Alpha's Mate (21+) | COMPLETED

35: The truth (2)

Lauren's pov.

"You...what does that mean?" I stuttered.

"What it means?" the man with the croaky voice seems to be the owner of this mansion... and Logan's Dad. The senior in front of me wore a white suit and his hair which already turned gray was combed back nicely. His overall attitude seemed like he was attending some formal dance. That very man grinned at me. If I was inattentive before I was now even more alarmed as I saw the wicked glimmer in his green eyes.

"What do you think it means, my dear?" the man made his way downstairs. "I was the last one to see your mother before she died." he said as if it was the most normal thing.

"You... you knew her?" I was shocked. If this was a bluff then he was quite a good actor.

"Who are you again?" I asked him just to confirm that he wasn't a bluffer. "I'm known as Alpha Ernestus. But as far as I'm concerned I'm now your father in law." the man was now standing right in front of me and I instinctively moved a step back. His aura was different... I couldn't quite put my finger on it.

But something was terribly wrong here.

"That's not the question you wanted to ask." the younger man behind me reminded me.

Goosh! I almost forgot the guard behind me...

"How come you saw my mother before she died? Do you know how she died?." I inquired.

"Have you perhaps witnessed what happened?" I asked carefully.

"Witnessed?" Alpha Ernestus laughed as if I made the joke of the century I also heard the guard chuckling behind me.

"Oh, please, Lauren. Of course I know how she died. I killed her after all." he stated carelessly. I choked on my saliva.

"I-I-I'm sorry. I think I misunderstood some-"

"What kind of foolish Luna are you? He said he killed that bitch of a mother!" the guard snarled. I wanted to turn around to him but he had already kicked me in the back of my knees. I screamed when I fell flat on my face. I was still on my knees when I was dragged to a chair and chained on it. I immediately attempted to shift but too late! The chains were prepared with some substance that kept me away from shifting. "Logan! Help me! Your father kidnapped me!" I mindlinked but to no avail. Something was off. I couldn't feel the bond.

Damn it!

Why didn't I notice when I came in here?!

I spat at the guard which only resulted in me getting slapped across the face. "You..." I addressed Ernestus who grinned at me like a maniac. In the corner of my eyes I noticed movements.

"My special guests are not making you uncomfortable aren't they?" Ernestus snickered. I focused my gace on the movements. Wolves! Just when I wanted to scream for help I felt no connection towards them. They are not from the Thunder Pack! Yellowish eyes stared at me when one of those wolves stepped out of the shadows.

Rogues!!!

How did they come in here?

I gulped. This was Ernestus doing!

"Why... what... why did you kill my mother? Were you also the one who kidnapped her?" I asked trying to ignore the sweet taste of blood in my mouth and those so called 'guests'. "This situation is so like the one 19 years ago..." he mumbled

"...just that I did not need to chain Mary up before I butchered her for good..." he looked at me with those blank eyes as if he was seeing someone else in my place. It was a no-brainer, who he was imagining in my place. "...her lover was not able to recognize her after all."