Chapter: Five

As Jess closed her eyes, she felt as if she was being pulled out of her body. She had no control over herself. Jess couldn’t control anything about herself, she had no say when Sasha started to ask questions and Jess simply answered her, without even wanting to.

“How did you get here? How did you get into this territory?” Sasha asks, but her voice has an echo to it as if her words are being heard from far away.

“I was on a hike. It was the first time that I climb this trail, everything was fine in the beginning, but on my second day I felt as if I was being followed. I got off the trail hoping to lose whatever was following me. When I looked back again wolves were chasing. I ran to get away, but I got hurt and when I woke up again, you people were here.” Jessica spoke in a deadly calm voice, she sounded like a drone.

“What do you know of our people? What do you know of supernatural?” Sasha asks her voice still sounding far away.

“I know of stories, but to me that’s all they are, fairytales.” Jess says lifeless again. Sasha scoffs at what she says.

“Fairytales? How wrong humans are. Do you know who these men are to you? Do you know what they are?” Sasha asks with a smile on her face, her voice drawing Jess to answer.

“They are my capturers. They are criminals.” Jessica says. The men around her tensed and got even more angry with what she was calling them. Xavier and Joshua were even more enraged, not knowing how much more of this they could listen to before breaking. ‘How dare she say we were the criminals?’ That’s all that they could think after what she said.  Even Matthew who would usually not care or pay attention to anything the human was saying, got mad at the comment she made. Jess, who was still in the trance-like state, did not see what was coming. She was completely shocked when Raymond grabbed her out of the elder’s hands and pushed her backwards. He pushed her so hard that she flew across the room, Jess screamed as she was mid air and then groaned when she hit the floor. Everyone was surprised that he was the one who lashed out.  Raymond however was still consumed with rage, he preceded to march to where Jess had landed, but was stopped in his tracks as Kian hit the arm of his chair and called out to his son. Xavier walked towards his brother and laid a hand of comfort on his shoulder. It was the only time Xavier showed comfort to someone, he only did it when it was his brothers who needed it.

“Take a breath, Raymond.” Xavier calmly said to Raymond. Raymond looked away from his prey and rather focused on his brother. He took one calm breath and waited for his hands to stop shaking in rage. He then nodded at his brother, showing that he was calm. Once he looked back at Jess, was when he truly realized what he had done. Jess was laying on the floor. Cradling her bad hip, and tears were running down her face as well as blood that dripped from the corner of her mouth. Her other hand was clawing at the marble floor, hoping to find relieve for her pain, not only physical but mentally as well. She was utterly lost and confused. She just wanted to go home and forget about this nightmare.  Raymond walked back to his other brothers, trying to pretend that what he had just done to his mate didn’t bother him, but far back in his mind he knew it did.

“We are done with it. Take it back to the cells.” Joshua said to his beta. Mike, the man who had dark brown skin and green eyes that could captivate anyone, walked towards Jess. She tried to drag herself away from him as he got closer, but it was useless. In a moment he was beside her and grabbing her one wrist and pulling her off the ground.

“No. NO! Let me go!” Jess tried to protest, but she could barely lift her other hand to push Mike away. He threw her over his shoulder and started to move towards the exit. Doc Seth, who had entered silently a while ago, started to follow Beta mike.

“Where are you going?” Xavier yelled at the doctor. Doc Seth stopped in his tracks and turned to one of his Alphas.

“Should I not attend to your mate’s wounds?” The Doc asked. Xavier growled in fury.

“Do not call it my mate!” Xavier yelled at the Doc as he clenched his fist angerly.

“And do not act without us telling you too!” He growled. Doc simply bowed his head, showing his apologies.

“Everyone, get out and no one speaks a word of today!” Raymond called out to everyone in the room. Beta Mike gave a small bow to his Alphas before leaving with Jess still on his shoulders, trying to struggle. Doc and Delta Sarah also gave a bow and then left through the other doors.

“You boys are acting foolish.” Elder Nadia sing-said as the doors shut. All of the boys turned their attention to her.

“In what way, milady?” Matthew asked, putting his charm back on even though he was barely holding on to control. He hated how anxious his brothers felt and hated that they were in this situation.

“You just killed yourselves.” Elder Nadia said with a soft smile.