Sarina's P.O.V.

Still on the floor, and trying to keep my tears at bay I look up and come face to face to my main tormentor. The man I try to avoid whenever possible, then pray for mercy when I'm forced to be near him.

"He-hello Alpha", I stutter to afraid to look up at him.

"How dare you get in my way you insolent creature!", he sneers back at me.

"Please, forgive me alpha", I say with tears building up, if I can't get him to have at least some mercy, I'll be in for another beating tonight. Or rather right now.

I glance at him form the corner of my eyes still not daring to actually look him in the eye, but I need to see what he's about to do. He says nothing but glares at me, then in the next moment his eyes glaze over, mindlink, another perk of being a shifter. But even worse news for me, he's probably calling for back up to help with my 'punishment'.

Another wave of dread washes over me, when I see the Alphas second in command step around the corner, looking very upset that his meal was interrupted. Go figure, one of the many rules you should never break when dealing with a shifter is never interrupt them when they're eating that's a good way to lose an arm, and I'm in no way exaggerating when I say that.

"What do you need Alpha?" he asks a glint of joy in his eyes.

"It would appear our pet here, is having some problems with authority," The Alpha replies while a sinister smirk makes its way onto his face.

"Do you think another lesson should help clear it up?" he asks a with a certain gleam in his eye, telling me all the horrific things he would no doubt do to me.

"Perhaps more than one, I want to make sure she gets it through her thick skull whose really in charge around here." The Alpha says, a plan already forming in his head.

They both stare at each other for a moment then in one swift motion, the second in command kicks me square in stomach, making me double over in pain. As I'm hunched over on the floor I start coughing up blood, no doubt from the combined kick to the gut, and the broken ribs from last nights beating.

Who knows maybe if I loose enough blood, I'll go to sleep and never wake up, that would be great.

With out realizing it, the Alpha comes up behind me and delivers a swift kick to my back, making the whip marks open back up, and explode in a frenzy of pain.

By now I'm hunched over on my hands and knees, with tears still threatening to spill.

I arch my back and scream out in pain, a few tears try to make there way out, but having plenty of experience with this type of pain I mange to keep all tears at bay.

I cowardly go back to being hunched on the floor, almost out of ear shot I hear the lions in the kitchen start growling, seeing the Alpha and the Second not notice I start to think maybe I imagined it.

A punch to the jaw, leaves me wanting to throw the towel in, almost. I hate being their punching bag but that doesn't mean I'll ever go down and make this easy for them.

Out of the corner of my eyes I see a tall man step out of the kitchen, and into the hallway, he seems to freeze for a moment before zeroing in on me and the two guys standing over me, in a swift motion he shifts in to a huge wolf if that's what you can even call him.

Standing on its hindlegs, making it appear ten feet tall. I start to shake even more, but not because of the pain, no. Now it was because I was afraid of whatever the hell had just stepped around the corner.

A ferocious roar shakes the building, I watch as the Alpha and second in command turn to face the intruder, horror and shock spreads across their faces. Then within the next second they both shift into their lion forms and head straight for the beast.

Without waiting the beast quickly relieves the two of them of their heads. Then a bunch of lions burst through door, the beast meets them all head on, never stopping or slowing down as he's mows them all down, like mowing the lawn.

For some strange reason an overwhelming sense of safety washes over me, then every thing goes black.

I'm once again in my dream world, the wind once again in my face, though instead of sitting on the scaled back like I usually do, I'm being held bridal style in strong arms. I'm resting in their lap while one arm holds me securely, while the other dances across my face, leaving little sparks in its wake.

I focus on trying to open my eyes, so that I can finally see the face of the person who so delicately holds me, but can't, all I can do is hear faint whispering.

I suddenly realize they are coming from the strong armed person holding me, I can't seem to make out what their saying, but whatever it is, it sure is soothing.

I don't have long until I'm once again swept away by the darkness. I thought I couldn't go to sleep because I was already dreaming, but I just seem to fall deeper and deeper into my dream realm.

Tight.

I feel very tight, as if my whole body was wrapped up, I try to wiggle my body to get some kind of movement, but I can't get anything to move. I try to move my arm or even my leg, but still nothing wants to move.

Beep
Beep
Beep

What the? What on earth is making that noise?

Beep
Beep
Beep

What an annoying sound, and where is it coming from? Is this apart of the new torture, because it's working.

Beep
Beep
Beep

Ahhhhhhhh, I scream in my head, using all force I can possibly must I try to open my eyes, first try; nothing.

Second try, success, but I immediately shut my eyes as I'm bombarded by a bright ass light shinning in my eyes.

I slowly peak open my eyes, like a new born baby. I glance around from my position on a, bed? From what I can see I'm in a super fancy room, the smell the room gives off makes it smell similar to the healers room.

Beep
Beep
Beep

I think I know what this place is, as I'm racking my brain, I hear a door open, and two male muffled voices enter the room. I quickly shut my eyes, pretending I'm still asleep as I listen in on their conversation.

"I can believe he doesn't know when she'll wake up, what a useless quack", one of them seethes.

"Just be patient, we've waited this long for her, a few more days can't hurt anyone" they other replies, trying to calm the angry one down.

"I know, I know, but my beast is getting particularly restless", the first one excuses.

Beast? Oh no no no no, they are shifters this can't end well for me, maybe one of them is the Beast from the pride and it took me to be their slave. What the hell?! There's no way I'm trading one nightmare for another one.

Whatever I'm not going down with out a fight, if I can't be free I'm going to die trying.

Just the thought of being tortured by anther shifter, and based on what i saw at the pride these are probably a lot more ruthless than the lions.

Beep
Beep
Beep!
Beep!
Beep!

That damned beeping starts speeding up, I jerk up into a sitting position in my somewhat sleepy state with my eyes wide open and come face to face, with two huge shifters.

But not just any shifters, like I would ever get that damn lucky. These shifters were the two I've had memorize since the day they took the throne just in case I ever have the unfortunate pleasure of meeting them; the Kings .

Two very rare dragon shifters.

"Mate! Are you okay?" one frantically asks, as they both rush over to my bed side.

Mate?

Wait does that mean I'm a dragons mate?

Oh crap

I can already see the cage their going to put me in, I'm a spiritless, there's no way there going to accept me. My heart beat speeds up, its all I can hear in my ears, I can see the shifter mouth moving but I can hear nothing their saying.

BEEP!
BEEP!
BEEP!

I see the door burst open again before more shifter rush in, with one last breath I black out for the third time in who knows how long.