Chapter 29 - MineZaneWe made it to our room. The walls were painted a dark navy blue, and a huge king-size poster bed sat in the middle of the room. A large ensuite sat to the left, and a walk-in to the right. Our room was in the alpha wing. It was an odd place to keep a guest, normally, we would have stayed somewhere else, but Lincoln claimed that Balor didn't stay here often and that this had basically become a guest wing after his family relocated.I let him go on about the history of the place, taking in how fascinated Colette seemed to be by his stories. But I didn't hear a single thing he said. My mind to busy replaying the deal she made with Balor in my head over and over again. I knew Balor played games with people. It was what he was known for. I expected him to pull some macho crap when we arrived, but I didn't think he would do that. I didn't expect him to know Colette's secret either, but he did. How he fucking did, I had no idea, but it wasn't fucking surprising, reall

Chapter 31 - TakenZane I was stuck between being in complete awe and absolutely furious as I looked at the wolf before me. I had no time to react before Colette shifted. One second she was backing away from Sophia. The next, her wolf took over and snapped Sophia's neck. I shouted for her to stop, but I was too late. I wasn't angry at Colette for killing her; I was mad at the fact that Sophia was still so lost in her lies that she thought it was okay to attack Colette as she did. I was also angry that she got too quick of death for what she did to my mate. But I also knew that despite everything that happened to Colette, she wouldn't have wanted to do this. Even though it had only been a short time since we entered each other's lives, I knew her. I knew that the idea of her being the one to kill someone would now haunt her for the rest of her life. "Colette," I said softly as I approached her wolf. Her silver coat held a shine to it that made it look so soft. And now that she had

Chapter 32 - FightColette Drip. Drip. Drip.My eyes felt leaden as I slowly came too. The smell of mould and damp soil assaulted my nose, sending a wave of nausea through me. Drip. Drip. Drip. I wrinkled my brow as I tried to pinpoint the direction of where the water was dripping. Everything hurt, and I felt so exhausted, the wolfsbane slowly killing me. I knew any more of it in my system would be the cause of my demise. And maybe Maverick realized that too because I knew from whatever amount he gave me, it didn't put me out as long as the first dose did. That told me two things; we were close to where ever he needed me to be when he met Pierre and his men for me to be out long enough for the transfer, and two, whoever he was working for, there was a chance that I might know them which meant Zane might too.My eyes slowly fluttered open, the darkness a welcoming presence to my eyes as I stared out into the abyss of whatever hell hole I had been dragged into. Slowly my eyes adjuste

Chapter 34 - Breaking Point ColetteMy eyes were swollen shut; Phillip had beaten me to the brink of collapse before stopping. He would allow me to heal enough before he started all over again. We had been in this cycle for what must have been hours now.His knuckles were bloody, a mixture of mine and his blood coating them; the copper smell of blood filled the air. I lay slumped over in the corner of the room. My chains were long forgotten as he sat in a chair across from me, his eyes never leaving me. Even though I couldn't see it, I could feel the way his stare made my skin crawl. But I wasn't the only one feeling the pain of this beating. I got a little satisfaction out of the fact that I knew his face and arms were bleeding, too; my nails had dug into him every time he took a swing. I never stopped fighting. I wouldn't, but I knew I could only hold out so much longer before I passed out from my injuries. My head was a constant pulse, matching the rhythm of my heartbeat. I felt

Chapter 36 - A BlazeColetteEverything hurt. It hurt to breathe; it hurt to speak; it hurt to even open my eyes.How long had I been here now? Was it two days, three, maybe even a week since I was taken?My mind was a jumbled mess from the continued beatings Phillip bestowed on me every time I healed enough. He even brought a little bit of wolfsbane to inject into me now and then. Not enough to drown out Visha and my abilities, but enough to stop me from shifting. But no matter how much wolfsbane he put in my veins or how many times he beat me, I made sure I never made it easy for him, even though that reluctance to submit got me into my current situation. My hands chained and hung above my head, and my feet tied down, I didn't stop.He was a coward, and I knew my words would eventually get to him if they hadn't already. I was around people like him long enough in my life to understand what made them tick. "I can't wait to rip him to shreds." Visha snarled. "I couldn't agree more.