now, he has sold me to the Alpha to cover his stupid gambling debt. I hate him.

We pull up to the Alpha’s large cabin. Many wolves are hanging around, watching as Jackson pulls into the driveway. I can tell Theo is not happy about this, but he can do nothing to help me. Jackson pulls me out of the truck. I fall to the ground and hit my head. He pulls me to my feet. “Stay on your feet,” Jackson says. He grabs my arm and drags me across the yard. He continues pulling me into the house. He pushes me into the front door. I fall again, this time landing at the Alpha’s feet.

“What the hell is this?” Alpha asks Jackson. Alpha looks me over as I kneel at his feet, crying.

“Thomas didn’t have any money, but he did have a daughter,” Jackson says as he kicks me.

“What the hell am I supposed to do with her?” Alpha asks Jackson.

Jackson laughs. “Hell, I can think of plenty of things you could do with her,” Jackson says.

“I have a wife, you idiot. I guess she can clean or something until his debt is paid,” Alpha says.

I look up at the Alpha. I am terrified of him. “What is your name, little one?” Alpha asks me, brushing my hair away from my tear-soaked face.

“Kate. My name is Kate, sir,” I answer him meekly.

“Well, Kate, you belong to us now,” Alpha says.

“Yes, sir,” I say, still sobbing.

“Take her to the Omega house; she can serve us from there,” Alpha says.

Theo helps me to my feet. He walks me out of the house by the arm. “Get in the truck. I will drive you to the Omega house,” Theo says.

“What is an Omega?” I ask him as I get into the big black truck.

“It is the lowest member of the pack. Three women and two men live there: John, Trip, Karen, Angela, Cassie, and now, you. They are all about your age. Do you not know anything about how a pack works?” Theo says.

“No. When my mother died, we were cast out of the pack. I have not been around the pack since then. I was only six when she died,” I say.

“You have been living as a Rogue since you were six years old?” Theo asks.

“What is a Rogue?” I ask.

“Your father is a Rogue, which is a wolf without a pack. Why was he cast out?” Theo asks.

“I do not know. I only know that it has something to do with my mother. He said a little bit about it when he was drunk, but he never told me everything. Sorry,” I say.

The Omega house is on the outskirts of the rest of the pack’s homes. The house is a small log cabin with a big front porch. There is a small garden and a tire swing in a tree. A young blonde woman comes out to see what is going on and why Theo is there at this time of day. She walks to the truck and places her hand on the window.

“Hey, Theo. What’s up? What did we do now?” she asks.

“Hey, Angie. This is Kate. She will be staying with you guys for a while,” Theo says.

“Hi, Kate,” Angie says.

I get out of the truck and walk around to the side where Angie is standing. Angie and Theo talk, but I do not pay attention. My mind is in a thousand places right now, and I have no idea what is about to happen to me. I wonder if I can escape this. Maybe I can wait until night and run, but where would I go?

“You will be fine here. I promise,” Theo says. Theo leaves me with Angie. I am scared and nervous. My emotions are getting the best of me when I realize I have begun to cry.

“Hey, there is nothing to be afraid of. We have a lot of fun out here,” Angie says.

“I am sorry. It has been a strange day for me,” I say to her.

“What the hell did you do to get busted down to Omega?” Angie asks.

“My father sold me to the Alpha to cover a debt he owed to the casino.”

“Well, that son of a bitch. I bet you could use a beer,” Angie says.

“I have never had a beer.”

“Well, you will tonight. Come on, and I will introduce you to the other misfits.”

We step on the porch, and the others rush out to see what Theo wanted.

“Aww, he dropped off another one of us. So what the hell did you do to end up down here with us?” a young blonde man asks me.

“Let’s not go there. This blonde idiot with a big mouth is John. That’s Trip walking up from the back. That’s Karen over there at the well getting water, and Cassie is…where the hell is Cassie?” Angie says, looking around.

“She is out for a run,” John says.

“Well, you can meet Cassie at dinner. Let’s get you inside and get you settled,” Angie says.

Kate POV

We all prepare dinner together. It is nice and almost feels like family. The five misfits accept me immediately without question or resentment. I guess they all know what it is like to be an outsider. We drink beer, and I listen to them talk about the bullshit they put up with from the pack throughout the day. Tomorrow, I will get my taste of it as I begin my service to the Alpha. At least I have a pack now. I have been alone for so long, and this feels so good.

“The pack only give us the scraps, but man, Cassie can make anything taste good,” Trip says.

I cannot help but smile as I look around the table. I've found my place with the misfits of the Moon River Pack.

“We could all go for a run after dinner so that we can show Kate around. She needs to know where she can go on her runs,” John says.

“What do you mean, a run?” I ask John.

“You know, wolf out and run,” John says.

“I have never taken my wolf form,” I say to John.

Silence falls over the dinner table. “How old are you?” Angie asks.

“I will be twenty-one next week,” I answer.

“You didn’t turn when you were seventeen? That is odd. You’ve never turned, not even once?” Cassie asks me.

“I have never turned,” I answer her.

“I do not understand why you never turned,” Cassie says.

“I don’t either,” I say.

“Your father never discussed any of this with you?” Cassie asks.

“My father never gave a shit about me or being a wolf. So, no, he never talked to me about turning into my wolf. I have never seen him turn either,” I answer.

Cassie reaches across the table and touches my hand. “No worries. We are all misfits here, and we will help you make your first turn,” Cassie says. Cassie wants to help me, but I am not sure I can be helped at this point. Turning into my wolf is terrifying for me.

“Really? That would be great, but will it be painful?” I ask.

“It is uncomfortable the first time, but after that, it is a breeze. You will love it,” John chimes into the conversation. John is overly confident in my ability to turn. I am almost twenty-one years old. I really do not see it happening so easily.

“How do I turn? I have no knowledge of anything wolf-related,” I say.

“Well, you just turn,” John says. He flashes a big smile at me again with confidence that I am not sure I have earned quite yet.

“That explains everything.” I shake my head at his simple explanation. Like I am going to run out into the woods and immediately take on a wolf form.

“Don’t worry. I will help you. It is a little hard to explain, but once we all get out in the woods, I assure you it will be easy for you,” Cassie says.

We finish dinner. The six of us clean up the kitchen together. All of us clear the table and do the dishes as a family. It is odd for me to see the men working alongside the women. I have never seen people working together as a collective. Is this what all packs are like? They are playful and caring for each other. I have never had anything like this before in my life. I remember very little about my life with the pack before my mother died. I can't even remember the name of my pack.

After the kitchen is cleaned, the boys start getting a little rowdy. They are ready to run. “Don’t pay any attention to the boys; they always get like this before we go for a run,” Angie says. Angie has the sweetest smile and talks fondly of the boys. I guess she is like the house mother.

“I see that. I am nervous about turning into my wolf,” I say to Angie.

Angie turns to me and smiles. “Do not be nervous. We all have been where you are now. It is nothing to be afraid of, I promise.” Angie takes my hand like a mother about to help her child walk for the first time.

“I trust you,” I say to Angie.

The boys run out of the house ahead of us, hooting and hollering. I cannot help but laugh as I watch them jump and shout as they head toward the woods. They seem so happy and content, and I hope to feel that way someday.

“Just remember to stay with me. I will not run fast. We are only allowed certain places in the woods. The rest of the pack has free reign, but we are the misfits, so we are restricted to certain areas, okay?” Angie says.

“What if I don’t turn?” I ask her. My doubts are taking over. I would be so embarrassed if I am not able to turn into my wolf with the others.

“Oh, trust me, you will turn. Your wolf will do all the work. All you have to do is let your wolf know that you are ready,” Angie says.

Everyone begins to run behind the boys toward the woods. When we reach the edge of the woods, I watch as they start to turn into their wolf form. Angie comes up to me. I touch her head. “This is so cool,” I say to her. Her fur feels so soft.

“It is your turn. You can do it, Kate,” Angie says. Cassie and Karen come up in their wolf form to help me. “You all are so beautiful,” I say.

“You will be, too. Come on. Do it! Just get a running start, and your body and your wolf will do the rest,” Cassie says.

I start running. I have never run this fast before. “Guys, I don’t think it is working,” I say as I stop for them to catch up to me. I turn behind me, and they are all staring at me. “What?” I ask. I look down and see my paws and white fur. “Woah! This is so cool!” I exclaim. Taking my wolf form is the most fantastic thing I have ever experienced in my life. This is crazy and feels unbelievable.

They all surround me. “What pack were you from?” Cassie asks.

“I don’t know,” I answer. It feels weird that all of them are staring at me.

“I bet I do. You are an Imperial, no doubt. Who was your mother?” Angie asks.

“My mother's name was Rainwater,” I answer.

“Shit, I bet I know why your dad was cast out then. There is only one reason an Imperial is ever cast out of their pack, but we can talk about that later. Let’s run, babe,” Angie says.

I am very clumsy at first. It takes a minute to get my paws to go the way I want to go, but I am running alongside the rest of the misfits after a few minutes. We run through the woods. The wind in my fur is an incredible feeling. We run to the creek and stop. The creek is beautiful in the moonlight. I look down at my reflection in the stream. My deep blue eyes shine brightly against my solid white fur. I look beautiful. Angie runs up to meet me beside the creek. “We have to stay on this side of the water. The other side is for the rest of the pack,” Angie says.

I look across at the other pack members. There is one wolf who is solid black with white eyes. He is breathtaking. “Who is that?” I ask Angie. I keep staring at the beautiful creature across the water. I am completely mesmerized by him. It feels like I know him.

“Girl, that is Erick. He is the Alpha’s son and our future Alpha,” Angie says.

“He is yummy,” I say.

“You should see him in human form. He is a delicious treat, and I would love to devour him whole,” Angie says.

“I can’t wait to see him in human form,” I say.

“You will see him tomorrow when we go to the Alpha’s house to work. He is the only kind person in that damn house. Luna and Alpha are both assholes,” Angie says.

“Great. Nice to know what tomorrow holds,” I say.

“Don’t worry. We stay out of their way. We go in, do our work, collect our scraps, and get the hell out of there as quickly as possible,” Angie says.

Cassie comes up beside us. “I see you two are taking in the view,” Cassie says.

“He is staring over here. I wonder why?” Angie says.

“He is probably trying to figure out how an Imperial wolf ended up on this side of the creek with a bunch of misfits,” Cassie says.

“We should go back. We have to be up early in the morning,” Angie says.

I take one last look at Erick. I turn and follow the others back to the house. As we approach the top of the hill to run down to our home, I hear someone running behind us. We all turn around to look. It is Erick.

“We did not cross the creek,” Trip says to him.

“I know. I was curious about the new wolf,” Erick says.

“I am Kate,” I say to him.

“Hi, Kate. What are you doing here?” Erick asks.

“It is a long story,” I answer.

“I want to know this long story. You should not be here,” Erick says. He turns and runs away. I watch him as he runs back into the woods. I want to know him, but I know it is a bad idea.