Chapter 6

Jackson POV

When I ran down the stairs, hot on Damien's heels, my mate's scent started to get stronger and I knew she was part of all the commotion going on by the stairs. The need to get to my mates was strong, I knew she wasn't the one screaming. I went to look for her while Damien went to look for his mate. It didn't surprise me that we shared the same mate. I didn't know how he would react, so I quickly and quietly ran back up to our room and pretended I was still in a deep sleep.

When we got to the bottom of the stairs, the sight in front of us had Damien and me seeing red. A barbie doll wanna-be she-wolf was in a frenzy of punching and kicking our mate. I rushed forward and grabbed her by a handful of her hair and ripped her backward. Just before she hit the floor, I grabbed her by her throat and started to squeeze. Thinking back now I wish I would have squeezed hard enough to kill her after the vile things that came out of her mouth. 

As I was walking out the front door is when I heard alpha Maximus claim Rose as his property. She is a goddamn woman, how dare he! I wanted so badly to go back in there and rip his goddamn head off his shoulders, I was struggling really hard to keep my wolf and my dragon under control. If anyone outside of our pack was to find out I was half-dragon I would have a huge bounty over my head. My kind is feared because we outpower even the strongest of alphas and the strongest clan leader due to being two species in one. 

When Damien's and I's conversation died out, I got lost in my thoughts. Rose isn't my mate, she is actually my destined to be, and I don't know how to tell Damien. I'm afraid he will kill me or banish me from the pack. My wolf found his mate the second I turned 18 and no one knows about it because my wolf's mate is Damien. Neither of us swings that way so I never understood why he was my wolf's mate. He clearly didn't feel the pull of the mate bond three and half years ago and still doesn't. But now it all makes sense, we share a mate. I haven't told him about him being my wolf's mate so maybe I can keep this from him for a while too, just long enough until I figure this all out.

Another thought came across my mind if Rose is my destined to be, does that mean she is half-dragon too? It is very rare for a werewolf and a dragon to be paired, so maybe it's a bit common for two people that are half and half to be mated together. This means she will feel a pull towards me and not understand why. It would end badly for her if she acted on it before I was able to speak to Damien myself. Alphas are very dominant and possessive beings, especially strong and powerful ones like Damien. 

If she tries to act on it, I will have to have a talk with her about how she can't until I tell him. I should just sit him down once we know she will survive. Having wolf and dragon genes in her, she should have been able to heal ten times faster than the normal wolf. Something has made her dragon dormant, but the only thing that could possibly do that is mercury. Someone in that pack knows what she is and has been giving it to her. This means she could be in danger, I have to tell Damien everything, including him also being my wolf's mate.

After two hours of driving, we finally arrived back on our pack territory, as soon as we crossed the border I felt the pack link snap back into place. I felt a lot better being back home, no one would dare harm Rose in any way and she will get the medical care she needs. Since it was 7 am, I mindlinked everyone that lived on the road from the west border straight to the packhouse because I was not going to slow down until we got in front of the house.

Before I could even put the car in park, Damien was out of the car and rushing up the steps. The pack housekeeper, Mrs. Dodly, already had the front door to the packhouse opened with a sympathetic smile on her face as Damien rushed by her. I quickly threw the car in park and jumped out leaving the door wide open and ran for the open door.

"Is everything alright with that young woman beta?" Mrs. Dodly asked with worried evident in her voice.

"She is the alphas mate. We found her at Blackforests' pack, she has been their house slave and they have been abusing her for years by the looks of it. We left after we caught one of the pack members was beating her to no end. She had nothing nice to say about Rose when we pulled her away. " I told her as she followed me in the house.

"Oh my, that poor girl. I hope she will pull through. If there is anything I can do to help." She patted me on the shoulder and headed off into the kitchen. 

I made a bee line straight for Damien's room and when I busted through the door, all rational thought left me. I let out a ferocious growl. Rose laid on the bed with nothing but two small hand towels covering her breasts and genitals, leaving the rest of her bare for everyone to see. Every inch of her was covered in bruises that were in different stages of healing. The scars the covered her arms and legs were raised almost an inch off her body and some of them were almost six inches long. 

The scars were more evidence that she does have dragon blood and someone was slipping mercury into her system. If it was done with just wolfsbane her dragon DNA would have healed her to perfection, but not if both was being given to her. I want the heads of everyone that has every harmed her, they will pay with their lives!

"Alpha, beta, I'm so sorry to have to be the one to give you this news but, she has been tortured for years. Her bruising is in different stages of healing along with the scars. She is far underweight for being a she-wolf. Unfortunately all I can do is set up a pain drip to help relax her body so that way she can heal." Dr. Monroe said. I walked her out and once we were a good distance away from Damien's room I pulled her aside.

"With some of the blood you drew from her could you please test her DNA and see what comes up?" I asked her.

"Yes beta I can. But why might I ask?" She ask with a curious tone.

"Call it a hunch. I want the results to come directly to me and if you could, can you do it within the next couple hours?" I asked hoping it was possible. 

"I can have the results to you in about an hour and a half beta." She said with a slight smile.

"Thank you so much." I returned her smile and then walked back to Damien's room to check on him an Rose.

Damien and I have been best friends every since I was one. I know him better than I know myself so I know he is having a hard time controlling his wolf. Almost every time his wolf took control I was able to talk him into giving control back to Damien, but I don't know if I can do it this time. His mate is hurt and it's by the hand of others. I slowly walked back into the room and Damien looked up at me. Only I was met by the black eyes of Ace.