Chapter 18 - The Enemy

Nixie

I couldn't believe that Beckett and I allowed ourselves to get kidnapped, and from our own house none the less. We should have known better, and to say that I was ashamed of ourselves would be an understatement. Now Beckett and I were tied up in a damned cave. Our hands were tightly bound behind us and our bodies were wrapped in heavy rope netting, ensuring that we couldn't escape from the tiny cave we were in. Even if we were to roll off of the rock we were on and into the water, we wouldn't be able to swim, let alone shift. Not with this thick binding rope. It was smart, I'll give them that.

I turned my head to look over at my mate who was lying next to me. "Beckett." There was no need to whisper, no one else could hear us, which meant there was no need to yell for help, either.

For a moment, I debated simply letting him wake up on his own, but I knew that this conversation couldn't wait until the last minute.

"Beckett, wake up."

I thought that I heard him moan and was thankful