5. Rejection

 As soon as I came back to my senses, I kicked him in his nuts and took off running. Sadly, I only made it outside the cage before I was jerked back inside. I collided with a concrete chest. He then wrapped his arm around my waist securely.

 "Going somewhere, my love?" He whispered in my ear as he licked it. It sent shivers of pleasure and disgust through me. I hate being licked by anything. It just feels gross. "GET THE HELL AWAY FROM ME! YOU DON'T HAVE ANY RIGHT TO TOUCH ME LIKE THIS!!" I bellowed, as I kicked and punched him. Failing miserably at freeing myself.

"ENOUGH! Let her go!! Stop acting like a caveman!!" 

 We froze in our spots. I could feel his frame stiffen, then he released me. I shook myself off then turned to find the source of that commanding female voice. I was completely stunned to see Cassie. She was standing there, glaring daggers at her son. 

" I did not raise my son to treat a woman like this! ESPECIALLY not your own mate!! What's going on with you right now? This is not okay! You'd better take her out of this prison! Start treating her like the future Luna. Or let her reject you! I'm not going to stand by and keep watching this horrid scene!!" She commands with so much authority.

 I just stood there in shock. If she still has this much say, why is she still locked up then? As I was pondering my thoughts, I heard the cage door slam shut. I jolted out of my spot to find him gone. 

  Around three days have gone by, and he hasn't come back down here at all. Cassie hasn't spoken a word to me since that day. There's something more going on in this pack, and I have to find out. Maybe it has something to do with my pack's demise. Exhausted of thinking, I was about to go back to the little corner that I've been sleeping in. Three guards casually walked into the dungeon and walked straight to me. They didn't utter a single word. One of them came inside the cage. He bent down to be face-to-face with me. 

   "Luna, I'm Beta Brax. I'm so sorry for how we mistreated you. If I had known, I would've never let him throw you down here. Especially for so long." He said, surprisingly genuinely. 

 I just stared at him in shock. Then in rage. His apology felt sincere. He's sorry for destroying my life. That's it? He's sorry? Fuck this whole pack and their thought process.

 "You can't kill someone's whole pack. Kill their family, hold the rest alive hostage in this hellhole. Then expect some kind of forgiveness? How sick-minded are you people?!" I was so lost in my rage that I didn't care about anything else. 

 He just sat there listening to everything I said. As soon as I was done, I could see remorse all over his face. But, he said nothing about what happened to my pack.

"Luna.."

"No, do not call me that. I am not. Nor will I ever be your luna." I said with all the hatred and sincerity that I could.

His face contorted, every line etched with an unspoken agony. Being rejected by your luna is a painful thing to go through. Your luna is supposed to be like a pack mother. Being rejected by someone who's supposed to care for you? I almost felt guilty for doing it. But then I remembered everything my pack went through. What I went through losing my parents, and the pack I was supposed to care for. After that, I didn't feel sorry for them at all. 

He got up and walked out of the cage. He kept his back toward me as he signaled one of the other guards for something. I sat there intently watching them. The first guard that came in kept his back to me. Like.. he didn't want to watch? What was about to happen?

  The second guard came into the cell and immediately grabbed my arm a bit too harshly. I know I'm going to have a bruise after this. He reached into his pocket, and then I realized he was about to inject me with something. I started thrashing to get out of his hold. Clawing and kicking at him. Doing anything to get him to let me go. I felt an extra pair of hands on me, holding me down so they could inject me with goddess knows what. The effect of whatever they gave me kicked in within seconds, pulling my consciousness into darkness.

      

            *Beta Brax Point of view*

 ~ A few hours before he went into the dungeon~

 I can't believe our luna was in that pack. What if someone had attacked her? We would be without a luna now. My wolf and I can't fathom the thought of hurting her. Why did my dumbass friend lock her in the basement? He's locked both of our lunas up. I need to know why. 

  As soon as I got to his office, I knocked on the door and waited.

 "Come in!" 

I walked into his huge office. Like, usually he was sitting in the center. On his oversized desk.

"What do you need? I'm busy." Cold and clipped as normal. So I guess I'll get straight to the point.

"Why are our previous and future Lunas locked in our dungeons? It's not fit for a rat! Let alone our luna. What's the matter with you? What's going on?" I glared at him, showing him that I'm back down until they're free. We were meant to protect our luna. Thats what I'm going to do.

He stared for a few seconds before his shoulders sank as a sigh escaped his lips. "I don't know. I don't want her to reject me. She'll eventually learn my name. I see no way to avoid it; I'll end up having to mark her against her will. She's away from everyone to give me more time to get her to accept me."

"Alpha, she never will with her and the rest of her pack locked up down there. If you even want to attempt to get her to accept you, you'll have to let them out of there. Including your mom. Eventually, you'll have to talk to her about what happened to her family, and pack."

"I'd much rather move on from it. I'm not used to having to face my actions. I'm the alpha after all, I shouldn't have to apologize or beg anyone."

"Anyone, except the woman you claim to love, and want to keep by your side. She shouldn't be clumped in with everyone else in that sense." Lying his head in his hands.

"I know. Put her in the room next to mine. Let my mom go. Her pack will have to wait. If they pledge their loyalty to me, becoming part of my pack, they can be set free."

"I'll go do that now." Getting out of my chair, to head for the door.

"Before you go. Do not speak my name anywhere near her presence. I will be commanding everyone, so no one slips up."

  "Yes, alpha." With that, I left to free my Luna.

   " Brax! Baby!"

 I turned to find Ginny running after me with her usual giant smile. Goddess, I love this woman. I picked her up and pecked her on the lips. I guess she knew I was upset. A frown littered her beautiful face. I didn't like this at all.

 "What's wrong, Brax?"

  "Ugh... Alpha wants me to go get the luna out of the dungeon." She looked really confused at me.

 "Why are you sad? That's a good thing, isn't it?" She stared at me with her big blue eyes.

"Uh, yeah.. I guess. I'm going to be taking her to the room next to Alpha's. Will you get her some clothes? Probably get stuff ready so she can clean herself up?"

 Her eyes lit up, and a smile once again graced her face. "YES! I'm going to have a new friend!" As she was about to rush off, I remembered.

"Ginny, one more thing. I don't care how much she asks, or begs. Do not tell her Alpha's name." I said with as serious a tone as I could.

 Fear crossed her eyes for a second. "Why?" 

 "Alpha thinks she'll reject him. So, he's hiding his name so she can't reject him. He's going to force a mark on her if she doesn't accept him." I've never felt so sad as I do for our luna. if he forces his mark, she'll never accept him in the way he wants.

 Complete and utter horror spread throughout her whole body. It filled her emotions to the brim. "He... he can't do that.. he'll ruin her! She'll be a shell! She'll hate him! She'll hate the whole pack!" She said as tears formed in her eyes.

 I hated seeing her like this. I had to fix this. For our Luna's sake, and for our pack's sake.