CHAPTER 13

Edna's pov
The place was silent,my mouth was dry, my lips chapped. My head also hurt and felt heavy and the place seemed creepy as I struggled to open my eyes. I sat up once I was wide awake and conscious and looked around the dark room, trying to get accustomed to the darkness. Then I tried to move and a sharp pain shot through my wrist, I winced and felt the rope that was used to tie my hands… it burnt my palms and I pulled back immediately after realizing the rope had silver in it. I couldn't stay here though, my intuition told me I was at the blood moon pack because I could vividly remember Maya's reaction when she heard the roar at the accident scene. Even though she was half conscious, it seemed like she recognized that roar because she kept on telling me to take us away from there or leave on my own but I couldn't leave her behind… Asher was going to have my head and besides that, she's a friend so I couldn't just leave her behind and run off.
I tried to loosen the rope used to tie me up even though it burnt me continuously but the pain got too much to bear and the rope was too thick and tight to be loosened… I started to get frustrated and screamed out to feel better but it didn't help, I screamed more and stamped my feet on the ground as rage began to build up inside me. I hated being tied up or confined to a place, the silver in the rope hurt like hell and all I wanted was to get it off me… suddenly the door flung open and someone that obviously looked like a guard came in towards me. I tried scooting backwards to get away from his reach but it was futile as he grabbed me by my neck and pulled me to a stand.
I tried fighting him Incase I would find any weapon on him and perhaps be able to escape with Maya when I found her but he overpowered me and threw me to the floor with a thud. I grunted as I tried standing on my own but the rope hurt again, I winced and fell back on my back so the guard pulled me up and grabbed me by my neck "no more funny games or the alpha would have your head" he hissed and pulled me out. I followed quietly, my resolve to fight now out of the window once I heard the alpha could have my head. I silently hoped Asher would come for us quickly… this place seemed like hell itself.
We got to a door and the guard stopped, opened it and pushed me in making me scrape my knee hard against the floor. I hissed and sent him a glare but he was closing the door already. I turned around and I was shocked to see Maya on a chair and chained to it with her body limp and head bent. I quickly crawl to her and touch her "hey Maya, it's me Edna" I whispered and she raised her abruptly with her eyes wide "Edna?" She asked weakly and I couldn't help but let a gasp escape my lips when I saw her face. Cuts and bruises with stains of blood painted all over her face including her body. "Oh my God who did this?" I asked and tried to touch her face but the rope burnt me again and I winced then she began to sob "I'm so sorry Edna, I'm so sorry. I insisted we leave, and now here we are, I shouldn't have pushed you Edna, I'm really sorry" she kept on saying nonstop and I hugged her; resting her head on my shoulder "shh you didn't force me, I wanted to go too. Don't apologize Maya, it isn't entirely your fault" I told her as he she sobbed on my shoulder.
The door opened at that moment and three people stepped in. They looked powerful but reeked of evil. From the expressions on their faces, I knew they wouldn't be up to no good. Maya whimpered and I turned to look at her, utter fear and dismay was plastered on her face and it dawned on me that they were the infamous Jason, Melissa and their father. He looked older than them so it was easy to figure out. Melissa stared at me and I stared back, not even a single fear in my being for her… she rolled her eyes and turned to look at Maya where their father; the alpha stood directly in her front and had grabbed her by the hair, pulling her head back to look at him. "So I heard this nonentity found a mate in the alpha of your pack, is that true?" He said and looked at me where I sat on the floor, I just looked back at him till stupid Jason gave me a kick on the stomach and I coiled in pain from the impact "he asked a question dumbass" he hollered and I gave him a hard look before I looked at the father "yes the alpha is her mate" I replied and their father laughed before punching Maya in the face, making her spit blood "Maya!" I screamed out instinctively and Melissa gave me another kick making me groan in pain.
"Now I'll make you watch what I can do to an alpha's Luna" their father said and laughed before turning on a switch on the chair. Fuck!! It was an electrocuting chair. I wondered how much Maya had endured in the hands of these psychopaths all the years of her life that she'd spent in this pack and at that moment I vowed to myself to kill them one after the other through painful methods, just like they were putting Maya through. Their father grabbed a knife and dug it into Maya's thigh making her scream and plead for mercy over and over again but he only laughed and kept on digging the knife deeper and the sound of her flesh tearing resonated through the room and bounced off the walls into our ears. It was too gore for me to watch so I turned my gaze away as tears slipped down my face in agony for Maya. Then Jason grabbed me by the chin and forced me to look while he laughed. They activated the chair and Maya sat there, helpless as she vibrated for minutes on the chair, her eyes wide and full of pain as she tried to plead but she couldn't speak. I mind linked with her and begged to please hold onto her life… for Asher because I knew he would eventually come for us. She looked at me and closed her eyes so she'd be able to endure the pain.
The father stopped electrocuting her after a while and dropped the knife into a bowl of water where he also washed his hands. He spared one last glance at Maya and smiled "you're quite lucky I decided to stop" he said and walked out majestically while Jason and Melissa followed suit. I quickly rushed over to Maya once they were gone and touched her, she didn't move. I called her,
No answer.
I began to panick, hoping the worst hadn't happened when my eyes fell to her chest and I saw her chest rising and falling almost unnoticeably. I breathed a sigh of relief and sat back as I watched her sit there unconscious and I couldn't do anything to revive her too. I realized how serious the situation was and knew we were in deep shit. We were too weak to escape, the silver in the rope kept burning my wrist or any other parts of my body it touched and I didn't even know where exactly we were in the pack. I stared at Maya's injured body for a pretty long time and I didn't realize I was unknowingly shedding silent tears. They just trickled down my cheeks while I hoped she'd wake up soon.
I couldn't help but feel pity for Maya, I thought I went through hell while growing up and trying to survive but seeing what she just went through? I knew she had seen worse and I felt remorse for her even though I was also in pains from being tied with a rope used that had silver in it
"Asher she needs you" I whispered underneath my breath and looked at Maya, I wished I could do something for her but I was also helpless. She began to move her fingers slowly but her body didn't move as she laid there weak and battered. I tried calming her as I held her hand even though she wasn't conscious and her her fingers stopped moving but her chest was still rising slowly "let's just fight on Maya, we'll definitely be fine" I said more to myself than her just to get the assurance that Asher would come for us.
Lost in thoughts and hurt, I began to hear footsteps from outside till it sounded really close. An idea popped into my head and I knewthere was a slim chance of it working, but it wouldn't hurt to try… I thought and quickly over to the back of the door so I won't be seen when the person walks in. The door creaked as it opened and the person stepped in, staring at Maya. He was alone and I knew this was my only chance. I quickly jumped from where I stood onto his back and wrapped the rope used to tie me up round his neck tight as I hoped to knock him out from loss of breath. I should have known I was too weak to actually execute that as he began to struggle with great strength and with time, we were both on the floor; I above him as we panted hard from the struggling earlier.
A weird scent caught my nose and it sounded rather tantalizing and pulling… like a magnet. My whole body was suddenly on alert and I couldn't help but keep on inhaling the scent with my face scrunched up, wondering where it was coming from. I looked at the man below me and he was staring at me too, his face scrunched up too… he was obviously perceiving it too. I was glad I wasn't the only one. He had normal brown eyes but they looked like they would shine brighter under sunlight and he kept on staring at me until his eyes gradually began to grow wide "you! Do you smell that?" He asked in a whisper and I nodded until I realized the scent was coming from him "what perfume do you use?" I inquired and he chuckled "I didn't use perfume sweetheart" he replied and it dawned on me; another big shocking experience for me in one day. This man before me was my mate! A werewolf from the enemies pack was my mate.
Ok realizing this, I quickly scurried of him and grabbed the same knife the blood moon pack alpha used on Maya and pointed it towards him "don't come closer, or I'll stab you and I swear mate or not, I won't think twice to kill you" I said with the knife pointed towards him. The rope still burnt my hand but I tried not to show it so he won't take advantage of that "I won't hurt you I promise, I'm not part of all this ok. I'm just following orders but believe me I want to leave as much as you want to" he explained and I felt calm as I let my hand drop to my side "so why're you here?" I asked, nodding towards him, "I'm here to take her back to her cage." he answered gesturing towards Maya, "be careful with her" I said and licked my dry lips but I caught how his eyes followed my movement and watched my lips for a while.
He loosened the chains and carried Maya gently. He got to the door and turned back to me "I'm Killian, what about you?"
"Edna" and he smiled "nice to meet you… mate" he said with a smile and walked out. What the hell was that?!!!