The Lycan Kingpin's Captive: A Baby For The Beast novel Chapter 18

13:50 PM

/“I’ll send Josef on an errand and take Nikolaos away for the day. At exactly 2 PM, the warriors switch out patrols and the camera room will be left empty for about three minutes.”/

Josef has healed and even with extra patrols around, I can see them all itching to switch out patrols already. True to his word, Maxim has taken Nikolaos out for the afternoon; I saw their car leaving about five minutes ago.

One thing Alpha Nikolaos didn’t think about when he told everyone to stay away from the pack house, was the fact that no one knows how I look. So, dressed to leave, I wait for 2 pm to hit before I walk downstairs.

I thought about it and if I want no one else to get hurt through this, then I need to go. I cannot be here to put them all in danger. For all I know, Maxim might go straight to Mikhail and tell him I am here.

That would immediately take Nikolaos out of the equation.

14:00 PM

/“Three blocks away from the little town is an abandoned warehouse; you’ll find a gym bag filled with fifty thousand in cash, a plane ticket to Italy, and a new identity.”/

Dressed in black leggings, a black t-shirt, and trainers, I scale the boundary gate like a cat, making sure no one sees me. The second I am out of the gate, I make a run for the warehouse with the hope that no one spots me.

Out of breath and keeping to the shadows, a stitch develops in my side but I do not slow down. I can’t afford to let anyone see me right now, they’re all SilverCrest wolves and I am dead once I’m caught.

The warehouse Maxim spoke about is up ahead and a smile breaks across my face. There’s no other person in sight, so when I finally reach it, I stop to catch my breath and wipe the sweat from my brow.

Freedom is a few steps away.

I slide the lock from the warehouse and walk inside, spotting the black duffel bag over to the left. My heart is sitting in my throat but a sense of relief hits me so hard that I can feel tears pricking my eyes.

But even as I get on my haunches and open the duffel bag, spotting the money, plane ticket, and new identity, something feels off. My escape was way too easy, especially considering the pack house was attacked two days ago.

Why would Alpha Nikolaos not station another bodyguard outside my door? In fact, why would he allow Josef to go out on an errand if he’s healing?

“I guess it’s true, then,”

His voice sends a shiver of fear up my spine and I jump to my feet without turning around. How does he know I’m here? Did he follow me all this time? Was my freedom just a mirage?

“And they call me the heartless fucking bastard,” Maxim’s amused voice follows Alpha Nikolaos’ and I slowly turn around to face them both.

“I told you, a small sacrifice was needed and this was it,” the Alpha says in a cold tone.

Maxim is wearing a smirk, whereas Alpha Nikolaos is standing with his hands in the pockets of his slacks. He has a look of anger and disappointment in his crimson eyes, and I nearly falter being under his gaze.

I take a step back. “What-”

“What are we doing here? Was that what you were about to ask, Mia?” Alpha Nikolaos says and I frown before looking back at Maxim.

Why is he still calling me Mia?

Alpha Nikolaos walks towards me with a murderous look in his eyes. “I think the real question is, where the fuck do you think you’re going, Omega?”

He glares at me, pinning me with that cold stare that sends a shiver up my spine. What is he expecting me to say, that I wasn’t planning to escape? “Or rather, where the fuck do you think you’re going with my heir?”

Oh, no. No, no, no, no! I am in big trouble! There is no way I am getting out of this alive!

“I…I don’t understand. Maxim-”

“I asked Maxim here to set up a trap for you, something that would give you away immediately,” Alpha Nikolaos says. My heart sinks even further….this was his idea, not Maxim’s.

“He tells me he set this up because he threatened to expose you, the real you. He said he threatened to tell me who you really were and the fact that you’re attached to Mikhail and know his secrets,” he then moves close to my face.

“He said if you take the bait, you’re guilty. Is that right, Omega? Do you know something I don’t?”

I look wide-eyed at Maxim and realize he didn’t know a damn thing about me. “You called me by my real name!” I exclaim, to which he chuckles.

“I overheard you chastising yourself and using the name Mirabella; it was a guess,” Maxim says while rolling his eyes. “We don’t fucking know who you are since your records are completely erased. We made a calculated guess and it turned out to be correct.”

The gravity of my situation hits me and I nearly sink to my knees; this was a trap set up for me. They don’t really know who I am… They made a guess and they were right.

Taking another step back, I shake my head, “N-no, that wasn’t the reason I left!” I exclaim, knowing it’s all futile. “I didn’t want anyone else to get hurt! I didn’t want Josef-”