The Beast's Possession
99: Mine.

**Bane

pov**

She fell asleep with a smile across her lips. Have I ever witnessed a sight more magical and beautiful than that? No, I didn't think so.

The thought of Aife, sleeping in our bed, in the safety of our home was the only thing that kept me sane as I headed towards the main building.

Zion along with some of my men surrounded our house to ensure no one would try to enter it during my absence. After what happened at the carnival, I couldn't be careless anymore. I had to watch my back just as much as I had to watch hers.

Once I stepped in front of the main building, Rex ran to greet me. "Alpha, we hauled his ass in the room. Do you need any help or do we stay on the lookout?"

"Send three patrols out and ensure the borders are secure. Don't let them come back before there is a patrol that can stand in their positions. The borders have to remain secure at all times and all costs. We can't afford to have unexpected visitors. As for the guy, he's mine."

Rex gulped and nodded, stepping aside to let me pass him. "As you wish, Alpha."

I nodded at the guy and focused on what I had to do. Staying around him for any longer would be a bad idea. Rex was alive because of Aife and I really, fucking really, didn't want to upset her by accidentally killing the little shit.

Or maybe not so accidentally because every time I looked in his direction, I instantly remembered my men telling me what happened and how he threw my woman against the wall.

Heading towards the cells, I nodded at some of the men. All of them seemed to know what I was about to do, so they got out of my way as fast as they could. Not that I minded.

Less distractions meant louder screams any second now.

By the time I walked down the stairs and reached the door to the secluded room, I started grinning like a madman. I always had the key to this room on me, so I quickly unlocked the door and stepped inside, closing the door behind me. This was perfect. This was amazing. No one would hear what happened in this room, no one would see it, and even better - no one could escape me even if they

His head instantly snapped in my direction and eyes widened. "I didn't know she was taken by your pack. They didn't tell me you were the one who took her. Let me live and I will tell you everything, I swear I will."

As he kept rambling nothing but nonsense, I grinned and quickly cut him off. "Deal, you live and tell me everything."

"Wait, what?" He gasped. "You will let me live?"

I nodded. "Isn't that what I just said?"

He seemed to be surprised by the lack of hesitance from my side. The thing was that I was planning to use his words against him, but that was something he didn't need to know from the get-go.

"Her parents. They sent me in this direction. They told me they're not sure in which pack exactly she is, so I've been reaching out to people I know to see if she is anywhere around the area," he blurted out. "Hmmm," I stepped closer. "And what was in that drink you offered her?"

Again, his eyes widened. The fucker probably thought I wanted only the basic information, not everything.

"Sedatives," he muttered.

"You can repeat that, but louder and with more details. Also, I want to know why on fucking Earth you thought using those on someone who doesn't have their wolf yet is a good idea." As my own assumptions ran through my mind, I approached him and bent in my knees to come face to face with the scared piece of shit. "What were you planning to do to my little spitfire, huh?"

Any moment now, his eyes should pop out of their sockets. Every word I spoke seemed to surprise him one way or another.

"Y-yours?" He stuttered.

Of course, that had to be the wildest of the things I said, right? Not like anyone could imagine someone as pure and beautiful as Aife to willingly enter a relationship with a monster like me. "That's what I said. Mine. Now, I want answers."

He nodded his head and licked his lips. "At first, I had no plan but when I saw you left her there alone, I added the powder to the beer I was drinking to knock her out cold and drag her away. I thought that I had enough time to pretend to be a friend, so bystanders wouldn't question me."

"Enough time?" I arched an eyebrow. Did this guy have eyes around him? What if I missed something and didn't notice that there were more men than him alone?

"I took a wild guess, okay? I assumed you left to use the bathrooms, but I was there minutes earlier and saw the stupidly long lines. So, I figured you wouldn't come back for a long time and I could slip away unnoticed. I think it's pretty clear that I didn't want to enter your territory."

So far, so good. Everything he said made sense, but we still hadn't reached the answers I wanted. "Sedatives. What kind and why?"

"They gave me the stuff. Her father warned me she could have a bad reaction to them so I was allowed to use them only if really needed. I didn't know she didn't have her wolf yet, I swear."

"So you were the middle man, I assume? The one hired to drag her back to her family?" I asked, just to make sure.

Clearly, he had more plans for my Aife. I saw the look in his eyes when I approached them. I saw the flame of lust burning in his eyes even after I ruined the moment.

Sadly, cowardly fucks like him didn't know how to admit their crimes, let alone their secret plans, so I doubted he would ever admit how far he was planning to go.

"Yes, only that. I got the area, maps, some money and sedatives. They want her back within a month, I think they sent more hires out, I wouldn't be surprised if they were on their way to your territory already." He spoke so fast, I couldn't catch on all the words, but the ones that mattered were loud and clear.

"A month? Why a month?" I took a risk with this question. Not only he probably didn't know the answer, but also, most likely, if it was important - he wouldn't tell me.

The fucker shrugged. "No idea. Killian mentioned something about her birthday, but nothing more than that came up if anyone but her family and Killian were around."

"So you're telling me they went to Killian and hid there?"

I let those idiots live only after they claimed they wouldn't go to that fuck to seek shelter. Well, now that I knew that they had broken the deal, next time, nothing would hold me back from killing them.

"He, Killian, he is my Alpha. The family arrived three days ago, everyone was surprised to see them as we thought they were dead. Miracles happen, I guess. They've been hiding there for a couple of days, really. I think they came for help to replace their daughter."

Something about the situation wasn't adding up. "Is there a mother involved?"

"No," he quickly shook his head. "Step-sister and father only."