"Hello little runt." I look to the end of the bed where Alpha Gregory is. He has Lilly in his arms, still sound asleep. "Such s pretty little bitch." He says stroking her hair. I try to reach for her but I can't move. Why can't I move? I look down at my hands and find the chained to the ground. The silver bites into my wrists everytime I pull against them. "I think I'll keep her." He says with a smile. "No!" I pull and pull at the chains but they don't budge. He runs his hands down her chest caressing her breasts."Don't touch her!" I growl. "What are you gonna do little runt? You're not strong enough to protect her. You can't even break through those chains. I could. I would for such a beautiful woman."He smiles an evil smile and kisses her. "Lilly! Wake up baby! Fight him." I see blood dropping into the floor below her. I look back up and see his mouth covered in blood and her throat ripped out. He eyes now open staring at me.

Waking up in the middle of the night, I feel for Lilly but the bed is cold and empty. Sitting up startled because she's not there, I try to use the bond to feel for her. "I'm here love, just doing some work in the office." She mindlinks me. I get up and head towards her office. Opening the door, I see her sitting at her desk with just a lamp on. I go over and sit in a chair next to her. "What are you working on?" I yawn. "Now that we know who is behind the rogue deaths, I'm mapping out where he might have gone. Do you know if he has any ties to the packs around here?" I shake my head. "No. We weren't allowed to be in the meeting room while he was there. I do remember him walking past me once talking about going up north to see a good friend though. His name was...oh what was it. Andrew? Andy?" "Anthony?" "Yeah! That's it." She rolls her eyes."Fingures. Creeps like to stick together." "You know him?" "Unfortunately. He's in the neighboring pack to the east. We, um, used to ha

In and out of consciousness I hear Lilly trying to mindlink me but as much I try, I can't answer her back. Everytime I open my eyes, I see a different part of the forest. Where am I going? Who is carrying me? I close my eyes again, passing out from the pain. The next time I open my eyes I'm sat across from Lilly. I try to reach for her, but my hands are chained to the chair, silver biting into my wrists with each pull. "Are you okay?" I wheeze out."I'm fine. Are you okay?" "Been better." I chuckle and wince at the pain. "I never should have left you. I never should have trusted that asshole." "Hey now. That's not very nice." Says a man walking through the doorway. "I assume you're Anthony?" I say through gritted teeth. Just seeing this man makes me angry. He walks over to Lilly and lays his hand against her cheek. She tries to turn her head away from his hand but can't move much as she's chained to her chair as well. "You have a very beautiful mate Mark. I'd almost be jealous

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.

~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