Mates: Revenge

Chapter 13

~Jayden~

I can’t think…..I can’t breathe…..I can’t function. My baby is gone. I don’t know where she is and no one has seen her. I want to be angry, but I don’t know who to be angry at. I want to fight, but I don’t know who to fight. Jace keeps howling in my head and I feel what he is feeling, but I can’t fix it. I need to fix it, but I don’t know how. I have already destroyed my office as well as the meeting room.

I, somehow, made it to Brooklyn’s room and curled up on her bed, breathing in her scent. I don’t know how long I have been lying here, but I don’t want to move. My heart feels as if it will stop beating at any second and, honestly, I don’t want to stop it. If my child is gone……if she is no longer in this world, I want to follow her. I failed to protect her and now I have no idea where she is or how to find her. I don’t want to continue living if my child is no longer living.

I hear the door open and close, but I’m in too much pain to move. I feel the bed dip behind me and arms cover me. The tingles and scent make it clear to me who this is, but I can’t bring myself to lift my head. I can feel Kehlani’s head on my back and her hand is stroking my arm. I can’t contain it anymore. I start to sob.

~Kehlani~

Jayden is sobbing so hard that his body is shaking. I wish I could comfort him, but I know that there is nothing I can do or say to make this better. Our child is gone and we don’t know where to look. The trackers have been out for hours and they have come up with nothing. There are no lingering scents and there are no clues left behind. We didn’t even find Daniel’s body, so is he a part of this? Was Daniel taken with Melanie and Brooklyn? I’ve been suspicious of Daniel since I met him, but I haven’t found any information that confirms my doubts about him. He could be anyone from anywhere and I wouldn’t know it. I failed as an Alpha and a mother. I didn’t keep my pack members safe and I wasn’t able to keep my daughter safe.

I want to cry like Jayden, but I know one of us needs to remain strong. Besides, I spent my time crying while Jayden was tearing up his office and the meeting room. It’s Jayden’s turn to breakdown and my turn to help him through it. He is broken and there is no way to fix it other than having Brooklyn back and safe.

Uh…..Red?

Any news, Jax?

Trackers are still out and trying to find anything they can. We have alerted the nearby packs to see if they have seen or heard anything out of the ordinary. So far, we have nothing.

I will be there soon. I think we should look at a map of the area and try to see if there is anywhere they could be. I sigh. We need to find my child and Melanie.

I know, Red and we will. I swear we will.

Jayden’s violent sobs have stopped, but he is still crying. He turned and nuzzled his head on my chest. I give him as much love as I can while stroking his back. I wish I could take all of his pain away, but I’m powerless. Kia has been howling in my head. She feels the loss of Brooklyn, who she sees as her own pup. She is also feeling the pain from Jace. Jace has lost his pup and his pain is immense. We have to find them, and soon, or I’m not sure if Jayden will survive it. I don't want to lose my child or my love.

~Melanie~

“Let her go!” I rasp out. My throat is so dry and it feels like it is being rubbed with sandpaper when I try to speak. Daniel chuckles and drops Brooklyn, making me wince. I know she is in pain from that and I wish I could take that pain away. Brooklyn doesn’t make a sound, but a tear escapes and falls down her cheek. This bastard is hurting my love and I’m going to kill him when I get a chance.

Daniel gets down on his knees and leans into me. “I’ve been waiting for you to wake up. We have business to take care of.” I want to spit in his face, but I have no spit. I need some water, I need some pain meds, and I need my wolf. I have no idea how I got into this predicament, but I need to figure out how to get us out of it, unharmed.

I glare at Daniel, which causes him to laugh. “Do you think that I’m scared of you?” I don’t respond, but keep my eyes on Daniel. He narrows his eyes at me. “You need to be scared of me. You need to pay for what you took from me.” What the hell is he talking about? I barely met Daniel not long ago, having never seen him before in my life. He is supposed to be my fated mate, so how in the world could I have taken anything from him? I continue to stare at Daniel, trying not to give anything away. “Oh, that's right…….you don’t recognize me. If you could, you would know exactly who I am.” I continue to look at Daniel, still not understanding what the hell he is talking about. Daniel stands up straight and walks over to a chair and sits in it. “You will know in due time.” Daniel puts his elbows on his knees and laces his fingers together. “I do want you to suffer, but I haven’t decided how to accomplish that yet. I thought of killing the kid.” My eyes get big at this. I can’t let him hurt Brooklyn.

“Ddoo….don’t. You can do what you want to me, just don’t touch Brooklyn. Let her go.” Daniel puts his hands down and looks at me with so much animosity. I truly wonder what I did to him to make him hate me so much. I don’t even, really, know him.

“You are in no position to ask anything of me. Besides, I already promised the child to CeCe and I don’t intend to go back on my promise.” Who the hell is this CeCe and what does it mean that he promised her Brooklyn? I can’t let anything happen to her; I’d rather die. “I will figure out how to hurt you the most.” Daniel leans back in his chair and looks up at the ceiling. “Maybe the best way is to go after that b***h of an Alpha you follow.” Daniel shakes his head and looks at me again. “Maybe not because that would be the obvious choice.” I hear a ding and Daniel pulls his phone out of his pocket. “Hmmmm……maybe I need to ask that other offended party what they think the punishment should be.” Daniel looks at me with a wicked grin as he types into his phone.