*****Jace''s POV*****


    I spluttered as water was sshed on me, and it was really cold. The freezing


    time. I opened my eyes, there were two of them, still on masks.


    "What do you guys want from me?" I was tied to a chair. My head hurt, my temples throbbed.


    Instead of replying me, they brought ba bucket if ice and poured all over me, I was almost shivering to death. Who were these guys and what was it they wanted from me? Who was their boss?


    I could remember they had said something about a woman being their leader, what did they want me? What did this female boss want with me? Had she told their men to capture me?


    But I still could not understand why she wanted me? And how had she known I was going to be taking that path? Who had told her? I could guess they had been following me, but then my leaving the pack had been impromptu, no one had known.


    None of the residents of the pack had seen me leaving the mansion. This was why I had no guard follow me, because I did not want anyone to be with me. I wanted no one to be aware of my traveling.


    My eyes widened when I saw someone bring a long, vicious looking whip into the ce where they had kept me. "W-what...g-guys...w-we.."


    My heart skipped a thousand times. I was wet and if that whip should be used on me, I was dead. The person holding the whip came closer and circled me. I tried to turn but the chair was not cooperating, I was soaked to the skin.


    A scream erupted from my mouth when pain stung my back, the whip kissed my skin harshly again, another scream could be heard from me.


    "Fuck!" The pain was blinding. My back hurt, my head was pounding furiously, it was as though there was war going on in my head.


    Someone''s phone rang. He picked it. "Yes, boss." He waited a beat. "Okay boss."


    He walked next to me, he put the phone on loudspeaker. "The boss wants to speak to you."


    At that point, I was going crazy with pain. My every skin on my back hurt badly. “He..llo.” I could not speak properly, I was feeling pain everywhere.


    "If it isn''t the wealthy son, Jace ckwood." The voice said.


    I could not really ce the voice, it was kind of scratched, as though it was done on purpose to prevent anyone from guessing the gender. No matter how hard I tried toprehend the voice, I could not.


    "W-who a-are y-you?" I groaned in pain.


    I heard a cold chuckle at the other end of the line, then it abruptly stopped. "Whip him."


    Another stroke of the whip at the nape of my neck, and I was blinded by the pain it brought. My eyes stung but I held the will to allow the tears drop. No, I would not allow it drop. I would try to find a way out of here.


    "I would end you the same way your sister ended my brother. An eye for an eye. A sister loses her brother, another loses hers. It''s payback time, Jace ckwood." The static voice said.


    "P-please, we..we c-can...arhhhhhh!" A stun gun was pressed to my sides. I could almost not feel any part of my body.


    The voice at the


    other end of the line


    erupted into a wicked form of


    I was happy for Erika and I was d it was me in this situation not her, I would not


    be able to bear the thought of her being here while I was somewhere else. She deserved to be the Alpha, it was her birthright.


    I screamed again, I felt the sting of the whip three consecutive times while the stung gun was pressed again to my sides, at this rate, I would die. I noticed that whenever the voice stopped, they would torture me.


    "I would have told you tell her to enjoy the seat while itsted, but unfortunately, you won''t be leaving here alive. But not to worry yourself, I''ll deliver my message to her directly..."


    Whips and stun guns shook my body violently, I was losing strength. I could feel myself sumbing, the torture was too much and I had to leave. I had to find a way to escape from this ce, that was the only choice, to leave here.


    I would not die just like that and even though it would seem impossible to leave


    here, I would fight my way out. And even if I would die, I would not die a coward, I would rather die in a fight than surrender like a fool.


    No ckwood was a fool or a weakling.


    "Have you ever been told of your background? Your real family? All your life, they have made you believe you to be a ckwood, I used to think too until I found out just recently." There was a short wickedugh. "But I would not spoil the mystery for you, Jace."


    “W-what...” I drawled out weakly. What was this person talking about? I was a


    ckwood, and it was obvious. They were just trying to mess with my mind. No, I would not believe them, whoever this person was.


    "Oh yes...I was shocked too when I found out. I''ve always known you to be Jace ckwood..."


    I was already anticipating the pain


    as soon as this person paused. And


    the pain came but this time, it wasz with a club. I was hit on my thighs. Oh fuck! I did not want to be crippled. No, anything but being


    confined to a wheelchair for life.


    "I hope you''re listening, Jace. I should no longer refer you as a ckwood


    because you''re not biologically one."


    "W-who...wh..."


    "Who told me?" Another shortugh. "I have eyes and ears everywhere, Jace.


    Even in your mansion. Right under your nose..."


    When the club hit me, I did not feel the pain as much as I felt the shock of


    realizing who had seen me when I was leaving...shit!


    That treacherous maid!