Chapter 40: Chapter Thirty-Nine

I woke up in a bedroom with royal blue wallpaper on a massive queen size bed. It was a gorgeous room with grey curtains, a desk in the corner and a red carpet on the floor. If my head wasn’t pounding I would have walked around to admire the place.

I found a glass of water on the side table and drowned it.

“Ah.”

I found the courage to stand on my feet. I stumbled to the door and turned the knob but the door wouldn’t give way.

“No.” I turned harder but the door was locked.

I slammed my fist on the door and yelled.

“Let me out!”

Damn Blaise!

I kicked the door when no one came to my aid and the thing didn’t budge.

If I was a werewolf, I could have taken the door down and busted out of here. I wandered to the window. It was a heavy drop. The pack house was busy with people carrying boxes into the house and several cars parked on the lot.

Which meant Blaise was throwing a party or there was a meeting. How could he be so evil? He was married with a child. How could he throw all that away for a relationship he killed with his own hands.

“Ajax needs my help. We need backup.”

My phone was at home in the kitchen. How was I going to get in touch with Ross? If he didn’t hear from Ajax he might come looking for him but we don’t have that time.

My only option was to bust out of here. I pulled the sheets off the bed and began tying them together. The sun was going down and I’d use the cover of darkness to escape.

I hoped it wasn’t too late for Ajax.

Hold on mate, I’m coming.

***

The rattled as if someone thrust a key into it. I just finished creating my rope.

“Damn it,” I spat.

I kicked it under the bed and grabbed the blanket and throw it on the naked mattress quickly. The door opened and Victor marched in.

“Victor? What are you doing here?”

Victor had been kind to me but he was Blaise’s employee ultimately. He stared at me with pity.

“I’m sorry about this Delanie.”

I didn’t know if his words were genuine. I bit my lip and held his gaze.

“I came to check on you. You passed out a while ago.”

“What does Blaise want to do to me now?” I asked.

Victor sucked his bottom lip and raised his shoulders. I didn’t believe he didn’t know anything!

“Where’s Ajax? Is he in the dungeon?”

Victor chuckled and ran a hand down the back of his head. “The pack house doesn’t have a dungeon that’s a rumour. Only Blaise knows where your mate is. His trial is in a few hours.”

“What? So soon?”

I crossed the room and grabbed his shirt and shook him. Victor grabbed my wrists gently and put them down.

“You’re not going either.”

I frowned. “Are you insane!”

“Listen, Delanie. Blaise isn’t the same. This isn’t a fair trial. Ajax’s going to be sentenced to death.”

“Please don’t say that.”

“He has a soft spot for you. He could have killed you both but he wants you to be comfortable.”

“What’s wrong with him?” I said more to myself than Victor.

“Where the hell is she?” A woman yelled. “I want to see myself!”

“Oh great,” Victor sighed heavily.

A woman with long wavy hair and bright eyes with heavy bags under her eyes burst through the door. Two women rushed in after her in maid uniforms. Her eyes rested on me murderously.

She pointed her finger at me. “The slave girl. You disappeared months ago!”

“Emilia, you’re not supposed to be here.”

Emilia brushed pasted Victor. She was still in her morning robe and fluffy slippers. It was nearly dark out.

“You’re the reason my husband’s acting weird. He denied his own child because of you.”

Victor stood between us because she would have clawed my eyes out.

“I don’t want your man. I want my man who’s about to be killed.”

Emilia shot her tired her tired gaze at Victor. “Get out.”

“I’m not leaving you alone together.”

Emilia stepped forward, closing the gap between them. “You may be the pack beta but I’m the Luna. I run the show.”

Victor glanced at me, however he bowed in obedience to his Luna and walked out. The second the door closed Emilia grabbed my wrist and dragged me to the window.

“What are you doing?” I screeched.

“Relax. Blaise wants you man out of the way he has another thing coming.”

“Wait, you’re helping me?”

“Yes. You do want to save your mate right?”

I nodded. “But if Blaise finds out—”

“I don’t care. I don’t want him anyway.”

“But you stormed in here upset about his behaviour.”

Emilia crossed her arms and stared at me. The first time I met her I thought she was a beautiful pampered princess with claws but she wasn’t enough to prepare me for Reign. Reign didn’t bother trying to be nice to me. She showed me the colours of her soul at first glance. Her attacks made me stronger and taught me to never drop my guard. I settled in my gut that she conspired with Blaise to get me here.

I played into her hands by running. She hit me where it hurt the most and it was Ajax.

Was killing Ajax part of her plan or had Blaise double crossed her?

“He denied my child. She’s innocent. He’s shown me who he really is and I don’t want to be part of it.”

“Fine then what do we do?”

Emilia had a plan that couldn’t fail if we were careful. She got me a maid’s uniform. I hid my hair under a scarf and I’d have to keep my head down always. Blaise was cocky kind of like Oscar. He was holding a trial to kill one of the strongest Alphas around and was throwing a party to celebrate. He was counting his eggs before they hatched.

“The trial is at the town central. Don’t look back when it’s over,” Emilia said.

“What about you and your daughter?”

Emilia lifted her head. “He threatens my daughter I’ll cut his head off myself. No one touches my child.”

The fierceness in Emilia’s word made me think of my Mother when Maximus forced her to give me up. Did she try to fight back? Did she try to run? I knew he was too strong for her in the end. Emilia had changed out of her robe and turned into the perfect Luna Queen everyone expected her to be while I turned into a maid.

Town central wasn’t far from the pack house so those of us not in the royal family or a beta had to walk. I ran there hoping to find Ajax before the trial began.

I was too late.

He was stripped to his boxer briefs. They chained his hands behind his back and his legs. A large bonfire was being built as the betas shoved and mocked Ajax.

“Please fight back, mate, please don’t let them do this.”

I was caught in two minds because Ajax with his hair let loose to fall to his shoulders was a sexy sight. Watching him stand nearly nude with his muscles glistening turned me on slightly but then the chains ruined all that.

They must have given him something. Ajax wouldn’t allow them to humiliate him like this. The pack people laughed and mocked him. Just watching it happened tore me to pieces.

A rough hand grabbed my arm and threatened to snap it like a twig.

“Stubborn little fox, aren’t you, Delanie?” Blaise dragged me around like a rag doll.

“Stop.”

“Take a good look at him, Delanie. This will be the last you see of him.”

“No!” I slapped him.

Blaise turned his head and growled. “Light the bonfire!”