book #1 : war of beasts

#8 survival

David felt a pain in his neck as he was saying goodbye to guests. suddenly he felt a tug at his heart panic rising from his stomach. something was wrong he could feel it. he excused himself and made his way down the hall to the elevator. pushing the button, he stepped inside making his way up to their suite inside the castle. the closer he got the tighter his chest felt. his hand rubbed his chest instinctively. David started willing the elevator to move faster as bile rose inside him. the elevator stopped and the doors slowly slid open. " Abby?" He ran from room to room calling out her name. the place was empty. Jonathan was howling in his head relentlessly. mind linking his head of security his mind was racing all over the place.

" Your majesty," the guard bowed to him. " we have the castle on lockdown and trackers looking for her scent. we will find her."

" Scott, something is wrong. I can't mind link her. "We need to find her now!" David paced back and forth his wolf in his head prancing, anger and sadness consuming him. No one had heard or seen a thing and there was no trace of her anywhere. David's anger was pouring out of him and beginning to bubble over. he looked at Scott who had just gotten off the phone as he shook his head. he slumped down to the couch putting his hands up to his face rubbing his eyes. he was in pain his heart throbbing. he could feel her fear and he could feel the danger.

David stood up and walked out of the room. he wasn't waiting anymore. he was going to find her and bring her back to him. he made it down the elevator and stepped out sniffing the air for her scent. curiously he didn't smell her but someone else. a familiar scent. Scott and two other warriors followed him as he followed the scent down the hall. he picked up the slightest hint of her scent as he followed the hall. he picked up the pace as the scent became stronger the further out of the castle they ventured. David could see the outline of the woods. " I can smell her" he mind linked Scott as he shifted into his wolf allowing Jonathan to take over. he was going to find her even if he died trying.

Abby woke up again her head still throbbing and pulsing pain down her body. her vision was coming into focus and she slowly looked around at her surroundings. she heard a voice behind her. " so you are awake. time we had some fun." she couldn't make out the voice as things were still fuzzy in her head.

" what's happening? where am I?" Abby asked confused. she heard shuffling behind her and then someone coming into her view. " what the hell?" Roger stood there and was starring down at her.

" don't be so surprised. you dumped me and got knocked up by some random guy and thought I would be ok with all of this?" He pointed around and never took his eyes off of hers. he was angry and she could feel his heart beating faster. there was another smell there that she couldn't quite place but tried shaking her head clear so she could try to form a plan. she tried mind linking David but it was no use. something was wrong like she was blocked from communicating with him. " that should have been my baby. you were supposed to be my wife. we had a plan and you threw it all away! I was never going to let you go. you are mine you cold hearted b***h!" she drew her legs closer to her body retreating at his words. she had never seen him this way before he had always shown so few emotions. she never realized the anger he held inside. think. you need to think of a way to escape. she was trying hard to survive and get away. she wasn't sure she would be able to run far being so pregnant but she had to at least try because sitting here could be more dangerous for her and her baby.

" I have to pee Roger..." she let out a fake sob bringing her eyes to the ground. she was trying to avoid any contact with him hoping he couldn't tell if she was lying. " I can't hold it in. please just take me to the bathroom?" she was pleading with him so she could get an idea of where she was and form a plan of escape.

" I would have taken such good care of you and OUR baby Abby. no! you had to go and throw it all away!" he cut her zip ties immediately securing her in New ones with her wrists bound in front of her. he pushed her up off the ground pushing her back against the wall his face inches from hers. leaning in to her ear his lips brushed the back of her neck as he whispered. " don't try to run. I'll find you and hunt you and that little bastard down." he let his lips touch her neck as he kissed her behind her ear. disgust rose in her stomach as she pulled slightly away from him. he reached out putting his hand on her stomach. she pushed him away as best she could but he wasn't even phased by her. " this should have been mine Abby." his voice was full of venom and hate. she couldn't stop her body from reacting to his touch as she vomited all over him. he stepped back surprised at what she had done.

" I'm so sorry! please! it's the pregnancy I can't stop it!" she watched as he brought his hand up and she turned shielding her stomach from the blow. his fist landed across her face causing blood to ooze from her lip. she could feel her lip swelling. tears forming in her eyes from the pain and fear for her baby. she slumped slightly holding herself on the walls surface. she calmed herself slightly trying to regain her composer before standing back up to face him. " Roger if you try to touch me again I won't be able to control what I do to you."

" you mean you didn't feel that you can't seem to connect with anyone anymore? not even your wolf?" she looked at him in shock. he knew. he knew about her and about David. " don't be so surprised. I know more than you about your new kind." he smirked at her as she stood there with her mouth open. " wolf's bane is coursing through your system right now. it cuts you off from your wolf and mind linking baby. so play nice with me." he pushed her up the stairs towards a door. " remember not to run if you know what's good for you." he reached past her to open the door brushing ever closer to her as she tried to hold down her vomit once more. she walked up the last step and through the door. keeping her head down she searched around trying to get an idea of her surroundings. she was walking through a kitchen that was torn down and windows were boarded up. she heard Roger shuffling behind her. " through that door right there. he held the door open and she looked around at the dingy bathroom.

" I can't go to the bathroom in front of you." he smirked a devilish grin spreading across his face as he leaned in to her pressing her body against the door trapping her into his body. she turned her head from him so his lips couldn't touch hers. she felt his hand clutch her chin and pull her face to his.

" don't fight it Abby. you and I will be together." he forced his lips on hers as she tightened her lips as much as possible. she felt his tongue trace her lips as a laugh left his body. she shivered in complete disgust. she closed her eyes trying to fight back tears that were fighting their way to the surface. if she was going to survive this then she needed a plan and fast.

Scott and the two warriors followed closely as they too began to smell her scent. they shifted immediately waiting for their commands. David mind linked them telling them to surround the abandoned house. she was in there he could feel her. his heart began to beat faster the closer he got. her scent was strong now and he could feel her fear and pain. someone has hurt her . he mind linked the small group. he nodded to Scott who called for more warriors. David was at the door trying to peer in but the windows were boarded up leaving no way to see in. he was flying blind and losing his patience by the second. he knew he needed to calm himself but then he heard her scream out and smelled blood. her blood. he lost all control as everything went black.

Abby watched as he stepped back and closed the door allowing her to go to the bathroom in peace. she knew she was on borrowed time. she saw a broken window boarded up. Some of the shards on the window sill still there. she looked around not much of a plan but she knew that wolves had excellent smell and grabbed a shard from the sill. she took a deep breath then ran the jagged glass across her palm. she wiped her blood on the back of the dingy door hoping that someone would smell it and find her before things progressed. she washed her hands and saw the wound healing slowly. the wolf's bane was wearing off and she needed to try and keep that to herself or she may be injected with more. she touched her stomach. " little man I need you to hang on. mommy is trying to get us out of this." she felt him move as a wave of relief washed over her. the door opened and Roger was right behind her pulling her from the bathroom. she needed to fight to stay out of that basement. she knew she needed to try and make an attempt to fight if she was going to have a chance of surviving. Abby pulled away from Roger as hard as she could and brought her leg up to kick him right between the legs. she put as much power behind it as she possibly could and not waiting for him to recover she darted as fast as she could around the dilapidated counter towards an open doorway hoping it brought her to the living room. get to the front door was flashing through her thoughts. she was almost there when he grabbed her from behind throwing her down on a broken couch and pinning her down. he laughed as he ripped the top of her dress exposing her naked chest. " NO!" he brought his hand up and slapped her as hard as he could across the face. she closed her eyes as she saw stars but a voice was in her head. JEWEL! what do I do? she felt jewel talking low.

you can do this close your eyes and think about protecting yourself and the baby. your body will do it. we will do it together. Abby shook her head and closed her eyes as she felt Roger kissing her neck and touching her exposed breasts. she fell to the back of her mind as she felt her body heat up. she felt an electrical pulse course through her and then the room exploded in light throwing Roger off of her. out of nowhere the front door blew open shattering as David and warriors came in. David ran to Abby covering her chest with his shirt. he pulled her close to him looking her over to make sure she was OK. she opened her eyes and wrapped her zip tied wrists around his head allowing him to scoop her up and carry her out. she looked where Roger's body was slumped against the wall, blood pooling from his mouth. she felt her body drain of energy as everything went black.

" Abby honey stay with me." David's voice sounded so far away and she struggled to stay with him. " Come on little fairy. please!" She leaned in closer. She could almost smell him. she felt as though her body were floating on a cloud. " our baby needs you little fairy. stay strong " her eyes fluttered open to look up into the face of the man she had fallen in love with.

" David, is the baby ok?" it was all she managed to get out before she passed out.