Chapter Twenty one

EMILY'S POV

I opened my eyes slowly, I felt weak and unable to move, I tried bringing my hand down because I felt they were hung up, but it seemed hard for me to bring them down. I woke up and realized that I was captured In a cave and was tied to a wall so as not to escape. I looked around to see if there was anyone with me, but there wasn't. 

“Is anyone there?” I shouted as my voice echoed through the walls. 

My mind raced how did I get here, it was perplexing to me, so I struggled to untie the ropes until I remember clearly yesterday that I had put a short dagger at the side of my ribs for defense, but there was no way to get it out I had to struggled and struggled unfortunately for me, I broke my bones and was untied from the wall? I felt so much pain on the wounded area, but it didn't last forever. It took some seconds to get healed. I went up and searched for a path that would leave me outside the cave so I could find my way home since there was no one with me inside the cave. 

Everywhere was dark and there was only one side light coming from, and I think it wouldn't be too hard for me to get out of the cave. I went to the direction the light came from and found the door leading outside. I opened it and saw light again after so many hours, so I quickly rushed outside and tried to run before I was stopped by someone. “Who are you? What are you doing here?” I asked. I was expecting a reply from him but everywhere was silent until I broke the silence. 

“Answer me, why are you standing there? Did you miss your road?” I asked him several questions until he decided to show me his face. On seeing his face I noticed that he was the same man who captured me, so I made haste and attacked him. I stretched my right hand to hit him on his face, but he blocked it and took me down on the floor lying on top of me.  

“Get off me before I would show you what I am made of,” I threatened. 

“But how can you show me when you are still on the floor and have me on top of you?” he said. I managed to hear his thick voice. He touched me romantically, and I really don't know what he was up to. I thought he was going to break my virginity, so I acted gently to him. 

“You have some wounds all over your body. You don't have to hurt yourself like that” he said. Touching me gently, cleaning them off for me. 

“Why are you suddenly acting nice?” I asked. 

“How would you want me to act before you?” He answered me with another question. 

“Okay, let's be honest with ourselves since you are being generous to me. May I ask you something, please? I need the Truth” I said.  

“Go on,” he muttered. 

“Since you are working for a leader, why haven't you taken me to him?” I asked. 

“You think I am working for him, well, I am not working undercover for a leader, okay I work for myself.” he replied. 

“You're kidding, right?” I asked. 

“I’m not. Okay to clear you well if I was working undercover for a leader, I wouldn't have allowed you to kill his men before I attacked, I purposely allowed you to kill them both before I took you out from the back. 

“So why are you keeping me with you? What's your problem? I have never had any issues or misunderstanding with you, so why are you keeping me to yourself?” I asked. 

“Okay let's wrap these things up. I think you are hungry, I would get you something to eat after eating you go to bed.” he said. 

He took me to some place in the forest, leading us to a small hut. He went inside and brought out some food for me and ordered me to eat them fast so he could take me back. I wanted to reject the food, but it was too delicious, but I never trusted him, so I asked him to come take a taste of it. He came and took more than what I expected. I quickly collected the food from him to avoid him from finishing everything. 

“You really don't have manners,” I said. 

“You were the one who asked me to join you. I thought you can't finish it, so I took as much as I wanted. If you still don't like it, you can hand it over to me. I am really starving,” he said. 

“I won't, I can finish it all” 

“Hey, I would free you on a simple condition” he said 

“What is that?” I asked. 

“You would promise me that you would stop running away and stop attacking me. You can trust me. I am really not a bad person. I only have my reasons, and it's best known to me” he said.

“I wouldn't even care if you tell me, but since you said you are working for nobody why then can't you forget about me and protect yourself instead,” I said. He gave me no reply and dragged me back to the cave, he left me to bed and left quietly. 

Maron was dead and so was Emilianna. I wondered what the other rogues would think when they know that their Alpha was dead. Would they look for me? Either way, now that I was out of the picture, they could still continue their lives by electing another leader. I just hoped that it wasn't the snitch Maron was acquainted with. Anyway, I didn't have too much time to worry about them anymore. I had to worry about myself. After all, I didn't have much information about this man who had me.