Forever Mine

Chapter 5

(Esther's Point of View)

I'm so scared of him. He'll turn out just like my father.

I'm just waiting until the facade fades.

He left me in a room by myself. An actual room with a bed and clothes and stuff. 

He also got me a wheelchair, incase I needed to go somewhere. 

I slipped off the side and braced myself against the bedpost. I was trying to strengthen my legs, but most of my weight was on my arms and I was shaking since I hadn't eaten. 

The door opened and I heard a gasp. "Esther, Stop!" I felt arms around my waist and suddenly I was sitting on the bed again. It was the Alpha. "Esther, don't try to walk unless someone is here to catch you."

After his small rant, he sighed. "I brought you some food. You look like you haven't eaten in a while. When was the last time you ate?" 

"I-it depends o-on how lo-long I was un-uncon-unconscio-us." He smiled softly and kneeled in front of me. "It was five days." 

"With the five days in mind, how long have you gone without eating Kitten?" I looked at him curious at the name he called me.

"Pr-probably about n-nine days. I-it would de-depend o-on how many sc-scraps were l-left from the m-meals." He growled. 

(Alpha Rascal's Point of View)

SCRAPS?!

Fucking Scraps?

She didn't even get a meal?

Now I will torture them. They will fucking suffer.

I took a deep breath and looked back up at her. "Esther, honey. I am going to start you on a strict diet. You can't go under it only above it. I'm starting you on one full meal a day, until you get to four daily meals. That is simply unacceptable."

She nodded. 

I gave her the bowl of tomato soup and smiled softly. 

 As she was eating I asked her. "Why are you scared of Alphas and not Betas?"

She looked at me, scared.

Fuck, it was just a question.

"Um.. Well. M-My Alpha t-tortured m-me from the d-day I was b-born a-and my Beta w-was nice. H-He helped me." 

It was definitely her pack that caused this, okay.

"What pack are you from."

She sucked in a breath, obviously not wanting to answer.

"I-It doesn't m-matter. I r-ran."

I sighed. That's not an answer.

"Esther, it matters to me. Answer the question."

"Firestone."

I'm happy she didn't stutter, but angry. That pack was only ten miles away from us. We don't have an alliance but we don't attack each other.

"Esther, how long in between you running away to when you were attacked?"

She sighed.

"Hour."

A fucking hour.

She was trying to escape and nearly got herself killed. Maybe if she wasn't malnourished she could've fought. 

Fuck. 

Rux was surfacing. He was royally pissed.

(Rux's Point of View)

I had to fight my human to surface. I hate fighting him.

I looked at my mate. I had questions.

She saw my eyes however and got scared. I grabbed her hand, sending sparks through both of us. I know it calmed her. Rascal was too much of a fucking pussy to touch her but I wasn't. She's mine.

"I need to bite you."

She looked at me terrified.

"Not mark, to open communication."

She nodded. I lifted her wrist to my mouth. I kissed it gently and said. "Will hurt." She nodded. I kissed her wrist again before sinking my teeth in.

(Alpha Rascal's Point of View)

I opened my eyes, Rux had given me back control. He just formed a mind link connection, I was grateful but Fuck.

'Esther?'

'I hear you.'

'We can use our link to communicate for now. Until you are more comfortable with physically speaking.'

'I understand, thank you for the opportunity.'

'May I hug you, Esther? I'll be careful.'

'Just please be careful. I'm still healing.'

I gave her a soft, warm hug. Everywhere our skin touched sent sparks. I wanted to kiss her, mark her, make her mine. But I can't yet.