My Mate Belongs to Another
1299 Words
CHAPTER 6
LEILA’S POV
My ears rang and my head ached as well as the rest of my body, especially around my wrist. It felt like there was a restraint there, grinding and rubbing against my flesh, the sharp threads digging into my skin.
My eyes danced behind my eyelids as I awoke from my subconscious. A groan of pain escaped my lips.
I tried to pull my hands together, to rub the ache around my wrist, but they didn’t budge.
As I gradually opened my eyes, I noticed the empty air beneath my feet. I took in my surroundings, noticing my hands stretched out to the side, secured by ropes that strained against my wrists, suspending my body in the air.
The pain surged through me, and tears pooled in my eyes, blurring my vision, as they streamed down my face.
A low mocking voice spoke, “The sneaky little wolf is awake.” And I felt a slight change in my restraints. My body was suddenly being lowered, but not enough for my legs to touch the ground.
A figure appeared in my line of sight—a man with dirty blonde hair, thin lips stretched into a snarky smile, and a cunning look in his eyes.
Fear ran down my spine as his gaze met mine, and I wished I could run for my dear life.
I screamed as he grabbed a fistful of my hair, yanking it backwards, forcing my face to turn up to the ceiling. “Isn’t she a pretty little thing?” The tip of his claw ran across my neck and down my chest.
“She’ll make a good lay, don’t you think?” another said, and I heard chuckles echo in the cave or cell or wherever it was I was being held captive in.
“Yeah, she would. Who knows, she might replace the previous one that died. It’s been so long since I properly released myself into a female.” I flinched, shrinking when I felt his wet, slobbery tongue lick the crook of my neck.
The hair on my neck stood on end in disgust, and I kicked, trying to get away from him.
“Hmmm, she tastes like a virgin too.”
“Really? Let me check.” I heard footsteps approach, and the next thing I knew, someone was grabbing my legs and yanking them apart.
I’ve never felt as much fear as I did in that moment. I screamed and kicked as hard as I could, wringing my body away from their hold. I could feel and hear the person struggling to get ahold of them, but they couldn’t, and somehow I must have kicked him in the face, because I heard a string of curses escape his lips.
“You stupid b***h!” The man holding my hair yelled, and I flinched, instinctively closing my eyes, when his hand raised to hit me.
“I wouldn’t do that if I were you.”
My eyes snapped open as the head chef's voice bounced off the walls.
“Gina. Fancy seeing you here. What brought you out of your kitchen?” The guard sneered, letting go of my hair. My gaze connected with that of the head chef for a brief second, and I silently pleaded with her to help me.
“Her.” She nudged her head in my direction. “I’m here because of her. She works for me. And you know how much I hate it when you come after my girls.”
“This one broke the rules, and as the laws of our pack go, she should be punished for it.” The man who had been trying to get in between my legs said, whilst cradling his nose.
“Well, you can’t punish her. Let her go,” the head chef responded, walking in further.
“Meaning?”
“She belongs to the Alpha. He’ll have your head if he finds out that you touched what’s his.”
The guard from earlier laughed. “This isn’t the first time that the Alpha has let us touch his spoils of war. I’m sure he wouldn’t mind this one either.”
“I warn you, Aegon. The Alpha will have your head. Are you willing to risk your life for five minutes of pleasure?”
Aegon, the blonde guard, seemed to reconsider his options. He turned on his heel and walked up to me. “This isn’t over,” he threatened.
“Let her go,” he ordered before storming off, pausing for a few seconds to glare at the head chef before walking away.
Once the guards lowered me to the floor and took the chains off me, the head chef crouched before me and smacked my head gently.
“You silly child. I warned you to stay away, didn’t I?”
I sniffed, staring up at her with a teary face. “I just wanted to see my parents.”
“And see where that got you? Do you have any idea what those men were about to do to you tonight? Because of your stubbornness, you almost turned our pack into a bloody field. Come on, let’s get you cleaned up before anyone finds out you’re gone.”
She placed her hand under my arm and helped me up. My legs seemed to have lost their ability to work properly, so she supported me with her body and led me out of the cage that I now realized was part of the dungeon.
We soon crossed over the small bridge that went over a lake, leading to the main grounds where the packhouse was located, and just as we arrived at the packhouse, the head chef paused.
I looked up and came face-to-face with a blonde, slender woman. She was beautiful, had green eyes, and a tall and curvy body. Her lips shone under the moonlight, but the sneer on her face made her look more like an evil witch.
“Lady Diane.”
The head chef bowed, and I quickly mirrored her actions. I wouldn’t want to offend anyone of higher authority now.
“Gina, who is this?” she asked.
“My lady, she’s the daughter of the Alpha in the dungeon. The pack our leader conquered.”
“Why isn’t she in the dungeon with them? What is she doing out here?”
The head chef didn’t speak for a few seconds; it was almost as if she was practicing the way she’d say it in her head. “Well, the Alpha took her out of there.”
“Meaning?” By the sound of Lady Diane’s tone, she was very confused and a tad bit irritated. “She’s a prisoner, isn’t she? Why did he take her out of the dungeon?”
“I don’t know, ma’am; ask the alpha himself. I only know that this girl was separated from her family in the dungeon, and now she stays with us at the pack house.”
Lady Diane exploded at that point. “What?! The packhouse?! What would she be doing at the packhouse?”
Gina bowed again. “I do not know, my lady. Please, if you’ll excuse me, I’d like to take her to the doctor.”
Gina adjusted her hold around my waist and led us around the lady, leaving her standing there, fuming.
“Who…who is she?”
“That’s Lady Diane, the Gamma female. She was to have inherited the Beta title from her father, but we can’t have a Beta female who isn’t mated to the Beta.”
“Oh,” I exclaimed softly.
“She’s also the Alpha’s fiancée. So, I advise you not to get on her bad side.”
Fiancée? My mate is engaged?
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