Chapter 99
[SAMANTHA’s Point of View]
I couldn’t believe what I was seeing.
I was still in shock, and my heart was racing as I looked at my mate—my husband! He was here! He looked for me. He was limping, and my heart sank when I saw that long, stitched wound on his back.
As much as I wanted to ask what happened, all his focus was on Ethan, still sitting on the concrete, filthy floor. I could feel his terror as he was forced to look back at Dominic. He was trembling to the bones, and I didn’t know if I enjoyed watching him pee on his pants while being interrogated by my mate or felt awful because he was still my best friend even after he almost got me killed and tortured for many days.
“P-Please don’t kill me, Alpha. I just did what I had to,” he pleaded as he grimaced. His ribcage must be healing already, and the process must be excruciating. “It’s the only way I can save Samantha! Believe me!”
A low growl escaped from Dominic’s throat. If only looks can kill, Ethan was already dead the second my mate threw him a glare, “I trusted you, bastard! I trusted you with the twin and my mate’s life! And look what you did!”
I was so glad all the horrible injuries caused by the silver chains were healed and disappeared after I shifted back to my human form. If Dominic had noticed that state of me, I was sure he would never stop ripping Ethan into pieces until he was nothing but chunks of flesh and bones on the ground.
And the Goddess would smite me for being an idiot, but I still felt empathy for the guy who made me suffer hell in this place. But he was Ethan. As much as I wanted him dead, I knew he had his reason. And whatever it was, it involved the children so I had to know.
“Who wants us dead, Ethan?” I asked, scared and nervous, when Dominic made a step forward with his fist ready to swing a punch on Ethan’s already bruised face.
“Ad orgadidation,” he answered; his pronunciation was messed up because of his broken nose. “You hag do know dit it layp and det—”
“Oh, shut up, you clown!” Dominic barked at him, “You will come with us and answer all the things you did to Samantha!”
“Love, wait...” I stopped Ethan before his fist landed on Ethan’s face, breaking the guy’s nose further. “Please don’t kill him. We still need him, Dominic. I have to know who these people who are after me and the twins. I need to know what they want from us and why they want us. What they know about who I really am.”
Dominic closed the gap between us and wrapped his arm around my waist. “I don’t care what they want, Samantha. I will protect you and the twins with my life. They can wage war against the Silver Crescent all they want, but I won’t let you and the twins leave the pack!”