The Barter Novel Sierra and Xavier

even if he did, where did he go? Vanish in thin air?”

“There was no one or no scent except yours when I found you.

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My heart thuds in my chest.

What? How can it be possible.

swear Xavier! I saw that man! He –”

“Shut up your lies doll, you don’t want to make me more angry.

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“Stop covering your stupid suicide attempt with your bullshit.

”

“You were well aware of the repercussion of something happening to you on my territory, yet you did a stunt like this.

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“You know what? I have a better explanation for your actions.

”

My heart thuds faster, it can’t be good.

I just know.

“You and your father planned this.

If something happened to you here, council will consider it a violation of the barter and strip me of my title.

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“Once out of power, you father will attack and take over.

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“Am I right?”

I blink in disbelief.

What the fuc*? Has he lost his marbles? Me planning with Dad?

I was rendered speechless.

At that point, words meant nothing.

This man can go to any extent to find an excuse to hate me.

Before I could stop myself, my eyes roll at him

“Did you dare to roll your eyes at me?”

He grips my jaw to seethe and I sigh.

“You think too high of yourself Alpha Xavier.

Do you seriously think I will try to kill myself just to strip you off your power?”

“My life is way more valuable to give away for a bastard like.

you.

”

He keeps staring at me and I hold his stare.

“Then why didn’t you kill yourself before marrying me, huh? Why -now?”

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Is this man dumb?

“I fuc*ing told you it wasn’t suicide! A man tried to kill me!”

He lets go of me and starts pacing the room.

His veiny fingers run through his hair.

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After 5 long minutes of losing in deep thought, he nods to stand beside me.

“I will check thoroughly once and until I find a proof, you will stay here.

”

“I don’t trust you one bit.

As if I trust him.

He can go and never show me his face again for all I care.

I know Dom told me to not argue with him but he doesn’t help.

He starts walking out and right before his last step, he presses

a switch.

Pitch darkness surrounds me and my throat clogs in fear.

“What the hell-”

“It’s called the dark room for a reason.

And yes, as I promised,

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your company will join you shortly”

“Thank your luck, they are edentate.

”

With this he slams the door shut and I am welcomed with pitch darkness.

Company? What company? Edentate?And what does that word even mean?

The man is going crazy with every passing day.

I tug on my wrists to find them tied above my head.

My feet had similar fate.

Aghh a little effort and I already feel.

drained.

Closing my eyes, I just decided to get some rest.

I barely survived today and look at him, ready to punish me again.

I deserved some rest at least.

My mind wanders to that killer and I couldn’t help rewind his words.

He said Xavier sent him.

Lie.

Xavier wasn’t acting.

From his reaction it was clear he knew.

nothing about this.

He hates me, I know but he won’t kill me.

And even if one day he decides to do it, it will from the front, in my face, by his hands.

Not from behind.

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Or his dear ego will be hurt.

Then why did he lie?

Think Sierra.

There must be a reason.

Think!

It clicks and I freeze.

It’s obvious.

He wanted me and everyone else to believe that Xavier did it and broke the terms of barter.

It was a trap to ruin him using me!

But if no one entered the pack, does this mean it’s an insider.

Or rather a pack member working as an agent?

I have to find out.

The threat is inside! And I know this is not going to be his last attempt.

He failed in this one.

But he will try again.

But how will I if I am not released and Xavier doesn’t trust me?

Dropping my head back I sigh,

When suddenly I hear a chirp followed by a hiss.

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I decide to ignore it.

But it resonates again.

And then before I know it, the only voice audible was chirping.

I struggle in the chains, desperate to see what it was, but I am only welcomed with darkness.

“What the hell is this now!”

I freeze as I feel something crawling up my legs and then it happened.

Something bit my thigh and a scream left my lips.

It didn’t stop….

more and more of those creatures start crawling on me and I thrash desperately.

Searing pain hits my feet, then my leg, my chest.

And then I saw one of them crawling up my face.

Fucking Rats!

Xavier, you can’t be serious!