Chapter 3 The kidnap

Elena POV

"I was never here" I exclaimed, feeling my heart slowly leap out of my chest.

"Look, you even signed out" the receptionist said, showing me her books which actually had my signature. Could someone have the exact same signature as mine, I thought to myself as I could not even concentrate on anything. I was so confused and everything I could think of was the fact that Benjamin had gotten to them before me.

"I was never here. How could you give my kids out to someone else !!!" I yelled, pulling the lady by her collar.

"Miss, I am sorry but she was so convincing I had no choice", she replied, trying to release my grip on her.

"I don't care, find my sons back", I yelled out, making the manager rush out and a few parents around. "What is going on?", the manager asks, pulling me away from the receptionist.

"Someone took my kids and she's claiming it was me. Check your security cameras. You must find my kid's back, I don't care how", I continued.

"Miss, you have to calm down. Those kids will be fine", the manager assured me.

"Bring them to me now", I continued to shout, gaining more attention from parents around

"Let us involve the police then" the manager said, calling the police number.

"Miss, you are overreacting. Maybe someone close to you just helped you pick them up ", a lady among the crowd said

"with my signature?" I asked

"and besides, I don't have any close relatives or friends" I added, still pacing around the room.

"The police will be here soon. This issue will be settled", the manager said.

"So, this is the exact signature like yours?" the police officer asked after they arrived and went through the signature thoroughly.

"Yes , but officer, how is this helping?" I asked.

"Miss, don't you see your kids are being kidnapped and you can't blame anyone for that " the police officer yelled.

It cannot be that they can't kidnap my kids. Benjamin couldn't have possibly found us.

I tried everything I could for days to even find my kids. Sandra even pasted posters of them at every place but still no news of them.

"Elena, stop crying. No matter the tears you shed, you can't bring them back. You have to be strong to find them ", Sandra said for the fifth time today, but it is not working. I cannot just calm down. They were all I had left and I couldn't do without them.

"And, I also think this is the right time to ask this question. Where is the father of your triplets?".

I have always avoided Sandra asking this question, but I guess I couldn't anymore.

"He is dead".

"He is not dead Elena. I know he is not" Sandra opposed

"You don't want to go back to him. Did he treat you badly?" Sandra asked.

"He is a monster, Sandra. I can't even go back to him no matter what "I replied, recalling the night of my escape.

I was down the hall that night preparing to sleep when I overheard Benjamin discussing with his friend, so I leaned closer to eavesdrop.

"Does she know ?"Matthew, Benjamin's friend, asked

"Why should I tell her? She is not important to me ", Benjamin said.

"But Benjamin, I cannot continue hiding from Elena", I heard a lady's voice say.

Benjamin brings a lady home and I don't even know about it.

"How could you? She loves you Benjamin", Matthew added.

"I know she is cheating on me and I will make her life difficult ", Benjamin said. Just then, my personal maid walked by. I dragged her with me to my chambers.

"Do you know anything that you are not telling me", I asked Mary. She looked at me with guilt on her face.

"Benjamin's mother made a false accusation about you, concerning your previous pregnancy ", Mary said.

"Saying that it wasn't his baby?" I asked Mary and she nodded positively.

"So you knew about this and you did not deem it fit to inform me. You were all hiding it."

"We were ordered not to say anything to you or we will suffer the consequences " she replied.

"Miss Elena, you really need to leave the palace. Benjamin is not who you think he is anymore. He wants to become the Alpha and your life will be exchanged for that", Mary said, checking if anyone was eavesdropping on our conversation.

"How do you know about this "I asked.

"You are the only one who doesn't know about this", Mary said. We both heard footsteps and Mary ran off before I could stop her.

"Elena", I heard Benjamin call my name from behind as I quickly wiped the tears on my face.

"What "

"Why are you still awake", he asked.

"Do I always have to explain everything to you" I replied.

" Stop answering my questions with another"

"You want to become an Alpha?" I asked, staring directly into his eyes.

"Who told you that ?"he asked.

Just as I predicted, Mary was saying the truth.

"I know your mother killed my baby after you kept claiming the baby wasn't yours", I yelled at Benjamin, who pulled me close to him.

"I could not feel the child's presence. We were not connected and that clearly meant he wasn't mine", he replied.

"He was still too small for you to know that, Benjamin."

"I don't care Elena, the child is dead", he said, letting go of my hand.

"Why don't you just let me go?", I asked.

"Because you are mine", he replied.

"I know you have another woman too," I said to him.

"Have you been spying on me?", he asked, pushing my back against the wall and pinning me there.

" Stop, you are hurting me", I said, trying to push him away, but he wasn't letting go.

"That woman was introduced to me by my mother. She is supposed to be my mate when I become the alpha", he replied.

"Then go be with her and let me go. I can't continue this", I said as he was slowly releasing his claws.

"Please, I want to be free from you", I pleaded.

"You can't, no matter where you go, even if you decide to run away I will find you", he said, gripping tightly my arm which was hurting me so badly .

"You are mine now and I can do whatever I want with my property", he added. I felt a sharp pain in my arm. I was actually bleeding. Benjamin had succeeded in hurting me again.

"Please stop, you are making me bleed", I begged in pain.

His eyes were now red like he wasn't in control of his actions, which always happens whenever he gets angry.

He lets go of me after getting back to his senses.

" I am sorry, I didn't know. It won't happen again, I swear", he added, hugging me even tighter.

"That is what you always say. Please stop hurting me", I said, pushing him away, but he wouldn't let go.

"Please forgive me ," Benjamin pleaded with me continuously.

"I have forgiven you, can you let go of me now?"

"I will, but why do I feel like you have not forgiven me? "

This was what I had to pass through every time and Sandra wanted me to go back there.