Sold To The Alpha
A Lost Princess Chapter 36

Standing motionless, looking at the space that Riley had just occupied, Isabella was speechless, not sure what she had done. One minute he was standing right there in front of her, the next he was flying backwards over the balcony like a lifeless rag doll. 'Well done Bella' came the soft voice of Graham as he stepped into the room behind her, 'you just saved that young man from a slow and very painful death.

Walking toward the open doors as if in a trance, Isabella reached out her hand toward nothingness as if trying to grasp the missing wolf.

'Careful Bella, if you need to check if he survived, I'll start to think that the young man you just threw over that balcony actually does mean something to you' Graham growled.

Closing her hand onto the door handle, Isabella pulled the first then second door closed, fixing the latch before turning back to the older werewolf, her face indifferent.

'Nope, just making sure that no-one else tries to get in here' she replied as she walked back to her bed and sat down on the edge.

Watching her carefully for a moment, Graham finally turned to the bedroom door, walking through and busying himself with something on the table outside before returning with a tray that held Isabella's dinner.

'So what is today's temptation?' Isabella asked with a grin as she scoured the plate expectantly.

Placing the tray in front of her, Graham smiled at her excitement, watching her reach eagerly for the cutlery. 'today madam, for your culinary delight, we have a fresh cut of salmon, seasoned to perfection, accompanied by grilled asparagus and herb infused mini roast potatoes.' her replied easily.

Spearing a whole potato on her fork, Isabella popped it into her mouth, groaning appreciatively as the flavour tickled her taste buds. 'My compliments to the chef' she muttered through her mouthful as she chewed happily.

'Bella' Graham scolded gently, 'you are not a washing machine, no-one wants to see your half chewed food spinning round and round in your mouth whilst you talk.

Swallowing hurriedly, Isabella laughed, 'Sorry G, but your food is sooo gooood that I cannot bear to stop eating' she admitted with a cheeky grin.

Watching as the teenager finished the food in record time, Graham handed her the tall glass of creamy cold milk, 'drink up buttercup' he said with an encouraging smile, 'you need to keep those bones good and strong!

Gulping the milk down, Isabella smiled contentedly at Graham for a moment before her face faltered. 'Graham' she said uncertainly, 'I don't feel right', staring at her captor in desperation she watched as a look of shame crossed his face. 'I'm so sorry Bella, I didn't have a choice' he muttered as he moved the tray from the bed quickly, placing it on the floor whilst Isabella lay herself down onto the blankets, her eyelids already getting heavy.

Looking up into Graham's eyes, fear and betrayal evident in her own gaze, she whispered, 'you promised not to hurt me' before her eyes closed and her world turned to nothingness. Posted by Narugi.com; visit us for more free novels.

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Watching from their hiding spot, the three remaining members of the team watched as Riley made his way around the house, sneaking into the shadows before clambering up the side of building and stepping easily onto the balcony. Stepping forward he was obscured from view as Daniel stared at his watch, silently counting down the ten minutes he had given his Alpha to contact him. Waiting silently, Vaya and Sebastian checked the surrounding windows for signs of movement, prepared in case there was more people in the property than they originally thought.

Looking up at the balcony, Vaya let out a strangled scream, his gaze snapping upwards, Daniel watched, frozen, as his Alpha toppled over the balcony and plunged to the ground, landing with a sickening thud that echoed through the trees. 'Daniel, help' came Riley's voice weakly through the mind link before his body stilled. Jumping to his feet, Daniel sprinted over to the young Alpha, unconcerned if anyone heard him or not. Skidding to a stop, he fell to his knees by his friend, desperately trying to check his body.

A small hand rested onto Riley's chest and the sweet voice of Vaya broke through the Beta's panic. 'He is still alive, but we need to get him out of here, now' she said sternly, grabbing Daniel's arms and shaking him to get his attention. Wordlessly, the warrior scooped the unmoving body of his leader from the ground and sprinted back into the trees, Vaya hot on his heels. Allowing her to over take him, he fell into step behind her, the pounding of feet telling him that Sebastian was keeping pace with them as they rushed through the forest and back toward their camp ground.

Once she felt that they were far enough away from the house, Vaya came to a halt in a small clearing, indicating to Daniel to place the injured teen onto the dirt floor where she began to check him over.

'He has at least a broken arm, maybe two broken ribs and a nasty bang to his head which may lead to a concussion' she said as her hands roamed over his body, carefully feeling his flesh. Daniel tried not to interfere with her examination, despite the sight of his mate running her hands over another man's body eating away at him, knowing the look he would get if he tried.

Standing up, Vaya gently brushed the dirt off of her knees, 'we can move him but we need to be careful, I don't want to do any more damage than has already been done' she warned.

Lifting the Alpha carefully, Daniel waited for Vaya to take the lead, Sebastian walked up beside him, saying softly, 'do you want me to carry him for a bit? We can take turns, make sure we don't lose strength in case someone follows us.'

Shaking his head, Daniel gripped his friend's body to his chest tightly, though he knew what Sebastian was saying made sense, he couldn't bring himself to let his Alpha go. 'It is my job to protect my Alpha' he said in a pained voice, 'I can carry him.'

Nodding silently, Sebastian walked beside the Beta, silently offering moral support as they wove their way through the trees, making the long trek back to their camp site.

Hours later, the trio stumbled through the clearing, Daniel placing Riley's limp body carefully onto the soft grass and sitting beside his head, staring at the unresponsive man in front of him.

Digging into her back pack, Vaya pulled out some gauze, rags and a bottle of water. Sitting beside her mate, she began to carefully clean Riley's wounds before setting the broken bone in his arm and bandaging it up.

Sitting up straight, she wiped her brow with her sleeve, 'that's all I can do for him, we'll have to let his ribs heal on their own but his arm will be quick now I've re-aligned it.

Giving the Dryad a quick squeeze, Daniel murmured 'thank you for helping my Alpha'.

Waving her hand dismissively, she returned the worried warriors embrace, 'no problem, I'm glad I could help' she replied with a small smile.