Chapter 38
Chapter 38
My body floats in a state of numbness as I find myself consumed in darkness. I feel no emotions. No wave of energy from the pack link with Bloodsvain and barely a hum from the mate bond. I wonder just where I am as I try to piece together the hazy memories that led me to this state. My body is numb and it takes a while to realize that I had been kidnapped as I open my eyes and soon learn that I am tied down to a familiar bed that I thought I left behind months ago, my body naked once again ontop of the soft bedding.
"No!” I cry out in a despaired whimper, trying to free my limbs before anyone can walk in. I am back in the cottage I was once sentenced to as a Breeder over five months ago. This is the same cottage where my life was not my own because of Samuel Lightran and where the twins were forcefully concieved. I am trapped with nowhere to go and the bed is still as comfortable as I remember it. But it holds so many horrible memories that disgust rushes through me in waves.
"Well, look who's up." I bristle as a voice I could never forget floats to my ear, and let out a warning growl. I want to shift, need to shift to protect myself and I tried so hard to will my body to cooperate but nothing works. My body feels as weak as a human’s.
[Tate?] I reached out through the bond, trying to reach my mate.
[Please, Tate. Answer me.] I beg, looking around to find some way of escape once again.
"It won’t work, Laina." Sam's voice cuts through my attempt to link Tate to get help.
"There is currently a low dose of wolfsbane coursing through your veins." His voice is filled with humour as he steps into my line of sight. I see the triumphant smirk on his lips as his eyes glide over my naked form, lust and greed evident in his brown orbs. I hate this vile man.
"I am a Luna and leader of a pack. You have no right to treat me this way." My voice comes out strong and authoritative as I try to buy time to keep this man away from me. But my outburst only causes a chuckle of amusement from the wolf before me. He steps closer to my body, his hand running from my neck, over the swell of my breast where he plays with my nipple and lowers to trace the entrance of my womanhood, his touch leaving needles of pain in their wake. Fear washes over me, but I do my best to hide my emotions. I refuse to give him any satisfaction knowing I am afraid, that his touch causes excrutiating pain.
"I can do anything I want to you.” He states, his eyes holding a touch of insanity to them.
“You're my Breeder, my property." He growls out possessively, his voice low and threatening as his head hovers above mine. He licks his lips as he hooks a finger just inside me, and it takes everything in me not to wince from the pain.
"I am a free person." I spat out, forcing my head to collide with his as I hear the satisfying crunch of bone. Watching Sam pull back and curse, I catch sight of blood starting to trickle down from his nose. He glares at me, his hand balled into a fist as he raises it into the air and I brace myself for the impact.
"You little-"
"Sam!" He stops as another voice fills the room, turning to snarl at the newest arrival.
"If you want her to produce pups, she needs to be uninjured." I recognize the voice, but I couldn't figure out where it came from. My mind is racing as I try to match this voice to a face.
“Now, go get Doc to look at that nose. We don't want it to heal crooked." The voice continues pacifying the angry Alpha male I have injured.
"Fine, but I get to punish her later, uncle." Sam says, then it hits me. The man is Ross, one of the elders that came to my house weeks ago.
"Fair enough, and when she gives you an heir I call being the next wolf that fucks her. It’s been a while since I’ve been deep inside someone so tender." Ross agrees coming to stand beside Sam and trail his fingers over my breast with lust filling in own eyes. I growl at the two men, trying once again to break free, only to get amused chuckles from the both of them.
"Don't struggle, Laina. I want this perfect little body under my own, withering at my touch as I fuck you into submission." Sam orders, a glint in his eyes as he stares down at me in amusement. Soon the two leave me alone while Sam tends to his broken nose and Ross goes to Goddess only knows where. I am trapped once again but I need to get out, get to my family, and to safety.
I sigh and close my eyes trying to open the mate bond to reach Tate, but nothing is there. Tears finally formed in my eyes as I think about my mate and our little girl, feeling the ring on my left hand for comfort. At least Sam kept the engagement ring on my hand. My hair flows down my shoulders, covering my mark, and I wonder if this is so that no one sees I am mated. Breeders were supposed to be unmated females in the past. Taking any wolf who bears a mate mark is grounds for execution.
Realizing that I am back in this mess as a hostage now—as nothing more than a vessel to have pups—I let the tears fall. Hope that used to fill me to the brim from the freedom I gained with Tate starts to fade quickly. Unless a miracle happens, I will be trapped here for the rest of my life, never to see Tate, Julia, or anyone else I call family back in Bloodsvain ever again.
I must have dozed off in despair because the sound of the door opening causes me to wake with a start, the binds keeping me in place as I jump in fright.
"Hello, Laina, you look healthy." Doctor Freelan says as he stares at my naked body, his hand resting on my abdomen.
"What do you want?" I growl out, getting a chuckle from him.
"Nothing, just giving you a daily dose of wolfsbane and the special serum you have already been acquainted with before." He replies with a smirk, bringing a needle into view and jabbing it into my arm as he injects the liquid into me. I feel a slight sting from the wolfsbane, causing me to wince. Even in small quantities, this drug can cause harm to a werewolf. I was no exception as the pain from the injection causes me to whimper.
"Now, relax. You will be feeling good soon. I'll send Sam up in an hour when your body is at its horniest, and you are willing to participate in making our Alpha healthy pups again." With that, he flicks his finger across my breast.
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