The Royal Alpha

Chapter 62: ESCAPE

SIERRA

"Hi, lyubov moya. Are you ready now?" asks Xanthos entering my cell making my hackles rise. After yesterday night's incident, I don't know if Xanthos has also planned anything for me. I look slightly to my left to see if the flickering light is still there or not but find that there's no light there. Not even a slight movement on the other side to indicate the presence of someone.

Was I hallucinating or was there someone talking to me a few hours ago?

"Answer me!" Xanthos shouts all of a sudden and I jump in freight. I scurry away from his imposing figure and try not to feel the terror at his intentions.

"Don't come closer, Xanthos. Stay away," I say surprisingly without stammering and feel a little confident at that.

"Your mate's dead and now Xavier will also die fighting the remaining of the Prince's army. No one can stop me from mating with you now," he says, smirking at me in that evil manner and I shiver in dread.

What?! My mate's army is out there? Fenris is out there! I refuse to fall prey to Xanthos's tactics and believe that my mate is dead.

I need to escape, need to get out of here and help them kill this filthy excuse of a werewolf. I think of a way to distract Xanthos. Maybe then I can escape? Now that I know that my mate is near, I feel a burst of energy through my body, helping my mind work in planning my escape.

"No. Think of your mate. She's out there somewhere. Don't hurt her like this, Xanthos," I try to distract him with this and scoot a little closer towards the door. The door is open, wide enough for me to escape if Xanthos would just give up on me.

"No, my mate is useless. She doesn't even hold a candle to you. You are an Alpha Female, just like my mother and that's why I want you to be my mate. Our pups would be powerful than any other being in this region," he says dreamily and the image he paints in front of me is so scary that I barely control my urge to scream.

The way he speaks, it's clear that he has found his mate, then why hasn't the mate bond kicked in? Is it possible that his mate is younger than him and not 21 yet? I hope she's alive and not sacrificed for this evil rogue's plans.

I notice Xanthos has moved closer to me but fortunately hasn't noticed me inching closer to the door. I move back a little bit closer to the door, making it look like I am just moving backwards from him and not trying to escape from this cell.

"Listen, Xanthos. I am not your mate and the thought of you mating me is abhorrent to me, so why don't we just split our ways and you go mate with your mate," I try once again knowing how silly I must sound, pleading to this bastard. He growls but otherwise doesn't acknowledge my words.

I inch a little more towards the door trying to seem as scared as I am whenever I think about their intentions. He suddenly holds a syringe in his hand, eyeing me evilly.

"I am going to drug you then seduce you and you will respond to me, my darling," he cackles like the mad dog he is before pouncing on me. I am pushed back with such force that I lose my balance and find myself on my back with a stinking Xanthos on top of me. Goddess! His teeth are yellow and ghostly while his tongue drips with saliva. I quickly avert my face away from his drooling mouth and focus on the syringe in his hand.

Without any preamble, I start moving my hands all over his chest and the hand holding the syringe. I feel like I am cheating on my mate, touching this wolf-like that but I have to distract him. His attention shifts a little and his eyes widen. Taking advantage of the situation, I go to take the syringe from out of his hand but he tightens his hold, growling over my face.