~Ayliah's P.O.V.~I stood behind the door I just closed and listened. I feel so bad for hurting Steven like that. He seemed like a really nice guy. Lilly had nothing but nice things to say about him but I just can't tie him down like that. I'm nothing. A nobody. That's what's been ingrained into my head for the past 5 years now. How am I supposed to be the mate of a Beta? I'd be no good to him. I'm just a slave. Besides I'd never truly be free of Alpha Gregory. He marked me. I'm not his mate but he is an Alpha and could claim anyone he wanted. We don't have the bond mates have but he can track me and know if I'm with anyone else intimately. I can't tell these people I just met. Mark would probably kill Alpha Gregory. If by chance the doctor can't figure out what's in the mix he gave Lilly, well he would have just killed their only lead. Beta James was instructed if by some miracle he was captured that James would destroy everything. I guarantee he's already done that. He's probably

TRIGGER WARNING:Sexual assault and Physical abuse~Mark's P.O.V.~I knock on the door and Steven opens it. I quickly scan the room and see Allie on the bed just staring at the wall. She looks like a statue laying there not blinking. "How is she?" I ask and Steven just shakes his head. He looks like he wants to say something else but doesn't. "Lilly?" He asks. "Resting. She was sleeping when I left. I just wanted to check on Allie. Can we have a moment?"He looks back at Ayliah, "Ayliah? Mark is here." She just nods her head. "I'll be outside if you need anything." He says, his eyes never leaving Allie. Once he closes the door, I move over the bed. "Mind if I sit?" She scoot over enough I can sit down. "Are you okay." She nods. "Allie please talk to me. You're starting to scare me." "What do you want me to say?" She asks quietly. "Tell me what's going on with you. You were so lively when you first got here and now after trying to help Gregory escape, you won't hardly speak.

I knock on the door and hear Lilly tell us to come in. Ayliah is sleeping on Lilly's lap when we come in so Steven closes the door quietly. He walks over and gently lifts her head off her lap and Lilly gets up so Steven can take her place. I watch him as he holds her head, gently running his head over her hair and stroking her face. It was amazing how he could go from a killer to a gentle man in such a short period of time. I knew he was a good guy just from the little time I had know him but I had never seen him be so gentle. Lilly puts her arm around me and lays her head on my shoulder watching her Beta. I lean over and kiss her head and nod towards the door. "We'll be across the hall if you need anything." I mind link Steven and he nods slightly. Lilly and quietly walk out of the door and close it. We walk into our room and Lilly sits on the bed and let's out a big sigh. I go over and sit next to her. "You okay?""Yeah just tired. Allie is pretty strong," She laughs "I had to h

We walk downstairs to the kitchen where we find Steven and Lilly talking to Marie. I walk over and put my arm around Lilly. Marie hands Ayliah and I a cup of coffee. "Thank you Marie." "Not a problem. What would you guys like for breakfast?" "Whatever you feel like making." I smile at her. "Alright. Go sit at the table and I'll have something out in a jiffy." We head to the dining room and take our seats. Steven pulls a chair out for Allie and she stands there staring at him like she doesn't understand. She moves to another chair I guess assuming he was going to sit there. "Allie. He was holding the chair out for you to sit down." "Oh." Her cheeks turn red. "I'm sorry." "No, it's okay. I'm sorry. I was just trying to be a gentleman." She heads back to her original chair and sit down. He scoots her in and sits down in a chair next to hers."Thank you." She says softly. I smile watching her. "You're going to have to remember she's never been treated like this." I mind link him

I wake up to a pain in my stomach. It came out of no where, making me want to vomit it hurt so bad. I look over at Lilly's side of the bed and she's not there. I try to feel for her and instantly get blasted with a blinding headache. I quickly jump out of bed and stumble around trying to put my pants on. "Steven!" I yell as I open the door. I go across the hall and pound on the door. "Steven! Come on man open the door." He opens the door a few seconds later, his face scrunched up from the hall light. "What's wrong? What time is it?" "Somethings wrong with Lilly." That wakes him up. "What do you mean?" "I got woken up from a pain in my stomach. Lilly wasnt next to me so I tried feeling for her and got hit with a massive headache like I had slammed my head into a wall." I see his eyes glaze over and a few seconds later he almost falls over. He got the same result. "How are we supposed to find them if we can't mindlink her?" "Where was she going? Do you know? We can start there.