My heart pumped in my ears when Raphael threw me over his shoulder and turned back to where he was earlier.
I trashed around as hard as I could, trying to fall off of his shoulder but his grip tightened around my legs, his fingers digging in to my skin.I balled my hands and tried to hit his back but I doubt he felt it."Let go of me..." I finally screamed but my pleas were met with silence.Raphael took me back to where my brother was now fighting off three men and my mother was passed out of the ground.My breath pucked up at the sight of her and Havoc.Blood was running down her forehead, the impact that drew it might have caused her to pass out.But Havoc was still fighting.Tears burned my eyes as I watched on of then turn shifted it to a large wolf a caught Havoc by the leg.I let out a scream as another wolf launched itself at my brother."No..."I couldn't watch anymore. Havoc stood no chance, I wasn't about to watch him get murdered.Closing my eyes, I fell limp on my captor's shoulder.My shoulder shook with each sob that escaped my lips."Fall back." Raphael ordered before he walked further away from my mother and Havoc.I didn't stop crying. It was weak of me. But I am weak.No wolf to give me strength and absolutely no trading to defend myself.Just a weak nothing.My hair fell from the bun and hung down, swinging from side to side with each step the Alpha took.The movement made me nauseous. I'd peeled my eyes open but the sight of the ground moving made my head spin. And before I know it, my hands fell beside my head and my vision darkened.***When I came to, my head was pounding and my body was shivering from the cold.Unlike other adult wolves, I couldn't fight the cold off because my wolf was unnaturally locked away.I tried to open my eyes but the simple action seemed to drain me.Slowly pulling my hand up to my chest, I pressed my palm flat and tried to feel my wolf.Again, she was nowhere to be found.Taking a deep breath, I forced my eyes open and the first thing that came in to my view was the rusty ceiling of a dungeon.I moved my head to the side and stated at old rusty bars.I'm definitely in a dungeon. But why?"Holding on to my head with my right hand, I pushed myself up to a sitting position amd glanced around me.There was nothing but darkness. I couldn't see anything other than a few short feet away from the bars and I couldn't here anything either.My lack of super sense was proving to be a headache.Then it hits me. The events of what happened on the night of my mating ceremony came crashing down on me.My breath picked up again as I frantically looked around the dungeons."You're finally awake." A low voice came from outside of the cell I was in.I squinted my eyes to try and see who it was but it proved to be impossible."Where am I?"My voice echoed through the dungeon and I wondered if the two of us were the only people in here.I heard a deep chuckle before a man stepped out of the shadows. He stood before me, right outside of the bars amd I had to stop myself from shaking like a leaf."Took you long enough, Zinnia." He commented.Zinnia?"I thought I'd have to come in there myself and wake you."His simple comment scared the heck out of me. Pulling my legs to my chest, I pressed my back against the cold wall of the cell and prayed that he doesn't come in."Why... Why did you bring me here?" I asked, my voice too small that I doubt her heard me.But the flash in his eyes made it obvious that he did.I watched in horror as he reached in to his pocket and pulled out a key before he unlocked the door of the cell and stepped in.Sweat trickled down the side of my head and adrenaline shot through me as I watched him step closer.He'd washed the blood he was socked in to and was not standing in front of me wearing a white t-shirts and dark jeans.His blue eyes racked the long green dress I was wearing.His face was void of any emotions amd unlike Atlas, this man didn't look like he was pretending to be emotionless."Why do you think I brought you here?" He asked instead.My eyes jumped to the widely opened door behind him and the adrenaline forced to me quickly stand up and rush past him.But I didn't get far, not even close.He grabbed my by the arm and slammed me back to the wall of the cell.Anger flashed in his eyes as he crowded me, his hand once again finding its way to my neck."Try that again and I'll tear your little head right off of his neck." He warned.He tightened his hand, forcing me up to my toes.I grabbed on to his hand with both of mine, trying to pry it off my neck."What's your name, Zinnia?" He asked before he lossened his hand a bit, enough for me to breath in and be able to speak."Mina." I whispered, too scared to refuse his question."Mina." He teased the name before he huffs."Tell me, Zinnia..." He called me that again instead of the name he'd asked for. "Are you mated?"His question dropped a shiver down my spin."Hmm?" He hummed, looking a bit inpatient to wait for my answer."Almost mated." I replied, knowing that if I lied, he'd smell it on me and that wouldn't be good for me.Raphael smirked before he dipped his head down to my neck and pressed his nose to my pulse.I heard his growl as if he was satisfied to smell the fear radiating out of me.He traced his nose up to my ears before his ears reached."This keeps getting better and better." He whispered before he pulled back and looked me straight in the eyes.I tried to look away but he tightened his hand in warning."I'm going to have to take my time with you, Zinnia. By the time I'm done with you, your entire pack will be feel it, Haden will regret ever crossing me and you, well, I guess if you make it out alive, you'll return to the scarps of Red Blood Pack, if there ever is."Tears slid down my cheeks and Raphael followed them until they hung at my chin and dropped to the ground.He returned his eyes to me and leaned closer again."Don't take it personal." He whispered before he tightened his hand fkr good measure and let me go.I took in a gulp of air as I slid down the wall and clenched my throat with both of my hands.Raphael looked down at me for a few seconds before he scoffed and moved over to the door of the cell.Tears blurred my eyes as I watched him lock the door, pocket the key and walked back in to the darkness in which I could not see.The sun peeked through the small window at the top of the cell.I glanced at the window. My head was leaned against my knees, which were still drawn to my chest.My tears had long dried and my body got used to the cold. But I did not sleep a wink last night, too afraid that the Alpha might come and visit me in my sleep.Last night kept playing in my head. Raphael had wanted to hurt me, amd I mean really hurt me.But why?I've never met him before nor did I even know what he looked like. But the hatred he held for me was a deep one, one that seemed to have taken root in him a long time ago.'Haden will regret ever crossing me.' That's what he had said to me last night. What could my father have done for him to take me from my home, on the night of my mating ceremony nonetheless?And most of all, what is he going to do to me?I pulled I eyes away from the window and I heard soft clicks of footstep echoing through the dungeons.I looked over to the door, expecting the see the Alpha agai
The cold forced my body in to a violent shiver. Even though I was damped with cold sweat and I was shivering, my body was on fire. The open wounds on my head, my foot and my ankle were throbing. In the past twelve or so hours, none of my wounds have healed.I'd already lost concious multiple of times and each time I woke up, I felt ten times worse than I did before. The wound on my head had bled heavily and the blood had run down the side of my face.With the constant flow of the blood, it didn't dry up so the wound could naturally heal.Nothing about this is natural.When the sun went down and the cell was swallowed by darkness, I felt truly lost.I closed my eyes and tried to think of a happy place, one I could easily get lost in.The only place I could think of was the safely of my bedroom. The four walls had always kept me safe.Born the youngest and only girl of the Alpha had put pressure on me. While my brother's were destined to be Alpha's and warriors of the pack, I was des
Raphael Stars...I looked out the window of my office. The sight of the woods caused my wolf to stir.Placing my right palm flat against my chest, I rubbed it in a circular motion so my wolf would calm down.The pull to the woods is always tempting, especially near the full moon. I knew I could never enjoy a run with my people again. Even though my wolf wanted to go for a run, he settled in my head.I watched as the sun rose up to the sky, shining it's beautiful rays down on the small forest, making it look more tempting that it did before.Ten years.It's been ten long years since I've been in those woods. Ten painfully long years since I'd led my people on a full moon run.Ten horrifyingly long years since...I glanced at the picture on top of my table.It's been ten years since I casted the frame down to face the surface of the table and not once have I touched that frame again.It was left down. I never dared to touch it again. Everyone knows not to touch tha
Mina Wolf...I woke up with a sever headache. A skull splitting throb drummed its way form the center of my forehead up to the top of my head. Letting out a soft groan, I pressed my right palm against my head and flinched when I touched the wound.Slowly pealing my eyes open, I looked up at the celling of my cell and let out a soft sigh.I was still laying on the cold floor."You're up?" I heard Beatrice's voice near the door of the cell and I turned my head to the side to look at her. She stared at me from the top of my head to the bottom of my feet.Her gaze was cold and indifferent but I could tell that she was checking my bandaged wounds. Pushing myself up with my arms, I got in to a sitting position and looked down at my right leg.There was a blood socked white bandage wrapped around my right feet up to my ankle. The bandage covered the scratch as well.When the door of the cell creeked, I turned my head around and watched as Beatrice slowl
Beatrice took me back to the kitchen, where the ladies who were preparing breakfast a while ago were lined up and waiting for us.My dress matched with theirs but the only difference was the hair and the shoes.Their hairs were combed back and secured tightly in to a bun at the nap of their necks, not a single strand out of place. Their dresses were perfectly pressed and they were wearing white sandlas on their feet."Girls..." Beatirce called out from beside me and their eyes immediately went to her. They looked up at her like she was their leader. "We have a new wolf that will be assisting you. If you need any assistance with your work, then ask. By the end of the day, it will be your responsibility to make sure that she will return to this kitchen when I'm present."The women looked at me up and down as if I was enemy number one. There were like ten of them and each sported some sort of hatred towards me."Am I understood?" Beatrice asked and the rest of the women mumbled a yes."G
I froze when the Alpha's growl filled the room. "What do you think you're doing here?" He asked, stepping in to the room.My insides immediately twited with fear. I glanced at the bucket of water I'd left by the side of the door."I... I was..." I stuttered, the words refusing to leave my lips.My tongue was tied, so tied up that I couldn't even finish a sentence. "What are you doing here?" He yelled, causing me to flinch and move backwards, away from him.Raphael's eyes blazed golden as he stalked towards me. I walked backwards again until i bumped in to the changing table and knocked it over.Raphael's eyes followed the table as it fell to the ground. His anger rose.I could see veins swelling on the side of his neck and on his forehead. His golden eyes shone more and his aura filled the room.I took a deep breath and bit down a whimper when I felt his Alpha aura crush me down.It was at the tip of my tongue to tell him to stop, to beg for his mercy. But then I remembered his reac
Raphael Stars...I rolled around in bed, trying to find a comfortable position to fall asleep. Like always, sleep was not going to come.Each night I come to bed, I'd struggle to sleep, even after I'd moved rooms.A few years back, I was still sleeping in that bed, in the room next to the nursery. The room was filled with too may memories that I could never get a decent sleep.When father suggested that I move to another room so I could get better sleep, I did just that. But it never worked.My mind would constantly travel to the nursery I was building and to the bedroom right beside it.They never left my mind. Even after ten years, they keep visiting me at night.Letting out a heavy sigh, I rolled to my back and stared up at the ceiling.My head was throbbing and my body was exhausted but I still couldn't sleep. It was as if my mind was too scared to show me images of what I'd lost again.I let out another sigh I could count sheep but that would just make my wolf hungry. A h
Mina Wolf...I let out a soft groan as I rolled to my side.My entire body was stiff and my wrist burned a bit. But I was not in an unimaginable pain as I was a while ago.I moved my hands a bit, thinking if I move too much, then the silver cuffs would burn more. But I didn't feel a new burn, nor did I hear the chains groan with my movement.Pealing my eyes open, I looked around and realized that I was no longer outside, chained to the two silver poles. Instead, I was back in my cell and there was a thick blanket around me.Squinting my eyes with confusion, I pushed myself up to a sitting position and looked down at my wrists.The place where the silver cuff had been burning were bandaged and there were small blood stains on them.But they didn't hurt as much. I looked up at the small window and realized that it was already morning. Last night, after I'd went through by far the worst pain in my entire life, I'd laid on the ground motionless, refusing to believe what had trul