ELLIE

        I had been in this place a week now and every singe day had been the same. I would be put in my cell at night with a decent meal as Blake had demanded and the following morning Jackson would come to speak to me for two hours each morning, before I was thrown back in the cells again.

        I hadn't seen or spoken to Blake again, but Jackson always told me that Blake said hello and three days after our conversation, Blake told Jackson that he understood why I couldn't accept him and that he didn't blame me for my reasons.

        Today was no different, other than the fact Jayson was also in the interrogation room with Jackson, only he didn't look as scary as he did when we first met a week ago. In fact, for a man who had to run an entire pack, he looked pretty relaxed today and I was sure there was something else going on.

        "If it isn't the Big Bad Alpha. I was wondering when I would be seeing you again," I actually laughed as I sat down opposite Jayson and Jackson and I was sure that Jayson even managed to smile at me.

        "It's been a week. I was missing your sass Ellie," Jayson laughed.

        "So you do have a sense of humour. And there I was thinking you were made of stone," I chuckled and this was the first time I had ever actually seen an Alpha acting so casual with a rogue. I had been in the dungeons of other packs when pack members found their mate in the shape of a rogue, but that didn't make an Alpha treat said rogue any better than he already was.

        There had been a couple of occasions where I had been there when the Alpha murdered a rogue with their mate in the same room, simply to prove their point and show they weren't going to make an exception to the rule.

        But here I was, effectively being treated as a member of the pack, other than the fact I was being kept in the dungeons. I had proper clothes, I was being given proper food, I was never bored because there always a book to read or a game to play and I was never alone because Jackson always made sure to see me - he even made the effort to see me on the weekends.

        "I never knew you cared so much," Jayson said as he put his hand over his heart, pretending that he thought it was sweet of me to comment on the fact he had a heart in there somewhere.

        "I told you the first time I met you that I thought we were friends. Of course I would care," I replied as I sat back in my chair and folded my arms across my chest, looking between the two men who were sitting in front of me. "Anyway, there must be a reason you are here Alpha and I'm pretty sure it's not to have a casual conversation with me."

        "You would be correct. The reason I am here is because I have received some rather disturbing reports concerning your time as a rogue," Jayson said and there was the cold Alpha that I knew, straight to the point and nothing simple about it.

        "And what would those reports be?" I muttered. In the inside I was panicking slightly because I feared that one of the Alphas had spoken up and told Jayson the truth about what I was planning, but then I didn't think they would be that stupid, it would only land them in the shit.

        "Well, just as I have enemies, I also have allies. I received a call today telling me that someone matching your description had been seen leaving the territory of seven of my biggest enemies," Jayson replied. His eyes never left mine and he made certain to hold my stare.

        "You don't actually think she was plotting against you?" Jackson defended me and that only made me feel worse. He thought we were getting somewhere with the whole trust thing, but there were a lot of things he still didn't know and there was a lot which I couldn't tell him either.

        I was going to tell Jackson a couple of days ago in the hope that he would be able to help me out, only I changed my mind when a 'rogue' was put in the cell beside mine and she warned me that if I was to tell anyone in this pack of our plan, then they would see to it that Jackson and Blake were the first to die.

        I didn't want to lie, I actually did want to tell Jackson the truth and stop the war before it was too late, but I couldn't risk the only two people who actually cared about me getting hurt. It would be too much to deal with if either of them were killed because of something I did.

        "I was taken prisoner but a lot of Alphas. It is possible that your enemies captured me at some point," I said. I knew if I kept it simple then there was no way in hell that I could incriminate myself and there was no way Jayson would know I was involved in anything.

        "I know my enemies and I know they aren't the type of people to simply let a rogue go free. They always kill any rogue who crosses their land," Jayson raised his eyebrow at me, his gaze intensifying as I noticed the slight hint of anger in his eyes. I was practically squirming in my seat, but I couldn't let him know the truth.

        "I never crossed their land. Much like your men captured me just outside your land, most of the other Alphas were the same. They wanted information on each other and, for that information, they allowed me to go free," I sighed out of boredom.

        You need to tell them the truth. It'll only be worse when they find out you're lying. For once I actually agreed with my wolf, I knew I needed to tell the truth and I wanted to tell the truth, but I wasn't willing to people my friend and mate in anymore danger than they already were.

        Do you think lying is going to save them? They're going to die either way. We will lose the only two people who have given a damn about us in the last ten years. If I talk they will know. The 'rogue' is still in the cell beside me and she will know if I am telling her lies. I can't risk it.

        For once in my pathetic life I was actually doing something which wasn't for myself. I was actually trying to save the two people I cared about and who cared about me in return. I just wanted to be the good person for once because that's what I was, I was a good person but I guess I lost that somewhere along the way.

        Now look where I am. I am lying to the Alpha of Moon Shadow and making me friend, who is always going to defend me, look stupid in front of his superior. I made this happen and there's no way to stop it from happening. This war is going to happen and innocent people are going to die, all because I was too angry to think of my actions eight years ago.

        You're not a bad person, Ellie, you just made bad choices. Tell them. Please. Huh. I was basically begging with myself to tell these people the truth and I still couldn't force the words from my mouth.

        "I know you're lying to me Ellie," Jayson sighed.

        "Why are you just sitting there then? You could easily go all wolf on my ass and force the truth from me," I swallowed knowing just how true those words were. He could fight me and easily beat the truth out of me if he wanted to, instead he was sitting opposite me and casually questioning me about my lies.

        "Firstly, Blake would kill me if I dared to touch you. Secondly, I've been watching your conversations with Jackson-"

        "What?" Jackson and I said at the same time as each other, our eyes looking at Jayson in shock. I couldn't believe that I didn't know that. He had heard everything I told Jackson, every single I had shared. He had seen the tears that I had shed for each painful memory relived. He knew I was weak.

        "-I know you're not a bad person Ellie and I know whatever you've gotten yourself involved with you only got yourself involved with because you were angry and you were upset. Just help us before it's too late," Jayson was begging me, something I never thought I would see, an Alpha begging a rogue for help.

        "I don't know anything," I pretty much whispered as a single tear rolled down my cheek and I found myself looking at the ground, holding back the emotion I wanted to let out. "Can I go back to my cell now?"

        "If you want to talk, you know what to do," Jayson sighed in defeat and quickly walked out of the room, closing the door quietly behind him. I didn't want to talk to Jackson now, not knowing Jayson was probably listening in what I was telling him.

        "If you know something, anything, just tell us. Innocent people are going to die," Jackson muttered sadly. I could tell it was tearing him apart that I couldn't trust him enough to tell him the truth, but he doesn't understand how much it was tearing me apart wanting to tell him the truth and not being to tell him the truth.

        "I just want to go back to my cell," I replied quietly. Right now, all I wanted to do was break down in tears, I just wanted the questioning to stop and for them to leave me the hell alone.

        "Of course. Follow me," Jackson said and his eyes didn't even meet mine as we walked out of the room. I walked silently behind him and followed him back to where my cell was, stepping inside without another word to Jackson. I didn't even nod to say thank you. I just ignored him and sat on my bed, holding back the tears because I didn't want to give the bitch next to me the satisfaction of knowing she had gotten to me.

        "Can you tell Blake that I want to see him?" the words came out before I could stop them but they felt right coming out of my mouth. It had been a week since I last saw him so I guess I owed him a fresh conversation, I owed him the chance to show me the things I wanted him to show me.

        "Sure. I'll see you at some point El," Jackson said and then he was gone. My friend hated me and I guess I couldn't blame him. I lied to him and he knew I lied to him, so I can only blame myself for that one.

        "Well. Would you look at that. We finally found a weakness in the blood thirsty rogue."