16 - Rescued?

LUCY'S POV

I don't even know how many hours it had been since I sat on the cold hard floor in my dungeon cell. There was a small cot bolted to the floor. The thin beige fabric was torn and clearly worn out.

The cell was lined with silver and the bars were silver as well. This tactic was used to dramatically weaken our werewolf side. Being surrounded by this amount of silver would typically cause your wolf to go dormant.

Tears were silently streaming down my face. My father always said I was a dreamer, maybe he was right. Or maybe I was an idiot for thinking that I would get a fresh start or that I could avoid him at the gala. To think that I was more worried about my mate finding me than my father.

I wasn’t sure if Leon had caught on yet. I know that my lack of scent had to of been confusing but the sparks when we touched were undeniable. Some part of him had recognized that.

He argued with Alpha Leander about me being put in the dungeon which caused a bigger scene. He looked at me with such pity when the guards took me away. I didn’t want to admit it then, but I can safely say that I wanted nothing more than for him to hold me and tell me it was going to be okay at that moment.

I cursed the mate bond. The way that my dad treated my mother, the fact that he could kill his true mate, made me sick. I didn’t trust the mate bond.

It wasn’t uncommon for Alphas to stomp all over their mate bonds and low and behold, the Moon Goddess granted me my very own nightmare. In my eyes, the mate bond was nothing more than putting a noose around my neck.

During the walk, or should I say being dragged down to the dungeon, Nia was an angry mess in my head trying to take over and run away but I knew it was no use; they would have me captured before I could reach the pack borders.

Lucy the silver doesn’t affect us we could break out of here Nia whispered like someone other than me could hear her.

She was right. My mom discovered that I wasn’t affected by silver when I was a mere pup. She had made me promise to never tell anyone, especially not my father. That was relatively easy since he only spoke to me when he punished me.

The problem with her thought process was that I had nowhere to go even if I did escape. I was left with undeniable hopelessness.  

We could try and find your mom's family Nia interjected my thoughts.

That was certainly a thought. Mom never talked about her family in front of my father. I had assumed they were all dead until she started talking about them with me when I got a little bit older. I’m stuck yet again with a problem though.

Even though I had heard her stories, and she had spoken about them as if they were still alive, she never mentioned where they lived or why we never got to see them. Part of me always assumed it was because my father wouldn’t allow them to know about me.

The bigger part of me truly felt like he had no idea of her family's existence. I often had these strong gut feelings about things that I couldn’t explain. It has greatly aided in my survival all these years.

I was ripped away from my thoughts as I heard heavy footsteps leading down the dungeon corridor. A single set up of steps, moving quickly towards my cell at the end of the strip. I backed into the far corner at an advantage point.

If I was going to be approached, I knew there was a chance that torture or some kind of pain might be inflicted. This way, I could at least see it coming. Nia lurched forward and sniffed the air.

Beta Seth? The confusion in her voice mirrored my own.

Seth looked over at me crouched in the corner and sighed before looking around and unlocking the cell doors. “The Moon Goddess must really love you. Hurry, we don’t have much time!” he hissed, clearly displeased with what he was doing.

“Time for what?” I asked standing straight as my eyes darted past him to make sure we were alone.

“There is too much to explain right now Lucy, hurry up, we need to go. Alpha Kragen is dead set on taking you home with him tomorrow” Seth's words felt sharp and icy along my spine the moment he referred to my father.

My instincts drove me forward as I ran out of the cell. Seth moved quickly in front of me, guiding me to wherever it was that he thought I could go.

Seth started moving faster as we rounded a corner. I sped up to catch up to him and ran straight into his back as he came to a halt. I flew backward and landed on my ass, he didn’t even acknowledge what had happened.

He looked around briefly before standing on his toes and pushing a brick deeper into the wall. The ground felt a little shaky as I watched the bricks at the end of the half shift to the left creating a doorway.

I squinted my eyes trying to see something from the other side when Seth's hand grasped my arm and pulled me up. I could hear him mumbling something but I was so focused on what I was seeing.

“Can you hear? HURRY!” he said shoving me into the darkness, following behind me quickly.