The Alpha Who Saved Me

Chapter 48

Emery

I'm on edge by the time he leaves. He even had the audac- ity to come over and lift my chin so he could kiss me on the mouth, "I'll be sending in some females to take you into the bathroom and bathe. You will be able to roam free on a longer chain once they are done but don't get any ideas, your door is well guarded and there are wards up all around."

I scoff, "It's not like I can do much with this honking thing on anyway," I point to the collar, "How long will I have to wear this thing?"

"For as long as it takes you to realize that you are mine now." He caresses my cheek, and it takes all that I have not to show a negative response. His eyes sweep my nakedness, and he licks his lips before turning around and heading towards the door, "Be a good girl for the women and I will reward you later, Emery."

Four women walk through the door when he opens it and then he takes his leave. None of the females make eye contact with me, and I don't understand what I have done to deserve such rudeness. It isn't until I've sunk down in the deep tub and they begin to scrub me with a hard bristled brush that I finally lose my shit.

"GET THE FUCK AWAY FROM ME NOW!" I'm panting so hard from the built-up rage over first my uncle, and now their treatment of me, "I don't know what my uncle has told you

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about me but I'm NOT the enemy here!"

All four women gasp and back away just a little and only then does one of them speak, "Uncle?"

"Yes. Colin is my uncle; he and my father are half-broth- ers." I explain annoyed.

"Who is your father?" Another female asks hesitantly.

"My father is Ledger Hastings."

Another loud gasp.

"Only, the council has listed him as a traitor, so the title passed down to Colin, the bastard! He wants to mate with

I sigh, "I don't know why he thinks it's okay, besides, I already

first woman to talk, speaks up once more,

questions asked. He's a spoiled arsehole just like

not sure I would be able to get any help from these women, so I don't mention that I plan to escape. Who knows, this could all just be an elaborate

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being

no way that my mates will ever be able to rescue me. My only hope is that my mates are able to move on without me, you know, find someone new to take my place. I don't want my

me again, but this time it's with a loofah and not the hard brush, "We are so sorry, miss. I wish

sad smile, "It's okay, but may I ask, why do you say it that

"You really don't know too much about the Shikari men, do

to forget this part of his life. I mean, he hasn't completely dropped it, but there are groups of Shikari who no longer follow the old ways. They

tired of being treated like cattle all because I wasn't born with

at her expression, "Why do they treat you like that, and why don't you just walk away? You're all over eigh-

sisters of Colin's guards. Our brothers have given us to Colin in hopes of climbing up

gut turns, "How long have

seventeen. That's when

think back to some of the things my father has told me, "Wait a minute, you all have magic

we were to use our powers at all, then they will be syphoned. It's bad enough Colin syphons a por- tion of it each month, so we don't have a build-up of un- leashed magic that

by syphoning the powers of his

how many females does my uncle have in his harem?" I ask, afraid to hear the answer.

woman that seems to be in charge here, answers