Chapter 18: What is all this?

I felt something hard and cold along my back.

I shifted to find something comfortable to rest my back on and added to this was the peaceful silence.

I'm starting to like it because it has been ages since I felt this peaceful. But the hard throbbing never left my back and it was getting very uncomfortable.

I slowly opened my eyes and was engulfed in a peaceful darkness more like dominating darkness, I felt sweat forming on my forehead.

Am I scared?

No this couldn't be, because darkness and me have good chemistry and I don't think I would ever be afraid of it.

I got up and sat on the ground and noticed it was really hard, that was the reason I couldn't sleep peacefully.

But thinking hard, the question that arose in my head was, Where is this place? What am I doing here? How did I get here? Why is it so dark?

I stood up abruptly once I realized I wasn't in a familiar place.

"Hello, is anyone here?", I asked aloud hoping to get a response but it just echoed to my dismay.

I looked around to find someone but I was met with complete and utter darkness. The once peaceful place was replaced by a creepy and dreadful silence.

The air was so thick with eerie shrilling that was disturbing to even stand here now.

Suddenly like someone switched on a light bulb, the past memories exploded in my mind. The pack training ground - me getting caught- Mariya finding out the reason - helping me train - the tree - rope - rabbit- getting drenched in the lake - flashes of my mate and Hannah- me getting stabbed.

I stumbled back a few steps at the awful memory and closed my eyes to stop my hard breathing.

It was nothing Adira, it was just a bad dream. I tried to calm myself down and that is when I recognized the missing presence of someone.

My wolf and my only friend, Noella.

'Noella, are you there? Are you ok, girl? I'm really scared of this place. Can you please tell me where we are?'

Usually she would chatter my head off but now all I got in return was silence.

I again looked around myself hoping to notice something but all I could see was darkness. I'm really starting to question my sanity, is it really dark or have I gone blind?

Last time I was in the lake. Oh sh*t! Am I dead because I clearly remember I was getting drowned in it but I do remember a hand trying to pull me out.

But if that hand hadn't pulled me out… sh*t, sh*t, sh*t, that means I'm really dead. No, this can't be, Mariya won't let that happen… she promised me.

"Mariya, are you there?", I remembered she was the last person I was with so she should know where I am, if I'm alive that is.

Or is this hell?

All color drained off my face on thinking that, my face became pale and I know it must have gotten white due to the horrifying truth.

This place was getting really scary now.

"Mariya, Franco, Alpha Carl, June, can anyone hear me? Please help me", again my voice echoed throughout the place giving it a more frightening background.

And then no response, only silence, more silence.

Suddenly, as if on cue, I felt the same cold but this time creepy wind brushed against my back and it sent scaring chills down my spine.

I stiffened and my back became rigid, I didn't know how scared I was until I felt cold sweat trickling down from the nape of my neck all the way down my back.

"You", an oddly, cold, strong and masculine voice boomed from behind me. This cool yet composed voice made my hair stand on end.

My heart beat escalated, my breath hitched in my throat, my hands became sweaty… I know this voice, I know who it belongs to but it can't be, he can't be here.

Is it possible he tracked me down and is going to kill me? No, he was with her… is she here too?

I'm not ready to face them, I can't let them ruin me again.

All these unnerving questions invaded my mind, I didn't know I had tightened my hands in a fist so much that they became cold due to less blood circulation but I don't have time to think about it.

"Turn around and show me your scared, pathetic face", his daunting voice demanded but I didn't comply. How could I? When my body was trembling like a leaf.

I don't want to see him, I don't want to give him a chance to taunt me again.

"I said turn around at once", he said with more authority and much louder than the last time which made an involuntary shriek come out of my mouth and I instantly covered it with my hands.

My heart picked up it's rate again, trying to come out of my chest at any moment.

"Mhmmm, you're scared of me, I can sense that. And your fast beating heart is like music to my ears", he said followed by a short moan.

"Are you going to turn around or should I make you", he sneered with a whip crack sounding in the air.

I shuddered at the horrible memories that flooded in my mind of when I clashed with that whip. I rapidly turned around but kept my head down.

"Look at me", I didn't

"I order you to look at me or I'll use your old friend whippy"

I looked at his eyes which held no emotions but only evil intentions. His form was dark.

"Good to know I still have that effect on you", a nasty smirk formed on his face.

"Somebody please help me", I screamed at the top of my lungs and fell on my knees, "anybody". Hot tears streamed down my face until they fell on my arms.

"Adira, won't you meet your only friend? Didn't you miss me?", I stiffened hearing that voice again.

Taking a deep breath, I faced them.

"Come here Adira", she says again, "forget everything and just come here".

My ordeal replayed itself in my memories and they laughed. They made fun of me, everything became blurry, my chest burned due to less amount of oxygen and my mind felt fuzzy.

Then there were loud taunting, scary voices. I don't want to listen…

"You're pathetic"

"You're a sl*t"

"A murderer"

"You're not my mate"

"You used me"

"You killed your parents"

"You can't see me happy"

I put both of my hands on my ears and screamed.

"No, stop. No", but it got more intense. I whimpered and darkness took me once again.