Her breath caught in her throat as the door went flying into her, she could already see her tiny figure being flung away from the window pane by the door when something faster than the flying door races to her drawing her away from the door.
Her heartbeat raced as her face buried in the chest of the person who saved her, she looked up to meet the Ian's angry and red face.
'Thank God' she said in her heart, she had sense someone coming and sent Luke out of her room.
"Who was here?" He asked angrily.
She faked surprise.
"No one was here, and why are you in my room, do you know how bad it looks for you to send my door flying?" She feigned ignorance, hoping Luke was as far away from the villa as he could be.
She was lost in thoughts when she felt a pair of strong hands yanking at her hair and dragging her closer to himself, as her pulled her head towards the ceiling.
She screamed in pain.
"Don't act stupid with me Diane what were you doing by the window side?" He asked annoyed, pulling her hair further.
She bore her teeth into her lip trying to stop a scream from escaping her lips, she breathed slowly.
"I.. couldn't sle.. ep and the.. wind was ... chilly because of the rain.. that is to be expected.. so I came here to re. ceiv thee.. freshness of .. the.. air" she lied in pain as he held her tightly.
"Is that so?" He asked pulling her face closer.
"Then why did my body seem so ignited like I was being touched?" He asked.
"Well maybe you are running a fever" she said groaning in pain
"Then why are you so red?" He asked.
"Your lips are wet and you are drenched in sweat aren't you supposed to be cool from the breeze?" He asked and she kept silent, he flung her out of his hands and hit her hard across her face.
"Your ears" he said pointing at them.
"They have obvious bite marks" he said.
"I scratched my ears earlier today" she lied.
"Then why are mine still burning?" He asked angered more by the lies she was telling.
"Do I look stupid to you?" He asked, slapping her again while she fell hard on her face.
Her lips ripped open and blood covered it surface, he bent in front of her and kissed her forcefully licking the blood in the process, she forcefully pushed him away from herself.
The wind blew ferociously accompanied with the strikes of thunder, bolts of lightning and a downpour of rain.
"You even reek of him Diane, his smell is everywhere and you think I am a fool who wouldn't notice it" he said surprisingly calm.
"I will ask you for the last time, was Luke Rowley here?" He asked and she breathed raspily.
"No" she said in heavy breaths, trying to hold the tears pouring down her cheeks back in, she grabbed her heated up cheeks and she groaned slowly in pain.
She had never been subject to such pain before.
"Only one way to find out then" he said pulling her by her hair out the the room, she grimaced in pain catching the attention of the people in the villa who followed after their Alpha from a considerably far distance but stopped when they saw him enter the rain latching onto a females hair.
They whispered among themselves in confusion while Ian twisted Diane's hair, she screamed loudly enough to wake the sleeping pack even reaching Luke who was at a considerably far distance.
Her eyes socket filled up with tears as she screamed.
"You.. are.. hur.. tin.. me" she stammered in pain but he latched on even tighter to her drawing another scream from her. This time Luke stopped and started racing back towards the villa but following the bushy parts, when he got their he hid near in the bushes
"For the last time did that fool step in my land?" He asked.
"No" she replied and her threw her out of his grips onto the cold and wet floor on her knees.
Luke could feel a pang in his chest as he watched his lover suffering, he wanted to step out and protect her but he could tell it meant 'gameover' for them both.
The peering eyes of the guards and maids stared at Diane in pity but no one could stand up to Ian.
Diane shivered under the cold rain, her night wear was extremely light giving way for the cold to creep under her skin, as a child she had never really done well with cold, she could feel her body give out and grow weak as the rain hit her.
Luke seemed to remember her intolerance for cold and tried to turn himself in but then he mind-linked with her.
'I'm glad Luke is not here, I hope he gets back safely' he listened to her thought as he decided against going out.
Diane temperature rose abnormally.
'I think I'm going to pass out this time' she thought and Luke heard it, she could feel Luke's presence through their linked minds.
'Go home now please' she pleaded leaving him with a sad feeling of helplessness, he dug his hands into his hair as he stayed behind the tree crying in defeat.
He swore that he would make Ian pay for this.
'Ok' he mind linked to her and she smiled in the cold rain, she felt her body become lighter and her eyes heavier like they couldn't help closing.
"I do not understand the way you love Diane, it seems almost as if he doesn't care about you" he said loudly enough to be heard by the people around.
Luke gritted his teeth in anger, it felt as if his strength was being tested.
'It's fine, it doesn't mean anything, not to me at least' Diane mind linked calming him down slowly.
She looked around at everyone's faces before she eyes shut close and she slumped under the rain.