The Inevitable Past 🎈

20. Hostage

I felt someone tapping my cheek to wake me up. Okay, maybe a little too hard.

"Finally you're awake." Martha said.

My body is feeling very weak. Lifeless. It's very hard to even move a single muscle. It could have been because of the injection that mom gave me.

And speaking of, where am I? It looks kinda familiar...

That pale cream colored mansion and the paved road... it's the pack house!

Joseph! Are you home?

My wolf desperately tried to communicate with Joseph. But that's kind of dumb. We obviously can't have some telepathic talent all of a sudden. Right?

Keira! Are you there? Joseph's voice is laced with concern. Wait he can hear me?

Yes I am. I'm outside the pack house.

My response is really slow. The injection is making me really weak. I can't seem to focus on anything. I feel like dying.

You gotta hang on. We'll save you.

I can't. My body... I feel really weak.

Just hang on no matter what... I love you.

My heart felt warm. He said he loved me.

I love you too.

"Come out King! I know you're in there."

I lose my concentration when Martha's voice broke the silence.

Nothing happened.

Martha showed a hand signal at Gracie who gave me a bottle of water to drink. I immediately felt better.

"Vincent honey, why don't you come out of the house?" She tried again.

It won't work. Obviously Joseph had made sure no one listens to whatever Martha said. I took my chance to communicate with Joseph.

Joseph?

Keira! What happened earlier? I couldn't hear you.

I lost my concentration... I'm sorry.

It's fine. I'm glad you're fine.

So what happens now?

We'll wait to see her next move.

"You know what Vince? Since you don't want to go out I might have to do it the hard way." Martha looked at me.

Martha walked towards me until she stood right in front of me. She shrugged something from her pocket and clenched it.

"For once I find you useful." With that she shoved something into my mouth.

Since Martha was holding my head, I couldn't exactly move. That thing... it's like some kind of plant.

It tastes kind of funny... bitter. Then it started feeling as hot as mint. Then it's like chili. I don't know how to descibe the feeling. One minute it was spicy. The next thing I felt like my mouth is burning.

It felt so hot. Martha finally removed her hand from my mouth. I screamed.

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Joseph's pov

That scream. It was Keira's. I was about to pull the door open but dad stopped me.

"Joseph don't."

"Then what the hell am I supposed to do? My mate's out there suffering!" I snapped at dad.

"The guards will surround them. That's when we will go out." Tate said.