In Between The Alphas
Chapter 86

CHARLOTTE'S P.O.V

Pain, anger and shame; those are the only feelings I can pinpoint from the whirlwind of emotions swirling inside me. Logan- he must be so disgusted by what he saw. I just let him- I should have fought harder. I should never have let him-

Just the thought of what he did was enough to bring tears to my eyes. I thought I had everything under control but Hunter is worse than I thought.

I did everything possible to ignore the throbbing pain in my centre as well as the horrible bloody mixture lying between my thighs- he didn't even clean up after himself.

The cell door creaked open and my spine went ramrod straight. I saw a guard walk in with a tray of food and I relaxed slightly but the tension came back when I felt his eyes on me.

I tried to find him but he was hidden beneath the shadows.

The guard put the food in front of me but I refused to even glance it. There is no way I will be eating his junk after- just after. Instead I curled my legs towards my chest and buried my face in between my legs. He took the chains off my legs after he left yesterday. My ankles are burnt and the skin around them is chaffed from my struggle- same with my hands but I don't think he is taking these off anytime soon. "You still haven't learnt; have you?" he asked as he made his way into the light. I found myself flinching at his presence, "I didn't bring food down here for you to ignore it."

"Then don't bring it." I recoiled when I realized what I said.

"You're scared of me," he laughed at his own discovery, "If I knew it was that easy then I would have f****d you on the first day." I made sure to gather all the hate I could into my stare, "Eat before I make you."

I hate that I'm listening to him but I don't have a choice. I pulled the plate towards me and gagged. A piece of stale bread lay there with a piece of meat that was so bloody I sincerely doubt it was cooked at all. "Eat," he told me and I put a piece of the bread in my mouth.

It was so hard and had a weird taste but I forced myself to swallow it down but I left the bloody meat untouched.

"Eat it all." He pronounced each word extra slowly. I still didn't move and he grasped my ankle in a bruising grip; digging his nails into the chaffed skin, "Now."

I mustered all my hatred into my eyes as I put a small piece into my mouth. Bile rushed to my throat but I forced it back and kept chewing. I was halfway done when everything clambered back out and I threw up all over his shoes.

"I seem to have a habit of throwing up on you." I said with a small smile; my head feels very woozy and I don't seem to have a filter anymore.

He glanced at me before kicking me so hard in the nose that I felt blood drizzle down my chin. I rushed to cup my nose but the blood kept on dripping.

He lifted my chin so I would stare at him and smirked when he saw my broken nose. He held my chin in one bruising hand and snapped my broken nose back into place so quickly that I didn't see it coming.

The pain blinded me for a second. I screamed and threw up all over him again.

I heard him bark out an order but I didn't have the patience to figure it out. Turns out I wouldn't need to because one of the guards returned with a silver whip.

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I was flat on my stomach, numb from the pain when I felt him grab my hips in one hand. I could only manage a weak no; my body was far too spent and I'm sure there was something in the bread because my mind is fuzzy. He didn't listen to me and I blacked out when he entered with one stroke.

HUNTER'S P.O.V

I would love to say that when I f**k her it's for revenge against that puny excuse of an Alpha she calls her mate but it's mostly for me.

Her struggles and her tears make me hard and just like that I'm hard again.

"Alpha," I let out a warning growl to the person who called my name and my Beta walked into the light, "Logan is getting close to finding us; saw some of his scouts snooping close to the border."

"Then kill them; I don't have the time for things like this. You can handle it." I was enjoying watching Charlotte's sleeping form way too much.

"If we kill them without provocation then it's an act of war."

"You stupid child," I forced my feet out of the cell, "it was an act of war the moment he hoarded her in the castle."

"The council won't see it like that." He began in a wavering tone, "She is his mate after all."

"Then the council can go to hell for all I care," I shrugged then I stood directly in front of him, "And if you ever repeat the word 'mate' in front of me again I will have your head as an ornament for my work table." "Is she worth it?"

"Hell no," I chuckled humorlessly, "It's not about whether she's worth it or not; it's about the fact that I want her and the only way someone else will have her is if they pry her from my cold, dead hands."

He opened his mouth to speak but closed it and nodded. He's learning quickly. He has only been my Beta for a month; the last one- well he met an unfortunate end.

"Have someone clean up her back; I can't risk her getting an infection before our mating ceremony," he frowned but nodded, "And get in touch with her; I need her to break that stupid mating bond between them." "She said that Charlotte has to want to break it."

I gripped his throat tightly, "She is your Luna and you will treat her with that respect in front of me." I growled, "You can call her a slvt or a whore when I'm not there but when I am; you will call her by the appropriate title. Am I understood?" He nodded and clawed at his throat which I reluctantly released.

He gulped air down greedily and I scoffed at how pathetic he sounded and looked.

"And yes; she did say that Charlotte needs to be willing," I began, "But tell her that we're running out of time and I want that bond broken within the week or there will be hell to pay." "She doesn't do well with threats."

"I don't care what she does or doesn't do well to," I warned him, "When I give you an order you carry it out. Damn anyone else and their feelings. Do you understand?" ""Yes sir; perfectly understood."

"Now get out of my face," he rushed out of the cell without a second thought and I locked the cell door behind me.

I cast one last look at Charlotte and smiled.

'She will soon be yours,' I've quickly grown accustomed to hearing this voice in my head and I couldn't help my smile.

Yes she will. The quicker the bond is broken; the quicker I can make it a reality.

Soon my dear Charlotte; it will happen soon.