Takoa

I would storm this entire castle to find this scent. I knew something was going on here, but I had no idea what exactly. I knew this Alpha was a piece of shit. I felt it in my bones. Even my wolf, Fin, felt how horrible this place was. Even though everyone smiled in our faces, it was all a lie.

As we make our way down the hall, led by only Fin and his feelings, he has no one to stop us. No one dares to even make eye contact with me or my Beta, as that is a sign of a challenge.

We make it to the top floor, and I can’t even get through to Fin. It’s like he put up a wall and has control over our body.

“My king, this is the Alpha’s floor. Both the father and son reside here. Plus, other dignitaries were placed here. We are on the other end of the castle.” Ryne informs me as we continue picking up the pace. I feel another wave of power.

‘Fin, did you feel that?’ I mind-link my wolf.

‘Yes, it’s stronger than I imagined. We are getting close to the source.’ He replies. We make it to the end of the hall. A pair of carved wooden doors stands before us. I reach for the handle, and it is locked. I listen, and I can feel the faint heartbeat of someone on the other side of this door. Then the scent hits me. Fresh vanilla invades my senses. The sweet, warm scent is hypnotizing. Then I hear Fin. ‘MATE’

I look to Ryne, who heard my wolf also. I growl and kick in the door. I must get to her. Something is wrong with her. I sense a slowed heartbeat.

The wood splinters as it falls inward into the room. Ryne and I step forward into the dark bedroom. The walls are black. There are candles lit in random locations. The room holds a large four-poster bed. Black sheets cover it. Chains are connected to all posters. Next to the bed is a table full of sex toys. There, against the wall, are black curtains. Strung up from the ceiling against a large wooden beam is a woman. I can smell the drugs coursing through her body. Her head is a mass of white waves that hang forward. Her body was exposed, showing her breasts. Bite marks appear on her chest and stomach. I get angrier the longer I look at her. What the fuck is going on in here. I see her arms, neck, and ankles are chained in place. She has on a work uniform like I saw some of the other staff members wear. So I am sure whatever is going on, she was in no position to refuse her Alpha. The question is which one of them put her here and did these things to her. I lift her face, and her drugged eyes can’t focus. Fin and I can smell the use of midazolam coming out of her pores. She has been drugged.

‘Mate! Someone has hurt our mate!’ Fin screams in my head. My hands shake as the rage builds.

“My king.” Ryne brings me back to the present. I’m two seconds from killing everyone in my path for what was done to this woman. This woman is my mate.

Ryne faces away from her. With her exposed breasts, I’d kill any man who looked upon her delicate skin. I reach up to get her down. First, I try and close her uniform. It had been ripped open. The zipper is torn. I remove my tuxedo coat, and with one hand, I rip the chains from the beam. She collapses into me. I feel our connection instantly. Her soft skin sends sparks everywhere our bodies meet. She whimpers against me as I wrap my large tuxedo jacket around her small frame. I rip the chains from the floor and carry her. Leaving the bedroom, I direct Ryne.

“Have our car brought around. We are leaving. Get our luggage. We are headed straight for the airport.

“Yes, my king.” Ryne hurries towards our room as I make it to the stairs. Heading down all three flights in record time. As we enter the main hall, I see Alpha Leopold approaching me. His finger twitching at what a carry in my arms.

“My king. What is the meaning of this?” He asks, frowning at the woman in my arms.

“That is what I would like to know. What happened to this woman? Why did I find her in the state she was in?” I continue to walk towards the door. The Alpha pauses. It is against the laws of the Werewolves to perform any deviant acts on another using your power and / or title. Unless it has been approved on both sides, which can not happen if one person is of a lower ranking than the other. He knows to watch his answers because whoever did this to her knew they were breaking laws that would have them killed if caught.

“My king, I have no idea about this, but she is a member of this pack. We can have her taken to the hospital and taken care of. Then we can question her when she awakens. I promise you that we will handle this accordingly.” Alpha Leopold demands.

“She will be returning with me. We will have her taken to the Lycan hospital and taken care of immediately.” I reply as Ryne appears with our luggage and meets the SUV. He steps ahead and opens the door. He knows not to reach for her. Not to touch her in any way. Now, the alpha and his beta stand outside trying to fix the situation. I am not letting anyone know she is my mate. She has been abused. I need to figure out who did this so I can end them. I don’t care if the entire pack knew. I will kill them all. I turn and slide into the SUV, still holding her close to me. Ryne prepares to close the door.

“My king, is there anything I can do?” Alpha Leopold questions.

“You can question your pack and see who is responsible for this. And pray that she recovers so she can tell what happened also.” I nod to Ryne, who closes the door and gets in front with our driver. The second vehicle is loaded with our warriors.

“Yes, my king.” I hear him through the closed door. I growl in frustration.