Chapter 29 - MineZaneWe made it to our room. The walls were painted a dark navy blue, and a huge king-size poster bed sat in the middle of the room. A large ensuite sat to the left, and a walk-in to the right. Our room was in the alpha wing. It was an odd place to keep a guest, normally, we would have stayed somewhere else, but Lincoln claimed that Balor didn't stay here often and that this had basically become a guest wing after his family relocated.I let him go on about the history of the place, taking in how fascinated Colette seemed to be by his stories. But I didn't hear a single thing he said. My mind to busy replaying the deal she made with Balor in my head over and over again. I knew Balor played games with people. It was what he was known for. I expected him to pull some macho crap when we arrived, but I didn't think he would do that. I didn't expect him to know Colette's secret either, but he did. How he fucking did, I had no idea, but it wasn't fucking surprising, reall
Chapter 30 - DeathColetteZane started a catalyst of emotions in my head. My mind and body were still buzzing from the orgasms he gave me. Even long after, we showered and got dressed. Yet, I was still somehow stunned into a mind-numbing silence over what Zane admitted to me.He knew.He fucking knew I was his mate, and he never told me. The worst part was that when he admitted that he knew, I didn't feel disgusted like I thought I would. On the contrary, I felt relief, and that really threw me off. I got out of the shower, dried off, and got ready in a daze. Zane didn't say anything to me after everything, and I was thankful for it because I honestly didn't know how I would respond to anything he said right now. I had so many things to process, but I couldn't think of that right now. So I forced the thoughts aside as I focused on zipping up the side of my orange crop top. Now that I had my figure back, one I never knew I had due to years of neglect and starvation. It was hard not
Chapter 31 - TakenZane I was stuck between being in complete awe and absolutely furious as I looked at the wolf before me. I had no time to react before Colette shifted. One second she was backing away from Sophia. The next, her wolf took over and snapped Sophia's neck. I shouted for her to stop, but I was too late. I wasn't angry at Colette for killing her; I was mad at the fact that Sophia was still so lost in her lies that she thought it was okay to attack Colette as she did. I was also angry that she got too quick of death for what she did to my mate. But I also knew that despite everything that happened to Colette, she wouldn't have wanted to do this. Even though it had only been a short time since we entered each other's lives, I knew her. I knew that the idea of her being the one to kill someone would now haunt her for the rest of her life. "Colette," I said softly as I approached her wolf. Her silver coat held a shine to it that made it look so soft. And now that she had
Chapter 32 - PanicZane My head was throbbing, my whole body aching. What happened? Why did I feel this way, and why was I so fucking cold? My eyes felt like they were being weighed down as I tried to pry them open. I tried to bring my hands to my face, but they were numb and unresponsive. I felt like I was floating, my centre of gravity completely thrown off. I groaned as I tried to shift my body from whatever uncomfortable position I was in, but something kept me in place. I could hear music playing, but it sounded so far away. I pushed all of my willpower into opening my eyes. My vision was blurry, and my mind felt like it was stuck in a fog. I tried to look around, but everything was the wrong way. Why the hell was I upside down? I blinked my eyes, the movement slow and tiring, trying to wake my brain up. Slowly my senses came back to me, my arms tingling as I forced my fingers to move. The music now becoming clearer. Teeth by 5 seconds of summer played on the radio. I l
Chapter 32 - FightColette Drip. Drip. Drip.My eyes felt leaden as I slowly came too. The smell of mould and damp soil assaulted my nose, sending a wave of nausea through me. Drip. Drip. Drip. I wrinkled my brow as I tried to pinpoint the direction of where the water was dripping. Everything hurt, and I felt so exhausted, the wolfsbane slowly killing me. I knew any more of it in my system would be the cause of my demise. And maybe Maverick realized that too because I knew from whatever amount he gave me, it didn't put me out as long as the first dose did. That told me two things; we were close to where ever he needed me to be when he met Pierre and his men for me to be out long enough for the transfer, and two, whoever he was working for, there was a chance that I might know them which meant Zane might too.My eyes slowly fluttered open, the darkness a welcoming presence to my eyes as I stared out into the abyss of whatever hell hole I had been dragged into. Slowly my eyes adjuste
Chapter 33 - FocusZane I sat in the Bloodstone pack medical centre, alone and slowly going mad. The place was buzzing with activity, but I didn't pay attention to any of it. My focus was solely set on finding Colette and killing the ones responsible for taking her. My whole body was one tight ball of anger as I switched between sitting still and pacing. Time seemed to be at a standstill for me as I was left here to wait with no answers to any of my questions. If we had at least sealed our mate bond, I would have been able to feel her once our wolves were awakened again. I would have even been able to link her from where ever she was. But we hadn't done that, only admitting to each other a day ago that we were mates. I gritted my teeth, my fingers curling into fists as I tried to keep a hold of my emotions. Losing my cool wouldn't do any of us any good. I called Hayden as soon as I had a phone in my hand, informing him of what had happened. I ordered him to put a team together and
Chapter 34 - Breaking Point ColetteMy eyes were swollen shut; Phillip had beaten me to the brink of collapse before stopping. He would allow me to heal enough before he started all over again. We had been in this cycle for what must have been hours now.His knuckles were bloody, a mixture of mine and his blood coating them; the copper smell of blood filled the air. I lay slumped over in the corner of the room. My chains were long forgotten as he sat in a chair across from me, his eyes never leaving me. Even though I couldn't see it, I could feel the way his stare made my skin crawl. But I wasn't the only one feeling the pain of this beating. I got a little satisfaction out of the fact that I knew his face and arms were bleeding, too; my nails had dug into him every time he took a swing. I never stopped fighting. I wouldn't, but I knew I could only hold out so much longer before I passed out from my injuries. My head was a constant pulse, matching the rhythm of my heartbeat. I felt
Chapter 35 - Royalties Zane"So are we just going to ignore the male sitting at your desk or..." Paige said blatantly, clearly not caring who Balor was or how the chain of command worked in his pack. She had a point, though, and I never minded how outspoken Paige was; I actually enjoyed that about her. So, of course, when Balor didn't introduce him when he entered, I knew she was bound to point it out. And whoever he was, he and Balor were close for him to take his seat without Balor batting an eye, which intrigued me a little. But, of course, I was focusing on finding my mate and didn't care to know, not now, but I wasn't going to correct Paige for her outburst either. There was no point.Lincoln coughed out a laugh, and the male's eyes lit up with a crazed look. Balor looked at Paige, his eyes assessing her. The corner of his mouth tipped upwards, like her lack of formalities amused him instead of offended, and I wasn't quite sure how I felt about that. Everything about the Bloods