Octavia

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t u e s d a y | chapter 09

It felt as if another headache would occur to Atticus when Onyx informed him of Octavia's state. He was silent for a while, just staring at the dark green orbs of his best friend. His thoughts were in shambles as a deep frown settled on his bewildered expression.

"What do you mean she's gone?" He finally managed to speak.

"Allison came to Octavia's room to serve her breakfast, only to find that the female Alpha's gone."

"How the fuck was she able to leave?" Atticus asked, his tone laced with irritation as he motioned his Beta to step aside, in which the latter did so without hesitation, knowing full well that there's no room for him to hold Atticus back.

The Alpha opened his punctured door and went straight to his mate's room in haste with Onyx following closely behind him.

"Take a look for yourself." Onyx spoke before Atticus opened the mahogany door of Octavia's temporary room, leaving the both of them stupefied.

Although Onyx Aion had seen the condition of the room, he still cannot help being shocked at seeing it once more.

The room was a complete mess; every furniture in the room was broken, the beautifully printed walls were tainted by claw marks, the curtains and bed sheets were in tatters, the bulletproof glasses were shattered to bits, and the silver bars that once lined the threshold of the balcony were ripped off of the ceiling and floor with no traces of Octavia Avalon.

It was as if a monster had come in and swept her away.

Atticus stood in the middle of all these, not knowing what to think or how to react as his thoughts started racing again. His hands balled into fists when he realized that he had been sleeping and dreaming about her and Onyx wouldn't stop stalling earlier, when his mate must be in grave danger.

He turned to give Onyx, who stood by the doorway, a deathly look and before he could say anything, his Beta spoke up. "We already have wolves scouring everywhere for her hours ago. There was still no sign of her."

"Have you tried contacting her pack?"

Onyx shook his head. "I thought that maybe you'd want to do the honors."

"I do." Atticus replied as he exited the devastated room, striding toward his office with his Beta, Gamma and Maxima in tow.

When Maxima had finished tending to Ludovic's injury, the two had followed them to see the wreckage themselves. The female Beta had let out a small gasp upon seeing it, while Ludovic let out a small whistle.

Atticus spared no time to get his car keys that hung on a hook attached to his office's wall near its door and continued his swift steps to the garage, climbing into a sleek black vehicle when he reached his destination.

He waited for the three to catch up as he brought the car's engine to life. He even honked its horns when he thought they're already wasting too much time just to follow him.

"Woah, I thought you're only going to them a call." Onyx stated as they reached him.

"If they do have her back at the Lycan Shadows pack, I will take her back."

It is as if Ludovic had sense the finality and determination in his Alpha's voice that he let out a small sigh and silently climbed into the car. Looking back at Onyx and Maxima. "You guys coming or not?"

"Oh no, I have to continue my course to the Primal Darkness pack as I am already behind schedule." Maxima said with a small jolt, suddenly remembering that she has somewhere to be. "I heard Alpha Steele doesn't like to be kept waiting and Alex will have my head if I ever fail to somehow 'please' him. Good luck though and I do hope you find her. I want to meet the scary female Alpha everyone's been talking about soon. Toodles!"