Luna Aleksa's Escape
Luna Aleksa’s Escape Chapter 60

*Aleska POV*

“Where is my mate?” I yelled at Lachlan in disdain.

Seconds later I felt his large calloused hand connect with the side of my cheek. I almost lose my balance due to the sheer force of his slap.

I am done with taking slaps from men today, so I slapped Lachlan back even harder in return.

Lachlan laughed mockingly at me.

“I see my weak mate has developed a backbone. Well, I shall have fun breaking you back down.” Lachlan said laughing even harder this time.

I felt my anger start to rise. Not now Aleksa. We need more information. Don’t show your hand just yet. Amber warned me.

“Please, where is Kingston?” I asked Lachlan again, this time with a lower tone,

“That mutt. He’s none of your concern,” Lachlan said walking around me in a circular motion.

I hear him growl when he takes in my mark. I felt a hard punch to my stomach. I lean forward feeling gasping for breath as I am temporarily wounded. I got my breath back and managed to pull myself back up. I stood strong and tall. I tried to remain stoic.

I knew that he wanted me to submit, and to fear him. But I refused to. The next time he touches me I will not be holding back.

“First thing we will do when we get back to the pack is to get rid of that mutt’s filthy mark on you. You will regret letting him mark you, I promise you that w***e!” Lachlan spat out in a rage.

“I gave you everything! You were living a lowly life in that human town before you met me. I gave you a home, a pack, a rank, a purpose. And this is how you repay me! By w*****g yourself to some alpha mutt in the middle of butt f**k nowhere.” Lachlan screamed out. He looked like he was getting angrier by the moment.

I just stared at him blankly.

“What do you have to say for yourself w***e?” Lachlan prodded me while glaring at me.

“Where’s my mate? Where’s…” I am not finished with my sentence when I feel another slap, this time it’s on the other side of my face. Well, thank goddess for that, at least the swelling will even out.

Even though I’m in so much pain right now, and I can feel the tears welling in my eyes I start laughing.

“Is that it? Is that all you’ve got?” I call out mockingly, laughing so more. Lachlan looks at me in astonishment, probably wondering if I have a death wish.

I figure that by baiting him, I am buying more time for my friends to find me. We haven’t left the pack grounds yet. The dark witch appears to have left. Any minute now someone should arrive and then we can end this once and for all.

As if he can read my mind Lachlan grabs me and pulls me towards the pack boundaries.

“I’m no fool w***e! I know your game! Move it!” He said pulling me along even faster than before, his warriors falling closely behind us.

As we approach the pack boundary there is a black SUV waiting, the engine is running and someone is in the driver’s seat. We are approximately ten yards away, and no one has arrived yet. I guess they are busy with the rogues at the packhouse. I sure hope they are okay. Although, it looks like I’m on my own for now.

***

Just as we were nearing the SUV I heard footsteps coming from the trees behind us. I turned my head and was shocked to see Ezra running toward us. I gasped out loud.

“What do you want?” Lachlan said in a tone of annoyance.

It sounds like they know each other.

“That b***h isn’t going anywhere! We have unfinished business!” Ezra growled pointing at me.

Lachlan looked at us both, studying our body language in amusement.

“And what has my wretched mate done to get you all wound up?” Lachlan asked.

“She knows where my mate is!” Ezra screamed.

“Tell me now! Where is Kaia?” Ezra demanded.

He started to step toward me. As he did I saw Lachlan start to sniff.

“We had a deal Lachlan, and I am yet to see my mate!” Ezra yelled fiercely, looking like he was struggling to keep himself together.

“WHY DO YOU REEK OF MY MATE!” Lachlan called out almost in a rage. Then I see his eyes turn black.

Interesting. I thought to myself.

Ezra stopped suddenly.

“Yyyyour mate?” He said almost stuttering, and stopping short.

“He tried to r**e me!” I called out.

I know that Lachlan doesn’t care about anyone but himself. But I also know that he doesn’t like to share his toys either. I decide that I can kill two birds with one stone by playing them against each other.

“Whatttttt!” Lachlan roared.

“She was asking for it!” Ezra boomed.

“No one touches my mate but me!” Lachlan yelled savagely.

And in seconds he had lost all control, shifted, and launched his wolf upon Ezra.

Ezra was caught off-guard, clearly not expecting such a reaction from his partner in crime. Cyrus didn’t hold back.

He held Ezra’s arms down, and started snapping at his neck, he was about to go in for the kill when Ezra managed to push him off his legs.

Ezra shifted. His wolf was smaller than Lachlan’s. Their wolves started circling one another slowly. They were both growling. I started to step back slowly. Unfortunately, I had forgotten about the warriors that were trailing me from behind.

The wolves lunged for each other and started rolling back and forth, each trying to get closer to the other’s neck.

Cyrus managed to latch onto Ezra’s wolf’s neck and tore a huge chunk of skin off his neck. It was grotesque, I could see the artery rupture, and the b***d rapidly spraying out all over Cryus and into the air.

Ezra started to go limp, he shifted back to human form. His skin was deathly pale, and I watched as he lost consciousness.

Cryus had delivered a fatal bite. I figured this was my time to escape now. I shifted into my wolf Amber and barged through the two warrior wolves behind me, causing them to fall to the ground.

I could sense that Cyrus was on my tail, merely seconds behind me, so I pushed myself as far as I could. I could almost see the end of the treeline ahead of me. I just had to move a little faster.

“Come on Amber, we are almost through the trees. Just a bit further!” I tried to encourage my wolf.

She was determined to outrun her ex-mate.

As we pushed past the last of the trees, I could feel the body heat of Cryus upon us, and just as I smelt him hover over us, I felt myself being pushed to the ground, my face hitting the ground suddenly.

Cyrus had launched his body on top of us, pinning us down. He was holding us face down on the ground.

Cyrus let out a menacing growl.

I could feel him shift on top of me.

“Mmmmn, just like oldtimes. Me on top riding you face down!” Lachlan declared.

“I think I’m gonna be sick!” I said out loud.

And with that Lachlan grabbed my head and pushed it hard against the ground.

I was too dizzy and in too much pain to even react.

I could feel myself being lifted up, but I felt so incoherent. I just let the darkness take me.

***

I felt myself being pulled along the ground. I could smell the grass and earth scratching my face as I was being dragged. A burning sensation had engulfed me, it felt like my skin was being grazed repeatedly against the ground.

I must have only lost consciousness for a few seconds, as I appeared to be on the pack grounds still. I could see I was being dragged back the way I came.

I had enough of this playing dumb business. I tried to play the passive weak female and hoped that would be enough for Lachlan to let slip where Kingston was, but now I was over it.

I focussed my energy and used my power to get myself out of the warrior’s grip, burning their hands with an electrical surge. They started screaming in pain. I jumped up on my feet and got into a defensive stance.

“Playtime is over! Tell me where Kingston is now! And I might let you live!” I demanded with a cold and determined look on my face.

Lachlan looked at me in disbelief.

“What the f**k was that!” he yelled, looking at his warriors squealing in pain.

“That was me taking the power back!” I said standing there with my arms crossed looking at him smugly.

“I’m done playing games!” I yelled at him.

“Where is my mate? Tell me now and I might show you some mercy!” I demanded.

I could feel my eyes glowing. I was getting angrier by the moment. My wolf is anxious to find her mate and disgusted at the sight of her former mate.

“Your eyes!” Lachlan called out incredulity.

“Where is my mate!” I called out. My anger resonates and I felt a surge of energy, it felt electrical. I moved my hands in Lachlan’s direction and he and his warriors fall to the ground. I watch them look at me in horror and disbelief.

“What the!” Lachlan screamed out, pulling himself back up, and dusting himself off.

“Turns out you didn’t know me as well as you thought,” I told him coldly.

“What are you? Some kind of witch?” Lachlan blurted out.

He was stalling. I struggled to contain my wolf. I could feel my eyes switching color. I was about to inflict pain upon this poor excuse for a wolf in front of me.

I was getting angrier by the moment and I could feel myself heating up again. As I went to raise my hand towards Lachlan he called out.

“I can take you to him! Kingston! I will show you where he is!” Lachlan yelled out with two hands in front of me, gesturing to me that he will surrender for now.

“No games! If I think you are tricking me – I will make you suffer!” I tell him.

I feel so strong and in control. A far cry from the naive and shy Aleksa that I once was.