{2.} The Alpha’s Favorite Experiment.😱

MOONLESS’ POV.

“His blood pressure is dropping.”

“Then slow down.”

“We can’t. The results need to be obtained tonight.”

My eyes widened at their words, but I couldn’t understand what they were talking about.

All I knew was that my wrists were locked above my head, my legs were restrained against the metal poles beneath me, and another syringe was waiting to be pushed into my skin.

“Please, you can’t do that again.”

My voice trembled as I struggled against the heavy steel cuffs. My body was already exhausted from whatever they had done to me before, and every movement made the restraints bite deeper into my skin.

Three scientists—one female and two males—stood a few steps away, dressed in white lab coats. Each of them held a syringe.

My stomach twisted.

“It hurts. Please.”

Spit gathered at the corners of my mouth as my breathing became uneven. I stared at the syringe in the hand of the scientist closest to me.

If he injected me again, it would be the fourth session since I had been brought here.

I couldn’t take another one.

“Please…”

The scientist didn’t even care.

He stepped forward and pushed the needle into my skin.

Pain exploded through my body.

“Arrghhh!”

My back arched violently as I screamed, my fingers curling into tight fists.

Before I could recover, the other two scientists moved closer.

Another needle pierced my skin.

Then another.

The third scientist deliberately pushed his needle in slower than the others, and a blinding white light flashed across my vision.

My body jerked against the restraints.

Something inside me felt as though it were being rearranged. My muscles and bones protested against a change my body had never agreed to.

I squeezed my eyes shut as the pain burned through my veins.

“Keep quiet.”

The only female scientist’s voice was cold as she pressed down harder on the syringe.

Another scream tore from my throat.

“Please, stop this!”

My entire body shook as the chains rattled loudly against the metal poles.

“That’s enough.”

The first scientist finally gave the order.

The other two immediately pulled the syringes from my skin.

I gasped for air, my head falling forward as my hair covered my face.

My entire body throbbed with every beat of my heart. Even breathing hurts. My ribs ached from struggling against the restraints, and my throat felt raw from screaming.

“Go test his blood again,” the first scientist ordered. “We need to be sure. This omega’s compatibility rate could not be that high, even when he has no scent or wolf.”

“Yes.”

The third scientist turned around, and the female scientist followed him. Their footsteps echoed across the concrete floor until the sound faded beyond the steel door.

I finally raised my head toward the remaining scientist.

“I’m exhausted,” I whispered. “Why are you doing this to me? W-What do you want from me?”

The scientist looked at me without a trace of sympathy.

“I want nothing from you. I’m just following orders.” He said, turning toward the door.

“Enjoy your stay here, just like the others.” His hand reached for the handle before he paused. “Or maybe you won’t even make it out of here alive.”

The steel door slammed shut behind him.

Silence returned.

I lowered my head, staring at the floor beneath me.

Why me?

What had I done to deserve this?

I closed my eyes, but the darkness only made Tyler’s voice louder inside my head.

‘Jeddy is better than you.’

‘Mia has more value than you.’

‘You should be grateful I even let you stay.’

A bitter smile pulled at my lips.

Perhaps Tyler had finally gotten what he wanted.

One less disappointment living under his roof. No one would have even noticed that I was missing.

That thought hurt more than the chains around my wrists.

My eyes burned as tears gathered in them.

Can I just die already?

I rested my head against the cold wall, my breathing slowly becoming steadier despite the ache running through my body.

Eventually, exhaustion won before I slipped into an uneasy sleep.

~~~~~

The sharp scrape of metal against metal slowly pulled me from my uneasy sleep. My eyelids fluttered open, and for a moment, I remained disoriented, struggling to remember where I was.

Then the restraints around my wrists rattled as I instinctively tried to move, and the memory came rushing back.

Heavy footsteps approached from the other side of the door before coming to a stop. A brief silence followed, then the unmistakable sound of several pairs of boots shifting against the floor made my stomach tighten.

The steel door slid open, and three armed guards entered the room. They moved to either side, leaving a clear path between them as I stared toward the opening.

A shadow appeared first before a tall figure stepped inside.

Every movement was calm and intentional, as though he had complete control over everything happening around him. An iron mask covered most of his face, catching the faint light inside the cell. Then his scent reached me.

An Alpha.

My entire body stiffened. I didn’t know who he was, but something about his presence made every instinct inside me scream that I was in even greater danger.

The masked man stopped directly in front of me. I lowered my head, trembling despite my attempt to remain still. He said nothing for several seconds before a gloved finger slipped beneath my chin and lifted my face.

I froze.

His eyes moved slowly across my face, studying my eyes, my skin, even the pulse beating rapidly beneath my neck.

He wasn’t looking at me like a person. He was examining me like I was something useful that could be discarded once it was no longer needed, yet his gaze lingered on my face for a moment longer than necessary.

I instinctively tried to pull away.

“Please…” My voice shook. “Let me go.”

“I can’t.” He said, his voice booming under the mask.

My heart pounded harder. “W-What do you want from me?”

For a moment, he said nothing. Then a faint smile appeared beneath the edge of the iron mask.

“You’ll find out soon enough.”

His gloved finger slowly left my chin.

“My favorite experiment.”