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Ryka's POV
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A steady flow of water falls from the ceiling and hits the cold, hard, concrete floor. The drugs cloud my senses and block my wolf. The chains rattle as I groan and lift my head. My arms are bound above my head with cuffs attached to a metal pole. My feet are grounded to hooks in the floor. The dull lighting hurts my eyes as I assess my surrounding. Two wolves are stationed outside my door, with three more at the end of the hall. I smell no other wolves, on what I'm guessing is the lowest floor. My senses are still slow from the drugs so I can't figure out how far away I am from the ground level. The metal door at the end of the hall screeches, heavy footsteps follow.
"Open the door." A gruff voice sounds. A large man enters the room. His curly hair reaches his shoulders, his beard clears the edge of his chin, but the one thing that sticks out most, is the jagged scar that covers his eye.
"Whatever you want you're not going to get it from me." I cough as my throat hurts from dehydration. He chuckles and steps closer to me. His finger strokes my cheek in a loving way.
"Such a beauty, all mine. You've been here for weeks, we've got all the time in the world. Now that you're awake, it's time for some fun." He flips me around, tangling the chains, and pressing my face into the pole. His hand harshly grabs my butt, I growl.
"Get your nasty hands off of me." His hand reaches around to grope my breast.
"Your weak little growls won't deter me Sweetheart. Honestly, it's quite arousing that you think you're stronger than me. You're no more than a weak little pup." He digs his boner into my ass, moaning and kissing the back of my head. I shiver and growl, he must have taken it the wrong way because he chuckles and flips me around again.
"Don't you dare touch me. I'll kill you." He begins to unlock the chains, stabbing a needle in my neck during the process. My body goes numb as he carries me down the hall, banging my head into a door. He slams me onto a metal table and straps me down. The silver straps burn my skin, cutting my circulation off. He shoves a large needle into my arm, extracting the blood from my body. I force myself to overcome the pain and refuse to let tears fall. He laughs and harshly wipes a stray tear off my face.
"Soon, I'll be the most powerful man in the world. With your powers, not even the MoonGoddess can stop me. As soon as all your blood is extracted, I'll transport it to my body, absorbing all your powers and successfully eliminating you." The last thing I see before I black out is the monsters smirking face changing to one of fear.
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Maria's POV
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I shift into my reddish-brown wolf and sprint in time with my mate. We follow the unknown scent, knowing it's the cause of our pups danger. She has been gone for three weeks, the scent Ryder caught on the first day was false. Luke and I have been searching the territory non stop, only just taking off as as we find the first mark of the stale scent of our pup. The days worth of travel had taken a toll on our bodies but we refuse to give up.
"We have to notify the Alpha's." Luke informs. I growl and run in front of him.
"We don't need them, they will only get in the way. We need to contact the Werewolf King, he's the only one that can help now. I may be able to link him, though I'm not positive it will work because it's been years." He nods.
"Don't strain yourself, we must conserve our energy."
"Lance, please answer. It's extremely important. Ryka has been taken, Luke and I are on our way to save her. We can't contact our Alpha. You're the only one that can help. Please Lance, I need you. No, she needs you." I let out a sigh of relief as his voice speaks in my mind.
"Maria? Where are you? I'm on my way with reinforcements. I just need your location."
"Um, I think we actually may be on your territory. We've been following this scent for a day now. Traveling a straight line north. If we aren't in your territory now, we will be in a few hours."
"My patrols have notified me of two wolves crossing my south border ten minutes ago. I'll be joining you in under an hour. Notify me if anything changes."
"Lance is on his way." Luke nods and keeps running.
A little over a hour later, Lance nudges my side. I look behind me and survey his group of warriors. They hold themselves with pride as they run in formation behind their Alpha King. Lance creates a group link and informs us of the plan.
"My warriors will run in first and clear the area. Us three will follow behind, get her, and get out." We all nod our heads and continue running.
We reach a giant warehouse in about three hours, stopping on the way to refuel our bodies. The warriors run in, demolishing every wolf in their path. As soon as the lead warrior gives Lance the signal, we bust in. Dead bodies litter the floor, we follow Ryka's scent to a door hidden behind a cabinet. As we pass through the door, the stench of death takes over. I race down the stairs, finding myself in a maze.
"Maria! Wait!" Lance and Luke yell in my head.
"No! I have to get to my pup! You can't stop me!" I round the corner and see a sight that breaks my heart. A gun is held to my pups head, by a man I never thought I would see again.
"Hello daughter. It's nice to see you again." My wolf takes over as I lunge, I don't even register the pain in my head.
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4/5/19
3/27/20
YOU ARE READING
The Heart of the Shadow
WerewolfI shift to my human form and walk over to the crumpled paper on the ground a few feet away. Grabbing only the corner when I see it is covered in wolf slobber. The handwriting on the page is almost illegible. I see you have your...
