Queen Takes King, Checkmate.

Chapter Twenty-Three

Charlotte's POV

I woke with a gasp, confused as to what had woken me so suddenly and even more confused when I found myself to be naked in Jamesons bed... again.

He must've carried me up here after I had fallen asleep in his arms in the study...

The phone that was blaring on the bedside table mustve been what had woken me as it rang yet again, the sound of a ringing bell annoying as it never seemed to stop and Jameson hadnt answered it.

He wasn't even in bed with me... again... I sighed mentally before reaching over and grabbing his iPhone from beside the bed and answering it eventhough it was a private number.

"What?" I snapped tiredly, falling back into the bed as I felt the familair ache between my legs from Jameson.

"I was so worried about you..." Markus whispered through the phone.

I gasped... remembering I had tried to call him earlier but he didn't answer...

Jameson wasn't here... He'd be angry that I was talking to Markus but I couldn't just hang up on him...

"Charlie?" He whispered sadly, his voice so empty and desperate.

I was trying not to cry but being able to hear his voice again after everything was really emotional for me.

"I hope so" I failed to joke, picking up from his previous comment as I quickly wiped away my tears with the stupidest smile across my face.

"Are you alright? Is everything okay?" Markus rushed, I could just picture him holding the phone a little too tightly as he worried about me.

"I'm fine, everything is going okay" I answered immediately, still crying a little. "I miss you..." I whispered the last bit, almost afraid that Jameson might hear from wherever he was around the packhouse.

"I miss you too, you have no idea how much I miss having you near me but don't worry, I'm doing everything I can to get you back. I've gotten help from another pack who is already on their way towards Jamesons territory"- I cut off Mark's rambling quickly.

"What? No..." I said alarmed.

"it's fine, they're just rogues Charlie. The wolves from Tigerlilly were already on their way to get him, Alpha Darius and Alpha Tyson has let me and my men come along to get you away and out of there safely before anything happens" he tried to explain but I was frozen to the spot...

This was what Jameson was talking to Jackson about... this is what they're trying to hide from me...

"You cant, I wont let you do that..." I whispered, still in shock and trying yet failing to ward Markus away.

"Charlie" Markus said even more firmly and I could tell there was something strange about his tone... "They're just rogues, if Jameson is so insistent on kidnapping you and keeping you from me then he's asking for war. He knew what I was doing, he knew what he was doing all this time"

"But... Jameson and I are mates, you cant just come along and break that" I snapped, now crying tears of anger.

Jameson knew, he knew that Markus was still trying to get me back and they were both willing to go to war over me, not about the fact that jameson was leading a pack of rogues.

People were going to die... all because Markus couldn't let go and move on.

"Markus, I don't want you to come and get me" I said firmly, wiping away my tears furiously.

"Charlie... please, don't say that. Delilah told me about how you came to see me when I was injured, she said you stayed with me for days and were trying to get away from him... You have no idea how crazy I have been without you, I need you..." he said and there was that strange tone again.