POV Lance
I awoke on the floor with my head hammering. I opened my eyes but quickly shut them with a wince, trying to remember how I had ended up like this. Suddenly, it all came rushing back. The attack, the gas, Samantha! I shot up as I opened my eyes, no longer caring about my pain. I looked around to see Troy and Creed on either side of me. I looked behind me to where I had last seen Samantha and only spotted Stacy. I felt my stomach drop as I frantically searched around the room.
I was the first one to wake but Creed and Troy soon were groaning. Creed came out of the stupor quicker and he jumped up and looked at me wildly.
"Where is she?!" Creed demanded as he joined me in my search.
I shook my head, hoping that my suspicions were wrong but knowing deep down that they weren't. At his booming voice, Troy sat up along with Alpha Jack and Sean. Troy looked over to see his mate and I saw his face relax for a second before the realization
POV LanceThree days! Three fucking days my mate has been missing. I was frantic. I couldn't eat. I couldn't sleep. All I could see when I shut my eyes were visions of her, bruised and battered. My mind couldn't let go of the pictures I had once seen of her when she was abused by Alpha David. I could barely function. I wasn't going to last much longer like this. I was going mad without her and I wasn't the only one.Both her brothers were in bad shape as well. Creed looked defeated and Troy barely spoke. Stacy was brokenhearted and Sean couldn't look anyone in the eye. Everyone felt guilt heavy in the their hearts. Her parents were trying to hold it all together but I could tell that they were at a breaking point.We tried to track where Samantha was taken but whatever happened, Jon had it well planned out. Almost too well planned out. He had taken her in vehicles that were waiting on the road. That we could see from the pack securit
POV SamanthaThree days beforeI gasped as I realized who the two men were. Their eyes were a dead giveaway. The older one smirked at me as the younger one looked at me blankly, almost angrily. "Do you know who we are, sweetie?" The older one asked.I nodded and then snarled at them."You are my mate's father and brother. The Alpha and future Alpha of the Blood Moon pack." I spat and Lance's father chuckled darkly."You are correct. Smart, beautiful and powerful. No wonder my son didn't want us to meet. You are a irresistible combination. I wish all my sons were so lucky in their true mates." his father said with a dark glare towards his oldest son.The son masked his face but when his father looked away, he shot him an evil glare. Out of habit, I sent out some waves to calm them. All three men sighed and Lance's father looked over to Jon in evil delight."She's just as powerful as you s
POV SamanthaAfter an hour or so, I got up off the bed and went to the food tray. I sighed trying to decide if I could trust Shimon or not. I finally went with my gut and ate everything but the roll which I threw away in the garbage, wrapped in a couple napkins so no one would notice it. After eating, I took a shower and changed into some leggings and a t-shirt that I found in the dresser. I had nothing to do after that, so I sat on the desk and watched out the window for a while. I was surprised to see both pack members and rogues walk by. They both seemed to be guarding the house and my window. They glanced my way every once in a while but avoided eye contact. I got the feeling that Alpha Barron had threatened them with a punishment if they interacted with me in any way.After a few hours, I heard the door lock click. I slid off the desk and was surprised to see the same woman that delivered the tray come back in. She glanced be
POV Lance"Hello, dear brother. We need to talk." my older brothers voice announced through my phone.I snarled."Shimon! Where is she?" I spat and the rest of the room continued to watch me.Alpha Jack motioned for me to put the phone on speaker and I did as he wished."She's safe, unharmed. Well... except for Jon slapping her but she's fine now." he said in a voice I had never heard from him before."THAT FUCKER SLAPPED MY SISTER!" Troy exploded.There was silence on the other end for a moment as Shimon must have realized that he was on speaker with her family."He did and now he's dead. She's healed and fine. I won't allow her to be harmed again. I swear." my brother vowed and I narrowed my eyes.This wasn't my older brother. Shimon was usually cold, heartless and cruel. Just like our father. He wouldn't care that Samantha had been slapped. He wouldn't care about her at all. I felt a bloom of jealousy
POV SamanthaThe last few days were.... awkward to say the least. Barron demanded that Shimon stay with me almost all of the time. Shimon and I tried to plot and plan but we couldn't do much since Barron refused to allow Shimon his phone. Barron said that he was worried that I would take the phone for Shimon and call Lance. Shimon wasn't too bad. He slept on the floor and I could see that he was devoted to his mate, Emma which made me trust him more. He was sure not to make me feel uncomfortable and was a perfect gentleman. He also set up the uprising for tonight. I was hopeful but I was worried too. At the moment, I was in my room alone. Shimon told his father that he needed to spend some time in his office to catch up on paperwork. He pleaded with his father, telling him that he wouldn't be able to do much for the next few days after marking me. He said that he would want to spend his time with me after the marking ceremony. Lu
POV LanceI knelt down behind a bush as I kept my eyes on Alpha Jack, waiting for his signal. Samantha was supposed to link him just as the ceremony was starting so we could make our move. We had been watching the door to the dungeon for almost an hour and everything seemed to be going according to plan. I was relieved and worried when we watched a majority of the guards leave about twenty minutes ago. That would make our job easier but make Shimon and Samantha's situation that much harder. I was hopeful that this rescue operation would go quickly so I could go assist my mate. I exchanged a look with both her brothers that told me that they felt the same way. I knew that Shimon had vowed to keep Samantha safe and I knew what a good fighter she was but I also knew that the numbers were stacked against them. Plus, Samantha wasn't really the type to let other's fight for her. Shimon wouldn't be able to keep her out of the batt
POV Lance I sprinted as fast as I could through the forest towards the fighting and my mate. I shifted into my wolf as I ran. I heard and smelled my mate's brothers and father next to me doing the same. We were all desperate to get to her. Behind me, her mother, best friend, and mentor were following with Sean, Ash, and Elder Summers who vowed to keep an eye on all of them.I knew that Alpha Jack, Troy and Elder Summers didn't want their mates in this fight but we hadn't had time for them to argue and there was no changing those women's minds. They were determined to help Samantha. I knew that Samantha would hate the fact that so many people she loved were put in harms way but my heart warmed at the fact that so many cared so deeply for her.We finally made it to the ceremony grounds, right where they used to be. I took a breath as I witnessed the carnage around me. The pack warriors and rogues were brutal and the upri
POV SamanthaElder Summers nodded and then Dad took over."We need to search the forest. I have warriors and allies guarding the edges so I don't think that Barron got out yet. He has a group with him, one of our allies saw him leave and said that he left with at least ten warriors of his own." Dad began and we nodded."We need to move fast but quietly. No one goes alone and link with us if you find him. Don't try to take him without backup." He finished.He then split us into groups, Dad, Mom, Ash and Sean in one; Elder Summers, Matilda, Jules and Eddie in another. That left me with Lance, Troy, Stacy, Shimon, and Creed. "That's not fair! Why are so many in my group?" I argued but Dad just sent me a look."Because I need to know that your safe. I need both my children to be safe so that's the way it will be. Otherwise, you can go back to the pack house." Dad replied coldly and I knew that there would be no changing his min