An Enemy Called Mate

TANIA

I gulped. Fear surged in me as he gave me a dark glare. Trying to ease the scary atmosphere, I faked a chuckle and straightened his shirt with my cuffed hands.

“Hehe, I didn’t mean to annoy you…” I glanced up at him with a soft gaze. “But I really need these cuffs to be removed from my hands. It’s silvery, and it’s burning my skin.”

I held up my hands, showing him the cuffs and my wrists, which were red and raw from the burns.

His gaze softened, then he released his grip from my waist. Dipping his hands into his pockets, he brought a cuff key, causing me to smile.

Finally, my wrists will be free. Afterward, I may send a punch to his face and flee from this place.

The masked man walked towards me, then he entered the stall and flung the key into the toilet bowl.

“What the hell!” I snarled. With a tap from his fingers, I heard the bowl gurgle like it swallowed the key.

Then, he moved out of the stall, while I rushed inside. I glanced down at the toilet bowl, and the key had been flushed. Damn!

“Are you crazy?! Why did you flush the bowl?!” I yelled, but he didn’t even bother. He walked towards the window, and jumped!

This mansion is a tall building and jumping down from a window can cost either the person’s life or legs!

I hurried toward the window and gazed down. Surprisingly, he wasn’t at the base of the mansion. I gazed around the window and spotted him.

He was standing on another window ledge as he stared at the next ledge.

“Hey! You can’t just leave me here with my hands cuffed and I do not know what’s going on!” I yelled, and he glanced up at me.

Once his gaze caught my gaze, I showed him the silvery cuffs around my wrists and I heard him say some words silently.

He shifted his gaze to the window ledge and I couldn’t help but be confused. First, he entered the restroom and hid in the stall. Then, some men were searching for me.

Whatever it was, I didn’t have an explanation and my heart thumped in fear. Something bad is happening and that masked man over there won’t tell me anything, but he is obviously trying to escape.

“Hey, you need to speak to me!” I yelled, but this time, he didn’t even glance up to see me.

So, I looked back. Sigh… Whatever evil is lurking around this mansion, it’s best to escape. Perhaps, I can meet the masked man and question him.

I gazed at the window. I was scared of heights and the thought of breaking my legs dawned upon me.

An idea popped up in my head. I tore my dress and decided that I would use it to get down from the window. I tied the top part of the dress to a sink. Also, I threw the ending part of the dress out of the window.

With that, I nodded. I moved out of the window with my cut-off dress clasped in my hand. Then, I slid down thanks to the dress. I had almost reached the masked man’s side.

Suddenly, the dress snapped, and the sliding movement became fast. My soul left my body instantly!

If the sliding movement continues, I will fall, and be broken apart at the base of the mansion.

My heart raced, and I shut my eyes in fear. Suddenly, I stopped moving. Am I dead?© 2024 Nôv/el/Dram/a.Org.

My eyes fluttered open instantly. To my utmost surprise, my gaze fell on the masked man. My feet were dangling in the air, but he held my hands.

He dragged me up easily and assisted me to step on the window ledge. Meanwhile, my heart continued to race with fear.

“Thank you,” I spoke amidst heavy breaths. He didn’t respond and he moved past me.

Meanwhile, I glanced down at the base of the mansion and gulped.

“Please, can you tell me what happened earlier? There was an ongoing party earlier and…” He turned to me with a deadly gaze.

“Do you want us to be caught?”

“Umm… No.”

“Then keep your mouth shut,” he spoke in a low tone, causing me to frown.

No one has ever spoken to me that way. Even my mother who had me in her womb for nine months wouldn’t dare to say such.

“You know, I wouldn’t be thanking you or apologizing to you if I was not trapped in this situation. So, treat me with some respect, mister,” I uttered, with my arms crossed.

“Mister?” I heard him scoff silently. He turned to me, and spoke, “I will happily push you and let you fall since that is what you want.”

Push me? I blinked. His guts piss me off!

“Who do you think you are, huh? Just because you saved me earlier doesn’t mean that you are my hero,” I retorted.

He looked away. Then, I heard hoarse voices from the base of the mansion. My ears perked up instantly. I glanced down and noticed some men moving into their vans.

The van sped off, while my heart thumped. What’s going on? The pack is very silent.

“The pack’s Alpha was so gullible. He didn’t have many guards around the pack, because of a silly party. The Bloodbath pack seized that opportunity. They entered the pack and attacked with their scents covered up,” I heard the masked man say.

My lips trembled instantly, as my heart squeezed with pain.

“Nikolas… What about Nikolas?” My wolf yearned for her mate, but what word could describe what state he may be in? A pack attack will certainly be after the pack’s head first, Nikolas. They must have injured or killed him.

I gasped at that thought, with tears at the edges of my eyes.

The sound of footsteps jolted me out of my thoughts. I wiped the tears at the edges and glanced at the masked man. He was moving to more window ledges and had almost reached the base of the mansion.

Oh, Goddess! Even though Nikolas had been cheating, and misbehaved, please save him at all costs. I love him… I and my wolf cannot bear the pain of losing him.