Someone steps in front of me, blocking my view, his eyes are filled with concern. A warm jacket drops around my shoulders and a shiver runs down my back when he embraces me but I don’t feel scared.
I jump when a low growl snaps me out of it. Thoughts of what almost happened to me keep replaying in my head cause my throat to constrict. I’m gasping for breath when a soothing voice tells me I’m okay.
His hand slowly pats my back and his other hand holds my hair until my breathing slows. He pulls down my dress and dabs at my tears. I can hear a loud thud followed by another. Soon the thud makes a crunching noise.
“Give me my mate,” my savior says in a low voice. “With all due respect, Alpha, I think my friend needs tending to. Her girlfriends and I will take her to her room, while you clean yourself up.”
The voice belongs to Gabe and I lean into his embrace. “She’s like my little sister and I think your appearance right now would scare her,” he says protectively.
I move to search for the source of the voice and Gabe holds me closer. “Don’t look, Ady,” he murmurs to me. Looking up at him, his eyes are strained and his hair is messy.
“Odis, follow them to her room,” the voice orders, and I realize someone else is with us. Gabe walks with me, pulling me into his side. I look at him as he leads me around the hall, he stares ahead and I can see his eyes are pained.
I open my mouth and close it again. I open it again when I find my voice, “I’m sorry for worrying you, Gabe.” He stops and we’re standing in the front of the hall now.
“You don’t have to apologize Ady. I told you I’d be by your side and I …” he says in a clipped tone. A car pulls up to us and Odis escorts us in.
Gabe rolls my window down and the drive is smooth and cool. The moon shines down on me and I find myself nodding off. A heavy cloud presses down on me and I can’t fight it anymore. I let sleep take me.
***
Adea
“Wake up, Adea. We need to get up,” my wolf whines.
My body is moving back and forth. I strain against the darkness that’s trying to keep me under. My hands are restrained and I try to open my eyes. I can hear heavy breathing and feel a hot breath against my cheek.
I’m being pressed back and released. Something wet along my neck. I start to panic when I hear grunting. “Adea,” he moans.
Sharp teeth clamp down on my bottom lip drawing blood. My body still keeping that rhythmic motion.
“I’ve waited too long for you.” My eyes open and I see long black hair above me, his eyes aren’t looking at me. They’re focused down on something between us.
As my eyes trail down his bare chest, his abs flexing, and his hips thrusting. I watch as his hard cock pulls out of me.
His eyes close and he moans as he thrusts into me to the hilt making my body jerk back. Repeating the movements he starts moving faster. A loud ringing in my ears threatens to split my head open.
My hands are still restrained. “Korra?” I whisper call to her. I can’t hear or feel my wolf. I whimper when I feel his hard cock thrust into my warmth causing pain. His eyes snap open and I feel his hand clench my throat as his cold lust-filled eyes locked onto mine. The warmth I once saw there was completely gone.
“I chose you then and I choose you now.” He murmurs. He leans down, trailing his lips along my neck. Having no fight left in me I close my eyes, his grip on me tightening as he continues ravaging me. I hear his canines extend and feel them poised at my neck.
Sinking his canines deep into my neck, I scream, as his thrusts quicken. He comes undone and licks my wound to seal his mark. I feel his seed fill me as he growls, “Mine.”
His grip on my throat lessens and I feel his body weight press down on me as he collapses on top of me. His length still fills me and I wince when he moves, and I feel his seed drip out of me.
Staying still, I feel his chest rise and fall and when I pluck up the courage I look at his face. His eyes are closed and I can hear light snores fall from his lips.
Moments pass and he rolls over on the bed. I stare at the ceiling and look at the window. The moonlight spills in. Does the Moon Goddess enjoy my pain?
I slip off of the bed and walk to the open window. Looking outside I look at the territory, the night is filled with an eery silence.
Thoughts of escaping bring a smile to my face. No… I can’t escape. Looking down, I feel the urge to jump. I could escape him in death but… that would be too easy.
I turn my head back to him on the bed, ass out, hair messy. I once considered him the closest thing I had to family.
I feel a warm liquid slowly sliding down my thigh. Looking down I realize the liquid is blood. Looking back at the bed I see his clothes on the floor, next to his sword.
My fingers twitch and my feet lead me to the bedside. Slowly, my hand reaches down and grips the blade. I wrap my other hand around the blade and call on strength I’m not sure I have.
I look down at him lying in bed and -
I’m being lifted into the cool air when I’m pulled from my dream. A sweet scent fills my nose and a calmness washes over me. My head feels heavy and I let go. My head lulls to the side where it stops against a hard chest.
Tingles break out against my cheek and spread to my toes. I try to fight the tiredness to no avail and keep my eyes closed.
My body melts when warm water swallows me whole. Strong arms hold me and start scrubbing me. I try to fight the tiredness and am able to lift my eyelids slightly when I see a tattooed arm scrubbing my thighs with a blue bath scrub.
Blinking, my eyelids get heavier as I try to open my eyes. A sweet cinnamon smell soothes my nerves, “Sleep little one, I won’t touch you tonight,” the voice coos. My head lulls to the side and I drift into oblivion while a strong yet soft hand gently washes me.