Chapter 3

Inside the darkness 

I was sitting on a cold floor. The smell of wine was everywhere. I realized that I was in the godown of some wine factory.

All of the lights were turned off, and the fear in my heart grew.

Leo's words kept ringing in my ears. He did not want to pay the kidnappers two million. He was not willing to save me.

'I am his wife. Why did he tell them to keep me? Is money bigger than me? Wasn't he the person who did so much for my family and asked for my hand from them?' I asked myself.

I could not help but cry in silence. I was helpless. Perhaps if the kidnappers had called my family, they could have saved me. But they called the person closest to me, my husband.

I overheard the kidnappers conversing from afar.

"What a loser girl! Can't believe she has become the Luna of our pack!"

"Alpha doesn't want her."

"But why?"

“She is not even marked!”

After a while, they chuckled. One of them remarked, "Maybe she is not good in bed."

I shut my eyes, feeling humiliated everywhere.

I realized that marrying a head Alpha weighed heavily on me. I became a burden for him, and he wanted to get rid of me.

'Then why did you marry me, Leo? You said you liked me. But after marrying me, you changed,' I thought.

Tears flowed down my cheeks. People always misunderstood me, calling me bubbly, weak, and irresponsible.

But, in truth, I had always liked to laugh freely, speak gently to everyone, and try to look after everyone.

Did I do wrong?

I sobbed, feeling pain in my wrists and ankles. The kidnappers had tied me up before pushing me there.

"It's been an hour, but Alpha Leo hasn't called us yet. Did we pick the wrong girl?"

I could hear the kidnappers. I leaned my head back against the wall behind me. How could I tell them that they had chosen the right girl, but her husband did not care about her?

“Boss, she is an unmarked Omega. Can we have some fun before we let her go?”

My eyes widened in shock. I shook my head.

"NO!"

I screamed out of fear. My mouth was not covered in tape. But all this time, I remained silent.

I heard footsteps hurrying toward me. They untied my hands and feet. Then they gripped my arms tightly.

I just shook my head. "Leave me."

A man sat in front of me and lit a lighter. I saw his face. A large scar was visible on one of his cheeks. I was terrified and screamed again.

"Leave me."

He grabbed my chin. "Leave you? We will play with you one by one until your husband sends us money."

"B-But he refused to send money. He said–"

I was interrupted by another man. "He said we should keep you. We are just following his command."

"We never fucked a Luna before. It's because no Alpha lets anyone have the chance. They always protect their Luna. But your Alpha Leo is something else!"

I tried to break free. "Let me go!"

The man grabbed my jaw. Another man lifted a bottle of wine and forced me to drink it.

I coughed hard, trying to shake my head, but I felt the liquor roll inside my throat.

"We used wolfsbane in the wine. Now you can't feel your wolf or try to shift. We can have you now."

I was shocked.

My body was forcefully laid on the ground. I was traumatized when a man started to touch me. I cried and begged them to let me go.

"LEO! HELP ME LEO!"

I knew he was not here. Yet, I called his name, crying for his help.

I did not want them to rape me. My struggles in my house were far better than this. I was a selfish person who thought I was unhappy.

'Moon Goddess, if you save me, I won't be selfish anymore. I will be patient.' I said in my head.

Their hands pinned down my two hands and legs. A man sat down on my stomach and grabbed the shoulder of my dress.

The lighter was still lit in his hand, allowing them to see my crying face. They appeared pleased with it.

As the man ripped my dress from my shoulder, I heard a loud growl.

It was so powerful that the men trembled.

The flame of the lighter blew out. I could feel my head whirling. I did not know if it was because of the wine with wolfsbane or the unexpected growl.

As soon as the factory was illuminated by faint yellow lights, I closed my eyes.

When I opened my eyes, I realized my vision had become blurry.

My blurry gaze fell on a man dressed in black. I tried blinking several times, but I still could not see his face clearly.

My gaze paused on a pair of red eyes.

My eyes widened.

'Leo!' I thought. Because his wolf possessed red eyes.

I saw him grab a bottle of wine and smash it against a man's head. With the broken bottle, he fought everyone. He fought with the skill of an experienced fighter.

A small smile formed on my lips. 'Of course, he is a fighter. He is a head Alpha after all.'

I was relieved that Leo did not abandon me. I had faith in him, and he really came to my rescue.

My eyes were slowly closing, and all I could see was darkness.

Suddenly, I felt two strong arms wrap around my body and lift me up.

I slowly opened my eyes and mumbled,

"Leo"

The hands encircling me tightened. But I did not mind. I blinked, trying to make out his features. My vision was still blurry.

I smiled at him and rested my head against his chest.

"You saved my life again. I love you, Leo."

His arms felt like the most secure place in the world.

When I closed my eyes, his cologne hit my nostrils, making me frown. It did not smell like Leo. It was unfamiliar to me but very intoxicating.