XAVIA
"Y-you are not going home?" the older man asked and I nodded.
"We are not going home"
"Why do you not want to leave?" the older man asked.
"If you tell us the reason why you took us from the Ice pack and brought us here, then we will leave"
He sighed and turned to speak to the younger man. I could not hear what they were talking about nor could their expression be read. I tried to look at the young man with the mask on.
"Do you think they will let us stay?" Alaila asked and I shrugged, not taking my gaze away from him. "What if he insists that we leave?"
I sighed. "I don't think they will. They had not given us any reason why we were bought from the Ice pack, only to be dropped off in the middle of nowhere and asked to go home. They do not know where we belong to either"
"He wants you both to go home," the older man said.
I blinked. "Are you for real? You can't drop us off here and asked us to go home. Do you even know where we came from?"
I was furious they took us from the Ice pack without any reason.
"W-where do you want us to go?"
Alaila's eyes were teary already and I felt sorry for her.
"We will work for you!" I said and the older man stared at me.
"He doesn't want..."
"I can be his mouthpiece" I cut him short. "I know he finds it difficult to speak to others. I will help him talk..."
"He is not comfortable with people. How do you expect him to work with you?"
I sighed. "Just let us work for you until we pay off the money you paid for us"
"He doesn't want you to pay off the money"
"Then can we stay with you until we find our family?"
"Do you know where your families are? How long will that take you?"
I sighed. "Then help us find them. We will leave after you find them. We can't go back to our homes. The Ice pack warriors will come back and they will take us again. This time we might not be alive for you to save us"
"But you have a signed con..."
"The Ice pack Alpha is very ruthless. He will kill us without a second thought. You should have left us at the packhouse instead of bringing us here only to be killed brutally"
The older man stared at me with worry and sighed. After speaking to the young man for a while he turned to face us." "He will let you stay and he will help you find your family. But..." I stared at him, very eager to know what he wants to say. "You have to promise that you will leave after your families are..."
I nodded quickly. "We will, I promise"
"Go back to the car. We are leaving"
"Thank you" I muttered.
Alaila and I returned to the other car and the journey continued.
"Do you think this is a good idea?" she asked.
I was not sure if it was a good idea or not. "I think we will be safe with him"
She sighed. "I think so too. I am just worried about his personality. He doesn't speak to anyone aside from the older man. Do you think he is..."
"Shh..." I placed my hand across her mouth. I could see the driver staring dangerously at us through the rearview mirror. "That's enough" I whispered. "I don't think we can speak about him here"
She nodded and there was silence for a while. I looked through the window, resting myself fully in the chair. It does look like a good idea to go to his pack with him. I glance at the driver through the rearview mirror. His face had loosened up and he seems to focus on the road. I sighed. As long as we do not speak ill about their Alpha, I don't think we will get into trouble.
**
When the car stopped, we were asked not to leave the car but to remain seated until we are told otherwise. I began to wonder why we needed to stay in the car and for how long.
"Do not look outside through the window either" the driver warned.
I could see the seriousness on his face and that got me worried.
Isn't this place worse than the Ice pack? I wondered.
There was an awkward silence and the environment felt awkward too.
"You can leave the car now," he said but I was reluctant.
For some reason, I couldn't bring myself to leave the car. I could feel my heart beating so fast and my palms were sweaty already. Alaila held my hand and pulled me carefully out of the car. I did not realize she was out already.
"It's a nice view," she told me and I looked around.
I noticed there was nobody aside from Alaila, the driver, and me. I turned to look for the other car but it was gone. A woman who seems to be in her late fifties joined us. She had this charming smile on and that got me smiling too.
"I am Helen, the head of all the maids here. You don't have to be afraid of anything, ok?". I nodded and she smiled. Now follow me," she said and I nodded.
We followed her to a building and then to a room. "You both will stay here. Mary here will attend to all your needs" she pointed at the young girl already in the room. "You can ask whatever you want from her"
I furrowed my brows. Why do we have someone to attend to us? When we should be working?
"But..."
She grinned slightly. "I understand what you want to say. Let's say you both have found favor in the eyes of the Alpha and he wants you to be treated as Queens"
I sighed. "Can we help out? I do not feel comfortable getting treatment that I do not deserve"
She placed her hand on my hair and caress it slowly. "You've got such long hair and cute eyes too". I knew immediately she wanted me to stop asking questions.