Enslaved By The Alpha
Chapter 75

~MAYA-

I was freaking out. The battle had just started. All the men had attacked from all sides of the castle; there wasn't a single corner left open. It was official. Giselle and her father were now under attack. "How will we know if they need our help?" I ask Gabriella.

"Their wolf's cries." She answers me. "We will know if it's a victory cry or a cry for help."

Oh, well, that would explain plenty.

"You look a bit uneasy," Lucy notes as she studies me.

"Aren't any of you? Your men are out there in battle." I answer her question with one of my own.

Isabella smiles, "there are times when I panic, but by now, I know how powerful my man is. I think he has this covered."

"I also feel a lot more confident when they are all in battle together," Lucy adds.

"That's true," Eden says. "They look out for each other. We're lucky to have them."

"And they're lucky to have us," Gabriella says as the girls laugh.

"I still think it's unfair that they love leaving us behind during these battles," Isabella says.

"When we're no longer pregnant. We need to call dibs on the next battle. The guys will have to sit back and watch us win." Gabriella adds.

Lucy laughs, "They will have a panic attack if they learn of your plan Gabby."

"I won't be surprised if they try to lock us inside a room to prevent that from happening," Eden notes.

"They are sly when they want to be." Isabella laughs.

I could tell how much these ladies adored their husbands just by how they spoke about them. Even though they weren't happy about how overprotective they were towards them, they still understood why they did it.

For a second, I let myself imagine what it would be like if I were married to Kane. Would he also be as overprotective as their mates were to them? I think I already knew the answer to that question. Kane was already a bit overprotective, and he wasn't even in love with me. If he acted like this now, how would he act if he were in love with me? He probably would never let me out of his sight. And I wouldn't have the slightest problem with that. I would happily let him keep me by his side every day.

"Can you believe they left men behind to guard us?" Isabella snorts. "It's like they have no faith in us."

Lucy laughs, "I think these men are here to keep us from entering the battlefield. Not to protect us."

Gabriella laughs, "I think you're right, Lucy. Arthur, for one, knows that it's challenging to keep me out of a battlefield. These men are here to make sure that we don't try to pull a fast one on them."

If they were so confident in their mates, I shouldn't have any reason to worry about Kane. He should be safe as long as they all stuck together and watched each other's backs. My only fear was that Maya's brothers didn't like him too much. But if they were going to betray him, they wouldn't have bothered trying to help him escape from Giselle.

I had to try and remain calm before I went insane with worry before they could return to us.

~KANE~

It was almost over. We were winning the battle. The guards were no match for all of us combined. It's not like I had any doubts. I knew the power we had when all of us were joined together.

"This is too easy," Marcus says with a fake yawn. "I can fight these men with my eyes closed."

I grab one of the guards and shove him against the wall. Ermanno finishes him off for me without me asking. That's how the battle has been going since the start, one attacks and the other slaughters. They didn't stand a chance against us.

"I don't think you needed us for this fight," Hunter notes as he quickly rips a guard's head off his body.

I couldn't agree more with him. It seems that Ermanno and his family would have been more than enough to win this fight.

"We've reached the dungeon," Austin informs us. This is where most of Giselle's security was kept. We had to keep on high alert now. There would be more of a challenge inside of here.

There is a sudden scream, and it's only then that I realize Austin has one of the guards by his neck.

"F**k." I mumble. "We've made them aware of our location. Get ready to attack."

"Here they come in their numbers!" James shouts.

"Let's see who can get the most guards!" Marcus cheers. He was good at making a joke at the worse timing. It wasn't something that I wasn't used to by now. At least it was able to lighten the mood a bit. "Free the prisoners!" Austin shouts to me. "Take Hunter with you."

I nodded, and we made our way further into the dungeons while they distracted the rest of the guards.

"You take the left," Hunter tells me. "I'll take the other side."

I don't wait for him to repeat himself; we're rushing to let every prisoner out of the hundreds of cells. They are confused when they realize that they've been set free, but it doesn't take long for them to spring into action.

This is exactly what we wanted. For all of the prisoners to fight back for their freedom. The guards won't stand a chance against this many. I was happy that the plan was working.

I breathed a sigh of relief when I finally reached the cage that held my people inside.

"Alpha!" I hear them shout when they spot me.

"It's time to get you guys out!" I shout as I break them free.

"We thought she'd done something to you," Dane says as he hugs me.

"You know I'm stronger than that."

He laughs, "I knew that as long as you were alive, you would replace a way to get us out of this hell hole."

"Let's get the hell out of here before there is a blood bath. These prisoners are about to declare war on their captors." I inform them.

Hunter joins me as soon as we're nearing the exit. Austin and the rest of the guys are already waiting for us.

We pause when we spot Giselle and her father at the entrance-blocking our escape.

"I've been waiting a long f*****g time for this," I shout. "You've forced me to stand by your side for days. Did you think that your plan would work and I would marry you? This whole time I've just been thinking of ways to replace Maya and get my people out of your cells. Now that I've gotten them out, it's time to make you and your father pay for everything you've done to me at my weakest point."

Giselle narrows her eyes at me, "how dare you to betray me like that? I've done nothing but love you this entire time! Every single thing I've done, has been for you. I have never hidden my feelings for you. You knew from the start what my intentions were." "Love?" I ask with disgust. "Do you even know what love is? What you feel for me is not love. If it were love, you wouldn't force me to do something I would never want. You wouldn't hurt the people closest to me to get your way. Your mind is too twisted to see how insane you truly are. Maya is the only woman I will ever love. There is no place in my heart for anyone else but her. I'm going to replace her. But first, I must make you pay."

Her lips tremble before they lift into a smirk, "I don't think you realize it yet, but there may be someone else in your heart. Keep lying to yourself, Kane. It's not going to work."

I stiffen at her words, knowing she isn't speaking about herself. There is only one other person that she could possibly be talking about.

f**k.

I've already shown too much of my emotions. I was never good at hiding it, and it came back to bite me in the a*s.

"What is she talking about?" Austin asks.

Just what I needed right now. Another reason for Maya's brothers to doubt my love for her. Giselle knew what she was doing by saying something like this when they were around. She was hoping to put us against each other. I had to shut her up before she made a mess out of things.

"I wouldn't listen to anything that woman has to say." Ermanno cuts in. "She's twisted in her head."

Before she can say anything else, I lunge for her throat. I'm surprised when she doesn't try to stop me as I grab her and shove her against the wall. I squeeze her neck tightly. Remembering what she did to her maid. The men prevent Giselle's father from stopping me from hurting her. They would deal with him while I dealt with her.

"You thought that you could get away with your evil plan. Didn't you?" I demand. "You tried to kill your maid as well. How sick are you in the head?"

Her eyes widen, "what do you mean by try?" She asks. "Is she not dead? She should have frozen to her death by now!"

I smile, "she's very much alive. I think it's time you get a the taste of your own medicine."

She gasps when I open the door to a cold call, "good luck trying to escape from something your father built to keep prisoners. I'm sure you know what happens to anyone stuck in one of these cells."

"Kane!" she screams. "Please. You can't do this to me! I love you! You can't hurt me!"

I don't wait to hear the rest of her pleas. It was over. Giselle could no longer hurt the people I cared about.

There was only one thing left for me now. To replace Maya.

I'm coming for you, sweetheart. I'm coming.