Chapter 9 - Pine, Rain and The Ocean

Rory

As soon as I successfully escaped the palace without getting caught, I heaved out a long sigh of relief as I continued to walk super fast, because I know that as soon as Alex discovers that I'm missing, he's gonna turn this pack inside down until I get found, then he was gonna make me pay for making him look stupid.

I was currently clad in a woman's attire, that was what the maid had provided for me. I wasn't even complaining, because it serves as a very great disguise outfit, thanks to the scarf, which in turn would make it hard for anyone to be able to see my face.

I didn't stop running, because I knew I still wasn't safe. When I finally slowed down, I decided to take a little break by resting against a tree. It was already evening and the moon was almost fully out. I was trying to gather some strength into my legs so I'd continue my journey when some guards suddenly walked past the spot I had been leaning against, throwing glances around.

"Where do you think he ran to? Fine piece of ass that he is. The boss is extremely livid and has said we all shouldn't return to him until he arrives with him in tow.

"Yeah, but how the fuck are we supposed to find him in this large pack? And besides, he's probably currently somewhere bouncing on an alpha's cock, you know how sluts like that boy is, they might appear innocent till you'd discover how much they love getting dicked down and fucked hard like dirty sluts." The second guard explained and his two partners snickered.

"Oh, I'd love to have that fine piece of ass. Too bad the prince already claimed him." The third one mused as they all disappeared down the pathway.

I had completely stopped breathing when they had spent long minutes talking about me, and now that they had gone, I still found it hard to breathe properly. Fear gripped every Inch of my insides as I got to my feet and tightly wrapped the scarf around my shoulders, then I picked the skirt up and began to run in the other direction.

However, I ran straight into a bunch of guards. I tensed up as soon as realization dawned on me.

"Shit!" I cursed, keeping my head downwards and slowly inching away. The two guards stared at me before solely asking me to take off my skirt. I sucked in a sharp breath, grip tightening around the skirt of the dress I was currently in, then I abruptly turned around and began to run away from them for dear life. They were on me in a fleeting second, giving me a very intense chase that had me feeling like my heart was gonna burst out of my chest.

When one of the guards jumped on my back and caused us to crash to the ground, I let out scream as our bodies collided with the ground.

"Oh you rebellious cunt, Prince Alex is gonna teach you a lesson you'd never forget in your entire life." One of the guards called out through an amused snicker as he knelt beside me and grabbed my wrist.

"Please, please let me go." I whispered desperately, eyes widening as soon as I noticed the syringe in the guard's hard. I tried to break out of his grip so I'd roll away and try to take off again, but his grip was very strong and in no time, he pushed the syringe into me and emptied the entire thing in me.

As I got injected with a substance I didn't know, a sob bubbled in my throat because this was clearly the end, all my attempts to change my fate, all my struggle… everything is gonna end up with me being forced to still get married to Alex. This time, tears coursed down my cheeks as I silently wondered if Anna had been indeed right when she talked about everyone having their fates.

The guards rose to their feet and some other guards began to arrive in twos and threes after recieving a call that I've been found.

"Look at the look in the bitch's eyes, it's like he's silently begging for cock." One of the guards mused and I almost puked, not because he was completely bluffing, but also because he thought he was worthy enough to give me said cock.

"We have to ignore the look in his eyes since he belongs to prince Alex." The one who had injected me with the substance sneered and then he turned away, along with the rest of the guards.

"What about him? Shouldn't we tie him up?" One of them asked.

"There's no need, he's definitely too weak to do anything, but one of you can remain behind and keep an eye on him.

The guard who stayed back to watch him kept jerking off into the bush every now and then after spending hours staring at my face and completely drinking me in.

Sick, sick alpha.

Once the guard finally exited the location, after confirming the clear coast, I rose to my feet with all my night and desperately began to run down the pathway, almost blindly because my eyes felt completely unfocused.

The thought of being forced to wet Alex tomorrow was what kept me going, and I kept staggering forward despite my incoherent state, head pounding and gaze swimming. When sharp lights suddenly focused on me along with a loud horn, I let out a startled gasp as I fell to the ground in horror.

"You dumb fool, what the fuck are you doing walking into the road like that? You tryna get yourself killed this way? By inconveniencing me?" The man demanded angrily as he stared down at me. I couldn't see his face because of the coat he had on, but I got a scent and he smelt of pine, rain and the ocean all at once.

"Please…help me…" I called out, voice slurred as my sight swammed even more.

"Get the hell off the road, woman, so I can be on my way." The man growled but I found myself slurring out another plea right before I got pulled under, straight into an unconscious state.