I'm the Alpha's Mate

Chapter 31

Staring into nothingness I sat on the bed alone. For the past hour, I've been praying that the barbaric man doesn't come back to hurt me.

I knew what he was saying about Ryujin couldn't be true, no matter what she's my mate.

I've cried a few times just thinking about her. My wolf is aching for Ryu and I can tell even though I can't speak to her.

Seconds seem like minutes, minutes seem like hours.

My stomach has been grumbling, but that's the last of my worries. As soon as I woke up after he knocked me out I started to search for a way out.

The windows are sealed, doors locked, even the vents are too small for me to fit through.

The only thing I can do now is wait for him to come back, which I'm guessing he will eventually.

Maybe I can somehow take him down temporarily and try to get out the door. Even though guards would most likely stop me I can still see where I'm at.

I know that I can be patient, I mean it's not like I've never been in a situation like this. Usually, the moon goddess will come around every once in a while, but I guess this is different.

I've decided to keep track of the days by the window and carving lines into the wood with a small rusty nail I found. Well, I hope it doesn't come to the point that I will be trapped in here for days.

I've had too much time to think, sometimes bringing me into dark places of my mind.

Still, I just don't understand what this man wants with me. I mean no one knows about my ability beside of my family and Ryujin, right?

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Two days. Two entire days have passed without waking up next to her, being around her, having her hold me when I'm down. All I want is her to bust through those doors and hold me tighter than she ever has, letting me know it's all over.

But as every hour goes by I'm slowly losing hope.

We must not be on my old packs land, Ryujin is smart enough to check there and if we were this would have been over by now.

Hesitantly I gently touched the place where the man bit me, flinching at the soreness I hissed in pain.

What did he do to me? With no mirrors in the room, I sighed, dying to see what scars this is going to leave behind.

What does this man think? He can just take me from my pack, and keep me hostage for the rest of my life?

There has to be something that I haven't picked up on yet, obviously, they only took me to get Ryujin right?

I can't stand all these unanswered questions! I can't stand staying here for another minute!

Laying down on the hard cold floor I peered up at the dull ceiling. "Talk to me," I ordered, yet she didn't appear. "I said talk to me!"

Frustrated I screamed out into the emptiness of the room. "You said you would be there for me, I need you!"

"After the years I spent hidden away in that attic alone you talked to me, you made sure I was okay. Now I'm locked up again and you refuse to talk to me! Why? What did I do!" I cried out to no one.

Starting to breathe rapidly I tried to calm myself down, but soon I realized I was having a panic attack and laid alone on the floor.

"Ryujin! Ryujin!" I cry with hot salty tears streaming down my cheek bones and into my hair. "Please get me out of here, I can't take it!"

< Ryujin's POV >

I haven't slept, ate, or anything besides searching for her. She floods my mind, slowly raking at my soul every time I think about her.

I hate myself for letting someone take her and actually get away, I can't stand to look in the mirror.

Images of her smile and the sounds of her laughs constantly replay in my mind, like a reminder of my idiotic mistake.

Constantly it's like I can hear her yelling for me, needing me, but I can't find her. It's eating me alive. I can feel her pain and I'm losing my sanity, I can't breathe without her. She's the reason why I live.

I've been out of control setting up endless search groups, and barking orders to any god damn guard I see. Tearing through the pack house I left nothing undamaged until it hit me like a bullet.

Her old pack. Back when Yeji told me about the attic and her parents hiding her, there must have been a better reason.

No parent would ever lock their own child away unless they were hiding her from someone, someone that was after her.

It's possible that her gift runs through the family bloodline. This someone could have been after her family for generations.

I swear to god if it has to do with my fucking mate I'm going to rip apart every single one of those snakes, leaving no one left.

Blood pumped hard through my veins as a devilish smile drew across my face. People think I'm scary now? Well, I'm going to redefine the word terrifying.

Immediately I gathered my best fighters and guards to come with me to Yeji's old pack.

Rage boiled through my blood and I was ready to take it all out on that Alpha. Well, he won't be much of an Alpha when I'm done, or much of anything.

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[ Ryujin slowpoke era 🕶️ ]