CHAPTER FIVE: CHOICES

ANNALISE’S POINT OF VIEW

“Kill him then.” I heard Alpha Zyn say into the phone, I don’t know why but my heart started to beat really quickly. I don’t know who he is talking to but for some reason I suddenly feel restless. I do my best to stay calm and remind myself that it is none of my business but I cannot, there is this gnawing feeling, this restlessness that wouldn’t stop.

“I don’t care what happens to Liam, you can kill him for all I care!” Alpha Zyn said again into the phone and my panic level increased . He turns to me, his eyes cold and soulless, with a chilling frown on his face he said.

“I have the golden wolf and intend on keeping her forever, you can do whatever you want with Liam.” He added as he took the phone off his ear.

Liam?! Moon goddess please no! I cannot lose one more person. My lips quivered, I felt the tears starting to burn the back of my eyes, my throat felt clogged and painful.

“Don’t. Please.” I cried, trembling as the helplessness and panic set in fully.

“You’ve taken everything away from me. My sister, my parents, my Village, they are all gone because of you… please don’t take my mate too.” I cried as the memory of Liam resurfaced in my head, as the fear that I would never see him again terrified me.

I had felt something with Liam, a certain peace, the longing to be alone with him forever. I had felt this connection, this need, this attachment that I cannot explain or understand. What I had felt with him is something that I have never felt with anyone else. The thought that he would be killed broke me.

I have no one, everyone I have ever known and loved is dead. Alpha Zyn said my sister Evelyn is still alive but I don’t know what to think since I literally watched her die alongside my parents. If my mate Liam dies then I don’t think I’ll be able to survive, they’d be nothing else for me to live for, everyone I know and love would be dead.

I stared into Alpha Zyn’s eyes pleading with him to save Liam.

“Please don’t let him die.” I cried.

“Liam is going to die and it’s going to be your fault.” He replied as he shoved me hard against the wall, the look on his face was one of complete hatred.

“I am going to lose my beta and it’s all your fault Annalise!” He yelled in his alpha voice, I flinched in fear as the tears fell from my eyes.

“You are going to pay for Liam’s death, you are my Luna but once I am done with you even the maid will pity you!” He yelled staring into my eyes.

“Take her to the dungeon and make sure she stays there until I say otherwise” He ordered the guards.

LIAM’S POINT OF VIEW

I squinted my eyes when the blind fold came off, the bright light came in a rush, my head feels a bit painful, I feel a slight throbbing pain in my head. I groaned in pain, trying my best to piece all my memories together but for some reason my mind was completely blank, I could hardly think or remember what had happened earlier, could hardly remember how I had ended up here, tied up.

I tried to pull my hands to my face, trying to cover my face from the light but then noticed that they have been handcuffed, the more I pulled, the more the handcuffs dug into my skin so I gave up. My eyes soon adjusted to the bright light, slowly all the memories started to come in.

Kidnapped. tied up. blacked out. Oh God!

Before I could start panicking he walked in. I sucked in a breath as he started moving close to me, his fingers raking lazily into his jet black hair. He looked bored like he hates that he had to be bothered to be here like he would much rather be somewhere else…anywhere else but here. I always feel sorry for bothering him with my presence but yet again HE kidnapped ME not the other way round!

I know that I should be scared because I do not know this man but for some reason I’m not, for some reason I feel totally calm, like he and his guys hadn’t just drugged and kidnapped me. I continued to feel calm as he moved closer to me…that was until he sneered at me and I noticed his elongated canines, his skin pale and glistening with a bloodless glow, his eyes cold and dead. A vampire! My soul almost left my body, the fear… the panic rushed in.

“Pl…please don’t hurt me.” I said.

“That is no longer under my control, Alpha Zyn had a choice and he chose your death .” The vampire said as he signaled to the rest of the guy behind him. With their canine extended they moved closer to me…