Chapter 47

The alpha didn't keep me waiting for long, soon enough he was barging into the cell with another tray in his hands, growling as though I had committed some great crime against him and his people by not eating. But I didn't care, he could be mad all he wants, I wasn't just going to roll over and let him treat me like this.
I had promised myself when I escaped Balthazar that I would never become a prisoner again, that I would rather die free than have a life of captivity. That was still true, I didn't want to live like this, and I would rather die slowly and painfully than endure a life like this.
"do you think starving yourself is brave?" He shouts, slamming the door behind him. "Why are you hoping to achieve by disobeying me hmm? Because I promise you it won't be what you expect."
"Kill me." I say softly, my throat scratchy and dry. "Because I will never obey you or anyone else, not again."
"you don't mean that." He growls, approaching me slowly, his eyes flashing black. "you don't really want to die."
"I don't." I say. "But I will, I am not going to be impriosned again, I won't. I would rather die."
He snarls, shaking his head as though I was the most foolish creature alive. "Then let me put it this way, if you die because of you own stupid disobedience I will kill your precious mates one by one, and I will burn their packs to the ground. I won't even leave the children alive."
I shrug, but inside I am trembling. I didn't want anything bad to happen to them. "my mates can take care of themselves."
the alpha smiles, a look that sends dread shooting through my spine. "You think so?" He says with a laugh. "Let me show you something."
he takes out a cell phone and starts clicking away on it as he walks towards me, his eyes constantly flashing the black of his wolf. He crouches in front of me and smiles, turning the phone so that could see it.
I hesitantly lean forward and look, my eyes widening in horror, it was a photo of Zane battered and bruised in what looked like a hospital, his eyes swollen shut and cuts littering his body. Tears fall from my eyes as I look at it, my shoulders deflating slightly.
"no!" I cry, thrashing against the chains.
"if you step one toe out of line today, I will personally send the message that will finish him off, I have people inside the pack helping me, so you understand what that means? I can get to any of them at anytime I want." He laughs evilly, putting the phone back into his pocket. "Now I want you to really think about what you are going to do, because that was my last warning. I will not tolerate your insolence. Do you want him to die?"
I shake my head, my voice low and broken. "Please don't hurt him, I'll obey."
he runs his fingers down the side of my face gently, wiping away the tears. "That's a good girl, if you eat this porridge I have bright, I'll unchain you. How about that?"
"who are you?" I whisper, looking into his green eyes.
he smells like a rogue, but also not like a rogue. It was confusing.
"I'm Drax stone. The leader of the rogues, their alpha as some say." He says with pride, "I have allowed myself to build the biggest army that any pack has even seen whilst staying hidden. No one even knows that we exist."
"why do you want me?" I ask, "Couldn't you have any girl you wanted? What is so special about me?"
"I could have any girl, but I want you, you are my fated mate and that is a sacred bond, one I will not ignore. I saw you walking around that pack with your head held high, smiling and laughing with those men. I wanted that if I'm honest."
"can you see that we will never have that?" I say in a low whisper, "you can't force someone to love you."
"maybe not, but I am still going to claim you. You are mine." He says in a low growl. "Now eat."
he presses the spoon against my lips and for a moment I hesitate, wanting to disobey. But I also knew that I couldn't, I couldn't risk him killing Zane. I couldn't risk him hurting any of the men I love. Tears slip from my eyes as I slowly open my mouth, the porridge bland and disgusting. I swallow it quickly, not wanting the taste to linger on my tongue.
"there you go, isn't it better when you obey." He smiles, putting more porridge into my mouth.
I eat a few more mouthfuls, unable to cope with the bitter taste as I shake my head, refusing to take any more.
"no more." I murmur, turning my head to the side when he tries again.
he sighs, shaking his head. "You've hardly touched it at all, but I suppose I'll let you off. You have to eat more than this later Though."
"can I have the chains off now?" I ask, hoping that he would grant me my request.
He smiles slyly, rising to his feet. "Of course you can, you are going to come with me."
I freeze as he unchains me, the silver burning as it pulls away some of my skin. "Going with you?"
"yes. I need to bandage your wrists and we should really begin the mating process."
"so soon?"
"yes I'm not taking any chances, I want you to obey me and be mine."
I frown, my fear once again spiking, how was I going to get out of this? I didn't want him to mark me, I wanted to be nowhere near him. But what choice did I have? If I disobeyed him he would kill Zane, and I couldn't allow that to happen, I couldn't let him die because of me.
"I-I need some time..." I say, trying to stall.
"no you don't, you are just trying to distract me, I will not allow that Red. You are going to be marked today."
I frown again, shaking my head. "I can't do it, I can't let you do it. I would be betraying my mates."
"if you don't do it zane will die." He growls, roughly picking me up from the ground and throwing me over his shoulder.
"please don't do this." I beg.
"you don't have a choice."