Without putting up any resistance, I followed Bene along the narrow path next to the front yard to the double front door made of dark wood, and then entered the house behind him.
I didn't cast a single glance behind me, because I didn't want to see either the Alpha or Igor again, both of whom could remain stolen from me.
When I looked around inside, still confused, I was at least pleasantly surprised by this sight.
The whole lower area seemed to be open. Right in front of me, across from the front door, was a beautiful, modern white kitchen with countertops for the most expensive kitchen appliances. Right next to it, a staircase led upstairs, the banister of which was kept in dark brown, as was the entire wooden floor down here.
On the right side of the stairs, there was a huge black leather couch surrounded by plants, making it a real eye-catcher.
The warm light from the ceiling lights gave me a cozy feeling and I almost felt like I was in one of the most beautiful holiday apartments, until my gaze fell on Bene, who was all dressed in black and who was standing in front of me and eyeing me curiously.
That's when I realized again where I was and why... and also that I wasn't here voluntarily.
"There are four more rooms upstairs," he began to explain, pointing to the stairs. "A bedroom that only belongs to you. A large bathroom and the other two belong to Silvan and his... Well, his friends."
There was a brief silence in which I looked at him without expression and began to process what he had just said. So this alpha, or rather kidnapper, was called Silvan... Fitting somehow, because this name meant _the one coming from the forest_. He probably liked having acquaintances with him, but I didn't give a damn. For me only one thing was important, or rather one person.
"I want to call my brother right now," I then said coldly in a commanding tone, holding out my hand hoping he would give me his cell phone.
"I'm sure you can call him soon once you're settled in and everything goes according to plan."
What plan?
He gave me a nice smile that seemed full of compassion despite the warmth and then walked past me to quickly leave the house. When I then heard the door slam and then a loud click, I widened my eyes in shock and immediately ran over to her to try to open it.
"You bastard!" I yelled angrily, knocking on the locked door several times. Only then did I run to all the windows that were down here and with a racing heart I tried to open them too, but no success. This house seemed to be my new prison, which reluctantly brought tears to my eyes again.
With no hope of anything good, I rubbed my wet eyes with the sleeve of my teddy bear suit and then looked at one of the dark bar stools that lined the kitchen island.
Confident that I could break a window with it, I grabbed one and swung my hand to throw it full force at one of the windows, but nothing happened. There wasn't even a small scratch on the glass and that's when I realized that it didn't just feel like a prison, it really was.
Now I couldn't hold back my tears at all and at the same time I started shaking all over my body. It was just too much for me and my nerves. Desperately I slid down the wall next to the kitchen and sat there like a broken woman. I didn't feel anything anymore. Just sorrow and pain. A feeling like I had no strength left to go on.
I missed Devin so much that my heart just pounded painfully and didn't really seem to exist anymore. How could anyone be as unlucky as me? I had probably tempted fate one too many times with my stupid ideas and this was my punishment. My personal hell...
For every action, there is a reaction...
Crying, I then pulled my knees close to my shaking body and hugged them, resting my head on them. I would certainly never be happy again, would probably never see Devin again and was just scared of the future.
I didn't even want to know what else was in store for me. Didn't want to get to know Silvan any better and certainly didn't want to be his mate...
soulmates...
This thought immediately brought to my mind Mr. Handsome, with whom I had not even finished my essay out of sheer disapproval of the subject. Now I had to experience firsthand what it felt like to find my soul mate and was disappointed to realize that I was right from the start.
There was no love, no intimacy, no nice feelings and butterflies in the stomach.
Only coercion, dominance and loneliness...
I would never be able to love him...
Again the tears ran and from sheer exhaustion I just let myself fall to the side, up onto the cold, dark wooden floor to close my heavy eyelids and surrender to the absolute darkness.
It was just a bad dream and I was about to wake up safe and sound in my brother's arms.
I kept telling myself that in a hopeful manner and at some point I fell asleep with this wishful thinking in my head and forgot, at least for a short time, the whole chaos around me.
***
When I slowly opened my eyes and a thousand strange smells hit my nose, I wanted to cry again immediately.
It wasn't a nightmare... I was still here and this realization suddenly made me feel lonelier than ever.
Then, as I looked more closely at my surroundings, the first thing I noticed immediately was that I was no longer lying on the dark wooden floor next to the kitchen where I had fallen asleep exhausted. I lay in a comfortable bed covered with light blue linens.
Still tired, I reluctantly got up and continued looking around. The room was a fair bit bigger than my childhood room, but I still didn't feel comfortable here at all. In addition to the bed, there was a white desk and a large closet with mirrored doors.
Confused, I looked out the window across from the bed and looked straight at the sun, which today seemed to finally be breaking through the thunderstorm that had been raging all of last week.
What irony...
I got up carefully and immediately felt the soft carpet under my feet, which covered almost the entire floor of the room with its white and brown color.
"So... and now?" I asked myself in a whisper, running to the window with a glimmer of hope left. Of course, this was also locked and I immediately felt like a fish in an aquarium.
Outside, normal life seemed to go on. I saw the swanky houses of the upper class, watched several people walking down the streets smiling and then looking further back I could even see as far as the lake. This house, in which I found myself, must have been on a hill.
When I looked at the bridge full of longing, there was a knock on the door behind me, which I skilfully ignored. Since it certainly wasn't my brother, I didn't give a shit who was standing in front of the door.
"Jadelyn?" I heard Viola's voice, which reminded me that she was the Alpha's sister. Great!!!
"Jadelyn is unavailable at this time," I handed her back through the door, then flopped back down on the bed to try to get back to sleep. At least in my sleep I wouldn't suffer and feel so crappy.
"Good Morning."
She came into my room uninvited and looked at me with a smile that made me want to smack her face.
"If you don't want to help me escape from here, then you can leave," I hissed and then threw the covers over my body to turn on my side and not have to look at her any longer.
When she didn't say anything more, but I still felt her eyes on my back, I turned around confused and suddenly saw tears on her face.
"Listen," she breathed, sitting on the edge of my bed. I also got up from the lying position and looked at her questioningly. "My brother is not a bad person. Trevis had told him that Devin was your partner and that was just shameful and unacceptable for him as an alpha."
"Are you trying to justify the fact that he kidnapped me and almost shot my brother? You can skip that!"
I couldn't even sit up in anger at her pathetic attempt to put an end to such an act, and I hurriedly got up to pace back and forth on the carpet in front of her.
"I had the perfect cover, the perfect simple life, and you superiors seem to think that you can take whatever you want no matter the cost! I want to go home and you can tell your brother I love him reject with every fiber of my wolfness!"
I glared at her with anger as she wiped away her tears, still wondering what her reason for crying was. I would have to be the one shedding tears because I lost everything, not her.
"You can't turn down an alpha," she said, tossing her black locks over her shoulders. Her facial expression changed. There was no more pity, just pure hatred. Her posture also became almost arrogant and then she stood up elegantly to stand right in front of me. "Don't be so selfish! You showed what you think of soul mates in Mr. Handsome's lessons! But others aren't like you! Silvan needs you around and your brother also has the right to be happy with his mate, without you as a log on his leg!"
"How do you know..."
I didn't get any further because I immediately realized why she took Trevis with her and didn't want to continue to watch him beat up Devin. At that moment I realized why she was trying to contact me. She smelled Devin on me. Our intense gazes suddenly made sense. Our brothers connected us in a way I only now understood.
"Oh my god!" I suddenly screamed, incredibly angry and stunned. "Your oh-so-great brother almost shot not only my brother, but his sister's mate as well, and you're trying to tell me he's not a bad guy?!"
I clutched my heart and trembled all over.
"I'm the daughter of the former Alpha, the sister of the current one. I'm forbidden from dating a lower level anyway, so that wouldn't have been my problem."
I wanted to grab her curly hair and throw her out the window, but the fucking things were locked, like everything else here. How could it all be so shitty?
She was my brother's mate, who would probably never find true happiness from it. Me the Alpha's mate who was anything but what I imagined?
I wanted to throw up, but my stomach was empty. Would have liked to dismantle the whole booth, but had no strength left... Wanted to cry, but why? It wouldn't do any good anyway...
"I'll be downstairs if you need anything," she said imaginatively and luckily left my room.
My thoughts flew back to my brother, who said that day at the sports field that he could be happy with his mate... did he already know that it was her? Then he also knew that she was a superior...
"Shit," I yelled, kicking the edge of the bed full force and then falling to the floor cursing. I had forgotten that I was only barefoot and apparently I had just broken my foot!
Typical!