LENA'S POV My head trapped painfully, with my brain spinning like I'd been riding a merry-go-round. The last thing I could remember was the nurse. She'd smiled and muttered something scary. I couldn't remember what, though. My brain seemed so disoriented to pick the details clearly.I suddenly heard a voice.Lena?My heart stopped for a second–Arlo?.I tried to lift myself, but my arms were numb.He knelt down beside me and held me up with a smile. “You’re okay, Lena. I'm here. No one's gonna hurt you”.Something felt off about him, though. His voice was smooth and his eyes too sharp or i was probably seeing things. But there was no way this was Arlo, right? But somehow, the aura felt just the same.I blinked severely, my breath caught in my throat. Something was so wrong.“What's going on, where am i?” I asked.He dropped his head to the side, still smiling.“You're somewhere sacred, to fulfill your purpose” “Purpose? What're you talking about” I tried moving away from him so i
ARLO'S POV I took a walk around the hospital, getting fresh air and at the same time trying to free myself from the stress that I'd faced the past few days.Protecting Lena was my top priority and i would go all out to make sure she was safe.Speaking of Lena, the nurse should be done with her by now if I'm not mistaken.I turned back towards the ward but ran into a little girl on my way. She was pretty and had a heart melting smile, reminding me of Lena.“I'm sorry mister” she quickly apologised.“Don't be, it's fine” I waved her off with a smile.She handed me a candy she was holding. “It's lemonade. My favourite”“Thankyou” I chuckled. “But you don't have to give it to me. It wasn't your fault we bumped into eachother”“I'm not giving it to you because of that” she explained. “I want you to have it because i like you and want to be your friend”“I see” I nodded, taking the candy from her. She was sweet and i dared not to refuse her kind offer.“You have this too” I fished out some
LENA'S POV “What?” I laughed. “What are you two talking about now?”“I just heard something about keeping a child” Arlo said. “Didn't you Briar?”“Well i suppose” Briar shrugged.“Pretty fancy ears you've got there Arlo” I laughed. “Briar clearly didn't hear anything”I was trying to make the situation look less awkward but i only worsened it. I could lie fine, but my expressions always said otherwise.I just hoped dearly that they both really didn't hear anything we said.“But you were really talking about a baby just now” Briar stated. “And why do you look so down Ivy, are you feeling sick again” he walked over to her.“Oh. We were talking about an aunt of hers who passed. She thinks keeping the baby would be alot for her mom” I quickly said.It seemed like a perfect cover up story, anyone would easily fall for it.“Is that it?” Briar looked worried. “It's alright honey, everything will be fine” he held her close to himself.Ivy let down her walls and sobbed, crying so hard i almos
LENA'S POV Soft whispers echoed in my head as my eyes slowly fluttered open. My vision was blurred at first, but after a few blinks, it became clear again.I felt a soft grip on my hand and looked down, beside me was Arlo. He held my hand, resting his head by the side of the bed. Seeing him, I smiled without even realizing. I knew he would come for me, and I'm glad he didn't let me down. What other proof did i need to know that he loved me beyond the moon? It was all clear now. Just when i thought i had no one to rely on in this world, he showed up out of the blues. A man who will protect me till death do us part.Thinking of the fact that he was about to become mine made me feel excited. Who wouldn't be?I let out a sigh, looking around the hospital room. There was no sign of Ivy. I knew Arlo might've sent her home to rest. Gosh, I was really putting her through a lot of stress.My mind flew back to the previous day. How dare that son of a bitch!Was he really going to sacrifice
ARLO'S POV I let out a sigh and held out my hand, Briar quickly handed me a towel. We were in a dimly lit room, facing three men that were hanging upside down.“Get me the pinchers” I ordered.“Please Alpha, we didn't mean it that way” elder Eron pleaded with a trembling voice, his breathing slow but heavy as a result of his hanging position.I said nothing, i infact hasn't uttered a word to any of them for the past thirty minutes. But that was after giving them five minutes to confess, but as expected they refused to speak.Elder Gregor had already lost his a limb and tooth, i was going to cut them all up bit by bit till they said everything they knew. I wiped the blood off my hands before picking up a new pair of scalpel.“I'm only going to ask this once Eron, don't make me repeat myself” I placed the scalpel at the front angle of his left ear. “Where is Lena”“I don't know, i swe…ahh” he groaned, wriggling his body. As i started cutting through his ear without waiting for him to
LENA'S POV"One hell of a bitch you are" a man snorted, tightening the chains on my hand that had been tied to the top of the bed.He was Garry, some shithead who'd obviously been hired to kidnap me.I winced in pain as the metal tore into my skin mercilessly.Yes, i had been caught, barely ten minutes after i tried to run. Now my security had been doubled, so much i had to give up on any escape thoughts.He leaned closer to me, his breathe reeking of garlic and alcohol, so bad i nearly threw up. "Try anything stupid again and i swear you'll never be able to tell the tale"I chuckled, though he sounded serious, i didn't get scared. Deep down i knew it would only be a matter of time before Arlo would find me. Yes, i trusted him that much."You think it's funny?" He laughed, moving towards the small table in the room."Yes" I laughed too. "Watching your tongue shoved down your stomach. That would be quite a scene you know"He glanced at me, obviously shocked at how bold i could get even