A beeping sound awakens me, my eyes flutter open and I have to shut them again, in better preparation for my eyes to adjust to the bright light.

My eyes fully open and looking around, I now understand that I'm in the hospital. I try to move my arm, but I am prevented by the handcuff on my wrist, connected to the bed banister.

I should have suspected as much.

Feeling thirsty, I try to reach the water bottle on the side table, but it proves difficult when I can't reach it.

Gosh, what do I do now?

Laying back on the hospital bed once more, I hiss in pain due to the stinging coming from my neck. Touching the wound, I realise that there is a patch on it.

I guess I won't be bleeding out again.

The door bursts open, and in enters the alpha, my mate, followed by two of his men.

" Leave us." He orders.

When we are left alone, I warily watch him keep his eye on the door, until it closes, before he slowly turns to look at me. I drop my eyes to my lap, not wanting to be rude or show any sign of disrespect.

He is a powerful alpha. His power has reigned for quite a long time now, I can sense it.

I feel him walk over to stand close, yet still keeping a fair distance between us. His wolf is itching to touch me, for me to be in his arms and keep me there, but him as a human, won't. He is hell bent on not giving in to the mate bond. His wolf is trying to reach out to my own wolf, but it's impossible.

His wolf will never have a chance to connect with his own mate, because she's not here. She's been gone for a long time. She's dead.

My brother Ronan killed her. He killed my wolf and left me bare at just 8 years old, with no purpose.

I won't tell him that though, he doesn't need to know. All I have to do is endure my punishment and then leave for home. I will face my brother's wrath and then carry on with what's left of my life.

" Do you remember the deal you made?" He asks, his deep voice giving me chills.

" Yes Alpha."

" We leave in two hours, I expect you to be ready and the sooner we get back." He starts to walk away and when peeking a glance at him, I watch him heading for the door.

" Alpha." He stops in his tracks, his body tensed and rigid.

" Your beta, how is he doing?" I know it might be a wrong thing to ask, but I want to know.

" What the fuck does it matter to you?" He growls, causing me to flinch back.

I take a deep breath.

" I want to offer my deepest apology to him, on behalf of my brother. I --------"

" The only time you'll ever do such a thing, is when you're down on your knees, right at his feet, and begging for mercy!" He spits out, his words filled with venom.

All of a sudden, he's right in front of me, grabbing my chin roughly, so I look at him. I'm pretty sure that it will leave a bruise.

There's so much hate in his eyes, they have darkened in rage, and the urge to kill me is pretty strong.

" You think you're so tough? Well you will see tough when we get back. You will take everything as any other man would. I will break you, little by little until you are begging for mercy. That's a promise!" He seethes, promise etched deep in his tone.

" Just like you, when you were small." I state without thinking twice, though I didn't know where that came from.

I'm slapped hard across the face, the force throwing me back on the bed. Thankfully, my long dark brown hair covers the side of my face.

He storms out, leaving the door to slam hard behind him.

I'm left with the first tear slipping out. It's so unfortunate that I have two of the coldest, most cruel men in my life. Alpha O'Connell despises the idea of having a mate. It infuriates him. There's so many unexpected feelings that are poking at him, but I think he wants to claim his control back by hurting me, and wanting me to cower in fear.

I won't give him the satisfaction, I am not a coward. I might not care about what really happens to me at this point, especially when my life has been passed from one cruel man to another, but one thing I know, is that, I want to walk away from him, having left my mark.

I won't fight nor argue, I will take everything thrown at me. I've gone through far more in my life, to be broken far more than I already have. He believes that he'll be my nightmare but no, there's memories full of them, as well as I've lived with one, for a long time.

All I need to do is get through the challenges I'll face here, and then, I'll be gone soon.

The door bursts open again and this time it's not the alpha who enters. It's the doctor and one of alpha O'Connell's men.

" Time to leave." The man grunts, unlocking the cuffs.

" Let me just give her the medicine and clothes to wear," the doctor says.

The man grunts before stepping out.

" Alright sweetheart, lets try to be quick, before he comes back." She quickly says, passing me a pair of black tights, with a dark blue overlapping shirt.

" Thank you," I say with a small smile, before getting off the bed.

The doctor turns her back to me, giving me a little privacy as I change into these clothes. I announce being done afterwards, where she turns to face me again.

" Here's your medicine. Please take it easy and try not to strain your neck."

Well that'll be hard to do for the next couple of weeks.

" Times up!" The man bursts in, grabbing ahold of my arm. He drags me out to where black SUVs are waiting for us.

My eyes catch the Alpha's intense gaze, his eyes follow my movements, more so, burning the man's grip on my arm. The man lets go of my arm as if I've burnt him, taking a step away from me. I hear the car door open and soon the alpha is right in front of me, grabbing ahold of my wrist, and painfully cuffing me once again.

I've told him that I wouldn't argue nor fight, I guess he doesn't trust my word. Well I wouldn't put it past him if he compared me to my brother, defining me as ruthless, cunning and sneaky.

Little does he know.

I'm shoved into the backseat and before I can say anything, the door is slammed shut in my face, and everyone else enters the remaining cars. The alpha being the last one, slams the door in the process.

The car starts up and before we can drive out of there, the doctor comes rushing out, with medicine in hand.

Oh, I forgot it.

The alpha rolls down his windows.

" Alpha, the lady forgot her medicine."

The alpha nods, taking the packet, before we drive out of the parking lot. The medicine is then thrown over at the back, where it lands right beside me.

I'm still in a bit of pain, due to not having my wolf. My healing is much slower than any average wolf, though still faster than a human. My wrists are sore and uncomfortable, but I don't dare say anything. I try settle down as comfortable as I can, even in these circumstances, my eyes stay trained on the passing trees.

I'm soon jolted awake by the car pulling to a stop, doors open and slam shut. My door is jerked open and I'm pulled out of the car. I'm only able to catch a glimpse of a mansion before everything goes dark, my head is soon covered.

" Take her to the cells!" The alpha commands.

Being dragged by arm, sparks shoot up my left arm when it brushes against his.

A stench like no other hits my nose, making it to scrunch up in disgust. I take a breath, just when a hand shoves me forward and I land hard on the solid floor, scraping my forearm in the process. I hiss in pain, trying to sit upright, only to be pushed back down by a foot on my side.

Nearby, I hear footsteps approaching the cell I'm in. I can't help but tense up, not really knowing who is coming. The cover is pulled off and I have to blink a few times to clear my vision, though a few strands have fallen out of my ponytail, and are now in my eyes.

" Pick her up!" A female voice demands, anger laced in her tone.

I'm harshly grabbed to a standstill. " Look at me!" The female spits.

Before I can even move, my head is yanked back by hair, and my eyes connect with hers, similar ones to my mate's. It's his sibling, I suppose.

There's so much emotion in them, determination with a lot of passion is all I sense from her. She wants to avenge her mate.

" I wanted to see the ones responsible for hurting my mate!" She growls, backhanding me, and causing my face to snap to the side.

" My brother should have killed you both, the minute he stepped on your grounds." Slap.  "  I. Will. Kill. You!" She growls, shoving me back, where my back hits the wall hard, and knocks out the air from me.

" Kylie!!" The alpha booms, stopping her movements, where her fist hangs mid air. " Stand down!" He growls.

Her arm drops to her side, her fist still clenched. A low growl comes from her. " Let me deal with everything as Alpha. Your mate needs you."

Her eyes disagree but she nods, turning away from me. " Wait!" I call out, pulling her to a stop.

"I apologise for what happened to your mate, I will take my punishment as you, your mate, and alpha see fit." I tell her.

She glances over her shoulder with a frown, before walking out of the cell, leaving me alone with the alpha, and one of his men.

A tense moment of silence passes, with his eyes boring holes into me.

" Dylan, bring the stuff." He says, and my eyes snap up to him. My heart sinks when a grey table, filled with knives, needles, and many other sharp weapons, is wheeled into the cell.