Claiming My Unwilling Luna: Her Second Chance Mate

3: Unfortunate Plight

Bree’s POV

Laughing hard at Dax's face, I felt like he had to be joking. There was no way he thought he could convince me to stay. Not after all he put me through.

I walked over to the bed and picked up my handbag which I had tossed there as soon as I got into the room. Then I turned around and stared at the wardrobe just to be sure that I wasn't forgetting anything.

“I'm serious, Bree. You're not going anywhere,” he maintained. “I can't afford to lose you. You're far too important to let go.”

“Maybe you should have thought about that when you decided to cheat on me,” I voiced, still looking to spot anything that belonged to me in that room. “I'm leaving. Maybe you'd enjoy your time with her instead. At least, you won't have to cheat anymore.”

With that, I sighed, satisfied that I had everything that I needed with me. I was sad that I had to leave Dax though. As much as I hated him for what he did, my heart didn't stop beating for him.

I wished that I could stay with him; that I could believe a word that proceeded from his lips. I wished that what he did was a mistake, just like he said that it was. But we both knew that it wasn't.

He never loved me. I had to make my peace with that. It was no use living in the same house with a man who didn't love me; whose heart belonged to someone else he called his best friend.

Staying would have only made things worse since I was certain they'd keep their relationship going. He'd only find a way to hide it from me but each time I'd see him, I'd never quite stop myself from feeling that he was doing something else behind me.

Before I could turn around, I got drenched by a cold liquid and suddenly, I could barely feel my legs. My eyes spun around and l fell to the ground, almost headfirst but I managed to put out my hand before I landed on the ground.

I felt my veins almost pop out of my neck and my intestines seemed to be twisted out of shape. “What… What is happening?” I thought to myself in panic as I writhed on the ground, overwhelmed by pain.

Dax's sinister laugh filled my ears as he crouched over me with a proud look on his face. “You're a fool for ever thinking you'd be able to get away from this Pack… from me,” he derided me. “You thought I'd ever let you do that?”

I tried to get up but I couldn't so I managed to turn my head so that our gazes could meet. “What is going on, Dax?” I voiced in a shaky whisper, trying in vain to sit up. “What have you done to me?”

He smiled once again, his right hand on his knees as he gazed at me. “You're just so gullible, aren't you?” He mocked. “Look at you… The mighty Luna Queen lying helpless on the floor all because you thought that I, Alpha Dax, could genuinely love you to begin with.”

He paused to take a breath and cleared his throat. “The only reason why I approached you from the onset is because I saw you using your powers,” he disclosed, sending me into further shock. “I was intrigued and thought… ‘What else could she do?’ I wanted to know the extent of your powers and that morning, when you took out seven Rogues, I was there. It was then that I knew that you would be of great use to this Pack and my plans. That was why I pretended to be in love with you and thankfully, you made it even easier than I thought. That's why we got mated, Bree.”

Once again, he laughed hysterically as tears streamed down my eyes and wet the ground. I couldn't believe my ears. All the time, I thought he cared. I thought it was him who encouraged me to be unashamed of my powers. I had no idea that he did all of that for his selfish interests. Truly, I was blinded by love.

I cried so hard, clutching my chest in pain. This wasn't the man whom I fell in love with. That man was kind and loved everything about me. He couldn't have tricked me into believing that he cared when he didn't. No, not my Dax.

“You're not special, Bree,” he continued, seemingly relishing in the pain that he was causing me right now with his words. “You're not even lovable. The only thing useful about you is that power of yours and I must harness it no matter what.”

I grit my teeth, unable to withstand the pain that coursed through me and stretched forth my hand toward him but I was far too weak to conjure anything.

He brought his face close to mine and laughed hard, drawing back a bit to clap his hands. “Nice try, Bree but you must know that the portion I used on you has temporarily rendered you powerless,” he divulged. “You will do as I sat or I will make you pay for it. I will crush you until you yield. I will break you until you will bow to my control.”

My eyes went wide open in fear as my body quivered. Dax was a different beast from what I used to know and I couldn't help but wonder what he wanted to do to me even as I tried my hardest to keep a straight face.

With his left hand, he held up my face by the jaw and gazed into my eyes with his piercing blue eyes. “Go on. Don't hold it back. I can see the fear in your eyes,” he calmly voiced. “It's okay to be afraid. I promise. I'm sure you never imagined that a day like this would come.”

He was right. I never thought that I'd ever find myself at the mercy of anyone since I got my powers, much less someone whom I loved with my entire heart. I thought I was invincible as there was no one in the Pack whom I felt was able to withstand the might of my powers.

With my powers, I could teleport to anywhere I wanted to. I could send my enemies into a world of unending pain. I could make them unable to move or toss them from one place to another. I was certain I could even do a lot more than that if I had a mentor from the onset.

“But I thought you loved me, Dax,” I said to him, hoping to rekindle those feelings if they ever existed, just so he'd spare me. “Why would you treat me this way?”

I watched as he stood on his feet and walked to the door, opening it to let in four guards who came bearing down on me. “The only person that I've ever loved is Gina,” Dax further revealed as he stood over me with the guards by his side. “You're a fool but I'm happy that you are.”

Turning to his guards, he ordered, “Chain her and lock her up in the advanced cell. Torture her so she'd be too weak to use her powers once the portion wears off.”

They nodded and did as they were told. Unable to look Dax in the eyes anymore, I sobbed as the guards chained me up and helped me up to my feet. Then, they led me outside where other Pack members were.

As we walked, the Pack members wouldn't take their eyes off me and it only made things worse. I hated that they had to see me that way. I was so ashamed. I wished that the world would open up and take me in. All I wanted to do was die, maybe then I'd be free from my suffering, but even death didn't seem to want me either.