Chapter two

My heart beating rapidly against my chest, my feet feeling warm and covered in something, and my heart skipped a beat and I glanced at the door, my mind gripping at every terrifying thought.

My heart filled with pain when I realized I am not at home, it’s not the morning I imagined, I am not beside Damon, he is not walking in with breakfast for me.

The memories of last night came rushing back to me.

“You are awake.” I heard a a voice and my eyes flickered open even wider, I realized I am in an house, a cabin, the fireplace filled the room with warmth, and I stared at the man in front of me.

He wore black clothes, his hair fell against his temples and he didn’t have a smile on his face when I heard the rumble of thunder and my breath hitches.

“Don’t come any closer.” I yelled, when I reached out for the nearest pillow beside me.

“Relax if I wanted you dead, I would not have saved you kitten.” He spoke, his tone filled with seriousness and his eyes filled with secrecy.

Those eyes, I have seen it before.

“Don’t call me that.” I breathed out, when I winced in pain, he moved closer to me and in a second, my feet found its place rested on my lap.

“You got injured last night and bitten, the poison is out of you.” He spoke.

“Who are you?.” I breathed out, my heart beating with anxiety and fear, I didn’t want to show me I am scared, I glanced into his eyes form a second when I looked away.

“Your pulse is loud enough, I could drink it.” He said when he inched closer to me. “Dante.” He spoke without saying a single word about it, he silently fixed my wounds and handed me over a glass of tea, the herbal scent filled my nostrils as I stared at him again.

“I have to leave.” I breathed out, when I inched my legs, it didn’t feel right being here, the moment my feet made contact with the ground, I winced in pain and the wave of rain echoed through the room.

Who is he? What did he want from me.

“You don’t have to be stubborn, you would not make it anywhere with that leg and this rain.” He spoke. “You are staying.” He demanded, nor even leaving room for any argument.

I wanted to leave, yet even if I tried, I could die before I make it to the door, even if I left, I didn’t have anywhere to go to, my parents would never want me back, Damon hates me and the rest of the pack can’t stand me for being rude to their Alpha.

I glanced at my captor again.

“Where are we?.”

“You ask a lot of questions Kitten.” He spoke and my breath hitches, I stared at him again, trying to figure out where I have send him before.

Without saying a word, he leaves the room, and my mind occupied with thoughts.

His home looked good, I wondered where he had gotten the money for that and that fire place is similar to the one we have at home.

Home, I don’t think I have that anymore.

The moment I sipped through my tea, he walked in with fresh batch of clothes, his clothes.

“How long before my leg heals, my family would be worried about me, I need to find a way to contact them.” I spoke, and he tried to stare at me.

“What family Ava?.” He asked.

I can’t recall ever telling him my name.

I inched toward the end of the bed staring at him with fear.

“My friends are going to look for me and Alpha Damon would be worried sick, I have to leave.” I lied, I didn’t even know where I could be, I didn’t trust him.

His gaze met mine and he inched closer to me.

“I will not hurt you.” Dante spoke. “But don’t lie to me.” He breathed out.

“I am not lying- your family are at a funeral” he said cutting me off and I shake my head.

Did something happen to father, did the event cause a heart attack, we have always been cutious of his heart.

My eyes filled with tears as I stared at him, afraid of asking the question.

“Who?.” I finally breathed out.

“You.” He spoke and my eyes widened in shock.

“You are lying, they will never do that to me.” I yelled. “You know nothing about the bond we share.”

“I know enough, your bond is strong enough for them to ask you to leave the house, don’t even look and ask about you, wake up the next morning and tell the pack that you died because they can not handle the shame and disgrace you have brought upon them, because all they can think about is the fact that you got rejected.”

“You are a stranger, you know nothing about me or them.” I breathed out when he moved even more closer to me.

“Damon rejected you, your family buried you despite being alive, you don’t belong to anyone.”

“No.” I whispered.

“I will let you go and you can see for yourself what they are doing, or you stay, you stay and you become strong, you heal and then I would let you go.”

“Why?.” I breathed out.

No deal comes without any pain, he can’t ask that of me.

“There are some things even I can’t tell you Ava but you know the truth about your family.” He spoke, before he walked away, leaving room for questions.

My eyes filled with more tears when I reached toward the end of the bed and I fell to the ground, I mustered some courage to stand ho when I reached out for the drawer handle and every item fell to the ground.

One item caught my eyes and my breath hitches.

It was the Alpha from when he was little and beside him was Dante.