Haven't Seen The Light In A While

Song: Teeth by 5SOS

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Mel's POV

Days have passed since the annual ball, and I'm not the only one who found a mate there. The pack house was swarming with pheromones, making my heat go insane. Rory couldn't see me for a few days because he could not control himself when this happened. Vince had to hold him back and lock him in his room. Luckily, Dr. Kane gave me suppressants to help. They need to be easier to get your hands on, but that's unfortunately not the case. So, he specifically ordered a batch just for me to help me control the urges I am not ready to act on. They are working, but they make me feel unwell. I have been lying in bed staring at the wall because that's the only way I don't feel nauseous. Sam and Vince have been especially busy planning our attack on Aremus's pack. Rory has been checking on me now that the suppressants are blocking my heat so he won't go crazy. But he has been getting a lot of maintenance calls, so he doesn't check in on me as often as I want. I am feeling rather lonely but too sick to do anything about it. It's better to stay in bed all day than to do something I might regret. I feel my eyelids begin to droop, and sleep overtakes me.

A little bit later, I am startled awake by the thunderous sound of people running up the stairs and people screaming. My heart is pounding in my ears already. I groan as I somehow manage to push myself off of the bed and fall to the floor. I wince in pain, laying there for a moment, and roll myself underneath the bed. Just as I rolled under the bed, the door crashed open, coming off its hinges.

"WHERE THE FUCK ARE YOU MELODY?" I stopped breathing when three pairs of boots came close to the bed, scanning the room for me.

"I smell him. He is in here." I clasp my hand over my mouth, shaking. Slowly, one pair of boots made their way to the other side of the bed, where the sheets fell off the bed with me. Someone grabbed my ankle and pulled me out from under the bed.

"NO! Stop! Please!" I thrash around, trying to free myself, but it is no use as the suppressants have made me weaker. Someone kicks me directly in my side, and I scream out as my vision blurs.

"Don't make this any harder than it has to be. Aremus is waiting for you." I get picked up by the hair on my head, and I screech again. Somebody put a bag over my head, and I get slung over someone's shoulder.

"Please, Stop-" I let out barely above a whisper. I felt a slight pinch on my arm, and I blacked out.

Sam POV

"Alpha, this is never going to work." Caz gives me a concerned look.

"Yeah, Sam, that is too risky." Vince agreed with Caz.

"Okay, then what would you two suggest we do? Huh? This is my mate we're talking about!" I slam my fists on the table.

"He is mine, too. I am feeling the same frustration as you, Sam," Vince reminds me. I rise to my feet and pace the floor.

"Sorry, I am getting emotional. I want Mel to be safe while infiltrating Aremus' pack lands." I continue to pace while pinching the bridge of my nose—the rest of the head members of the pack murmur to one another. They were probably talking about how I was losing my cool. Vince tenses and whips his head to the right. This brings everyone's attention to him. "What's wrong, Vinc-"

"Sh. I smell someone that I'm not familiar with." Then we all hear screaming and the sound of boots running upstairs. Vince is already out of the meeting room and doesn't wait for my orders. Hopefully, he will check on Mel. I'm about to follow suit, but the glass from the windows breaks in. I drop to the ground and crawl under the table. A pair of hands yank me out from underneath the table, and then a boot connects with the side of my face. Somebody smashed my face into the floor. This was when I noticed I could smell some gas seeping in from the floorboards. I immediately felt the effects and passed out on the floor. Someone was invading us, and I couldn't do anything about it. "I'm so sorry, Mel."

Mel's POV

A fist collides with my face, and I jolt awake.

"Get the fuck up." I try to hold my face but can't move my arms. I blink my eyes a couple of times before everything comes into focus. I'm in a dimly lit room, tied to a chair with some random man. The room was very similar to the basement I grew up in. The mystery man was wearing all black and some black gloves. He looked dull. He had pale skin, dull gray eyes, and no distinguishing features—just a regular muscular man.

"W- where am I?" I squint my eyes at the single bright light shining on me.

"None of your fucking business." The man in front of me hits me again. I cry out in pain, trying to clutch the place he hit but failing. "Shut the fuck up." He spits at me.

"Now, now, Cyrus. Let's not beat up my plaything too hard. I would like him to be conscious." Aremus leaves the room's shadows and places his hand on Cyrus' shoulder. My eyes go wide, and my heart stops.

"No." My breathing becomes ragged, and my chest heaves. "No!" I yell out. "Let me go!" I squirm against my restraints, trying to undo them, but it's no use. Aremus stalks closer to me.

"Don't bother Melody. You're too weak to do anything." He runs a finger down my face, wiping away tears I didn't know I had released. I snap my teeth at his finger but miss, unfortunately. Aremus wags his finger at me. "I see you have picked up bad behaviors from your new mate. I will have to reteach you my rules." He looks at his goon, Cyrus. "Get the gag. I don't want to listen to him plead for me to stop." Aremus looks back at me with a sly grin because he knows I'm not fond of the gag. I don't protest since I'd like not to get hit in the face again. Cyrus hands the ball gag to Aremus. "Be a good boy now, and don't fight with me." I nod. I let Aremus put the gag in my mouth. "There." My heart is racing, and my eyes are darting around the room, looking for anything to get me out of here. Cyrus hands Aremus another item, but I couldn't see it. "Put that over his eyes. He doesn't need to see either."

"Yes, Alpha." Cyrus disappears behind me, and he places a black cloth on my eyes. He ties it too tight around my head. I feel Aremus' hand tug on the bottom of my sweatpants, but I kick his hand away. Cyrus instantly hits me upside my head from behind. There are hands on my ankles and then rope wrapped around them.

"Be still, or I'll cut you." Aremus hissed at me. I felt cool metal touch my ankle and slide up to my thigh. Aremus exposes my leg to the freezing air. Aremus finished cutting my other pant leg open and then laughed. "You're still so fucking skinny. Look at those skinny legs." He slaps one of my thighs. I tremble in fear as his hands travel their way up my legs. I try to kick him again, but my legs are tied to the chair now. My tears are now falling onto my bare legs. I squirm as much as possible to get Aremus to stop touching me. "Relax, or I will knock you out again." He said with venom dripping in his voice. I try to be still, but I'm breathing so hard it is nearly impossible. Aremus' hands reach my underwear and touch me aggressively.

"Sam! Vince! Rory! Anybody!" My wolf howls inside.