Chapter Two:

                                                                     ~Jane~

A year later, I remember waking up that morning and feeling something was going to happen. It was that same feeling I got when Sara was taken away from us by Zander. I wasn't sure what was going on and I didn't like it one bit. Walked out of my room I made my way down the stairs, wasn't sure where my parents are. I thought I would go check the kitchen, as I walked in I saw both my mom and dad. 

"Morning mom and dad," I said looking at the two of them. 

"How did you sleep, Jane?" My father asked looking back at me. 

"Okay." I replayed, taking a seat in my chair at the table. 

"Here you go, Jane." My father said setting down a plate of eggs and bacon in front of me. 

"Thank you, Dad," I said giving him a small smile. 

With both my parents taking a seat at the table with their breakfast, we sat there silent. Not saying a word to each other, this past year has been so hard on all of us ever since Sara was taken away. There isn't a day that goes by when I don't miss her, she was my big sister and I feel so lost without her here. 

There would be days that go by when I think about the things she said to me before Zander took her away from our family. I still have trouble trying to figure out what makes me so special and what she has always seen in me. Without her, I feel like there will always be this part of me that's gone. And each day when I look at my parents I can see that same part of them is gone too. Nothing has been the same without Sara. 

After finishing my breakfast I stood up from my chair and walked around the table where my mom and dad were sitting and grabbed their plates along with mine. As I walked towards the sink to wash our plates off, there was a knock on our front door. 

Thinking to myself I wondered who could be at the door this early in the morning. I turned my head and looked at my parents as they looked at each other confused. With another knock coming from the door. My father stood up from his seat and looked at mom for a second. 

"I'll go see who it is." He said walking out of the kitchen. 

Wanting to see who was at the door as well I followed behind my dad, before opening the door he took a look into the peephole. After a second he stepped away and started to unlock the locks. 

"Who is it, dad?" I asked. 

Without a word as to who it could be, he opened the door, and when I got a look at who it was outside. I was surprised to see it was Zander's, Beta Oliver standing there. 

"Beta Oliver, what are you doing here?" Dad asked looking at him. But when he spoke there was a slight worry in his voice. 

It was then when I looked back to the Beta waiting to hear him say something to my dad, it was like I knew why he was here at our home. It had to be about Sara, something had to have happened to her. I didn't understand why I got this bad feeling, but it was like when I looked into his eyes I could see the pain and loss in him. 

As I continued to look at him I could see whatever he was about to tell my dad was something he would never want to say. I could see he was having a hard time trying to form the words. 

"Oliver what's going on? is it Sara? is she alright?" Dad asked, waiting for Oliver to say something. 

Oliver looked him in the eyes as he tried to keep himself at bay with what he was about to say. "Mr. Foster, I'm so sorry to inform you but. Your daughter Sara she's gone." He said as he tried to hold back the tears from the pain he was feeling from this news. 

It's hearing those last few words he spoke I could feel as if my heart has stopped. It was like everything inside me became dead. These words can't be true, they just can't be. She's not gone, she's not. She's my big sister, I still needed her. What did Zander do to her? why would he come here and claim that she would become his next mate and then something like this happens? It's been a year since I got to see her, it can't be like this. 

Tears formed in my eyes from this news from Oliver, I looked over to my dad as he continued to stand there in the door frame. "Dad?" I said. 

"This can't be true, it can't." He spoke as he looked at Oliver. 

"I'm truly sorry Mr. Foster, I tried to stop him from doing it. I tried to protect her. She was everything to me. I loved your daughter with all my heart. But Zander was too strong, out of spite of our true love he killed her." He said with tears coming down his face. 

It was then I could hear mom walking out of the kitchen. "Johnathan, what's going on? She asked dad. 

Turning his head over to her with tears in his eyes from the news from Oliver about what happened to Sara. I looked over to mom, in that instance from the look on dad's face she stopped in her track and started to shake her head not wanting to believe the look he was giving her. 

"No, she's not, please Johnathan." She said as tears formed in her eyes, she then went to her knees. Resting her hands over her mouth as she tried to hold back her screams from the loss of Sara. 

Without hesitation, dad ran over to mom getting on his knees in front of her wrapping her tightly in his arms as they both cried. This was too much to take in, hearing Sara was gone and learning that it was Zander who took her away from us again. I was sick at the thought that he could do something like this. 

With the tears continuing to come down my face, I looked over at Oliver for a moment. "I believe you did everything you could to keep my sister save Oliver. I can see you loved her very much. Sara knows you tried." I said to him. 

It's hard to believe that not only did Zander come and took her away from us a year ago to make her his mate but he took her away from us like this. It's because of that monster I will never get to see my sister again. 

Looking back to where my parents were I wanted to walk over to them, but I couldn't find the strength to move, everything inside me was numb from the pain I was feeling at this moment. 

"Jane, honey come here," Dad said as he reached out his hand to me. 

Putting everything I had I walked over to my parents, dad took my hand in his and pulled me down wrapping his arm around mom and me as we all grieved over Sara. 

"She was my mate, I only wanted to protect her. But I couldn't even do that, and for that, I am so sorry Mr. and Mrs. Foster. Please know I loved her with all my heart." Oliver spoke softly to my parents before closing the door as he walked away leaving us in the house. 

                                                          ~Present Day~

Over these past few years, I have continued to try and stay strong. To stay brave as my sister Sara told me the day Zander took her from our family. But as I look at my parents sitting here in my room so late at night with worry in their eyes I was beginning to lose that. I knew I couldn't stay strong. 

"Dad, please explain to me what's going on?" I said trying not to sound worried. 

With hesitation for a second, looking at me. Taking my other hand in his. "Jane, honey. Something has happened." Dad said. 

"What happened?" I asked. 

"Earlier today your mother and I got a visit from Beta Oliver, he has warned us," Dad said, then stopped as he looked over to mom before continuing what he was saying. 

"Warned you about what dad?" I asked confused and feeling worried about what he was going to say. 

"It's Alpha Zander, he has chosen another to become his mate. It's been, you Jane." Dad said. 

"What do you mean he chose me? I don't understand how is this possible. I can't be mated to him I'm only fifteen." I said as fear came over me from this news. He can't do this, I can't even be mated yet. Even if I was of age I can't be with that monster, I can't be taken away from my parents like Sara was. This can't be happening, I don't want to become his. I was hoping this day wouldn't come. 

"We know you're scared sweetheart, we talked to Oliver and asked him to do anything he can to keep you safe. He informed us that Zander is planning to come here first thing in the morning." Dad said trying to stay calm. 

"What?" I said with fear in my voice. I could feel my heart racing in my chest. 

"Jane, he has already come up with a plan. We won't allow Zander to take you away, he won't take you away as he did with Sara. It just won't happen, with his connection with the Moon Light pack, he knows someone who will keep you safe and will protect you from Zander." Dad said. 

"What do you mean dad?" I asked. How was this going to work, Zander isn't just going to allow me to get away. 

"You are going to leave, this is the only way we can keep you safe Jane. This ally of his will keep you safe." Dad said. 

"How would I even know who this person is?" I asked concerned. How was I supposed to put my trust in someone I didn't even know. This person might be an ally of Oliver's but that didn't mean anything to me. This person is part of the Moon Light pack which is supposed to be our enemy. 

"Oliver has already made plans to speak with this ally of his tonight, but he hasn't returned yet to give us the full details of who this person is," Dad said. 

"So I don't know who I'm supposed to go to when I make it across the borderline. I can't do this dad, I can't leave you and mom. " I said trying not to sound scared. I don't what Zander will do to my parents if I was to leave. 

"We know you are scared Jane, your mother and I are too. But if there is a chance even a small one that we can take to make sure you are safe then it's something we are willing to risk. We have already lost one daughter and that is something we will never get over but we won't risk losing another. We are doing this to protect you, we only wish we could have done something like this for both you and Sara before it was too late. We love you so much, Jane." Dad said. 

Before I could say anything else there was banging coming from our front door downstairs. "Open this door!" We heard Zander yell from outside. I felt numbness inside me at the sound of Zander's voice. I looked at my parents, I was terrified he was here to take me away from my family. 

"Jane, no matter what happens, you have to stay here," Dad said trying to stay calm the best he could. Pulling his hand away from mine he then stood up from my bed and walked over to my bedroom door. Before he opened it he turned his head and looked at my mom and me for a second. 

"Everything will be okay Jane," Dad said, Opening up the door he then walked out into the hallway and closed the door behind him leaving mom and me in the room. 

As my mom and I continued to sit here in the room alone while my dad went to try and deal with Zander and keep him busy. With each passing second, it was as if any strength I had was slowly slipping away from the fear of Zander taking me away. I don't know if I could stay strong anymore, I was feeling weak and scared. 

But then those last few words Sara spoke to me when I was younger, about no matter what happens I need to stay strong. That I am stronger than I think, she has always believed there was something special about me. I just haven't learned what that is yet, I never saw myself as being special but Sara has always seen it. I need to try and believe in myself the way she always has, even though fear was coming over me I knew I needed to hold on to some strength it's going to be the only thing that will help me get away from Zander. 

"Mom, what's going to happen?" I asked. 

"Everything is going to be okay sweetheart, your father and I love you so much. It will all work out in the end, I just know it. You are strong Jane, and you have so much strength inside you even when you were younger. Even when you feel weak inside there will always be strength in you that will always overcome anything. It's what makes you so special Jane." Mom said. 

"I don't feel strong enough to get through this mom, I'm terrified Zander is going to take me away, I can't do this mom," I said tears forming in my eyes. 

"Yes you are Jane, you are strong. you're stronger than you think. It has always been inside you." Mom said whipping away the tears coming down my cheeks. 

"Sara said that too, the day when Zander come to take her away. She said there has always been something special inside me I just needed to wait and listen and when the right time came it will show itself to me." I said remembering the memory of her words. 

"Your sister has always believed in you Jane, she has always done everything she could to be there for you to keep you safe. We all have tried to do that, the day you were born your father and I got this sense you were different and special. You need to believe in yourself, honey. You have everything you need right here." Mom said pointing to my heart.