Chapter 8 Are you afraid of me?

 Alpha Gavin 's fiery gaze startled Amy, and her eyes widened so that she could not speak. Suddenly Alpha Gavin let go of Amy's wrist.

 " Are you afraid of me?" " asked Alpha Gavin unpleasantly.

 " I..." Amy hesitated, intimidated by the fierce possessiveness that emanated from Alpha Gavin , but she dared not tell him the truth.

 " Leave." Alpha Gavin 's tone turned cold.

 " Yes, Master." Amy rushed out of the bathroom.

 Ten minutes later, Alpha Gavin emerged from the bathroom wearing a bathrobe. He ordered Amy, "Help me get dressed."

 So Amy went into the bedroom, opened the closet and asked Alpha Gavin , "What do you want to wear, Master?"

 Alpha Gavin then pointed to one of the gray shirts in the closet, " Give me that shirt."

 " Yes, master." Amy said as she took the gray shirt off the hanger, then carefully put it on for Alpha Gavin .

 Amy kept her head down as she buttoned Alpha Gavin 's coat, and when her eyes glanced absently into the mirror, she realized that Alpha Gavin in the mirror was staring at her.

 " Do you only have one dress?" Alpha Gavin asked.

 " Yes." Amy replied.

 " I will have the maid bring you some new clothes." Alpha Gavin said, " You don't have to do any chores here. Call the kitchen if you want anything to eat and they will make the meals and bring them over."

 Amy said nothing as she silently buttoned the final button for Alpha Gavin . Then she heard Alpha Gavin say, "I have to go to a meeting later and won't be back tonight. The nurse will be here to-morrow to give you your regular check-up. You can't leave the house while I'm gone, remember?"

 "Yes, Master."

 Soon Alpha Gavin was dressed and headed out the door. Amy stood on the steps and watched his departing back, a quiet pang of loss rising within her.

 .........

 The next day, Amy wakes up to hear strange noises coming from her window. So she walked in the direction of the window, and there, unexpectedly, among the thick green leaves, appeared a strange face.

 Inside the room, the light filtered through the dappled leaves and cast a patchwork of light shadows on the floor. The face, hidden behind the luxuriant green foliage, loomed.

 Amy's eyes widened, and through the narrow gap between the leaves she saw a small snake slowly wriggling, its agile body seeming to give a prelude to what was about to happen. In the next second the owner of that face, like an agile panther, leaped from the branches of the tree, and then leaped through the window into the room.

 Amy instantly tensed her nerves and asked aloud, alertly, "What do you want?"

 "Looks like you're recovering well." Taylor stood there, his eyes were like two deep cold pools, from which a hint of gut-wrenching hatred was hidden, "I haven't yet settled that debt with you last time! Now you have caused me to be grounded by Alpha Gavin , why don't we settle the score once and for all!"

 Taylor said that as he approached Amy, step by step, his step was heavy and powerful, as if he were trying to step across the floor.

 "How dare you put your hands on me in Alpha's room." Amy pretended to be calm, but her body involuntarily recoiled, as if she were losing control.

 "You think Alpha Gavin cares if you live or die?" Taylor let out a cold laugh that was full of mockery, "You're just a slave, It's just a plaything to him!"

 Taylor's words were like a sharp blade driven straight into Amy's heart. At that moment she knew in her heart that Taylor, I fear, was still ignorant of the bargain between her and Alpha Gavin , but for the moment Amy could not use that bargain as a shield.

 "This time, no one will come to save you!" Taylor snarled and lunged at Amy like a hungry beast. 

 With his hands like two iron jaws around Amy's neck, Taylor said, "I'm going to fuck you up!"

 "No!" Amy struggled desperately, her legs stomping incessantly, her hands violently breaking Taylor's fingers.

 But the more Amy resisted, the stronger Taylor's grip on her neck became, and Amy felt her breathing getting harder and her vision beginning to blur.

 Suddenly the doorbell rang. At first Taylor paid no attention, as if he had not heard the bell, his fierce eyes still fixed on Amy.

 But immediately afterwards, the sound of voices outside the door still caused him to change his face for an instant.

 "Amy, are you in there?" A woman's voice came in through the door, her voice gentle but with a few anxious tones, "I'm Jeanne. Today is a routine body check day, do you remember?"

 Taylor's hands paused for a moment, and a hint of hesitation gleamed in his eyes. After two seconds, he finally slowly released Amy's neck.

 Before he left, Taylor lowered his head and glared evilly at Amy as he warned, "You're lucky this time. We're not done yet!"

 Having said this, Taylor turned and walked quickly toward the window, whence he leaped with the same alacrity with which he had come, and disappeared among the green leaves.

 Amy sank helplessly to the floor, breathing heavily, her throat aching as if it were on fire. The ring of the door-bell continued, as if urging her on.

 It was some minutes before Amy could raise herself slowly from the floor with all her strength, her legs failing her as she made her way to the door.

 Amy opened the door and Jeanne's eyes rested on her neck, "Amy, did you get into a fight?"

 "No." Amy panicked and covered the scratch on her neck with her hand.

 "Are you in trouble?" Jeanne pressed.

 Amy kept her head down. She was not sure whether she should tell Jeanne what had just happened. Would she take the slave's word for it? Would she just go ahead and report it to Alpha?

 "I'm fine." Amy lied.

 "But I smelled other werewolves." Jeanne's gaze was scrutinizing, " Someone has been in this room, right?"

 Amy did not say anything; she knew there was no way to hide it.

 "If Alpha Gavin knew you were in his room with another man——"

 "Don't. " Amy said in a panic.