Chapter 14
Chapter Fourteen
Nina
My nails dug into the nails of my palm as hope and anticipation swells up in my heart. This is a step ahead , a clear indication that I’m going to be free and will be home with my family soon.
I watched Alpha Aiden, following his cold yet calm and collected movements as he took the phone off his ear, pressed some buttons on it and placed his phone on a small vault on the left side of the dungeon.
He tapped his hands and a white transparent board ,looking like a medium sized transparent projector, immediately appeared on the opposite side of the dungeons.
I refuse to be impressed with all his expensive looking technology gadgets, I just want to see my parents.
“Don’t you dare!” I heard Nathan's voice before his red and extremely angry looking face came up on the screen, so bright and clear. It almost felt real.
“Nathan!”I shrieked with joy , my heart whirring with so much emotion as I ran towards the screen but my hand passed through it. Stupid Artificial intelligence, I wanted to feel the screen . It will help me feel closer to home.
“Nina, how are you doing ? Are you okay?! Did they do anything to you?! Did that bastard rape you?! I swear I am going to kill anyone that dares lay a finger on you” He shouted violently, covering the figure sitting behind him.
Nathan is alive?! I felt so relieved that he didn’t die from the gun injury during the abduction even though there is still a white stripe of bad age around his head, seeing Nathan alive lifted some weight and guilt off my shoulders.
I didn’t know when the tears started streaming as I looked at him , taking his features in tongue tied and lost for words.
“Take it easy Delta Nathan, a soldier like you should stop disgracing Moonlight Pack by making a fool of yourself and appearing weak in front of our enemies' ' came Alpha Lucas' voice as he shifted the angry fuming Nathan aside. The screen now shows more of father and Alpha Lucas sitting in an unfamiliar office.
“Father…” I whispered , no matter how angry I was at him for trying to sell me off to Alpha Lucas. I’m still glad to see him. I tried to smile and wave at him , he didn’t talk or react . He just sat down in his black regular suit , looking into the camera with a grin face and a sad expression in his eyes.
“Mother ?! Where’s mother ?!” I asked , stepping on my legs frantically while trying to control the choking hysterical tears falling from my eyes and throat.
Everything felt so real so close, yet I know that they are miles away. Mother is not here, I wondered why? Also the Alpha King of Moonlight Pack, Apha Lucas' father is also not on the screen . I don’t even care about him, I want to see my mother.
“I want to see my mother to tell her that I’m alive and will try my best to stand strong for her till you get me out of this hell!“
No one still answers me,making me more feel more uneasy and frustrated, not even Nathan spoke about mothers whereabouts . Alpha Lucas spared me a quick glance void of any emotion before his eyes went back to settle on Alpha Aiden.
“Alpha Aiden, stop this game and let us meet face To face.Man to man , Alpha to Alpha '' came Alpha Lucas voice. I thought Alpha Lucas was an authoritative, bossy and intimidating man but he looks and acts like he’s just putting on a show compared to Alpha Aiden who's obviously a bigger beast.
Alpha Aiden just remained quiet, his hands crossed as he kept staring into the screen with a bored expression plastered on his face, his body stance clearly screams that he is in charge and in control of whatever this sick plan of his is.
“Darn it, I’m talking to you. You should talk back and name your prize already. Stop playing these silly games!” Shouted Alpha Lucas looking pissed while father sat down quietly looking at me, not uttering a single word.
I am also shocked at Alpha Lucas’s outburst because I never knew he had a bit of humanity in him to care about me like this.
Alpha Aiden still remained quiet, not answering any of Alpha Lucas’s questions.
“It’s one thing to abduct a member of my pack but a whole different declaration of war for you to kidnap my bride on my wedding day. I have never felt this insulted in my entire life” said Alpha Lucas , I could see his chest heaving with short breaths from the screen looking completely railed up.
I’m so relieved to see my family alive but still having mixed feelings with the way things were spreading out in front of me,I felt like some kind of bait in a negotiation where both parties didn’t pay any attention to me and my hysterical cries.
Why? What’s so important about me?
“Do you have what I ask for ?” What’s the only thing Alpha Aiden said in his quiet voice?
“You won’t get anything from me! I will never give you part of my territory over some pu…Over some girl!” He shouted and I swallowed when he almost cursed me out In front of everyone, in front of my father who still kept mute while Nathan looks like he is about to eat Alpha Lucas alive.
“Then, be my guest as you watch your stink pack’s golden girl pay either in pain or pleasure…” This is the most he has said since the video call and he sounds so serious about it.
“Don’t you dare lay your monstrous hands on my sister, you merciless beast!” Shouted Nathan as his voice fades into the background while father and Lucas look at the screen with grim and distraught bitter expressions on their faces.
“You must be sick to do this in front of my family!” I turned to look at Alpha Aiden’s face, hoping that it’s all a bluff.
“You have got seconds to choose or I will help you with that. Remember how I like it rough and hard?” Asked Alpha Aiden looking into my eyes as if my brother , father and future husband weren’t watching the exchange.
How shameless does he think I am?
“I will rather go to the grave than put my family to shame Alpha Aiden” I spat at him with so much determination, cleaning off the tears on my face.
“Alright, I will go with the blade since you are a little bit familiar with it. The wolfsbane and gun will be an easy kill…” a gleaming metallic knife, bigger than a pocket knife appeared from somewhere around his body, as his finger lazily glazed the sharp edges.
“That’s enough Alpha Aiden '' roared father standing up from his chair with his hands in a fist , this is the first time that father spoke to me it gave me a renewed energy to stand up against Alpha Aiden even though he ignored my father’s threats.
“I’m going to take my time and enjoy your little screams Red…” I wondered what an established string Alpha King and mafia lord wants from Moonlight Pack , from me ? And why is Alpha Lucas and father finding it hard to grant his request?
“Where should we begin?…” Alpha Aiden said,gripping my arms and twirling me round fiercely without warning so that my body is pressed against his hard warm chest once again , making me face the screen as he brought the. knife beneath my ear.
He tilted my head so that I was forced to look at him but I averted my gaze when I felt the rough edge of what must either be a gun or his hard on, didn’t care as I pinned my eyes i on my brother, Nathan on the screen hoping it will give me the strength to endure the spoon when Alpha Aiden slashes my ears, which seems like the first target.
I tried to wriggle free but he got pinned under his strong firm, completely at his mercy , his other muscular hand caging both of mine.
“Just go ahead and kill me, relieve my family of this stress “ I said with so much hate while arching my neck and peering up into his face which hiss dark ones stared down at me , his eyes roaming briefly through my body sending jolts of sensation through me.
“Red…”was the only thing he moaned before his lips touched mine briefly , ever lightly yet it sent down enough electricity to spark up my crazy hormones even when my ear was under the knife.
“Don’t you dare defile my bride!” Came Alpha Lucas’s bark.
“Stop it! That’s enough!” Father shouted with so much pain.
“I promise to get you out of this Nina!” Screamed Nathan .
I couldn’t reply to them or muster the courage to turn and look at them. Not after what happened between the devil and I.
“You stole my first kiss”