Beta's Second Chance

Distressed

Maverick ran back to his house like a madman! His mind was all over the place. The pain in his heart was getting worse the closer he got to his destination. As he got closer, he saw some pack members outside the house; the door was open, but Iris and anyone else were in sight. Upon arrival, the pack members bowed but looked concerned. Maverick didn't bother asking anything as he immediately went inside the house, but when he did, a slight stench of smoke hit his nose. However, the smoke wasn't like a scent of smoke, but there was something in it that he knew wasn't normal. At the corner of his eyes, he saw Rickon still lying on the floor unconscious. 

The Beta held his breath as he held onto Rickon. Another pack member also went inside, holding his breath, and assisted him in taking the unconscious werewolf out of the house. As Maverick and the member took Rickon out of the house, Matthias, the male pack members, and the hunters arrived. When Matthias saw his unconscious brother, he immediately went to him. "Rickon! Rickon, wake up damn it!" 

However, Rickon wasn't awake, and Xenon immediately went to him. He took out a bottle of light blue liquid. "It's a special sleeping gas that my family and I have created that would make werewolves unconscious longer than the usual chloroform." He puts the opened bottle on Rickon's nose and puts some drips inside. 

Then, Rickon screamed as he woke up and took deep breaths. He looked around drastically. "Rickon, where is Iris and the others!?" asked Maverick.

"Th-They're gone! N-No! We were ambushed! All I remember were the smoke bombs, Iris answering the door, and a woman!"

"A woman!? I knew it! Iris's sister was helping him!"

Rickon was still suffering the effects of the drugs, but he felt dread and pain at the fact that Jessica was kidnapped. The realization also hit Matthias like a ton of bricks that not only was his son kidnapped, but also his wife. The Alpha howled in pain as he scrunched his hair insanely. Maverick felt his heart beating rapidly; he felt it would explode at any moment. He was so weak that he felt that he was going to faint, but he couldn't. Besides the pain, he strongly needed to save his mate, Asher, and the others. 

Xenon and his hunters watched on quietly at the sight. No one said a thing, but they noticed that the pack eyed them with disdain and hatred. The patriarch then looked at his hunters and motioned them inside the house. They all wore smoke protector masks, and they went inside to get any clues they could. "Alpha, Beta, I-I know that anything I say will not make a difference. My son has done the unthinkable, and I know you will not give him mercy. However, please believe me when I tell you this, he won't hurt your mates. He kidnapped them to lure you all. His main goal is Iris."

Maverick growled as his eyes turned pitch black, his teeth shaped; he tried hard not to turn into his werewolf form. "Your son is a damn coward! If he wanted to kill me then he should've tried to kill me!"

"My son is a coward; that's how narcissists are, even though I hate admitting it. My wife and I have created a monster. The main goal is to kill you, Beta. However, he also has a twisted thought that the pack is also to blame for Iris not taking him back."

Matthias slowly glared at him as he took small, deep breaths. "Xenon, your son has committed many crimes, and I know we promised to help you capture. However, I no longer have the mercy to forgive him for what he has done. He has kidnapped my family, my only reason for living. If your son does anything to harm them, then I will cut off his head."

"I also agree. Our mates, Iris included, are not at fault for your son's insanity. The gloves are off," said Rickon.

Then, everyone was interrupted when one of Xenon's hunters left the house and went to him. "Sir, I found this note, it was on the coffee table."

Before the patriarch could grab the note, Maverick took it and walked forward, reading it. Everyone stood and watched him silently. Matthias slowly walked behind him. "What does it say, Maverick?"

"It from that bastard. The note says that he has our mates and the boys. He has them in the Arnold Ice Cave but wants me to go alone. He will know if any of you will be there." Maverick trembled in anger. "If any of you come along with me, then he will kill our mates and the boys!"

Matthias and Rickon screamed in rage, and the Alpha punched a hole in a nearby tree. "Everyone, please calm yourselves! All is not lost! I often took my family to that cave and knew my way around it. However, there was something in that cave that I never told my son about since I use the cave for my own personal training ground." Maverick slowly turned around; there was hope in his eyes. "We will give my son what he wants but we have to be careful since I know he is not working alone. I suspect that he controlling some of my hunters against their will."

The trio regained their composure and determined to save their loved ones. Everyone came together, hunters and werewolves. "So what do you have in mind, Sir Xenon?" asked Maverick. 

"I need a printed copy of a map of the cave. One mistake and everything will turn to hell."