Rejected By the Alpha (Forbidden Alpha Kings #5)

44. Kaylee

44

Kaylee

Feeling like my body is being weighed down, I focus on gathering my strength to open my eyes. The last thing I remember is the sense of danger before being attacked and…drugged!

My eyes shoot open with the realization that the reason my body feels so weighed down and heavy is because of being drugged. I remember the small feeling I got months ago when Marilyn and her friends attacked me. Where their claws—dipped in wolfsbane—cut me, I not only felt weighed down, but a burning sensation in my torn skin. This time, my captors must have used a large amount of wolfsbane to keep me unconscious for a while before I finally woke.

Taking a moment to allow my blood to wake, I feel the power inside me slowly burn the wolfsbane at a snail’s pace until something moves, and I retract my power inside. Before I rid myself of wolfsbane the hard way, I need to learn just who captured me.

“Ah, I see my calculations were right and you woke up today, my little prize.” Walking through a hidden door in the wall, Alpha Jordan smiles down at me, lust filling his eyes as he moves closer to where I lay. Sitting beside me, he places his hand on my thigh, squeezing it and moving his fingers up toward the hem of the dress I wear.

“Get the fuck away from me!” I growl out, glaring at the man. He chuckles, bending down to sniff my body just above my pelvic area, and giving me a small smirk.

“Sooner or later, you will be begging for me to keep touching you,” he muses, licking his lips as his fingers move away from my upper thigh to my knees, as he straightens back into sitting. I say nothing, wondering if all the alphas of Shadow Moon took some crazy pill.

“You are probably wondering why I took you,” he continues, not caring about my outburst or my glares.

“It’s simple. I need a mate, and you just so happened to be available.” He shrugs like it means nothing, while my glare turns into a look of shock and incredulity. Did he really think I would mate him when I find him repulsive?

“I know what you are thinking,” he states with a chuckle.

“You are wondering if I think you will willingly mate with me, but I have my ways to change your mind.” Scooting closer to me, his fingers bring a lock of my hair to his face where he sniffs it, a creepy smile on his face.

“I have a few aphrodisiacs that I will use on you if you resist, but I hope lying in bed with little food to eat and wolfsbane coursing through you will allow you to see that I control your every move now. You are mine, Kaylee, whether you like it or not.” A feeling of unease fills me as I look at this deranged man. I knew he had desired me the moment he stepped out of his vehicle, but to know he would go as far as to kidnap me made me realize just what sort of man we let onto Ivory Fangs' land. He killed his father and kidnapped me, for goddess’ sake, who’s to say he won’t harm Ivory Fangs if I don’t go along with it? Deciding I need to buy some time for my pack to learn where I am, I steel myself and look into Alpha Jordan’s eyes. I will have to play along if it means getting away safely to warn Amelia and the others.

“Can you give me a week?” I ask, watching Alpha Jordan look at me in surprise.

“What?” he asks, shocked. I decide to be as honest as I possibly can, in hopes that this gamble plays off.

“Give me a week to decide if I want to be your mate naturally, please,” I answer, giving him what I hope is a helpless smile.

“By now you must have seen the email Lucas Rider, formerly heir of Oak Fur sent out. He rejected me, and honestly, I am still healing from the pain,” I admit, watching the realization in Alpha Jordan’s eyes light up. I gingerly push myself up, wincing from the slight pain caused by the wolfsbane in my system. I will need to burn off as much as I can when alone.

“I almost died when I finally released the pain, after becoming beta to Ivory Fangs. My friend Marco helped me, as he has been through it himself, and that’s how I survived.” Continuing my explanation, I emphasize the word friend to show that this is how I feel about Marco, hoping this would protect him from Alpha Jordan’s wrath.

“So, I ask for a week, to finish healing and to get to know you.” Staring into his eyes, I watch as he works through my request with the information I give him. Had the wolf before me given me time and more meetings to get to know him, he would have been a good candidate for a mate. But since he is twisted enough to take me from my home, then he isn’t the one I will end up with. I can’t trust someone who takes without asking.

“Deal, on two conditions,” he finally states, holding up two fingers.

“What are they?” I ask, feeling relieved my gamble paid off.

“You are not allowed to leave this room after eight o’clock at night.” He lowers one of his fingers, making me wonder just what he is hiding that takes place after eight p.m.

“And you have to have breakfast and lunch with me. I will remove the wolfsbane from the food if you are serious about giving this a chance.” Happy to know I won’t be receiving any more wolfsbane, I hold my hand out towards him, a genuine smile on my lips.

“Deal.” He takes my hand in his and carefully lifts it to his lips, placing a kiss on the back of it. I suppress a shiver of disgust and feign being bashful, pretending to look away. In reality, I am trying to peer through the hidden door that he came through and notice clothes hanging. I knew by the lack of windows that I was in a hidden room, but who knew it was behind a closet?

“Where am I?” I ask out of curiosity, returning my gaze to Alpha Jordan, who stares at me as if he just won the best prize at the county fair.

“In the pack house of Shadow Moon. Don’t worry though, I have our house being constructed as we speak,” he answers, reaching out with his free hand to caress my cheek. Once again, I am left speechless by this insane wolf, and pray that I find a way to escape or am saved. I try linking Amelia and David, with our familial bond being the strongest but realize that there is too much wolfsbane in my system still. I will have to wait until it has weakened a bit to reach them and ask for help.

“Sounds lovely. It’s more than anyone has done for me,” I praise him, hoping to stroke his ego. His smile grows soft as he looks at me, and after telling me he has work to do, he tells me to rest and that someone will be by to bring me food, before kissing my cheek. I wait for him to leave the room before furiously wiping away his kiss and shuddering from all the disgust I feel. But he is right, I need to rest and hurry up with removing the wolfsbane from my system.

Closing my eyes, I focus on the power of my bloodline within. I can feel my body hum as I allow the power to seek out and force the wolfsbane from me. Within a few seconds, I am sweating and can tell that the amount that was used on me will take a few days’ time to push out of my system. One thing is for sure though, as soon as I feel better, I will be aiming to kill this wolf and destroy his family’s influence.