Prisoner of Posessive Love

Chapter 9 - The Questions

  I feel a sharp pain as his canines are breaking through my skin, marking me forever. Binding me to this man, who tricked me, who lied to me, who forced me into this bond! The pain is sharp, but it quickly changes into pleasure. The biggest one I’ve ever experienced. But tears are still rolling from my eyes… I can’t say a word and fall right into his arms not able to concentrate on anything anymore. Absolutely helpless and alone with the Beast, I fall asleep in his strong arms, which hold me a bit too tightly.

  I wake up and it’s daylight. I am still in the golden birds room. I am on this huge bed. But, luckily, I am alone. I look around and Demitry is nowhere to be seen. I check myself and I am still in the red dress I wore to the wedding, my underwear intact. Thank Goddess. 

  I remember what happened last night and I immediately run to a huge golden mirror in the corner of the room. Mark!  There it is. Just below my collar bone on the left. The mark he left me! After lying to me and deceiving me! How dare he! Who does he think he is?

  I look at the door next to the mirror. He said that his room is connecting, he must be there. Not thinking, I s***h the door open and storm in.  Dresses, and shoes, and bags, and jewellery… this is the biggest walk-in wardrobe I’ve ever seen. What the hell?! Whose are those?

  Doesn’t matter really. I walk out, taking the last pick at all the beautiful stuff, and start looking for another door. I find it within seconds and it’s… the bathroom. A huge and marble one, with candles and different hair and body products. There’s even standing the exact brand of shampoo that I usually use and love dearly. I take it and see that it is untouched.

  Dumbfounded, I put the shampoo back and walk out of the bathroom. There’s just one door left. I push it with anger. And it’s closed. I am starting to shake. I look at the exit door and run to it, trying to pull it open. Nothing. I am locked in here! I start to bang on the door and shout, but there seems to be no one outside. Tears start rolling my eyes.

  I run to the balcony. Thank Goddess it’s still open. I come to the edge, putting my hands on the rails. I need all support I can get now. I look around and see how people are cleaning out space after yesterday’s wedding. I look down and see 4 guards standing right under the balcony. They probably felt my movements as they all raised their heads as if on command and looked at me. I flinched.

 "Luna," one of them said, bowing respectfully and the other three followed, "Please, return to your room. Alpha ordered you to stay inside and prohibited anyone to bother you on this joyful day."

  Is he from Downton Abbey or something? Joyful day my ass!

"Where your Alpha?!" I demanded. 

"He’s at the meeting, sending people to your previous pack," the second guard answered and my legs felt numb.

   My pack! Does he want to hurt my pack? What is going on?

 "What for?" I pretend like everything is normal and I am not dying inside.

 "Protection, Luna," the third guard adds, "After your union was announced yesterday, he promised to your father to help protect his pack. And these are the first warriors he sends there."

  Oh, my Goddess! He planned it all. He even planted warriors in my pack. I need to get there asap to warn everyone.

 "I need to speak to him! Tell him I want to see him!" I yell at this point, but I don’t care.

 "Luna," I hear a voice behind me and turn to see a she-wolf standing with a large tray, with two others behind her.

 "Who are you?" I ask, my whole body shaking.

 "I am Leticia, the head maid in this house and our Alpha’s personal assistant."

   I am silent. She raises her brow a bit. Does she expect me to greet her warmly or something? I mean, I am a prisoner here. Don’t expect me to play nice!

 "Anyway," she changes the subject, "The Alpha said that he would join you for dinner today. And he asks you to prepare nicely. Since he is sending so many warriors to your pack for protection."

  Oh my! This is not good! This is definitely a threat. A threat to everything and everyone that I love…   And who knows what he is going to do if I don’t obey. He infiltrated my pack and now he can make me do anything…

  "This is your breakfast, Luna," Leticia started to place the tray on my table with others helping with the things and dishes, "We did not know what you like, so we brought a bit of everything."

 "Thank you," I finally squeeze out of myself and watch them all go. Leticia stops next to the door.

 "Luna, if you need anything – just call us," and she shows on a communicator on the wall.

  "How do I open that door?" I ask forcing myself to smile. But she is unmoved.

 "You don’t. At the moment only Alpha can open it and let you out. And we have to bring your meals at certain times, then we’ll also be able to open the door. All this for your safety."

 "I see," I lower myself to the bed, feeling broken.

 "Alpha asked you to enjoy your bath and to choose one of the new dresses in your wardrobe for dinner. He said it would be a real treat."

 "Hm," I mumble, "Everything with your master is a real treat!"

She closes the door behind her and I fall on the bed. I’ve been tricked, I’ve been trapped and now my pack seems to be his hostages! Goddess, I hope they are going to be his hostage. What if he wants just to clear the whole pack? He did it before. Everybody remembers how the Moonlight pack disappeared from the face of the Earth. There were strong and powerful one day, but the next.. gone. Completely. All of them. Even women and children.

A chill goes down my spine and I stand up. I need to think straight. I am no fool, so I need to make a plan on how to play this game. To survive and save my pack. And to free us all from Demitry Richards once and for all.

First I eat a few bites of breakfast. I feel a bit nauseous, but I need strength. Not the best time to be depressed and weak. I go to the bathroom and fill the gorgeous white marble bath. I go through the products they have there and choose some salts and a bath bomb to add to the water. I look at myself in the mirror and sign. There it is. My mark. The one I was forced to get against my will. The one I will hate forever. Can’t believe my mate is such a horrible being… Well, one of my mates. Wait! I do have another! Can he help me? Would he? Is he even my mate still since I’ve been marked? Will he be able to go against his brother for me? Probably no, but on the other hand, it’s the closest thing I have to a plan at the moment… Yes, I need to feel the ground with Rafael. And I need to be really careful with Demitry.

  Finally a bit happy and knowing what’s the next thing I do, I take the red dress and underwear I had on the previous night and sink myself into the warm and aromatic water. 

After I’ve cleaned up myself and dried my hair, I finally open the door of the walk-in wardrobe. I had a glance yesterday but hadn’t paid any attention to it since I thought it was someone else’s. And I have to say wow! The room is huge and filled with the most luxurious garments. Gucci, Prada, Valentino, Chanel, Dolce & Gabbana just to name a few. He did not spare the effort. Or money.  I come to an island table in the middle and gasp as I see jewellery for different occasions. The whole rainbow is here. And there are a lot of diamonds there. Unluckily for Demitry, I can’t be bought. I am into clothes, but I never lacked it really. I was an Alpha’s daughter and we have definitely never been poor. Although this place is impressive and I have to admit it since nobody can hear me anyway. 

I carefully pick the simplest white dress I can find. And find some comfortable brown leather sandals to wear. No colours, no jewelry, nothing fancy. I don’t want to owe him anything. And I don’t want him to think he did a good job. I don’t do any make-up. Nothing to provoke any kind of interest in him. 

 "This will not help, dear, " I hear Kira in my head, "He marked you, but you are not mated yet. The desire devours him at the moment." 

  "What do we do?" I asked her, knowing that she is right.

  "Wait and see, girl. He is our mate and there should be a reason for everything he does."

  "He betrayed me and tricked me. I cannot trust him. Ever. And what about our pack? What if he hurts them?"

 "Ask him, Alyssa, talk to him," she says and closes the link. Which is a rare thing for Kira to do. I also noticed that she doesn’t plead with me to mate with him anymore. She doesn’t admit it, but we are both alpha-females and we absolutely hate to be submitted in such a way.

   I walk out of the wardrobe room and go to the balcony. I look around and suddenly feel the scent of cedarwood. I look around and here he is, standing near the fountain in front of the entrance, talking to someone – Dimitry Richards himself. I feel my heart ready to jump when I see him. Not the reaction I thought I would get. 

I can only hope he doesn’t see me. But as if he has just read my mind, Demitry immediately turns and looks at me. A proud smile on his face. That. Asshole.