Unique Mate

~23~

*Ashley's POV*

Adrian and his father spring to their feet and we all make a mad dash out of the house, we all don't hesitate to shift as soon as we're outside and we immediately start searching for Jenna's scent. It takes a minute but Adrian's dad is the first to catch her scent and darts off in the direction, Adrian and I follow close behind and I catch Jenna's scent making my heart leap into my throat. I hope she's ok, is the only thing running through my head. My heart is racing and my mind can't help but wonder about all the possibilities of things that could be happening to her but I try to shake those thoughts away, trying to think positive. My feet pound against the ground as I push my legs to go faster trying to get to her as fast as I possibly can and with my vampire speed I have to skid to a stop, pulling up the grass to help me. What stands before me breaks my heart. I hear Adrian and his father finally catch up behind me and also stop leaving me in front, Adrian lets out a low growl and so does his father but I can't.

Conner stands before us all holding a knife to Jenna's throat. His eyes red and pulsing with anger but his lips are pulled up in a smirk as his eyes bore into mine. I feel my stomach turn and my heartaches. Jenna's eyes are wide with fear but I see a spark of hope flash through them, her cheeks are stained with tears and her body is shaking in tremendous fear. Her hands are balled into fists firmly at her sides possibly to keep her shaking as controlled as she can.

"Well well well, look what we have here." His eyes cut me like a knife but his words give me scars I know I'll never get rid of. I feel Alexis breaking in the back of my head. I'm so focused on Conner I don't even notice that Adrian has shifted back.

"Jen, are you ok?" His voice is laced with pain, seeing his baby sister in this state and knowing he's powerless. She doesn't get the chance to answer Adrian's question cause Conner presses the blade harder against her throat, to the point wherein one swift movement he could end her life right here. Adrian's father growls louder this time and I watch Adrian take cautious steps forward not exactly knowing what to do. I whimper in fear for the little girl in front of me.

"Aww, what's the matter, Ashley?" My name once sounded amazing coming from him but now makes me sick. I stand as tall as I can in my wolf form and look at Conner, letting him see the rage that has woven a veil over my eyes, and for a split second I thought I recognize in his eyes a twinge of pain but I ignore it. I let out a menacing growl, watching as Conner takes a fearful step back but still holds Jenna close.

"What do you want, Conner?" Adrian's voice cuts through the air and I resist the urge to look back at him to see whether anger or fear is evident in his face. Conner snickers finally satisfied at the fact he has finally gotten a reaction from Adrian.

"A trade is all I desire. Give me Ashley, and you can have the girl." Conner says as though the whole situation was a joke to him. Now it's my turn to take a step back in disbelief, I feel a pang of fear strike through me when I hear those words. What does he want with me? My mind feels attacked with questions I know I will never get the answer to. I hear both Adrian and his father growl at the words both of them not liking the idea in the slightest.

"No." Adrian's voice is strong with determination and I don't need to look back to know he's glaring at Conner probably imagining that different variety of ways he could kill him but he holds himself back for the sake of his baby sister. To think, Conner's smirk breaks into a full smile, spreading across his face.

"Adrian please help...Daddy? Please." Jenna's words come out as a whisper and you can hear the fear in her voice as it breaks with every word that passes her lips, her eyes stream a river of tears and she pleads, she begs with her eyes looking between all three of us. Begging to be saved.

"Common Adrian, your choosing some dumb bitch over your baby sister?" More of a statement but I could tell it was a question. Questioning where Adrian's loyalty lies. In his family, or his mate. I want to tell Adrian to save her let me go but I could already predict that conversation and it was a battle I knew I was not going to win. "How old are you sweetie?" Conner looks down at Jenna's shaking figure and Jenna looks up to him in surprise. Conner pulls back the blade a bit to let her answer. "Six." Her voice is even smaller than the last time but we all hear her. Conner looks at Adrian with a look that says it all. Speak now. But Adrian does no such thing, holding his tongue trying to find a way out of this but it's too late.

"No? Well then as you wish. Alpha." Conner spits the world Alpha like it's poison in his mouth but I can't help but watch in terror as in one swift movement the blade rips through Jenna's throat. I watch her eyes widen and her small body collapses to the ground. I hear Adrian and his father growl as loud as they can and Adrian shifts midair and they both take off in a full run chasing after Conner who has already fled. But I know better than anyone that the chances of catching him with his vampire speed are very low.
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