Bound By The Alpha

ted her path, but she knew it well enough-every worn-out board, every faded piece of wallpaper. She reached her room at the end of

stood in the doorway, her chest heaving, tears welling up in her eyes as the reality of her life crashed

liding down until she was sitting on the cold, hard floor. A sob escaped her lips, th

onight-it was everything. The years of neglect, the constant fear, the dreams she had been forced to abandon

o herself, her voice barely audible betwee

e weight of her life pressed down on her chest, making it hard to breathe. She had a

emembered. For the person she might have been if things had been different. And as she sat ther

She wiped her tear-streaked face with the back of her hand, her breathing ragged. She pulled herself up

a silent promise to herself. One day, she would escape this

olden light across the room. Her eyes felt heavy, swollen from the tears that had flowed freely the night before. She la

her uncle, all mingled together in a sickening swirl. She could still feel the lingering dread that had gripped

g of despair lifted, clarity settled in. She couldn't keep living like this. The nights of running errands fo

d, filled with things she had collected over the years. It was the one place where she had any semblance of control, but even here, she felt trapped. She glanced a

ere any longer. Som

morning sun was warm on her face, and for a moment, she closed her eyes, soaking in its rays. I

go? What would she do? The questions buzzed in her mind like persistent flies, but inst

ers and trinkets to find a blank sheet of paper and a pen. She s

step one is to save

y to save what little she could. Maybe she could take on more shifts at the

find a pl

e could go to, or maybe she could stay with a friend for a while. Roberta though

em to allow me stay with

...prepare for the e

he might need for when she left. It would have to be do

he had been living under her uncle's thumb for too long, letting him dictate her life, but no more. This was her first step toward f

oks. Her heart was still heavy with the weight of her situation, but now there was something else

ething from her, but the house was eerily quiet. She knew he was probably still

ush, a small stash of snacks she had hidden away. It wasn't much, but it was enough to get started. As she

ea of leaving terrified her, but it also filled her with a strange sense of exhilaration. Fo

ht, she would leave this place behind. She didn't know where she wou

her with a newfound strength. She might not have all the answers yet

to skip class today." She s

e beginning of something new, something better. She was done being a pawn in her uncle

she

ife I deserve." She said to herself and just then

his d*mn child!!""Oh,