Born For The Alpha novel Chapter 14

“What I need right now is the truth from you.” Gillow told her. “What other dangerous thing have you done apart from sleeping with the enemy? And by dangerous, I mean anything that exposes her identity.”

Karina recalled the tattoo show that Arda had insisted on participating in. It seemed harmless at the time and now, she doubted that Gillow would see it that way. She was afraid of what he would do if she mentioned it, so she shook her head.

“No.”

“Are you certain?”

Karina nodded. “Yes.”

Gillow pushed the barricade aside and stepped into the prison cell while she backed off and pressed her back to the wall but he kept advancing towards her until he was standing directly before her.

Her breathing became erratic, her chest, rising and falling rapidly. She knew he was searching her mind, listening to her soul and she focused her mind on the ocean. The ocean…the ocean…the beauty of the ocean.

Karina gasped as in one swift move, he held her captive against the wall with his body.

“The fact that you’re fighting so hard to concentrate on the ocean at a time like this, tells me that you’re lying. I will count to three and if you do not speak the truth, I will order for your torture.”

“Please…”

“One two three.” He counted rapidly without giving her a chance to make up her mind.

“I will talk.” She said desperately.

“It’s too late.” He hissed and backed away from her. “Guards!”

A couple of men from the pack who had arrested her at the forest, appeared at the barricade. “Prepare her for torture.” He ordered and stormed off the cell as she started a series of pleas.

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Arda was back in her off campus home by Sunday evening and didn’t meet anyone at home. Karina’s line was switched off but Jacob had told her he was on his way home from a party.

After showering, she went straight to bed, grabbed her pillow and returned to the living room where she had decided to rest and wait for Jacob to get home.

She arranged the pillow at one end of the sofa, lay down and propped her head on the pillow. She shut her eyes and listened to the Jazz music playing on the music channel on the television. Arda drifted off to sleep, her features relaxing as she slept.

She had not slept for long when her eyes shot open to the sound of the main door being opened from outside. She knew it was Jacob even before the door was pushed open and he let himself inside. He smiled at her and she left the sofa to hug him.

“Welcome back.” He said.

“Thanks.”

“Hope you’ve forgiven us.”

“Sure.” she said and they disengaged. “Where is Karina? I’ve been trying to reach her since I returned, but her line is switched off.”

“Um…I think she’s probably fine. Don’t worry.”

Arda studied him for a moment, observing for the first time that he seemed all tensed up. For someone who was returning from a party, he seemed awkwardly distracted.

“Why are you looking at me like that?” he asked, somewhat defensively.

“Jacob, you seem quite off. When last did you see her?”

“Jeez, Arda.” He said impatiently. “Please back off will you?” He started marching off to his room and Arda stood there, frozen at his outburst. Was he stressed? She decided to allow him cool off. To be fair to him, he only just got back.

Arda returned to the sofa but she didn’t lie down. She sat down for a while and tried to focus on the jazz music video playing on the television. She was hoping that Jacob would soon resurface but when she didn’t see him after about ten minutes, she got off the sofa and walked towards the corridor in the direction of their rooms.

At the mouth of the corridor, she saw him emerging from his room with his phone in his hand. He had changed into fresh clothes instead of a pair of pajamas. She could not believe that he was about to leave the house again. It was already 9:30pm.

“Jacob, talk to me. How was your day? I should have asked.”