All Chapters of Kidnapped by the Alpha: Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

POV JANEMarius wore a wild, almost unhinged expression, as if he were on the verge of completely losing control, as if he were crumbling. When he grabbed me tightly, my first instinct was to push him away.Why was he shouting at me like this?Then I realized what he meant by “he touched you.” Yes—he was afraid. Marius, the black wolf, was terrified that I might have been abused by his father.“Don’t do this. Don’t stay silent. If something happened, if he did…” His voice grew lower and more threatening with each word he spoke.Finally, I decided to put him out of his torment.“He didn’t do anything besides trying to kill me.”Marius exhaled in relief, unable to hide it.“Ah, thank goodness,” he breathed out.“Ah, how great that you’re relieved he only tried to kill me.”Marius turned his dark brown gaze toward me and seemed to notice my discomfort, because he tried to explain:“Don’t be an idiot, Jane. I’m not relieved he tried to kill you—I could never forgive myself if something ha

Marius looked at me as if I had asked a foolish, meaningless question, but suddenly, something flickered across his expression.Insecurity. For a brief moment, he seemed unsure about what I had said, but as quickly as the feeling appeared, it vanished, replaced by his usual impatient and harsh demeanor.“I think you’re not understanding what’s going on here. Kilian might come back, and if he does, it won’t be with good intentions. He’ll want me by his side. But if you’d rather stay in your room, that’s fine,” he announced, turning his back on me.I touched his arm lightly, making him turn around.“We’re not going to sleep in the same bed, are we?” I asked hesitantly.The male turned, and I could swear a mischievous smile crossed his face, but it quickly vanished as he grew serious again.“You can sleep on the floor if you want.”I put my hands on my waist, outraged.“Are you serious? You’re going to let me sleep on the floor while you take the bed?”Marius rolled his eyes and turned a

Had I ever been with someone? Did he want to know if I was a virgin?I blinked too quickly, staring at the ground as I answered,“No.”I could see him nod slowly while taking a deep breath.“Why?”His question caught me off guard. How could I tell him that no one had ever shown interest in me? That I was an orphan, and even during outings and gatherings with other packs, or events, not a single male had ever taken particular notice of me?That was humiliating. How could I look him in the eyes and admit that the only time I had ever seemed desirable to a male was back in that cursed clearing?“I’m waiting to meet my fated mate,” I lied.But it wasn’t entirely a lie. I had always hoped to find my destined mate once I finally left the orphanage—when I had a job, when I moved on and left my rejected life behind.But that was before. Before I met him, before I felt such a fierce, overwhelming desire for someone like this. Of course, I would never tell him that.Marius stepped back, retreat

POV JANEI shouldn’t have asked that, but part of me longed for his answer.What was I thinking? Damn it, he had admitted he was sexually attracted to me, but on so many occasions, Marius had been a brute—rude, rough, and ill-mannered.He didn’t know how to speak to females and often did whatever he wanted using his strength.Yet here I was, in his bed, asking if there could be something more between us than just sex. What was I thinking?I should be grateful he hesitated to answer, because maybe that meant he’d let me leave alive.I just couldn’t ignore the fact that, yes, Marius was a killer. I had never seen a wolf kill so quickly as he did. He hadn’t hesitated to kill the wolves in the clearing, and I had watched through the window as he went after Kilian.Even if all those bastards deserved death, it seemed that bloody violence was all Marius knew.Did I want to become attached to a male like that?When that thought crossed my mind, images of Marius caring for me flooded my mind—

JANE “Ouch… it hurts. I think I’m going to die,” Daiane moaned, writhing in bed.I placed my hand on her forehead—she had a fever. But I couldn’t even dream of waking Mrs. Calister in the middle of the night to care for Daiane; she would’ve beaten both of us.I looked at her face, twisted in pain, and gently stroked her forehead. I glanced around—every other girl was asleep and would stay that way as long as Daiane didn’t make too much noise.I leaned toward her and whispered:“If you want to cry, do it into the blanket, please, Dai. We can’t wake anyone.” I handed her the blanket, and she pressed it to her mouth, sobbing quietly, her eyes closed and swollen from crying.I took a deep breath, my heart aching. Daiane was my best friend. Oh, how I wished I could take this pain for her.I swallowed hard and looked again at Daiane, curled up in bed and softly crying. I leaned in and whispered:“Dai, I’ll go to the kitchen and try to find something to ease the pain, okay? Stay here, quiet