We flew out of the car and raced to the truck.
But It was empty.
The back doors were wide open. No one was inside.
“No…” Louis whispered.
“They ditched it,” Lennox growled, kicking the tire. “They knew we’d follow.”
I sniffed the air, hoping to catch her scent, but there was barely anything-just a faint trace of her, quickly fading.
“They transferred her to another vehicle,” I said, rage burning in my chest. “They planned this.”
Lennox’s eyes glowed, and Louis looked ready to shift. Lennox pulled out his phone, his hands shaking with fear. His thumb flew across the screen as he dialed Gabriel’s number.
We all stood in tense silence as the line rang.
“Pick up…” Lennox muttered. “Pick up, damn it.”
Finally, the call connected.
“What?” Gabriel’s voice came through the speaker, annoyed and half-asleep.
“Where is Olivia?” Lennox barked without preamble.
There was a pause. “What? What are you talking about?”
“Don’t play dumb,” Lennox growled. “Did you take her?”
Gabriel’s voice sharpened. “Take her? Are you insane? I’ve been in meetings all day. I haven’t been near your pack house.”
I watched Lennox’s face closely. His expression shifted -not relief, but something worse.
Truth.
Gabriel wasn’t lying.
“She’s gone,” I said, loud enough for Gabriel to hear.
“What do you mean gone?” Gabriel’s tone turned to that of worry. “What happened?”
“She was taken,” Louis said tightly. “From her room. Someone used a supply truck to sneak her out. The truck’s been ditched, and her scent is almost gone.”
Gabriel cursed under his breath. “I swear on the Moon
Goddess, I had nothing to do with this.”
Lennox gave a hard sigh, pinching the bridge of his nose. He knew Gabriel didn’t take her… he could sense
Gabriel’s innocence.
“Fuck!” he grunted and ended the call.
Where we stood at the dark road, I could feel our worries, our fears. Where could Olivia be? I knew she didn’t leave on her own free will because if she did, then my wolf wouldn’t be feeling this worried, I wouldn’t be having this scary feeling in my head. Someone must have taken her, and she is not in a good position. What if she’s unconscious? That is why she can’t respond to us? And to crown it all, tomorrow night was the full moon! Shit! Olivia was in trouble.
I turned to my brothers. “We… need to act fast,” I said, my voice tight with worry.
Lennox grunted and nodded. “Let’s go to the seer… we can’t waste any more time,” he said, and the three of
??us jumped back into the car.
Just as I was driving, a mind link came through from one of the border patrols. “Alpha… a helicopter… we just saw a helicopter fly past us…”
My breath hitched. I slammed the brakes.
Lennox and Louis looked at me instantly, already sensing something was wrong. “What is it?” Lennox asked, impatient and tense.
I took a deep breath and turned to face them. “I think Olivia was taken by a helicopter. The men at the border just reported seeing one fly past,” I said, delivering the blow.
“Shit!” Lennox and Louis grunted.
I didn’t say a damn word. Just turned the engine back on and slammed my foot down, the tires screeching as I tore down the road toward the seer.
Olivia’s POVO
I woke up with a pounding headache and a foggy mind. Darkness surrounded me, and as I tried to move, I realized my hands were tied behind my back-my legs, too. Panic surged through me. I opened my mouth to scream, but something was shoved between my lips, turning my cry into a muffled, useless sound.
The surface under me was hard, shifting as if I were inside a moving car. And then realization hit me! I was in the trunk of a vehicle. My heart raced as I heard soft crying next to me. Turning as much as I could, I saw three other girls tied up like me. Their scared eyes locked with mine, and I knew they were just as frightened as I was.
I struggled against the ropes, but they held fast. My mind raced, trying to piece together what had happened. I remembered the guards, the cloth pressed to my nose… that sweet scent-and then… nothing. Damn it. I’d been kidnapped.
The car hit a bump, jolting all of us. One of the girls whimpered, looking at me like I might somehow save us. But I couldn’t. I was just as helpless. I didn’t even know how I’d ended up here.
Suddenly, the car stopped, and I heard footsteps outside. Before I could process it, the trunk flew open, flooding the dark space with bright sunlight. I blinked, trying to adjust, but before I could react, four large men began pulling us out. I struggled, trying to break free, but a sharp slap across my face made me freeze.
“If y you try that again, I’ll make you regret it,” one of the men growled, his voice sending chills down my spine.
We were dragged inside a building, pulled through a large room, and then up some stairs. The men shoved us into a small room, and I hit the cold floor hard. Wincing, I looked up and realized there were other girls here too, their eyes empty, staring at me and the other three girls.
The men untied our hands and legs but left the strange collars around our necks. “Make a sound, and you’re dead,” one of them warned before locking the door behind them.
I sat up, my heart racing. The other girls in the room looked broken, like they had already given up. Fear twisted inside me. I reached out to my wolf, hoping she could help me, but… nothing. My wolf was silent.
“My wolf,” I whispered in panic, trying to connect with her again, but it was useless.
A quiet laugh broke the silence. It sounded dry and a little angry, coming from the far corner of the room.
“First time?” a girl said. Her voice scratched through the air like it hadn’t been used in days. I turned my head and saw her-maybe a year older than me, or maybe she just looked older from everything she’d seen. Her clothes were torn and stained, one eye swollen, but she held herself with a kind of grim awareness the others didn’t.
“What-what do you mean?” I asked, voice hoarse.
She tilted her head, revealing a metallic band around her neck, just the same as mine. “That collar on your neck? It’s not just for show. Blocks the bond. Your wolf, your mind link, any chance of help… gone.”
I thought she was done but then she whispered. “But that doesn’t mean you won’t go on heat. Remember today’s is the full moon.””
My stomach dropped. I touched the collar, feeling its cold metal against my skin. How could I have forgotten? Today was the full moon and I will be on heat tonight!
My fear and worry intensified.
“What do they want from us?” I asked, my voice shaking.
The girl sighed, her eyes looking tired. “In a few hours from now, they’ll sell us. Auction’s in a few hours. Virgins to the highest bidders, the rest… to whoever wants a disposable toy.”
Her words hit me hard. I looked around at the other girls, some silently crying, others staring into space. Tears burned my eyes, but I refused to let them fall. I had to stay strong. I had to find a way out of this place.
The girl saw the look on my face and shook her head.
“Don’t bother. People have tried to escape, and it never ends well. This place is guarded, and we’re powerless with these collars on.”
The blood drained from my face.
“You’ve got the look of someone important,” she added. Her eyes flicked to the faint markings on my neck. “Pack ties?”
I hesitated. “I’m… mated. To the triplets of the Full Moon Pack.”
That made her sit up straighter. “Well. That makes you valuable. And very dangerous. Don’t let anyone know this, if they do, they will use you as a pawn to get to your mates.”
I swallowed hard, feeling the collar like a heavy weight around my neck. Without my wolf, 1 was weak, no different from a human. And without it, I couldn’t communicate with the triplet, at least to ask for their help. I knew I always wanted to leave them, but not like this… not to be kidnapped and sold off as a slave. Tears fell uncontrollably down my cheeks as I thought of my mother. She would be heartbroken. What if we never get to see each other again? I was the only one she had left. I thought of the triplet as I wondered if they had noticed my absence. Are they even searching for me? I wonder what they might be thinking… perhaps that I ran away.
Goodness, who could have done this? I knew it was definitely not the triplet. Yes, they hate me, but not to this extent of selling me off. If not them, then who could it be? Anita? Yes, it has to be her! But How? How did she get those men to dress in the guards’ uniforms? How were they able to sneak me out?
I was still trying to process everything when suddenly the door opened and three women marched in, each holding a long whip in their hands. feet
“The auction starts in three hours, but before that, we will have to differentiate the goats from the sheep, the diamonds from the chaff. All of you, up on your and take off your clothes,” the middle-aged lady with piercing brown eyes ordered, and quickly, te other girls rose to their feet, scared and terrified of her.
I stood there frozen, my heart pounding so hard I thought it might burst out of my chest. The other girls, their faces pale with fear, hurriedly obeyed the command, their trembling hands reaching for their clothes. The middle-aged woman with the piercing eyes watched us like a predator, her whip tapping lightly against her palm as if she couldn’t wait to use it.
I didn’t move. My mind was racing, my body frozen in shock. But then I felt the sharp sting of the whip against my back. The pain was immediate, tearing a from my lips. gasp
“I said undress!” the woman barked.
With shaking hands, I slowly started to remove my clothes. I couldn’t stop the tears that welled up in my eyes and slid down my cheeks. It wasn’t just the humiliation or the fear of what was coming next, but the crushing weight of hopelessness. How had my life come to this?
Once we were all undressed, the women began inspecting each of us. Their hands were cold and rough as they touched us, cheeking for things I didn’t even understand. The room was eerily silent except for the sound of sobs and the occasional snap of the whip when one of the girls didn’t move fast enough.
When they reached me, I stood still, forcing myself not to cry any more than I already had. The woman glanced at me, her eyes narrowing as she looked me over.
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
Loredana’s father left the family for his mistress, leaving them to fend for themselves abroad. When life was at its toughest, her father showed up with “good news” after 8 years of absence: To marry off Loredana to a paralyzed son of the wealthy Mendelsohn family.