Chapter 24~ Nightmares

I screamed loudly as he dragged me by my hair across the room throwing me on to the cold metal table. The other men surrounded me cuffing up my wrists and my ankles down to the table making me unable to fight back, "No! Please!" I sobbed loudly feeling the painful sparks run down my spine.

Hopkins walked in the room smirking and put on a pair of black leather gloves. I panted looking at him with tears in my eyes seeing my vision get more and more blurry.

"Please" I whimpered trying to pull my hands away.

"I've waited for this moment for so long" he said going in the black bag, I tensed seeing a thick long silver chain. He walked to me chuckling and I screamed loudly as he wrapped it around my neck making my skin burn-

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"Jordyn!" I heard a yell and felt my body shake violently, I panted opening my eyes seeing Mason looking down at me sitting up. "You're okay. It's okay" he said moving my hair and I hugged him sobbing.

"You're safe Kitten. Nobody is going to hurt you" he said and I hiccuped sobbing, I touched my neck feeling my clear skin which was burn free.

He laid down holding me to him and I looked at my hands shaking. "D-don't leave me" I whispered and he kissed my forehead "never" he whispered. I shut my eyes tightly hugging him and cried hearing Hopkins evil laugh.

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"I heard you screaming last night" Anna said rubbing her baby bump which was bigger. I looked down playing with the sleeves of my cardigan, "did you have the same nightmare?" She asked.

"It's different every time... But he's still torturing me" I whispered hugging my legs. "Sweetie, you look exhausted" she said and I looked at her "I'm scared to sleep... I don't even know where these nightmares came from" I mumbled and she sighed. "Stay here. I'll make you some tea okay?" She said and I smiled nodding.

"I love your tea" I said and she kissed my temple walking out. I sighed looking out into the forest feeling the breeze against my skin.

I heard the door open again and I looked up seeing Dr. Reynolds. "Hello Luna" he smiled politely at me "Hello" I smiled softly. "How are you feeling dear?" He asked sitting next to me.

"I've had better days" I said sitting up and he looked at me "I heard you have been having night terrors" he said and I nodded looking at him.

"If it's possible I was wondering if someone can examine you" he said and I frowned "what do you mean? What do I need to be examined for?" I asked.

The door opened making me jump and Anna walked in with two mugs. "oh. Am I interrupting?" She asked wide eyed "of course not dear" Reynolds smiled and she smiled walking in and handing me my blue mug.

"Thank you" I smiled cradling the warm cup in my hands. "My wife. She works with the mind well. She's... Special"

"She has powers?" I asked drinking my green tea and he nodded. "You said the nightmares came out of nowhere right? Maybe she can find out how or where it's been triggered"

"How can she find that out?" Anna asked frowning "it's what she does" he smiled and I sighed making her look at me. "You're really going to let someone in your brain?" She frowned worriedly. "Is it safe?" She asked

"It can help a lot. She might even get rid of it" he said and I looked at him "really?" I whispered and he nodded. "W-when can I see her?" I whispered.

"I'll ask her about it today and talk to Alpha. I'll tell you when this afternoon" he said and I nodded. "Thank you" I said and he smiled patting my hand, he smiled at Anna and walked out.

I sighed drinking and she stared at me "what?" I mumbled "you're gonna do it?" She asked "she might be able to help me... And all I want is for these nightmares to end. It's been almost two weeks since I've last slept for 8 hours" I said and she nodded sitting next to me.

"You do what's best for you" she said and I leaned on her putting my head on her shoulder. "Drink your tea. It'll calm the nerves" she said drinking hers and I chuckled drinking mine.

"Thank you" I said and she looked at me "it's just tea" she chuckled. "No. Not only for that. Just being my friend. You're the only person I can really talk to here" I said and she smiled "I know I'm awesome" she said making me roll my eyes "way to ruin a moment" I said and she giggled.

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I walked down the hall going to the office and froze as someone called me, I looked in the kitchen seeing an elderly woman smiling at me.

"Luna" she sang and I bit my lip walking to her, "uh hi" I said and she smiled "Hello. We are having an annual dinner to celebrate the moon goddess soon and everyone is bringing their own dish" she said excitedly making me smile.

"Really?" I said leaning on the counter "yes oh and we make a new drink every time. I was wondering if you'd be my taster. We're adding a little alcohol this year" she whispered winking making me smile.

"I'd be happy to try" I said sitting on the stool and she smiled pouring some drinks into little cups. "I also wanted to apologize to you for the way everyone was treating you when you first came here" she said and I chuckled.

"Yeah that was fun" I said sarcastically making her chuckle. "This is a new martini my granddaughter made" she said pushing the cup to me and I looked at the blue liquid. I lifted it up drinking it and it burned my throat "oh god" I coughed and she looked at me wide eyed "too much alcohol" I coughed and she quickly handed me water "I-I'm so sorry Luna!" She said bowing her head "it's okay. Please call me Jordyn" I chuckled and she smiled.

She poured another cup and looked at me, she froze looking behind me and I turned around frowning. My face practically collided with Mason's chest, "Hi" I smiled looking up at him.

"What the hell are you doing?" He asked "uh I'm being a taste tester" I said and the old woman nodded. "Liquor? I can smell it in your breath" he said

"It was one. That one is off the list" She said nervously. "She can't handle her liquor. No more drinks" he said and I scoffed "yes I can!" I said.

"Remember what happened at the club?" He said quietly and I rolled my eyes. "That was a long time ago. Plus I was poisoned that night" I said grabbing the green drink.

"Don't remind me" he grumbled as I drank it feeling some burn but mostly green apple. "I like this one. Is it green apple?" I asked and she read a paper quickly.

"Yes it is" she smiled nodding

"That was nice and sweet" I smiled and gasped as Mason took the cup from my hand putting it down. "Enough. We have a meeting to go to" he said grabbing my waist.

"Fine" I grumbled standing up "it was nice meeting you..."

"I'm Ms. Glenda" she smiled shaking my hand "it was nice meeting you Ms. Glenda" I smiled.

"Same to you Luna. I hope to see you at the dinner" she smiled widely "of course I'll be there" I smiled nodding making her clap her hands. Mason pulled me away roughly making me scoff. "That was so rude" I said walking with him, "you were taking your sweet time-"

"I was saying bye to her!" I said and he just rolled his eyes walking to his office. "Ugh... I feel funny" I mumbled making him look at me. "Do you feel sick?" He asked and I shook my head. "Just... Funny. I think you might be crushing my stomach. I might throw up" I mumbled and he let me go. I moaned rubbing my stomach feeling the pain go down and he just frowned. He opened the door for me and I walked in looking around seeing Evan, Dr. Reynolds and some red haired woman.

Mason closed the door behind him clearing his throat and I bit my lip hugging my sweater around me. "Hello Dear, I'm Eva" the red head said and I smiled shaking her hand "I'm Jordyn" I said and she bowed her head smiling softly.

Gosh I'm not used to that.

"If you don't mind I'd like to ask you a series of questions" she said sitting down taking out a pen and a notebook. "Uh okay" I said sitting in the couch next to her. Mason sat in his chair and Evan leaned against the desk while Reynolds stood by Eva.

I sat there looking at her as she wrote something down "when exactly did these night terrors begin?" She asked "around 2 weeks... Right?" I said looking at Mason and he nodded.

She nodded writing it down, "what is happening in these nightmares?" She asked and I bit my lip "um... I'm locked up in some facility... And being tortured by Hopkins" I said quietly and she looked at me. "Hopkins? Oh Joel?" She asked looking at her husband and he nodded. "how is he torturing you?" She asked looking back at me.

"It's different every time"

"Does he say anything?"

"He just laughs... He says that he's been waiting to hurt me for a very long time" I said. "How was he torturing you in the last dream?" She asked making me tense.

"Um... He and some other men were beating me a lot... Whipping my back. Then they cuffed me to some metal bed when he came out. He put on these black leather gloves and wrapped a huge chain of silver around my body... And choked me until it burned through my whole body" I mumbled quietly and I felt Mason tense.

I looked down then at him seeing his and Evan's jaw clenched as she wrote it down. "Do you feel the pain?" She asked and I nodded, "it's unbearable. It feels so real" I whispered and she sighed nodding.

"How is your wolf?" She asked and I bit my lip "she rarely speaks as much as she used to... It's like she's been holding back a lot" I said.

"What do you mean by holding back?"

"Like... I feel her trying to do something but our connection isn't as strong as usual. Ever since these dreams" I said and she just frowned nodding.

"Have you ever been poisoned or drugged lately in these past two weeks?" She asked and I frowned shaking my head. "Have you been scratched or cut? Any injuries?"

"None that I can think of right now" I said thinking if I've been cut this week. "Have you drank or eaten anything that's weird to you?"

"No... Why?"

"What have you been consuming?"

"Um. Lemonade, sometimes Green Tea and Water, and for food I've barely been eating" I said. "She most has the left overs. I make her eat" Mason said never taking his eyes off me. she nodded writing something down.

"What about your products? Have you gotten new products like toothpaste or perfume or lotion?" She asked and I shook my head. "Not really" I mumbled. "Have you seen any shadows around you? Hear any voices?" She asked making me tense.

"No" I said shaking my head and she stared at me for a bit and just wrote something down making me frown. "You think she could've been poisoned?" Evan asked frowning.

"It's a possibility. It can be a strong serum that can get inside the brain. It can control her dreams and sometimes banishes the connection between her and her wolf" she said and I froze "what?!" I said.

"It's just a possibility" Dr. Reynolds said softly

"How can we know for sure?" I asked and she sighed closing her book. "I'm going to check myself" she said and I just looked at her.

"I need you to lay down for me please" she said standing up and I looked at Mason nervously. He nodded at me and I bit my lip laying down on the couch nervously.

She sat on the edge next to me and moved my bangs out of my face. "This won't hurt a bit okay?" She said "w-what are you going to do?" I whispered nervously.

"I'm just going to put you to sleep and I'm going to search through your memories and dreams okay? I'll be with you every step of the way" she said and I nodded.

"You ready?" She said and I nodded taking a deep shaky breath. "I'm ready" I whispered looking at Mason and she put her hands on my temples and her eyes went black.

I stared at him as he watched me intensely and soon felt my eye lids get heavier and heavier till I blanked out into the darkness....