He’s looking for you!

CHAPTER FIVE

ZOEY

I sat on the cold floor of my cell and I stared blankly at the door that Alpha Graham had just slammed close. My face still hurt from the guard’s slap, but the confusion I felt was wrose. He didn’t trust me and he never would, and matter what I said or did, they had already decided what I was a vampire, a liar, and a threat.

I clenched my fists in frustration. 

This wasn’t fair.

I had no idea why I couldn’t shift. I had no idea why my wolf, Frankie, was keeping secrets and now, I was in the middle of a fight between the wolves and vampires, and I had no idea of why I was even a part of it.

I took a shaky breath and closed my eyes. “Frankie,” I called out in my mind but there was no response.

I gritted my teeth. “Don’t ignore me. You owe me answers.”

Still, there was nothing.

I felt anger and frustration rush through me. “You told me I’d understand in time, but I don’t have time! If you don’t tell me the truth, I could die here!”

For a moment, I thought she was going to remain silent again but then, she said, “I know.”

Her voice was soft, and almost sad.

“Then help me,” I pleaded. “Tell me what’s wrong with me.”

Frankie hesitated. “You’re not ready.”

I scoffed. “Not ready? I was almost killed today! What else do I need to be ready for?”

“If I tell you now, it will only make things worse.”

I dug my nails into my palms in anger. “I don’t care! You’re supposed to be my wolf! You’re supposed to protect me!”

“And I am.” Frankie sighed. “Just trust me, Zoey.”

Trust? She had disappeared when I needed her the most. She refused to explain what was happening to me, and now, she was asking me to trust her?

I was about to argue when I heard a sound on the door and I froze. It sounded like someone was trying to unlock the door. 

I turned toward the door, and my heart raced. I scrambled to my feet, and pressed myself against the wall as the door was pushed open. My breath got caught in my throat as a figure slipped inside, moving quickly and quietly.

It wasn’t a pack guard, and it wasn’t Alpha Graham. It was a stranger.

I could barely see the person that had walked in, but I could make out the shape of a talk man that was wearing a dark cloak that made him blend into the shadow and hard to see.

“Who are you—” I began, but he raised a finger to his lips, like he was silently telling me to be quiet.

I swallowed hard and kept my mouth shut but I couldn’t stop my heart from racing. He slowly took a step toward me and stoped right in front of me. “You shouldn’t be here,” he murmured in a low and smooth voice.

I tensed. “What do you mean? I don’t understand what you’re talking about and who are you?”

He stared at me for a while and then he smirked. “You’re much more braver than I expected.”

“Who are you?” I demanded seriously. “Why are you here? Who sent you?”

He looked back at the door before he turned back to me. “To deliver a message.”

I narrowed my eyes in confusion. Nobody knew where I was and if Alpha Graham wanted me to know something, he’d send his guards or come by himself “From who?”

He hesitated then he finally said. “From the Vampire Lord.”

I instantly froze on my spot. “The what?” I whispered. I heard him clearly but I was just giving myself time to process it.

“The Vampire Lord,” he repeated. “He’s looking for you.”

I shook my head. “That’s impossible. I don’t even know him.”

The man tilted his head. “Maybe you don’t but he knows you.”

I felt chills run down my spine and my body shook in fear. I opened my mouth to argue, but before I could, i heard the sound of footsteps in the hallway. The strange man cursed under his breath and took a step back. “They’re coming,” he muttered.

I panicked immediately and I tried to make him stay. “Wait! You can’t just say something like that and leave!”

But he was already leaving. “Listen carefully,” he said quickly. “You’re not who you think you are, and when the time comes, you’ll have to choose a side.”

I stared at him, and I still couldn’t understand what he was saying. “What does that mean?”

He didn’t answer. I looked at the door at when I turned back to him, he was gone. It felt like it was just part of my imagination but I could still feel his presence. What the hell was happening? 

I barely had time to process what had happened before the door was pushed open again.

A pack guard stood there, and his eyes were filled with fury. “Come with me!”

I drew in a deep breath. I didn’t know where they were taking me to and I couldn’t ask because I knew that he wouldn’t give me an answer so I just prayed for the best.

But I was starting to realize that something was wrong with me  and whatever secrets Frankie was keeping from me was bigger than I ever imagined.