Chasing My Rejected Luna
Chapter 50

TEGAN'S P.O.V

Days had become nights, which then became weeks. I lost count of how much time had passed since being put in this dump. It could have been one week, or it could have been several. Either way, I was itching to be free. To feel the sun beat down on my skin again. "Lilly, how long have you been down here?" I asked.

"I don't know. I lost track after a year."

Her response making my eyes bulge. Over a year?

"I miss the sun; I miss the wind blowing through my hair. I miss my wolf." She said as her voice cracked.

"Your wolf is gone?"

"After a while she faded to the back of my mind depressed, then one day she didn't respond. Since then, all I feel is emptiness. I am not sure if a wolf can die inside your mind but that's what it feels like. Like half of me is dead."

"My wolf wasn't there for a long time either. Until one day I broke, and she stepped forward to mend my broken pieces."

"I'm passed the point of broken. I have nobody. No family, no mate, no wolf. I am alone in this cruel world. Every day I go to bed wishing I wouldn't wake up."

Her words shattered my already broken heart.

"I am going to get you out of here. I promise."

"That's nice of you to think. But you're stuck like me. At least we are stuck together and have each other."

I wished I could reach over and hug her. I didn't even know what she looked like. Not that it mattered. At least I could hear, if I couldn't we would still both be alone. 'You still have me. And our nugget! Gemma responded to my thoughts.

'But for how long?' I replied back as a light started making its way down the hallway.

"Oh goddess, he is coming!" Lilly said, her voice laced with panic.

A moment later the torch lit up my cell as the chains rustled around. Before I knew it my shackles were being uncuffed from the wall.

"I wasn't planning on doing this so soon but f**k it. I am running out of time it appears." The sound of Liam's voice said as he yanked me forward.

"LEAVE HER ALONE YOU BIG BULLY! TAKE ME! KILL ME! NOT HER!" I could hear Lilly screaming.

"Your blood is useless to me; it is her I need. Don't worry I'll be back for you soon." He replied. The sound of a mouth spitting echoed around.

"You nasty bitch! If I wasn't in a rush, you'd pay for that! Not to worry, you'll get yours later!" Liam roared as he pulled my chains forward, burning them deeper into my flesh.

When we exited the dungeons, the moon was set high in the sky, the fresh air hit my face making me sigh in relief. I looked down seeing my stomach for the first time in at least a week. It had already doubled in size. I couldn't recall how far along I was, everything seemed to run together in my mind. If I had to guess, I'd say I had about 3 maybe even 2 weeks left before I would meet my little nugget.

Liam yanked my arm urging me forward, taking me elsewhere. A stone structured altar came into view, torches all around the stone bed. Next to it was a dagger and a basket.

"What is this?" I asked as we got closer.

The stone bed had engravements that ran all around it. Each leading to a spout at the end, which would drain into the barrels below.

"Get up there." He said pushing me toward the structure.

"Why?"

"Because I am the one in charge and I said to GET UP THERE!" He screamed as he shoved me hard into the stone, making my stomach hit it. Pain rippling through my body.

"I thought you loved me!" I yelled as he grabbed my arms hoisting me onto the platform.

"I love what brings me wealth and power. So ideally, I do love you in a way. Just not the way you want. I love what you have to offer."

"I have nothing!"

"But that is where you are wrong love. You are the only one who has what he wants."

"Who?"

"The demon lord of course." He said as he shackled my ankles to the altar before connecting a chain to my cuffs.

Having powers did nothing for me, not when the hand cuffs prevented me of using them.

"Black arts magic? Why Liam?"

"He offered me more than I ever could dream of, now shut up!" He screamed as he grabbed the dagger.

He lifted it up in the sky as he looked above screaming words in another language.

"INVOCO AD OBLATIONEM ACCIPIENDAM. LUPO TRIBALIS INTERCIDI UTRUM tuum, praesentans HERES LUPO throno, sicut tuus postulavit. EXAUDI DAEMONEM LAUS MEAM, CONCEDE VOLO SACRA TUUM"

He then repeated himself in English, making my blood run cold.

"I CALL UPON THE TO ACCEPT MY OFFERING. I CUT INTO THY WOMB OF A TRIBAL WOLF, PRESENTING THE HEIR TO THE WEREWOLF THRONE AS THY HAS REQUESTED.

DEMON LORD HEAR MY PRAISE, GRANT ME THE WISH UPON THY SACRIFICE AND ACCEPT MY HUMBLE OFFER OF THE NEWBORN ALPHA KING."

He moved the dagger as the sky turned a shade darker.

"Please Liam, don't." I begged.

He rose the dagger again before jamming it down into my flesh. All I could do was scream as blood began to pour out from my stomach. He slit from one end of my stomach to the other. After a moment the pain became numb as everything around began to become blurry.

"YOU FOOL!" I heard a scream of a woman next to me as the wails of my premature newborn sounded out all around me.

"HOW DARE YOU TRY TO TAKE WHAT WAS MINE!" She screamed out again as everything started to spin faster. I was losing blood fast, soon I would be dead. The crying of my child continued as the sounds of fighting was all around me. 'OUR BABY!' Gemma screamed in my head.

She was still unable to heal us due to the chains.

"USELESS MUTT, YOU RUINED THE RITUAL, NOW IT IS POINTLESS!" The voice screamed out again.

I was in and out of consciousness when more voices arrived.

"UNHAND HIM! HE DIES AT MY HANDS!" A male voice screamed.

Ezra, is that you?

"Maybe worry about your dying mate and premature child in the basket." The woman's voice said before I felt warm hands touching my body. Then the cuffs being ripped off.

"I am here baby; it's going to be okay. You're going to be okay." His reassuring voice said.

"T... The bay..baby.." I managed to get out.

"He is safe, you are safe. I won't let anything else happen to either of you."

He, my precious baby is a boy. My son. He was safe, that was all that mattered.

"Just hold on for me, just a little longer. Please Tegan." His voice begged before the darkness welcomed me.