Any hope that Grayson and Dante had just instilled in me instantly disappears as I see Zane burst through the hospital wing doors and walk straight towards me, a nasty smile painted on his lips. 

I play with my hands nervously as I watch him get closer and closer. Suddenly, his lips are against my ear and his hand flies over my mouth. 

"You were pregnant," he says loudly, causing me to wince from the vibrations. "And poor Grayson doesn't even know he was the father". I whimper and tears well in my eyes at the thought of losing our baby. 

He backs away smirking, hand still over my mouth and I watch him, terror present in my eyes. 

"Too bad you'll never get to see him ever again. You're going to die here, Acacia. With a family who thinks you're dead and a mate who can't feel the bond between you two, there's no one left to save you." 

Tears begin to stream down my face, the thought scaring me a little even though I secretly know that Grayson is coming to save me as soon as he can. 

I watch as he laughs, his hand leaving my mouth only to slap my face. I clutch my stinging face, more tears running down my cheeks but my eyes are trained on his. 

"You're mine" he signs after a moment, grinning wickedly, causing my blood to run cold. I stare at him in shock and he laughs before walking out of the room. 

Never has Zane ever signed in the ten years I've been here held captive here. What the fuck is going on?

I groan slightly as the IV drip is ripped out of my arm and the wound is cleaned and bandaged. The doctor checks me over once more before jutting his chin out at me. 

Guess this means I'm leaving now. 

Suddenly, Zane is back in the room and within seconds I am in his arms and being carried back to my cell. For the first time in a while, I actually get a look at my surroundings. 

Room after room leading off the dark hallway we are currently walking down. I take note of everything, saving it for when I next talk to Grayson. 

Eventually, we stop in front of a door labelled 'Zane' and I watch from his arms as he kicks it open and we walk into what I can now see is his office. 

He smirks at my confused reaction as he kicks the door closed and walks over to the other side of the room. Instantly, a different door catches my eye and in two strides we are in front of it. 

"Welcome home," Zane says into my ear, causing me to shudder with disgust. He chuckles and opens the door, revealing a dark set of stairs. Eventually, we reach the bottom and I realise we are in the cell block once again. 

So this is where I've been trapped this whole time?! That's so gross! 

My eyes begin to adjust to the darkness as Zane walks down the line to my cell and drops me onto the floor. I crash to the ground with a loud thump, causing him to laugh once more. 

I watch him carefully, waiting for him to beat me but it never comes. He smirks and crouches down to my level to look me in the eyes. 

"I know what you're thinking and I would but I need you to rest" he starts, grinning. "Because now that Grayson is out of the way, I can begin the real fun. Starting by making you mine and giving you back what you lost."

I stare at him in shock as everything clicks and I realise what he means. He's going to try to mark me as his mate and get me pregnant. I'm going to die. He's going to kill me. He obviously doesn't know that his bite will kill me if he tries to force his mark on me. I read about it in one of the books in Grayson's library.

Fuck. 

Tears begin to stream down my face and he gently wipes them away. 

"Rest up. We start tomorrow" he yells darkly, a grin still painted on his face. He leans forward and plants a sloppy kiss on my lips, causing me to gag slightly. 

Tears continue to stream down my face as I watch him stand up, lock me in my cell and leave, slamming the door behind him. I begin to sob, curling up into a ball, the pain ripping through me. 

"Princess, what's wrong," Grayson says quietly into my mind. 

"I wish I was in your arms right now. You need to hurry" I reply in between sobs. 

"What happened?" 

"He said he's going to mark me and get me pregnant." 

I hear Grayson growl protectively and it makes me feel a little bit better. 

"Don't worry Princess. I'll be there in the morning, I'm not going to let anything happen to you." 

"Good, because I'm yours. I don't want to be anyone else's." 

"And you won't be. I'm not going to let you be anyone else's. We have a plan" he says quietly. 

"Oh, speaking of a plan," I say, sniffling. 

"Yeah?" 

"Zane let me see a little of the inside of the building for the first time ever. He only let me because he said I have a family that thinks I'm dead and a mate who can't feel the bond and thinks I'm going to die here with him."

"Well we both know that that's not true, but what did you see?" 

"We walked down a long hallway for a while and it had loads of doors coming off it and then the door right at the end of the hall labelled 'Zane' led to his office."

"That's good to know. Anything else?"

"Yeah. Inside his office, on the other side of the room, is a door and it leads to the cells where they are holding me." 

"Jesus... okay, thank you, Princess. That's very helpful information, I really appreciate it."

"Please hurry Grayson. I'm scared" I whisper, trying my hardest not to cry again.

"I will. I'm about to have a meeting to sort everything out. I won't be able to talk much but I'll keep you updated and I'm always here if you need me" Grayson says softly. 

"Thank you, Grayson" I reply, choked up. 

God, I'm just ready to get out of here.

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