ANNABELLA’S POV
I growled painfully as I slowly lifted my head. My view was blurred, but after blinking for a few minutes, I slowly regained my sight.
I could feel my head banging but the unfamiliar space caught my attention. As my gaze ran around the space, I finally was able to feel the soft mattress underneath me. I felt my movement restricted when I tried to move my hand only to realize my wrists were tied together, so easy legs.
The severe headache I was feeling wasn’t allowing me to think or understand what was going on.”Ahh.” I let out a growl as I tried to move even though it felt impossible.
Was I kidnapped?
I tried to recall, but the only thing I remembered was meeting up with Kelly at one of the human restaurants close to the pack because I didn’t want Roman to get worried about me. And then leaving the restaurant with Kelly right after a few hours of chatting.
I gulped when the last image of me stepping out of the restaurant with Kelly flashed into my memory. I suddenly felt dizzy and Kelly was helping me get to the car.” Kelly?” I stared around the room, my head still hurting.” Kelly!” There was no sign of her. I was the only one in the room, Kelly wasn’t there with me.
What if something bad has happened to her?’ Eve ‘ I tried cally out my wolf but she didn’t respond. Something felt off even though I couldn’t place my hand on it.
The scent in the room!
A sharp pain sunk into my skull, and I growled, letting my head rest on the soft bed. I tried to stay awake even though I couldn’t stay awake, everything was feeling strange.
I heard the click of the door as my eyes shut. The silent footsteps made me hold my breath, but the instant I sensed the familiar scent, my eyes opened, and there he was.
Summer?
No, I tried to move, but my hands were tied tightly, and each time I tried to move them, I felt a sting of pain on my wrist.
He wasn’t alone; another scent intruded my senses.
My father!
Did he have me kidnapped? What did he do to Kelly? I forced open my eyes, and the satisfied look in my father’s eyes caught my attention. Was he finally going to have his revenge on me?
” Why isn’t she awake yet?” I heard my father ask.” Her wolf is poisoned; therefore, it will take time for her to regain her strength without her wolf.” the third person in the room answered.” How long will it take?” My father inquired.” It shouldn’t be more than a day.” he replied; my throat instantly felt dry, and my eyes felt moist as fear crawled its way into my chest. He poisoned my wolf, no wonder Eve wasn’t replying. She has been silent to all my calls and I thought that was weird, joy knowing she was poisoned.
How did it happen?
I suddenly recalled the glass of juice I had taken at the restaurant. I felt strange inside after taking it, but I didn’t think much about it because I thought it was no big deal.
” We need to finish the ritual in three days.” The other person informed and I heard my father hemmed.
I couldn’t help but wonder what they meant. What ritual was he planning to complete in three days? Why was I here and what did it have to do with me?
Was I in danger, what about Kelly?
Was she okay? Was she still alive? I felt a shiver run down my spine at the thought of something bad happening to Kelly.
” I heard Alpha Roman is looking for her.” Summer was the one who spoke and I felt a glimmer of hope in my chest.
Roman was looking for me?
” What if he is? We just need to finish the ritual. By the time he can locate her, she will already be bound to Summer and the Shadow pack. Her wolf will no longer recognize him as her mate.” My heart throbbed in my chest as fear crawled down my throat. My whole body felt weak and hopeless.
He was going bind my wolf to that of Summer’s! That was a dangerous ritual. Once it was completed, I wouldn’t be able to look at any other male, including my fated mate. I would lose Roman forever if that happened.
My life as Roman’s mate would be lost forever. My wolf would no longer be itself, everything would never be the same.
I suddenly regretted ever leaving the pack. Eve would forever remain faithful to Summer, Roman would have no place in my life again because my wolf would no longer recognize him.
A tear slipped down my eyes as I tried to move my body. I couldn’t let this happen.
Roman was fated, mat, e, and he would forever remain that way.
” The lab-ready result is ready.” Another voice dropped in as the opening of the door wailed I’m the air.” What did it say?” My father asked impatiently.” Alpha Christopher…”
” Go straight to the point doctor.” He cut him off, his voice the same as before. Authoritative and overbearing. ” She is sound and capable of having as many pups as possible.” The doctor informed him and I heard my father sigh.” Summer will finally be able to give the pack an heir.” I felt another tear slip down from my eyes.
All this was to force me to bear his pups, the man who rejected me.
How could they be this shameless? They were the ones that drove me off to Roman, right? It all happened because they thought I was wolfeless. They thought I was weak and incapable, but now that they know I wasn’t wolf-less as they thought, they couldn’t wait for me to carry Summer’s seed and the next alpha of the shadow pack.
Maybe the only person who ever loved me was indeed Roman; Eve was right. My family never cared about me for even a second. It was always about Olivia, the pack, and their stupid interest.
First, I was disregarded, rejected, and forced to stand in for Olivia as Roman’s breeder.
Roman initially requested for the elder daughter, but since my father loved Olivia so much and couldn’t see her get hurt, he rather give me out in her place.
Why did he suddenly want me back in the pack and as Summer’s mate?
Right Olivia, his beloved daughter couldn’t give birth.
Was I always going to be a stand-in for her?
Couldn’t I live my own life?
” But there is a problem?” The doctor said.” You are responsible for everything; make sure she gives an heir as soon as possible.” his alpha tone gave room to silence. ” I want her to deliver an heir no matter what it will take.” He ordered. ” What if she is already pregnant?” the doctor asked.
” Then get rid of it!” He growled; my whole body froze as it drowned in me that my child was in danger.
I panicked as the thought of losing my child swallowed me completely.
He was going to kill Roman’s first child. No, he couldn’t possibly do this to me. I forced my eyes open. The faces of the four men didn’t come clear, but I recognized all of them aside from the third person, a wizard, I guessed.
” Summer, you are the alpha now, don’t disappoint the pack.” Why did I feel like he was just using Summer?
Summer might be the alpha, but my father still holds power in the pack. His alpha tone was the same, meaning he hadn’t handed over the pack to Summer completely.
What was he planning? Why did I feel like Summer was just a part of his plan?
” I won’t, I will do my best.”
” Everything should be ready in three days,” I felt like he was referring to my child.
Roman Please, save me.
How was I going to get out of this? What of Roman never finds me on time? I couldn’t let them complete the ritual.