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Dawn's POV

"What...is going on?" I asked, as my eyes moved from Alpha Xavier's to Zade's to the stranger's.

Zade looked a bit amused to see me there, it was as if he knew that we were still going to meet again after our last encounter.

The stranger stood up and started walking towards me, with his eyes not leaving mine. I looked away from him, and stared at Alpha Xavier, waiting for some kind of answer but he just stood there and...watched. Zade did too.

"Mate," the stranger said again, but this time, he was barely two feet away from me. He crouched down, and placed two fingers under my chin, raising my head to meet his gaze.

"My name is Ryan. What's your name, mate?" He asked. His deep voice rang in my head, and I struggled to form a word. I gulped down, and managed to say my name.

He nodded and helped me get up. I didn't know what to do. It was so funny how I went from being a very normal human to having...three mates now? Especially those who'd kill me in a heartbeat.

Pushing my thoughts aside, I cleared my throat and faced Xavier. "Who's he?" I asked, referring to Ryan.

Alpha Xavier finally moved from his spot and took a few steps forward before he stopped, and faced Ryan. "Why don't you answer that, Ryan?"

Ryan told me that he was a best friend to Alpha Xavier and now, my new mate. I wanted to ask more questions but a deadly glare from Xavier was enough to keep me shut and rooted to my spot.

"Now back to business, gentleman. What do you think of her, Don? Is she good enough for you?" Alpha Xavier said to Zade, and my stomach churned in disgust.

He is really selling me off? Who does he think he is?

Zade's eyes sparkled a little with excitement, as his eyes traveled around my body. He found me attractive, that I could tell. But I had no interest in being given away to the bloodsucker.

He stood up and imitated Ryan's movement, as he stood in front of me, his eyes boring into mine.

My breathing seized a little, as I tried to maintain the eye contact. He took another step forward, closing the space between us.

My legs wobbled under me and I felt like I was going to pass out under zade's gaze. But I held myself. Or at least I thought I did, before he held my hands and pulled me closer.

His presence and touch made me weak and he knew that, so he continued torturing me right before Alpha Xavier and Ryan.

He raised my head up and involuntarily, I licked my lower lip and gulped. A second later, the silence in the hall got broken when Zade started laughing.

I felt embarrassed and took a step further away from him.

"You really thought I was going to kiss you?" He asked, but I looked away immediately.

I wanted to run, run away from him, Alpha Xavier and Ryan and pretend nothing like this ever happened. I wanted to go home and sleep, hoping the bad dream would end.

But this wasn't a bad dream, it was real. The torture, embarrassment, and everything, it was all real and there was nothing I could do to run away from it all.

"You know what, I'd make my decision tomorrow morning. For now, let me think about it." Zade said to Alpha Xavier, and left without turning around to look at me just once.

After Zade left, I lowered my gaze and stood there, waiting for my next punishment. But Xavier just clicked his fingers and the next second, two men came out of nowhere and dragged me away.

This time, I didn't fight it. There was no use anyway.

After I was taken to an empty room, I was forced to have a drink, and it made me pass out almost immediately.

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My eyes fluttered open, but I struggled to move any of my body parts. I laid there, on the cold, dry floor, staring at the ceiling.

I didn't know that I could feel anything, until I felt my tears trailing down the sides of my face. After so much struggle, I finally pushed my upper body off the ground.

"Oh, fuck," I groaned to myself, as I stretched a little. The room was dark, the window was open too but that didn't do much as the reflection from outside was also very dark, which meant that it was night already.

"You're a pretty sleeper," I heard someone say and it scared the hell out of me. I scrambled off the floor, and ran to the end of the room, as my eyes darted around, wondering where the voice came from.

"Who's there? Who are you?" I asked, as I pulled my legs to my chest and wrapped my hands around my body.

A split second later, my nose was filled with a scent that I had gotten familiar to and I instantly knew who it was.

". W—what are you doing here?" I stuttered a little. He touched me and a chill ran down my spine. I held my breath, when I felt him move closer.

"I'm here for you. I'm sure you heard Xavier, you are mine. So, I'm here to take you."

That didn't make any sense. Nothing made any sense.

I stretched my hand a little and searched for his face. But his hand gripped mine and slowly guided my hand to his face.

Just like it looked, it felt as hard as a rock, with very sharp edges. My fingers trailed from his forehead down to his jaws.

As every second passed, my body grew hotter and I started feeling funny. His presence was so overwhelming, and it had an effect on me. But I liked it. A lot.

His hands grabbed my waist and he pulled me up. Even though it was dark, I could suddenly see his face clearly.

"What did you say again?" I asked, obviously not thinking straight.

He breathed out, and spoke again. "I'm here for you, I'm here to take what's mine."

"Then, kiss me." I moved closer, with my eyes still fixed on his face. I don’t know why I asked him to do that; hell, I wasn’t even sure if this was me or if the substance I had been given earlier had anything to do with this.

"Please, kiss me." I pleaded again, and he raised me up as his lips crashed against mine.