Her Broken Alpha Prince (Book 18 of The Regal Eclipse Pack Series)

Chapter 21

This had gone from being the most annoying day of Knox's life, or at least up there in the top five, to the best day when he'd first laid eyes on his mate, to the worst, when he'd watched his mate willingly fuck another man.

His emotions were all over the place and he wasn't quite sure how Caelan wasn't reeling from them. He could shut her out if he had access to his wolf, he realized, but no. He wanted her to know how much pain she was putting him through. He wanted her to know how badly she was hurting him.

He also wanted her to know that he was capable of hating her and that was the emotion that he focused on, pushing it to the forefront of his mind. He saw her eyes flicker and knew she felt it. But then they gleamed. It was like she enjoyed his hatred. The woman was a psycho.

She was still beautiful though, and Knox hated that he thought so. She might be beautiful in looks, but she was ugly on the inside. She had an ugly heart, a cold one that she had no problem clinging to. She was a fridgid bitch. He couldn't believe he'd found her attractive.

Knox knew what all of this meant. Caelan wasn't making it out of this alive. Which meant his bond with her would be broken. It would be painful for him. But he'd embrace it. He deal with it and screw her for being the cruel person that she was.

He was over all of this, being cut off from his wolf, having his feelings manipulated, being tortured like he was, and then watching his mate willingly let another man fuck her on the same bed he was chained to, and forcing him to watch. At this point, he wanted to break her neck. And Robert's. He hated him almost as much as he hated Caelan.

He stared up at the knife they held over him, welcoming it. The pain would ground him for a bit, focus him. And it would make Caelan and Robert realize they couldn't kill him. He smiled and saw Caelan's expression turn to a scowl. She wanted to feel his fear. He just wanted this nightmare over with. And then it was.

As crazy as it sounded, Knox couldn't be any happier to hear Zara's voice. It was a welcome sound that meant this craziness would soon be over with and that gave him a bit of relief. But he could tell that both Caelan and Robert were shocked. Both of their mouths hung open in identical expressions, amusing him. He saw Caelan's jaw clench as she felt his amusement.

Knox couldn't even imagine what Zara was thinking, walking into a scene like this. It had to look like they were having some kind of crazy threesome, which, he supposed was exactly what they were doing, complete with killing him at the end. They were all three naked, and the room probably reeked of sex. Unfortunately, his dick was still hard too, sticking up like a mutinous flag. Was it ever going to go down?

But much to Knox's chagrin, Robert forced the knife down, though Knox could see the hesitation in Caelan's eyes. Knox had a feeling Zara wasn't supposed to be alive. Or at least moving around. He had a feeling this was happening because Robert was jealous and Caelan had marked him. He'd kill her for that alone. The knife plunged into his belly, and he growled out in pain. Was that really necessary?  Fucking Robert. He was killing that asshole.

"Knox!" he heard Zara scream as everything suddenly became a bit hazy as pain ripped through him.

He blinked a few times as he felt Robert and Caelan get off the bed. "Don't kill them!" he gritted out. He really hoped Caelan could feel his pain. She deserved to feel every last bit of it.

"Both of you, across the room. NOW!" Zara roared the Command. "Get your clothes on! Neither one of you move from over there." Zara walked up to Knox and stopped. "Shit," she whispered as she stared down at him.

"Just get the knife out," he gritted out. "It's not even silver." This was ridiculously stupid.

Zara stared down at him in disgust. "Is that cum all over you?"

Knox rolled his eyes. "Get the knife out and set me free, Zara." He was not answering her question. They both knew it was, and that it was his own. That was one thing he had absolutely no desire to explain whatsoever.

"Gross," she muttered as stared at him, just looking him over and not making any attempts to actually help him. "Why is your dick still hard?"

"Just shut the fuck up and help me." This had to be the most embarrassing situation he'd ever been in. Why had he agreed to this? And why was she standing there staring at him.

Zara grabbed the knife and yanked it out. Pain ripped through him again and he heard Caelan gasp.

Knox growled at her. "Really?" He wanted to strangle her, but maybe it had been worth it if Caelan felt his pain. The bitch.

She smiled. "Don't be an ass." She popped out her claws and cut the bindings free, and Knox yanked the IV out of his arm, grunting at the pain. It was minor compared to the stab wounds.

"How do you have access to your wolf? I know there was a lot of wolfsbane in your food," Robert said as he yanked on his jeans, eyeing Zara suspiciously.

Zara looked up at him and gave him a nasty smile. "You never mess with Regal Eclipse, you fools. Your fathers learned that the hard way. There's a reason the Remington family has held the throne for decades. I'm not just a werewolf." She was suddenly across the room and had him by the throat, her claws out. They were longer than a wolf's, and razor sharp.

Caelan gasped. "What the hell are you?" she whispered, and for the first time that day, Knox could see and hear her fear.

Zara smiled at her. "If I tell you, I'd have to kill you. But oh wait, given the shit you all are involved in, you're not making it out of this alive. I know exactly what you've been up to Caelan."

Caelan laughed. "You're not going to kill me. I'm his mate."

"I wouldn't hold my breath," Zara said with a smile. "Laws are laws. It's our job to uphold them. Human trafficking is a huge no no. Kidnapping and holding other werewolves hostage against their will is another law you broke."

Knox stared at Caelan in disgust. She'd been involved in human trafficking? He'd like to think he couldn't believe it, but after what she'd put him through, it wasn't very hard to wrap his head around. The woman seemed to have no qualms against harming others. "She also marked me without my consent."

Zara glanced at him, then back at Caelan, an eyebrow raised. "Another law you broke. My my, but you're on a roll Caelan."

Calena shot a glare at her. "I did want I wanted. And if everything had gone according to plan, you'd both be dead right now."

"And how the hell would you have explained that one to the Alpha King?" Zara deadpanned.

She shrugged, seemingly unbothered by all of this. Knox could tell she was though. She was tense, as well she should be.

Knox pulled himself off the bed with a groan as he listened to them talk. Caelan was wrong if she thought he was going to save her, but he wasn't going to tell her that now. He needed his wolf back first. And a hot shower. He was covered in his own blood, semen and sweat. Not to mention her arousal and her scent. He wanted it all off of him and sooner rather than later.

He grabbed the sheet off the bed and wrapped it around his waist, his gaze darting around the room. He felt like shit. His wounds were closed, but they hadn't fully healed. He ached all over, and the spots where he'd been stabbed hurt quite a bit. His head was still hurting too, and much to his frustration and annoyance, his dick was still hard.

Zara looked back at him. "I'm going to take these two down to the prison. Get cleaned up and put some clothes on and we'll talk in the Alpha's office."