Beca’s p. o. v
Pain on the left side of my neck was what I felt when I shifted a bit and blinked a few times before opening my eyes.
I was laying on the bed with beautiful white sheets on it.
I slowly sat upright with a low whine. The pain was slowly getting intense.
I was about to move to the edge when the door opened and a tall, handsome, good-looking man entered.
I moved backward with widened eyes and quickly looked around. I was in the bedroom but it wasn’t mine!.
I flinched when memories of what had happened in the forest came crushing into my mind.
He wanted to force a marking on me then later did something to me that made me pass out.
I was scared, very scared of the man.
He moved closer and sat at the edge of the bed with a low sigh.
“What is your name?” He asked in a low tone.
I glanced at the door calculating how I could escape from the man in front of me.
“Hey, I’m talking to you.” He said softly.
I took in a deep breath and got up from the bed, running towards the door.
I was about to pull it open when a hand in my hair made me cry out in pain.
I was pulled backward and dragged back to the bed as I screamed and cried on top of my voice.
“I tried being nice to you, I fucking did!” He spat while pinning me down with one of his hands.
“And that is my mistake.” He growled loudly scaring me before moving his hand to a small drawer that was on the side.
He opened it and pulled out golden cuffs.
“Let go of me!. Someone help!” I screamed loudly.
A hard slap on my cheek made me swallow my scream and blink a few times fighting the dizziness I felt.
I felt the cuffs being put on one of my hands before he let me go and stood up in a labored breathe.
He was looking at his hand with a very sad expression.
I slowly faced the other side and shook my head while sniffing.
My vision was slowly getting blurry.
A loud knock came at the door.
I heard him walk and then open the door.
“Sir, I heard a lady screaming.” A man’s voice asked.
“Yes, women here scream for a lot of reasons. But what I want to know is why you here.” The man answered seriously.
His voice held dominance and power.
“I’m sorry beta, it’s just that I got worried about you.” The man answered as I frowned.
Beta!. The man who was treating me badly was a beta!. Why would someone of his rank be interested in me?
I was startled when a loud thud echoed, followed by a low whimper.
“Why the fuck are you here warrior, I won’t ask again!” He growled in warning.
“Alpha Cole asked me to keep an eye on you. He saw you lifting a woman in your arms and that seemed rather unusual.” He answered quickly.
A loud sigh came from the man.
“Tell him I’m fine, and that I’ll soon explain everything to him.” He said seriously.
I slowly forced myself to sit upright and look at him.
He was standing at the entrance with his back towards me. While the other man was leaning against the wall opposite him.
“Right away sir.” The man answered then quickly walked away.
My vision was getting clear and my rapid beating heart getting stable.
When the man turned and faced me, I quickly lowered my gaze on the bed.
After knowing his rank, I was very scared of annoying him or making him angry in any way.
I saw how Ken became whenever he was furious, his wolf became a murderous beast without reasoning.
If that was the strength and anger of a beta, then I didn’t want to get on the man’s bad side. My life was really in his hands.
He moved closer and sat at the edge again, this time when I looked up, he had a very pained expression on his face.
I didn’t know why but that made me feel bad. For some reason, I wanted to move and touch him.
I shifted and moved forward, his cold gaze and low growl instantly stopped me.
“Do you think you can run away with those cuffs around your wrist?” He asked coldly.
I slightly turned and looked at the golden cuffs with a low sigh.
Did he think I was attempting to run away again?. I just wanted to touch him, that’s all that I wanted.
He sighed then lifted his hands and covered his face.
I frowned sadly then slowly moved forward.
When he dropped his hands and looked at me angrily, I stopped moving then lifted my hand with a rapid beating heart.
He was furious with me and capable of hurting me, yet I just couldn’t stop myself.
I extended my hand to him but failed to reach him because the cuff limited my movements.
He looked at me in shock then my hand which was still extended in mid-air.
“Please,” I whispered.
He hesitated a bit but moved closer to where I was.
I slowly moved my hand and pressed it on his cheek gently.
When he sat there not pushing me away, a smile formed across my face.
It was a death wish but I had to try out something to see his reaction.
I carefully caressed his face gently and watched in shock as he leaned into my touch and closed his eyes.
I frowned when I thought back to how he acted with me in the forest and earlier.
He was kind and gentle with me. The only time he got violent was when I rejected him openly.
It was hard to believe but I needed to make sure over who he was. Because he was acting as a man in love would.
“Um….” I trialed off to get his attention.
He opened his eyes and gazed into my own.
I swallowed hard then took in a deep breath and released it.
“I’m sorry to ask this but, are you perhaps my mate?” I asked with a loud beating heart.
He frowned deeply then pulled back from my touch.
“Yes.” He answered seriously as a gasp escaped me.