ALINA'S POV

The day had gone by surprisingly fast and in no time the sun went down its horizon.

I was thankful to be back in my room, the new room Alpha Mario offered me to stay. I lay supine on the big bed and waited, waiting for the right opportunity to make my move.

I knew exactly what to do and how to do it. I just needed to wait for the right time to manifest my plan. My gaze dropped to the little lighter in my hand and a smile twitched on my lips.

I was happy because finally there was a plan that was going to get me out of there. I was going to finally escape this prison. I just needed to wait.

And so I did. Patiently.

I had not seen Mario since that morning. My heart swelled with gratitude to be rid of him at least for now.

I was not expecting to see him ever again because he was nothing but hurt and hated. As the minutes crawled by, I counted down to my freedom.

It had to work, it was the only thought that was keeping me from going insane. Finally, my Freedom was here.

I made up my mind to go as far away as I could from this Pack.

My gaze drifted to the clock on the nightstand and I realized it was going to be time soon. 11:45 p.m. I had to wait until midnight.

There was still one last chore to be done.

By 11:50 p.m., I slipped from the room I stayed in and blindly made my way down to the kitchen.

Martha was the only one in the kitchen at that hour. The rest of the girls had retired. I hid in a pillar and watched what she was doing.

Martha was just double-checking everything and in no time she was done, she turned off the lights and headed out of the kitchen. It was time for me to manifest my best-laid plans.

Quickly I picked a dishcloth from the grille, and with the lighter, I set the clothes ablaze and hid the burning cloth where the breakfast cereal boxes were stacked up in the pantry.

With a devilish grin, I skipped from the kitchen. My heart was thrashing as I hid by the exit door waiting for the perfect time to leave.

It took longer than I imagined, making me wonder if I hadn't placed the clothes right. I wondered if the fire died on its own or if someone had put it off.

I cringed at the thoughts of the latter. If someone saw me attempting to set the entire Packhouse ablaze then dead was my punishment.

I second-thought of going back to figure out what exactly was wrong. As I moved from where I hid from the gigantic flower vase, the fire alarm went off.

A wide grin tugged at my face and I felt nothing but joy. Finally, the long-awaited moment.

In no time, the entire mansion was filled with commotion and all the exit doors flung open.

Instantly, I scurried out of the mansion. Heading towards the trail I realized that noon was going to lead me into the woods and this Pack was going to be history.

As the omegas fled their quarters to safety and as the occupants of the mansion fled the mansion for safety, I was darting straight into the woods.

The second I got to the little gate. It was so surprising it was locked. I took out my hairpin in a swift and steady move, I started picking the lock.

It felt like hours and the lock didn't give up. I was beginning to panic as my hands worked frantically and fervently on the lock.

I muttered a curse and my heartbeat accelerated when it took me longer than expected and the fire alarm died down. Tears filled my eyes as I prayed with everything in me to the goddess to aid my course that night.

And just then, the lock sprang up in a manner that suggested my freedom. I stared incredulously at it and for a few moments, I couldn't believe I was going to be free.

Without wasting time, I took the padlock aside and unbolted the locks. The iron lock squeaked loudly but I doubted if anyone heard because of the sheer commotion back there.

I pulled the small gate open and without hesitation, I bolted out of the mansion towards the stretching woods.

I ran without looking back. I ran feeling the wind in my face and the taste of freedom on my tongue.

I was no breeder of children. I was more and now, Alpha Mario could look for another helpless Omega for his pleasure.

No amount of joy could ever be measured by what my heart was feeling. Before dawn, I knew I was going to get somewhere. Somewhere far away from here.

Somewhere far away from Alpha Mario and Martha.

My feet hurt but I didn't give it much thought. I would have gone faster if I shifted but that wasn't the case.

I still maintained speed this way and that was fine.

I thought of their reactions when they realized I was gone. I thought of Alpha Mario's reaction when he realized that his incubator was gone. A smirk formed on my face as my feet were taking giant gallops deeper into the woods.

I never knew I could go with this speed but there was nothing impossible with the thirst for freedom. I believe that now.

As I rounded a corner, I stepped on a twig and it snapped underneath my foot.

Oh no! It was a twig.

It was a trap, I stepped in the trap and instantly, my next steps were prevented because I was enveloped inside a large net and I was hauled from the ground.

I struggle inside the net for freedom. I believed somewhere inside of me that before the morning came, I was going to find my way out of this binding net.