Chapter 25

Beth’s POV:

Her heart was racing, she thought for sure she was going to be Ryan’s forced mate. She slid down the wall and cried. She didn’t want to be anyone’s mate by Bobby’s. she wished she could find a phone and call him. She remembered his phone number, she made sure just in case something happened to her phone. But where was a phone when she needed it the most?

A knock on the door startled her, she wiped the tears out of her eyes, she stood up and waited for whoever was at the door to come in. A maid popped her head, “come Master Ryan said you need to come downstairs and eat something.” She half-smiled.

“Okay,” Beth said taking a deep breath. She was starving, maybe she could find a phone and sneak away and call Bobby. She followed the maid downstairs and into the kitchen, and an unfamiliar lady was standing near the window, she didn’t even glance at Beth when she walked into the kitchen.

“Please sit, it’s going to be a while before it’s done, but he asked me to bring you don’t get you out of the stuffy room.” She said pointing to the kitchen table.

Beth sat down, and folded her arms on the table, she watched the woman, she looked like she was a mess in herself, and she was coming down off something. The lady was shaking and wobbly.

“Brenda!” the maid growled. “Sit!”

“No!” she growled.

“Brenda?” Beth whispered. The woman didn’t look at Beth, so she didn’t hear her. So, she was alive and strung out, Beth wondered if she was a whore like Bobby had told her.

After a little coaxing from the maid, Brenda finally sat across from Beth, Brenda didn’t look at Beth at first. She glared at Beth for a while before speaking.

“So, you’re his mate huh? Brenda snapped. “He was a good lay, too bad I didn’t get his number, should have found his contact I would have married him.”

Beth didn’t say anything, she didn’t want to get a fight going, she was already a prisoner, and she wasn’t sure if Brenda was Ryan’s girl or just a whore. She looked away from Brenda.

“Look at me bitch, you can't have babies with him, he’s too old, and you’re probably a selfish bitch huh?”

Beth was losing her patience with the strung-out woman, even the maid saw the tension between the two, she wasn’t sure if she should call Ryan or let the two decide what would happen. Beth took a deep breath and left it alone.

“How’s the food coming?” Beth said turning her attention to the maid.

“Almost done.” She half-smiled at Beth. “You are very nice; I am glad you are calm.”

“Listen to her Maria!” Brenda growled. “You are not making shit for this cunt!” she growled getting up from her chair and throwing all the food on the ground and stomping on it. She turned to face Beth. “I hope you like your glass.” She said turning to leave the room.

Beth got to her feet, she grabbed Brenda by the hair and pulled her down to the ground. “I don’t know who you think you are, but in this house, you show respect to those that feed you, you strung out whore.” Beth smacked her hard she landed on the food. Glass cutting her hands.

“You bitch!” she growled trying to get to her feet, but she was slipping on the food. “Wait until I get up, I’m going to throw a beating you’ve never had!”

“Here I’ll sit here and wait for you,” Beth said calmly as she sat down and watched Brenda struggled to her feet.

Before she was able to get to Beth, Ryan grabbed her by the throat. “What the fuck is going on in here!” she growled. “Maria please explain why the mess?”

“Brenda.” She spoke. “She didn’t want me to feed you, guest, she tried to attack her, and your guest defended herself.”

Ryan looked at Beth. “True or false.”

“Your staff wouldn’t lie to you right?” Beth said folding her arms across her chest.

Abby came down the stairs and into the kitchen. “What the heck happened? Mom what the hell?” she growled.

Ryan left with Brenda, Brenda was whining and begging to be heard, but Ryan didn’t want to hear any of it. Abby and Beth helped Maria clean up the mess. Once everything was cleaned up, Beth and Abby sat at the kitchen table no one spoke.

“Here you ladies go, I am sorry for the delay in food.” She spoke setting the food on the table.

Beth looked at Abby, Abby didn’t look at her. They ate in silence, Beth wanted to talk to Abby, but she wanted Abby to break the ice first. She wanted to tell her all about her father but knew Ryan had warned her against it. She hated Ryan didn’t want Abby to know the truth about her father.

“So, who are you?” Abby said getting up and washing her plate, she didn’t look at Beth.

“Beth.” She half-smiled.

“I’m Abby, Ryan’s daughter.” She said turning to look at her. “Why does Ryan have you here, or a side piece or something?”

“No,” she said shaking her head. “I am just a guest.”

“Uh-huh,” Abby said rolling her eyes. “So as his guest how often do you fuck him? I know he was in your room earlier.”

“I…We don’t know.” She said wanting to blurt out she had a mate but wasn’t entirely sure if Abby knew about werewolves. “I have someone else.”

“Does someone else know you’re here with Ryan?” she said sitting back down at the table. “How does it feel to cheat?”

“I’m not cheating!” she snapped. “Look I was brought here against my will, and I don’t want to be here. I want to get to a phone to tell my mate where I am!”

“Wait you said mate?” she narrowed her eyes. “Are you a wolf? No, you can’t be your smell human.”

“Wait you’re a wolf?” she said wanting to touch her.

“Yeah, at least that is what Ryan said.”

“Quiet Abby,” Ryan said coming into the kitchen. “Don’t be telling my guest our secrets.” He said looking at Beth. “I know you want to call him, but you cannot. I don’t want him to know where you are, I don’t want him finding you.” He said with a smile.

“Abby no more questions, go upstairs and finish your homework, I need to speak with Beth.” He said pushing her into the hallway.

Ryan sat down at the table and looked at Beth. “Good thing you dodged the name of your mate, otherwise it would have ended a little differently here.” He said with a smile on his face. “I have a dungeon downstairs, how about we take a walk down there.”

“No way.” She said shaking her head. “That is just your way of taking me down there, I don’t want to be down there.”

“I promise I am not going to lock you down there.” He said getting up from the table. “I want to show you what could have happened if you would have told her about Bobby being your mate and her father. Come, don’t make me force you.”

Beth didn’t want to be forced, so she followed him into the dungeon, she could hear moans from someone. Ryan had some guards placed near some cages. The smell almost made her puke, she didn’t want to be down there.

“Ryan, do we have to be down here, this is making me sick,” Beth said covering her mouth. “I understand what you’re trying to show me, I promise I won't mention Bobby.” She said shaking her head. “Please let’s just go back upstairs.”

“Soon,” Ryan said wrapping his arm around her, he didn’t want her to run away from what he wanted to show her. “Come this is where I wanted to bring Bobby and torture him for many days, I wanted him to beg me for death.” He said pulling her when she stopped walking. “I know he isn’t coming here, so I had to adjust my punishments. Maybe I could place you here instead.” He said almost laughing at his joke.

“That’s not very funny Ryan, please don’t put me in that.” She said as she saw the electrocution chair. “I don’t think I would survive in that for long.” She said shaking her head. “Please can’t we just go back up.”

Ryan gestured to his guards; they grabbed a hold of Beth. Forcing her to the electrocution chair. He smiled when she was strapped in, with tears rolling down her face.

Ryan pulled out his phone, he tapped on the record on the camera, “Plug it in.” Ryan motioned for the guards to plug it in. “Bobby this is what I wished I could do to you, but you mate is going to take your punishment for you.” He said into the video with a sinister smile. Ryan pointed the camera at Beth sitting in the chair.

“No please, Ryan don’t do this,” Beth begged. “I don’t want to die.” She said struggling trying to pull her wrists free, but it was impossible.

“Give me the remote,” Ryan said still holding the phone, so it was recording Beth. Pushing the button, shock waves executed Beth several times for five to 10 seconds before she lost consciousness. Ryan turned the video on himself. “I cannot guarantee your mate will live through the pain of my pleasures.” He ended the video and sent it to Bobby.