The Alpha's Collateral

nity, the occasional barking of faraway dogs and the const

to me and I wrap myself in a towel. A woman stood by the bed with a tray of food. "I peddled through the streets on my beat down bicycle that once belonged to my brother with the

t there was something more out there kept me together

e now spends his days drinking and spending time with cheap prostitutes ,he was not always like this ,I

night she left she combed her curly hair,did her makeup and put on her prettiest dress ,she kissed my forehead, grab

the sweetest and coolest dad he'd comb my hair and tell me stories about wolves, about how they existed and hide in plain sight, he'd take me and my brother out

ll of buzz and cigarettes dominated the air,this part of the house is always like this,I walk past the nak

I'll be eighteen in a mont

only thing staring at me is an empty box of pizza,my stomach gro

order something to eat because I don't think I'll be able to w

ay upstairs. We're always moving because

ss and everything was turned upside down. No! I rushed to turn my mattress and reac

wn my face "M*therf**ker,you stole my money",I yell

lls sitting up "are yo

re is

hat

,where is

ssed and ran out ,he glared a

little conniving b*tch!",he says kicking me in the stomach "see what you made me do!",he fills i

hear him throwing and smashing things making a

door crying,this is the first time he hit me. He is getting worse sometimes I can't even recognize him es

sleep,the sudden movement makes me wince

own the stairs,the place is in a total mess and the l

right now I will soon I promise",my fathe

d neglect but when I saw him pinned down with his

screamed and hit th

's hand says.Another man pins me to the grou

me , where is he?"

ks but only gets his

re's

wear,I don't know!

his busines

betrayed me, I've not

They continued to beat down my father

with him later",the voice said,he

irl",the man I hit

wes $500 000 ,so of course she'

How in the world will I ever manage to pay back?I hope God will forgive me but they can kill

smelt anything like it ,it prevailed over the pungent smell of the carpet,it was the most delicious thing, before I realized it I was hungrily taking in more of t