Eliza looked around the corner as she stood against the wall, hoping to blend into the shadows as best she could.
"How long are we even suppose to keep him here?" She heard one of her pack members ask.
"We need him to give up enough information so we can find his pack." Her alpha responded. "Don't worry, he's been here for a while now. He'll talk eventually. After all, he can't take the torture forever." Eliza's heart ached when those words escaped his lips, slowly closing her eyes. Her boyfriend, Derek, also know we her alpha's mortal enemy, had been held hostage for about two weeks now.
And she wasn't able to do anything about it.
She hadn't gotten a chance to go down to the basement to see him, and even if she did, she didn't exactly have an explanation as to why she would be down there if she was caught. And she couldn't exactly blurt out the whole star crossed lovers thing to her pack. But she knew she had to find a way to let him go.
When the two males were finally out of sight, she crept down the rest of the stairs and slipped into the small room, flipping on the light. Derek was chained to a metal wall, his hands above his head and his chin pressed into his chest. The make wolf looked up and his troubled face melted into one of relief when he saw his girlfriend.
"Eliza.." He breathed.
"Oh my God, Derek.." She whispered, making her way over as tears filled her eyes. "What did they do to you?" The male shrugged as if everything was totally normal.
"Eh, nothing I can't handle." He tried to smile, making her heart hurt even more.
"I'm so sorry, this is my fault, I-" Eliza began.
"Liza, don't." Derek whispered, shaking his head. "This isn't your fault. You had nothing to do with any of this." He murmured, longing to reach out and cup her cheek. Eliza sighed, moving forward so she could cup his cheeks, pressing her lips tenderly to his. Derek gladly reciprocated, his lips moving in perfect sync with hers. Eliza slowly pulled away, resting her forehead on his.
"Hang on," she murmured, and Derek glanced down at her hands as her claws began to come out from her nails.
"What are you-" he stopped when she dug her claw into the lock on his chains, picking it with ease. The chains fell to the ground and Derek sighed with relief when his wrists were able to breathe once more. "What are you doing? They're gonna know-"
"No they won't. They won't even know I was down here, I promise." Eliza murmured with a gentle smile, moving forward so she could wind her arms around his neck. "I just need to make sure you're safe." Derek sighed, pulling her close and resting his chin on the top of her head.
"It's my job to keep you safe." He retorted.
"I'll be fine." She hummed into his chest, hugging him tightly. "Just get out of here before they catch us, okay? I'll meet you tonight, yeah? The preserve?" Derek smiled softly, kissing her forehead and nodding.
"Yeah." Eliza smiled and buried her head further into his chest, sighing softly.
"Liza?"
"Yeah?"
"I love you."
"I love you too. Now get your werewolf ass out of here before we're caught."
