“We’re just finishing off a few things here and then we’ll be home,” Elias said softly. “Is everything still okay?”My eyes darted over to the couch where Alex was sleeping. “Yes.” “Alex sleeping?” “He fell asleep a few minutes after I gave him his pills,” I explained. “That’s good,” he muttered. “It’ll give him some time to rest.”I bit my lip. My eyes darted over to Alex again. He wanted me to take care of him but in a different way. “C-can I speak to Val, please?”“Sure, flower. Hold on a minute.”I waited, my eyes darting around the apartment as I waited for Elias to give him the phone. My hands were beating a mile a minute. I was scared that I might mess things up. Alex might have been joking when he said he wanted to feel my lips wrapped around his dick. “Hey, petal. What’s up?” I sucked in a breath. “You’ve been with a lot of women, right?”“Uhm…you can say that. Why?”“I…I’m…Alex said something and I want to…I don’t know how,” I stuttered. Val muttered something to some
Fingertips were trailing down my spine. I could feel Alex’s warm breath against the top of my hair. His chest rose and fell in deep, steady breaths that let me know that he was still asleep. It couldn’t be him touching me. Through my sleep-dazed mind, I figured that my other alphas had returned, but something felt off. Wrong. It was a struggle to open my eyes, but when I finally managed to pry my eyelids apart, I locked eyes with a man I had never seen before. A scream rose in my throat but a gloved hand clamped down on my mouth before it could escape. Smirking, he leaned closer. “I’m going to make things easy for you, when I move my hand, you’re going to keep quiet. If you scream, I won’t hesitate to kill your alpha.”To show me that he was dead serious, he pulled a black knife from his boot and held it up for me to see. “He’s been drugged so there’s no use trying to wake him up.” The man slowly pulled his hand away from my mouth. “Here’s how this is going to go Daisy. You’re
“How long are you planning on standing there, Daisy?”I jerked in fright. When I snuck out of the room, I didn’t expect him to know since the floorboards made no sound. I had stayed in the room until darkness started setting in. And of course, hunger.“You’re not a vegan, are you?” he called again.Biting my lip, I stepped around the corner and searched the living room until my eyes locked in him where he stood in front of the stove in a small kitchen.The smell for frying onions filled my nostrils, making my stomach growl. I hadn’t eaten since Elias cooked us breakfast before they left this morning. Was it still the same day? How long had I been out for?A glance outside the window didn’t give me much information about where we were. All I saw was trees for miles and miles. The window had a lock that wouldn’t budge no matter what I tried.“Canned meat will have to do for now,” he muttered. “I’ll go hunting tomorrow to get us some real meat.”Was that going to be my chance to find an
“Here, drink this.”Alex hesitated as he stared down at the pills in Val’s hand. We all knew why he didn’t want to take them, but he had no choice. With a low sigh, he took them and swallowed them with a sip of water.He blamed himself for Daisy’s kidnapping even though we tried our best to make him understand that what happened was not his fault. The pills knocked him out. He was dead to the world when they broke into the penthouse and took her.I kept trying to assure myself that things could have been worse.Whoever took Daisy could have killed him if he was awake. Daisy could have gotten hurt.She could be hurt.“Did you get a hold of him?”My eyes snapped up when Jordan entered the room.“No,” he answered his brother.“They took Derek with your omega.”“Or he’s somewhere lying dead in a ditch,” Jordan muttered.Aiden glared at him. “How they fuck did they know that Derek was watching the penthouse?”“You think they jumped him?” Val asked.“Maybe they didn’t know that he was watch
I had never been afraid of thunderstorms.The moment the storm hit, I jerked awake. I could hear the branches of the trees snapping as the wind howled outside. Somewhere in the distance there was a loud boom of thunder sounded, making the windows rattle, and seconds later lightning lit the room.On unsteady legs, I pulled the blanket over my shoulders and snuck out of the bedroom. My steps faltered when I entered the living room and spotted Derek sitting on the couch, staring at the burning fire in the fireplace.I took a small step back but another round of thunder made me hurry closer to him.He smiled. “Scared?”“N-not usually.”Derek patted the couch next to him.I settled on the couch as far away from him as I could. Clutching the blanket under my chin, I stared at the dancing flames for a few seconds before I turned my head to study Derek’s side profile.His nostrils flared.I frowned when he tensed.“Do you have an omega for yourself?” I asked him.“No.”“Do you want an omega?”
I ached.And not just for my alphas.Everything hurt.I tugged on the shirt clinging to my skin. It was soaked with sweat. Moaning, I rolled onto my back and blinked blurry eyes up at the ceiling. My tongue was sticking to the roof of my mouth. I was thirsty. So thirsty.I wanted my alphas but Derek couldn’t get a hold of them.What if John got to them?“Hey.”I turned my head to watch Derek as he entered the room. He carried a small tray that he placed down on the bedside table. Taking a seat on the edge of the bed, he helped me sit up.“Some ice cold water,” he muttered, pressing the cold glass to my lips.I reached up to grip the glass as I parted my lips. Derek pulled the glass away after a few sips.“I still can’t get a hold of them,” he said softly. “But I send someone I trust to check it all out for us.”“It’s hot,” I croaked. “Hurts.”“I know.” He soothed a hand over my hair. “Do you want to take a shower?”I instantly nodded.After giving me a few more sips of water, he stood
“Where the fuck is she?”His loud exclamation was followed by the sound of flesh hitting flesh. I bit down on my tongue to stop the groan of pain from escaping. A few punches was nothing compared to the pain I had gone through when I was injured in the explosion.Gripping my chin, he tilted my head back.I watched him through swollen eyes and when he got close enough, I spit in his face.Snarling, he punched me in the stomach, making me swing back and forth. The chains dug into my skin, making fresh blood trail down my arms.I was glad they grabbed me and not Alex or Val. I had been trained to endure hours of torture. They were tough but Alex was already injured and they would have used that to get their answers.“Last chance,” John growled. “ Where is Daisy?”I gave him a bloody smile. “Fuck you.”Nothing happened.“Maybe you’ll start talking once your mother starts begging.”Bile rose in my throat but I swallowed it down. He was just joking. He had to be fucking joking.Nobody knew
Daisy stirred, making my eyes snap open.I held my breath as I stared at her, waiting for her eyes to open. But they didn’t. She turned onto her back and sighed. I stared at her for a few more seconds before I leaned back in the chair.Movement from the corner of my eyes caught my attention.David hovered in the doorway, eyes darting over Daisy and then to me.“How long is she going to be asleep?” I asked him.“For another hour at least,” he answered. “I gave her a strong dose because I didn’t know how long it would have taken you to get here. Your omega made it clear that she didn’t want another alpha to touch her.”My lips twitched but I didn’t smile. Despite Daisy’s constant claim that she wasn’t the right omega for us, she already accepted us as her alphas.“Let her sleep, I made some coffee,” David muttered.“Got anything stronger?” I asked him as I stood.“No.”I followed him out of the room and down the hall to the living room. David nodded towards a tray on the coffee tabel. “