Chapter 25 - Betrayal

******Maddison's POV******

Another sleepless night.

Another night of tossing and turning.

Another night stuck here in this prison without my family or even my mate.

It hurt not having seen a familiar face in so many days. I'd be happy just to see Warren at this point and to maybe get some answers as to what's going on up stairs...

I had kept an emergency pack of biscuits down here and I had been eating one each day to help keep me going. But It wasn't enough. I felt so week without fresh water or real food.

I reach under my bed to retrieve the pack seeing that there was now only one left.

My heart shattered at the sight.

This may be the last thing I eat for the Moon Goddess only knows how long...

I couldn't ignore the sharp hunger pains that were shooting up through my stomach for much longer.

I shakily retrieve the biscuit from the packet, studying it carefully. It was chocolate, with a soft luxurious chocolate filling in the middle.

My mouth began to water, leering me to take the first bite but also scaring me as the first bite may also be my last...

I shot up from the bed at the sudden sound of quiet keys jingling outside of my cell.

Coda? Please be Coda!

I watch in anticipation as the door creeks open slowly before a small head pops itself inside.

"Ma-Maddison?" I hear a soft voice as I struggle to work out who it is due to the darkness of the night consuming my cell.

I reach for my bedside light as the figure slowly moves itself further in, closing the door behind it.

It was far too small to be Coda...

"Seth?!" I gasp in shock as I switch on the light, seeing Warrens younger brother now stood before me with two large baskets in his hands.

"H-Hey." He smiles gently at me, although I can't help but notice that he seems ready to cry...

I hope that witch didn't hurt him... he's just too sweet to be stuck in this place...

"Seth what are you doing here?!" I gasp, staring at him in disbelief as he stands by the door and gulps.

"I brought you down some stuff." He states quietly, placing the two baskets in front of me on the bed before moving back to stand in his original spot by the door as he begins to fidget with the ends of his clothes.

"Please sit down." I gesture to the end of my bed as he seems to hesitate before eventually moving and taking a seat.

I open the first basket to see bottles upon bottles of fresh water and fruit.

I grin from ear to ear at the sight before me as I retrieve a bottle and drink down the whole lot.

"I can't thank you enough Seth!" I smile, as he struggles to return it but try's to smile back nonetheless.

I open the second box, meanwhile biting into an apple, only to see some sealed tubs of cooked meals such as pasta etc.

"I figured I'd make you food that you could eat cold too... there's some crackers and snacks in there as well." He states shakily and I can't help but feel over whelmed with what feels like happiness.

Wait a minute... did he just say that he made these himself? What about Warren? I figured Warren must have made all of this and just sent Seth down with it all?

I lean towards him, taking him into a tight hug as he seems startled by my sudden action.

"Thank you so much Seth really." I squeeze him, before releasing him seeing his mouth hung open in shock.

"You're uh... you're welcome." He half smiles in return.

"So uh... how's things up stairs? Do you know how Coda is?!" I suddenly question, watching Seth as he seems to tense.

Oh no...

"I uh... it's a long story Maddison... I'm so trapped and... and confused and I figured you're the only one left that I can trust in here now." His eyes immediately began to water, causing me to furrow my brows at his statement.

"What happened to Warren? Is he ok?" I ask, as he fixes his gaze on his hands, picking at the loose fabric of his sleeve.

"No." He barely whispers it, causing my heart to still slightly.

She surely didn't kill him... leaving this poor poor boy alone in the world.

"Is he... is he dead?" I ask softly, watching him for a reaction as a single tear rolls down his cheek slowly.

"No it's... it's worse than that..." He groggily states causing me to still.

Worse? What could he see as being worse than losing his only brother?

"What happened? You can talk to me Seth I'm here for you." I encourage softly, as he continues to silently cry.

"He's on her side Maddison... he's been on her side this whole time." He sobs, placing his face into his hands as he breaks down before me.

What? Warren? But Warren has been helping Coda this whole time?

"Seth are you sure?" I question, watching him sob into his hands.

"I overheard them talking in Warrens room! Warren wants to be with her Maddison. He... He thinks that they are in a real life relationship and he believes that Coda has only gotten in the way of them being together so that's why he agreed to help get rid of him... I heard their plan Maddison... it's awful..." He sobs, trying to keep his voice as low as possible in his panicked state.

"Wait what do you mean he helped get rid of Coda?!" I suddenly ask, realising the last part of what he had just said.

"They took him to the Alpha King to be executed for kidnapping you... and If... if I would have known sooner I would have came down here and told you Maddison I swear...but the day that she came back here was the night that they took him away..." He stares straight at me when saying this, allowing me to see that he's not lying.

He's with my father?

"She made a deal with your father that she would give him the man that took you away as long as he killed him for her..." My own tears begin to fall, not understanding what was going on.

"But why... why does she want Coda dead I thought she loved draining him because he's an Alpha blood?" I question, trying to understand it all.

"I don't know what her plan is with Coda... but I know that she wants you. She feels she will have leverage over the king for as long as she has you here... they plan to dominate every wolf pack and take over from your father... she promised Warren he would be the new King." I instinctively hug Seth. Us both now crying.

"I don't want to be evil Maddison... I... I always thought Warren and I were the good guys in all of this." He cry's into my shoulder, my heart beat pumping faster and faster with fear.

"You are the good guy Seth. I promise we will get away from this one day and when we do... you'll train to become a pack doctor and you'll help save so many lives... I promise you that." I try to comfort him as best I could, feeling his chest rising and falling dramatically.

"What do we do Maddison? We are trapped and Coda is gone." He breaks away from the hug trying his best to catch his breath.

"We call my father."