“That’s not all, all the warriors were drained of blood, and you were covered in it” I stare wide eyed, shocked by what she said.
“Where is his mother now?” I ask through the link. Natalia shrugged. "Damien had her sent off pack territory a few hours ago"
I nod, “Why can’t I remember meeting her then, Layla has no memory of her at all?”
“I’m not sure, but Ryker said when you woke up after they sedated you, that you were groggy, he said you came downstairs and said you heard a noise and told him to stay inside. I think the sedative that they injected you with might have something to do with it. I honestly don’t know because you seem fine now. We will figure it out though”
“I do remember seeing Ryker. He was asleep on the lounge when I went to get a drink, and I heard a noise outside. I went to check but I..I am not sure what happened after that” Layla says and I nod to her acknowledging what she said.
“How do I get out of here, you have to help me? I know we didn’t do what she said. I don’t understand what I did to her, but I know my wolf, she wouldn’t just attack his mother for no reason”
“That’s what I said, I told him this even Darian agreed. Darian tried to take over when Damien locked you in here. Made quite the mess before Damien got control back”
“Then why doesn’t Damien believe him?”
“Because she is his mother and for some reason, Damien has always sought his mother’s love, her approval. Can’t stand the woman. Estella was just as bad as her mate. Both of them are sick in the head for what they did to him” Natalia says and for the first time I actually see her wolf try to come through. Natalia was always so calm, so motherly that I often forgot she was a werewolf. But whatever memories she just thought of angered her.
“You knew them?” I ask. She nods.
“Yes, I was Damien’s nanny. After he got rid of them, he let me remain working with him. Said I was the closest thing he had to a real mother. The entire pack knew what was happening here, but we were all powerless to stop him. He killed everyone who tried, including my mate” Her voice was sad. I knew she had children, but I didn’t know her mate was dead.
Damien pops his head in and Natalia looks at him. “Almost done Alpha,” Natalia says.
“Good when she is done, sing out, I might take her to have a bath” He says and I look at him in panic. Natalia was supposed to help me escape. Natalia, seeing the panic in my eyes, rubbed my cheek.
“At least you get out of this room, maybe try to convince him to let you sleep in your bed?” She says. I can feel Damien’s longing through the bond, his need to touch me and have me close. Or maybe it was Darian annoying him, but I knew it changed nothing that he still intended to keep me locked away.
“Maybe if we behave, he will see we aren’t capable of doing the things his mother accused us of” Layla says, but I can also feel she is wary of him and she just really wants out of this room.
Natalia smiles before hopping up. Damien walks in and before grabbing the syringe, he injects half the contents into my shoulder while I try to get away from him.
“You said I could bathe”
“You can but I am not stupid enough to leave you unsedated, you will stay awake I didn’t give you enough to knock you out just enough to stop you running” He says and I feel him undo the cuffs. Natalia's voice is ringing in my head.
“Behave, I have a plan. I will get you out, Lily. I promise” I look at her and she nods before walking out the door. Damien undoes the thing around my neck and helps me sit up. I frown when I realise he put a dog collar on me, my eyes burning with tears of embarrassment.
My limbs are floppy and I stumble as I try to walk. Damien’s arm around my waist is the only thing keeping me upright. He walks me into our room. Pulling me against him as he sits me on his lap on the edge of the bath.
I hear the water run and using his arm that isn’t around my waist; he pours something that smells like lavender into the water. I feel my head pull down as I lose the strength to hold it up. Damien stands and I am embarrassingly floppy like a rag doll. I feel tears run down my cheeks in embarrassment at my helpless state. This was so degrading. I try to talk, but my tongue has no feeling.
I can hear Layla whimper in my head and I feel her open the mind link to him.
“Just take us back Damien, you are humiliating her” Damien freezes his hands going to my face as he grips my chin making me look at him.
“Don’t be embarrassed” He says, kissing my face.
“Yeah, and what happens when she needs to use the bathroom, Damien. Are you going to embarrass her further” Layla snaps at him. “Just take us back it isn’t worth this torture, can’t you feel you are hurting her” Layla says. Damien growls and my heart rate quickens before I feel him stand lifting me and carrying me back to the padded room.
He lays us down before securing the cuffs and I close my eyes, not being able to look him in the eye. I suddenly missed my dad. He would have gone ballistic if he saw how helpless I was, how helpless Damien made me feel. Damien brushed my hair back, making my eyes snap open before turning away. I watch as he walks away then hesitates, clenching his fists tightly, his entire body going tense before shaking his head and walking out.
“Darian is furious with him,” Layla says.
“It’s okay Lily, Natalia will help us and at least we can mind link now, so we won’t be lonely. We can talk to Callie” Layla tells me but I am not in the mood, and nothing she says will make me feel better.
Chapter 37
Lily POV