[Chapter {17}]

Nathan's POV

"You should be ashamed you know, using me to lure a kid to you just so you could have his powers," I hissed struggling with the silver chains they had around me. My wrists burned as soon as the damn chains touched them, I had to keep myself from crying out at the feeling.

"Considering the position you are in, I thought you would have been less annoying, I guess I thought wrong," Matilda sneered. Everything about her pissed me off including her name.

"I'm never going to let you lay a hand on my mate," I growled even though I knew my statement would pave way to more mockery.

"How do you plan on achieving that in chains," she asked like I expected her too, my wolf let out a loud growl but immediately quietened when I was stabbed with yet another silver knife.

I groaned in pain as I felt my wolf slipping away once again. Anytime I act defiant, they stab me with something silver. I'm not even sure how much longer I can last with all the silver in me. I was beyond weak but I refused to let Matilda see that. I'll continue to be defiant no matter how many stabs I receive.

"You know you might want to stay alive for your mate, he will be here soon and it'll be a pity if he comes to meet you dead," the vampire taunted and I shut my eyes tight.

My thoughts of Callum is the only thing that has been keeping me going. Imagining his face helps me forget about the intense pain I feel. And to think I was planning to mark him him during this full moon. The full moon usually lasts for about two weeks and we're already in the sixth day of the first week.

Seeing as I have no idea when I'm getting out of hear, it's obvious that I'll have look for another occasion where I can finally mark Callum. To be honest the wait has been killing me, but I've tried to endure so I don't have to rush Callum. He didn't like to be rushed into situations like this, the things that happened when we first met kind of explained that.

Look at me thinking about mating Callum when I'm not even sure if I'll ever make it out of here. Only Callum had the ability to consume my mind despite the unnerving situation I was in. I chuckled at the thought making the Queen turn her attention to me.

I shrugged at her questioning look and she raised her eyebrows at me.

"Whatever, you would not be laughing for long. Once Callum gets here, I'll use you as bait to get his powers then destroy both of you after that," she said laughing maniacally. You know, that evil witch laughter the bad guy usually does in movies.

"You're not going to get away with this Matilda, Callum is smart and gifted, he'll take you down before you know it," I egged on despite knowing that I'll get a silver blade in my body for it.

"He might be smart and gifted, but he still has one weakness and that's you."

Thinking about it, this evil vampire is right, if I wasn't Callum's mate he wouldn't have to worry about me while doing the right thing. But one thing she's wrong about is thinking that love is a weakness. Love is a strength most people can't even afford, if not for my thoughts about Callum, I'll probably have given up a long time ago.

"You just wait and see Matilda, Callum is going to destroy you," I gave her a shit eating grin knowing it will piss her off.

"Take him back to his cell before I kill him without even using him," she spat through gritted teeth and at that, I was hauled by her guards off the floor and in the direction of my cell.

"Hey let me go" I yelled, struggling against their hold with my last ounce of energy even though deep down I knew my efforts were futile.

Her guards who were more like breathing statues to me didn't even batt an eyelash.

Once my cell was in sight, they threw me in it and I screamed when my body full on made contact with the silver the cell was made out of.

"You know pissing the Queen off is doing you less good," the one who looked to be the youngest guard said looking at me with contempt. He was always the one sent to give me food or check up on me or inject silver into my bloodstream so that I'm completely powerless. He is the only one who has dared to utter a word to me since I came here.

"I don't care, I'll continue do it till she leaves me and mate alone," I say not have the energy to look at his expression.

"You're crazy you know, even in this condition you are still thinking about that mate of yours," he said, sounding bewildered. Even I was confused at my behaviour. Up until a month ago I didn't even know my mate was going to be a guy let alone a vampire.

"I guess that's what love does to you," I told him truthfully but he just shook his head at me leaving me alone. I was thankful for that, I don't think I could handle company now.

My mind drifted off to my family, they're probably worried their ass off over me. I doubt Callum contacted them though, knowing him, he will not want any one else to be as worried as he would be.

I've been trying to mind link them since they put me in a cell but the silver in my body has weakened my wolf considerably.

Well it won't hurt to try again, it'll just make me feel like all the air has been sucked out of my lungs but I won't die.

It will be much better if I contact my beta Matt, he is much more of a good listener and will make less of a fuss.

Calling my parents will be a waste of time because they'll fire questions at me before I can even explain myself and I don't think my wolf will get me that far.

I concentrate as I try to link my mind with Matt's. There's a faint connection but I can't really feel him strong enough to say anything to him. I put in more energy pushing back the feeling of my lungs closing up on me.

I still don't feel anything so I decide to give up but a glitch in my mind stops me.

"Nathan is that you," I hear Matt's voice ask frantically. It worked I can't believe it connected, I wasted no time in giving him important details since I knew I won't last long.

"Matt, I've been captured, I can't tell you more than that now since I don't have much time. Tell the alpha and Luna that I'm in trouble but I'll explain everything when you guys find me. For now, I want you guys to search for Callum's mom, she will know what to do," I rushed out feeling the connection glitching again.

"I don't understand Nathan who captured you, where are you, what..."

I cut him off angrily since now is not the time for his over the top questions.

"Just do as I say, find Callum's mom, she will know what to do," I ordered feeling my breath come out in short puffs as I feel my eyes droop.

"But Nathan...." Matt's voice sounded further and further till I couldn't hear it anymore. I felt my self choke on a much needed breath as my lungs that felt like they had been set on fire trapped in as much air as it needed.

I collapsed against the wall and slowly slipped into unconsciousness.

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I'm woken up by vigorous tapping on my shoulder making pain shoot through my thoroughly bruised body.

"Get up mate, the Queen wants to see you," Dave the guy I was talking about earlier who's always sent to my cell said pulling me up to a sitting position.

"What is it," I asked drowsily as my whole body was still weak with fatigue.

"Your mate is here and the Queen wants him to see you," he replied seeming off about something.

I didn't care though, the news that Callum made it here, was able to put me in a fantastic mood and wipe out any trace of sleep or fatigue from my body.

"She also wants you to look thoroughly beaten up so that your mate will have no option but to give her his powers in exchange for your safety," he explained and I give him a questioning look.

"What do mean by that," I asked cautiously seeing more guards come into the cell.

"Sorry mate, these are orders," he whispered and before I could even bother trying to understand him, I felt pain shoot through my side as somebody kicked me.

Before I could register what was happening, it was raining blows and kicks so much so that I couldn't see anything else. I tried to use my arms to feebly counter the attack but it only got worse so I stayed still and waited for the pain to stop.

"That's enough," a voice that sounded like Dave's boomed but I couldn't be sure since my ears were ringing.

"I think we have beaten him enough, he doesn't even look recognizable anymore," he said and I had no doubt that he was telling the truth.

My whole body felt like it was undergoing some kind of painful transformation and any kind of movement hurt.

The guards didn't care about that though because I was hauled to my feet roughly and pushed out of the room. I had to keep myself from screamingly or even passing out because of all the torture my wolf and I were experiencing, that is if my wolf isn't dead yet.

There's a lot of shuffling before I am shoved into a room the shackles bounding me making rattling noises so that my arrival was announced even without my consent.

I look in front of me and see Matilda an evil smile on her face and I'm about to spit insults at her when a voice stops me.

"Nathan," Callum's voice whispers and I feel my wolf stir within me, oh so he isn't dead yet. I turn around and let my eyes soak in my beautiful mate, taking in how his face was contorted into one of shock, confusion, pain and mostly anger.

Callum was really angry but I think I am the only one in this room who noticed it, or rather felt it.

I try to give him a reassuring smile to tell him that I'm okay, but the bruise on my lips makes me grimace instead.

Callum's expression crumbles at the sight and once again I try to reassure him but before I can even try to say anything, Callum's voice stops me.

"You'll pay for what you have done to my mate Matilda," he growls his fangs popping out.

Is it weird that I find angry Callum hot, it probably is because I'm seconds away from dying and that's all I can think of.

My brain goes fuzzy and my vision blurs despite how hard I try to make it not to. Loosing sight of my mate when I only just saw him about five minutes ago is hurting my wolf and I.

The pain in my body triples and it's like something new is flowing in my blood. My senses heighten and everything worsens as I feel myself loose consciousness once again.

I look behind me to see one of the guards holding a needle. I recognize what it is and suddenly everything seems to make sense, they injected silver into me once again.

But something was strange about this time, it felt more painful and more effective. Is this the time were I loose consciousness and never wake up. Oh no, I can't leave Callum on his own, it'll hurt him.

"Callum," I try to call but nothing comes out. I look over at him and see that he is struggling against five guards to get to me.

I look over at Matilda and she seems to be enjoying the show. A sudden sharp pain goes through my head and I let out a piercing scream which is followed by another familiar one before I feel myself plunge into a familiar but unwelcomed state of darkness.

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Our poor Nathan😭

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