THE LAST STRAW

THIRD PERSON'S POV.

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"I'm tired Rosaaaa." Lily drawled, looking quite exhausted.

"I think we should return to your chambers, ma." Lily's personal maid; Rayna, chipped in.

"Yeah" Rosa nodded in agreement.

"Let's go." Lily made to pull Rosa along, but Rosa slowly shook her head in negation, to Lily's disappointment.

"I would really love to take another round of walk through the garden, Lily. I would come see you as soon as I'm done."

"Sure?" She pouted like a baby, and Rosa nodded in assurance.

Having spent a better part of her day with Lily, tending to her hair, manicure, and pedicure, it was safe to say that they hand bonded greatly. Lily was a very easy going lady, with little or no drama.

Rosa watched as she walked away, Rayna following her behind. She wondered when she was going to be heavy with Ryan's child as well.

She started a new round through the garden, and hadn't walked up to five minutes, when a cold voice made her halt her steps.

"Fancy meeting you here, Luna Rosa."

Her eyes fell on the hem of the long length black material, trailing up higher, until she could see that this person was wearing a cloak. She just hadn't expected that person to be..... Guilford Kennedy.

"Good afternoon, chief." She forced a smile, not wanting to make it obvious to him that she disliked him. "I had no idea there was a council meeting today. I thought it was for tomorrow?"

"You're right, there isn't a council meeting today." He nodded in agreement, stepping closer to her. For some weird reason, that threw Rosa off.

"I assume you have come to absorb the beauty of nature within the castle, then." She muttered, wanting to quickly wrap up the conversation. She had suddenly lost every interest in going for a walk. "Enjoy your time. Bye." She gave a little nod, before turning to walk away.

Rosa was greatly repulsed when he suddenly held her arm and turned her back to him.

"Get your hand off me!" She almost glared at him.

"My apologies, Luna." He smiled. That irritating and evil smile, that sent shivers running down her spine. "We still have a couple of things to discuss."

"I have nothing to discuss with you." She aggressively pulled her hand out of his hold, and turned to leave. She was already feeling so humiliated. Was the man mentally ill?

Rosa started to walk away, when Guilford's next words made her halt.

"Eli Anderson. That's your father, right?"

She took in a deep breath, unsure of what to give as a response. How the hell did he know her father?!

"It beats me how you escape from one horrific life to another, only to still end up in a miserable fate with Alpha Ryan."

"Watch what you say." Rosa warned, unconsciously turning to face him. He had this blank expression on his face, but his eyes held so much amusement and..... evil.

"Should I?" He asked, walking towards her and covering the space between them.

She watched in a dazed manner, as he invaded her space, breathing over her face. "After being brutally abused by Eli and Andrew, I would have expected more from you." He shrugged so naturally, giving off that vibe that he knew so much. Did he?

Rosa couldn't help her heart from beating fast. How much did he know? How did he know?

"I wouldn't have thought you'd be shallow enough, to end up as Ryan's breeder."

The moment he said that, she felt her heart fall.

Oh, goddess.

"Alpha Ryan." She muttered, feeling thankful that she didn't stutter, with how discombobulated she felt. "It is Alpha Ryan, to you." She corrected him. That was the only thing she could say in that moment.

"So beautiful to see that you still honour him greatly, despite all he has done to dishonor you. How else do you explain the fact that your own mate can't stand you so much, to the extent of making you a breeder. He rejected your bond." He laughed sardonically.

"He never rejected me." Rosa said, but it sounded like she was trying to convince him.

She hated that so much.

She began to wonder how she found herself having such a touchy topic of discussion with the man?

"Oh? So you willingly consented to being his baby pooper? You purposely agreed to fool the whole of coldmoon pack?"

"It is a pity that you held me back here against my will, to spew such trash." She whispered, her mind already in a frenzy. She wasn't sure if she should mindlink Ryan, cause she didn't want to escalate the matter.

But that was the problem! Everything this man said, was too serious for her to ignore. She wondered how he got to know about all these, and she knew that involving Ryan, would mean spilling her own secrets as well.

"You know that everything I have said, is a far cry from trash. You and your mate have abused the mate bond, and that is a disfavor to the pack! A pack thrives under good leadership, when the Alpha and Luna honour their bond."

Oh, please!

"Now, listen to me, Guilford." Rosa deadpanned, suddenly losing every sense of fear. Even she, couldn't explain where the sudden boldness came from. "You don't want to cross my path. You sure don't want to."

"You think you can threaten me, because of your Luna title?" Guilford glared at her. "Or because you can do a few healing tricks, and...."

"Look at me, you bastard." Rosa demanded, and he suddenly fell into a daze the moment he looked at her. "We both know you suddenly didn't come to blab for no reason. What is your end game?"

Like a compelled puppet, he told the truth.

"I want to fuck you, until you swell with my seed."

That truth had Rosa trembling in shock and disbelief. The man was truly psychologically unwell, and there was no other way to explain his problem!

He was sick! Sick in the head.

"You must have really lost it." Rosa whispered, her lips quivering in fear. The fact that she had used her abilities to pull such dirty words out of him, simply meant that he definitely wasn't joking around.

How exactly had she portrayed herself to this man, for him to have thought such a thing about her?

Guilford blinked a couple of times, realizing what Rosa had just done to him. A wry smile appeared on his lips. Either ways, he was still going to get to that. She just fastened the process, and he couldn't be more thankful. They could as well get to the main topic now.

Rosa retreated backwards, as Guilford's eyes followed her sharply. Something within her, told her she was no longer safe. She already knew that this garden was isolated, and there was no one coming to her rescue.

She knew that she had to make a run for it, which she tried to. The only problem was... she suddenly couldn't move. She was stuck to a place.

"You must be really silly to think that I would come at you carelessly." Guilford muttered. "Have you heard of the Rainos?" He calmly asked, before releasing a humourless chuckle. "Of course, you have." He nodded. "Do you know how much can be done with the Rainos?"

"Let me go, and I promise to forget we ever had this conversation."

She genuinely wished to forget the irritating incident.

"But that's the problem." He sighed dramatically. "I don't want you to forget."

"Why are you doing this?" Rosa asked, trying to move from the very spot she was tied down to.

"Because I deserve to feel the warmth of your pussy." He whispered, breathing down Rosa's neck, and sending shivers of disgust all over her body. "Trust me, you'd like it." He assured. Rosa really felt like puking now. "I like it rough, but for your sake, we can go gently."

"You have no idea how I have stayed up at nights, imagining pounding in and out of you, while that pretty full lips of yours moan my name in pleasure. I also think of how it would feel to have those lips wrapped around my cock, until I cum down you throat." He released a dreamy sigh. "And you will swallow it!" He quickly added in whisper, releasing an amused chuckle. "I will have you at my beck and call.... forever at my mercy. Taking my pleasures from you whenever I see fit."

"I will die, before I let you touch me!" Rosa spat, tears already brimming up her eyes.

All the while, she wondered why she had to go through such abuse from another man. Most of all, she wondered why she couldn't get across to Ryan's mindlink, or anyone else's for that matter.

"Trust me, no one would come to rescue you." He grinned in excitement, while Rosa fought her tears. "You would carry my pup, as Ryan's. You cannot escape it."

Before she could tell what was happening next, he brought out a very small box from inside his cloak. "Rest now, will you?" He said, before blowing some of the powdered substance against her face.

She felt herself slipping into half unconsciousness, as her body fell to the ground. It was clear as day, that she was in trouble. Her mind did all it could to reach out for Ryan, but to no avail.

She felt Guilford's hands groping her breast and seeking entrance in between her thighs. She was too weak to keep her legs shut, which gave him the opportunity to make his way through.

Rosa could feel his fingers trail over her pussy, and it brought more tears to her eyes. The moment he shifted her panties to the side and roughly slid his middle finger inside her, her wolf howled in resistance.

"Ryan." That was the only word she could manage to make out, before a thick fog covered her. Guilford felt his hand become severely eletrocuted, making him pull away from Rosa's body immediately.

"Blasted devil!" He cursed out, looking at the manner in which fog covered Rosa's body. Little did the man know, that it was all the reaction of the baby laying within Rosa. She had no idea she was pregnant at the time.

That child was a Tinotaur, and Rainos strengthened the Tinotaurs. It was lethal to other races, but positively helpful to a Tinotaur.

Even up until now, the hidden Tinotaurs habited the far east, the very same place that the Rainos plant was found.

Rosa was being protected by her unborn pup, and that seemed to cause a distortion in the balance of nature.

Shocked to his bones, Guilford quickly took out another substance from his cloak with shaky hands, pouring some onto his palm and casting some spells on it. Blowing it towards her face, Rosa's unconscious figure released a low growl, as the substance worked to erase her memory.

Rosa was never ever supposed to remember the incident, but unfortunately for Guilford, the protection of her pup had somewhat reduced the potency of his spell.

Like a scared cat, Guildford disappeared, leaving Rosa unconscious on the floor.

A couple of hours passed, and she eventually woke up. Still not conscious of her surroundings, she mindlessly walked all the way back to her chambers, where she slumped onto her bed and slept.

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Her eyes fluttered open, and she sat up on the bed. So much sweat rested underneath her eyes, and she released a sigh when she saw Ryan just there, hovering above her.

Seeing the look of anger and sympathy in his eyes, she didn't need anyone to tell her that he saw the very same thing she had just dreamed about.

It was true then. It wasn't a dream! That was her memory which Guilford tried to wipe.

That man molested her, and then, made her forget. That man abused her!!

Painful tears stung her eyes, and she released a sharp sigh.

"Come here, my love." Ryan beckoned, and she fell into his waiting arms. He gently patted her back, while she sobbed. "It's all over now, baby."

"But he's still.... out theeerrrreeee....." Her sobs increased.

"Not after tonight." Ryan muttered reassuringly. Before Rosa could respond to his statement, a knock sounded on the door of their chambers. "Come in." Ryan said, and one of the guards stationed at the entrance of their chambers, stepped in.

"Alpha, Gamma Ray is here to see you."

"Let him in." Ryan replied. After a few seconds, Ray walked in.

"Alpha, Luna." He gave a bow. "You called." He said to Ryan, who gave a stiff nod in return, a lot of thoughts swirling around his mind.

"Ready some soldiers. The king and I would be down with you and Philip shortly. We have a big rat to catch."