Filed To Story: Their Bullied and Broken Mate by Teri Petry
I was either going to regret this, or be relieved. He would either keep his promise to leave me alone, or I was about to make things a lot worse for me.
Taken
*Alette POV*
After I sent my final text to Josh, he got into his car and sped off. I breathed a sigh of relief because he kept his word. I sat and ate breakfast with my sister and her mate, and afterward we left to go for our run. There was a secluded forest about 10 minutes from our townhouse, and it was perfect for us to unleash our wolves.
I had never seen Miles in wolf form, and I was surprised at how big his wolf was. He was at least a head taller than Maddix, who was taller than my dads. His fur was a dark auburn red, and he had a caramel-colored ear. He was actually quite handsome for a male wolf. My sister and I looked identical, just as we were in human form. We were light brown, almost blonde, with light amber-colored eyes. The tips of our tails were pure white. Miles Wolf, Ulrich, took off through the dense forest, yelping at us to keep up with him.
He weaved in and out through the trees and Addie and I did the best we could to follow right behind him. He was fast, and I mean really fast. Adelina was faster than I was, and I was struggling to keep up. Ugh, why did I mess around during training? Some good cardio training would have done me good.
Before I knew it, Addie and Miles were long gone. More ahead of me than I was comfortable with. I tried to link Addie, but it was no use. She was out of range. I don’t understand how they could have gotten that much further than me. Something didn’t feel right. I shifted back to my human form, and opened the bag I had been carrying in my teeth. I took out my phone, and tried to call her. No signal. Great.
I decided to head back to the car, and I quickly put the clothes I had been wearing back on. I started to jog back, and suddenly a stench filled my nose. Rogues. However, there was a familiar scent mixed with them, and I started to panic. It was Josh. Why was he with rogues? I moved quicker than I had before, my heart thumping out of my chest. Why couldn’t I just listen and stay home? I was with Miles, but I couldn’t reach him or Addie. I prayed that nothing happened to them because of me.
I tried to dial Asteria’s number, but I was still without a signal. I saw the opening of the forest and started to run with all I had. Before I could get there, I was struck by something from behind. I fell to the ground and grabbed my head. My eyes started to get blurry, and I could hear voices. “Now what you little punk?” a man asked. I heard Josh reply, “Leave it to me and my friend. Here’s your money. You can go now,” he stated. The rogue replied, “What about the other two?” Josh just laughed and said, “Leave them where they are. They will come around eventually. They can find their own way home.” What had they done to my sister and her mate? What were they going to do to me? Josh hovered over top of me laughing. I was going in and out of consciousness, and my anxiety was only making it worse. “I told you that you would be mine no matter the cost, didn’t I?” were the last words I heard before blacking out.
I’m moving. I’m awake, but I can’t see anything. “Alaska?” I called for my wolf. There was no reply. I could hear Josh and his friend talking in the front seats, but I was afraid to speak. I couldn’t lie there and just let them do whatever to me, so I decided to try to persuade Josh. “Josh?” I called out. I heard his friend tell him I was awake. I felt the car pull over and stop, and then heard a door open and close.
The back door flew open, and Josh ripped the bag off of my head. He examined my face, and asked me if I was alright. I shook my head, and he pulled me into his embrace. My hands were still bound with rope, so I couldn’t fight him. All I wanted at that moment was for Josh to be Damian. “Josh, what’s going on? What time is it?” I asked tearfully. “Shhhh, it’s OK Lette. We are just going for a ride to my uncles. I’m so excited about him meeting you. He is going to love you.” he gushed. “What uncle, Josh?” I asked. His body stiffened, and his face grew hard. “My uncle Lawrence, that’s who. You are not to mention you are Damian’s mate in his presence, do you hear me?” he yelled. I nodded my head in fear that if I responded any other way, he would hurt me.
He left the bag off of my head since it was dark outside, and got back behind the wheel. He didn’t check my pockets apparently, because my phone was still inside. With my hands bound in front of me, I was able to pull it out of my pocket. I rolled over on the seat to where Josh couldn’t see my face and I tried my best to send a text to the first person who pulled up. It was a struggle to type, but I was able to type ‘Josh Larry’. I couldn’t remember who the last person I texted was, but I hope it was someone looking for me.
I didn’t want to get caught with my phone, so I hurriedly slid it back into the inside pocket of my jacket. Thankfully, I was able to put it on silent, so it wouldn’t be heard. Now all I could do was go along for the ride, and wait and hope that the right person received the text. Then, I had to hope that they could figure out what it meant. Please Goddess, don’t let them hurt me.
Forgetful
*Maddix POV*
Making final arrangements for us to leave in the morning was becoming a nightmare. George was stuck at the borders, sorting out an issue. Henry was fighting with a contractor in charge of the rebuild of the archives, Coffee & Thyme, and repairs to Nick’s Place. Riley was at the pediatrician with Willow, and Timmy was in the middle of training the teenage group of wolf recruits. Maybe I should call my parents to come home to supervise. Nah, they would kill me if I called them back for something minor like that.
I decided to call them anyway. I hadn’t spoken to them in a couple of weeks, and I should probably check on them. I dialed my mom’s number, and she answered pretty quickly. “Maddix? Is everything alright baby boy?” she asked. I chuckled to myself and said, “Yes mom, things are fine. I was just calling to check in and make sure you three weren’t causing trouble wherever you were today.” I heard my dad, Liam laugh and Loki yelled, “She is causing all kinds of hell over here. The Greek citizens of Rhodes think she is bonkers.” I heard mom slap him, and then she said to me, “Don’t listen to them sweetie, they love giving me a hard time. You yell at one herder who slapped his goat with a whip, and they think you are the biggest hellion to exist.” I had to have her repeat to me what she said, and I couldn’t contain my laughter. She got frustrated and hung up on me. Instead of calling her back, I just sent her a message.
Me: Sorry mom, I wasn’t laughing at you, just laughing with my dads. Love you and hope to see you three soon.
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.