The Alpha's Favour

LVII

I felt like everyone's eyes were on me.

Each step I took as we got closer and closer to the building screamed out that something was wrong.

I looked around and saw the well oiled o'clock I had come to know in shambles, soldiers were running around, various people yelling orders. There were more.

More soldiers. More of the council members.

The more I looked the more I saw that there were more and more important people present.

I felt a sick feeling in the pit of my stomach.

Everywhere I looked there were people talking, yelling - but no one paid attention to Joshua, Mike, Bea or me.

That's how I knew something was seriously wrong.

Joshua grabbed a soldier who was rushing away by the arm.

"What's going on?" He demanded.

The soldier looked bewildered and then ready to snap. But then he seemed to realise who had stopped him and his face softened.

"The alpha has been taken." He spoke.

I felt like someone had punched me in the gut.

Mikey let out a small 'croak' sound and stumbled back. Bea was there to steady and hold him.

Joshua was still for sometime, so still I thought he had frozen up.

"Taken by who? Taken where?" He suddenly demanded grabbing the soldier by the shoulders.

His grip looked too tight to not hurt.

I looked around hoping that the soldier had been mistaken that Tristan was here somewhere.

But even I knew he wasn't.

I couldn't feel him.

Not even a little bit.

I could hear Josh still yelling at the soldier.

I spun in circles my mind on overdrive, the panic slowly setting in.

I felt like someone had taken something from me. Stolen from right underneath me.

"Tristan." I found myself saying his name, calling out to him like that would help.

"Tristan." I croaked out.

I saw Mikey sinking, Bea struggling to hold him up and calling out for Josh.

"Crystal?"

I saw Jasmine's face, her long dark hair pulled back behind her fully suited up in a different soldier's uniform from the Silvercrest one.

She walked up to us.

"Crystal, Josh, Mikey - you shouldn't be here." She let out.

Her eyes were tinged red but the look she held was one of a leader, it meant business.

"Where's my brother, Jasmine? Where's my brother?" Josh demanded.

I stayed in my position. I could picture myself in Joshua's shoes being as frantic as he was demanding Tristan's whereabouts but I just couldn't move.

Jasmine let out a breath. Her eyes turned to me then Mikey.

"Tell us." I heard Michael speak.

I thought I saw Jasmine's eyes become watery.

She blinked quickly before clearing her throat.

"I guess you should come with me. After all we have a power vacuum now." She spoke.