Elaine had just returned from shopping and was about to enter the castle when she got drugged by a man with wolfsbane, not enough to kill her but enough to make her weak.
The three men suddenly surrounded her and one of them carried her on his back, they walked through the maze for about thirty minutes trying to get her out but they were completely lost.
"Are you sure it was this way?" One of them asked unsure of which direction they were going, he was certain that they kept moving in circle.
"How would I know, we had followed her from the shop all the way here, and who the hell would keep a maze of a garden in front of the castle" The other grunted in frustration, he was getting tired of being unsure of which way to go.
"How about we wake her up to show us the way, she is weak from the wolfsbane and won't be able to escape us that easily" the other suggested and it sounded good to them.
He dropped her down from his back and shook her waking her up,
"Where am I? And who are you" Elaine asked unfamiliar with their faces and how she had gotten that far with them.
"We need to get out of this maze, which way should we take?" The man directly in front of her asked.
"Why should I help you, you kidnapped me right" she identified and they all looked away from her confirming her statement.
"You tried to kidnap me and yet you don't know the way, who sent you guys and what did you do to me" she said feeling weak, her body was too vulnerable for her to escape them.
"You inhaled wolfsbane, would you stop asking us such stupid questions and show us the way out" one of them yelled at her but she just laughed at him.
From the predicament they were, she was certain that she was in control because they didn't know the way out. A few guards used to walk around the maze but Elaine could guess that they had knocked them out too.
"Listen here miss" a man took out a knife from his pocket and kept it close to her neck.
"We are getting out of here whether you like it or not, it is either you help us do that we can give you back to Alpha James or we keep moving around in circles until we eventually find the way and that would be very ugly for you" the man warned.
Elaine could only hear one thing,
'Alpha James' her heart skipped in fear as she heard his name, did he really send his men to kidnap her, what exactly did he want from her.
She began to panic and the men could notice it,
"I guess your threat got to her" the other commented.
The man stuffed the knife back into his pocket and smiled,
"Now where is the way?" He asked.
"Never" Elaine answered.
She was never going to tell them, she couldn't bear seeing Alpha James again when she knew exactly what he would do to her, he would break her until she begged for death.
The man picked her up on his shoulders and they began their journey.
"Put her down" a voice said from behind them and they all turned. Once Elaine saw Arthur, she was so relieved and happy that he had come to save her.
"Who are you?" They asked him.
"Her mate" he answered and ran towards them. The first man challenged him drawing out a knife from his pocket,
Arthur grabbed his hand and stab him instead, the man cried out in pain as Arthur pulled the knife out of his chest and stabbed his neck.
The next man took his stand against him, he swung a punch at him but Arthur dodged it and punched him instead. He turned him around and finally snapped his neck to death.
All that was left was the man carrying Elaine, he harshly dropped her on the ground and brought out two knives toying with them.
Arthur leaped in the air and punched his face hard causing him to bleed from his lips, he unconsciously dropped a knife staggering backwards. Seeing that the man in front of him was no match for him, he picked up Elaine keeping the knife at her neck.
"If you move any closer then I would kill her" The man strictly warned.
"If you had wanted her dead then you would killed her instead of kidnapping her" Arthur stated knowing he couldn't harm Elaine, it wasn't in his job description.
"I am dead serious, if you move an inch, I will kill her" he further threatened and Arthur stood still without moving.
"Elaine" he communicated with her through the mind link while he kept one of his hands behind his back with a knife in it.
"When I say duck, you bite him hard and bend down as fast as you can immediately he lets you go" he instructed making sure she understood him.
"Okay, I won't move" Arthur claimed with a smile on his face.
"Good, just stand there and don't dare to follow us" The man warned moving backwards with Elaine.
"Duck" Arthur yelled and she bit the man so hard that he let her go, she instantly went down on her knees and before she knew it, a knife was already in the man's head. He dropped flat to he ground.
Elaine ran towards him and he hugged her tightly,
"It's alright dear" he kissed her head.
"I was so scared when they said Alpha James sent them" she relayed to him.
"Don't worry, he can never have you, not while I am alive" he assured her taking her back home.
***
Alpha Coast had promised to make Bella breakfast and he did as he said.
He had varieties of food prepared and brought to the room, some of the omegas were smiling at Bella for being lucky to make Alpha Coast cook for her.
"This is a lot" Bella exclaimed staring at the tray of food in front of her.
"Yeah, you can taste each and everyone of them" Coast replied, he pulled a seat for her setting up a restaurant style type of dinner with just two seats.
"I am quite eager to start" She stated taking a bite of the lasagna,
She opened her eyes in shock from his great culinary skills.
"My big bad Alpha can cook extremely well, are you sure you cooked this?" she asked him while he kept his hand on his chin watching her enjoy each meal, it made him very happy that she like it.
"Would I hire someone else to cook for you when I had promised to serve you.
This is all my doing" he answered feeling proud about how his food tasted from the way she complimented him.
"This is amazing, I want to eat your food all the time" she stated having a taste of the rice pudding next after she was done with the lasagna.
"Easy tiger" he replied wiping her mouth clean of the food crumps.
"I mean literally, I want to taste your food at all times" she said.
"You mean my food or something more" he answered with a smirk, he knew she understood exactly what he meant and he watched her blush from his words. He loved how cute she looked that he wanted to kiss her.
He felt satisfied by just watching her eat, her comments and praises were enough for him to know that she enjoyed the breakfast.
He had cleared out his schedule for the rest of the day just so that he could spend the whole day with her, he didn't have anything in mind but as far as he was with her then he was okay.
After Bella finished eating and was stuffed, he picked her up from the chair and placed her on the bed.
"Do you want anything, I am at your service today" he muttered.
Bella wondered if he had always been that way or she was just mistaken, he acted so nice with her making her fall in love with him all over again. Her life felt complete and whenever she was with him she felt alive and safe.
"Actually there is something I have always wanted to do" she squeezed his hands acting shy and cute.
"Braid your hair while you read me a book" she whispered making him smile.
"Is that what you want?" He asked and she nodded her head, She pointed at a book and he picked it.
He sat on the rug while she sat on the bed combing through his long hair, he began reading the book aloud while she listened to his voice, he was so calm while reading and she totally loved it. She braided his hair with a bright smile on her face until she was done.
It was a sleek braided updo that fitted him perfectly, he climbed back on the bed and she rested her head on his shoulders.
"Coast, how did you learn how to cook?" she inquired.
"My mom,
When I was little my mom taught me how to cook claiming I shouldn't be a boring Alpha and should cook for my mate often" he replied recalling the nice moments he had with his mother.
"Your mom is amazing, I wished I had the chance to meet her.
As for me, I learnt how to cook from my mom too but my dad also knew how to cook but not as good as mom" she stated.
"My mom and Dad used to have competitions and they would make me and my brother judge the food, my little brother would always choose my mom which would make my dad angry and chase after him.
He would hide behind me or my mom for protection from him" Bella stated rethinking the happy moments she had in her family.
"Mom's food are the best right" Coast blurted out and she chuckled.
"Your cooking is better than mine" she frowned at him.
"I will gladly eat your food at anytime" he kissed her lips despite her frowning at him.
"You better" she replied feeling competitive about their cooking skills.
He snuggled tightly in his arms while rest her head on his chest, this was one of the most amazing feeling he loved, having his mate closer to him and feeling her warmth.
"My beautiful mate" he commented before she slept off and he also joined her.