Strangers to Love

Chapter 8

Sleep seemed to have evaded me that night. I didn't sleep one wink. All I could think about was Elton and Alan and how they acted towards eachother. Then I thought about Elton and Nancy, and what was going to happen to her, she lost her mate and now I was taking mine away from her. I am sure that she can find some other un-mated wolf, or some other wolf that lost their mate, couldn't she? As the sun rose that morning, my thoughts still swam around in my head, I decided that I should just get up and start the day. I had a shower and got ready to go to the pack house to talk to my parents and to the alpha about the opportunity that I had been given. As I showered though, my head gave me no piece. I don't think that I will get any until I talk to Elton again.

I was still lost in thought as I walked to the kitchen to get my coffee, and didn't notice that someone was in my apartment, don't ask me how they got in, I don't know. I felt very strong arms wrap around my waiste and and very strong hand came over my mouth, "Now, I can't wait any longer for you, your fucking mate needs to release my mate, so you are coming with me weather you like it or not!" He spat out, "I tried to play nice, but you are just pushing my buttons, now I am going to play hard ball and your mate can wonder what I am doing to you while your locked up in my basement!" It was Alan's voice. What was he talking about, I tried to get him to free me so that I could talk to him, he only let my mouth go for a second, then he put a cloth on my mouth and the world around me went black.

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When I woke up, I was very groggy, and not sure where I was. It was dark and damp, a basement maybe. I tried to open my eyes, and managed to do so. Yup, I am in a basement. There was a little window in the top corner, but it was covered with some kind of material, so there was no light shining through. The only light was a small dim night light plugged in in the corner. As my eyes adjusted to the dark, I took in my surroundings. I was on small cot in the middle of the room, the room was small. There were no pictures or anything on the walls, nothing to indicate where I was or who was with me. As I was looking around, I heard footsteps coming down the stairs.

The door opened and the light hit my eyes, it was so bright I winced and closed them, then slowly opened them again to get used to the light. There in the doorway stood Alan, with a smug look on his face, kind of like when the cat brings home the mouse. "Ahh, I see you have finally come to," he said.

"Water?" Was the only thing that I managed to ask for.

"We'll see..." he said with an evil grin. What was that supposed to mean anyway? We'll see, I have been brought somewhere with out my consent, and we'll see?

"What do you want?" I croaked, man, I really need some water.

He shook his finger at me. "I tried to be nice and do this the easy way, but you are so stubborn, that I had no alternative but to do this the hard way, now look where you are. This is all your fault for not just coming along with the plan, it would have been easier on you." He looked smug, like the cat the just caught the mouse. But I had no idea what he was talking about, or why he even wanted me here so badly. Why me?

Alan's irritating voice brought me from my thoughts. "I guess you are wondering why I brought you here?" He asked.

"Well, duh? Yes, and why you lied and had to kidnap me?"

"You see, your little fucking Alpha mate has my mate, Nancy, locked in a basement somewhere and he won't let her go, therefore, I took you so that he can see how it feels. I thought that his mate was killed, but when I saw the two of you and the way that he looked at you, I knew that you are his true mate." He said smugly.

"What the fuck are you talking about? Nancy is not locked up, she is free to roam around and do whatever she likes, including my mate!" I was yelling by the end of the sentence.

"You lie!" He yelled, "Don't try to stick up for that creep!"

"I'm not lying! She told him that her mate was killed in the conflict that happend here. She told him that you were dead, so that they could be together. Why would I lie, he chose her and now I have to suffer alone for that choice. I saved myself for him, and he is going to marry another. She just wants the power of Luna." I was out of breath by the end of my rant, "Can I please have some water?"

He got up slowly and went to a small fridge in the corner and brought out a bottle of water. He looked dazed and confused, really thinking over what I had told him. He looked deep in thought, he looked at me, opened his mouth, then closed it again. He reminded me of a fish. "So what you are saying is that she lied to him, and to me just so that he would marry her and make her Luna?"

"Yes," I clerified.

"I guess we have to get this straightend out. I feel like such a fucking shit head, I'm really not a bad guy, I just miss her like hell and I was under the impression that he was tourchering her. I am so sorry about this Natasha, I couldn't be more so." He said sympathetically. "I can't fucking believe that she would do that to me, to us? Am I destined to be alone? I am not sure that I can forgive her now." He added with a tear in his eye.

I guzzled the water that he brought me and looked at him with sad eyes, this poor guy was lied to and then has to find out that his mate is a bitch to top it off. "I am sorry too Alan, but you really have put a bad look to yourself here. Make it up, take me to Elton, we'll get this sorted out." I said hopfully.

"Yes, that is what we'll do!" He said as he headed towards the door. "Are you coming?"