All That Is You

Chapter 36

Levi's P.O.V.

August stared at me with bitter eyes. His face was bruised from all the punches I threw at him once he confessed to kidnapping Rain and handing her over to her father. Leila had found him camping out in the middle of the woods and he fell apart the moment he faced me.

The words fell from his lips, a flurry of tears and regret and anguish. I could barely hear him past the scarlet shrouding my vision. What hope I had of his innocence and the years he spent by my side went down the drain.

There was nothing left between us the moment he took Rain away from me.

"I trusted you," I spat, bitterly. My hands shook from my barely contained anger and I itched to add more bruises to the ones that were fading across his pale, freckled skin.

For once, I hated how fast the healing process was for werewolves. My chest ached at the thought of Rain getting hurt and even more so at the fact that I knew she was still weak and she could barely heal as it was. I had no idea what she was going through right now and I couldn't even imagine how scared she must be.

Yet, here August was, his pain fading as quickly as the days I spent with Rain. The remorse in his eyes did little to appease my fury.

"He took my mate, Alpha," August pleaded, not for forgiveness but for understanding. "What else could I have done? I knew she was mine the moment I saw her the day we attacked the Prometheus Pack, but he took her with him and threatened to kill her if I didn't obey his orders. He fled with a knife to her throat and I had no choice but to let them go."

"We could have found a solution together," I roared, my claws extending. They dug into my palms and the blood dripped down onto the marble floor, the crimson pooling around my feet. "I could have helped you save her as I thought you would do for me and my mate."

I couldn't remember the last time I lost control like this. It seemed so long ago with all the happy memories I made with Rain chasing away the darkness in my life. The nightmare of becoming like my father constantly haunted me before meeting Rain and my beast was always on edge and now that Rain wasn't by my side, I could slowly feel myself losing the fight for dominance with my wolf. The thin thread allowing me to be in control was about to snap and my wolf would be sure to massacre August until there was nothing left but a bloody carcass of flesh and bone.

I could barely feel the pain with the disbelief and betrayal clouding my thoughts. "You say you had no choice? I made you my Delta, I would have waged war on his pack if I meant getting your mate back. You were my family and I thought you considered us the same."

"I'm sorry," he cried, broken gasps falling from his lips as the tears streaked down his face. "I'm so sorry. I just didn't want her to get hurt. She's my mate and I don't even know her name."

"And where is she now, August? Where is your mate?"

"He still has her... He promised he would exchange the Luna for my mate but he showed up empty-handed and he was able to overpower me because of the Alpha blood running in his veins. I tried to keep the Luna safe once I realized he never planned on going through with the deal but I wasn't strong enough."

A headache was beginning to pound against my skull and I forced myself to take in deep breaths to calm myself. If Rain was by my side, only one word from her would be able to calm me down and I swallowed the lump in my throat from the regret of not spending more time with her. I thought of Rain and the way her eyes would light up whenever I kissed her scars and told her she was beautiful. The soft smile on her lips every time I caught her staring at me while I was working in my office. The way she would reach out for me even in her sleep when I had to get out of bed early but watching her furrow her brows in confusion and bury her face into my pillow made me want to never leave the room as long as I could be by her side.

"Do you know where they are now?" I spoke, the bitter taste of the words lingering as the fact that she might not even be alive surfaced in my mind.

"No," August shook his head violently. His fists clenched and the faint hissing noise of burning flesh could be heard from the silver chains digging into his skin. His wrists were raw and bloodied but only sorrow and regret shone on his face rather than the burning pain from the silver.

His head hung limp and his clothes were torn and dirtied from the days he spent in the woods and the beating he got from both Alpha Andrew and me. He rasped, "I swear to you that I don't know where they are. We planned to meet in the woods and I was always too worried about my mate to see any flaws in his plan."

I ran my hands through my hair and pinched the bridge of my nose. A heavy sigh escaped me as the lack of sleep and exhaustion weighed down on me. My back ached from sleeping in the office for the past few nights because Rain's scent and presence were everywhere in our bedroom and I couldn't bear stepping in there for any more than a few minutes because of how much it made me miss her.

She was my shield and without her, I no longer had any means of protecting myself. There was no one to remind me to go to sleep early or take a break from training and looking over paperwork. There was no one to tell me that everything was going to be okay and offer me support when it felt as though I was nothing more than a monster with my father's blood running through my veins. There was no one to hold me and assure me that I am loved.

I lost myself in her and now that she disappeared, I didn't know where I was. My anger poisoned my rationality and I knew that any decision I made now would be one I could regret later on. My main priority was to find Rain and punish Alpha Andrew and any other issue could come later. I just needed her back in my arms.

"Take him to the cells," I muttered, tiredly, "We'll leave at seven tomorrow morning and take a visit to the Prometheus Pack, Goddess knows he might be stupid enough to bring Rain back to her old pack."

Alexander, who had been quietly watching from the sidelines, walked over to August and dragged him to his feet. They retreated away from Leila and I without a word, the silver clanking with every step.

I turned towards Leila. "You and Alexander make sure the pack warriors are ready to go tomorrow. I'll be in my office if you need me."

"Yes, Alpha," she replied.

I nodded and made my way towards my office, clicking the door shut behind me and locking myself in the embrace of the darkness. I collapsed into the chair behind my desk, burying my face into my hands.

I miss you.