Chapter Forty-Four

Of course, there is rogue activity at the border of the territory and I am stuck in this flipping hospital bed hooked up to an IV and ordered not to leave when I am absolutely fine. Yeah I don't do so well being inactive. Thinking I will at least get some peace and quiet to think about everything that has happened today to distract my mind from being stuck I find I am sorely mistaken when a nurse comes bumbling in to the room. I suppose she is here to check my vitals and shit, ignoring her I stare up at the ceiling but when she starts acting suspiciously beside me I look at her and before I can stop her, she slides out a syringe from her scrubs pocket and injects it into my IV line.

"What did you-u-u give me?" I ask her yanking the needle out of my hand, not liking her suspicious behaviour and damn that worked fast whatever it is my words are already coming out all slurred.

"Doctors orders you just rest now. Everything will be ok." I feel my eyelids fluttering closed without my permission, bugger whatever she injected me is working faster than I thought it would there is no way in hell I trust this chick.

'Val, can you-' my brain becomes all foggy and I can't sense Val.

"But I-I" I Stammer while trying to fight the drugs in attempt to get away I exit the bed away from her only to land in a heap on the floor, then it sinks in the fuckers bloody sedated me, did they not trust me to stay put? I know I have a tendency to go off on my own but what if the rogue activity turns into an attack how am I supposed to protect my pups.

"She out yet?"

"Almost"

When I wake up, I feel the strain in my arms as though I am hanging from them, what the hell? Attempting to open my eyes I find them all gunked up and have to pry them open. Instead of being in the hospital that I expect to find myself in I find myself in a dark dingy basement, the overwhelming smell of mould and other smells I'd rather not think about including the copper scent of blood assaulting my nose making me breathe through my mouth instead. Okay did the rogues attack and I get captured, no that can't be right otherwise there would be others.

Feeling a weird sensation down my arm I flop my head back to see that I have a deep wound on one of my forearms causing me to lose valuable blood from it, as it streams down the rest of my arm before dripping onto the floor, well that explains the copper scent and why I feel light headed well the drugs they have shoved into me probably won't be helping with that either.

'Val you there?' I try to link her but instead of a reply, a piercing sensation rips through my skull threatening to tear it apart.

"Fuuuucccckkk" I groan as I fight to keep my eyes open from the pain but it is so severe that I end up passing out.

My rib cracking from the force of the impact to my stomach is what wakes me up from my unconsciousness, my eyes snapping open wide to come face to face with fucking Gregory and the vampire I saw at the damn mall. It isn't the first time I have been woken up like this, so to their displeasure on their faces is highly amusing to me when they don't get the reaction they were expecting from me, though I don't let them see that.

"You have to be fucking kidding me." I snark causing Gregory's fist to slam into my other side and cracking another rib. Shit I haven't been tortured in so long I forgot that the number one rule is to keep my damn mouth shut, with all the air knocked out of my lungs again a uncomfortable burning sensation starts in my chest but with no way to protect myself, I have no option but to let him take his anger out on me as I become his personal fucking punching bag.

"Not so tough now are you, you whore. You screwed up our plans. Why couldn't you keep your nose out of our business?"

"Should have…oomph" a fist lands on my face breaking something but I am in so much pain right now I haven't got a clue what the fucker has broken "Fucking weakling." At this the vampire sniggers before stopping Gregory from landing yet another punch in my face, letting me swing back and forth on the hook from the last punch as I pant to gain oxygen back into my lungs.

"You have balls I will give you that." The vampire hisses at me, then all I know before I am dragged back into the darkness is the sound of my shoulder snapping as he dislocates it from the socket and the searing pain shooting through me and I welcome it with open arms, if only for a moment's relief.

I lose track of time as I hang from the ceiling whilst they torture me, I know there is another two involved now, one clearly female with the scent of her perfume that always permeants the air when I wake and the one, I believe is drugging me so I cannot heal from the injuries they are inflicted on me.

They have not told me why I am here yet apart from I have destroyed their plans, which I am still trying to work out what they are as I goad them into talking, getting broken bones in return for my effort. So far, I have worked out Scott was meant to cause a conflict between the two packs for what purpose I am still not sure but I suppose its a start.

"Any news on where they are with her disappearance?"

"They haven't got a clue. Some believe she ran away after the incident to clear her head and will turn back up and others don't have a clue but are out searching. None suspect that she has been kidnapped."

"What of Alpha Chris?" Gregory asks.

"He doesn't suspect you of anything and only heard that he wants to talk to you. I suggest heading back soon after taking a shower so they don't end up suspecting you of anything. We could probably carry on with the original plan if we are careful."

"That alpha is a complete idiot." The vampire hisses out, their voices slowly disappear as their footsteps get further away giving me a moment alone for the first time since I arrived. Taking stock of my wounds I find that I am not in any type of shape to do anything and without Val I am screwed even if I was able to get my arms free, I don't know if my legs would be able to hold me up with the amount of damage they have done to them. Basically, without my wolf's healing ability I am fucked and not getting out of here, meaning my only hope is to; One. hope that help comes in time, Two. attempt to link with Val or even force a mind link through to Sam or Last but not least three. attempt to escape anyway in my fragile state.

Footsteps coming back, I flop my head onto my shoulder to watch whoever it is to return as I contemplate on how I could possibly escape in this fragile state and wait for them to leave again so I can try option two as there is no point in waiting for someone else to rescue me because that is wasting precious time.

"Ahh awake already. You ready for more? You can always beg." his eyes shimmer red making it clear that he would love to hear me beg for mercy, for me to do anything to make him stop the torment but what he doesn't realise is that I have spent years receiving this treatment from Alpha Rick and his pack, so for me this really is just a walk in the park.

"Beg. Why should I beg? I don't even know why I am here."

"You pissed off Gregory that is why. You started snooping where you didn't need to. Take your pick on which you prefer. Now tell me, what have you told the Alpha's. Do they know about us?" gripping my chin he yanks my head up so my eyes meet his.

"They know nothing about any of you. So if you were trying to keep under the radar you might of wanted to have thought about that before kidnapping me." I smirk at him knowing full well that he is not on about those here but in actually fact about his species but there is no way in hell I am going to make this easy on the fucker.

"I don't mean us. I mean-"

"Same answer dipshit." my smirk turns into a full arse grin which he doesn't appreciate in the slightest when I witness his eyes glowing red in rage. Lifting me from where I am hanging he flings me across the room into the wall opposite, the impact adds bruises onto my already bruised back before I hit the floor, my head bouncing against it when I am unable to hold it up and I physically feel my brain rattle inside my skull with the force of impact. It takes everything in me to keep my eyes open as my vision blurs, my head pounding to the same beat as my heart and I know I have hit a nerve with him when he loses control.

He kicks me in the stomach in frustration over and over again until my body subconsciously curls up into a fetal position but he isn't going to let me off that easy. Grabbing me around the throat he licks the blood down the side of my face where the blood as dripped from the split in my forehead as he chokes me. "Hmmm…so sweet. When this over perhaps I'll keep you as my pet. It would be fun to break you and your blood isn't half bad for a mutt."

"That is never going to happen." I choke out.

"Do you really think you have a say?"

"Watch me" I growl managing not to choke on my words this time.

Flinging me to the ground I don't move a muscle staying exactly the way I landed, to be honest I don't think I'll be able to move even if I wanted too. "I'm not impressed with your attempt. By the looks of it your just my little broken mutt. Now if you'll excuse me I have things I need to be doing but don't worry I will be back soon to play my pet." in a blink of an eye his gone leaving me on the cold damp floor on my own.

"Finally" I mutter to myself needing it to help me get my head back on straight and work on my escape plan.