5

Orion’s muscles clenched underneath his shirt. He arched both his brows, silently asking me to keep talking.

“I am not Raya. My name is Sameen, and I was killed by a child and a jealous beta,” I revealed. “And I somehow miraculously woke up in this body. I’m glad to be away from them, but one thing still lingers in my heart, wanting me to return to their pack.”

His brows knitted into a deep frown of confusion as he eyed me from over his thick and long lashes.

“My grandmother is still there and I’m afraid they’ll hurt her,” I revealed.

His frown disappeared, and I could see his eyes dancing in silent laughter. Slowly, his lips twitched into a small smile but he bit down on his bottom lip to hide it.

He placed his palm on my forehead, and then removed it. “Have you had your medication for today?” He asked.

“Yes, but I don’t have time. How about you help me get her before she’s killed?” I rushed over my words, my patience grew thin.

Orion threw his head back and an annoying laugh flew out from the back of his throat. He clenched his stomach with his hand, and his voice… it caused my heart to race as its sweet melody slid into my ears, soothing me.

“I shouldn’t be laughing, but the medications are messing with your head. I’ll make arrangements with the doctor and have them look into this.” Orion turned, about to leave, but I grabbed his arm.

“You will listen to me,” I snapped, slightly annoyed. “You have to believe and help me.”

He glanced at me from over his shoulder, and his eyes softened.

“Okay, relax. I believe you. Just let me talk to the doctor so we can have you discharged and taken back to get grandma, okay?” He cocked up a brow, and I nodded, letting go of his arm.

I drummed my fingers on my thighs as Orion walked out of the room. I waited impatiently, tapping my foot on the tiles.

The door opened, Orion returned.

"Good news and bad news. The doctor said your health has improved drastically. Bad news, we can’t leave until tomorrow,” he announced, making a sad expression at the latter sentence.

Accepting this, I laid back on the bed and glimpsed at the clock every now and then until it was the next day.

Orion helped me into the car, and we sat in a comfortable silence until I couldn’t recognize any of the routes we took.

“Where are we heading?” I asked, surveying the environment.

“The pack you mentioned,” he answered.

I relaxed, but the moment I realized I never told him the name of my old pack, I sprang up from my seat.

I thinned my lips and curled my fingers into fists. Adrenaline streamed down my veins as I thought of a million ways this could go wrong.

What if Orion was a bad guy with plans of harming me? A lump grew in my throat.

I stifled a gulp, offering him a small smile to mask my fear.

“I’m a little pressed.” I pressed my thighs together, gripping my stomach. “Can we stop somewhere for me to ease myself?”

“Axel,” Orion called the driver and glanced at him through the rear view mirror.

“Yes, alpha. There’s a gas station just two minutes away,” the driver stated.

We pulled in front of a gas station, and I rushed out of the car, dashing into the store.

“Can I use your restroom, please?” I asked the girl behind the counter.

She chewed her gum, and didn’t spare me a glance. The only response I got was her pointing to the extreme end of the store.

I hurried towards the door, bouncing on the heels of my feet because it felt like my bladder was about to burst.

Just when I got into the bathroom, I relieved myself and glanced around the small space.

Sighting a window above me, I shut the toilet and climbed atop of it. With a thumping heart, I raised the sill and hustled my way onto it.

“Are you sure this is a good idea?” My wolf asked, but I ignored her. I needed to focus on escaping rather than arguing.

“One, two…” I swallowed a deep breath and jumped down the window.

I landed on my feet, twisting one of my ankles. I hissed in pain, squeezing my eyes shut and gritting my teeth.

I scoped out the area, in search of a route to take. There were fleek of cars driving past the back of the filling station.

“Maybe I could get help from one of them,” I said to myself.

With a racing pulse and aching ankle, I staggered forward towards an approaching tinted Mercedes. Angling my thumb to the right, it pulled over beside me and the moment the window went down, my heart skipped a beat.

My breath caught in my throat, and fear racked through my body, sending chills down my spine.

“Where are you headed?” He asked in that raspy voice he was known for all over the pack.

I parted my lips to speak, but the words formed lumps in my throat, refusing to come out.

“Are you okay?” He asked, taking off his shades and combing his fingers through his brown hair.

“Why does she look like she saw a ghost?” A familiar voice sounded beside him, pulling the strings of memory lane.

I shifted my gaze to the woman beside him and my stomach twisted into knots. She was the last woman I saw before I died.

I took a few steps back, limping. I needed to get out of here. What was Ken and that bastard doing here?

“Hey, what’s going on there?!”