154CeleneChristoff was a liar, a bastard, and a user and I was a fool not to have realized this sooner.I sat crouched in the corner of a bedroom, Christoff had thrown me in after id tried to escape. It was deep underground, I couldn't escape if I tried. My scalp screamed in pain, and my body filled with cuts and bruises after being torn to shreds by the rocks on the mountain range.Initially, I had accepted my fate believing there was nothing I could do without my wolf, believing I was useless in the face of this betrayal, but when Christoff had stood at the door frame ushering me into his world, a world where my free would be non-existent, I couldn't take the step. The memory replayed in my mind.“What are you waiting for, get in,” Christoff said, looking bored.I refused to budge, my legs felt heavy, as though made of lead. Christoff grew impatient, his arms wrapped around my waist as if to carry me in himself, at that moment I didn't think, I lashed out, putting Mondrian weeks
153Mondrian“So you just let her go?” Zara screamed pacing the floor length of my office, her eyes ablaze with fury, “How could you be so stupid?”A growl carried through the room, “Mind your tongue, Zara, he is our Alpha.” Alex fixed her with a cutting glare.“An Alpha that's about to die and had stupidly let the only person who could save him go.” She countered, barely flinching at Alex's threat.He took a step forward, his finger clenched, but I raised an arm stopping him. It wasn't worth it, Zara was right I had fucked it all up and according to her words, I might be stupid.Alex, looked like he wanted to argue, but years of unwavering loyalty held him back, his jaws clenched as Zara continued to pace ignoring his anger.After my return in failure, the news of my impending doom had somehow reached her ears, probably because she'd been eavesdropping on my and Alex's conversation and had barged in with a look of horror at the news.Alex hadn't taken it likely at her interruption bu
152CeleneHis words ripped through me like a slap, my mind went blank for a few seconds and I stared at the smiling man in a daze.“What are you talking about?” I managed to spit out, my mind too shocked from the accident to process his words.The man I'd known almost all my life and loved for the most part leaned towards me, his gray Iris held me hostage.“What don't you get Celene? You aren't leaving.” He chuckled, standing his full length.“Take her away.” He signalled to the men I wasn't aware had surrounded me. What the heck was happening? When did they get so close?Alera what's happening? My heart dropped as I realized I could not reach my wolf.No.Panicked, I scrambled to my feet, but just as I managed to rise, my legs gave way refusing to respond. The force of the wreck must have been too strong.My heartbeat picked up, hammering loudly against my chest, I was vulnerable, this was dangerous.This couldn't be happening. The men surrounding me seemed to be unaware of my inner
151CeleneWhat do we do about Christoff? I don't think he would be happy about our new decision?” Alera asked, doubt tainting her voice, neither did I but I didn't let out my worries.“I am sure he would be fine. It's not like he loved me anyway. Hell get over it.”I said dismissively, as I head towards the maid's quarters.“Are you sure about that, after everything, he seemed pretty excited to be mating with you.” She insisted, “And when you chose to visit Mondrain instead of the mating ceremony he was pretty pissed for the rest of the day, remember?”I did remember, his cold eyes and intense anger replayed in my mind, he had refused to speak with me until I properly apologized and even then he had acted coldly towards me.Still, I shake away my anxiety and focus on my taste at hand, preparing for the journey at hand, I needed to find Mondrian before the end of the week, to save everyone. I couldn't have Christoff and my guilt getting in the way.“I'm sure he'll understand. Christoff
150CeleneWhere is she? I paced the leaves-covered dirt, biting my fingers, as I waited for the witch to arrive at the location she'd directed me to before abruptly ending the call.What was so urgent she couldn't wait to tell me, she left her pack to find me?Was it about my father? But that couldn't be possible, AlDaniels'sidisadisappearance hasn't been announced to the general public. It didn't make sense that it would be about him. Then was it about me?The thought madepauseused, dread filling up my stomach, with a shudder I continued to pace, checking my phone for her call. Whatever it was, it made my guts churn, and multiple thoughts filled my mind, each darker than the last.It was times like these I missed Mondrian, he would have known what to do, with his ever calm face and warm embrace. I sighed pushing my hair away from my now sweaty neck. The location the wich been had sent to me was easy to find, and far enough away from the pack to make it easily accessible yet no one
Chapter 149 Celene’s POV“Celene you need to calm down!” Christoff's voice rings steady, his eyes following my flurry of movement through the tiny room.I don't listen my mind is a cesspool of worry. After Christoff had dropped that piece of exciting news every other thought vanished from my mind and I put in all my efforts to reach out to the Alpha.Despite our differences, he was still my father and my last surviving relative. I couldn't bear the thought of all the possibilities that sentence brought.Through my foggy mind, Christoff insistent that I calmed down tucked me off, in a moment of anxiousness I threw my hands up in the air, facing the man, “How the heck am I supposed to do that, Christoff? My father is missing for goddess sake!”Ki's eyes darkened at my outburst but he didn't respond to it, instead, he took a deep breath, rubbing a palm through his face before pushing off the wall he had been leaning on, and stepping towards me, “I know you anxious—”“You think?” I count