My Perfect Mate

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**GAVIN'S POV**

When my body was finally able to move I lunged for the spot that my Goddess had just stood. It was no use, she was gone. I sunk to my knees and buried my head in my hands. How could he have gotten away again? I had to rally everyone, I had to find my Stella. 

I need your help, Thomas was here. He took Stella!

Within seconds, Matt, Conner, and Kevin burst into the room. They quickly took in the scene before rushing over to help me off of the ground. Conner shoved my up against the wall, "HOW COULD YOU LET HIM TAKE HER!" I could tell that his wolf Artemis was ready to rip me to shreds. Matt flew up behind him and pulled him off of me. "Conner stop, this is not his fault. Stells even said that Thomas is not like anything we've ever seen before. Knowing her, she tried to fight him off like the bad ass motherfucker that she is. Now, we need to stay strong for Stella, we will get her back. We just have to be smart about this. I think that we should start by calling mom and dad. Maybe they know something that we don't." We all nodded in agreement and ran down to my office.

Matt was pacing in front of the door with his phone pressed against his ear, "Yeah dad...she's really gone... Thomas is mixed with something. Something that makes him impossible to f*****g kill apparently... yeah okay... alright we'll see you in the morning..." Matt hung up and slipped his phone in his pocket. "Okay dad said that Noni may be able to help. They are planning on heading back up here in the next hour. They will be here by first light." Conner wouldn't stop fidgeting, and Kevin was perched against the wall staring into space. I knew that we were all exhausted. Matt scanned the room, "Alright, we know that Stella is a fighter, she can make it through this. She wouldn't want us running into walls, she would want us to get some sleep even if it is just an hour. We are no good to her right now. I suggest we get some sleep and we'll form a plan in the morning." Matt was right, even though I knew I wouldn't be able to sleep. The boys shuffled out of the room leaving me to be with my own thoughts. I couldn't stop hearing her last words to me as she tried to claw her way back to me. I will have her face ingrained in my memories for the rest of my life. I heard Peter whimper. 

I know buddy, we'll find her. I know we will. 

**STELLA'S POV**

I woke up with a pounding head ache, my vision hadn't completely come back yet. I was squinting my eyes trying to focus on anything that I could see. I realized that my hands weren't free I was trussed up against a wall. I looked up towards my hands. I felt cold chains resting against my arms. I felt cold, I knew that I was still naked.

What a sick f**k, if you're going to kidnap me at least give me some f*****g clothes. 

I looked down at my feet, they were bound in chains as well. I noticed that my arm muscles were shaking. How long had he left me like this? My body was exhausted. I blinked my eyes a couple more times trying to bring my vision back. I noticed that it was getting clearer and clearer with every blink. 

No f*****g way. 

I looked around the room. It was the same one from my vision, except instead of being free I was chained to the bed. It was eerily quiet, I knew he had been in here, his scent was lingering in the air. I didn't feel any different so I knew he hadn't touched me yet, but I knew it was only a matter of time. 

I looked down at my mark, it was still constantly oozing blood. I scanned the rest of my body, I was covered in dirt and grime. I smelled horrid, my pits were in my face after all. I guess Thomas just liked to be stinky. I closed my eyes and willed the Moon Goddess to get me out of here. I knew that the inevitable was coming. I knew that when he eventually came back I would be in a lot of pain. I clearly couldn't move, I didn't want to except my fate but I promised myself that I would do anything I could to survive. 

**GAVIN'S POV**

I sat at my desk for the next couple hours, waiting for the sun to rise over the ridge. I couldn't do  anything to help Stella right now and that killed me. My mom had come in every hour, trying to get me eat something, anything, but I refused. I felt paralyzed, I was paralyzed by fear, knowing that Stella was with Thomas. I didn't want to think of the things that he was doing to her. It made me cringe, I can't believe that this fucker had gotten away so many times. I wanted him dead, I wanted my love back. I vowed that I would save her or die trying. 

I knew that I looked like hell by the looks that people were giving me. It was a mix or anger or fear, I knew that they were hurting along with me, they wanted their Luna back. They stood in front of the house awaiting their instructions.Around 5:30 in the morning, I heard some commotion outside. I walked out to the front porch to see dozens of cars coming up the dirt road. I knew that it was Blue Moon, I prayed that Stella's grandmother would give us a clue as to where we should go from here. 

It was pure chaos once they arrived. There were so many conversations going at once, everyone shouting their own opinions and plans. The only one that mattered was that of the elders. They got Noni settled on the couch in the living space, the whole pack tried to gather around her as close as possible. I wiggled my way past and sat next to her. She grabbed my hands, she was crying, I knew that Stella was the most precious thing in the world to her. My father cleared his throat, capturing everyone's attention. "If you will all excuse us, we need to have a private conversation, we will update everyone once we have a solid plan."

It took a couple minutes for the room to empty. Soon it was just me and Stella's family, the room was too quiet. We were all staring at the ground, no one wanted to be the first one to speak. I decided that I needed to say something. I turned to Noni, praying that she had some insight. "Noni, do you have any advice as to what our next move should be?" She stayed silent for a few more seconds, "First I think that it's important that you all know who Thomas is and how he got be who he is now." We all looked up at Noni as she began her story. 

“Over the past couple centuries, inter-magical relationships have become more and more common.There are several different kinds of hybrids. Thomas’s mother was a witch, where his father was a very powerful Alpha. Thomas could shift if he wanted to to but he felt that he was more powerful when he focused more on his dark magic. Thomas is one of the most powerful beings that our generation has ever seen. He wasn’t aware of his true potential until his father killed his mother in a fit of rage. Thomas, being a young hybrid couldn’t control his powers, causing him to kill his father after a heated argument. When Thomas’s mother died, he absorbed her powers as her soul was leaving her body. He became drunk with power and decided to take whatever he wanted, do whatever he wanted and didn’t care about who he was hurting. His infatuation with Stella only fueled his greed. He wanted her all to himself. She was the only person who showed him kindness before his mother was murdered. It was her good heart that captivated him. He promised himself that he would have her, he would take her from her friends and family, no matter the cost.My suspicion is that he had been following her since that fateful day in 7th grade. He watched her silently, waiting for the perfect opportunity. When he infiltrated her mind a few days ago, he was trying to erase her memories, causing her to forget everything that she had known. He didn't take into account how strong willed of a person she is. Scarlet sacrificed herself and blocked his powers from taking everything from her. Once he was inside of her mind, he deposited some triggers that, when she was vulnerable, he could slip in and finish what he started. Tell me, was Stella experiencing visions?"

We all exchanged glances, she hadn't told me about anything like that. That's when Conner spoke up, "Um I don't know if it was a vision but, Stells had a really vivid dream the other night. She was screaming bloody murder in her sleep. I went in to find her thrashing in her bed. It scared the s**t out of me." 

Noni nodded, listening intently as Conner spoke. "I see, well if she had experienced one, she was probably having multiples." She turned to me, "Gavin, you said that when you finally got up to your bedroom, Thomas was already there?" I couldn't speak, I swallowed the lump in the back of my throat and silently nodded my head. Noni began rubbing the bottom of her chin, "He must have sent another vision to distract her while he snuck into your bedroom. What was she doing when you last saw her?" I cleared my throat.

"She had just figured out that Thomas had taken Scarlet from her. She was devastated, I tried to calm her down but I couldn't. I suggested that she go take a hot bath. She was dozing off when I left her. I didn't go far I was just across the hall in my office." I buried my head in my hands,"How did I not hear anything? Why didn't I go check on her?"  Matt came over and draped his arm around my shoulder. "This is not your fault, we just need to find Stella and bring her home." Noni nodded her head, "Stella will be just fine. Thomas still doesn't realize exactly how strong Stella really is. She will survive his abuse, she has a strong head on her shoulders. Being who she is will save her life."

Noni was exhausted after a while so the other elders suggested that she go get some rest. Matt, Conner, Kevin, Alex and I sat in my office racking our brains on where Thomas would have taken Stella. "Maybe he took her back to Opal Moon?" Kevin suggested. Conner shook his head, "No, he wouldn't take her there, he knows that that's the first place that we would look." We ran through a couple more theories before I thought my head was going to explode. The more time we went through hypothetical scenarios, the longer Stella was in the hands of that psycho. I dug my palms into my hands, I was started to feel week. I needed something to fill my stomach. Matt came over and put his hand on my shoulder, "come on dude, let's get you some food. You look like shit." I peered up at him through the side of my hands, "Thanks man, love you too." I felt so guilty thinking that I was the only one that cared for Stella, I didn't even think about what her brother's were going through. 

I wandered down to the kitchen and grabbed a protein shake out of the fridge, this would have to do. I don't think that I could hold anything else down. I needed some fresh air, I headed out front and decided to take a walk around the compound. I was about half way around the treeline when I got this blinding pain in my stomach. I toppled to the ground writhing in pain. My vision went black, I couldn't see anything at first and then a vision came across my mind. It was him, and her. He was on top of her, she was screaming for him to get off. She was bucking underneath him, it wasn't the playful way that she did to me, she was physically fighting him off of her. Her hands were trussed up above her head, she was bound to the bed. I felt rage fill my body, more than I have ever felt in my life. He sent me this on purpose, my poor baby. She was fighting with every ounce of energy she had. Suddenly the vision vanished, my eyes slowly refocused on the grass, I was on all fours in the middle of the ring. I could hear voices behind me, they were getting closer, "Alpha what's wrong? What happened." I hopped up on my feet and whipped around, they were all taken aback. My eyes must have been blacked out. Conner stepped forward as they all crowded around me, "What happened? What's going on?" I balled my fists at my side and was growling, "that motherfucker sent me a vision of him..." I couldn't bring myself to say it. "He was touching her, she was trying to fight him off." they all stepped back with shock in their eyes. I could't hold Peter back any longer. He came barreling forward and made us shift. I sent up the loudest howl that I could muster. I was hoping that somehow, by the grace of God that Stella would hear it. I wanted her to know that I would stop at nothing to get her back. I was going to rip this guy limb from limb when I finally got my hands on him. 

**STELLA'S POV**

After Thomas had finally left the room, I took stock at all the injuries that I had acquired. I wasn't too bad, although my busted lip and swollen eye hurt like a motherfucker. I needed to sleep, I was still hoping that this was all just a bad dream. I knew that my mind was still strong but my body was close to giving out. My legs were raw, I had bruises up and down my arms and I could tell that I was bleeding. I had to keep my mind sane if I was going to survive this. I needed to survive, I knew that Gavin would stop at nothing until he found me. I just hoped that he wouldn't look at me like damaged goods after this. Thomas had violated me over and over again. I knew that I would never be the same. Once the shock was gone and the adrenaline wore off,  I would feel different. There was no way for me to return to my normal life like I wanted to. My brain finally shut off and I was able to sleep for a while.

I woke up, screaming in pain. It felt like someone was stabbing me in the gut, I had to look down to make sure that I wasn't bleeding. I was writhing in pain, it was relentless, my vision blurred and then went black. Suddenly, Gavin popped up in front of me. He was shaking with rage, his eyes were blacked out and his body was tensed up. I could see that Peter was trying to take control. Gavin shifted and sent a loud howl up into the air. I didn't know if I was crazy or not but I swear that I heard it. Not in my vision but in real life, I must be going insane, I haven't really even slept the last couple days. Regardless, I knew that he was coming for me. Thomas must have been f*****g with his brain, Gavin was normally really good at holding his anger in, I had never seen Peter forcibly take over like that. Whatever Thomas was doing needed to stop. It was part of our agreement, if I went with him he had to leave Gavin and my family alone. Clearly, he wasn't abiding by the rules, at least now I know that I have a bargaining chip. I felt my eyes start to flutter, Thomas wasn't giving me my vision back just yet so I decided to try and sleep one more time. I was going to need to keep my mind sharp if I was going to get out of this. 

**GAVIN'S POV**

We were gathered around the large conference table, there were at least 40 people in the room, some were sitting and most were standing. We had narrowed it down to two places where Thomas would have taken Stella. I was standing with a large map spread out in front of me. I was pointing at the two coordinates. "Okay so It could be one of two options. Here," I slammed my pointer finger into the table, "This is were his childhood home is, this is where his mother was murdered. Or here," I pointed to the second spot. "This is the now abandoned orphanage that Thomas lived after he killed his father. Now unfortunately that are on two separate sides of the map. We will have to split up into two teams, Blue Moon will head to the Childhood home and Silver Moon will take the Orphanage." I looked up at the faces that were sitting around the table, "Now, any questions?" I was met with silence, "Good, then let's go get our Luna." The whole room erupted with cheers and chants. There would be 20 men on each team, we decided that we all needed a clear head if we were all going to make it out alive. All the men that enlisted needed a hearty dinner and a good night sleep, myself included. 

I couldn't sleep in our bedroom, not until Stella was home  safe. I had been sleeping on the couch in my office the last couple nights. I closed my eyes and willed myself to sleep. 

I was awoken a few hours later with a vision of Stella circling in my head, I could hear her angelic voice. She sounded like her normal self, she didn't sound like she was in pain. She was being her normal dorky self. I kept seeing flashbacks of her, they were dancing across my memories. I could see her smiling, I could see her laughing. I was being taunted I knew it, Thomas was in my head again. I tried to block off my mind, and then I really heard her. 

Gavin, Gavin, can you hear me baby? Please say something if you can hear me. I think my link is coming back, whatever Thomas injected me with is starting to wear off. I love you baby, I know that you're coming for me. I wish I could tell you where I am, but I can't. All I know is that I am in the same room as my vision, he brought me back to this place for a reason, but I don't know why. 

I tried so hard to respond, but it was only a one way link. It just frustrated me more, how did I know if it was even Stella talking? Part of me was sure that it was just Thomas again, he was trying to throw  me off course. Then it hit me, Thomas only sent me disgusting, infuriating visions. They were visions of her in pain, he knew that they would drive me crazy. These vision were of my beautiful Goddess, they were memories that only she would know. I tried hard to remember the flashes of memories that she was showing me. One was of us in the tree house, it was the morning after I claimed her. No one knew that we were up there. She was happy and laughing, she was my Stella. I had to believe that it was really her. I would have to hold onto those happy memories until I was able to hold her in my arms again. 

I vowed that I would find her, and now I felt like we were one step closer.