The Alpha's Toy(27)

Nothing was making any sense, and Mary knew she would need to talk with Zeke.

“The injections you talked about, what were they?”

“They were supposed to relax us. Tranquilizers with hints of silver to keep us docile so we wouldn’t fight. I’ve read some of the research.”

Mary stared up at the sun. The heat did nothing to warm her bones. Whatever had happened with Roger and Dani, she felt it wasn’t at an end.

“It’s time for dinner,” Jane said, calling out of them.

“Are you coming?” Jessica asked.

“I’ll be there soon.” She smiled at the two women as she made her way around the front of the house. Mary heard the muffling in the background from the kitchen. Entering the study she saw the paperwork spread out across the desk that Zeke had retrieved. A pair of glasses lay on the top of the paperwork. Walking closer she ran her hands over the files, and recognizing Jessica’s name she pulled the file out and opened it. A picture of a young Jessica looked up at her. She hated the sadness in the girl’s eyes. No one should be sad at such a young age. Flicking through the file she saw codes and names of chemicals along with marks out of ten. None of the notes made sense. Flicking through the pages she saw a daily plan of what they forced the girl through. They beat her in order to force the change. After many months Jessica finally changed into a wolf.

There was a note along the bottom.

“Serum induces amnesia. Given to project one-zero-one, and subject shows no memory of treatment.” Mary read the words at the bottom. After that entry there was no other entry made.

“They decided Jessica was not useful, but they put her down as being an asset for future reference. They were going to use her to lure more wolves. Her blonde hair and innocence were going to be the lure,” Zeke said from the doorway. He carried a plate of food. At the sight of him alone she felt a great wave of need flood her body. She’d spent the whole night in his bed, but it still didn’t feel long enough.

“I can’t believe we forgot all of this,” she said. Closing the file she thought about what he said. “They were going to use her virginity to lure other wolves to claim her?”

“Yeah, they had an entire plan set up. My sister worked for a newspaper, and she’d been keeping an eye on the dead bodies. Each dead body has a mark that other wolves can detect.”

“Your sister went out looking for the answer to the dead wolves?” Mary asked.

“Yes, she didn’t find anything at first, but then she stumbled onto this pack.” He moved closer. The scent of spicy chicken was overpowering. Her appetite had disappeared yesterday, but now she couldn’t stop eating. He placed the plate down on the clearest part of the desk. “Eat. You need to keep your strength up.”

Nodding, she grabbed a piece of chicken and a napkin. Sinking her teeth into the succulent flesh, Mary moaned as the flavors exploded on her tongue. “Jane is one fine cook.”

She loved cooking, but it was nice to eat without worrying about anything. Zeke kept staring at her then down at her stomach. “What’s the matter?” she asked.

“Nothing.” He moved behind her, caressing her stomach as he pulled out a file with her name on it. “This one is yours.”

Mary stared at the file suddenly feeling sick. “I don’t think I want to read that,” she said, touching his hand where it lay against her stomach.

“Keep eating. I’ve read it.” She took a chunk out of the chicken. He put the file down and kept a hand on her at all times. “Your allergy against silver was a problem. They wrote that for two minutes you had died on the table. The doctor panicked, brought you back to life, and they gave you the serum. There was nothing more they could do for you.”

“Why keep me alive?” she asked. If it had been her she would have killed anyone who posed a threat to any experiment. She liked the fact they hadn’t killed her, but it didn’t make any sense as to why they kept her alive.

“They have their reasons. I’m sure we’ll find them out soon.” He was being vague.

Finished with the chicken, she reached for some more.

“I want to introduce you to my father,” he said.

Tensing in his arms, she glanced behind her. “Is that wise?”

“Why wouldn’t it be?” he asked, stroking her stomach.

“We’re not exactly seeing each other.”

He chuckled. “My father knows I’ve got a woman in the house. It would be rude not to introduce her.”

“I’m the woman you’re using as a toy,” she said, biting her lip.

“Wolves don’t care about that. You’re mine to show off as I will.”