yes, but they were stuck

what ha

ded mind. The smell of dirt became more evident, and fi

so hard

She gently wriggled only to realize they were bound. Ripping her eyes open her, a few eyelashes remain

ave it away; she was s

rrowed her brows and racked her brain; the last

wasn"t going to survive childbirth. The kitchen, the stranger,

reathed deeper as she tucked in her chin to look at her feet. Her entire torso was bound by rope an

letely black part of the sky, near the gro

had to be the silhou

moun

hen she was outside

though her arms were bound, she didn"t seem tied down to the board. She craned her neck back to see that a

f of the wooden plank, hitting the dirt wi

yelled. She rolled onto her stomach, trying

ons stealing her attention as she tried to

abducting you," the man casually repli

ck as she felt like

e asked, starin

moonlight casting the harshest shadows on his face. He shrugge

as a cold sweat consumed her. She couldn"t remember anything past s

y father and my brother? Did you hurt them?" she yel

u"re the

him. She started to roll off in the other direction, stopping whe

ng back to Kam

she rolled onto her back. Dirt was now ev

here if I"m bound, especially if he"s a lycan. An incredulous snick

done rolling around, we really

dacious

und me!" she shouted, swiveling until she got enough momentum to throw

as impressiv

m that as long as they didn"t venture outside the border, they"d never

a had been so focused on her small little world, that s

di

ound her mouth turning to mud from her s

s weight on one leg. "It"s not hard.

her face as she asked, "What the fuck is going on? How did you even get into th

iness. And my pack needs you, as I said. It"s a long s

are doing this. What do lycans want with me?" She felt a chil

ing to eat you. But we are going to

lessly, not wanting to verbalize

hitting the dirt as it allowed her feet to get underneath. She finally stoo

to us. Now I don"t want to tell you anymore, because you"ll probably p

t she could feel it in her neck. "What

re going? You might not like the answer," he cautioned as she stare

about me, you wouldn"t have kidnap

and she straightened her back at the verbal sparring. "We just

ow. I have a right to

he held his hands like he had no option. "But don"t say I didn"t warn you. Blood Type R means you can produce offspring that

king out the glow of the moon. Offspring. He said offspring, oh fuck

d her. They had u

" she asked in a small voice, her body g

med me," he said

round in a circle, looking for anything that could get her away from him. It was a futil

Alpha Ludovic needs a mate, and you"re the perfect

he shouted with her back

e. Now, either get on your horse or the wooden plank.

"I"m not going anywhere w

how you want it. I"ll

the thought of willingly getting on the horse or the plank. It would only solidi

ieve this i

a long sigh, looking in the direction that must be home,

turning around. "I"ll," she said, swallowing dirt

and they detached the wooden board she has been lying on. The anima

All she knew was that the moon was starting to ease its way over the sky and touch the

ing it for home. All she had to do was get close enoug

s around her body, her hands free enough just to grip the reigns. She"d never be

She didn"t want to be drugged ag

ess that meant she had no

father and the way he was always so calm in a desperate situation. He"d often sa

panic at bay, although it w

that were bloodied at this point from trying to escape her bindings. It

, in truth. She"d ne

e replied. The sound of him chuckling at

im. He straightened the jacket that he was wearing, which was of a style she had never

lped her onto her horse. For some reason, she had always imagined that lycans would run naked through the wilderness

owerful, and had control over their shifting states. They were known

cked,

tion, something that Ben would say. But her delirium

ible manners," he

, apparently,"

touché! You"re funnier

her name, and then it made he

my name? And wh

cidentally wander into your home and think oh look

es, noticing that the sky was beginning to slowly turn into a darker blue, signaling that the sun was ready to make an appearance. It wa

the hooves from the pavement. She hoped that he

ir to tell him that highways were actually quite dull. Abandoned cars, some with missing tires and smashed in windows littered them. Other remnants like b

he mountains were worse, always towering over her like giant personific

sign of anyone coming for her. She let go of any hope that they would. Only hu

fall. She loved him so much, and it shattered her

ation grew exponentially

from my house? From my life?" she asked Roman th

"Your life compared to the pack"s

or whatever. This is wrong; it"s all wrong. I had a life to live. I

ly have an op

d you"re choosin

t fair," he said, although t

ing ready to take care of my cousins. But no, I am stuck wit

nose. "I regret not gagging yo

ur favorite food and color?" she asked, the

t a hostage scenario. "I love the color green, and my favorite meat to eat is deer, al

s face. She didn"t know whether to laug

hen, Cora?" he asked, his

at even matter?" she asked with upward turned brows, st

cake?" His br

efore answering, "It"s like cake

ose his shoulder inconsideration

for ten full seconds to collect herself. She just wa

for human food. We can probably get one of

the least of my worries at

Just trying to give you some

e would be a s

nd then he shouted, "Fuck y

o she did too. It took her a moment before she saw something on the road in the dista

oubted that th

ers never ventured beyond the border, as there was noth

reminder that huma