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***THE HUMAN WORLD.***

***THE SCIENTIFIC WORLD. THE LAB.***

***COREY.***

I stand behind doctor Shelley with my body feeling so damn hot, and my vision fucking blurry as I try to concentrate my notoriety on what doctor Zion is saying.

"So you mean to tell us there's another one amongst us right now?" Doctor Peter speaks, the enthusiasm in his voice too high to be neglected, and I roll my eyes as I stabilize my stand; wobbling against the chair.

"Yes, and this is one of the most powerful. Much more powerful than the wolves, I believe, " Doctor Zion responds, his eyes shining with excitement, and I groan, shutting my eyes as blurred images flows through my mind; my head becomes damn fuzzy.

"Are you okay?" I hear Doctor Shelley's voice question, and I shake my head slowly, my head banging.

"What's happening?" I'm quick to raise my head to meet doctor's Zion's curious gaze meters away from me. He has his eyes on me, and his arms crossed against his chest as he waits for my response.

"I believe I asked you a question, Corey. Is everything alright?" All gaze is on me as they wait for my acknowledgment, and I put on a smile, nodding.

"Of course, doctor Zion. Things couldn't have been any better. "

"Are you sure? You look... Wearied. And drained, if you ask me. " He notes, and I gulp down the distress that surges through my body.

If there's any reason why I scare this man so damn much, apart from the fact that he's highly dangerous; it's because he's extremely observant. He takes note of things any typical human shouldn't notice, and the thought that he's always seeing right through you, scares me so fucking much. And I'm never been more scared now that I'm hiding something big from him.

I look towards doctor Shelley, and he shakes his head with a familiar look on his face.

He's telling me to speak the truth. But there's no way in fúcking hell I'm doing that. I refuse to become one of Zion's experiments. Till I know just exactly what's happened to me; this will remain a secret.

"He's..."

"Okay!" I'm quick to cut doctor Shelley off, glaring at him, before meeting doctor Zion gaze once again. "I'm okay, and you don't have to worry about me. Late-night shifts must have caused the stress, but I'll be fine. " I tell him with a smile, and he nods.

I heave a sigh of relief, thinking that's going to be the end. But it doesn't last long at Doctor Zion's next words.

"You guys evacuate the room, please. I want to have some alone time with Corey. " He meets my gaze with each word that slips through his lips, a smile etched onto his face, and fear courses through my veins, like the rest of the doctor's, give each other a look before striding out of the room.

"You'll be fine, " Doctor Shelley whispers before walking out of the room, just like the rest. Leaving me with doctor Zion.

My heart pounds fast against my chest as I forgo his gaze, finding interest in the file that sits on the desk, acting as a barrier between the two of us.

"Eyes up, Corey, " his tone is sharp, and authority drips off his voice. I don't think to be told twice before lifting my eyes to meet his focused gaze from afar, and he lifts his head, raising his shoulders high.

"If you think you can successfully hide anything from you, then you're very wrong, Corey. You've worked with me long enough to know I'm not someone you can lie to. " He proclaims with a chuckle, and a shiver runs down my spine as I tremble in my stand.

Knowing showing him I'm afraid will only make my situation worse, I lift my shoulders to appear confident, and look him dead in his eyes, as I say, "I do not understand what you're talking about, doctor. I'm not hiding anything from you. "

He laughs at that, shaking his head as he pushes himself from the wall, and stalk towards me, and with each step he takes; the urge to run out of this room, and away from this place, becomes stronger. But knowing I won't make it far before I'm caught, and caged; I put that thought away.

"I never said you're hiding something from me, Corey. I said you should know better than to hide something from me, but you mentioning you're hiding nothing, shows you are. " *Fuck*! "So, Corey. Let's not make this any harder than it should be. Spill what you're hiding. " No fucking way.

"I'm not hiding anything from you, doctor Zion, " I say, mentally patting myself in the back for keeping my voice steady, and not turning into a stuttering mess, even when my insides is one.

"I won't repeat myself, Corey. What. Are. You. Hiding. From. Me?" Can you just lay off my fucking shit already?

"As I said, Sir, I'm not..."

Doctor Zion's eyes widen as his gaze focuses on a spot.

"Is that..." He moves closer, reaching out to my neck, and I'm quick to move away from his touch; the echoes of my heart drumming against my chest loud in my ears, and doing nothing to calm my nerves.

He's *seen* it! He's fucking **seen** the mark!

"Is that what I think it is, Corey?" He questions with furrowed brows, and I shake my head, taking further steps away.

"I... It's not. Doctor Zion, I think this is..."

My eyes widen, and I gasp as he closes the distance between us with one long stride, wrapping his hand around my throat.

"Doctor Zion! Please! Please let me go! I can explain! " I struggle against me, surprised at how strong this man is. I can barely move my body.

"Another one of them, I see. And a rare one, too. You'll be a great help to my experiments, Corey. I'm thankful to you for that. " He smirks, and I shake my head, choking on my breath.

"But for now, " He lunges forward, dragging me along with him. "Go to sleep. " He whispers before throwing me against the wall, my head colliding against the concrete as I fall to the floor, and doctor Zion's menacing smirk is the last thing I see before the entire world becomes a loom of darkness.

***RIO.***

"What is he going to do to her?" I ask Eric when the other Alpha's are out of sight, and he sighs, crossing his arms against his chest as his gaze moves to the room where Isberlt remains with the Alpha King in his wolf form.

I do not want to leave her in there alone, but knowing he'll do her no harm, no matter how feral he always is in his form because she's his mate; I left.

"I do not know. You can never predict, Theodore, but my best guess is that he's going to mark her. "

*He's going to mark her.*

The words echo in my head repeatedly, till the hole in my heart becomes bigger, and I ignore how badly it aches.

He's going to **mark** her. Going to claim her as **his**, and there's nothing I can do to stop that.

"Rio!" I jump at the sound of Eric screaming my name, and he's staring at me with a confused expression.

"What the hell are you always thinking about these days? I've been calling your name. " He says, and I chuckle nervously, before saying, "Nothing important!" I'm thinking about how the woman I've always known, and have stupidly fallen for have a mate, and will soon be united with her mate.

I should be happy for her. I **am** happy for her.

After everything she's gone through; she's finally getting the happiness she deserves, and that should be enough. It **is enough.**.

Plus, there's no fucking way Isberlt will be with me. Even if the Alpha King didn't turn out to be her mate. There's no way she'll accept me, not after what I did to her. So this is better.

"Rio!" I jump at the sound of Eric screaming my name again, and he shakes his head as my gaze meets his.

"I'm sorry, I was just..."

"Thinking about insignificant stuff. Yeah, I get it. " He cuts me off, and I chuckle before nodding.

"I'm heading to the dungeon to check on Katniss. You should check on the other Alpha's, and make sure they know we must gather later to come up with a plan against this filthy human that's planning to enslave us. " He says with a sigh, and I nod.

"Will do. My regards to the mistress. " I joke, and Eric laughs with a shake of his head, before heading the opposite way.

My gaze moves to the door that separates me from Isberlt, and I let it linger there for long, before walking down the dark path.

She's getting exactly what she deserves.

*Her happiness after a long time.*

***ISBERLT. ***

The fire that burns inside me becomes so damn unbearable as Theodore wraps his arms around me, pulling my body flush against his; his cock pressed against the skin of my thighs.

"Isberlt, " he mutters, his breath hot against my face as my name slips through his lips in an inaudible voice, and I lift my head to him; my eyes meeting his in a heated gaze.

"Please, " I have no control over the words that slip through my lips, and Theodore's gaze moves down my body, before he leans forward; his lips mashing against mine, and his tongue thrusting in my mouth the next second.

His tongue is hot, and warm at the same time as he fights against mine in a battle I lose before I even begin to fight.

Theodore groans against my lips, and his free hand moves down the space left between our bodies; trailing across my chest, till his large hands finds my needy breasts through the thin material of the gown.

My body burns, and throbs with need, and a small moan slips through my parted lips from the back of my throat as my hand moves down my thighs; easily finding the hardened cock pressed against my stomach.

"Fuck!" Theodore cusses as I wrap my hand around his cock; the hardened erection feeling big, and heavy in my hand.

"Isberlt, " he groans as I swipe my hand down his length, rubbing a finger over his shaft as I continue to pump him in my hand.

"Fuck, Isberlt! You!" Theodore grabs hold of my hand, pinning them above my head, and settling between my thighs, with his cock pressed against my thigh.

"You have no idea how badly I want to fuck you right now, " he whispers as he pushes his body forward, pressing his cock against my wet core; my body trembling from the burning sensation, but also with the realization hitting me like a fucking wave.

I'm beneath this man. Under his complete control, and in his mercy. He's naked before me, and my legs are spread wide for him; waiting for him to fuck me.

The same man that have me kidnapped, and tortured for a crime I know nothing about.

The main who's been the primary cause of my sufferings, and who almost had me raped several times.

I don't think regret has ever hit me so fast! And so hard! And I'm pushing the Alpha away.

*THOUGHTS? THOUGHTS?!! THOUGHTS?!!!*