“What did you do, Layla, that we would get locked in here?”
“I do not know, I just remember being stabbed by a needle then I went looking for you” Walking to the door, I pressed my hand against the cold steel before knocking on it. I hear no movement outside the door, but I wouldn’t be surprised if the place was sound proof.
“The mind link Lily,”
I nod in agreement with Layla before feeling for the bond.
“Damien?” I ask, and I feel his shock through the bond.
“Lily?”
“Can you let me out?”
“I can’t do that Lily”
“What, why? It is me Damien”
“I’m sorry Lily, it’s not safe”
“What do you mean it’s not safe”
“You’re not safe Lily, I won’t allow you to hurt anyone else”
“What are you talking about, let me out, this isn’t funny Damien?”
“I will come see you when I get home” He says before cutting the mind link.
“I don’t understand Layla, why won’t he let us out?”
“I..I don’t know, I swear I didn’t do anything else. I can only remember what I told you” Layla says and I can feel her disappointment and sadness rush over me. Sitting on the ground, I hug my knees to my chest, suddenly feeling cold.
“I just want it to stop, I want it to stop. I don’t understand, I came back. I came back. Why doesn’t he want us now? Is it because of the baby?” I ask, scared that Damien tossed us aside for Tabitha.
“Shit, I forgot to tell you, that place really messes with your mind. It isn’t Damien's; she had her blood tested at the human facility and the results were wrong. Damien isn’t the father, Tatum is,” Layla says, making my head snap up.
“What?”
“He isn’t the father Lily, the results were wrong” I feel relieved at her words but that doesn’t explain why he has us locked away. Why he doesn’t want us anymore”
We waited for Damien to arrive; I wasn’t sure how long it took but it did take a while before I heard the locks on the door twisting and groaning. His scent wafting throughout the room as he stepped in making my heart flutter, Layla purring in my head with excitement.
Hopping off the bed, I walk over and wrap my arms around his waist as he shuts the door. I feel him freeze and the muscles in his back tense at my actions, but I ignore his reaction just enjoying him being this close.
He turns around in my arms and I rest my head on his chest; I feel him brush my hair off my head before kissing the top of my head. The mate bond was a lot stronger now, and I felt tingles everywhere his skin was pressed against mine, maybe absence really does make the heart grow fonder. His heartbeat thumping in his chest softly as I pressed my ear against his chest. I feel him fiddling with his back pocket and step away so he can retrieve what I assumed must have been his phone.
I walk over to the door, tugging on its handle only to find it locked. Turning around, I glare at him.
“Let me out Damien, I want to leave” I tell him. He shakes his head and I feel Layla suddenly become wary as we both look at our mate.
“I can’t do that, Layla” Layla? Confused, I feel my eyebrows furrow trying to remember anything, I could feel Layla doing the same and she couldn’t figure out why he was acting this way.
“No, it’s me Lily,” I tell him, yanking on the handle. I feel Damien step closer, making the hairs on the back of my neck stand up. Spinning around to face him, I go to demand he let me out when I see the syringe in his hand making my heart rate quicken.
“How did you get out of the cuffs?” He asked, cocking his head to the side.
“What? I shifted how else. Let me out Damien you're scaring me” I tell him as he moves closer. I see his eyes soften and sadness flood me through the bond.
“I can’t, I can’t take that risk. I am doing this for your own good” He said moving closer. I shake my head.