When I wake up, I hear a commotion downstairs. I look over and see Lilly still sleeping. I gently get out of bed and grab some shorts and a shirt and hurry downstairs. I see a group of people in the entrance, some of them I recognize but they don't recognize me. Thinking I am the Alpha, they all bow to me. I quickly scan the crowd when I see her. She looks the same just grown up. "Ayliah." A skinny pale woman stares back at me and nods. "Do I know you?" "It's me. It's Mark. Do you remember me?""Mark? My brother's name was Mark. He's been dead for 5 years." I get closer to her hoping my scent would refresh her memory and it does. Her eyes instantly tear up and she throws her arms around me. I pick her up and swing her around. "Oh my goddess, Mark! I thought you were dead. Alpha Gregory said you were. You never came back for me." She says, tears streaming down her face. "I thought he had killed you. I heard you scream and then it was cut off. Im so sorry. I should have come back.
I walk downstairs to the basement to find a severely beaten Alpha. Steven definitely did not hold back. He sits there chained to a chair, barely able to even hold his head up. One eye is so swollen you can't even see his eye anymore. Not a single ounce of me feels remorse or guilt or pitty for his situation. "Find out anything?" I ask Steven, walking over to him. "No." He says through gritted teeth. "This bastard ain't saying a word.""I thought you were good." I smirk at him and he smiles back. "I am. Never met someone I couldn't break and it ain't happening now. He just better hope the doctor finds out before I do because I promise there won't be much left of him." He goes back over and lifts Gregory's head up by his hair. "We still have more fun to have, don't we?" Gregory doesn't reply. "Uh, Steven. Pretty sure he passed out."He shrugs his shoulders, "Eh. He'll wake up sooner or later. How is Lilly?" "She's good. My sister is with her now. They seem to be getting along prett
~Lilly's P.O.V.~I search the halls trying to find Ayliah. Not finding her inside, I head out to the gardens. I find her sitting next to a rose bush, picking the petals off of a rose. I go and sit next to her and wait until she speaks. "I'm not good enough for him." She finally says after five minutes. "Why would you think that? Everyone, well mostly everyone is good enough for anyone. Unless you've done the cruel things dumbfuck in the basement has done then there is nothing wrong with you." "I don't know how to be anything other than a slave. I have spent my whole life with Alpha Gregory. When I was younger it was fine, I didn't get punished as bad as I saw others but as I got older the punishments became more and more harsher. Finally I became perfect enough for him. If he escapes, he'll take me and I don't know if I can survive that punishment." "He's not getting free. There is only one thing keeping him alive and I have the best doctor. She'll find out what was in that mix be
~Ayliah's P.O.V.~I stood behind the door I just closed and listened. I feel so bad for hurting Steven like that. He seemed like a really nice guy. Lilly had nothing but nice things to say about him but I just can't tie him down like that. I'm nothing. A nobody. That's what's been ingrained into my head for the past 5 years now. How am I supposed to be the mate of a Beta? I'd be no good to him. I'm just a slave. Besides I'd never truly be free of Alpha Gregory. He marked me. I'm not his mate but he is an Alpha and could claim anyone he wanted. We don't have the bond mates have but he can track me and know if I'm with anyone else intimately. I can't tell these people I just met. Mark would probably kill Alpha Gregory. If by chance the doctor can't figure out what's in the mix he gave Lilly, well he would have just killed their only lead. Beta James was instructed if by some miracle he was captured that James would destroy everything. I guarantee he's already done that. He's probably
~Steven's P.O.V.~I watch as the bastard stands up, dropping Ayliah to the ground and it takes everything in me to not help her up. I had already mindlinked Mark to let him know what was going on. Gregory wouldn't get far out the door. Mark was waiting to give him his dose of sedative. I told him to make sure it was a double dose. Shouldn't kill him but fingers crossed it does. He rubs his wrists where the chains were and then looks down at Ayliah. He rolls his eyes and then sighs. "And her brother?" "I'll deal with it." "Come on. Were out of here." He says waiting for her to leave the cell first. "She's coming out first. Please don't sedate her." I mindlink Mark. Mark just laughs. I know he's not stupid and could probably tell she would be coming out first but still. This is the last dose we have so he can't mess this up. Ayliah goes first, then Gregory and I make sure I'm right behind him so he doesn't close me in. He pushes Ayliah and she falls. This asshole is going to get
TRIGGER WARNING:Sexual assault and Physical abuse~Mark's P.O.V.~I knock on the door and Steven opens it. I quickly scan the room and see Allie on the bed just staring at the wall. She looks like a statue laying there not blinking. "How is she?" I ask and Steven just shakes his head. He looks like he wants to say something else but doesn't. "Lilly?" He asks. "Resting. She was sleeping when I left. I just wanted to check on Allie. Can we have a moment?"He looks back at Ayliah, "Ayliah? Mark is here." She just nods her head. "I'll be outside if you need anything." He says, his eyes never leaving Allie. Once he closes the door, I move over the bed. "Mind if I sit?" She scoot over enough I can sit down. "Are you okay." She nods. "Allie please talk to me. You're starting to scare me." "What do you want me to say?" She asks quietly. "Tell me what's going on with you. You were so lively when you first got here and now after trying to help Gregory escape, you won't hardly speak.
I wake up and see Ayliah still sleeping next to me. I guess I fell asleep. I pull my phone out keeping the light from her face and check the time. 8:34pm it reads. I close my phone. "Are you still out there?" I ask Steven. "Of course I am." He says in my head. "Can you come stay with her, I'm gonna go check on Lilly and grab a bite to eat." The door opens slowly and Steven quietly walks in careful to not make any noise. He goes and sits in the chair across from the bed and I get out of bed. I mouth to him that I'll be back and he nods. I leave him in the room watching Ayliah sleep. I know it must be killing him to not be able to comfort her. I go across the hall and open our bedroom door but Lilly isn't there. I try her office and she's not there either. I feel for her and follow it. I find her in the doctors office. I wonder why she's still here. I walk in and knock on the only closed door. "Come in Mark." I open the door and walk in and see Lilly hooked up to the dialysis ma
I knock on the door and hear Lilly tell us to come in. Ayliah is sleeping on Lilly's lap when we come in so Steven closes the door quietly. He walks over and gently lifts her head off her lap and Lilly gets up so Steven can take her place. I watch him as he holds her head, gently running his head over her hair and stroking her face. It was amazing how he could go from a killer to a gentle man in such a short period of time. I knew he was a good guy just from the little time I had know him but I had never seen him be so gentle. Lilly puts her arm around me and lays her head on my shoulder watching her Beta. I lean over and kiss her head and nod towards the door. "We'll be across the hall if you need anything." I mind link Steven and he nods slightly. Lilly and quietly walk out of the door and close it. We walk into our room and Lilly sits on the bed and let's out a big sigh. I go over and sit next to her. "You okay?""Yeah just tired. Allie is pretty strong," She laughs "I had to h