Rejected By the Alpha (Forbidden Alpha Kings #5)

48. Kaylee

48

Kaylee

Sitting on the bed, I look around the room and watch as Kacey walks in through the now permanently open hidden door. She starts her regular duties of sweeping and dusting, after bringing me a tray of food. From what I gleaned at dinner last night, Alpha Jordan kidnapped me two days before I woke up, meaning today is the fourth day of my capture. Eating the fruit salad and omelet, I let the omega do her work in peace while I try to figure out how much of my strength I have gained back. Wolfsbane is our kryptonite, it zaps our strength and, in large doses, can be lethal.

[Kay—] My eyes open as a flicker of a voice flirts through my mind. I know this voice, it’s Amelia trying to reach me. Closing my eyes, I focus on the mind link that has consistently stayed closed like a solid door and can feel it open just a sliver. It seems my work on clearing the wolfsbane has paid off, as I focus on reaching out to the bond Amelia and I share.

[I am here!] I call back into the link, feeling the block try to push back, but it’s too late. It’s started to crack already, and I can feel it opening further the more I concentrate.

[Kaylee?] Her voice is stronger in my mind, and I suppress a smile. I can’t have Kacey suspecting something is wrong.

[Amelia, I am here!] I yell back into the link.

[I hear you!] is her immediate reply, her voice laced with happiness and the sounds of what I can only assume is her crying.

[Are you okay?] she asks before I can say anything else.

[Other than some wolfsbane coursing through me, yes,] I admit, feeling her worry through the bond.

[I have to ask because we have a hunch, but do you know who kidnapped you?] A growl nearly erupts from me as I think about Alpha Jordan. It seems my call for help worked, as they have been trying to find me since my kidnapping.

[If your hunch is Alpha Jordan of Shadow Moon, you will be correct.] I hear a sigh from Amelia and then feel the anger come through the link. She is definitely as pissed as I am at the situation Alpha Jordan put us in.

[To be honest, many of us thought it was Lucas at first, until he showed up at Ivory Fangs. He knows you’re Lilac now. We had to tell him when Marco accused him of kidnapping you. Well, more like attacked him,] she explains, and shock fills me. Lucas arrived at Ivory Fangs, and Marco attacked him. I want to laugh at the situation but stop myself as Kacey looks at me with curiosity. In my happiness at getting in contact with Amelia, I forgot to continue eating. Smiling at the omega, I finish my meal and set the dish on the tray, while Amelia fills me in on what happened.

Apparently, Lucas has met the two goons who work under Alpha Jordan. They were the two who kidnapped me from my home and injected me with wolfsbane. After that, Lucas, Amelia, Kurt, David, and Royce came up with a plan to save me. Marco was against Lucas being the one to come find me, but what comes as a bigger surprise is that Lucas said he had a way in through Titus—his god-brother. It seems fate has a cruel way of connecting everyone together in this large world.

Kacey finishes her work, telling me that Alpha Jordan will be here in an hour to spend time with me. I thank her before she leaves, and I sigh with relief. I know that I am being watched, had spotted the camera in my room last night when I walked around to see what exactly was held in this hidden space, so I know I can’t show many emotions or risk being injected with wolfsbane again, especially when I still feel so weak.

[Kaylee, from what Titus states, we only have a few days left to save you before Jordan does something to you,] Amelia answers, causing me to stiffen.

[What do you mean? I managed to gain seven days of time to get my strength back to escape,] I retort, standing from the bed to pace the room.

[That’s a lie, Kaylee. You have three days before Titus is to return from a ‘hunting trip’. He did not know you were kidnapped when he left to gather his forces to kill Jordan.] Another wave of shock fills me at this news, as Amelia explains that Alpha Jordan has become more of a tyrant than his father, abusing the poor she-wolves under him. I confirm this, with how Kacey looked when I met her yesterday compared to this morning.

[Titus figures that in three days’ time, Jordan will force you to mate him and be marked as his forever. It is a way to grow his strength, and if that happens, it will be hard to kill Jordan.] I continue my pacing as I think about the implications. Alpha Jordan lied to me about giving me seven days. He must have thought that I would still be too weak to fight back, with wolfsbane coursing through my system. The truth is, I would have been, but something changed in me the day I finally allowed the pain of rejection and banishment to course through me. It’s like my body became stronger from the burning flames of pain, and allowed me to heal faster. But even I know this change has its limit, and even if I were to remove all the wolfsbane from my system in two days, I still need the third day to recover my full strength.

[So, what’s the plan?] I ask, stopping to look out the hidden door as I hear a noise.

[We need to know your location first, so it’s easier to save you,] Amelia states.

[From what I gathered yesterday, I am in their pack house.] Relaying my location, I explain the hidden room that Alpha Jordan has in his bedroom. That he has guards protecting the main door, making it impossible to leave the room without being caught. And from the slight view I saw through the window, that I am on the fourth floor. I can’t escape using the window, as that would cause me to become injured and unable to fight. I can feel her frustration after I relay this information to her, and wait as she thinks through everything.

[We are already on the move to meet with Titus and Lucas. Best I can say is wait it out and check in with me every day, but know we will rescue you,] she reassures me. I watch as Alpha Jordan walks in with a smile on his face, but after my conversation with Amelia, I can see the cunningness in his eyes.

“Good morning, Kaylee,” he greets me, walking over and pulling me into his arms before I can step back. I take a deep breath and tell Amelia that I need to go as Alpha Jordan just came into the room, before shutting the link off. I feel it humming though, feel it there ready for me to open it when I am alone.

“Good morning, Jordan,” I force myself to purr, hoping to portray myself as a blushing she-wolf enamored with him.

“Did you enjoy your breakfast?”

“I did, Kacey did an amazing job,” I answer, pulling away to look into Alpha Jordan’s eyes. He lights up with my comment, using his left hand to play with my hair as he looks thoughtfully at me.

“I am glad to hear that. I was thinking of making her your personal maid, once we mate and you became Luna.” I watch as he animatedly expresses his desire to make me his once more and nod along. There is no way in hell I would be his, but if what Amelia said is true, then I only have three days to figure out my escape.

“Anyways, I came here to take you to my office to spend time with me. I want you to be the proper Luna, who is always by my side. Who knows, maybe you might fall for me while I work.” Alpha Jordan pulls away from me, before taking my hand in his. I follow obediently behind him as he leads me out of the hidden room, through the closet, and thankfully past the door. Two wolves stand against the wall opposite of us as we exit Alpha Jordan’s bedroom, and after recognizing their scent, I confirm that these are the two men who kidnapped me.

“Kaylee, these are Viktor and Glen McRosen. They will be your guards if you decide to go for a walk around the packlands,” Alpha Jordan introduces us and I nod to them, deciding not to say anything as I know that the first words out of my mouth would be to cuss them out for kidnapping me. As if satisfied by my reaction, Jordan pulls me flush against him. Before I know what is happening, his lips are on mine, and he kisses me with such passion I nearly vomit my breakfast. The kiss ends as fast as it came, and Alpha Jordan pulls away, smiling down at me.

“Still as sweet as ever,” he muses, licking his lips before leading me away from the room. By his words, I believe he has kissed me while I was unconscious, and suppress a shudder. It seems that Titus was right and that this lunatic for an alpha will do whatever it takes if he believes something or someone should be his.

The walk to his office is silent, but after descending a few stairs, I confirm that my suspicions are right and that I am indeed sleeping on the fourth floor. I make a mental note of the layout from his office to the bedroom, and as soon as Alpha Jordan is focused on his work while I sit on a sofa with a book in hand, I open the link between Amelia and me and explain the new information. After that, I focus on biding my time while in Alpha Jordan’s presence.

If he was capable of kissing me while asleep, just what else is he capable of?