Fated

A Place I Never Wanted to Come Back To

The cab driver stops in front of the palace. I hand him the money I owe before thanking him for the ride. I get out of the car and take my duffle bag with me. I look at the palace shaking with nervousness. I take a deep breath before walking up the stairs and opening the door.

Entering the house it shocks me at the condition that it's in. The once beautiful chandelier that hung from the ceiling was torn down and shattered across the floor. All the curtains that hung over the windows were either shredded or torn off. Flower vases were shattered, pieces sticking into the walls and the flowers fallen on the ground below them. My mouth drops in shock at the state of the palace.

I continue forward towards the kitchen where I smell Anna's scent. In the kitchen the cabinet doors are ripped off and smashed to pieces. The microwave was ripped from the wall and there was food thrown everywhere.

"Anna?" I call out. He head pops out from behind the fridge door. Her eyes opening wide when she sees me.

"Lane!'' She squeals. She shuts the door and starts wobbling toward me as fast as she could. my eyes widen in shock as I see just how big her 8 month old belly is. She launches herself at me and latches on.

"Oh my goodness how I've missed you!" She says. I chuckle at her.

"This place looks like a war zone. What happened?"

"Alpha King Beckett's wolf happened. He's going crazy without you. I mean he was before he became feral but now..."

"Can I even fix this? How do you go about fixing a feral wolf?" I question.

"Well, he needs his mate. So once he sees you, and has you with him, hopefully it's only a matter of time before he comes back to us." She says

"But at the moment he's sedated and chained to a chair in his room. Derek has been handling the pack and all it's matters until everything is back to normal. So I haven't seen him much." She frowns. She misses her mate.

"And you think I'll be able to fix this?" I ask. Fear spikes through me as the realization of the situation, how much was relaying on me at this moment. If I don't fix this, and I can't bring the king back from being feral, the kingdom could very well crumble.

"Can you bring me to an available room? I need to have a few minutes to myself." I say. There is just to much to think about right now, I need a breather.

"Ya of course, just know he is gonna wake up soon." She says. She grasps my hand with her col one and leads me to a different part of the castle then I was last time. We stop at a door.

"This is the only available one right now. Hopefully it will be okay. Just an fyi this room is in the same corridor that the royals sleep in. Including Derek and I, and also the king.." I stiffen at the mention of him.

"But I only do this because if your closer to him it might bring him so peace.'' She stumbles out quickly. A guilty look flashes across her face as she looks down at the ground.

"It's okay. I understand why you did it.' I say. I put my arm on her shoulder trying to comfort her. I twist the doorknob and open the door.

"I'll go see him soon. I just need a little bit..." I say as I enter the room slowly closing it behind me.

I throw my bag on the floor and lean up against the door. All my emotions hit me at once. I slid down the wall slowly and sit on the floor. I let the tears escape. I cover my mouth as I try and hold back the sobs from escaping. I rest my head on my knees and try to calm down.

When I finally calm down enough to wipe my tears I stand up from the ground and dust myself off. I roll my shoulders back hoping to gain my confidence back. I walk to the bathroom and turn the faucet on letting the water flow into the sink. I cup my hands and let them fill up with the water. I fling my hands up and let the water splash my face. I take the towel from next to me and dry off my face. Looking up at myself in the mirror my face is all blotchy and there are bags under my eyes.

Going back into the room I pick my bag up off the floor and put it on the dresser. I sit down on the side of the bed and collect myself.

You can do this. You can bring him back to us

My wolf speaks to me for the first time in weeks. Hope is evident in her voice.

I'm going to try but I make no promises. I don't want her getting her hopes up to high only for him to shatter them once again.

I take a deep breath before standing up and going to the door. I grasp the knob attempting to grow the courage to turn it and open the door. I take one more deep breath and open the door stepping out of my room. I take a deep breath in through my nose catching his scent. I follow it to a few doors down. I stop in front of it. Lifting my hands up I see that I am shaking.

This past year I have moved on from him, moved on to a life of my own. Now, it's as if none of that happened. I'm back to square one.

Opening the door the room is dark. It takes me a couple seconds to get adjusted before entering. In the middle of the room sits Beckett. Upon closer inspection I see that his entire body is bound in ropes, securing him to the chair. I step further into the room. And another step closer. And another.

I now stand right in front of him. I squat down so I don't have to look down at him. He looks peaceful as he sleeps. I take this time to really examine his features. The worry lines in between his eyebrows that look permanently embedded in his skin. His full lips, that look so perfect. His nose has a slight bend to it's shape, it must have been broken once or twice.

As I reach up to move his hair from out of his eyes my hand grazes against his skin. Sparks shoot through my hand sending pleasure coursing through me at the feeling of my mate. He twitches under my hand snapping his head up. I stumble back.

His eyes shoot open revealing his glowing bright red eyes looking right at me with a gaze so intense I shiver.

"Mate"

Just a bit of a cliffhanger:)