It's warm.
I'm starting to be conscious when I heard voices that whispered to each other furiously.
Someone is holding me as I can feel myself being embraced in which I'm starting to be aware because of the pain on my shoulder.
I kept my eyes closed as I tried to concentrate on listening to the voices.
It turns out that Alpha is holding me and he's talking to Lion?
Lion?
He's back to his regular form?
Wait.
I'm still in the dungeon.
I can hear the sounds of Lion's chains as he must have wanted to go near me.
Alpha muttered furiously at him, telling him to be silent or he might put me in danger.
Good thing that Alpha found me or else I might be in real trouble.
Curses.
The pain on my shoulder is starting to get intense.
Despite my efforts on not making any noises that will bring attention to me, I whimpered in which Alpha held me tight in one of his arms as his other hand tried to put something on my wound as I can feel a sticky mixture of some sort that feels cool and eased the pain a bit.
I can hear Lion sniffing as he tried to apologize to me, pleading with Alpha to let him hold me in which Alpha told him that he doesn't trust Lion yet as he harmed me.
Lion must have tried to suppress his cries as Alpha kept on scolding him, telling him that it was a good thing that he decided to check on him or else someone might have captured me because of what Lion did.
Alpha embraced me tightly as I can feel him nuzzling my neck in which Lion begin to growl at him.
Alpha snarled at him, telling him that he has the right to do that since he is one of my secondary mates in which Lion became silent.
He asked Alpha if he had intercourse with me in which Alpha chuckled and told him that he will definitely do that if I allow him in which I can hear Lion panting with anger.
I will not open my eyes as I want to hear more on how they talk as if I didn't hear them.
That way, I will learn more about their personalities.
Lion spoke as if he is clenching his teeth, warning Alpha that he should not have intercourse with me or else he would....
Alpha replied to him in an amused voice, saying that Lion is a threat to me at the moment than Lion being a threat towards him as he can't even escape.
Also, he warned Lion that he should not speak about me as nobody is yet aware that I'm back or else they might capture me as they have been looking for me since the day I disappeared.
I can hear Lion trying to control his sobs as he pleaded Alpha again to let him touch me, even if it's just my hair as Alpha sighed.
Alpha threatened him that if he ever harm me again, he would take Lion's place as my primary mate, making Lion snarl at him.
Lion told him that as soon as he is released from the dungeons, he will fight him and put him in his place as Alpha simply yawned and told him that he must've not heard about the Chieftain Monarch's plans towards him.
I can feel Lion's life is in danger as Alpha mentioned a word that I didn't understand in which Lion began to regret the things he had done, not trying to control himself as he started to wept, mentioning that he doesn't care about his life but he cares about the fact that he will be separated from me as he was planning to find me as soon as he gets released from the dungeons after I visited him in the dungeon a long time ago.
He sounded like the last time I visited him was more than week already.
Alpha sounded shocked, then he asked Lion if it was during the time that all of the guards, magic users and him fainted in the dungeons in which Lion began to realize what I've done as he suddenly stopped crying.
I can feel their gaze upon me as both of them murmured about something that I do not understand in which they soon began to chuckle.
Lion told Alpha that at first he thought that he was hallucinating me but when he saw my lock of hair near him, he realized that what he saw and heard was real and it was really me, not a figment of his imagination.
....
Alpha began to share some news to him, speaking in a language that I do not understand, as Lion asked him questions when suddenly both of them became silent.
Uh-oh.
I have a feeling that what I did at the arena has reached the territory.
Not only that, as they tried to connect what happened at the arena recently with what I did in the dungeon, Alpha immediately told Lion that he suddenly realized that it was me who stole a lot of stuff from the palace that the head of the magic users lost his mind in trying to replace all of it.
They soon started guffawing in which I am thankful for as they stopped being hostile to each other.
Alpha told Lion that he won't have intercourse with me without his consent in which Lion thanked him for respecting him, asking him to protect me in his stead as he would think of a way to escape from here.
Lion pleaded with him again to let him touch me, even if it's just my hair and finally, Alpha relented.
I can feel Alpha slowly approaching Lion as he took a deep breath then he stopped walking.
He knelt down on the ground as he gently handed me to Lion whose hands are trembling.
I can feel Lion embracing me as he wept, stroking my hair and giving me kisses all over my face as he tried to apologize all the terrible things that he had done and promised me that he would do better.
Alpha excused himself, telling Lion that he would stand guard near the entrance of the dungeon making sure that no one will enter, giving Lion some time alone with me.
Lion gratefully thanked him in which Alpha just told him that he is just doing his part as a subordinate of the pack.
With that, I can hear Alpha walking away.
....
I must've dozed off.
Lion is cradling me to his chest as he kept singing all sorts of songs, caressing my hair as I can feel him looking at me.
My eyes felt heavy to open as I'm still sleepy.
I snuggled towards him in which he held me tightly, speaking words of comfort towards me as he kissed the wound on my shoulder.
He kept caressing my hair as he sighed, nuzzling my cheek while I can feel his tears dripping on my face.
He embraced me for a long time, speaking all sorts of promises towards me until Alpha suddenly came back, telling him that he needs to get me now as the event is almost over.
I can feel Lion reluctant to return me to Alpha in which Alpha began to growl, reminding him about the consequences if someone else find out about me.
Lion kissed me softly on the lips, whispering into my ear about how he will try to escape so he can be with me.
Then he handed me to Alpha.
After that I fell asleep again.
....
I'm back in Alpha's room.
We are lying on his bed, with him embracing me.
I don't know how he managed to bring me here without anyone seeing me.
He seems to be asleep so I slowly removed his arms that was embracing me as I'm planning to go back to the castle.
I've been gone for quite some time in which I had to get back as both Sly and Ghost were left back at the castle, both of them not fully recovered yet.
Rummaging around my bag, I took out another traveling scroll, tore it and felt myself starting to disappear.
Alpha murmured something in his sleep which I didn't hear clearly.
....
I'm back.
I managed to rest for a bit though I still needed more sleep to fully function properly.
Sly and Ghost are still sleeping peacefully as they looked much better than before.
I gave both of them some water to keep them hydrated and some potion for some nourishment in their bodies.
After wiping their faces and necks, I went to the bathroom to take a bath since I felt sticky because of what Alpha put on my wound back at the dungeon.
Washing my entire body made me feel lighter that I soon began to cheer up even though I still feel a pang on my chest while thinking of ways how to rescue Lion fast.
While I was drinking the mouth cleaning potion, I decided to visit Orm by myself though I don't know where he lived so it will be a difficult task for me as I can't just ask a random person from the street.
....
I need to sleep properly first.
Earlier, I saw in the mirror that I have dark circles under my eyes in which I was horrified to see. I really looked like a zombie.
Yawning, I went back to the workroom, caressed both Sly and Ghost's head in which finally, I saw their smiles even though they are still both sleeping.
I am exhausted.
Lying down beside Sly, I slowly closed my eyes as I can feel sleep coming.
The last time I remembered was feeling Sly's arm around me.