Chapter 51
**Adam's POV**
There is an old brick house on the far west side of our territory, it has remained unoccupied for several years now. After the last time we were attacked the young family that lived there felt it would be safer to live closer to the heart of the pack, so what was once their home has remained untouched since. Untouched until a few weeks ago, once our last prison building was destroyed in a blast orchestrated by Dark Claw, we decided to temporarily use this house until we can rebuild.
In the home's basement we have sectioned off a few cells with iron bars, silver would be preferred but this isn't a permanent solution and we only have one prisoner right now anyway. At the back of the basement in the furthest cell is the small she-wolf that we brought back with Roman and she is currently yelling at Ezra. “You ass! I hate you!”
“Interrogations not going well?” I interrupt and both of them tense, Ezra pulls his face away from the girl but instead of anger directed at her it almost looks like hurt and sadness before he covers it up with a blank expression. “Alpha, Sorry I haven’t gotten much information from her yet”
“Yep, I told Ezra I would tell him anything he wants if he tells me one thing but he wasn't interested in my deal” the girl says bringing my attention to her as she glares daggers at my head warrior, this girl is miles apart from the scared girl that I gave mercy just hours ago.
I knew that I couldn't trust her, so I unlock the heavy padlock on her cell and approach her. With one hand I grab her hair to pull her face up to mine, exposing her neck, with my other hand I allow my body to partially shift so my claws are exposed and resting next to her jugula. I know that I cannot actually kill her like this, especially as fear fills her soft blue eyes and she is trembling like a chihuahua but I need to know if she is a threat to us and exactly why she was so quick to surrender to me, offering me any information I wanted which she is now refusing us.
“Listen girl, you will tell Ezra and I everything we want to know or I will slit your throat and will watch you slowly bleed out” I threaten but as the words leave my mouth I hear a mindlink coming through from Ezra.
*Please Alpha, she is just a girl, please don’t kill her*
He is right, she is tiny, her face makes her look to be around my age but her stature is similar to that of Althea. I would mistake her for a girl my sister's age if it weren't for the claw marks that trail down my wolf from her attack which means she is at least eighteen. “P-please don’t kill me, I will tell you anything you want to know I promise. All I want to know is Ezra’s last name, I mean no harm to your pack”
“His last name?” she nods but I am still confused, what could possibly be so important about a name that she would risk us torturing her. My grip on her loosens slightly as I try to weigh up in my mind what harm could come from giving her what she wants. It’s enough though, for her to shove me back and press herself against the wall to create distance, a distance which is filled with my head warrior as he stands between us with his back to her.
“Lillian wants my name so she can reject me Adam, please don't give it to her” Ezra reveals, and pieces start to fall into place. She must have smelt her mate on me after she attacked me and would have said anything to meet him, but why now does she want to reject him?
“Of course I’m going to reject him, how could I possibly love someone who locks their Goddess given mate in a cell!” The girl, who I’ve learnt is named Lillian snaps. Back is the feisty attitude that she seems to only show around her mate, because for me she is quick to revert to the scared wolf who surrendered to me. “You have to understand Lil, I’m following orders, you are from our enemy pack. I would never hurt you though”
“Unless you’re ordered to? What then will you slit my throat so you can watch me slowly bleed out?” She bites back and I see Ezra, a strong man who has never once hesitated before in a fight to protect this pack falter. Then in a flash his eyes go black showing he is no longer in control and he turns to face Lillian cupping her cheek. “I will never hurt you. Please believe me”
“No one here will hurt you. If you swear no allegiance to your former pack and to never betray Silver Eclipse then you have a place here. Please Lillian just tell us anything you can to show us you mean no harm” I offer. I never planned to actually hurt the girl, but even more so now, knowing she is fated to one of our pack heads. There is silence for a few minutes as the pair just stare at each other with a silent conversation till eventually she leans into Ezra's touch and her face softens.
“I can tell you what Luna Samira used to torture Roman, she has used against most of Dark Claws original members to make us more compliant. Most of us didn't agree with her mate's first war and were even more against this second one, especially when she decided to team up with filthy rogues” Lillian lifts her shirt slightly to reveal the jagged scar sitting on her right hip like a brand which elicits a quiet growl from her mate.
“Stand down asshole, I still haven't forgiven you, but I won’t reject you just yet. Now if you let me out of here I can gather the necessary herbs to help heal your Alpha heir”