Filed To Story: Their Bullied and Broken Mate by Teri Petry
I finally texted Alice to see if she could hack into Lette’s social media and emails. I also questioned about the carrier’s service and database. She asked me to give her 30 minutes to see what she could do, and would get back with me. I thanked her and sat my phone down.
All I could do was to keep thinking of how I could help. I needed to find her and I wouldn’t stop until I did. It wouldn’t do me any good to call Josh or Reggie, but I did have one other option. I dialed his number, and it didn’t take him long to answer. “Damian, what’s up?” my brother Lance asked. He didn’t seem nervous, so he may be clueless about what had happened.
“Lance, I have something important to ask you. I need you to be honest, and I have someone with me who will know if you are lying,” I told him. He said he would, and for me to ask me whatever I wanted. “Have you talked to Josh?” I asked. He told me he hadn’t, but that Josh had left him a few messages last night. I looked at Luke, and he shook his head, signaling Lance was lying to me.
“Would you tell me truthfully if you had? This is an emergency, Lance. Josh has kidnapped my mate. If I don’t find her soon, you know what will happen to her. You know who he works for. You also know what he will do to her. Please, Lance, if you have any love for me at all, you will help me,” I explained.
He didn’t speak, and I almost had to beg him to reply. “Fine, yes. I talked to and saw him last night. He is taking that girl to our dad. I’m sorry I didn’t tell you, but they are threatening me too, Damian,” he said. “Besides, they aren’t there anymore. Dad sent them south of Spirit Mountain. I don’t know where, but I know it’s somewhere secluded but close to the beach,” he finished.
South of Spirit Mountain and secluded. I am almost certain of where they are heading.
On the Move
*Maddix POV*
I tried to avoid calling my parents as long as possible in this situation. Hopefully, I don’t have to. I was thankful that our cell carrier worked with me and sent me the pass code to track Alette’s phone. The last ping was off of Highway 99 in Lincoln City, Oregon, near the Siletz River.
Damian said he knew exactly where they were when the last bit of information came in. He said that his family had an old hunting shack that they hadn’t used in years in that area. He said it only made sense because it was super secluded, but still close enough to his pack in case Josh needed to rush back there for any reason.
I didn’t know this kid Josh, but when I got my hands on him, it was over for him. I am so sick of little punks like him thinking they can get away with whatever they want. Thinking it’s OK to disrupt other people’s lives just because of their stupidity. I needed to calm down before I said things that I didn’t mean to people who didn’t deserve them.
“Grandma, can we talk outside?” I asked her. She nodded and grabbed her sweater. I helped her onto the girls’ porch, and we sat on the swing. “Gran, I don’t think I can control my frustration and anger much longer. The amount of selfishness I have dealt with this past month is ridiculous. I don’t understand how mom and dads dealt with this,” I expressed.
My grandma’s laugh filled the air, and I couldn’t help but smile. She was laughing at me, but it didn’t feel like it. “Maddix, my sweet boy. Your patience for stupidity has always teetered. Yet, you always handle it with grace. Whether you want to or not. I think it seems larger than what it is, because everything is taking time. Time we may not have much of. We will find her, sweet, but we can’t do anything that will put her in danger. Rushing off half-cocked will do exactly that,” she said. Her advice was always wise, and much needed. Her always calm demeanor was also much welcomed.
Damian came rushing outside, and told us we needed to go inside. I helped grandma inside and Simon was speaking to someone on speakerphone. It was Josh’s ex-girlfriend, Mandy. “Yes, Josh called me last night at around 4am. He was going to his uncle Lawrence’s place. He said he had a special delivery for him. Simon, you and I both know what that means. I hope, for the sake of your sister-in-laws and your mate, that Josh comes to his senses. I doubt it though. The drugs have taken over his life,” she said. I listened carefully to her words, as she continued, but when she mentioned drugs, and the special delivery, I stayed hyper focused on that.
When he hung up, I looked at Damien and said, “Special delivery? What the hell did she mean by that? Lawrence is your dad. What would he be delivering to him that is so special?” Damian squinted his eyes and sighed. “It’s rumored that my dad sells young girls on the black market. It’s said that he has enlisted some college students to work for him, and lure the girls in. I don’t have solid proof, and I have never witnessed it. I have only heard people talking. Josh does odd jobs for my dad, but I always thought it was just drugs. That is until he took Alette. Now, I don’t know what to think. I’m sorry, Maddix,” he explained.
I felt bad for him. I have always heard horror stories about Lawrence, and I had heard the same rumors he told me. If Josh really did take Lette to Lawrence, then we needed to move faster than I thought. “Damian, bro. I’m sorry if I sound judgmental, but how are you so oblivious to your dad’s business dealings?” I asked. He sat in the chair next to me, and started to explain.
“My father, he has never really paid much attention to what I did or really cared much about what I was doing. It was as if I didn’t exist. When it was time to start teaching me the ways of an Alpha, it was as if I became an even bigger annoyance. He made it abundantly clear that he would rather have Lance take over as Alpha than me. Lance, however, doesn’t want that title or role. He is happy with his choice to just be the pack accountant. When he expressed that to Lance, dad flipped his shit. He, with not such nice words, said that if Lance didn’t want the position, he would hold it until his death. Hence, my decision to challenge him for his Alpha title when I graduate soon. I wanted everything in place as far as my knowledge of how to run businesses, pack, the whole nine yards before I moved into what was rightfully mine. I wish I had taken the rumors more seriously, because Alette wouldn’t be in this situation. If they hurt her in any way, I will kill them all myself. I promise you that, Maddix, “he explained.
I knew Damian was being truthful. I felt it in my soul, and grandma confirmed it. My phone alert went off, and it was from the cell carrier. Alette’s phone battery was close to dying, but they were also on the move again. This time they were heading north, either back to Spirit Mountain, or hopefully back to Seattle.
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