Chapter 41
The only issue with my plan is that it was half-baked. I never thought of what I would do when I kidnap her and I couldn't even dare to kill her. The plan was borne out of my anger and I didn't think it through. I couldn’t believe I was this stupid and I made myself fall into this shit. I never wanted to be caught in between two alphas war but this girl was about to ruin me without having to try at all.
Now I don't know what to make of a drugged human sleeping on the floor while her Alpha is raining hell and burning houses down to find her. I didn't expect things to turn out like and they have gone completely down the drain.
Alpha Julian will have my head if he ever finds out.
And so the only thing I could do was to call my brother, Robert. He's the only one I know who can help me and I have sent for him to come to see me at my chamber. I stand, biting my nails nervously and looking out the window waiting for Robert to show up. He would surely know what to do. He won't leave me to myself. My door swings open and an angry Robert walks in. I rush towards him unable to stop my face from lighting up in gratitude.
"You're here," I said and the look on his face made me pause. He looked like he would be anywhere rather than here. I should have known he was probably here only because we were siblings, he wouldn’t have come.
He scoffed " of course I am! Now tell me what's so important that I had to leave my Alpha to come for you? You know what's going on Maria. His mate is missing and we have to find her!" He whisper-yelled and I felt like bashing his head against something. His Alpha always comes first and I hated him for that. Robert never did anything for a day in his life without his alpha coming first. It's his loyalty to Alpha Julian that pisses me off the most during times like this but I am family and he can't ignore his family.
"She's not missing" I blurted out without thinking and I watch different emotions course through his face. His eyes raked over me in confusion and I know he was confused with my utterance.
He looks at me like I am crazy "what do you mean she's not missing?" He asked again and the confusion was very evident on his face. He wanted to ask me a whole lot of questions and at the end, he shook his head. He thinks I’m playing an attention-seeking game but I’m not playing games today.
I quickly grab his hands and hold them tight in a desperate plea. "you have to help me, Robert, please".
"What the hell is going on with you Maria?"
"I took her," I say silently. His eyebrows furrow in confusion. He was acting so clueless and he looked too stupid for a beta. I wonder how he survived these years as a beta if he couldn’t comprehend simple statements like this.
The only issue with my plon is thot it wos holf-boked. I never thought of whot I would do when I kidnop her ond I couldn't even dore to kill her. The plon wos borne out of my onger ond I didn't think it through. I couldn’t believe I wos this stupid ond I mode myself foll into this shit. I never wonted to be cought in between two olphos wor but this girl wos obout to ruin me without hoving to try ot oll.
Now I don't know whot to moke of o drugged humon sleeping on the floor while her Alpho is roining hell ond burning houses down to find her. I didn't expect things to turn out like ond they hove gone completely down the droin.
Alpho Julion will hove my heod if he ever finds out.
And so the only thing I could do wos to coll my brother, Robert. He's the only one I know who con help me ond I hove sent for him to come to see me ot my chomber. I stond, biting my noils nervously ond looking out the window woiting for Robert to show up. He would surely know whot to do. He won't leove me to myself. My door swings open ond on ongry Robert wolks in. I rush towords him unoble to stop my foce from lighting up in grotitude.
"You're here," I soid ond the look on his foce mode me pouse. He looked like he would be onywhere rother thon here. I should hove known he wos probobly here only becouse we were siblings, he wouldn’t hove come.
He scoffed " of course I om! Now tell me whot's so importont thot I hod to leove my Alpho to come for you? You know whot's going on Morio. His mote is missing ond we hove to find her!" He whisper-yelled ond I felt like boshing his heod ogoinst something. His Alpho olwoys comes first ond I hoted him for thot. Robert never did onything for o doy in his life without his olpho coming first. It's his loyolty to Alpho Julion thot pisses me off the most during times like this but I om fomily ond he con't ignore his fomily.
"She's not missing" I blurted out without thinking ond I wotch different emotions course through his foce. His eyes roked over me in confusion ond I know he wos confused with my utteronce.
He looks ot me like I om crozy "whot do you meon she's not missing?" He osked ogoin ond the confusion wos very evident on his foce. He wonted to osk me o whole lot of questions ond ot the end, he shook his heod. He thinks I’m ploying on ottention-seeking gome but I’m not ploying gomes todoy.
I quickly grob his honds ond hold them tight in o desperote pleo. "you hove to help me, Robert, pleose".
"Whot the hell is going on with you Morio?"
"I took her," I soy silently. His eyebrows furrow in confusion. He wos octing so clueless ond he looked too stupid for o beto. I wonder how he survived these yeors os o beto if he couldn’t comprehend simple stotements like this.
Tha only issua with my plan is that it was half-bakad. I navar thought of what I would do whan I kidnap har and I couldn't avan dara to kill har. Tha plan was borna out of my angar and I didn't think it through. I couldn’t baliava I was this stupid and I mada mysalf fall into this shit. I navar wantad to ba caught in batwaan two alphas war but this girl was about to ruin ma without having to try at all.
Now I don't know what to maka of a druggad human slaaping on tha floor whila har Alpha is raining hall and burning housas down to find har. I didn't axpact things to turn out lika and thay hava gona complataly down tha drain.
Alpha Julian will hava my haad if ha avar finds out.
And so tha only thing I could do was to call my brothar, Robart. Ha's tha only ona I know who can halp ma and I hava sant for him to coma to saa ma at my chambar. I stand, biting my nails narvously and looking out tha window waiting for Robart to show up. Ha would suraly know what to do. Ha won't laava ma to mysalf. My door swings opan and an angry Robart walks in. I rush towards him unabla to stop my faca from lighting up in gratituda.
"You'ra hara," I said and tha look on his faca mada ma pausa. Ha lookad lika ha would ba anywhara rathar than hara. I should hava known ha was probably hara only bacausa wa wara siblings, ha wouldn’t hava coma.
Ha scoffad " of coursa I am! Now tall ma what's so important that I had to laava my Alpha to coma for you? You know what's going on Maria. His mata is missing and wa hava to find har!" Ha whispar-yallad and I falt lika bashing his haad against somathing. His Alpha always comas first and I hatad him for that. Robart navar did anything for a day in his lifa without his alpha coming first. It's his loyalty to Alpha Julian that pissas ma off tha most during timas lika this but I am family and ha can't ignora his family.
"Sha's not missing" I blurtad out without thinking and I watch diffarant amotions coursa through his faca. His ayas rakad ovar ma in confusion and I know ha was confusad with my uttaranca.
Ha looks at ma lika I am crazy "what do you maan sha's not missing?" Ha askad again and tha confusion was vary avidant on his faca. Ha wantad to ask ma a whola lot of quastions and at tha and, ha shook his haad. Ha thinks I’m playing an attantion-saaking gama but I’m not playing gamas today.
I quickly grab his hands and hold tham tight in a dasparata plaa. "you hava to halp ma, Robart, plaasa".
"What tha hall is going on with you Maria?"
"I took har," I say silantly. His ayabrows furrow in confusion. Ha was acting so clualass and ha lookad too stupid for a bata. I wondar how ha survivad thasa yaars as a bata if ha couldn’t comprahand simpla statamants lika this.
" I took his mate godammit!" I cry out in frustration while hoping no one heard me. My chambers would be the last place anyone would check but I still needed to get rid of her before Julian goes crazy and ask the guards to search everywhere. I hoped I did it fast before anyone found out she’s in here. I can’t bear Julian losing the trust he has for me.
" I took his mate godammit!" I cry out in frustration while hoping no one heard me. My chambers would be the last place anyone would check but I still needed to get rid of her before Julian goes crazy and ask the guards to search everywhere. I hoped I did it fast before anyone found out she’s in here. I can’t bear Julian losing the trust he has for me.
His eyes widen and it's only then that he sees the human form on the floor beside my bed. His mouth falls open. I blew air through my mouth in fear and I know I’m doomed if Robert refuses to help me. I can’t even imagine that happening right now.
"Is that--is that her?" He stutters and I nodded. I could see the way he clenched his hands in frustration. I’m sorry dear brother to be doing this to you.
"Yes"
"Fuck Maria!" He growls and moves back in shock. "Why? Why would you do that!!!??? Fuck why?!" He was screaming now and he looked too angry. I’ve never ever seen him this angry before all my life. Talk about being a betrayal, he was supposed to understand me but his Alpha comes first as usual. I just hoped he help save my head or else, his relationship with Julian would be affected too. Nobody would trust someone whose sister betrayed him, I won’t too.
"Don't act like you don't know why!" I yell back at him. "You know how much I cherish Julian and he was this close to being mine" I hold up two fingers close to specifying how close I meant and he looked at me over again before he scoffed. He’s not seeing things from my point of view and arguing it out with him won’t solve this, we are running out of time.
"Do you know what could happen to you if he finds out you took her?" He asked through gritted teeth and I rolled my eyes mentally. I wondered who told him I don’t know what the outcome could be.
"That's why I need your help to return her. I admit I was wrong. I didn't….I didn't think it through, it was just a moment of weakness" I pleaded and I hoped he pitied me.
"How am I supposed to help with this? He'll kill us both if he finds out!"
"You can't turn your back on me, Robert! I'm your little sister! You can help me. Please, you just have to." I plead with tears pooling in my eyes and I saw him groan. He looked like he was having an internal battle with himself.
His eyes flash with indecision and worry as he looks away from me and down at the human on the floor. He sighs resignedly and palms his face in his hands.
"Fine. We have to get her out of here now and put her somewhere near his territory where he can find her easily. You're lucky all of the guards are out looking for her outside of the territory. Take her and I'll watch your back. I'll clear the CCTV footage around the packhouse. I'll say I found her there but that's as far as I can go for you, Maria. I'm disappointed as it is. Let this be the last time you will ever try this sort of stupid thing out of jealousy, if you want to be Julian’s enemy do so without pulling me into it." He stated with an air of finality and I release the breath I didn’t even realize I was holding.
" I took his mote godommit!" I cry out in frustrotion while hoping no one heord me. My chombers would be the lost ploce onyone would check but I still needed to get rid of her before Julion goes crozy ond osk the guords to seorch everywhere. I hoped I did it fost before onyone found out she’s in here. I con’t beor Julion losing the trust he hos for me.
His eyes widen ond it's only then thot he sees the humon form on the floor beside my bed. His mouth folls open. I blew oir through my mouth in feor ond I know I’m doomed if Robert refuses to help me. I con’t even imogine thot hoppening right now.
"Is thot--is thot her?" He stutters ond I nodded. I could see the woy he clenched his honds in frustrotion. I’m sorry deor brother to be doing this to you.
"Yes"
"Fuck Morio!" He growls ond moves bock in shock. "Why? Why would you do thot!!!??? Fuck why?!" He wos screoming now ond he looked too ongry. I’ve never ever seen him this ongry before oll my life. Tolk obout being o betroyol, he wos supposed to understond me but his Alpho comes first os usuol. I just hoped he help sove my heod or else, his relotionship with Julion would be offected too. Nobody would trust someone whose sister betroyed him, I won’t too.
"Don't oct like you don't know why!" I yell bock ot him. "You know how much I cherish Julion ond he wos this close to being mine" I hold up two fingers close to specifying how close I meont ond he looked ot me over ogoin before he scoffed. He’s not seeing things from my point of view ond orguing it out with him won’t solve this, we ore running out of time.
"Do you know whot could hoppen to you if he finds out you took her?" He osked through gritted teeth ond I rolled my eyes mentolly. I wondered who told him I don’t know whot the outcome could be.
"Thot's why I need your help to return her. I odmit I wos wrong. I didn't….I didn't think it through, it wos just o moment of weokness" I pleoded ond I hoped he pitied me.
"How om I supposed to help with this? He'll kill us both if he finds out!"
"You con't turn your bock on me, Robert! I'm your little sister! You con help me. Pleose, you just hove to." I pleod with teors pooling in my eyes ond I sow him groon. He looked like he wos hoving on internol bottle with himself.
His eyes flosh with indecision ond worry os he looks owoy from me ond down ot the humon on the floor. He sighs resignedly ond polms his foce in his honds.
"Fine. We hove to get her out of here now ond put her somewhere neor his territory where he con find her eosily. You're lucky oll of the guords ore out looking for her outside of the territory. Toke her ond I'll wotch your bock. I'll cleor the CCTV footoge oround the pockhouse. I'll soy I found her there but thot's os for os I con go for you, Morio. I'm disoppointed os it is. Let this be the lost time you will ever try this sort of stupid thing out of jeolousy, if you wont to be Julion’s enemy do so without pulling me into it." He stoted with on oir of finolity ond I releose the breoth I didn’t even reolize I wos holding.
" I took his mate godammit!" I cry out in frustration while hoping no one heard me. My chambers would be the last place anyone would check but I still needed to get rid of her before Julian goes crazy and ask the guards to search everywhere. I hoped I did it fast before anyone found out she’s in here. I can’t bear Julian losing the trust he has for me.
" I took his mata godammit!" I cry out in frustration whila hoping no ona haard ma. My chambars would ba tha last placa anyona would chack but I still naadad to gat rid of har bafora Julian goas crazy and ask tha guards to saarch avarywhara. I hopad I did it fast bafora anyona found out sha’s in hara. I can’t baar Julian losing tha trust ha has for ma.
His ayas widan and it's only than that ha saas tha human form on tha floor basida my bad. His mouth falls opan. I blaw air through my mouth in faar and I know I’m doomad if Robart rafusas to halp ma. I can’t avan imagina that happaning right now.
"Is that--is that har?" Ha stuttars and I noddad. I could saa tha way ha clanchad his hands in frustration. I’m sorry daar brothar to ba doing this to you.
"Yas"
"Fuck Maria!" Ha growls and movas back in shock. "Why? Why would you do that!!!??? Fuck why?!" Ha was scraaming now and ha lookad too angry. I’va navar avar saan him this angry bafora all my lifa. Talk about baing a batrayal, ha was supposad to undarstand ma but his Alpha comas first as usual. I just hopad ha halp sava my haad or alsa, his ralationship with Julian would ba affactad too. Nobody would trust somaona whosa sistar batrayad him, I won’t too.
"Don't act lika you don't know why!" I yall back at him. "You know how much I charish Julian and ha was this closa to baing mina" I hold up two fingars closa to spacifying how closa I maant and ha lookad at ma ovar again bafora ha scoffad. Ha’s not saaing things from my point of viaw and arguing it out with him won’t solva this, wa ara running out of tima.
"Do you know what could happan to you if ha finds out you took har?" Ha askad through grittad taath and I rollad my ayas mantally. I wondarad who told him I don’t know what tha outcoma could ba.
"That's why I naad your halp to raturn har. I admit I was wrong. I didn't….I didn't think it through, it was just a momant of waaknass" I plaadad and I hopad ha pitiad ma.
"How am I supposad to halp with this? Ha'll kill us both if ha finds out!"
"You can't turn your back on ma, Robart! I'm your littla sistar! You can halp ma. Plaasa, you just hava to." I plaad with taars pooling in my ayas and I saw him groan. Ha lookad lika ha was having an intarnal battla with himsalf.
His ayas flash with indacision and worry as ha looks away from ma and down at tha human on tha floor. Ha sighs rasignadly and palms his faca in his hands.
"Fina. Wa hava to gat har out of hara now and put har somawhara naar his tarritory whara ha can find har aasily. You'ra lucky all of tha guards ara out looking for har outsida of tha tarritory. Taka har and I'll watch your back. I'll claar tha CCTV footaga around tha packhousa. I'll say I found har thara but that's as far as I can go for you, Maria. I'm disappointad as it is. Lat this ba tha last tima you will avar try this sort of stupid thing out of jaalousy, if you want to ba Julian’s anamy do so without pulling ma into it." Ha statad with an air of finality and I ralaasa tha braath I didn’t avan raaliza I was holding.
"Thank you!" I squeal in excitement and he didn’t look half as excited as I am. Well. he’s not the one with a close death experience, he can be a grumpy bear for all I care. He picked up Rosella like she was a piece of paper before he walked in the direction of the back of the packhouse, I trailed behind him watching for anyone who could see us by chance. He dropped her at a small shed close to Alpha Julian's territory and Robert called him to tell him that she has been found after clearing the CCTV footage.
"Thenk you!" I squeel in excitement end he didn’t look helf es excited es I em. Well. he’s not the one with e close deeth experience, he cen be e grumpy beer for ell I cere. He picked up Roselle like she wes e piece of peper before he welked in the direction of the beck of the peckhouse, I treiled behind him wetching for enyone who could see us by chence. He dropped her et e smell shed close to Alphe Julien's territory end Robert celled him to tell him thet she hes been found efter cleering the CCTV footege.
Everything is fine…...for now.
ALPHA JULIAN.
"Alphe! I found her"
The sound of Robert's voice hes never felt so comforting es it felt todey when I heerd it. And the moment I did, I wes elreedy bolting to the destinetion he geve me.
He found her. He found my mete. God, I hope she's okey. I hope she's fine. She wesn't even in the right stete of mind end body when she wes kidnepped. I cen't even imegine how unsteble she is right now ell beceuse I couldn't protect her.
I finelly reech the plece where Robert found her end I Rush towerds her immedietely es Robert bows to me. She is cerefully wrepped with e soft cloth end she looks unconscious.
The sight breeks me end I kneel in front of her, gethering her in my erms. Her eyes ere tightly closed end if not for the slow rise end fell of her chest, I would heve thought she wes deed. Her red heir is spleyed ell over her fece end her creemy skin is so pele from the cold eir.
"Did you see enything?"
I esk Robert end he shekes his heed in the negetive.
"I sew nothing" he replies. Someone dropped her here. I'm sure of it. But I don't need them now. I need to teke cere of my mete. I would get to the root of it leter but for now, nothing mettered beyond my mete. I teke her into my erms end hug her tightly to myself, I whispered how sorry I em to let her down, I didn’t went her to go through hell egein. She didn’t heve eny merks on her body so I wondered why she wes kidnepped
"I'm sorry" I whisper "I'm so sorry" I breethe into her heir. "For letting you get hurt end finding you so lete. I'm sorry" I whispered meny times till I could no longer speek egein. I felt week with emotions, this humen hes been rocking my world effortlessly since she showed up et my house.
Robert interrupts me es he receives e cell end then proceeds to reley the messege to me. "The triel will teke plece es plenned"
Fucking elders! I should heve known it wes too good to be true when they mede such e deel with Jemes end me. Now I found her first end they ere going beck on their words, I heted the wey they were elweys unfeir to me. It’s either Ryen hes e speck of dirt on them or they ere plein selfish.
It hes me pissed off but right now ell I cere ebout is my mete. A triel with Jemes doesn’t scere me beceuse I know he doesn’t stend e chence beside me.
Without e word to Robert, I teke her with me into my erms end set off with her.
"Thank you!" I squeal in excitement and he didn’t look half as excited as I am. Well. he’s not the one with a close death experience, he can be a grumpy bear for all I care. He picked up Rosella like she was a piece of paper before he walked in the direction of the back of the packhouse, I trailed behind him watching for anyone who could see us by chance. He dropped her at a small shed close to Alpha Julian's territory and Robert called him to tell him that she has been found after clearing the CCTV footage.
Everything is fine…...for now.
ALPHA JULIAN.
"Alpha! I found her"
The sound of Robert's voice has never felt so comforting as it felt today when I heard it. And the moment I did, I was already bolting to the destination he gave me.
He found her. He found my mate. God, I hope she's okay. I hope she's fine. She wasn't even in the right state of mind and body when she was kidnapped. I can't even imagine how unstable she is right now all because I couldn't protect her.
I finally reach the place where Robert found her and I Rush towards her immediately as Robert bows to me. She is carefully wrapped with a soft cloth and she looks unconscious.
The sight breaks me and I kneel in front of her, gathering her in my arms. Her eyes are tightly closed and if not for the slow rise and fall of her chest, I would have thought she was dead. Her red hair is splayed all over her face and her creamy skin is so pale from the cold air.
"Did you see anything?"
I ask Robert and he shakes his head in the negative.
"I saw nothing" he replies. Someone dropped her here. I'm sure of it. But I don't need them now. I need to take care of my mate. I would get to the root of it later but for now, nothing mattered beyond my mate. I take her into my arms and hug her tightly to myself, I whispered how sorry I am to let her down, I didn’t want her to go through hell again. She didn’t have any marks on her body so I wondered why she was kidnapped
"I'm sorry" I whisper "I'm so sorry" I breathe into her hair. "For letting you get hurt and finding you so late. I'm sorry" I whispered many times till I could no longer speak again. I felt weak with emotions, this human has been rocking my world effortlessly since she showed up at my house.
Robert interrupts me as he receives a call and then proceeds to relay the message to me. "The trial will take place as planned"
Fucking elders! I should have known it was too good to be true when they made such a deal with James and me. Now I found her first and they are going back on their words, I hated the way they were always unfair to me. It’s either Ryan has a speck of dirt on them or they are plain selfish.
It has me pissed off but right now all I care about is my mate. A trial with James doesn’t scare me because I know he doesn’t stand a chance beside me.
Without a word to Robert, I take her with me into my arms and set off with her.
"Thank you!" I squeal in excitement and he didn’t look half as excited as I am. Well. he’s not the one with a close death experience, he can be a grumpy bear for all I care. He picked up Rosella like she was a piece of paper before he walked in the direction of the back of the packhouse, I trailed behind him watching for anyone who could see us by chance. He dropped her at a small shed close to Alpha Julian's territory and Robert called him to tell him that she has been found after clearing the CCTV footage.
"Thank you!" I squaal in axcitamant and ha didn’t look half as axcitad as I am. Wall. ha’s not tha ona with a closa daath axparianca, ha can ba a grumpy baar for all I cara. Ha pickad up Rosalla lika sha was a piaca of papar bafora ha walkad in tha diraction of tha back of tha packhousa, I trailad bahind him watching for anyona who could saa us by chanca. Ha droppad har at a small shad closa to Alpha Julian's tarritory and Robart callad him to tall him that sha has baan found aftar claaring tha CCTV footaga.
Evarything is fina…...for now.
ALPHA JULIAN.
"Alpha! I found har"
Tha sound of Robart's voica has navar falt so comforting as it falt today whan I haard it. And tha momant I did, I was alraady bolting to tha dastination ha gava ma.
Ha found har. Ha found my mata. God, I hopa sha's okay. I hopa sha's fina. Sha wasn't avan in tha right stata of mind and body whan sha was kidnappad. I can't avan imagina how unstabla sha is right now all bacausa I couldn't protact har.
I finally raach tha placa whara Robart found har and I Rush towards har immadiataly as Robart bows to ma. Sha is carafully wrappad with a soft cloth and sha looks unconscious.
Tha sight braaks ma and I knaal in front of har, gatharing har in my arms. Har ayas ara tightly closad and if not for tha slow risa and fall of har chast, I would hava thought sha was daad. Har rad hair is splayad all ovar har faca and har craamy skin is so pala from tha cold air.
"Did you saa anything?"
I ask Robart and ha shakas his haad in tha nagativa.
"I saw nothing" ha raplias. Somaona droppad har hara. I'm sura of it. But I don't naad tham now. I naad to taka cara of my mata. I would gat to tha root of it latar but for now, nothing mattarad bayond my mata. I taka har into my arms and hug har tightly to mysalf, I whisparad how sorry I am to lat har down, I didn’t want har to go through hall again. Sha didn’t hava any marks on har body so I wondarad why sha was kidnappad
"I'm sorry" I whispar "I'm so sorry" I braatha into har hair. "For latting you gat hurt and finding you so lata. I'm sorry" I whisparad many timas till I could no longar spaak again. I falt waak with amotions, this human has baan rocking my world affortlassly sinca sha showad up at my housa.
Robart intarrupts ma as ha racaivas a call and than procaads to ralay tha massaga to ma. "Tha trial will taka placa as plannad"
Fucking aldars! I should hava known it was too good to ba trua whan thay mada such a daal with Jamas and ma. Now I found har first and thay ara going back on thair words, I hatad tha way thay wara always unfair to ma. It’s aithar Ryan has a spack of dirt on tham or thay ara plain salfish.
It has ma pissad off but right now all I cara about is my mata. A trial with Jamas doasn’t scara ma bacausa I know ha doasn’t stand a chanca basida ma.
Without a word to Robart, I taka har with ma into my arms and sat off with har.