Powerful But Broken

Find Peace In the Flowers

Chapter has been redone March 16, 2022

Ace's POV

I can't believe they did that to her and had the audacity to bring it all up again. If Grey didn't pull my off of Ryan, I would have killed him. He told me to think of my mate and to comfort her instead of dealing with those idiots. He was right.

After training those two dimwits and the rest of their pack, Brae and I get some sparing in. To say Grey was shocked by our fighting skills would be an understatement. He was so surprised that we can fight the way we do. I wolf down my sandwich, haha see what I did there...wolf. I start laughing and Grey and Brae look at me weirdly. I clear my throat and head up to bed.

I wake up to a cold bed. My hand reaches over to the other side to find it empty. I lift my head slightly off the pillow and open my eyes. Brae is gone. She must have gone in a morning run. I look over at the clock and see that it reads 6:30am. That means that Brae should be back from her run soon. She probably started around 5:30 knowing her. I get dressed and walk down to the living room where I find Grey sitting on the couch, scrolling through his phone.

"Hey Grey," I greet.

"Hey man, what's up?" He looks up from his phone, pressing the off switch. "Where is Brae?"

"Not much. She probably went on a run this morning like she usually does when she is stressed or needs to think. She should be back soon. She doesn't usually go for more than an hour."

Grey nods and I take a seat next to him. We watch some funny animal fail videos but I keep my eyes on the time. A half hour goes by and I get worried. She should have been back twenty minutes ago at the latest. What is taking her so long? Something feels off, like something bad is happening. I stand up and walk out the front door, my eyes scanning the tree line for any sign of Brae. I don't find any but I do hear panting coming from the backyard.

Once I get there, all I see is red. Jake and Ryan are beating up my mate! I stalk over to them and begin punching Jake with all of my night before turning and doing the same to Ryan. I go for the kill but before I can deliver the final blow to either of them, Grey blocks me.

"Move," I growl low and threateningly.

"Ace, Brae doesn't look too good and it won't help her my killing these two. You need to check on her," Grey explains and he is right. Those two will get what is coming to them one day. The Moon Goddess will make sure of that. I kneel down and put Brae's head in my lap. I grab her shoulders gently and shake her slightly.

"Brae, Brae you need to wake up. Are you okay? Oh goddess, please be okay," I plead.

I hear her groan and then she opens her eyes, looking confused. Then sadness sets in.

"Are you okay?" I ask her.

She starts crying and it's a weird sight to see. Brae never cries. She stands up, a bit shakily, and runs off into the house. She probably doesn't want anyone seeing her cry. She probably feels embarrassed.

"She will be okay, Ace. She always is, she will get past it. I can start packing our stuff so we can leave once she is ready to go," Grey suggests.

"Thank you Grey. Do you really think she will be okay? She never cries, she seems so upset," I tell him.

"She will be fine, I mean she has to be right? She's Brae, she is so strong. Hell, she is a black wolf for goddess sake. She has to be okay."

I nod and look at my hands. That's when it starts. I suddenly have the feeling that something is off and I look to Grey to see if he feels the same thing but he just looks at me confused by the look I'm giving him.