The Alpha King Call Boy – Chapter 32

Fiona

Next thing I knew, I was lying flat on the bed in the downstairs guest room of my parents’ house. It was dark in the room, but light spilled in from the open door to the brightly lit hallway. My father stood in the doorway, his large frame silhouetted against the yellow light, speaking quietly with the man who had held my head underwater.

Trying to remember whether they had drugged me again or if I’d simply blacked out in the bathroom, I kept my body still and my breathing even, so they would keep thinking I was unconscious.

so he won’t become suspicious. And be careful not to be

er didn’t realize that I could hear every word he was saying

or another.”

rong, that one,” he said in a low whisper. “A fighter.”

d my eyes shut tight.

as over my mouth and nose again, hitting me with another rush of that stuff that made my body go numb and my vision tunnel into blackness.

owing smile.

n the backseat of the car, strapped

ching as I straightened it out, making

arting to wake up more and more. I felt for my hands and succeeded in wiggling my fingertips. I was surprised to find

arp look into the rearview mirror, making eye contact with me. We were alone in the car.

riend in no time.”

of the palace.

of where the cars usually pulled up to, and suddenly the man twisted around in his seat, aiming the gun directly at my head.

er door with the gun. “Now.”

twice.

y head like birds, willing myself not to pass out.

ack to normal.

ng through it with my fingers and searched my pockets for something I could use to tie it back into a bun.

emnants of the sun were fading down below the horizon by the time I was back in the West Wing, h

had stashed my father’s letter. Crap—I’d forgotten to find somewhere else to put that today. Unlocked, the door swung open before me and I stepped inside, feeling the relief of safet

oking at me with golden eyes wide with concern.

eat coursing from his touch immediately.

orgotten to prepare for what to

crime against me.

letter, all over again. Was I really going to give Alpha Alexander the fuel he needed to ignite the fire of murderous rage against my father? I still did not know what had

my mouth agape as I searched fo

“We met up after I visited Grandfather. I must have lost track of the time while we were talking. I’m so sorry I kept you waiting and forgot to call.”

d a cautious glance. It did not seem like there was any visible evidence of what had just happened to me. Nothing that my father had done to hurt me had left a mark.

eld it.

gainst explaining myself any further. But my body started to betray the trauma that I had been through… I was weak, and suddenly the façade of calm, collected confidence I had been sh

e.”

thought I was going to collapse. And maybe I was.

ad worn off after I clamored out of my captor’s car. But now I understood why – I had been in shock. But now that I was safe, and my body knew that, the pain of it all finally me at last.

h I needed his strength. He wrapped me up tight in his arms, tucking my head underneath his chin. I was shaking like a leaf. He pressed his lips to the top of my head g

he whispered.

ek. I pressed it dry against his shirt and pleaded with my body