Chapter 31: On My Way...Rameric's POV:I can not believe I heard those words. Did that really happen, that she told them she belonged to me and they did not believe her!? They even laughed at her?! The more she spoke, the more angered I got to the point that I had to leave my Chambers. I could not help the growl that was coming from my throat. I was not going to say anything to her about her words. I just stood up, turning to face her. I could see the pain that those two men caused flashing across her eyes, as she was forced to relive that instance as she told me what happened while I was gone. I stood there in shock before I spoke up to her. I knew what I needed to do. First, I needed to have her stay here. I would send someone to help her take care of her current needs, but I did not want her to leave my Chambers alone, no matter the cost. "Stay here!" I said in a gruff tone as I was still angered by her words. "I will be back. I will send someone to take you to wher
Chapter 32: Whole Lot BiggerAlasia's POV:If I had to say, this place was a whole lot bigger than I had expected it to be. It was nice, to say the least. I had never known that these different halls went on as long as they did. It was certainly a whole lot bigger than the small piece of land I once called home. I mean, even the hut I stayed in was a sizeable amount smaller than the room I was just in where, well where. Can I not finish a thought on my own even still? I mean, those two men are gone and I no longer have to see them from what I understand. I followed her lead and no one seemed to bother her or try to talk to her as I walked behind her, following her every lead. It was not all that much longer before we finally found a door leading to the outside. Granted, that was after taking several sets of winding stairs and going through several halls and dark passage ways, well darker than I would like to travel as this was the middle of the day. Finally, I was able to s
Chapter 33: Longer Than ExpectedRameric's POVI made sure I took my time with the two sorry excuses for men in the dungeon cell, as I knew I was certainly going to need to wash up after this. I just looked forward to that, as I knew she was going to need another chance to wash up as well. I smirked to myself as I looked at the table in front of me where all the different objects were that were used in the treatment of fools like these two. I smirked as I thought about the very fact of being able to see her naked in front of me again. I just bet she would love to get another chance to bathe with me, seeing how strong I am and all. I heard the two men groaning from behind me as I turned my head back around to look at them. It was not all that often that I got a first-hand experience in the kind of treatment of those who deserved it, but it was nice to be able to serve the kind of justice they should have known was coming. I turned around to stand in front of both of them, obvio
Chapter 34: Where Is She?Rameric's POV:I had to admit, I was getting pretty pissed off about the fact that she has yet to come back to my Chambers. Honestly, how long did it take for one to go and relieve themselves only to come back here like I know I told her to do?! I was stern about it, so she had better get my point when I told her to do something. I wanted to go and find her, but I did not want to leave here just yet, as I was waiting for Galien to return. I was still waiting for him to show his face as I did not want to miss leaving and him bringing her here. I knew it shouldn’t be that much longer before he returned. In the meantime, I walked over to my padded slumber and sat down on the edge of it. I thought about some of the different reasons as to why she had yet to return. So, I thought I could sit down instead of walking a hole in my stone floor as I was apparently taking the same path walking back and forth. Was this some sort of a trick? Did she somehow tric
Chapter 35: Something Happened Again?!Rameric's POV:To think about all the different events that happened here today of all days, why now? Something happened again to her?! Honestly, what has changed to cause this? What made Fate play a part in all of this and what was Fate trying to show me exactly? I was not sure how to proceed but there was one thing for sure. Whoever these invaders were, I was going to make sure they were dealt with, promptly. There were several problems that came up first. I needed to know why none of my Warrior guards were in their positions, why the corridors seemed to be vacant of all my pack members, and then where in the flaming furry was my newly found mate.I looked back over at Galien still standing there across the hall and raised one finger on one hand. I was trying to tell him we were going to wait here until they left and then attempt to follow them to where it was they were headed. I had no idea what we were going to find, but this was the
Chapter 36: What Is Happening?Alasia's POV:What is happening here? What is going on? Who is this man and why did the young woman who was showing me around just say that we needed to hide before we were seen by the others? I thought everyone was safe here. Were we not safe then? Were these men chasing the other young women not part of the ones that I have already seen around here? I mean, there were several men in the halls as we traveled to get to the place where I used to relieve myself, so what changed? To be honest, they were all dressed like the ones I seen in the stone walls so I was not sure who was who.“Move along little lady,” he said as he reached out to touch me and the young woman I was standing beside who led me out here in the first place. “Don't you dare touch us,” I said as I reached out to push her back away from him, doing so, made her take a step or two back away as I continued speaking. “You do not know us and we are not going with you.”“Well, lookee h
Chapter 37: A Jumbled MessAlasia's POV:As we traveled for some time now, none of the other women I was placed with said anything. Was it because they knew we were headed toward certain doom? I tried to listen to see if I heard anything specific that would at least help me by knowing where we were headed, or even where we left. There was not much useful information I heard, just the usual comments about the woods we were walking through. That was when I thought I heard a horse riding up to where we were, and they seemed to be in a bit of a hurry."You are not going to believe this!" Said this voice, and it almost seemed as if they were a bit afraid of something as to the tone they used. "I got word that the Silver Shadow has been informed of a possible invasion. We need to get out of this territory as quickly and as silently as we can. How far are we from the creek bed's path?""Well, it is a short distance from where we are now," I heard another voice say in a bit of a grumbl
Chapter 38: Rescue Not Coming!Alasia's POV:I continued to lay there, on my back, pinned down by the side of the wagon cart that was tipped over on its side with part of a broken wooden rail sticking into my side. Was I ever going to get free from this misery? By now, all of the other women were free and gone. Well, wherever it was that they ran to, allowing them to get away from the people who took us. What caused the apparent fighting outside the wagon cart earlier? What made the wagon cart flip over on its side before all of that fighting began? I lay there, with pain pulsing from my side as my eyes started to fill with tears. I knew that my rescue was not coming. I turned my head back over to look at the freed entrance to see if Brookli was still there. She was not.Did she leave me here to die like this? Was she going to come back? Was I left here all alone? As far as I could tell, when I looked at the light outside the entrance, I could tell that it was starting to