Alina
Moments earlier
I woke up from the nap, feeling warm and cuddled. I turned slightly to find myself still in Taehyung’s arms. Goddess he was so warm and cuddly! I smiled as I traced my hand carefully across his face. I had never seen anyone as handsome as him. He had beautiful eyes, a cute nose and a jaw as sharp as a knife. His hair was slightly long, enough to fall on his eyes. He scrunched his nose at my touch and I stifled a giggle. I felt my throat itch, realizing I woke up because I was thirsty. I looked at the time and I sighed. I had been asleep for forty minutes. I tried to get out of his grip carefully but he just hugged me tighter.
‘Where are you going Alina?’ he mumbled in a very thick and sleepy voice. I smiled even wider as I touched his cheek.
‘Kitchen. I’m going to get myself a glass of water because I’m thirsty. Do you want me to bring you something to drink?’ I asked.
He let go of me and sat up. He licked his lips a couple of times and smacked his mouth while he rubbed his eyes. He was like a puppy still asleep.
‘Do you um, do you have milk. It’s been so long since I um, since I had milk,’ he said. There was a certain blush to his cheeks that I could not help but in awe of.
‘Of course. You stay here and I’ll go get you some. I can warm it up and put some honey in it if you want,’ I suggested.
‘That sounds sweet,’ he said, showing me a boxy smile. I laughed and nodded as he let go of my waist. ‘Don’t take too long,’ he mumbled.
‘I won’t,’ I said. I stood up and walked towards the kitchen. I switched on the lights and opened the fridge. I took out the bottle of water and the carton of milk. I set them both on the counter and opened the other counter and took out two glasses.
I poured the water and gulped it down. ‘Guess I was really thirsty,’ I mumbled to myself as I put that in the sink. I opened the other cupboard and pulled out a small saucepan and poured in some milk. I lit up the stove and put the saucepan in it. I left it to heat up while I went to the other cupboard and too out the honey. I smiled as I put in about a teaspoon and a half of it and then grabbed a wooden spoon and stirred it.
I hummed quietly as I did so, my mind thinking about the events of today. I was having the most normal day ever. I woke up, had breakfast and then went for a walk. While I was walking, I had heard the commotion and went to check what was going on. That’s when I saw the hunters surrounding two wolves, one of who was badly hurt. I felt a rage inside of me and I let myself lose. It was as if I could not control myself. I let my magic do its work.
The moment our eyes had connected I felt an unfamiliar burn on my forearm. I saw my tattoo change colour and I realized I had met my soulmates. I could feel my body fill with warmth and love. That feeling is not a feeling I could ever describe in my writings but it was a feeling I could never forget. Healing Taehyung was also a feeling that I would never forget. I’ve healed several people in my life, but this one was special. Seeing him in pain felt as if it was physically hurting me too. Before I knew it, Jungkook had found his way here and now, here I was, waiting patiently for the others to come.
I sighed happily as I switched off the stove and poured the milk in the glass. I put the saucepan in the sink and went to grab the glass when I heard a strange noise. Something was not right. I tried to focus when suddenly the kitchen back door was kicked in and three males rushed in. I stared at them for a moment but I recognized them. They were the hunters from earlier. I went to raise my hand to send them crashing again but they were quick to raise their guns. I ducked just in time as a bullet went right above my head.
‘ALINA!’ I heard Taehyung yell as he came running towards the kitchen, to help. He sounded both worried and angry - things I felt too. How dare they come in here and attack us in our own home?
‘TAE BE CAREFUL!’ I shouted back as I dared to rise from my hiding spot. I saw Taehyung fighting off two of them while the other was aiming his gun at me again.
‘You stupid * should not have meddled with us,’ he said with a snarl which caused me to roll my eyes. I raised my hand as he got lifted off the air. His eyes grew big as he yelped while I sent him crashing into the furniture. The glass piece broke into pieces as he hit it and fell to the ground with a thud.
‘You talk too much,’ I mumbled as I turned to where Taehyung was still fighting those two. I was going to help when two others rushed inside. ‘Great,’ I mumbled as I turned my focus to them. I raised my hand as I aimed the air towards the vase. In one swift move, it hit against one of the men’s head.
The other growled at me as he quickly shot his gun. I ducked once more as I crawled on my knees. I snapped my fingers as two small fireballs appeared in my hands. I stood up and sent them flying towards that guy. ‘YAH!’ he yelled as he managed to duck from them. Suddenly, I felt someone from behind me, grabbing me by the hair. I screamed, both in pain and frustration. I went to raise my hand but he quickly slammed me against the counter.
I yelped in pain as I felt my cheek connect to the marble with a loud crack. ‘NO! Alina!’ I heard Taehyung yell. I raised my eyes slightly as I saw two of the men down but there were three new ones. I felt arms behind me holding me down, not allowing me to use my powers. I growled as I managed to step on one of their feet. He let go of me momentarily but it was enough. I elbowed the other one and then used my hands to bring more air. I sent them crashing against the wall.
‘Alina stop!’ I heard a loud booming voice say. I turned around to see Taehyung on his knees. The leader was holding a gun to Taehyung’s head which made me gulp. ‘If you want your little mate to live, you’ll do as you’re told,’ he said.
‘Alina don’t listen to him,’ Taehyung said quickly but the man just pressed his gun harder into Taehyung’s head.
‘You’re going to take us to the Tribunal so we’re killed there under the guise that we went through some fake ass trial,’ I said with a snarl. ‘The Tribunal will decide your fate,’ he said. ‘Now listen here pretty Alina, you’re going to let Max put on the suppressor collar on your neck, or he dies,’ he said. Taehyung gasped and I widened my eyes. No, not that.
‘Alina no,’ Taehyung said as he shook his head. I looked at all the men here and I knew that as the situation was right now, I had no chance, not without risking Taehyung's life.
‘Fine,’ I said while Taehyung’s eyes went wide. I felt two men come from behind me as they held my hands so that I would not be able to use them. Max came and I felt him put the collar on my neck. I felt him latch it on and it suddenly seemed to press harder on my neck. I gasped for air as a sudden pain in my stomach seemed to hit. ‘Ahh!’ I cried out as my hand flew to my stomach while I fell to my knees.
‘ALINA! What are you doing to her?’ Taehyung screamed just as the leader motioned for his men to handcuff Taehyung. He hissed in pain as they used silver for them. The leader came in front of me and kneeled down. He grabbed my face, digging his fingers into my cheeks.
‘Not so powerful now, are you?’ he asked. I smirked as I moved my head and bit on his hand.
‘AHH!’ he yelled as he pulled back and stood up. He looked at me with bulging eyes as I suddenly felt the back of his hand connect to my cheek with such force that I fell face first.
‘ALINA!’ Taehyung yelled again. I heard him growl loudly as he tried to fight off the others but he was hit with the butt of a gun on his temple, dizzying him.
The leader looked at me as he pulled me by the hair. ‘You little *. I can’t wait until they decide the way they will kill you,’ he said as he dropped me back to the floor. ‘Let’s move. Help the brothers who have been hurt and let’s drag these two to the kneel before the Tribunal,’ he said proudly.
‘You’re making a mistake,’ Taehyung said, halting them in their footsteps. ‘The moment the rest of my pack find out what you’ve done to their two soulmates, they will come after you and show you no mercy,’ Taehyung said.
‘We’ll see about that pup,’ the leader said as he approached Taehyung. He took out a silver knife and kneeled in front of Taehyung. He smirked as he suddenly made a cut on Taehyung’s arm.
Taehyung grimaced slightly but did not give him any satisfaction of hearing him grunt in pain or show discomfort. Somehow, his words kept repeating in my mind. Maybe he was right. Maybe they will find us. They had to find us, or otherwise we were going to be dead meat.
‘Get them and put a gag around their mouth. I don’t want to hear their blabber and I don’t want her to do some incantation or something,’ the leader said as his men nodded.
I could do nothing as the men put a rag against my mouth. They were rough and I could hear Taehyung growling as he could only watch. I was lifted up and my hands were forced into metal handcuffs. I felt someone push me from behind as I came next to Taehyung. He looked at me, almost apologetically but I shook my head and forced as much of a good smile as I could with the gag. Our only hope was that the others would find us.
