Chapter Fifty One

Brielle's POV

“Lock down the mansion!” Lucien commanded a squad of his soldiers.

“No one goes in or out. search the premises for the intruder. I want him brought to me, alive,”

“Yes sir!” They chorused before they left for their duty posts.

“Brielle, I need you to go to my chambers. Zane is already there, watch over him,” He said in a hushed tone as he led me to one of his men.

,“Take her there and don't let anyone into the room,” He instructed.

“Lucien __”

“Don't worry, love,” He held me close, his fingers brushing my face gently as he tucked my hair to the back of my ear. I could sense the desperation from him but he tried his best to hide it with a smile.

“I will join you when I have captured your brainwashed ex,”

“Okay,” I muttered before I followed behind the armed security guard. I hurriedly went into the room and shut the door.

Zane laid on the bed while there were three doctors actively checking up on him.

“How is he?” I asked them.

“ Well, his vitals are normal. It appears that he is still trapped in his sleep world,” The doctor answered while still checking his pulse. I drew closer and his faint heart beat gave me chills. It was almost not there and for him to drop it that low meant he was ready to die to protect us.

“Zane,” I grabbed his hand gently. The moment our hands touched, I felt a soft tension, like he was trying to grip my hand. A smile danced on my lips as I became assured that he was still in there.

“Lucien needs, the pack needs you, I need you,”

“Really?” Ken's voice startled me. I turned to see him behind me, dressed as one of the doctors. There was blood over his shirt as he slaughtered one of them. She choked on her own blood as life slowly drifted from her eyes.

“It's exciting how easy a person can just turn up dead,” He muttered with a hysteric smile that froze me up in fear.

“This isn't you, Ken,” I backed up, shielding the doctor and Zane behind me.

“This isn't me? How do you know what is me and what isn't?” He walked towards me. “How can you tell me apart? You left me to die and now you think you know me?”

“Yes, I do,”I exhaled with fear. I couldn't stop trembling as he leaned closer, sniffing my skin with a erotic gaze.

“You still smell good,” he remarked as he backed away slowly. The doctor behind me sighed deeply in relief as he collapsed on the bed, close to Zane.

“I was sent to break you and kill the Prince. That is the only way I can earn my freedom,”

“Break me?” I retorted. I couldn't control myself and tears rolled down my cheek.

“I'm already broken from watching you hurt. It's all my fault and I accept it, please Ken,”

“Don't!” He growled angrily.

“Don't call me that name. I am not that name anymore, I am Chase's shadow.”

“No __”

“I am his Shadow, call me Ashe,” He said, his smile got more intense by the second, scaring me from just looking at it.

“I am nothing but my master's will and right now, you are in between me and my task,”

“You…you are not killing Zane,” I stuttered, trembling but mustering enough strength to speak.

“You are not going to kill anyone,”

“How are you so sure about that?” He asked, cackling loudly till his face turned red.

“You couldn't even fight a man that tried to rape you. You useless whore,”

“Watch your tongue,” Lucien spat spitefully as he pushed open the door.

“The butcher,” he chuckled when he turned to face him.

“I knew something else was going on from the moment I saw both of you. The mate bond,”

“Ken, please. Let me_”

“Shut your lying mouth!” He snapped.

“The reason why you abandoned me was because you found your mate and I was disposable,”

“No, Ken. You weren't…”

“You are disposable,” Lucien uttered before I could finish my response.

“That's why even Chase dumped you off in the middle of enemy territory to face your fate. No one cares about,”

“Lucien! Enough!”

My outburst didn't rail him from going further. He slowly approached Ken, his hand clenched into a fist.

“You touch my brother or my mate and I will dispose you properly like the garbage you are,”

The two men stared straight at each other's eyes. Their gaze was so intense that the room felt like it was vibrating from the point where they stood.

“Damn!” Ken disrupted the moment.

“I was almost scared, wow,” he exhaled deeply. He smiled like a maniac as he cheered like he was having fun.

“Ashe,” I called out softly and he turned to answer.

“You can't win this, you have already lost. Your master placed you here to die,”

“Oh sweet Brielle, you are as clueless as a virgin,” He responded. The look on his face showed how disoriented his mind was.

“You are not still a virgin, are you? You left me a virgin but Chase told me how good you enjoyed him fucking you,”

My heart broke, memories of the night came flooding in. Scarred moments that I had spent a long time burying resurfaced.

“Enough!” Lucien tackled him without hesitation.

“Lucien, watch out!” I pointed to the second knife that he pulled out of his boots. Lucien missed his attack by an inch but it ended up ripping his shirt.

“Do you really need your cheerleader, Alpha Butcher?” Ken asked as he took an attack pose with the knife in both hands. At that point I was convinced that the man I fell in love with was gone. There was no Ken anymore, just Chase. Just Ashe.

“Goodbye,” I muttered, holding back the tears that were about to escape my eyes. Ken deserves my tears but Ashe deserved no sympathy from me.

“Giving up on me,” He said, smiling like a maniac.

“Ken died because of me and that guilt will follow me to my grave,” I replied with a bold smile.

“But I will it let one of Chase's acolyte use his body for their own pleasure,”

“Good,” he remarked.

“Now I can kill you both in peace,”

“You are a very bold one,” Lucien responded with a cold smirk. He took off his shirt, exposing his broad physique and tattooed skin. He gently wrapped his shirt around his fist as his gaze instantly became dark.

“I am an Alpha and you are just a mercenary. Do you think you can possibly take me?,”

“And that is why we plan ahead,” Ken replied.

My instincts were triggered when he uttered those words. I could feel my wolf spiralling, the feeling was intense and different. It was almost like I felt the danger behind me.

I turned to see the Doctor being slowly choked to death. His eyes had turned red and drools came out of his mouth as he kicked hard against his attacker. The attacker wasn't fazed from the sight of a man suffocating to death. He watched, unbothered with a void look in his eyes.

“Zane,” Lucien called out in shock.

“Brother, stop. Please,”

“Zane,” I muttered, slowly backing away towards Lucien. After suffering the doctor long enough, he snapped his neck to end the pain.

“Like I said,” Ken walked to Zane's side.

“I am here to break you, Brielle,”