Mated to the Alpha: Sold to the King novel Chapter 13

Chapter 13: 0013

Lorelei POV

I had really underestimated the pain of a rejected bond.

Even knowing there was a high possibility I would die, I had accepted it.

So why the hell was I still alive?

And where was I?

I blinked as my eyes tried to adjust to the darkness around me. The world swayed gently beneath me, and a low engine hummed somewhere nearby.

It wasn’t until my vision fully cleared that I realized I was lying across the back seat of a moving vehicle.

I tried to push myself up, only to grit my teeth in pain. Every single muscle in my body screamed in protest, so I dropped back down with a weak gasp.

"Oh good, you’re awake," a female voice said, poking her head back from the driver’s seat, and my eyes widened when I realized it was Raven, Jaxen’s older sister.

"What..." I breathed, my voice barely above a whisper. "What’s going on? What are you..."

I tried to sit up again, only to collapse back against the seat, and this time the pain was so unbearable I groaned loudly.

"You should take it easy. Your body is way too weak for sudden movements," Raven said. "Also, this is the part where you stay as quiet as possible if you don’t want to get caught."

Get caught?

I frowned, still biting hard against my lip from the pain.

Why should I worry about getting caught?

"Are we really doing this again?"

Raven spoke again, but this time her words were directed at someone outside the car.

It was too dark for me to fully make out the person, but I caught the badge on his uniform, one I had become very familiar with because of how many times I’d been punished and locked away.

It was a guard.

"You guys just seem to forget who I am."

"I’m sorry, Lady Raven," the guard replied nervously. "This is just normal procedure. It won’t take long."

"Whatever," Raven muttered with an exaggerated exhale.

At that, the guard pulled out a flashlight and aimed it into the back seat.

I immediately held my breath as the beam swept across the seats, pausing briefly on the pile of blankets Raven had thrown over me. I quickly pulled them higher over my face and trembling hands.

"See?" Raven said impatiently. "Just me and my luggage. Happy?"

The guard hesitated for a moment, his flashlight lingering on the blankets as he sniffed the air suspiciously.

For one horrifying second, I thought he had caught my scent.

Then he finally stepped back.

"Sorry for the inconvenience, Lady Raven. You’re free to go."

Only then did Raven let out a long breath.

The flashlight clicked off, the window rolled back up, and the car finally began moving again.

I stayed completely still even as the massive gates slowly creaked open and we made our way out of the estate.

More than ten minutes passed before Raven finally spoke again.

"You can talk now, you know. We’re out of the red zone."

"What’s going on?" I whispered immediately, using every bit of strength I had to ignore the pain as I forced myself upright into a sitting position.

Pain instantly shot through my chest and stomach so violently my vision blurred for a second, but I gritted my teeth and endured it.

"We’re escaping," Raven said simply, then paused briefly before adding, "And by we, I mean you."

My eyes widened.

I instinctively glanced back toward the pack estate, which was now nothing more than a distant cluster of lights fading into the darkness behind us.

"Why?" I asked, and her brows furrowed slightly as she looked at me through the rearview mirror.

"Do you want to die?" she asked flatly.

Yes.

The answer rose instantly in my throat.

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