FATAL CLAIM

Chapter 24

TW: content may disturb some readers.

MIA

It had been three days since I'd seen anyone, since I'd been outside or shifted.

I glared at the wall, at the little bucket that was supposed to be my toilet and at the flimsy mattress, which I'm pretty sure had bed bugs. I've never felt this disgusted in my life. Or this disgusting as I am now covered in this place's smell and dirt.

I cussed at Ryan, every single bad word I could think of. I hate him, with every fiber of my my being. He came in here twice to give me food, the food wasn't bad, I'm not going to complain, it's the only thing keeping me alive but he also left me an option and gave me a week to think about it. Three days are down, I've got four more to make my decision or in his words, 'face the consequences'. He left me two choices, I either willingly marry him and mate with him, or he kills me.

'I'm sure everyone is out looking for us right now,' Sienna tried to assure me, or was she trying to assure herself?

'I don't know,' I replied sadly.

Besides the edible food, Sienna was the only other things that was keeping me alive in this shit hole. She wasn't letting me give up.

But three days was a long time, I couldn't deal with this. I'd never thought in my worst nightmares that I'd ever be stuck in a cell for even a single day, and it had been three days now.

The door to the cell opened with a loud creaking noise that made me want to scratch my ears off, I gritted my teeth together as I felt my blood boil at the sight of his face.

"Hello sweetheart, miss me?" He gave me a lopsided smirk and I could give anything to sink my claws into his chest and rip his heart out.

I ignored him, staring down at the floor. I wasn't going to give him the satisfaction of getting a reaction out of me.

"I changed my mind, I'm not going to wait a week for your decision, I'll give you till tomorrow evening," my eyes widened as my face snapped upwards to look at him. I couldn't see a single emotion on his face, he looked so....inhuman.

"Why are you doing this?" I whispered hoarsely, my throat felt like it was rubbing against sandpaper as I swallowed hard, trying to lubricate it.

He kneeled in front of me, pinching my chin as he forcefully made me look eye to eye with him.

"I don't like being insulted, and you, Mia, have insulted me," I clenched my jaw at his response.

"You're the one who lied to me!" I snapped.

"Well, now you know the truth," he leaned closer to me, letting me feel his breath on my neck. "You're living it," he whispered into my ear, the venom in his tone sent chills down my body, causing goosebumps go appear on my skin.

"Is that how you'd treat your mother?" I couldn't help but spit it out with equal amounts of venom coating my voice.

He visibly turned rigid at my words and I felt a slither of satisfaction at my words affecting him.

He slammed me against the wall, he tightened his hands around my arms, "Don't go there," his eyes started glowing gold and I glared back at him.

"I hope you die," I spit out.

"You really shouldn't have said that," he pressed me into the wall even more. I really thought I'd break a few bones because of the pressure. "Now, if I die, it'll hurt you too."

Before I could process what he said, he spun me around and sank his canines into my neck making me scream in pain. He kissed it, sending shockwaves down my body. No. I felt Sienna retreat into the back of my mind, overwhelmed with pain.

'No, please don't leave me.'

I didn't realize I had tears down my face until he wiped them away, I flinched away from him. He fisted his palms in front of my face, he dropped his hand, letting out a growl.

"You're my mate now, bound to me forever, you may as well accept it," he trailed his finger from my cheek down to my neck, letting it glide over my chest down to my bellybutton. I stiffened, his finger felt like a knife dragging across my skin.

"No one can help you now Mia," he leaned his forehead against mine, letting his arm drop to grab my waist, he pulled me into his body. "You're mine now."

I felt bile rise in my throat at his words, I pushed him back with enough force to get him to move a few steps away from me.

"Don't touch me," I seethed.

"Isn't that what you said to me a few days ago?" He raised his brow. "Look at your neck now," he gestured towards the mark he left on my neck and I felt it burn me. Even the mark didn't help the hatred I had for him, it only made it worse.

"My family's going to find me, and when they do, they're going to kill you," I looked him dead in the eye, I knew Mason was looking for me. He wouldn't stop until he'd find me.

"He can't help you when I've fully mated with you," he grinned. The malicious look in his eyes made me want to claw my way out of the wall behind me.

"Please don't," I whispered helplessly, as he took a step towards me. I shrunk into myself, I knew I couldn't fight him. He was much larger and an alpha. He pulled me to him, and I fought against his hold, he ripped my shirt off, making me cry out, I scratched his skin as I tried to push him off me but he weighed me down. He pushed me onto the mattress in the floor and I squirmed underneath him.

"Please don't," A sob escaped my lips. "Please," hot tears streamed down my face. I felt him push into me with force, making me whimper in pain, silent sobs raked my body as he moved against me forcefully.

"Fuck you feel so good," he grunted. "I'm so glad I get to be your first," the evil in his eyes was unbelievable.

He finished up, dropping on top of me, but I felt nothing. I felt empty.

He got up after a while to leave, I stayed there unmoving, my blood soaking through the mattress. I heard my heart break, I felt Sienna die a little, I felt myself die a little. My breathing labored as darkness overtook my senses.