Exalted

Chapter 15

BREE'S P.O.V :

SLAM! I threw the door shut quickly bolting it as others helped me with the many locks. The sound of cracking bones echoed against the metal bolted door.

I watched as people cowered into the back of the room, holding their family and children close to them as they stood fearfully.

However, I was frozen, unable to move.

BANG!

A Ferocious growl erupted behind the door as something hit it, denting it. I couldn't stop shaking, fear invading every crevice, every inch of my mind and my body.

Someone stood beside me and gently brushed their hand against me, as if they thought it would soothe me.

It had the opposite effect, I whimpered as if her touch had hurt me before glancing and slowly realising who it was. Grace. She seemed slightly hurt by my hostile attitude but didn't let it affect her as she wrapped me in her arms, murmuring comforting words in my ear.

"it'll be okay Bree, Theo will be here soon and you'll get through this."

I smiled briefly before another clang on the door left me unmoving. The hinges were creaking as the door was failing to hold up against the large impact.

"Please Grace I can't go through it again, please don't let him take me." my weakness flowed out in my words. Fear surrounding me as the pack whimpered, my pain as their luna obviously upsetting them.

However, the realisation hit me. He was here for me and he would hurt everyone to get to me. This time a pang of courage hit me and instead of cowering in fear I stood up strong. Wiping back my tears, I made my way over to the door, the pack looking on in confusion.

I took a deep breath before unbolting the remaining bolts and as I did so the Wolf that had once raged went strangely silent. I opened the door and faced him, unmoving as he transformed into his human form and grabbed me.

He hit me over the head, the pain radiating through me. Yet I still did not move. I had to be strong for my pack and I had to ensure no one got hurt. It was my job.

He continued to hit me but I was beginning to fade away, unconsciousness taking over.

"Theo, I love youuu... " I simply whispered before falling into a painful oblivion.

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THEO'S P.O.V:

My wolf strode outside, my confidence and anger seething out as my pack followed behind me.

Unlike before, this wasn't just a few rogues, this was an army of them. It was as if an uprising was beginning.

I sent out a mind link to the surrounding packs, making them aware of the threat If we were to fail to defeat them.

They charged towards us, a flood of fur racing and running quickly. Within seconds it was a full blown battle. As I toe my way through the wolves. I bit, aiming precisely for the neck before becoming involved in a more difficult component.

He was obviously of high power before he became rogue and as we rolled to the ground snapping at each others necks, a terrified voice echoed in my ear.

"He took her Theo, Cooper took Bree." Grace had mindlinked me.

This was enough of a distraction for the other wolf to snap down around my neck. However just as he was about to tear my beta Dove in, bowling him off me with a single bite and rip to his neck.

"Everyone is to keep an eye out for Cooper, he has my mate and if you see him, I want him dead." I mindlinked the whole pack, a menacing tone to my voice that sent a shiver down my Betas spine.

I ran for the border, destroying any rogue that crossed me, my only target was Cooper and I was going to find him.

The wind rushed past me, a torrent of icy blows holding me back. My eyes searched desperately for any sign of her. I heard a rustle from the opposite trees and a slight whimper that I would recognise anywhere. But it was not my property. I mindlinked the Alpha who owned the land, his reply seeming to take forever before he finally gave permission.

It was too late. The sound I had heard was long gone and her scent had been masked.
I called my hangers over, immediately shouting out orders to fund my mate. I would not lose her, not now, not ever.

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It had been days, yet there had still been no sign of her. I had been determined, constantly attempting to mind link her or pick up even the slightest whiff of her scent. However, my attempts had been futile.

I groaned in frustration, banging my head against my desk. Not being around my perfect, beautiful, loving mate was driving me insane.

BANG! My mum slammed open the door, anger clear in her face. Before I could even get a simple Hello out, she raged into a full on, terrifying might I add, rant.

"THEO XAVIER MALONE!! IT HAS BEEN THREE... THREE DAYS?! AND YOU HAVEN'T SHOWERED OR EATEN OR EVEN SAID HELLO TO ME."

Her tone of voice sent a shiver down my back, as I quivered in the presence of the one women who could scare me.

"I'm sorry" I mumbled before she continued to scream, pushing me towards the shower.

I shut the door behind me, stripping down and moving under the stream of calming hot water. I sighed, rubbing the dirt from my toned body as I focused back to my crisis.

Not knowing how she was feeling was destroying me. My father had been instructing every one to do everything possible to find my mate, while I worked beside him as he prepared me for the upcoming weeks. With or without Bree I had to take over as Alpha on my birthday. I had two weeks.

Two weeks.

Two weeks to find my mate and take over as Alpha. This could be interesting.

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