Sold To The Alpha
The Cursed Luna Chapter 22

'I said what are you doing in here' growled Doctor Nat angrily as he advanced toward his daughter. Justin immediately stepped between them, shielding Hazel with his body as he growled warningly. Doctor Nat looked at Justin before giving a heavy sigh and sitting himself on the bed. 'It's ok Justin, I won't harm your mate' he said defeated, patting the space next to him whilst looking at his daughter. Carefully stepping around her mate's protective stance, Hazel walked over to the bed and sat down next to her father, her hands clasped together as she looked at the floor troubled.

'It's that bad huh?' asked Doctor Nat, reaching out to grasp his daughters hand, giving a soothing wave of his hand to Justin as he involuntarily started to growl at the contact. Hazel nodded, 'I can't bear to be away from him dad' she said, 'I don't know why, but I keep having to come back to him' her voice wavered at the confession.

Doctor Nat nodded slowly, 'Well there is only one thing to do' he said in a low voice 'We need to get you all out of here, including the Luna'

Hazel looked at her father shocked 'No you can't, they'll kill you' she whispered terrified.

Doctor Nat shook his head smiling 'No they wont sweet heart, i'm the only doctor here, they need me. I will be punished but if it means you are safe then that is a price I am willing to pay! Looking toward Justin he said 'I am entrusting you with my daughter's life Beta, you will promise me that you will keep her safe'

Justin walked over to the Doctor and held out his hand, which Doctor Nat took 'I would give my life for your daughter Doc, that I promise you' he said strongly.

Doctor Nat shook his hand before getting down to business 'Right, we need to plan this and we need to be quick as once the Committee see that the Luna is awake and healing they will want her back in the cells. Your pack is well known, even to us here in the mountains and though they wont admit it, the name alone strikes fear into our higher ranks' he confessed quietly 'so we need to sneak the three of you out to the barrier, the Luna can obviously pass through just as our warriors can, as long as you are in contact with her when she walks through you should both be able to pass through with her' he said quickly, his eyes firmly on the door in case someone entered. 'we need to give the Luna a few more days to recuperate, once she is stronger we will wait until nightfall, I will cause a distraction and you will make your way to the barrier and slip through. Once through, do not look back, no matter what, just run as far and as fast as you can!

Tears ran down Hazel's face as she buried her head into her fathers chest 'Thank you daddy' she whispered

'Anything for you my princess' he murmured into her hair 'just do not tell your mother what is happening, tell no-one. I will fill your mother in when you are gone, understand' he said warningly 'the less people who know the more chance we have of succeeding! As Hazel nodded, he pushed her gently toward the door, opening it slightly to check for anyone nearby before taking her elbow and guiding her out, motioning for her to leave the building. Once he was sure she had left, he returned to Justin shutting the door again behind him, 'She cannot come back here Justin, it's too dangerous, if anyone even suspects anything, if the Committee get even the faintest idea that something is going on, we will all be executed including the rest of my family. They will make damn sure that you and I are the last to go so we can watch them die, promise me you will not let her back in here'.

'I promise Doc' replied Justin solemnly, 'I will stay away from Hazel'

Nodding his thanks, the doctor walked out without a backwards glance at the wolf he had left sat on the bed.

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The next few days were dedicated to feeding up the prisoners and getting them as much rest as possible in preparation for their escape. The doctor had informed all the nurses that as Charity was still suffering from the effects of being unconscious that she and Justin should spend some time together to help her fill in the blanks. They used this time to talk in whispers about how they were going to leave, when Doctor Nat joined them to do their observations he would quietly feed them information about the layout of the grounds, how to get to the barrier without being seen and where they would meet Hazel as it was too risky to bring her too the clinic.

The planned night of their escape, having just left from visiting Charity's room, Justin made his way back to his own room so that she could get some rest, sitting himself down on the crisp white sheets, he was disturbed by the sound of his door opening. 'Well, if it isn't my favourite little dog' drawled Lucas leaning himself against the door frame whilst three of his men entered the room and restrained Justin who had balled his fists up in anger.

'What do you want, hound?' Justin spat at him, his face contorted with rage as he strained against the three thugs who were struggling to hold him back.

'Oh I just wanted to see how my favourite play thing was getting on' smiled Lucas as he ran his hand through his hair 'you see I am replaceing life so boring without you little dog, so I thought i'd come and see how you are, and when we can go back to having some fun' he grinned as he stepped into the room and walked round the bed, pulling open Justin's gown to reveal his back. Tracing a fingernail down one of the scars Lucas whispered 'Well now, they are healing up nicely mutt, a nice fresh canvas for our next round of games, won't that be fun?'

Justin growled at him 'Not half as much fun as if you tried it without your band of bitches, what's wrong Lucas, are you scared of the little dog? can't you come see the big bad wolf on your own, you got to have your friends protect you?' he taunted, turning his head to glare into Lucas' eyes.

Anger flashed across Lucas' face before he replaced it with his usual sneering expression 'Oh little dog, I thought we had taught you some manners' he said as he dug his sharp nails into the healing scars, drawing blood 'obviously not, but thats ok, we have all the time in the world to teach you your place. I may even keep you alive long enough for Hazel's auction, I was thinking of bidding on her myself, should get her fairly cheap now she's tainted, i'll let you watch as I make her my plaything too' he whispered into Justin's ear before stepping back as Justin let out a roar of anger, dragging himself out of the clutches of Lucas' men who stepped back, fear rippling through them at the sight of the furious Beta.

As he was about to launch himself at the group a warm hand was placed onto his arm, 'Justin?' called Charity, her Luna tone evident 'stop'

'Yeah Justin' spat Lucas sneering, seeing the Beta freeze in place 'Do as the wench tells you like a good puppy'

Charity turned her cold eyes to the Oakridge warrior, 'I would be careful Lucas' she advised, her tone light but her eyes burning into his 'I can only do so much, if you continue to goad him he will attack and he will kill you and your men, I would leave swiftly whilst you can.' Lucas swallowed hard, looking from Charity who still had her hand on Justin's arm to the raging Beta before hitching his sneer back onto his face, 'Lets go boys, my toy needs his beauty sleep' before marching out of the room, and through the front doors of the clinic.

Justin turned to Charity his face blazing with anger 'Why did you stop me, you heard what he said about Hazel' he demanded

Charity pulled him to her, slipping her arms around him 'because we do not need the Committee here locking us up over four dead assholes and if all goes to plan, she won't be here to have to worry about them' she whispered exasperatedly. Justin struggled with his emotions for a few minutes before heaving a huge sigh and sinking back down on the bed, as Charity released him.

'OK?' asked Charity, as Justin nodded to her, she smiled at him, leaned over and kissed his forehead 'good, now i'm going back to my room to get ready, you better do the same'. Releasing him, she gave a small smile before turning on her heel and stepping out of the open doorway, pulling it closed behind her and making her way back to her own room.

Justin looked around the room, he had very little he needed to take, Doctor Nat had smuggled in a backpack for each of them and they had been secretly stashing food from their meals for the last two days just in case they needed to camp out on their way back to the pack house.

Dragging out his back pack, he quickly located and packed the food that he had hidden around the room, looking through the drawers, he grabbed some plasters, bandages and other items just in case any injuries were incurred. He also put one of the changes of clothing in that Doctor Nat had generously taken from his own wardrobe and donated to him and hid the other back under his pillow to be put on just before they were about to leave. He then hid the bag behind the curtain and got back in the bed, knowing that Maria would be in soon with some dinner for him.