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Chapter three
Eliana
Sea Glimmer
“Letmehearyousay it again, Eliana.” Sid keeps his hot hand around mine. More than twenty wolves surround us, caging us in a protective shield as we walk through a strange forest different from anything I’ve seen on Shadow Moon Island.
“Daddy Sid.” The words sound hoarse coming from my mouth, but I know if I don’t do exactly as he says, he’ll do something horrible to me. I wouldn’t put it past him to dominate me right here and now in front of the pack. His attitude screams that he’ll piss on everything to mark his territory like the dog he is, showing off. The fact that we’re outside of the Sea Glimmer territory probably stops him unless provoked. His pack needs to be on guard.
“That’s my good she-wolf. You’ll never refer to me as anything else. I’m your alpha and protector.” Sid squeezes my hand, yanking me into his side to lace his arm around my body. At least I’m no longer naked. He gave me his shirt to wear, not wanting anyone to admire me without his permission. It’s hard for me to separate acts of kindness from acts of authority with him. I don’t know his intentions apart from his fantasies of knocking me up. I will not give in or just assume anything until I know him more.
“You and I are going to have an incredible honeymoon phase, as the humans call it. I can’t wait to bind our souls under the full moon. I hope you know how special you are to me.” Is he trying to bomb me with his love? Because that’s what it feels like. It’s not the first time a man has been cruel only to try to make me feel better by showering me with adoration and sweet words. With gifts and money. I’m not stupid. I know how these supposed alpha men are in the human world, and I don’t think they’re that much different than the alpha wolves.
“May I speak?” My heart speeds with my words. I’m afraid he’ll react and hit me or some shit in response.
“I’ll allow you this one chance to speak without being spoken to in front of our pack. Be careful what you say, Eliana. We have structures and rules for a reason.” He eyes the side of my face, but I don’t look at him.
“Will I be able to speak freely with you in private?” My body trembles, and I finally force myself to meet his gaze.
He digs his fingertips into the side of my ribs. “It’ll depend. But yes, you will have more freedom in the privacy of our den. But now, I must ask you for silence. Only speak when I say so. Now tell me who I am to you again.”
This bastard. I’ve never felt so small and worthless before, which says a lot, considering how I’ve spent my life the last few years. Except before, I put value on my body and time. It was different than this. I just feel as if I’ve been sold into slavery, and all I want to do is to comply and bid my time to escape. I have to.
“Daddy Sid. My handsome alpha.” I flutter my eyelashes with my words and straighten my shoulders, pushing out my chest a bit more. I need him to crave me. I can use my charm against him. I can already tell how much he gets off on obedience.
A wave of familiar warmth calms my shivers. And it’s not from Sid. It’s my soulmate. “You’re doing incredible. It won’t be for much longer, my love. Now that I know where you’re being taken, I will negotiate a deal with the Sunset Pointe pack. Just keep doing as you are. Do not fight back. Wait for me.” Kellan’s voice hums through my mind, stealing my breath away. I haven’t heard from him in a while, and I had almost thought that someone had caught him. But I didn’t want to think about it. I didn’t want to lose the hope he had given me. And now? Damn. I wish I could kiss him. I never thought I’d want to do so as much again. Not after everything. But I might have been wrong. Actually, I know I was. Because he was an infraborne before. He was raised as the lowest of the low. It took a lot for him to stand up against his alpha for me. For us. Even as a lone wolf he’s not giving up. I just have to survive the time between now and when the others come. I wish I could save myself. I wish I could be the badass woman I’ve read about in books. But I have to be smart right now. Bravery and strength will be my strategy to survive over the ability to physically fight. It doesn’t mean I’m any less. I refuse to accept it.
“Please hurry, Kellan. Please.” I think the words, praying they only reach him.
“Give me a day, Eliana. I won’t let you down again.” Kellan’s emotions rush through me, dosing me with his strength and desire to protect me as his soulmate. As his equal, even. It’s the first time I really felt that. I guess being around all these alphas has given me a weird expectation that all these men will consider me beneath them. But Kellan? No. He doesn’t see me as that. If anything, he sees me as his alpha.
What a place to be in my new pack.
Pain bursts in my side as Sid digs his nails hard enough to scratch my skin through the shirt. “Eliana, pay attention or I will punish you.”
I intake a sharp breath, turning my focus back to Sid. “I’m sorry, Daddy Sid. I was just so...this land is beautiful.”
His features soften, and he loosens hold on me. “It is, isn’t it? I have spent many years cultivating our territory. Now, as I said, look through the trees. Do you see it?”
I’m afraid to tell him I don’t, so I keep staring until I finally notice a strange haze in the air. Wow. Is it some kind of portal or some shit? I guess I’m about to find out.
“That is the entrance to our community. It is protected by the magic of the moon, blessed to us because of our strength. You will wait here as the rest of us cross through. I want to see the look on your face when you realize the magnificent gift I’m giving you by bringing you home as my mate.” Sid leans in and presses his wet lips to my cheek, and I remain utterly still, expecting him to force my mouth to his. But he doesn’t. Several wolves howl and bark, and I realize that their impatience encourages him to hurry without him getting mad. I guess it’s more excitement, than anything. They had probably been waiting for this moment for who knows how long. I bet all these men get off on breaking a woman. Or at least, seeing the alpha do so.
“I will call for you when it’s time.” Sid strolls away and motions at the female wolf that brought him the machete that helped him win the competition for me.
The blond wolf barks and circles me, sitting back on her haunches as Sid calls the rest of the pack to go forward. They run ahead of him and vanish through the hazy air. Fear clutches my chest. I should be used to strange and unfathomable things, but it doesn’t make this any better. It doesn’t make me want to go charging into some strange-ass portal either. I was never one for that kind of curiosity. If I saw a portal in the human world woods, I’d turn around and run. I’m not an explorer. I’ve never really sought out adventure.
“Well, that’s a shame, Eliana.” The female voice startles me, and it feels as if my soul is about to escape my body.
The blond wolf nudges her muscular form into my side, steadying me, and I dig my fingers into her soft fur. I jerk my hand away as if just touching her could set me on fire. She releases a small whimper and licks my arm.
“You don’t have to be afraid of me. I’m not Daddy Sid. You can call me Sloan.” The female wolf stretches forward and transforms into a woman.
Sloan. I repeat her name over and over in my head.
My eyes widen as I stare at her in shock, drinking in her muscular body. I don’t mean to stare, considering she’s naked, but she’s the first female wolf besides myself that I’ve seen. I wasn’t even sure they existed, despite what I’ve been told. And Sloan definitely looks like a betaborne, exactly how I imagined a strong she-wolf to be, her posture screaming authority. I wonder how. How is she in the position she currently is? I thought it was unheard of for a female to be anywhere besides an omega.
“I didn’t give Sid a choice. He tried long ago when I was first bitten, but a woman who can’t have children doesn’t make a good breeder. I killed for the spot.”
