I’m not sure if we got the results Cedric had wanted, but the sneak attack hadn’t been a complete waste of time. We had shown the enemy we were a force not to be taken lightly and had even killed their beta in the scuffle.However, their alpha never once showed. That had made Cedric anxious, and we had agreed to return now that we had something to show for our actions.The moment we stepped foot into the packhouse, the omegas surrounded Cedric and showered him with praise and affection. I shook my head with a smile and glanced around the room. There was no sign of Kai yet, but knowing him, he was sulking about somewhere.Anita showed up not long after she heard us return and clung to Cedric as if her life had depended upon his return. Though now that I knew their relationship was nothing more than friends who had agreed to mate should they never find their true mate, it didn’t bother me with how close they were. Kai, of course, did not understa

I don’t know how long I had been unconscious, but the moment I woke up, I could feel my whole body aching all over. The next thing I noticed was the cold, hard floor on which they had dumped me.Slowly, I tried to get to my feet, but the pain in my chest caused me to gasp and fall back down. It would take a while before my body healed itself from the onslaught the alpha had rained down on me, but that was the least of my concerns now.I tried to focus my gaze so that I could see my surroundings. Everything was still blurry and the place they had put me in was dark. Eventually, my eyes adjusted to the surroundings and my heart sank.I was alive, but that was a trivial comfort to the prison I had now found myself in. There was no bed here, not even a toilet for me to use. There was nothing but the cold, hard floor and the thick bars of the cell.Slowly, I tried to at least sit up, but the sound of chains clanking alerted me to the fact that my fate wa

It feels like an eternity has passed me by in this Goddess-awful place with this bastard of a man. And yet, in reality, it has only been a few hours at most since the alpha showed up to visit me. I wish he would take the hint that I won’t give up any information that might put Cedric at risk.Slowly, the alpha walked around me. Each footstep was slow and deliberate. He had taken out a cigarette and lit the tip before inhaling. He kneeled in front of me again, blowing the smoke into my face, and causing me to cough.“Now,” he began. His voice was a gradual drawl. “Perhaps you’d like to answer an easier question?” As he spoke, he moved the hand with the cigarette towards me. I flinched, not knowing what he might do with it.A smile crossed the alpha’s lips, but he merely took the chain hanging from my collar and pulled me closer to his face. If I didn’t answer him, he would use that as an excuse to do something to me

How long has it been since I have been here? A couple of days? Weeks? Whatever length of time it has been, the only thing I know is that I’ve barely had any treatment or time to recover. Not to mention a lack of food and water.They have been feeding me just enough to survive, but my body grows weaker by the day. I don’t know how much longer I’ll remain able enough to withstand the beatings from the alpha. I dare not try to remember the things he has done to me, but with each day that passes, I wish more and more that with this next beating comes the last of my body’s will to live.I’ve given up hope anyone will rescue me. Let alone even find me here. Even if they knew who had taken me, there was no chance they could break in and rescue me. My only release from this place would be death, yet I have no means to take my own life.The sound of footsteps causes me to flinch, though there is nowhere for me to hide or cower. If those are the sounds of the alpha coming to beat me again, then

I almost don’t believe my own eyes, ears and touch. I finally have my mate back. That is what I thought at first, but within seconds, Vukasin had caught up with us. He always had been swift-footed, even in his human form.As soon as I saw Kai thrashing out at him, I knew he had regained some will to free himself. I had been fearful at first, thinking Vukasin had broken his spirit. I couldn’t let Vukasin do anything more to my mate, and this time, I was determined to protect him.Eventually, Vukasin took this fight seriously. Tormenting a chained-up prisoner wasn’t exactly challenging, but defending himself from two foes almost as equal in strength as him was a much harder issue to deal with in his human form.As soon as he changed into his wolf form, I knew he wouldn’t bother with Kai now. He would focus everything on me so that he could win. I wasn’t about to let him. Allowing him to beat me was not an option. He would slaughter ev