Chapter 5
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I stood there, rooted to the floor and unable to move. If there had been a chair there, I would probably have slumped into it.
I felt the hairs on the back of my neck prickle. I had the feeling that someone behind me was staring at me intently. I could make a pretty good guess of who it was. Not wanting to, I slowly turned.
There he was, leaning against the wall in his characteristic attitude; arms crossed over his huge chest, one leg crossed over the other, shrewd penetrating eyes seeming to bore through my head.
I wondered how long he had been standing there, observing me. The man seemed to move as noiselessly as a ghost.
"Where did you think you were going Eleanor? Lost your way?" he said.
I just stood there, looking at him dumbly too stunned to reply.
Of all the werewolf packs I could have run to for sanctuary or I could have been kidn*pped by, it just had to be Light moon pack! What rotten luck I had.
The Light moon pack was rumoured among our kind to be the most powerful pack ever. The pack I belonged to was the second most powerful. Tales I had heard of the pack as a child was of them conquering and even exterminating rebellious packs. They had been growing stronger and more powerful over the years. Other packs like mine had been training it's members, expanding in order to prepare for a likely invasion.
My parents had been in a hurry for me to get a mate. Even if I knew that they wanted my happiness, I knew they were also concerned about my safety and most importantly the safety of our pack. Marrying me off to an Alpha of a powerful pack- William for example- would join two powerful packs who would be more formidable if it came to a fight.
Even at that we probably weren't equally matched. I frowned as I remembered the size of this pack I had estimated by staring out of the window earlier. This pack had numbers. Their guards were well trained and looked lethal. If I could see that many werewolves just from a glimpse I had out a window, I wondered just how many more were out there.
I found myself estimating their numbers and the numbers of the Black Diamond and Red moon pack; strategizing, calculating how many of them each of us could take down.
I shook my head to clear it. There I was, doing what I had said I never would- what my father always did- already calculating the best possible way to save my pack.
Hooking my fingers into claws, I raked them down my face in frustration. Kane smirked, watching the play of emotions run across my face and probably enjoying it.
"Are you just going to stand there staring or are you going to answer my question? Where did you think you were going? " he repeated.
I swallowed nervously.
"So, this is the Light moon pack?" My voice came out hushed and shaky. It wasn't what I had intended. I guessed that it wouldn't be good idea to let Kane know how terrified I was.
A mocking smile curled his lips. "You finally found out. I'm glad you did. Women who are pretty but dumb bore me to death."
I sucked in a breath.
"Why are you keeping me here?" I yelled. He gave no response to my change in tone, just raised one eyebrow. "You know what pack I belong to. You're aware that we are rivals. Did you stop to think that this could bring about a pack war?"
I shuddered as the implication of what my. . . k********g by Kane could cause. If my parents heard of it, they would probably go to war blindly with this pack.
Looking at Kane's merciless eyes, I felt sure he would show them no mercy. I was his mate, and look at how crudely he had treated me so far.
"Think about what you're doing Kane and let me go." I continued.
"Like I said before, I don't give a damn about who you are or where you come from. I certainly do not care about rival packs, pack wars or all other such nonsense you've been spouting since you got here."
"You don't-" Placing his palm out in front of my face, he cut me off mid-speech.
"I'll take it that you were going in search of your room then." His eyes, however said otherwise. "I instructed some maids a while ago to prepare your room and make it more comfortable." He took in my expression at the mention of the word comfortable. "Well, as comfortable as you can be under the circumstances. They should be done now. So, go to your room and grab whatever you want." His gaze drifted to my bare feet. "You will be going shopping with Naomi."
"Shopping?" My voice rose in indignation on the last note. "Did you just say shopping? You kidn*pped me and you're talking about shopping? Didn't a word of what I said get through you? I do not want to stay here and I am not going shopping with you or anyone else."
Again, I cursed myself for not taking my phone along with me. It was probably still on my dresser at home. I could have gotten some security information about Kane's pack, secretly called home and advised my dad to lay an ambush to rescue me. My dad probably wouldn't listen to reason though. On the few occasions he had spoken about the Light moon pack, it was with so much hate and venom. This k********g would lead to a war.
I felt a wave of nostalgia. I missed my parents. I missed home. I could almost envision my room. I had never missed it as much as I did now. It wasn't perfect, but it was safe. There, I wouldn't have to be in the same space with this Alpha who was slowly but surely driving me insane.
"You're under a mistaken impression, Eleanor. I wasn't asking for your permission and it wasn't a request either. If I want you to go shopping, you go shopping." He spread his arms wide to show how simple it was.
I glared at him angrily, hurt tears stinging my eyes. I blinked them back rapidly. It was maddening how he was treating me like a child and how powerless I was to stop him. For goodness sake, I wasn't one of his Betas or Omegas fated to forever do his bidding. I had thought I had it bad, taking orders from my parents. This, however was much worse.
I heard tentative footsteps approach. A moment later, the Omega who had brought in my breakfast tray , opened the curtains and came into view. She stood there for a moment, her head bowed.
From the part of her neck visible, I could see the bruises I had made when my hands were around her throat.
Kane had not acknowledged her presence. For a moment I thought he didn't know she was standing there.
With an impatient movement, he straightened motioning for her to speak.
"The room is ready, Alpha Kane. Everything you requested has been provided also."
"And Noami?"
"Noami is ready. She is outside waiting."
"Good. That settles it then. I will have to leave you ladies to it." He half turned to leave and then faced me again. His gaze turned sensual, making me become more unsettled. As if that wasn't bad enough, his mouth curved into a mocking grin and I felt something stir deep inside me. I was so flustered that it took a moment for me to grasp what he was saying. "I would like to wish you happy shopping." he said.
He looked at me for a while longer with an annoying smirk on his face. It was as though he knew the way he affected me physically, and he was confident about it.
He turned and left.
The Omega stood still a little way ahead of me, clearly waiting for me to take to follow. I didn't want to go shopping, I had told him so. But if I lingered I wondered what he would do to me for disobeying his orders. Sighing I came out of the nook, the curtains swaying behind me.
"You're not only scared of disobeying his orders." Kiara spoke up in my mind "You want to see if he looks as good as you think when his back is towards you."
I groaned. I couldn't deal with Kiara right now.
The maid walking in front of me twitched a little in response to my groan. She probably thought I was preparing to choke her again.
Looking at Kane walking a little way ahead of us, I had to admit that Kiara was right. I wanted to watch him leave. The way he put his hands into the pocket of his tight fitting trousers accentuated his bottom.
I bit back another groan as Kiara projected images of his lean and muscled butt without the restriction of clothes in my head.
I shook my head to clear it as I followed the Omega out of the mansion.
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