Filed To Story: Their Bullied and Broken Mate by Teri Petry
As we approached the caravan waiting for us, guns were drawn on Zion. I hadn’t thought about just showing up in my wolf form without this exact thing happening. I recognized Simon running towards them. “Hold your fire! It’s Alpha Damian DeLuca!” he screamed. Maddix must have called ahead. I needed to remember to thank him.
Even though Simon had told them who I was, I shifted to prove it. My fury was still there, and Zion was still on the surface. The guards surrounded me, and tried to restrain me to calm me down. All it did was piss Zion off more. I started to thrash about, fighting them off of me. I heard car tires screech, and then I heard Maddix yelling my name.
He grabbed me and held onto me tight. He kept begging me to calm down, and think straight. He kept telling me that Damian needed to be fully present, not Zion and Damian. Thankfully, Zion understood his words, because he started to fall back. When he did, I felt every emotion running through me at full hilt. “It’s my fault, Maddix.” I sobbed. Like a true friend and brother, he held me while I cried out. I needed this release and he knew it.
Reassuring me over and over, Maddix finally was able to calm me down. Luke offered me a drink of his herbal tea, but warned me there were calming herbs in it. Including very small traces of Wolfsbane. I thanked him but refused it. I needed Zion to be fully alert. Maddix plopped down beside me, and asked if I was alright. I shook my head, and gave a slight chuckle.
“No, man. I’m honestly not. I still blame myself, and will probably always blame myself for this. Josh was my family. He and MY dad are the cause of her being here. I had to challenge my dad instead of coming to get her immediately. I didn’t get here on time. If I had just thought more clearly instead of on impulse, and put her safety first, this wouldn’t have happened,” I explained to him.
He leaned his back against the vehicle we were sitting near and said, “Look, you weren’t at fault for this. Alette knows it. She would be pissed off if she heard you talking like that. Trust me, any of my sisters pissed off is scary as fuck. What has already happened, doesn’t matter anymore. It’s done and we can’t change it. I blame myself too. It’s now a whole different mission, and once this mission is finished, how you handle the after effects is what is going to be the pinnacle moment. You will both get through it. You are both strong as hell, and I can tell you love her.”
Raking my hands through my hair, I fought off the tears again. “Thanks man. You are right. I love her with everything in me. I think even if there was no mate bond, I would still love her. Can we get going already?” I asked. He slapped me on the back and nodded his head. He got in the trunk and threw me some sweats and a t-shirt. I refused the shoes because I had a feeling I would be shifting again real soon, and why waste a good pair of shoes?
Maddix and Simon rallied the warriors, and everyone was on the same page. The omegas, women and children were off limits unless they became aggressive. They were not to be killed no matter what. Just detained. If they showed any kind of submission, they would be detained. The Alpha was to be detained and held for myself and Maddix to question, and anyone else could be killed on sight. I raised my hand to speak and said, “I need to find the man who drugged my mate. Luke, could you describe him to the others please? No one is going to touch him but me. I will be the one to end his life. Understood?”
Everyone nodded, and Luke described the man. “He is short, bald and has a bushy beard. He is overweight and wears glasses. There is also a large guard. Dark skin, a tight fade, and has 3 scars on his cheek. As if he was clawed at some point. Now that I am closer, I can see more inside the pack. Both men are still in the room with Alette. The round man is sleeping, and the guard is in a chair watching TV. The room is in a basement. A lot of the johns are still in the packhouse with other girls who are being used as servants for these perverts. So please tread carefully,” he explained.
We knew Luke was straining himself using this gift so much, but he insisted. Even when we gave him the option of hanging back. He grew almost angry at that suggestion. “She is my family, and the rest of those girls need all the help they can get. I’m in this to the end,” he stated. Respecting his decision, we didn’t bring it up again.
I climbed into the back of one of the trucks and asked for everyone’s attention. “Members of Northern Sun. I thank you from the bottom of my heart for helping us today. I can’t promise things will go smoothly, but I can promise that we will have your back. What is happening inside Ross Lake is criminal. No one should have to live the way the captives are living. No one should be treated the way these women are treated. You have your instructions, let’s go kick some ass!” I yelled.
I’m coming Alette.
*ALETTE POV*
The ringing in my ears is making the ache in my head twice as bad. My mouth feels like I have been licking the desert, and my body feels like lead weights. I don’t remember anything after seeing the grotesque man with the whip.
I tried to open my eyes, but heard someone snoring next to me. I decided to keep them shut and pretend I was still sleeping. I called Alaska, but she only whimpered. Whatever they have done to me, it’s seriously affected her. I tried to roll over, but realized I was still tied to the bed. Oh shit. No….
Whether the man woke or not, I had to open my eyes and figure out a plan to escape. I willed my eyes open, and looked down at my body the best I could. I was a bloody mess, and even though the whip marks were nearly gone, you could still see them. I laid my head back onto the bed, and fought back tears. Where the hell were my brother and mate?
The pervert, Grant, opened his eyes and noticed I was awake. “Good you are awake, things are more fun when you can see the fear in their eyes,” he growled. He extended his arm across me and started to run his hand down my body. I started to tremble, but there was nothing I could do. I squeezed my eyes shut, and he demanded I open them. I tried to protest, but he shoved a towel into my mouth.
He got up from bed and walked to the bottom. He asked the guard for something, and he handed the man a small packet. He started to stroke himself, and it was then that I noticed that the packet was a condom. Please Goddess no, don’t let this happen.
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.