Chapter 42

ALEXIA

"What's going through that head of yours Alexia. I will not let you go through with whatever you're thinking" he yells at me but I am adamant.

"She mentioned it before that I am a pawn. I am the weak link between you and Asher. This is the only way to prove that I am innocent of everything and if you really care about me then you won't stop me my lord" I mutter in the tiniest voice that I could muster.

"Jed will do despicable things to hurt you just to get back at us"

"I know" I answer sharply "But I want to still do it."

"And what if you disappear and we can't find you as well?"

"I doubt that. If it's me that he wants then he'll make sure that I'm very much alive. Trust me my lord. It will work out" I give him a hopeful smile but he doesn't return it.

He stands up to leave but I shout at him "I'd do it with or without your approval my lord. I do not want to be weak and I want to prove myself to Asher. I want him to trust me. I don't want him to think that everything he said about me is true."

He returns to where I am chained up and looks me deeply into my eyes.

"I will not forgive myself if anything bad happens to you. I almost lost you before when I got attacked by wild ones and I don't want to go through that again"

"You won't" I tell him firmly "Whatever happens, I know that you will come for me. You always do"

He inched his face closer to mine and kissed me hungrily. Wet, open mouthed kisses. I let him. I let him take everything he wants. I've missed him to the point of madness. I've missed his hands on mine. I've missed his body being pressed on mine. I've missed how he's made me feel.

I always sleep with an ache whenever he visits. My womanhood pulsates and throbs till I can't control myself anymore. My wolf and I wants the exact same thing. Even if it's for just a teeny tiny moment.

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It's been three days ever since Fred visited me last. Sally too.

I don't know what she's up to but I haven't seen her in three days. Maybe she's planning something but I've managed to convince Fred to let me do what I have to do and sadly he agreed to it. Now all we have to do is wait for her to make her move.

I am lying down on my belly inside the dungeon at night when the gates are snapped open. At first I think that it's Fred but something inside me stirred awake and I knew then that it wasn't Fred.

"She's back" my wolf alerted me but I didn't make any move. I just laid down there awaiting what she would do next.

"I know that you're awake!" She seethes but I don't respond.

She hits me on my stomach and I whimper in pain.

"Pretending huh?" She smirked at me "Let's see what father has to say for your insolence"

Father? Alpha Jed? Oh no!

She brings out a bottle from her side pocket and sprinkles a few drops on my body.

"What did you just do?" I asked in anguish. I don't know what to expect from someone as cruel and demeaning as she is.

"You'll find out soon enough" she smiled at me and unlocked my chain. Soon enough I became a little dizzy and I couldn't stand properly. She beckons to one of the guards who rushed inside. I recognize him as the one who told Asher and Fred the other day that I was the culprit who helped Jed escape. I should've known that they were working together.

He carries me on his shoulder. Outside the dungeon, he does a half shift and carries me then sprints off into the woods in a dead run.

My mind is racing and my heart is thumping badly in my chest. I don't even know what to say. I try to open my mouth to scream but words aren't coming out. I try to keep my eyes open but they keep on shutting down by themselves.

I knew then that I was in deep trouble. I really hope that Fred finds me quickly otherwise, I'm dead meat. The last thing I saw was huge mass of trees before my eyes shut closed.

*.*.*

My eyes flutters open as I stare around to take in my surroundings. I am chained to one of the huge rocks inside the cave. From one dungeon to another. I don't even know where I am and I can't make out anything about this place. It's dark, dull and scary. The only light I can see is a ray of light coming through a hole in the cracked walls.

What is the place.

Just as I am about to scream for help, Jed walks in.

He looks at me pitifully and I swallow to hide the fear that has managed to make its way to my face.

"We meet again Alexia" the way my name rolls out of his mouth is repulsing. He disgusts me in every way possible.

I look at him. I really look at him and I notice how much weight he had lost. I notice the scratches and bruise marks on his face. I see the chain lines and his rich black hair has been cut. He was really dealt with. The thought of what he went through in that wretched place gave me a certain kind of satisfaction. I was overjoyed to know that he got all what he deserved and that Asher really gave it to him but I am very scared as well because a though keeps in flashing in my mind, what if Fred doesn't find me and what if I'm already dead before he does?

"You look even more pretty than the last time i saw you" he compliments with his scurvy mouth. I want nothing more than to have the opportunity of ripping them off.

"Why? Or were you expecting that I winded up dead?" If there was terror in my voice then I'm doing a pretty good job in hiding it because it doesn't show. I won't tremble in fear. The worst that could happen is him Killing me and nothing else.

"You've grown some strength female" be drawled "Your mates are doing a pretty good job don't you think?"

I gasp. He knows.

"Sally" I mumbled under my breath.

"Let me go Jed. Just end this. They will come for you and you know it"

"They took my pack away from me. They killed everybody. Even my queen" his eyes depicted pain as he spoke but I knew better than to sympathize with the bastard.

"And what about you?" I fired back "You killed their parents. In front of them. Do you know how traumatic that experience had been for them? You deserve everything you got. My only regret is that Asher didn't kill you when he had the chance to"

He advanced towards me. I tried to keep myself calm. I am shaking inside my wolf is agitated. She is angry but scared as well.

When he got to where I was chained and crouched himself before me. He forcefully grabbed my chin and forced me to look at him.

"They've not started getting traumas yet" he spoke in a calm yet deep voice that sent me chills. "When I am done with them, trauma will be the least that they suffer. They will experience death ten times than what I have been subjected to" he threatened and I spat on his face.