Chapter 61: Chapter sixty
“Are the zip ties necessary?” I growled.
Max shoved me in the back seat of a tinted SUV while he got in the driver’s seat. He ushered me out of bed early before the sun fully blazed in the sky.
Max didn’t respond instead he started the car.
“Where are you taking me?” I demanded.
If you’re quiet long enough you’ll find out. I thought he was moving me which made me anxious. We weren’t far from the mystic pack which would make it harder for Ajax to find me or for me to back when I escape.
Minutes later we arrived at a huge white building with a huge hospital sign on it. A few ambulances were parked in front of the building.
“What are we doing here?” I asked.
“Too many questions, Delanie.” Max jumped out of the car.
He came to my side and yanked the door open. He dragged me out. He pulled off his jacket and placed it in front of my hands to hide the zip ties.
“Don’t try anything funny. Anything stupid and I’ll scratch you and you’ll pass you out and everything will happen with you unconscious. Understood?”
I bit my bottom lip and nodded.
I complied because I was curious but I still kept my eyes open for an escape room. I spotted the emergency exit. I spotted the bathroom. We climbed into the elevator. Max kept his hand on my arm in a tight grip
The elevator doors opened. I spotted the woman at the front desk. She looked familiar.
“We have an appointment with Doctor Wynter,” Max said.
The girl with black lipstick eyed me up and down. Her eyes widened for a second before they travelled up to Max.
A light bulb went on in my mind.
She was a dark witch. She was there when I was kidnapped by them. I didn’t think she’d help me considering I killed their leader.
“He’s available just go in,” she said and went back to her computer.
“Come on,” Max nudged me.
She didn’t cast a second glance at me. We entered a small room with a bunch of equipment. Doctor Wynter examined me yesterday. His smile fell when he saw Max and I.
“General,” he said.
“Make this quick, Doctor.” Max grabbed the jacket from my arms to reveal the zip ties.
“I can’t do this with these on.” The doctor was firm in his tone.
Max rolled his eyes and waved him off.
The doctor marched forward and grabbed the zip ties and snapped them with his bare hands.
“You’re a wolf,” I said.
He nodded firmly. “Lay on the bed. This shouldn’t take long.” He said warmly.
He seemed like too kind a man to be helping Max. Max had to be blackmailing him. The woman who cut me yesterday I could believe helped him out of her freewill. After asking me a few more questions about my sex life some which I lied about he asked me to pee in a cup. Which I did and gave it back to him.
He drew a healthy amount of blood. I didn’t like the way this was going.
Max’s phone rang and he growled in frustration.
“I’ll be right back.” He got up and marched out.
I grabbed the doctor’s hand knocking the water he was handing to me.
“You don’t want to do this,” I said.
“You don’t know Max.”
“I do. He banished my mother and he has me kidnapped!”
“He won’t kill you, believe me.”
He didn’t look like he was going to help me. I saw defeat in his eyes. He wandered off and left the room.
I can’t believe he just left me!
Wait, he left me alone without zip ties. I grabbed the jacket Max gave me and put it on to cover my dress. I tied my hair into a bun to further change my appearance.
I seeped through the door, kept my head down and hurried to the nearest elevator. I pushed the button excessively but the doors wouldn’t open. I cursed and rushed to look for the staircase.
I mentally thanked the doctor for letting me slip. I ran down the staircase I couldn’t outrun a wolf if I tried but could outwit one. I found myself in the lobby. I locked eyes with the dark witch receptionist. She glared at me before picking up a phone on the counter.
“Security,” she said into the phone.
Damn her! I ran out the front door and into the blazing sun. I didn’t look back to the hospital and darted through the parking lot. I tasted freedom when I got on the street. My sides burned and my lungs ached. A car drove up behind me.
“Crap,” I raped.
Max.
He drove ahead of me and angled the car to block my distance.
I veered off into the alley. I jumped on the garbage bin but was yanked back before my fingers gripped the wall.
“No!” I screamed.
“Delanie, you shouldn’t have done that,” Max growled. “Let’s go.”
***
Max threw me into my room. I stumbled and landed on the edge of the bed. I got up quickly to face him but I met the sting of his palm instead.
I gasped and fell back on the bed. I cradled my cheek and winced.
Tears stung my eyes as my cheek burned but I wouldn’t let him cry.
“Fool,” Max spat.
“Did you think I wouldn’t use the one chance I had to escape?” I spat.
“I’m not playing games, little girl—”
“Max, what are you doing?” Margot shouted from the doorway.
“Relax,” Max said, in a low firm tone.
“You can’t touch her.” Margot marched into the room.
“She’s not pregnant yet, Margot. She’s fine!”
“Pregnant!” I exclaimed. “Excuse me?”
Max shot Margot a heated glare but she brushed him off. Margot sat on the bed and examined my cheek. I brushed her off gently.
“What are you talking about?”
“You think the only way a human cure can be used is by killing it? You’re mistaken. My curse has a loophole. You’re going to carry my child, Delanie. Only you can do it. You’re going to give me my heir.” His words carried seriousness that touched my soul.
Reality settled over me heavily like two weights falling on my shoulders.
My eyes turned to saucers.
Shit.