Between the Angel and My Devilish Mate

She is mine

The loud clatter of shoes, echoed through the room. The sound could be heard before I even saw him. Another man better built than most I had seen. He reminded me of my father, and I could smell his presence. Certainly, an Alpha, but one I had never seen.

His hair as dark as ebony. His eyes were more or less the same. Too dark to establish a colour. I was growing increasingly frustrated. I didn’t recognise him. I would have known if I had seen a man with such broad shoulders and muscular physic before. His shirt was practically screaming at the seams. If I wasn’t in this situation, I would dare say he was attractive, but, I was on the downfall of this situation so my mind helped me to portray him to look like dirt.

“Well… Aren’t you a beauty?” He groaned seductively.

I wanted to utter so many remarks back to him, but my mouth was still bound with tape. The sheer sight of him infuriated me as he looked me up and down like I was a piece of meat that he could just devour. That bastard is the reason why I am here and not at home! I thought with disgust.

“Stephany!” He yelled, when a well-dressed beauty came walking into the room. The sound of her heels, echoed around us. She raised a brow at me, giving me a look of disgust. I scowled at her, puffing air through the tiny cracks of the tape that surrounded my mouth.

“b***h!” My wolf remarked as she growled through my mind.

“Another one?” The woman remarked as she turned her nose up at me.

“Must you get bored so easily?” She spoke with a British accent, which threw me off guard.

“Steph, you know I only have eyes for you.” He groaned seductively towards her. Her cheeks blushed as she flashed him a smile and fluttered her eyelashes. My stomach turned at the pair of them.

“Besides, she is a gift.” He suggested, shrugging his shoulders.

“A peace offering.” The Italian muttered from behind me.

I rolled my eyes inwardly. Why would I be a gift? I tried my best to gage any information as to why I was captured and brought here but they didn’t extend the conversation any further. The man walked towards me, gripping my chin with his thumb and forefinger, much the same as the guard did outside. Raising my head and tilting it slightly to get a better look at my cheek. With a deep inhale, he let out a dark, saddened sigh.

“What the f**k is that?” He said darkly as he eyes deepened into a muster of ebony with rage.

“There, there was a small complication.” The Italian stuttered. The man drew his gaze over to the large henchman that was with the Italian.

“So, this was your doing?” The man groaned deeply. I could tell by the change in atmosphere that the situation in the room was turning deadly.

“Stephany, take her to get cleaned up.” He ordered dismissively. “I have some extra business to attend to.” He growled deeply before the woman grabbed a hold of my chains and yanked me forward.

“This way, mutt.” She snapped as she led me towards a door through the foyer.

I didn’t know where the door led too, but I can tell you that it was dark, and we were heading downstairs. Made sense that I would be led to some f****d up, underground dungeon. I inwardly gulped at the thought of someone’s hands on me as my mind took me back to what the man had said. The woman stopped outside of a steel door with bars on, turning to face me as she opened the door.

“Well, go in.” She muttered sarcastically as she gestured her hand towards the dark room behind to steel door. I huffed again through the tape and followed her instructions.

“Oh, don’t worry darling. I’m sure the Alpha will beat that right out of you once your mark has healed. He doesn’t like them bruised by anyone other than himself.” She snapped, chuckling as she slammed the steel door behind her. A loud clang sounded as she clearly locked the door.

“Remember that face, for she is on the list too.” My wolf remarked to me, causing me to chuckle out loud.

“What’s so funny?” A voice came from the corner of the room, startling me a little.

I hadn’t even scanned the room, I just assumed I was alone. I looked over to a small girl, crouched up in the corner of the room. Her frame was tiny, and she was covered head to toe in bruises from various healing stages. She had dark hair that lay filthy on her head. I huffed air through the tape and rolled my eyes. Clearly, I was unable to speak.

“Let me get that for you.” She muttered softly, trying to stand to her feet.

The sound of keys clashing into the lock and the lock unbolting made her drop to the floor again instantly. The door swung open the reveal the Alpha that I had been gifted too.

“Lilith.” He snapped, causing the poor girl behind the door to shake with fear.

I watched helplessly as she stumbled back to her feet and shuffled towards him. He locked eyes with me, and his smile raised evilly as he crossed his arms and leaned against the door frame.

“I cannot wait to make the most of you.” He grinned through gritted teeth. “You will be of age tomorrow and by then that cheek should have healed. I paid a lot of money for you, and I will get my money’s worth. I’m getting hard just thinking about it.” He said suggestively, standing up straight to reveal himself pressed tightly against his pants suit. I scowled.

I had to get out of here and fast, but right now I had to watch him take this poor girl from the room, closing the door behind her and locking it shut afterwards.

“So much for being a gift.” My wolf retorted.

“Clearly keeping secrets from that woman.” I muttered.

My mind race with disgusting thoughts of what he was doing to that poor girl. He wasn’t going to get his hands on me that way. The second I am free from these chains; I am going to tear him apart. I vowed to myself as I sat there waiting, alone in this cold, dark cell.

I woke suddenly, as the door to the cell opened. Poor Lilith was thrown into the room and the door swiftly shut and locked afterwards. I hadn’t realised that I had fallen asleep. How long was she gone? She didn’t move for a while. I fell to my knees, shuffling towards her. Gently placing my hands onto her shoulder to shake her slightly, but as soon as my hand touched her, she flinched, shrieking away from me immediately, rolling away.

“Oh, it’s you.” She said as she looked at me. I raised my brow at her with confusion.

“Sorry, I switch off, you know. When he takes me. I usually come back around when it’s all over.” She said with a shrug. I gazed at her sympathetically.

“Oh, the tape.” She muttered again, shuffling back over to me. She grasped the tape and ripped it off. I winced slightly as she did.

“I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to hurt you. Thought it better to just rip it off, you know. Like a Band-Aid.” She said with another shrug.

“It’s alright, thank you.” I said softly, finally feeling the freedom to draw air in through my mouth and exercise my vocal cords.

“Get some sleep.” She said softly. “He is worse in the mornings.” She added sympathetically.

“What do you mean?” I asked. “What the hell is this place?” I followed my question with another. She sighed at my questions.

“Usually, girls go through a choosing process. Sometimes he gifts girls, but he chooses who he wants for himself. It seems to me like he wants you from now on.”

“Wants me for what?” I asked again, to which she sighed again.

“I don’t know anymore. Like I said, I found a way to switch off. Let your imagination run wild to all the horrible things you could imagine happening to you and the truth wouldn’t be far from it. He is a sadist. Whatever he doesn’t want to do to his pretty wife. He will do to you.” Her eyes gazed towards the floor.

“Get some sleep.” She added, as she lay on the hard floor and closed her eyes.

I lay down beside her, gazing up to the ceiling. “Like hell that will happen to us.” My wolf growled.

“Agreed. At first chance, we assassinate. Just like we have been trained to do.” I replied as I closed my eyes. Time to get some rest, I’m going to need it. I thought.

The door unlocked, waking me from my sleep. I clambered to my feet, feeling slightly uncomfortable as I had slept in chains. Either way, I was ready. The door swung open, revealing the Alpha with a devilish grin upon his face.

“Ahhh, the blemish has healed. Happy Birthday pretty wolf.” He said suggestively, trying his best to seduce me with his voice.

“Come to me.” He ordered, like I would come running.

“And if I don’t?” I responded with the same devilish charm that he was giving me. I didn’t know where I was going with this just yet. I thought it best to beat him at his own game. Maybe if I wasn’t a threat, he would remove the chains.

“Hmm, let me think of all the punishments suitable for you.” He added, greeting my tone with more of the same. He was enjoying this. I decided to play it right. Standing to my feet and walking out of the room. He locked the door behind me and chuckled to himself with that charmingly devilish grin.

“That’s a good girl.” He muttered as he gripped onto my chains and led me down a hallway to another door.

It was pleated with leather and as he opened it, I could tell the room itself was soundproofed. I wondered if this was where he took Lilith. Everything in this room was leather, flourished in the colour red. There was a beautiful crystal and gold chandelier that hung from the ceiling, lighting up the room to reveal all the contraptions that roamed within. The bed was the plainest thing in the room and the thought of the rest of the stuff churned my stomach, leaving me nauseated.

A scent lingered in the room; however, it wasn’t the Alpha’s. Someone else had been in here recently and the scent was intoxicating. Oh god! I thought as my wolf howled in my head. I sniffed the air harder, trying to grasp onto it, filling my nostrils with it.

“What the f**k are you doing?” The Alpha remarked at my actions.

“Mate.” I barked, without thinking. He scowled at me in utter disgust, slapping me around the face and knocking me from my trance and sending me hurtling into the floor. I grasped my face causing the chains to clatter together loudly. He stood over me seething with anger.

“This can’t be!” He growled as he stood over me.

The alluring smell pooled into the room stronger, and my eyes darkened with desire as I looked towards the doorway. There he stood, with the same darkened eyes as my own. Before I focus on him, the Alpha grasped my chained wrists, pulling me up to face him. My nose against his. He pulled my head back with his other hand as he yanked onto my hair.

“You are mine.” He growled, but a louder growl filled the room from behind him.

I was guessing that the Alpha hadn’t realised there was a man stood in the doorway. The Alpha dropped me, turning to face this mystery man. He commanded with a threat. Growling until the room shook beneath his feet.

“Growl at me again, Dimitri, and I will mate and mark her right before your eyes. Now stand down to your Alpha!”