Wanted

chapter eleven: the beast taking control

"I don't want you to go!"

Marcus finally got it out of his chest as he paced around Artemis' room. The said girl was sitting on her bed, not saying anything just watching the guy she was starting to fall in love with ran his hands through his hair. And man, did she want to be the one doing that.

"I don't want you to go... What if you get hurt o-or w-worse?" he grabbed her hands and kissed her knuckles, his eyes not blinking away from hers. Artemis sighed as she thought over it. They had the same conversation yesterday and she managed to tell him that she would be fine but he wouldn't listen. He didn't fell asleep because of that.

They got his sister, he can't lose her too.

"Marcus, I've been trained for this kind of stuff since I was seven and I'm eighteen. Eleven whole years, I can protect myself baby. I'm not powerless, I can shirt into my wolf. I'll be fine"

Marcus shook his head. "That doesn't make things better for me. I'll always be worried about you".

"Good" she smiled "Because the pull makes you worried. So, how about you suck it up and we get going because it's five in the morning and I believe Alpha Theodore is waiting".

"Okay," he smiled and kissed her forehead. Before she could leave the room, Marcus grabbed her arm and pulled her towards him. She yelped when she hit his chest and she looked up, just in time for him to capture her lips in a passionate kiss.

"What was that for?" she asked when the pulled away, breathless. He chuckled, his arms around her waist as he held her close.

"I just really wanted to kiss you"

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Theodore and Demetri were waiting outside the castle with two guards who were going to come along with them. The King paced around the front garden, thinking about his mate and what happened last night.

The moment Sophia had screamed his name, he blinked and she was gone but her voice still echoed in his head. Something was telling him he had limited time and they had to be quick but they couldn't leave without Marcus and Artemis. So, they waited.

He was really worried, all he wanted to do is go there and kill everyone that touched his mate. He couldn't help but have awful, disturbing thoughts about other males touching her. He almost growled.

Demetri let out a sigh when he saw the couple approach them. "What took you so long?".

"He didn't want me to come but I managed to persuade him," Theodore noticed how Marcus' arm was around the redhead and his thoughts immediately shifted back to his little unprotected mate.

If anyone touched her, let's just say that today will be their last day walking around his Kingdom.

"Whipped" he heard his brother muttered.

"Bro, let's get going" he nodded at his brother's words and shifted into his black wolf. Demetri shifted into his silver one - he inherited the colour from their mom - and Marcus climbed on his back. Artemis shifted into her brown, almost red, one and the guards did too.

Together, with Theodore running in the front, they run towards the witches' village. The ride there was uneventful except the occasional growl that escaped Theo's throat because he was still thinking about Sophia.

The main building of the witch village was where Theo could feel Sophia but her energy was fading. He chocked back a growled and shifted back into his human form, making Marcus cover his eyes.

"She's underground. I can feel it but her energy is fading. There's a door over there, we can use to get inside but there will probably be guards everywhere. Stay close to each other and keep your eyes open"

When everyone nodded, he shifted back into his black wolf and run towards the door he saw earlier. Two men were sitting in front of it and he was quick to snap their neck before they could notice them. He nodded his head at the door and Marcus opened it, letting everyone get inside.

Theodore walked with his head held up high and let out a loud snarl when he smelled blood, more specifically Sophie's blood. He ran towards the direction of the smell, killing everyone who tried to stop him.

He could hear Marcus chanting Latin and his wolves killing the rest who came to stop them. He reached a cage with contained two men and his bloody mate.

He growled in warning when one of them tried to hurt her. "Well, I was getting tired of waiting for you show up" the brunette said, smirking. Theodore walked inside the cage and snarled at him again.

"Ah, one more step and you're little mate here dies" he stopped.

"Good boy" he reached to pet his head but stopped when the King snarled again. He didn't take his eyes off Sophia until the man in front of him started chanting Latin too.

He fell on the ground, whimpering. He felt like someone was touching his brain, squeezing it again and again. He heard his mate scream his name and his wolves growling. Marcus was outside the now-closed cage, chanting Latin too but in no avail.

And Theo did something he didn't think he'll have to do again. He let the beast take control.

His blue eyes turned red, his body grew larger and his claws grew sharper just like his teeth. He let out a loud howl that everyone could hear and slowly walked towards the warlock who was still trying to use his magic to protect himself.

"No.. Please... Wait" But the beast showed no mercy. He jumped on the man and snapped his neck but he didn't stop there. He cut his head off his body with his claws and turned his attention of the one next to his mate.

A bag full with her blood in his hands and he walked backwards till his back hit the wall. "I - I didn't want... didn't want to do it. Pl-please. Sh-show me-mercy"

He heard Demetri speak from outside the cage. "Mercy is for the weak" and that's the last thing the man heard before his heart was ripped out of his chest. The bag fell to the ground and her blood decorated the ground and wall but the King turned his attention to his crying mate.

"Th-Theo" she whimpered as tears run down her cheeks. He shifted back to human and run to her side. He caressed her cheek just in time when Marcus managed to open the door.

"I'm here, baby. I'm right here"

"It hurts" she cried in pain when Marcus touched her stomach trying to stop the bleeding. He growled. She passed out.

He didn't say anything back but order his brother to shift. He kissed her forehead and place her on his back.

"Andre, take Marcus back home. I have a few witches I need to talk to"