Dedication to ice_elizy. I appreciate you and all the support you have given this book

Toxic relationships. People think that this is physically man handling of partners. What people don't realise is that at some point it gets mental, emotional and psychological. Having to deal with such toxic stuff is so exhausting.

Having to wake up knowing that your whole day will be filled with toxic energy is tiring. You never know if you want to die, scream at the person or just disappear into thin air.

In most cases victims just listen to all that is thrown to them because they either don't have an option or can talk back to the insane abuser.

Currently that's my relationship with my captor. We had this toxic environment around us whenever they were around. I said they cause I don't really know who they are, man or woman.

They always mask their scent and cover their face. They never speak so I can't tell the person. The surprising thing is they come for torturing me once in a while. It can be weeks or months. Not that I'm complaining, I love the peace and quiet when they are away.

Now one of the worst times is like now, where not one but two people are standing Infront of me, both holding whips. I was sure that they both had silver, like all.

I have never known what I did to them, I tried to plead with them, tried talking, pleading them to grant me my freedom so that I can search for my mate. The answer was always silence. It was just so wrong what they always did to me, I didn't even know them.

Like all the times, I tried not to give them the result they wanted. That was me screaming out in pain. At times I passed out and woke up to find my whole body covered in bruises. Surprisingly they would heal even though was malnourished.

The problem with this time was that I knew my mate would feel the pain. I don't know how that happened with the bond, but I'm somehow grateful because now I know she still feels me.

The two idiots stood at the cell door just looking at me, they both had masks but I could tell that one of them was a man. Also their choice of clothes was interesting. One of them had a necklace that had a black emerald. If by any chance had been friends I would say it was beautiful, but in this circumstance it was similar to their hearts.

"Are you just going to stand there. I thought my cries brought joy to your system."

"No not really, we just lack work." That was the first time I heard them talk. It was a guy.

The person next to him elbowed him, maybe they weren't supposed to talk. Oops, one rule broken. The guy just shrugged and entered the cell together with the other person.

"Let's get to business."

And let me assure they did deliver hell as a whole freaking package.

Several hours later, I'm just on the floor tired and bleeding.

Fuck those whips do deliver hell. If only she would come and find me.

"Mate," my inner wolf whined.

I wanted her to come for us, I missed her so much. We had some much to do. We had a life to build and a future.

I felt so useless, I couldn't even get myself free but I expected her to see good in a person like me. I was useless.

"Don't say that. Mate will love us even if we are weak. Just be strong for mate."

I had been hearing that voice for a while in my head. At first I thought I was crazy until he told me I was not. I don't even know his name, he said he doesn't really remember it. Come to think of it I also didn't know my name.

It's like my memory had been erased. The only reason I know about werewolves and mates is because of a neighbour I had. His cell was next to mine. When I was brought here, he said that at least his level of boredom had reduced.

He told all about werewolves, mates, packs and the whole moon goddess. He said that he was a rogue who trespassed the wrong alpha's territory. He also told me of the werewolf packs and the classification s and ranks. I hope I was a commoner cause the higher ones had a lot of responsibilities.

I also learnt that alphas were ruthless and mean. You weren't supposed to be messed with.

I hoped my mate wasn't mean or an alpha.

I really wanted to see her.

Why was she taking long to arrive?

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"Alpha, we will be arriving soon."

I just nodded my head and looked at Zoey. She looked so bored but I must admit that this journey was exhausting.

Her birthday had happened but no one from the pack was her mate. True to her word she joined me in the quest to look for Xander. I hoped and prayed that we would find him. If not in the werewolf kingdom then I would go to all kingdoms.

I would even visit the demon's kingdom I had to.

I let a sigh for like the nth time now. I just wanted to relax in peace and have all these behind me. Sadly people had taken my mate and didn't seem to have the intentions of returning him.

That was enough to make me end all their lives. They had messed with the wrong alpha.

Today I had worn the ring on my finger. The pack members that had seem me leave with it looked like they were curious. I knew that at some point I would tell them something, but I had to look for something.

I looked at the map and tried to memorise all the places we had to go to. The map indicated all the kingdoms and boundaries. How maps make places seem peaceful is beyond me, my world was far from peaceful.

There were seven kingdoms, each with a different breed of supernatural. The werewolves, vampires, witches, fairies, demons and angels. The last kingdom was only for elders of all those supernaturals.

The kingdoms were located far from each other since the beginning of time or that's what we were taught in school. Apparently very long ago they lived in peace, they even mated and married among different breeds. During those times you could even choose who you wanted to be your mate. Now, not so much.

Unfortunately like every story with a bad plot some species felt superior to the other. They planned to dominate the other species, we learned that demons carried the most greed.

The demons united with the vampires and witches and tried to overthrow the council. But each group had a leader. The head of the demons Baro, the head of the witches Myra and the head of vampires Ultra were all banned and prosecuted from their kingdoms. Their followers were also banned together with them.

The elders saw it well to divided all the kingdoms but what a terrible thing they did. The people that had different mates from different species were executed by their own kind. The most famous couple was of a demon and vampire, they had to fight a big mob.

The most fascinating factor is that they still live. I would have loved to get to know them.

The elders left a kingdom for themselves because they are considered special. They have different features and a powerful beyond a normal supernatural.

The werewolf elder is called Zion Everest and the weird thing about him is that he has two heads. It's not such a bad thing until you are forced to see him because he's your grandfather. He's quite frightening at first sight.

Usually elders are forbidden to have mates but to that man it wasn't that hard. He fought hard for his love with Monicah his mate but it wasn't for long. She had been killed after a while others elders urged that he wasn't that special to have a mate.

The thing is that he also killed those who killed his wife and appointed elders for those species. That war was even taught in school, and boy was I proud of him. Because of what he did, showed that justice should exist he was appointed as the head elder.

He's been for a while but he announced his retirement. I also had to make a point of visiting him.

After that incident he made it legal for elders to have mates but he didn't get his second chance mate. For regular wolves second chances mate tend to be rare, but given that he's an elder it seemed that he would get one.

I still don't know if he hasn't found one or if he still holds onto Monicah. I've never met her but when he speaks about her, she sounds like heaven. I would have loved to meet and know my grandmother.

I was both excited and frightened that I had to travel to all those kingdoms. I think I feared the demons and vampires more. I've seen what vampires can do when angry,I just hope that I won't be meeting any of them for a while.

I diverted my attention to the ring once it started glowing. I tapped Zoey to get her attention, then both of us looked at it. It started like a low green light then it started getting bright.

What shocked me was when the image of a man appeared. He looked young-ish, not more than thirty. He had a very long beard and had dirty clothes on. His face vanished then an image of a woman carrying a child appeared.

The child was crying so loudly, the woman had a white hood on. She looked like she was trying to hide, trying to quiet down the child. The child suddenly when quiet when they looked up, the woman did that as well but she screamed in response.

Zoey screamed next to me.

"Shhhh, just look."

The next image that appeared was very disturbing. A pile of dead bodies appeared, men on horses carrying spears finishing off the dead bodies. A man on a white horse speared his opponent then said," now they will never find out."

The images faded and the ring stopped glowing.

"What was that?" Zoey was the first to speak after a minute of award silence.

"I also don't know. Maybe it's trying to send a message."

"Of course it's a message but from who."

"I think we have to find that out first."

There was only one person that I trusted his word and resources completely, with what happened this happened to be important.

"Turn the vehicle, were going to Zapella."

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