Filed To Story: Their Bullied and Broken Mate by Teri Petry
She had told me about things going on in the pack, and small milestones that our daughter had done. Willow could roll over by herself now, and was lifting her head during her tummy time. She had a pediatrician’s appointment and was given a positive health report. I was missing it all.
Saving my sister was worth it, but it didn’t sting any less. I had taken over driving so that Damian could try and rest. I knew my stress level was high, but I could only imagine what his was right now. He had a pretty eventful day, and added that to the stress of not being with my sister, and not knowing her situation, he had to be ready to lose himself. I hoped that Alette knew what kind of man she really had.
I decided to call Addie, and see if they had heard anything. She was sleeping, so I spoke to her mate, Miles. He informed me that he had just gotten off the phone with his dad, Alpha Victor Krenshaw, and his dad said that he sent warriors to meet us about 3 miles west of the Ross Lake border. I asked him to get word to the head warrior there, and give him my number. I needed to speak to them to get a game plan together.
Miles proceeded to tell me that Asteria’s mate, Simon, had left for the meet-up. Asteria was beside herself, but Simon’s dad insisted. The last thing I needed was an upset sister and an anxious brother-in-law to look after. I asked miles to watch over Asteria, and I would make sure Simon came out of this alive.
Damian started to stir, and when he opened his eyes, he looked as if he had seen a ghost. “They are hurting her!” he cried. I wasn’t sure how he knew, since they hadn’t marked each other, but he swore he could feel her pain. I asked him to elaborate, and he said he felt stings all over his body like he was being whipped.
I handed Damian my phone and told him to dial my grandma. Luke was sleeping, and I wasn’t waking him up. One thing you learn by being related to witches; never disturb their rest. He went to my contacts and called her number. I hoped she was still awake, and thankfully she was.
Putting it on speaker, I had him explain what he was feeling to her. I could hear her gasp, and she demanded we wake up Luke. Damian turned to shake him, and luckily he wasn’t pissed that we woke him up. Grandma asked him to see if he could see what was happening to Alette, and just as before, he couldn’t. “Gram, I am pretty sure she has been drugged. For most of this, I haven’t been able to see anything where she is concerned. I’m sorry.” he explained. She told us she would call us back, and disconnected the call.
Luke knew what she was up to, and he wasn’t happy she was attempting it alone. He briefly explained the spell, and said it would take a lot out of her. He called his mom and got her and his sister Ginger, to go and help our grandmother. Ginger’s gift of location and foresight was much stronger than his, and when paired with our grandma’s, it was very powerful.
We were getting very close to our destination, and my phone rang. It was Simon. “Alpha Maddix, we are ready for when you get here. There have been a lot of vehicles entering Ross Lake, but none has left in a while. How far out are you?” he asked. I explained we were only 45 minutes away, and to make sure they were ready. There would be a very short briefing before we moved in. He said he understood and we disconnected the call.
Marion had called Luke, and said that Ginger was able to detect and see Alette through grandma’s spell. “Luke, they aren’t going to like what she has seen. They have whipped her badly, and a portly man has had his way with her multiple times. There was also a guard who took a turn after the man left. I’m sorry to be the one to have to tell you guys. Hurry and get to her. She is still unconscious,” she explained.
I couldn’t believe what I was hearing. I started to speed up, and Damian demanded that I pull over. I refused, but he grabbed the wheel. I stopped the car, and he jumped out and shifted. Thankfully, we were on a road with no traffic. He ran into the forest and towards the Ross Lake pack.
Luke had me shift over to the passenger seat, and he sped faster towards our destination. I was in shock. I was able to call Simon back to warn him that Damian was heading their way in wolf form. I described his wolf, and hung up the phone. “Luke, I was too late. We were too fucking late, man,” I sobbed.
How was I going to look my baby sister in the eye? I had failed her. We were too late. I knew Damian was beating himself up as well. If it weren’t for him fighting his dad, and then having to make sure someone was present to watch the pack, we would probably have made it in time. I didn’t want him to blame himself though, it had to be done, or worse could have happened to my sister. She could be dead.
Damian was being restrained in human form when we pulled up. I ran up to him and grabbed his face. “Damian! Calm down Brother! I need you fully here before we go in to get her and the others out! I need you to focus!” I yelled at his face. He was sobbing uncontrollably. “It’s my fault, Maddix. Can’t you see that?” he asked.
I pulled him into a brotherly embrace, and held him. I could understand how he felt, but before we moved forward, I had to get him in the right headspace.
*Damian POV*
I couldn’t stop Zion from shifting. Hearing those words come out of Luke’s mother’s mouth was like knives to my heart. They had hurt my mate in a way that no woman should ever have to go through. I was going to kill them all. I was going to start with that pitiful excuse of an Alpha.
All Zion could focus on was getting to the meeting point, not realizing that we still had to wait for Maddix and Luke. Going in blindly and alone was not a great idea. It took me the whole run to convince him of that, and even if we were still upset, he wanted to do things right to limit any more risk to Alette or any of the other girls.
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