Page 74 of Daddy Wolf's Secret Baby

It didn’t take long for them to find out where the ceremonial hall was. They burst inside. The mating ceremony was already taking place. Elias was at the altar. Two men were standing on either side of Zahra, holding her arms in a tight grip. Jace was sitting in the front row, looking as though he was trying to be as tiny as he possibly could.

“If they have already gone through the ceremony, she’s about to become a widow,” Josiah growled.

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Zahra

Elias turned around in the front seat to look at Zahra. He reached out and gently caressed her face. She jerked away.

“You know, any woman would be happy to have me as a mate. The Luna is a very important position. You should be glad that I want you.”

Zahra refused to say anything. She didn’t want to make him angry. Besides, he knew exactly how she felt and he didn’t care.

“If you were smart, you would realize that by going through the mating ceremony with me, you are merging two wolf shifter packs. Your brother and I can be allies. We’ll be very powerful.”

My brother would never be your ally,she thought, and then banished it in case he was trying to use telepathy to read her mind. She still refused to speak.

It was clear that Elias was getting frustrated with her. He wanted her to argue because he needed to demonstrate his dominance over her.

“You’re excited, aren’t you, boy? You’re going to have all the privileges of being an Alpha’s son, except that you won’t be my heir.”

“My Dad will come and get us,” Jace said defiantly.

Zahra squeezed his hand, warning him not to say anything. Jace squirmed. His shoulders went back and his head went up.

Elias laughed. “I hope he does come after you so I can show him what a real man is.”

“A real man doesn’t have to kidnap a family. He can make his own, protect them, and love them.”

“Well, now, it seems that your daddy didn’t do a good enough job of protecting you because here you are.”

“You just wait,” Jace snarled.

Elias slapped his face, not hard, but more like a warning. Jace smacked his hand away, and Elias reared back as though he was going to punch him. Rage exploded inside of Zahra.

“Don’t you touch my son. I will fucking kill you while you sleep. I swear I will split your gut open and rip out your intestines.”

“Ooh, now there’s the fire I’ve been waiting to see. I love it. I can’t wait to break you. You’ll be a mouse, submissive to me and my every whim.”

Zahra growled in the back of her throat.

The truck with Elias’ other three goons was right behind them. Eventually, they would have to stop to get gas, but Zahra was positive they wouldn’t be able to escape. One of them would be with Jace the entire time, even when he was using the restroom in order to make sure that neither of them tried to break free.

She leaned back, closed her eyes, and focused on Josiah, telling him over and over again that they needed help and he should hurry.

Jace eventually fell asleep with his head in her lap. Zahra realized that she must have dozed off, as well, but it didn’t take them any time at all to get to St. Theresa.

They got to the ceremonial hall, and Elias jerked open the truck door and pulled her out while his goon grabbed Jace.

He escorted her to a small cell with iron bars for a door and said, “I’ll inform the elder that the ceremony will take place in two hours. You have that long to get ready. Your good friend, Emma, has been here waiting for you. She’ll help you put the tunic on – or I will. I really don’t care which.”

“Where’s Jace?”

“He’ll be fine.”

Emma looked rough. She was very pale and it looked like she had a hint of a black eye. Zahra rushed over to her and hugged her.

“What happened to you?”

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