Days have started to sow into weeks by now, I lost count after day 5. I have slowly started to quiet down, I no longer have the strength to fight back or try to escape.

I'm constantly tired now.

Since I arrived I have had 4 more healing tests which were all cutting my skin with a scalpel. One on my leg, one on my foot, one on my back and one on my neck.

They will scar because they use silver.

I've also had a 'fitness test' where they put me on a treadmill. They monitored my heart rate and every so often they would increase the speed until eventually I was sent flying backwards. The bruises have yet to fade from my back and waist.

Most of my time here has been spent in my cell, waiting. Just waiting. I watch as the other wolves are dragged back and forth each looking as dull and damaged as the last.

There was a newbie yesterday. He has one hell of a temper on him and, of course, he is in the cell right opposite me. His shouts keep me awake all night but it not like I could sleep anyway.

The scientists haven't been down to collect anyone yet, which is weird. Every morning is the same. A loud annoying bell rings making us all wake up and not long after the scientists come down to collect the day's victim.

The bell rang ages ago but someone has yet to come down here yet. That's odd...

We are all silent in pieces and I know we are all doing the same thing, waiting. Waiting for the bad.

The lights in the cells are very dim so I can't so I can't see most of the other wolves but the fright is apparent in the air.

I can smell their anxiety and I can feel the fear rolling around in the air. I do not fear what they are planning or what they are going to do to me.

I fear that Jayden is going to get himself killed by trying to save me.

I have attempted to mind link him since I thought it was possible because we aren't near wolfbane. Unfortunately it didn't happen, I found out that the scientists are injecting us with some sort of mind blocking serum.

My wolf is depressed and stays in the. back of my mind. She is slowly weakening from being apart from her mate.

It doesn't help that we were taken a day after fully mating with Jayden. It feels like we are incomplete. We haven't had the chance to be happy together or tell the pack about our mating.

We haven't even got our Luna and Alpha positions together yet.

I sit up when I hear the cell door opening from the staircase above. I let a growl slip from my mouth as footsteps descend the long staircase.

The male wolf opposite me stands next to the cell barred entrance, his canines are poking out from his lips and his claws have fully extended.

I quickly spring to my feet, what the hell does he think he is doing!? I walk over to the barred wall of my cell and snarl at him.

He looks over to me and growls back. I am startled at first but I realise, he doesn't know me yet but I am fully mated to a royal which makes me royal.

Suddenly my wolfs springs to life, she doesn't like being disrespected. I stand up tall and growl with all that my Luna ability allows.

He instantly cowers back and I notice his claws and canines retract. He falls to his knees and shows his neck in submission. I nod at him.

I freeze as a low cold voice speaks up from the bottom of the staircase to my left.

"Well well, you must be important if you have them bowing to you." His voice is like chalk scraping on a blackboard.

I stare at him making sure I show no emotion towards what he is saying. He is standing opposite me now with a evil grin on his face.

"You." He states waving his arms around, gesturing to me. "We should of known, you're beauty is prominent and we can't deny that we feel the power you hold."

I stare at him emotionlessly but he just smirks at me instead. I can see the puzzles piece joining up in his head but he is still missing one.

"You're an Alpha Female. Well we should have known! Now, little wolf, we can have some fun." He says taking a step towards me.

I instantly step away without a moment of hesitation. The silver coated bars are in between us but they don't affect humans so he could easily reach in and punch me or touch me.

"You're lucky that we are a little to busy for you today." He says, he starts to walk away but before he disappears he shouts "but there is still tomorrow!"

I stand rigid in the middle of my cell, listening to his fading footsteps and to the increasingly louder growls from the others.

I let out a relieved sigh as I hear the metal door slam. I know tomorrow is not going to be good but at least I know that today I can rest and get my strength up.

I slowly make my way into the corner of my cell that I have chosen to be my floor bed. It's the least coldest spot in this small square wolf cage.

I slid down against the wall until I'm sitting with my back and side leaning on the cornered wall. This spot is sheltered from the cold air that is pumped through the ceiling vents.

When I say cold air I don't mean cool air I mean freezing air. It's horrible especially because all I'm wearing is a ugly ripped brown top and panties.

I don't know when I was last changed or washed. The woman who obviously work for the scientists are suppose to give us baths and changed our clothes but that's not everyday.

It's every week at least maybe every other week, like I said I've lost track of time by now.

I should of done one of those tally charts that you see people in movies do whenever their trapped to count the weeks or days they've been stuck.

But I know the number would haunt me so in a way is best that I don't know, therefore I don't get hung up on it.

I know it's been a while but some days have felt like hours or minutes in my eyes. I do just want to go home but I know that I will be stuck here for a while longer.

My head snaps up when I hear the heavy metal door creaking open. Footsteps descend quickly and soon a men and a women come into my view.

I'm the first cell to the left at the bottom of the long stairwell that leads out of the cells. Those steps haunt me because I know that soon I'll be too weak to get up them.

"Cell 2 needs to be unlocked and ready to be loaded in about 30 minutes." The man says to the woman who looks scared but her head bows obediently.

"Yes, sir." She whispers in a quiet tone that even I, being a werewolf with super hearing, couldn't hear very well.

"Keep the door open and do not leave you're post. Beware, if one of these creatures gets hold of you they will grab those keys and kill you." He spits giving me a death glare.

I glare back as he walks back up the stairs in a rush. I stand up and walk over to the front of my cell. I look up the stairs at the closed door then turn to face the woman.

She looks frightened and pale as she stares at me. Her hands are shaking making the keys jingle, I can see the other wolves eyeing her up so I snarl loudly and as ferociously as I could.

They all instantly whimper and back away into the corners of their individual cells.

The woman looks around, shocked, before turning around to look at me. Hey eyes show respect and I know she is thankful but she doesn't say anything, she looks down to the ground and walks into the cell.

I watch her walk sluggishly into the empty cell next to me before turning to the other wolves. They all stand by their cell doors, watching and waiting.

I know they are all wondering the same thing as me, what is going on?

I look around and smile at the other trapped wolves around me. They all seem pretty friendly but I can't really tell whether they are rogue or in a pack, the scent of blood and mould is too strong.

I can only see 4 other cells from my cell. Opposite me is the anger management male wolf who is standing by his cell door with his fists clenched.

To my left is the empty cell but I can see into the one next to it, it holds another male wolf but this one is in his mid forties and he seems a lot calmer.

Then I can see a female wolf in the one diagonal to me, she has long red hair and has the body of a model. Her hair is matted and she is covered in bruises.

I give her a sympathetic smile to which she returns with a polite bow of her head. Sometimes I hate it when people bow because I hate feeling like I'm above people.

I like to think that we are all equal, but I guess it is a wolf's natural instinct to respect its Luna and treat her right.

My wolf likes her status because it comes with Jay but I know she wouldn't care if Jayden was an average wolf or even an omega.

From what I can tell, nobody in the cells has a particularly high status but that could be wrong because there could be move wolves elsewhere.

I snap my head to the women who has now emerged from the cell to stand behind the door instead.

She looks at me directly in the eye before bowing her head forward. I can sense her sorrow and it makes me instantly want to give her a hug.

"I'm so sorry." She whispers softly and without my advanced hearing I don't think I would of heard it.

I look at her in shock and I hear a couple of surprises muffled gasps. I can't believe she said that, I mean I knew she wasn't exactly like the others but I didn't realise that she would apologise.

Maybe she could help us escape.

Maybe, just maybe...

The door above slams open and the shouts enter the cells. They bounce off the wall making me wince, this new wolf sounds pained.

I glance around to see everyone retreating to the back of their cells whimpering. I raise my eyebrow and start to turn my head.

Before I get to see anything I feel immense pain on the side of my head. I cry out in pain and fall to the floor. My ears start to ring but I still manage to hear a loud growl.

I grip my head in my hands and cry, my hands are covered in blood and my head has started spinning.

I hear a cell door slam shut and then I hear my name being called. My wolf springs to life in my mind but I'm too far out.

My vision is beginning to blacked but I'm still curious to see who the new wolf is. So I let my head fall to the side as I lay on the cold ground.

My heart stops at the familiar face next to me.

Just as the darkness takes me, I whisper his name.

"Jayden."

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