You're perfect...for us

Chapter 50

TW

Liam

"AZAZEL!"

My other mates and I scream as we run into the burning building.

Let me rewind just a bit so that everyone is caught up. Xavier called his father and explained the entire situation in detail. His father then came up with a plan to raid the place. I was so nervous that I couldn't stop shaking because I didn't know what was to come. I didn't want to see my father. I didn't even know he would do something like that. I don't want to see Zyra. I thought her and Zayn were friends, like best friends. I don't want to go to a place that seems to have caused nothing but trouble and hurt. I don't want to go to a place with a bunch of alphas that are jacked up on testosterone and trying to kill everything in sight.

I was snapped out of my thoughts by Xavier standing up. I looked up at him and saw he was getting dressed in something all black. I look to his right and see Zayn doing the same thing. At this point, my brain doesn't register that my mates are changing and showing skin in front of me and that I should not be staring at them. All I can think about is Azazel being alone and hurt. "Liam, I have black clothes you can borrow. Here," Zayn says as he walks up to me and hands me black joggers and a black skin tight tank top. I am not completely sure what is going on, but I am just going with the flow of my mates at this point. By the time we get outside the cave and exit from behind the waterfall, there are four big black SUV type vehicles waiting for us. I see the Alpha leaning against one by the driver's side. By the time we finally make it down there and approach them, Xavier's dad has all 3 of us wrapped in a big hug. I awkwardly snuggle closer to my mates, not even completely sure on how I am feeling at the moment, but knowing I want the comfort. I miss Azazel so much.

We make our way over to the hangout, which by vehicle takes about 2 minutes as compared to walking through the woods. They park the SUVs a little way off. There are about 5 men in all black that get out of each van. I am still confused at this point, but I can understand that we are about to be in a raid type situation. I look at my mates who give me a reassuring smile. I hold onto Xavier's hand as he helps me out of the van, and we make our way over to the group of men once Zayn is out as well.

"Okay men, so here is the plan: we surround the building. I will knock on the door and see if anyone answers. There seems to be a system for how many knocks you give to the door in order to enter, so I will try two like the boys saw everyone else doing. If they open the door, they will probably immediately be hostile if they know who me or the boys are, so be prepared to attack at any moment. Do not, I repeat, DO NOT let Zayn or Liam get hurt. Period. End of story. The man in there that seems to be running the whole thing is Liam's father, who has put him in a tough situation his entire life. One of their mates', Azazel, is inside and we need to get him out unharmed as well. Be careful because from what I understand he was injured by these people upon entering the building to begin with, so we do not want to agitate his wounds or create more. We will arrest everyone inside that we can, and they will face a trial for these illegal crimes. Are all actions and objectives understood?!" The Alpha speaks loudly enough for everyone to hear, but not loud enough to alert anyone else.

A chorus of "yes alpha" is heard when he is done talking and we are all soon sneaking our way towards the building. As we approach the building and start to surround it, Xavier, Zayn, the alpha, and I make our way to the door that we saw them go in. There don't seem to be any windows on the building either or any other doors, just the one from earlier. Once we get in front of the door, the alpha knocks twice. After waiting about a minute, the door squeaks open to reveal Zyra and one of the bouncers. Her eyes go wide as she sees us before she backs up to stand behind the bouncer, "The fuck are you doing here?! This is a private residence!" The alpha scoffs, "Apparently not so private with the activities that happen here." Zyra turns around and yells, "CODE 2" and that's when all hell breaks loose. Before I know it, I am in front of Zayn, blocking a knife that Zyra threw at his head. It hits me in the shoulder, and I flinch, but I do not let it distract or affect me any further. My only mission now is to find Azazel and make sure he is safe. I may be an Omega, but I have been trained as an Alpha my whole life and I will not let that go to waste. If I couldn't protect my mates, then what kind of man would I be?

I am torn out of my thoughts when I see my father approaching us fast. Everyone around us is fighting. Our warriors against his thugs, our men seeming to have the upper hand by disabling the men or handcuffing them to bring back to the vans. My father reaches us a second later and when he tries to strike me the alpha steps in front of me and takes the hit. "Orion, I thought you were my right hand. I thought you could be trusted, but apparently I was completely wrong about you, but I will fix my mistake of trusting you today," Alpha says as he throws a punch at my father and just barely misses as he dodges. My father lunges under the alpha's arm and his hands are around my throat, "Why can I smell that disgusting smell of yours?! What the fuck happened?!" I grip his hand that is around my neck and try to pry it off but no success. Xavier suddenly comes out of nowhere and tackles my father to the ground. I gasp for air as Zayn pats my back and makes sure I am okay. Meanwhile, Xavier is on the ground tussling with my father.

I am not sure how much time went by, but it felt like it was going by extremely slow. It was like one moment I was just frozen there, the next I was in a burning building. I watch my father kick my mate across the room. I watch as my mate gets up and dust himself off. I watch as my father lights the match and drops it into a trash bin before kicking it over. I am frozen in horror. I cannot move. It is as if everything is in a movie and I am just watching from a very close perspective.

I am forcefully yanked from my thoughts by Xavier grabbing my waist and lifting me, "Liam we need to go." By then it clicks in my head what is happening. The building is burning, everyone is leaving, and we haven't found Azazel. "NO! WE CAN'T LEAVE! WE NEED OUR MATE!" I scream as I beat on Xavier's back from my position over his shoulder. "Liam, I am bringing you and Zayn to safety before I come to find Azazel," Xavier says in a calm tone. Suddenly Zayn stops and clutches his head while Xavier stops dead in his tracks right outside the door, making a hissing noise as if he is in pain. I wiggle from his hold and run to Zayn while pulling Xavier with me, "What is it?" Zayn has tears in his eyes when he looks at me, "We need to find him and now! I think he is injured and it's a head injury!" My eyes widen as I look around. There are so many doors. "AZAZEL!" I start yelling as I run back into the building, Xavier and Zayn hot on my trail. We start throwing doors open. We find offices, training rooms, rooms that look like sex chambers, and some that look like dungeons. "AZAZEL!" We all yell at once.

Suddenly Zayn turns around to face a door. I assume it is the mating bond pulling him to our mate and I cannot wait to have it as well so I can save my mates when they are in danger. We get to the door and see a padlock on the outside. By this time Zayn is coughing up a lung from the smoke so I take off my shirt to cover his mouth. He looks at me grateful but worried. I smile at him and try to get the padlock off. After an unsuccessful attempt for almost a minute Xavier gently pushes me to the side, handing me his shirt to cover my mouth and nose since I didn't realize I was coughing this badly. He rams the door a good 10 times before it FINALLY breaks off its hinges. I scream at the sight in front of me as I feel my knees hit the ground and my heart breaks. There Azazel lies... on the ground... beaten and bruised... blood gushing from his head...

Completely unconscious...

Zayn pulls me to my feet and throws my arms around his shoulder. Xavier has Azazel in his arms, and we are making our way from the building that is now completely engulfed in flames. I lost Xavier's shirt for smoke coverage when I hit the ground. But my health was the last thing I was worried about. I couldn't take my eyes off of Azazel's limp form in Xavier's arms. We rushed to Alpha, who had thankfully brought a healer with him. He instructs us to lay Azazel on the bed in front of him, so Xavier does. Zayn sets me down on the bed next to Azazel to try to have me looked at for smoke inhalation, but I am quick to scurry to Azazel's side and curl into it, growling at anyone who tries to pull me away. I don't know why, but I cannot shake the feeling I have in the pit of my stomach. I watch as the healer checks every part of Azazel. He heals cuts and rubs a lotion like substance on bruises. He checks his ribs, and a few are broken. He checks his head where he is bleeding and sees it won't stop bleeding and it also isn't healing. When he tells us this, I let out a low, pitiful whine. He patches it and gets the blood to stop, making sure there are no more serious wounds. He checks his breathing and his pulse and what he says next makes my blood run cold as my body stills against Azazel's frame...

"I have done all I can... but it is a possibility that we may still lose him boys. I'm sorry but prepare for the worst."