The Beta's Apocalypse

5. This is Torture

"I can’t take it. Blaze is driving me nuts." Eric huffed.

"Relax. I went way longer without seeing Sophie and I was fine." Justin said.

"Yeah but that was your fault, you were being a stubborn idiot."

"Touché."

Eric sighed. "Sorry. I just want to see her. I never thought I'd meet my mate and she wouldn’t feel the mate pull."

"We just need to be fully prepared for the journey. Have faith she will come around, and hopefully Lanie or her mom will be able to help her."

"You're right, but what do I do in the mean time? How did you get past this feeling of wanting to drop everything and be with her?"

"Well you weren't wrong, I was being stubborn so I just pushed it down and tried to act like it wasn't happening. I don’t advise that though, I acted like a moron."

Eric and Justin looked at each other and burst into laughter.

"You really are different now. I am glad Sophie came into our lives."

Justin smiled. "Me too."

The office door swung open and Amelia rushed in, a few seconds later along Oliver rushed in behind her.  "Daddy!"

Justin's eye's lit up. "That is truly the best word in the English language."

"Sorry to interrupt, but that girl is fast. She took off and said she wanted you." Oliver shook his head.

Amelia jumped on his lap, then looked at Eric. She reached over and grabbed both sides of his face in her hands, making him turn and look at her. "Unca Eric, why are you sad?"

"I'm ok Lia." Eric smiled.

"No you not. Why you lying to me?"

Eric laughed. "You’re right. I'm sorry I lied, I am just missing someone."

"Who you miss?"

"My Mate, Ellie."

"Ellie?! I really like her. You don't need to miss her, let's go see her." Amelia jumped down and looked up at Eric. "Let's go."

"I can’t see her yet, she doesn’t want to see me right now." Eric replied trying to hide the pain he was feeling from Amelia.

"Why?" Amelia asked.

Justin lifted Amelia up as he rose from the couch. "Little bit don't bombard Eric with a million questions, how about we go get lunch?"

Eric stood up. "That sounds good, maybe it will distract me from thinking about Ellie."

They walked out of the house and to the food tent, making there plates. They started walking over to take a spot on the grass when Eric stopped and sighed.

"What is it?" Justin asked.

"So much for getting my mind off Ellie." Eric shook his head. "Sophie just mind linked me and asked me to hang out in my room because Ellie is coming over to eat lunch. She's going to be right here and I'm being sent to my room like a prisoner."

"I'll keep you company." Oliver offered.

Eric nodded. "Thanks." He turned and looked at Justin. "Will you please tell her I said hi. No wait, tell her I said I'm thinking about her. Or I don’t know what would a girl want to hear?"

Justin laughed. "I think hi, and you're thinking about her will suffice."

Eric rolled his eyes. "This is torture." He turned and headed into the house followed by Oliver.

"This whole Mate pull thing is pretty intense isn’t it?" Oliver asked as they walked up the stairs.

"Yes when Justin went through it with Sophie I thought it was mostly because he refused to give into it at first, but I want nothing more then to be with Ellie. Last night I could feel her pain, it was horrible. I couldn't go and comfort her, it was killing me."

"We get a little glimpse of that as humans I guess. It is really hard for me to see Emily in pain. Losing Ed and Carol was really hard on her, but she tried to hide it for Sophie's sake. You really do wish you could just take their full pain yourself so they don’t have to experience it."

"Yes, and knowing I can’t even hug her is killing me."

They walked into Eric's room and took a seat on the couches by the window.

"So if you guys are able to get through this and be together what will that look like with her being the Alpha to her pack, and you the Beta to this pack?"

"I have been so caught up in worrying about her and not being around her I  haven't even thought about that at all. I honestly don’t know, usually women aren't Alphas and they typically go with the pack of their male mates. Even Sophie was given Luna powers over her pack, but not Alpha powers. I guess we will figure it out when the time comes."

Eric jumped up and rushed over to the window. He pulled the curtain back just a little bit, and peered down. He saw Ellie running up followed by Zeke and Elijah. Eric watched as Ellie turned around looking at them approaching, she was laughing and dancing around in a circle saying something. Zeke and Elijah both walked up to her shaking their heads.

Oliver laughed behind him. "I wonder what that is about."

Eric smiled. "I don't know, but she is beautiful isn't she?"

"Yes she is very pretty."

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Ellie ran as fast as she could. She was about three yards in front of Elijah and Zeke when she got close to the Packhouse she turned around and laughed. She spun around doing a little dance, as they both ran up shaking their heads. "It's about time you two got here." Ellie smirked. "Slow pokes."

"Gloating is not becoming of a lady Ellie." Elijah noted.

"I never claimed to be one."

Zeke and Elijah laughed.

Ellie suck her arm into both of theirs. "Take me to food, I am starving."

They lead Ellie to the food tent, as Sophie and Ethan joined them. They got their plates, spotting Justin and Amelia across the lawn. They went and joined them.

"Mama!" Amelia exclaimed running up to her.

Sophie bent down and gave her a hug. "What have you been up to today?"

"Oliver and I played in the garden, then I ran away, to see Daddy."

"Oh really? How about we make it a rule no running away from whoever is watching us?" Sophie sternly looked down at Amelia.

"Ok." Amelia shrugged.

They all sat down on the grass, Sophie sneaking a quick kiss from Justin.

"What have you guys been up to all morning?" Justin asked.

"We went on a hunt for honeysuckle, but came up empty handed." Elijah responded.

Justin laughed. "Why honeysuckle?"

"El thought she smelled them last night." Ethan said.

"There is some at the far end of the pack, I can take you after lunch." Justin said.

Ellie's eyes lit up. "Are you serious yes that would be great!" She turned and slapped Elijah in the arm. "I told you I could smell them."

Elijah laughed. "El there is no way you smelled them that far away,"

Ellie shrugged. Amelia walked up and sat in front of Ellie and grabbed her hands. "Hi little one."

"Why don't you like unca Eric?" Amelia asked.

Ellie's mouth dropped open, and her eyes grew wide. "I…uh."

"AMELIA!" Sophie scolded. "That is not very nice."

"What?" Amelia replied, shrugging her shoulders, her hands up in the air. "Unca Eric sad, he miss her. She not want to see him."

Sophie stood up and grabbed Amelia. "Ellie I am sorry."

Ellie smiled and laughed. "It's ok, you can always count on kids to be brutally honest. She's not wrong I am sure it's making him crazy." She put the last bite of her food in her mouth, then stared down at her empty plate.

"Eric did ask me to tell you hi and that he has been thinking about you." Justin informed.

"Yeah and well you know how you heard something in the tree last night?" Elijah asked.

Ellie nodded.

"It was Eric, he had to see you, so he snuck over. He told me to tell you he promised to take things slow, he'll do anything you ask, and that everything is up to you."

Ellie sighed. "Why are you just now telling me this?"

"Sorry." Elijah shrugged.

Ellie glared and Elijah, shaking her head. "Maybe Eric can join us on the walk to the honeysuckles?"

Ethan reached up, putting his hand on Ellie's shoulder. "Are you sure you're ready?"

Ellie shook her head. "No, but if all of you guys are there with us, it might not be too hard."

"If you are sure I will go up and talk to him." Justin asked.

Ellie nodded.

Justin stood up. "Can I go too daddy." Amelia jumped up, reaching her arms up to him.

Justin smiled and picked her up. "We'll be right back."

Sophie sat down next to Ellie. "Are you sure?"

Ellie grinned. "I'm sure, if it gets too hard I will just tell him I have to leave."

"Ok then, if you're sure. Let's take our plates back and head over to the house." Sophie stood up.

Everyone followed, then made their way to the front of the Packhouse.

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Justin walked into Eric's room to see him and Oliver standing at the widow. "Spying on your mate?"

"I was trying to, but I can't see her now." Eric admitted.

"Well I have good news." Justin smiled.

"Unca Eric Ellie said you can come honeysuckle with us."

Eric laughed. "What?"

"Daddy put me down."

Justin sat Amelia down. She walked over and grabbed Eric's hands pulling him down to her. "Listen me!" She grabbed his face on both sides. "I said!" She huffed. "Ellie say you come honeysuckles with us."

Eric laughed again. "I am sorry Lia, but I still don’t know what you mean."

 Amelia rolled her eyes. "Daddy you tell him."

Justin laughed. "We are going to that spot where the honeysuckles grow to show Ellie. And she said you could come with us."

Eric stood up, eyes wide a huge grin on his face. "Are you serious? How did you convince her?"

"It wasn't me. It was little bit."

Eric picked Amelia up and hugged her tight, spinning her around in a circle. "Thank you Lia."

Amelia giggled as she spun around in Eric's arms. When he stopped she grabbed his face. "Unca Eric, you happy now?"

"Yes, Uncle Eric is very happy now." Eric replied.

"Good!" Amelia exclaimed. "Let's go."