Filed To Story: Their Bullied and Broken Mate by Teri Petry
The truck was quickly thrown into park, and we hurried out of the vehicle. Damian ran ahead of us, and we did our best to keep up. He passed several people trying to speak to him, and sprinted up the stairs. Without knocking, he burst into an office that I assumed was the Beta’s.
“Where is she, Zack?” he yelled. The Beta stood up at his desk and placed his hands on his hips. “Who, Damian? As you can see, there is no one but me here,” he sneered. I could smell my sister. She was here not long ago, and with the amount of food and drink sitting at the sofa table, he hadn’t been alone for long.
“Beta, my name is Maddix Young. I am the Alpha of Blood Moon in Astoria. We have reason to believe that a classmate of my sister, Joshua Connor, has kidnapped her and brought her here. I know she has been here at some point today because I can smell her. I feel her presence. So, let’s cut the bullshit and bring her back here,” I demanded.
A look of shock spread to the Beta’s face, and he started to stammer over his words. “I.. I truly have no idea who you are talking about, Alpha Young. We have young women in and out of the offices all the time. You are going to have to be more specific than just simply saying ‘Her’ or ‘She’,” he said. I was losing my patience, and was about to let Franz out to play when the door opened.
“What is going on here, Damian?” an elderly gentleman asked. Damian turned to face the man, and replied, “Good to see you too, dad. Where is the new service Josh brought you? This is her brother, Alpha Maddix Young, of the Blood Moon pack. We know she is here, he can smell her. This is her cousin, Luke Bastille. He is a powerful witch, and he saw her here, in this office, less than 15 minutes ago.”
Lawrence was stunned to hear the words coming out of his son’s mouth, but still tried to play dumb. “Alpha, Damian, Mr. Bastille, I assure you that I am not aware of who your sister is. Joshua brings me all kinds of girls to work as a service to me, and my business ventures. I would need to see a face or hear a name to even know if she was here for sure,” he smirked. I pulled out my phone, and showed him a picture. “Ah, Alice. Yes, she was here. Unfortunately, I sent her on her way with Joshua not long ago. She was anxious to get to work,” he said.
“It’s Alette, you bastard! Where were they heading?” Damian shouted. Luke moved next to Damian, and laid his hand on his shoulder. “Damian, calm down. He is lying. Josh is near death in the cells. A group of men took Lette. They are loading her on a helicopter right now,” he explained. Damian leaped at his father, and Luke and I caught him before they could connect. “Damian! NO! We have to handle this right so that the council doesn’t punish you for killing him. He will get his. We won’t leave here with him alive,” I said.
Damian stood in place, glaring at his dad. Luke took off running to where he saw the vision, but was stopped by an Omega stating that it was too late. When he returned to the office, Damian was challenging his dad for his title of Alpha.
Finally Doing The Right Thing
*Damian POV*
“I, Damian Carmine DeLuca, challenge you, Alpha Lawrence Anthony DeLuca, for the title of Alpha of the Spirit Mountain pack. This challenge will be to the death, with no outside interference. If anyone interferes or tries to sabotage the fight, you automatically lose, and will be sentenced to death along with those who helped. Do you accept?” I said as I challenged my father. I didn’t care about finishing school anymore. Enough was enough, and he had to be stopped.
My father started to laugh in my face. His Beta, Zach, goaded him on. Telling him he needed to accept and put me in my place. Maddix went to stand next to Zach, and informed him that he would be smart to be quiet. Maddix then picked up the phone to call Elder Declan of the Royal Council. He explained the situation to Declan, and he authorized the fight. He gave instructions over the phone to Maddix and Luke. An elder would be here in an hour to oversee everything.
“Wait, I haven’t accepted your terms yet,” my father chuckled. “I will accept on one condition. The witch isn’t present. Our challenge duels are sacred, and shouldn’t be tainted by a witch,” he finished. Elder Declan was quiet as he thought about what my father requested. “Request denied. Whether you accept the terms or not, Alpha DeLuca, you will participate in the challenge. If you do not, I will have the King and Queen strip you of your title, and you will be cast out of the kingdom as a rogue. Am I clear?” Declan stated.
My father was pissed. I didn’t care. He had tarnished our name, and not just the reputation we held as a family, but as a pack. Things needed to change quickly. “FINE! He will have to wait until tomorrow. I won’t fight today,” dad bellowed. Declan started to laugh due to aggravation. “Damian, will this work for you,” he asked. “No, elder. I’m sorry. We have a dire situation here, with the disappearance of my mate and Alpha Maddix’s sister, Alette. If we don’t do this today, I will forfeit the title and kill him right now,” I replied.
The horror that showed in my father’s eyes was evident. “Mate?” he asked. I smirked and said, “Yes, the girl you have been moving around, and are now trying to do goddess only knows what to right now, is my mate. Do the right thing and tell us where she is, dad. I would rather do this the easy way, then have to search in your office after you are dead.” I told him.
He accepted the challenge, but gave up no information other than she was already sold, and on her way to her new owners near the Canadian borders. We agreed to meet in an hour on the training fields. I sent a link to the entire pack informing them to stay in their homes. I explained why, and closed the link. I went into my room to change, and Maddix and Luke followed behind me.
“I know this is an inconvenience to Alette’s rescue. I’m sorry. I couldn’t control myself, because it would never stop until he was taken care of. I will make this quick. Let me change, and we will head to the training fields,” I whispered.
Unexpectedly, Maddix came and pulled me into an embrace. I couldn’t contain my tears or fear any longer. “It’s alright brother. I understand. We will find her. I have faith in us. We just might need to call in some reinforcements, that’s all. I can tell you care deeply for her, Damian. I’m thankful for that. She is a lot to handle, but she also has a good heart. She needs someone strong to love her,” he comforted me.
New Book: Returned To Make Them Pay
On her wedding anniversary, Alicia is drugged and stumbles into the wrong room—straight into the arms of the powerful Caden Ward, a man rumored never to touch women. Their night of passion shocks even him, especially when he discovers she’s still a virgin after two years of marriage to Joshua Yates.