Once in the van, Connor physically restrained me, preventing me from moving. Not long after, whatever Ruby had injected me with had started to take effect and I felt uncoordinated, like I wasn’t in full control of my limbs. I went limp and Connor loosened his grip, but he didn’t let me go. There was no use fighting now, there was nowhere for me to go, no way out of this. The windows were all blacked out so I couldn’t even look out at them to see where I was going and I could feel the dark pit of despair welling up inside me at the futility of my situation.
The Alpha took my hand in his, making me flinch and try to withdraw away from him, but his grip was too tight.
“You don’t have to be scared of us Eloise.” He said softly, his thumb gently stroking the skin on the back of my hand. My he
