Page 49 of A Female Alpha for the Lycan Prince
“Man,” one of the guys intervenes. “You are going to kill her or knock her out if you hit her that hard. Just drug her, and then have your fun.”
“No,” Greg yells. “I want her to be fully awake.”
He’s lying on top of me now; the weight of his body is almost suffocating. All I can do is try to thrash around as the tears flow down my cheeks.
“GREG!” The door flies open, and through my tear-struck vision, I can see a fourth guy rushing in. “Wolves are coming. Pull your pants up. We need to go.”
One of the guys kicks Marilou in her stomach, making her groan and curl over in pain.
Greg growls and gets up. Before he leaves though, he pushes me hard, making me roll over the ground and land on my stomach. He grabs me by my hair again, pulling my head up to look at him. “If you or that other bitch tell anyone about what happened or who we are, we will come back for you and your other little friends.”
My heart hammers so loudly against my chest I don’t even realize what’s happening. I just know that there are no hands on my body anymore. I roll to the side and curl up a bit, not able to stop my body from shivering.
There are noises around us, a lot of shuffling. I can feel my arms being freed from the ties, pain engulfing me as the blood rushes to them. Then suddenly, I hear Marilou’s voice through the noise. “Goddess, Val, are you alright…”
I open my eyes to find a man in front of me, freeing me from the gag. I flinch and move away from him. He looks vaguely familiar, but I can’t get my thoughts in any order, let alone recognize him. My brain is running wild, and my heart won’t slow down. My vision is blurred from crying.
“Get away from her, Nox.”
The man is pushed out of the way by someone who crouches in front of me. She smells familiar also. “Val,” she says softly. “It’s me, Aurelia.”
Who?
What…
Aurelia.
Oh, goddess, it’s Aurelia and her warriors. It’s her.
“May I touch you?” she asks softly.
I nod, whimpering as she carefully pulls me into a hug. My body is shivering so violently I have no control over anything I do or say. She doesn’t speak, just keeps holding me in her arms. I cling to her like my life depends on it, sobbing into her chest, while Aurelia keeps stroking my hair softly. She feels so warm and safe.
“It’s alright,” she says softly, her voice trembling a bit.
“They were about… to…” I gasp, feeling how my stomach churns.
“Aurelia,” Nox says, worried. “She is feeling sick. She—”
“Leave us,” Aurelia mutters under her breath. She reaches out for something.
“But—”
“Nox,” Aurelia says with insistence and authority. “I’ll handle it. Check on Marilou.”
I can see her pulling a waste basket towards us. Before I can even fathom what I’m doing, my body goes on autopilot, and I grab the basket, emptying my stomach into it. Shit, this is so embarrassing. Not only did I manage to get kidnapped and almost raped, but now I’m here in front of one of my friends… embarrassing myself further. My stomach churns again at the realization of how helpless I am.
My ears start ringing again. Greg, he was about… his hands were…
In my mind, I can hear Ailia whimpering slightly, her voice is distant though. I can’t hear her properly.
“Why?” I hear myself sob between coughs. Why did they do that?
I feel another wave of nausea hit me. “I’m so sorry.”
“Everything is okay,” Aurelia’s soothing voice reaches me again. She holds my hair back a bit, rubbing my back. There is no hint of disgust in her voice.
I can feel her body turn slightly. “Can you get me a blanket, Nox?” she says. “Just throw it to me.”
