Beta's Second Chance

Tears

It was dawn, and Maverick was the first to wake. When he woke, he noticed the fire had gone out and burnt the leftover food. As he stretched, he felt a light weight; Iris was asleep on his chest. Most of her body was covered with a blanket, and parts of her hair were sprawled on his chest. A chuckle escaped his lips as the memories of last night came to him; it was a fantastic experience. He and his mate made incredible love, which he would always cherish. Luckily, his body could keep her warm since he had the warmth of a werewolf. However, Maverick didn't want to risk her getting ill; he gently shook her. "Iris, wake up my love."

Iris moaned as she didn't want to wake up. The Beta chuckled as he tickled Iris's waist, making her wake and squeal. She sat up, exposing her breasts. "H-Hey, what was that for!?"

"Well good morning to you too, my sleeping beauty." Maverick couldn't help but enjoy the sight before him. He also couldn't help but enjoy seeing the hickeys on parts of her body.

The young woman realized that her breasts were exposed and squealed while getting parts of the blankets on her. "Oh my god, we slept outside! Wh-What if Jessica is looking for us!?"

"Oh, I doubt that, my love. The sun hasn't set up yet and we're not too far from the house." Maverick stood up, exposing his nude body; he wiggled his eyebrows when he noticed Iris blushing while still covering herself with the blanket. "You already saw and had a taste of this body, my love. You can still look."

"M-Maverick!"

The Beta chuckled as he assisted his mate, standing and kissing her; she reciprocated. When they separated, they got dressed. Iris felt the morning chills and couldn't believe she could sleep throughout the night outside. Last night's events had exhausted her so much that she slept through the night chill. She couldn't deny the enjoyment of making love to Maverick; it felt like a never-ending experience. Maverick had so much passion; he expressed all his love that night. 

They finished dressing, cleaned their little campsite, and slowly returned to the house. Maverick quietly opened the garage door where they entered; he put the leftover wood and blankets away. Then, both went inside the living room, which was deathly quiet. "Neither is awake yet. Thank goodness. I thought we were going to get caught," said Iris while throwing away the food.

"I told you." Maverick went behind Iris and hugged her from behind, enjoying her scent. "Want to shower together? We can be quiet."

Iris tried to refrain from blushing; Maverick had such an influence on her. "I-I want to, but we might wake Asher and Jessica. I don't want them to-" She couldn't finish her statement since a door creaked open. The couple looked behind them and saw Jessica in her pajamas; her hair was slightly frizzy. "Oh, good morning Jessica. It's still early in the morning, it's not even 5:30 a.m. yet."

"Morning, you two. I couldn't sleep anymore since there were some noises outside. I thought maybe it could be you know who."

The couple glanced at one another and tried to refrain from smiling. "Don't worry, Jessica. I'm here, and Derek wouldn't dare come here. Anyway, I'm going to take a shower. I'm going to have to meet Matthias and Rickon soon." Maverick kissed Iris on the cheek as he went to his room to get new clothes and then went to the bathroom. The women were alone, and Iris went to the refrigerator to get some food to cook breakfast.

Jessica stood silently, watching her friend get the ingredients, and noticed a hickey on her neck. "Ah, I see now. That's where the noises were coming from last night." Her eyes widened, as did her mouth. "You and Maverick did it last night!? Outside!?" Iris stilled and almost dropped one of the eggs. She was trying to find the right words to say but couldn't. "Ooohh, you freaky woman! I need juicy details! Was he good!?"

"J-Jessica, this isn't the right time to-!"

"Pfft, that ship is sailed! Now, I need details! Come on! You know I'm not going to stop bugging you until you tell me!"

Iris began cracking the eggs into a bowl and mixing them. "H-He was amazing. I had never felt such love before. Derek couldn't even compare to Maverick." 

Jessica was about to speak again, but then there was a loud bang outside the living room door, making the woman flinch and squeal. They thought it was Derek or one of his men, but they heard someone call out. "M-MAVERICK! IRIS!" It was Laura. Iris immediately ran to the door and opened it. On the other side, Rickon and a crying Laura were present. Before Iris could ask, Laura ran inside crying. "W-WAYLEN IS MISSING!"

The women stilled. "Wh-What?"

"W-WAYLEN IS MISSING FROM HIS ROOM!"

Before Iris could respond, Maverick immediately got out of the bathroom. His hair was still soaked, and some of his clothes were wet since he couldn't dry himself properly. He heard Laura's screaming; he cut his shower short and put on his clothes. He also heard what happened to Waylen. "Missing!? What do you mean missing!?"

"I-I usually see if he's asleep or awake in the morning but when I checked on his room, he wasn't there! He never would leave or go outside without my or Matthias's permission! Matthias went to go and try to find him! Matthias didn't have time to mind link you since he wanted to get a head start!" Laura was breathing heavily, and Rickon patted her as he motioned for her to sit on one of the sofas. 

"Maverick, I immediately mind-linked members of the pack of the situation to assist with the search." Rickon was quiet when he looked at Jessica, who also was silent. He then focused on Maverick and Iris. "I-I don't want to say this but Waylen is a smart kid who wouldn't walk out on his own."

Everyone stilled. "Rickon, what are you trying to say?" asked Iris. A sense of dread hit the young woman when Rickon didn't respond. "Asher!" The young woman ran and opened Asher's room; her eyes widened in horror when she saw the bed sheets in disarray. Asher wasn't in bed, and the window was slightly open. "ASHER!?" Iris ran around the room, looking under the bed, then to the closet and different parts of the room. Maverick ran into the room and saw Iris looking everywhere. "MAVERICK, ASHER IS NOT THE ROOM! HE'S GONE!" The young woman began to cry, and Maverick went to her, hugging her. "IT WAS DEREK! WHO ELSE COULD IT BE!?"

Maverick couldn't believe that he was careless. He was surprised that he couldn't sense him! Even the most skilled hunter didn't have that much skill to hide their aura. Iris's cries and screams echoed in the room. Rickon entered the room. "Rickon, mind-link everyone that Asher is missing, and that bastard Derek was responsible! I'm going to help with the search!" Rickon nodded and immediately went outside, communicating with Matthias and the other pack members. The Beta then motioned Iris to the living room, where Jessica and Laura sat. The women heard Iris; Laura became even more stressed and terrified. With Iris in disarray, Jessica felt helpless about what to do. When Maverick had Iris sit on one of the sofas, he cupped her face. "Iris, I will do everything possible to get Asher back! I won't let that bastard hurt him and Waylen!"

"M-Maverick, p-please promise me that you will get both of them back! Please!"

"I promise, Iris! Now, I want you to stay here with Jessica and Laura!" The young woman nodded, and Maverick looked at Rickon. "Rickon, I want you to stay here with them. I trust you to keep them safe. Also, call more pack members to come here and to stay in guard, understand?" Rickon nodded. Maverick ran out the door and used his mind-link to communicate with Matthias. It took a while, but he eventually got a hold of him. "Maverick, Rickon told me what happened! Asher is also missing! Derek must have done this!"

"I KNEW IT! DAMN IT ALL TO HELL! THAT SON OF A BITCH TOOK MY SON!" Matthias yelled. "I CALLED XENON AND TOLD HIM TO ME AT OUR MEETING SPOT!"

"Okay, I will meet you there!" The mind-link went off, and Maverick ran to the meeting point. Everything was going to hell.