25.

What are those two arguing about now?

They can speak French?

That's cool. Sienna was about to tell Mina and Nikolai to shut up but paused when she realized she couldn't. Moving about her tongue, she felt something like a cloth preventing her from licking her lips, wanting to bring up her hand they felt heavy and she couldn't separate them. Panic rose within her as she realized she was in the darkness she couldn't see at all. Feverishly she began to move about her body only to kick something with her feet.

"She's awake," a guy said with a French accent, he didn't seem so sure of himself. Sienna began to trash herself about kicking the person furiously, a few things registered in her mind was that she was captured and moving.

Plane? Boat? The honking of horns and the swerving told her everything she wanted to know she was in a car.

"Hey. Hey. Stop" the man begged. She felt someone's hands on her trying to restrain her, Sienna tried calling for her wolf but no answer. The men in the van tried to tune out her pleas for help muffled by the gag, they all concentrated on getting her to the airstrip so they can go to their boss.

"Princess, please! You can hurt yourself" the man who restrained her said calmly. Sienna was confused as to why they were so gentle with her, she paused and sat up when the man helped. "Do you promise not to scream? I can tell you may be thirsty, I'm going to untie the gag okay?" he said again. Hesitantly, she nodded still utterly confused. When he did, they stayed in silence, "W-where... where are you taking me?" she asked.

No one answered.

A moment later, she felt a straw on her lips. Though she was extremely thirsty she was hesitant in taking whatever they offered. "It isn't poisoned. Its a newly opened bottle of water. We know how thirsty you are, its a side effect of the drug. Drink, princess," one of the men said. After weighing her odds of being drugged again, she slowly took pulls of the slightly chilled water. They all stayed in silence after she topped off the drink. Sienna sat in silence recollecting her memory as to how she came here. She came out of the stall, stood fixing her clothes then everything went dark, she thought back to why she had to go to the bathroom and who was left waiting for her. A sob left her throat as she realized what is going to happen to her. "You are them. The people who have been looking for me," she said amidst her cries. The men in the van looked at each other but didn't confirm her theory. "Why? I... Goddess above... I just found him. I can't leave him. He needs me" she cried out loudly.

"Sorry, princess. We're just following orders." one said quietly. A phone rang breaking the tension in the van, "Yes boss we have her. We are headed there now." someone answered then there was a pause.

"Sir....I... Sir that's not necessary. But... Yes, sir" he continued then silence.

"The case," the same guy ordered. There was a bit of shuffling behind her as she felt a man's weight leaned onto her briefly, "W-wha.... what... What are you doing?" she asked. They all heard the quiver in her voice, the fear rolled off her, the tears she cried soaked the cloth they covered her eyes with. Orders were to inject her with more wolfsbane, enough dosage to kill her wolf and keep her delusional. They had to do it. It was ordered after all.

Someone held her firmly by her arms, as she heard the clicks of the case being opened. "It won't hurt for long. We promise." one said.

"No. No. Please don't do this. Please," she said tensing her body, ready for whatever they throw at her. She kept the one image that reminded her of peace, Nikolai's smiling face as he looked at her like she was the most fascinating thing in the world.

"Hold her down" the man's voice was now cold void of any emotion. His words struck a chord in her; she couldn't give up so easily. She refused to give in to her weakness; she had people waiting for her, her parents, her brother, her Nicky. Throwing her weight heavily backward against the guy restraining her, she kicked simultaneously in front of her instinctively.

"What the fuck!"

"Just do it already."

Sienna was now using her body as a weapon, kicking whatever that was before her. Her head collided with someone all she heard was a cracking sound but that didn't deter her. The van was swerving, warning honks of cars around them were heard. "Give her the shot already."

"I fucking lost it."

Finding back motion in her hands, she immediately reached for the blindfold, her vision was blurry but she knew just where to throw her body, forward she pushed hitting any blurry blob before she grabbed hold of what looked like the wheel. Harshly she pulled at the steering wheel to the left, the van grazed against the wall, metal against concrete filled the van.

"Get her off!"

Someone pulled her backward by her legs, the harsh pull caused her to hit her side heavily against the middle console. "LET ME GO!" she screamed forgetting the pain and focusing on the two men behind with her. One now sported a bloody nose while the other was all kinds of angry. With quick thinking, she took a glance at the case and quickly grabbing it, she swung with all her might in a circular motion hitting whoever, she didn't care, she only wanted an escape. With the force she swung, Sienna was able to hit the driver momentarily, the van swerved sharply to the right hitting a car in the process. The hit jolted everyone in the van but that didn't stop her. Realizing one of the men behind her was sort of out of it, she reached for the door her goal was to open it.

"The fucking door you bloke," the driver shouted but it was too late. Elbowing him in the face and kicking the other in head Sienna didn't have any other chance to re-evaluate what she was about to do. Using all her strength, she was able to clutch onto the door, giving herself a 2second pep talk, lowering her head and going into a fetal position she let go of the door. Her body hit the road heavily, her screams mixed with the car horns and screeching of tires was all she heard. She didn't know how fast the van was going but from the little glances through the slit of her eyes she knew they were on the bridge. Her body rolled to a stop she felt her skin being grazed harshly against the pitch, cars whizzing by trying hard to avoid her. Bravely she opened her eyes but she wished she didn't, coming at full speed was a truck heading towards her, eyes wide she was frozen in fear, the driver was motioning for her to move but she couldn't. He blared his horn but she still couldn't move, her eyes closed waiting for the impact.

But it didn't come.

Sienna swore her heart leaped out of her throat but she was confused. Where was the truck? It then registered to her, someone was holding her. On alert once more she fought to get out of the person's arms. "Get off me. Get OFF!" she screamed hitting the person with her bounded hands. The person let her go after she struck them painfully.

"She's going into the traffic," someone shouted. Desperately wanting to get away from her captors, she ran into the traffic, dodging the vehicles, not knowing where she was going she kept running. Hearing shouts behind her she turned to look, two men were running after her, with worried expressions while up ahead some sort of ruckus was happening. Turning back she was met with the horror-stricken look of a driver then the excruciating pain hitting the left side of her body. Her body rolling twice over the car before hitting the road. The darkness came back once again with her last thought of never seeing her mate again.





"SIENNA!!!" Nikolai screamed as he witnessed his mated being struck by the car three feet away from them and hitting the ground. Rushing out of the van, he ran to her, fright and disbelief were on everyone's face after witnessing what happened.

"Baby? Baby. Goddess. No!!" he cried out, reaching her side. Nikolai flinched as he took in the damage of her body. She had a head wound, blood flowing down her face, her body was bruised all over. He listened for her breathing but it was faint, he was losing her. "Somebody help. Please!!!" he called out tearing his shirt to make temporary gauze.

"Sienna? Can you hear me? Please," His voice was broken as he gathered her up in his arms pressing the cloth on her head to stop the bleeding. Tears blurred his vision as he looked around calling for help. It was then he noticed the odd angle her arm was in and her right ankle. He knew if they didn't act fast the healing process would come into play and they would have to break her bones again to place them correctly.

"Give her to me son. The ambulance is on their way." his father said to him firmly. "NO!!!" he screamed at his father pushing him away with one of his gifts. "I cannot leave her" he cried kissing her bloody cheek while rocking her gently in his arms. He knew she was alive both him and Vadim felt her weak heartbeat but not her wolf's. Agony shot through their body thinking of the loss of one of their mates.

'Nikolai. We are in public,' his father warned.

"Where are they? I cannot lose her."

Angelo stood helplessly just as the other people on the bridge witnessed how his son broke down while holding his mate. He didn't know what to do, he knew in the state his son was in he couldn't be reached. The sirens of the ambulance were now right beside them, the medics pushed through the crowd and went to Nikolai.

"Please. Help her," he begged. He didn't care how weak he sounded, his mate needed help. She had to be alright.

The two medics paused momentarily and looked at Nikolai then Sienna it was then they knew who they were. They jumped into action, gently prying her away from Nikolai while securing her neck and tending to the injury on her head. The prince hovered, his hands stained with his mate's blood, he silently begged the Moon Goddess to keep her alive, begged to let her open her eyes. He needed to see those brown eyes. Strapping her to the gurney, he saw her turn slightly, her eyes fluttered open a fraction. "Sienna," he called out to her. Reaching for her uninjured hand he gently squeezed it, "Nicky" he heard her rasp before her eyes closed once more.

"Her blood pressure is getting low. We need to move now." the medic shouted with urgency. Hurrying to the ambulance they got her into it and began hooking her up to IVs and an oxygen mask. Before he went into the ambulance with his mate, he gripped his father's arm," Leave them for me" he coldly said.

"Gladly," Angelo said smirking at the men who were now being discreetly pushed into a van by the wolves who found his daughter in law.

Nikolai hopped into the back and quickly held onto her left hand. "You cannot leave. Our people need you, princess, I need you," he pleaded with her looking at her beautiful face now caked with blood and bruises.

"Quick the healing process is starting on her bones," one medic said, the other quickly got the braces for her arm and ankle. They both positioned her limbs and sealed the braces on. It was then Nikolai realized they're also supernatural beings. "Thank you," he said gratefully to them as they gave him the good news that she was stable but was unconscious due to her head injury.

"You're welcome, your majesty," they both said slightly bowing. It humbled Nikolai to know that even though he wasn't in their lives in America, the wolves were very loyal to him and now his mate. He was truly loved by his people. Closing his eyes, kissing the hand of his Sienna, he sent out a message to every wolf. 'Thank you. She is safe' he said to them wholeheartedly with tears rolling down his cheek looking down at her. He refused to think about what would happen if they didn't help him at the most frightening moment of his life.

'Goddess bless Prince Nikolai.'

'Goddess bless Princess Sienna'

Their voices came as one as they shared the blessings of their new mated royal couple, they were happy to be of service to their prince in his time of need.

'Our people' Vadim said with pride as he sat and looked on at his mate alongside his human.



******



"Are you going to cooperate? Because what you three did, was a big fucking mistake." Angelo said to the squirming trio.

Their eyes spoke volumes of fear for they were sure as hell knew what was coming to them. "You just pissed off the wrong wolf," Angelo said with a smug smile walking out of the detention area they had at Saville Inc.

Meeting Zarif outside, his smile didn't waver as the beta stepped up to him. "Niko shall have fun with those three," was all he said. They will soon know why his son was equally feared as him. No one goes against the Russian Prince.