The Rescued Werewolf

CHAPTER 2: Taken away

MAISY’S POV:

I can’t see! I can feel the harsh fabric of the burlap sack covering my head and the rough cut of ties binding my hands together behind my back. There is no gag stopping me from screaming or talking but as I try to whisper to one of the other girls whom I can here sobbing next to me, I can’t seem to move my mouth in a way that would form any words. All I can manage is a string of whimpers before a sharp whack is heard from behind the wall to my left. If I could have moved I know I would have jumped out of my skin.

Immediately the truck was filled with silence. No one dared upset the Alpha that would ruthlessly murder a young girl for no good reason in front of her peers. I kept trying to think of possible ways to escape and every time I tried I was coming up with only one answer. I had to let out my wolf. Daisy is strong and between the two of us I am sure we can get out of here. I closed my eyes and imagined Daisy; imagined pulling her forward in my head and letting her see through my eyes. This is how we turn into our wolves. I couldn’t do it. Every time I tried I got a blinding pain in my head and Daisy would snap back to the depths of my mind. Ever so faintly I heard her whisper to me.

“Hun it’s no use pulling anymore, I can’t come out. That bag on your head, it smells funny right?” I gasped hearing her words.

She was right. It all made so much sense now because I knew I hadn’t taken anything but given my inability to move or speak I should have known. The sack over my head reeked of wolves-bane, I don’t know how I didn’t smell it before. Wolves-bane is a wolfs weakness; it stops us for using any perks that come with being a wolf and weakens both our human form and our werewolf. Damn theses guys knew what they were doing and had taken every precaution to make sure we didn’t escape them. I could feel Daisy pacing around in my head, whining and dipping her head. I knew she was upset with all of this and I couldn’t blame her. This was all my fault. Why hadn’t I skipped lunch or gone to the library or ate away from the school campus. Wrong place wrong time I guess.

“I’m so sorry Dais, I promise we will get through this together. We will make it out of here alive.” I whispered back to her. Although we both knew deep down that there was a good possibility that we may never get back home. She didn’t reply to me but I could tell she had been greatly weakened by the wolves-bane and needed to rest, so instead of plotting ways to escape I let my mind wonder.

After all what else was I going to do, I can’t move or speak or even summon my wolf to protect me so I had no choice but to give up ... for now. I thought about my parents. Neither of them would even know I was missing just yet. Mum was most likely just finishing up her big meeting and well dad was still away on business so I assume he will be the last to know unless he could sense I was in danger. I knew your mate could sense when you were in danger but could parents do that to? Would they be able to tell I was in danger like a mate would? Probably not. Would they try to find me when they realised I was missing? Most likely. But I have been suppressing my scent and since my phone is I’m my locker back at school the chances of them actually finding us are slim to none. I couldn’t even bare the thought of their reactions when they realised their only daughter had been taken away.

I was never especially close to my parents. I was closer to my mother than I was with my dad mostly due to my dad always travelling for work. He missed birthdays, Christmas’, most major holidays and family events but he was there from time to time. Come to think of it I knew very little about my dad since he wasn’t around much but none the less he is my father and I love him. Mother always says he is away working hard for our family and I honestly couldn’t respect him more. It must take a strong person to stay away from their mate and pup for so long at a time but he did it without complaining; just to keep our family afloat. Mum was around more but she also had to work crazy hours so that we could get by. They both worked extremely hard to provide for our family and although I didn’t have a car or the newest phone or fancy clothes, I always had what I needed. A part of me worried that when they realised I was gone, they may not look for me. It would certainly be cheaper for them. If I could have I would have shook that thought out of my head and tried to occupy my mind with other things. However, before I could distract myself with other thoughts I felt myself drifting into unconsciousness and let the wolves-bane take over.

I don’t know what is happening to me but one second I was awake and the next I was asleep.

Now I am awake.

Now I’m going to sleep.

Awake.

Asleep.

I was drifting in and out of consciousness. How frequently I do not know. I have just woken up and we are still on the road. I don’t know how long we have been travelling and I can’t see the sky outside so I have no indication what time it might be but it feels like we have been travelling for a long time. The bag over my head doesn’t smell anymore, meaning the drug had started to wear off and both myself and Daisy have started to recover from the effect. This is likely why I am awake now but I would be lying if I said it made me feel any better. At least when I was asleep I wasn’t aware of the chaos that was going on. If anything this was worse because now I would have to endure this conscious. The only bright side I could find was the fact that the wolves-bane wearing off had to mean we were nearly at our destination. Just then 2 guards who I could tell mustn’t be far from me, started talking to each other in hushed tones. Not that it mattered how loud they spoke anyhow. We are wolves we can hear a bug move or a pin drop and right now me and Daisy could hear pretty damn well despite having been drugged.

“s**t Wren they’re waking up. I thought they would stay knocked out till we got them there. Should we tell the Alpha?” The wolf whispered sounding anxious. Why was he anxious? He wasn’t the one that had been kidnapped. What was his problem?

“Nah dude it’s just her, the others are still well away. No use in getting the Alpha involved. He would skin us alive and use our pelt as a rug. Just knock her out, but use the drugs again , we don’t want to mark up that pretty little face. Goddess help us if we do the Alpha will only send us to find another to replace her and I’m tired. I just Wonna go home man.” The man whom I assume must be Wren answered him in a whiney but groggy tone which sounded like he had been woken up from a nap.

Suddenly in a panic I faked a snore and shifted onto my side, pretending like I had just moved in my sleep. I inwardly cringed at how fake it had sounded but It must have worked because suddenly that Wren guy spoke up again. “ Man what’s your issue? She’s still a sleeping beauty over there. Your so paranoid. I told you this gig is a one time thing, it’s not very risky and it pays good. You don’t have to worry. Plus we are only about ten minutes away so our part is nearly over. The boss will be made up with us.”

So I was ten minutes away. But from where? I hadn’t given much thought to what I would be facing once we stopped travelling. Why had this man taken us? Honestly I think I simply didn’t want to think about where I might be going. The possibilities are simply too terrifying. I tried to use my wolf hearing to figure out where we might be going but it was no use. All I could hear was the crushing of gravel underneath the truck tires indicating we had come off the main road and entered a dirt road. We didn’t really have any dirt roads that you could fit a truck down in Hatfield where I live so I know we must have travelled quite a distance from home and suddenly it was all very toto were not in Kansas anymore. The reality suddenly hit me ... I have been kidnapped. I have been taken away from everything I know and appreciate and my parents whom I love. Daisy started to stir in my head and I could feel that she was on edge too. Something didn’t feel right and the further we drove the more agitated we both got.

Suddenly the truck stopped. The only movement was from the front cabin as both doors opened and then shut simultaneously. I could hear the lock mechanism moving in the back of the truck and then the doors were slowly opened. Obviously I was technically supposed to be asleep still so I made no attempt to move. Just then I felt a pair of strong arms scoop me up and the stranger carried my limp body from the vehicle. The stranger carrying me smelt so alluring. He smelt like pine and firewood and damn it was everything my wolf yearned for. Daisy thought he smelt like running through the woods with the wind in our fur and the freedom that came with that feeling. It was not really fair for anyone to smell that intoxicating when surely that would attract any wolf. I could feel butterflies start to flutter in my belly at the tingly sensations I could feel on my thighs and back where his skin made contact with mine. I felt so silly, he was one of my kidnappers! I knew I could only blame this on my upcoming heat. My train of thought was cut short when I realised that this wolf was also the smell of my captivation. Daisy coward in the back of my mind and my stomach started to churn as the strangers scent started to make me feel queasy rather than it giving me the dreamy feeling it had given me a second before. I had to admit though if this person was a kidnapper it was very confusing how he carried me so closely and with so much care. His hands were rough yet gentle, his body hard yet comfortable against mine and his closeness made me feel safe. obviously I was delirious.

My head was still covered. I still couldn't see, but I could feel myself bobbing up and down in the strangers arms as he walked into a building with me in his arms. We went down what feels like a flight of stairs or two and as a breeze blows over me I know we must be in a courtyard or garden. A few minutes later we are back inside and have climbed a flight of stairs and the stranger carelessly threw my limp body into a chair and proceeded to tie me to it. So much for carrying me with care. Goddess I wish I had still been drugged and asleep. Then the door to the room opened and closed and everything fell silent. I was alone. Or was I? Suddenly the familiar sound of sniffling and sobbing I heard earlier in the truck echoed around me and although it shouldn’t, it made me feel somewhat at ease. It was familiar and reminded me of a part of home. Does that make me a terrible person? These girls were terrified just like me and I was taking pleasure in that. If I could have slapped myself right now I would have. I can’t be too hard on myself though. Surely anyone else who had been kidnapped, drugged and deprived of food or a bathroom break for goddess only knows how long would have been just as crazy and confused too.

The room was cold and a chill blew through the air as if an outside door or window had been left open. But with a bag still over my head I couldn’t see to be sure. Foolishly I thought that perhaps this would be a prime chance for me to escape, until I remembered the hard chair I was tightly strapped down to. I knew the girls were here with me and I knew at least one of them was awake. I could still here sobbing not too far away. So before I could drive myself completely insane I spoke out loud rather than in my head like I had been doing for the past few hours at least. “Where are we?”