Werewolf Academy

Chapter Twenty-One

🐺 Connor 🐺

I can't believe I let her get taken. She was right there. My hands tug at my hair and I feel my fuse getting shorter and shorter.

"Her scent stops at an old abandoned house. If she's there, there is a possibility they killed her and dumped her body there." One of the wolves that had followed her scent gives his report to Sophie's dad and I growl loudly.

"She isn't dead." Everyone stares at me and I feel my wolf clawing to get control.

I have to find her. Mate is the only thing I need. I run my hands through my hair again and stand.

Eyes follow me, and I can't help but feel claustrophobic. "My mate has been taken by some wolf, and we are all just sitting here, talking. We should be out there looking for her. I should be out there."

Alpha Desperte stands and nods. "I want four teams of seven surrounding that house. Anyone goes in or out, I hear about it immediately." A man nods and rushes out to do his bidding. "Now Connor, I get that she is your mate and you're worried. I understand how you feel. Knowing this, I highly suggest you let us get her."

A growl rips from my throat and I fight with my wolf. "No one can keep me from leaving. I must find mate." He pushes through and I immediately become ten times angrier. "We go now. The longer she's held hostage, the more pain she could be put through. She is blocking me off for a reason." Alpha Desperte nods at me and I growl at the men all around the table. "Let's go get my mate."

🐯 Sophie 🐯

I can't lay on my back. The burn isn't healing because he comes back every few hours. The man's name is Xaviar, and he isn't Hullo. Hullo wasn't lying when he said that he wouldn't make me agree. What he meant was that someone else would torture me until I can only accept. Thing is, they'll have to torture me for a long time before I agree to anything.

"Hello Sophie." Xaviar speaks from behind me and I roll my eyes.

"Hello, dumbass." He growls and shoves a finger into the healing burn.

I hiss in pain and he chuckles. "Are you ready?"

I flip him off and he just laughs. "Even if I wasn't, you'd just go anyways." How long have I been here? My mind travels to Connor and how upset he must be. I know he's angry because I can feel it. I pray to the goddesses that he can't feel my pain. The hot iron touches my back and I cry out. Xaviar only laughs. Pain must be hilarious to him, sadist. He removes it and I pant, I can't give in so quickly. That makes me look weak, and I am anything but weak.

He places the brander on my back again and I hold my tongue. Xaviar pushes harder and I force myself to hold in the scream threatening to escape. "Come on Sophelia, don't ruin all of the fun." He says, removing it from my back.

"I'm sorry. Being around you just ruins my mood." He growls and presses it even harder into my back. A grunt leaves me, but I won't give him the pleasure of making me yell.

🐺 Connor 🐺

I stand a good distance from the unabandoned, abandoned house, Alpha Desperte standing next to me. "My men can't get in there. Those wolves are from an ally pack. If I attack, and she isn't there, it will be war." He growls and slams a fist on a nearby tree. Another scent trail was found leaving the building. We aren't sure if it's a decoy or not. It leads to a similar place, both heavily guarded with ally pack members.

"This pack doesn't seem to be such a great ally if her scent is where they are guarding. It's obviously them that took her." I watch one of the enemies walk around outside as I speak.