Chapter 38

(Maya POV)

The darkness I woke up to became so familiar as did the faint scents I picked up on the last couple of days. From the frustration in the voices of my kidnappers, the pack had made it difficult for them to go through with their plan of sneaking over the border with me. So that has resulted in me tied to this chair for longer than I wished to. I could feel my wrists and ankles getting raw from rubbing against each other. My mouth was so dry and my stomach has growled many times, but none of this seemed to faze the men guarding me. To me it just made them seem pretty stupid, didn’t they know that depriving me of food and water would only kill me? I doubt their boss would be happy with that, but to be honest death was better than being at the hands of whoever they worked for so I said nothing.

By the second day I realized that crying would not help me at all and hoping to be rescued drifted away yesterday. Day three and I welcome death because at least I would be free, and that monster of an alpha would never get his hands on me. Of course, I hoped my mates would find me eventually but I knew that hope only breads disappointment, so I gave up those thoughts quickly. After everything it seemed like my destiny was to be killed and the only reason I hadn't been was because of James. I still have no idea why this alpha wants me, to kill me himself? That didn't seem to make much sense. If he simply wanted me dead then one of these morons could do it, but no they had orders to bring me to him. Why? Maybe I should ask. I don't expect an answer, but I have nothing else to do.

I moved my head around and picked up the scent of sour apples, and I had learned that this was the scent of one of my guards.

"Hey! Do you know what the alpha wants with me?" I yell.

I hear a huff of annoyance. They had removed the tape on the second day with a slap as a threat of what would happen if I yelled for help. So, I have been keeping my mouth shut until now.

"Hello? I know your there." I said almost singing the words in as annoying way as possible.

"Quiet. " The man said suddenly.

I tried my best not to flinch but almost everything started me with this blindfold on.

"Oh, come on, what do you not know? Does he not trust you with that kind of information? That's a shame." I say trying to get a rise out of him.

"I SAID SHUT UP!" He says stomping toward. me.


SLAP!


I feel a stinging sensation on my cheek. That hurt but I was used to it by now, I guess they were not allowed and further forms of physical harm, so this was common. I laughed at his actions.

"Is that all you got?" I say with a chuckle.

It hurt; a lot buy I needed to provoke him enough to spill something.


SLAP!


Another hit comes and I feel my eyes begin to water. After the third or fourth my face usually starts to feel numb and I won't feel the ones that follow as much.

"You must just be his errand boys. You do all the hard work, but he doesn't actually trust you with any important stuff." I yell.

I hear him laugh. Here we go...

"You little.....I know enough! The alpha knows exactly what you are, and he plans on using every part of you to his advantage. The funny thing is, you don't even know what you are. Or why you have 3 mates. Do you?" He says with another haughty laugh.

What was he talking about?

"Do you know what I am capable of?" I say with a harsh tone.

He didn't answer.

I wanted to intimidate him, but I didn't even know the answer.

"Just be quiet, we will be meeting him soon enough. " He says.

"Not if I am dead before then. I guess you didn't take kidnapping 101 at your bad guy school, not providing your victim with food or water can cause death. Don't you guys know anything?" I teased.

He didn't reply but a moment later I heard a door slam and yelling outside of where I was. Now that I was alone I twisted at my hand ropes trying once again to loosen them. I tried every time I was alone to work the ropes a little looser. Yesterday I felt a slight give, and that gave me some hope that I could break free. I didn't know what I would even do if I did escape, but I figured I was going to die either way. I hadn't talked to my wolf much since I had been taken but I hoped that I could count on her for some help if I was able to break free.

'stop' I hear in my mind.

'What?' I ask, my wolf is reaching out to me finally.

'stop hurting yourself, save your energy.' My wolf says softly.

'I don't want to meet this alpha, so i rather die trying to escape or of dehydration than be delivered to him.' I insist still struggling.

'they will come' she says.

'it has been days; they don't even know where to look!' I remind her.

'I have tried to reach Eli.' She tells me.

My eyes tear up hearing the name of one of my mates. I had been so scared and in a panic that I had not even tried to use our mate bond. Truthfully I had gotten used to thinking about taking care of myself, and that I was on my own. So as soon as I was in trouble my mind switched to survival mode and I didn't even think to reach out for help.

'Has he responded?' I ask her.

'The bond is weak, but I think he has tried to reach me.' She explains.

'If I focus more of my energy on the bond, could we reach him?' I ask her.

'You have grown so weak it might be too dangerous.' She warns.

'I don't care. I would rather risk it and be hurt than these men take me to the alpha.' I say firmly.

'OK, let's try.' She says softly.

I close my eyes and focus on Eli. The feeling I get when I am around him, the night we mated, his smell. Anything that I could hold on to, and as I did i began to feel warm all over. Tapping into my feelings toward him was making me forget where I was and all I could see was his face in my mind. I felt this pull and I knew; this was my chance to reach him.

"Eli? Can you hear me?" I say in my mind.

I didn't know how to use mind linking very well, so I could only hope I was doing it right.

"Eli? Are you there?" I say again.

Nothing.

Maybe I am too far away, or our bond is just not strong enough. We had only been mated for a short time before I was taken.

"Please, Eli! Please hear me!" I beg.

Whisper.

"Eli????" I feel my heart pick up.

"Maya?!" I hear his voice softly breaking through.

Eli!