James's Pov.
Right after my heated argument with my wolf I felt victorious, my wolf even didn't have a say of words with me.
Back to the so-very-important thing Brendan had to tell me. Seventy Eight Alphas were sitting in that room with confused faces. I might be mistaken if I said "scared". That clearly wasn't the case..they somehow..I think felt pity? What the actual f**k.
Do they want their heads on sticks?
"Shall we start this meeting? Brendan?" I sarcastically said to Brendan. Who had his head bowed down and most probably was shaking. This tense atmosphere had me irritated. It was only minutes before I could blow up and order some rogue torturing.
"Are you people supposed to talk or you left your tongues back home?" I told them calmly, dead calmly.
"King James, We..We.. wanted to tell you that....your..mate...she's ....alive." He said shivering and his own voice cracking as all the Alphas looked at me.
As much as this was unexpected, I couldn't take the information. It was absolutely hard to swallow that bit.
"If you think..it's a joke..then I swear I'll rip your head off with my bare hands, I promise." I replied to his absurd statement.
"King James it's true trust us we have proof." My brother said sarcastically emphasizing "King James".
"Alpha Dylan, care showing the damned proof to me?!" I yelled to my brother who didn't even flinch. He knows I love him and I would never dare to hurt him no matter what that's why he would do any type of disobeying and disrespecting he wants which now was getting a lot for me.
"Sure Big Brother," He said and went off to the LED in my office,
I was very impatient, I couldn't believe she could be alive. Happiness took over me. But I wasn't going to show it until imp hundred percent about her being alive.
"Here, you see this picture? Big bro it was taken a day after we assumed she was dead." He was informed and was keen to move on.
But, what I saw was my mate. Bruised and Burned everywhere on her body. All I could see was red, how dare someone even touch her? I'm killing that girl back in my room. She did this to her.
My mate's golden locks fell from over her shoulders and she looked scared as a guy dragged her along. I hated being touched by anyone. She was mine.
"James. See, she's alive. Don't lose hope. We should just confront that girl who is the suspect. Maybe she helped the rogues to abduct your mate." Kai tried to sooth me.
He's my younger brother and both my brothers just know what I am feeling.
"James, we'll find her." Dylan said and I was shocked that he'd call me by my first name as he made it clear that from now on we don't share a brother-brother relation because I practically killed the girl he loved. He couldn't love her when he had a mate. It was pretty clear and now he understands that but says I shouldn't have killed her, Heck whatever.
I needed to take it off, anger the happiness. The most reasonable thing for me was to take it out on that girl. She caused it, it's all her bloody fault,
I got off my chair and stormed out the room, climbing up all the stairs to my room, I reached my hallway.
I opened the door and her scent hit me like bricks. I could hear her sobbing and crying hysterically.
I had mixed emotions for whether to hurt her or not to.
I decided to try and hurt her if my pain and my anger could just let go of me.
I could hurt her with words.
Ever's POV.
The words he said before he left me helpless on the floor, I was bleeding from my feet again the wound had reopened and my head hurt as if someone smashed it in a wall. Everything in the washroom was a blur as I turned on the shower and sat under it with my clothes on. I usually did that whenever I was depressed and wanted not to cry. I hated him so very much, I wish I could escape. Though he was my Alpha King I wasn't to disobey him and the little less I did was so much for one person.
I had no respect for that son of a b***h.
I was wondering why am I still alive, should I die? Killing myself? Yes, that would be easier. They will never believe me even if I gave them solid proofs about how I am not the person they should torture and confront, I didn't kill the Alpha's mate, I swore upon everything. But I was strong and I was gonna get out of this s**t alive.
I heard a loud thud and I suddenly jumped with surprise, I got up and turned the shower off. I know he's back to interogate me once again. I started to panic hysterically, this was going to be worse.
"Come out this instance," He ordered through gritted teeth. He was in the washroom now,
I had to options 1) Go and listen 2) Kill myself and get it over with. Yikes, kidding. I would never.
I had to try once before I could finally do the deed and disappear, I wanted to convince him once that it wasn't me who killed his mate. Just the last once.
I took small steps out the shower and near the sink, I was holding the counter of the sink really tight. He was standing there taking in my appearance as I just gulped and hiccupped, tears flowed freely and my failure attempts to wipe them off were pathetic. I had my head bowed down.
I wish he would drop dead.
If he was going to hurt me again, so be it but I was going to plead and I was going to beg for a chance to prove myself innocent.
In no time he was dragging me out the bathroom, I didn't push back or struggle as I knew that it's just so useful at all. We went all the way from a washroom to the room I avoided the most, his room, the place I avoided the most. It's where he snatched away my innocence from me. The thought of it brought tears to my eyes, I wasn't the one who they were supposed to do this with.
He pushed me in the room and locked the door, panic rose inside of me. What does this mean? There's only one logical explanation and that is most probably about him trying to assault me again.
"Now about what I said earlier," he spoke up turning around and looking at me with hate in his eyes.
I didn't want to go through that experience again, I didn't! The thought of it made me want to die. I can not possibly be his victim again. My eyes searched the room for a sharp object that could pierce his dark heart and kill him.
"What are you going to do?” I pleaded with sadness in my voice and tears started to flow even more.
I hadn't realized I was backing up as he was coming towards me, now it is the time to run.
One moment I was running for the bathroom and the other I was pinned to his bed, he was looking at me with a devilish smirk on his face, I swear he was evil and heartless’ real definition.. "You don't know how much it hurts without her, you don't. Did you realize what you were doing when you helped those rogues?" He claimee with sorrow clear in his voice. All I could think was "what rogues?" "what help?" I asked myself, and then felt extremely bad about my life.
"You can do whatever you want to, but I am saying this now and I will say it always. I didn't try to even think about hurting your mate Alpha. I didn't." I said and that was the smartest thing I could do, fighting him was useless. "Liar."
He got off me as if I disgusted him and then he turned around, looking me in the eyes.
“I didn’t hurt you last night, I would never. You’re a murdering b***h but that doesn’t mean I’ll stoop to a level so low. It’s beneath me. You were not touched last night, I let you think you were just so you’d be in the same mind torture I was in when I lost my mate.” He gritted out.
“But if I dont find her by the time of the mating ceremony, it’s you who’ll take her place. Mark my words.”
And with dropping that bomb, he left.
James's POV.
After I was done hurting her, she passed out with the lashing of my words and my announcement. Guilt rose inside of me like this was the worst thing I could do. Hurting her didn't make me feel good, it made me feel more bad. I couldn't see her laying helpless as tears went dried on her face. The torture of my threat would keep her awake. I shouldn't feel bad, because of her my mate is injured and bruised. She is the reason I am alone right now. I shouldn't feel bad for what I did to her still, I can't let her die.
I scooted her into my arms and asked Brendan to bring in a doctor so she could see her, she rested her head in my chest as if she was the only f*****g pure girl on the planet and yet I knew how much of a heartless girl she was, she was selfish, she would kill anyone for her own good, she was no good than a bar lay.
"Brendan, I need to talk to Dylan." I said to Brendan as he left the doctor in my room with the girl and walked outside with me.
"Alpha King, Dylan also wants to talk to you," Brendan told me as we got out the castle.
"What he wishes to talk about?" I asked confused, I was in no mood of bullshit.
"He thinks the girl is innocent," Brendan whispered slow enough that I couldn't get a hint of what he was barfing, then again he forgot we are f*****g werewolves. His words gave me a shock, what the hell on earth was Dylan thinking when he said that? I needed to go away for a day back to America, I had business there for like one day.
"Tell him to call me when he receives his senses back." I told Brendan and wore my shades sliding into the car and driving off. Much drama and much f*****g mixed emotions.
Thinking about that girl left me speechless with my brain, she was definitely going to be the death of me. Memorizing the events that happened In my life I feel like kissing the hell out of my mate, I want her. I need her. I drove all the two hours to the airport with guarding cars behind me, but right after I got out I had a weird feeling, I couldn't think about my mate lovingly and with adoration and affection.
And as soon as I thought that , an unbearable pain took place right in my chest. I was lucky enough to stop the car and prevent crashing but heck yes my heart was definitely on the verge of blowing off. The pain was unbearable for a few minutes but then it faded away leaving me in sweat and panting.
"Ben and James Convo"
'You know what just happened James?'
'WHAT?'
'Our mate bond. Our mate broke it.'
'Impossible, that's only possible when rejection takes place'
'our mate rejected us for someone else, James. Her wolf has informed me, she broke the mate bond by some spell and bonded with another Beta wolf'
End of convo.
His words left my mouth open, my heart shattered, my mind messed and my body numb. He was an Alpha King wolf, he obviously knew what was happening. I don't believe she would do that, no impossible. My mind couldn't absorb the heartbreaking information at all and I know Ben and my wolf were also sad and howled in pain.
I thought about driving back to the castle and decided in favor of it. Business can wait. Right now the only important thing is the girl who I broke for no reason. Its about her well-being. Why was I so heartless with her? I am a King and my hate clouded all my actions. But now it's time for revenge. You just wait Katherine, just wait and watch how I ruin you. You left me and now I will make sure that Beta of yours leaves you.
As your life leaves your body too.
Ever's POV.
I woke up to find myself tucked into a warm blanket and a drip on my wrists. I was changed into a comfortable oversized shirt and boxers which smelled like him. Asshole, I hated him. I won't stick around for themaring ceremony and the magic of it’s seduction, I didn't want to sleep with a King in the midst of an orgy. I was going to die today for sure and for better. Its okay. Ever, maybe you had little time in your life. This is for the good of everyone. Don't worry. I scolded myself and weak sarcastic thoughts.
What was my escape plan?