Alpha Ricardo’s POV
A heavy sigh left my lips as the cold water from the shower fell on my body. Today I lost control and my wolf took control. I knew what he did was a punishment for me and I could have injured her in the process. ”Damn you Eric!” I yelled to my wolf, while he growled and shut himself away from me.
Grunting angrily, I put off the shower, picked up a towel and wrapped it around my waist before leaving the bathroom.
I got to the room and met the young lady on the bed sleeping heavily and exhausted. With a heavy sigh, I went to my closet, took out my sweatpants and a T-shirt. I glared one more time at the lady before teleporting away from the room. I appeared in my office, which was a room on the top floor of the mansion.
With heavy feet, I strolled to my worktable, which was piled up with paper work. Since Mia turned eighteen, I’ve been finding it difficult to work. In order to clear my head, I sat on the armchair behind my desk and picked up a file. I buried myself with paper work, but from time to time, my thoughts drifted to Mia. I knew such an act from me was a severe punishment for her, and she might die in the process.
With a growl, I stood to my feet and teleported into her room. When I appeared in the room, I realized the room was empty, not even her scent could be perceived. ”Where is she?” I asked no one in particular as I made my way to the bathroom. I pushed the door open, but she wasn’t there.
Quickly, I opened the door, hurried down the stairs to the sitting room. Perhaps she could be with Aunt Cara. I got to the sitting room, closed my eyes and sniffled deeply, but realized her scents were no longer in the house, which meant she was not in the mansion. ”Shit!” I murmured in anger and left the sitting room. I hurried to the main gate and met a few security guards. ”Where is Mia?” I asked while moving my gaze to them. ”She left almost an hour ago.”one of the guards shuttered. ”You must be joking.” I yelled and marched forward to him. ”You let her out of the mansion this late.” I yelled while staring at my wristwatch, which never leaves my wrist. ”This is fucking 1am!” I yelled with a grunt.
Quickly, I closed my eyes and inhaled deeply, so I wouldn’t lose control of myself. ”Simone!” I called out with a loud voice. Within a few seconds, he hurriedly stood before me with a confused look. ”Were you aware that Mia left the mansion a few moments ago?” I asked with a grunt.
”No alpha.” He responded shocked and moved his gaze to the two guards in charge of the gate. ”Find her!” I ordered and teleported away.
I appeared in my private room, which was Dad’s. I walked straight to the bar, took a bottle of whiskey, opened it and gulped a large quantity into my mouth.
With a grunt, I dropped the bottle on the table and went into deep thought. I couldn’t explain how I was feeling. One part of me was scared that she might have run away from the mansion, but that wasn’t my main concern. I was worried about her situation, she was in a delicate situation and might pass out at any moment. What if she ends up on the road and was taken by rapists or someone cruel, what if… ”No!” I shook off those thoughts from my head, gulped so many quantities of whiskey into my mouth, and stood to my feet.
Without a second thought, I appeared in front of a building which belonged to one of Mia’s friends. All the lights in the house were switched off, which means everyone was asleep, implying Mia never made it there.
Just to be certain, I closed my eyes and sniffled deeply, but no scents of her could be perceived. Quickly, I appeared at the door of Rachel’s home, whose father was one of my gammas. Just like the first house, their lights were switched off but to be certain, I inhaled deeply but couldn’t perceive that alluring scent of nutmeg mixed with fresh honey. ”Damn it!” I grunted and teleported away. I appeared back at the mansion gate and met two guards. ”Has she been found?” I asked, but they shook their heads, terrified.
A cold, icy shiver ran down my spine as I wondered where she was and who she was with. Mia was in a very delicate state, and for strange reasons, I was scared for her wellbeing. What if something terrible had happened to her? Maybe she was found dead by Simone and his man? ”That would be perfect revenge for you.” Eric growled, disappointed in my head, which I ignored.
I knew I wanted her to go through so much pain, but death? I never really wanted death for her.
With panic, I made a mind link with Jayson and quickly got a response. ”What’s wrong, your wolf seems worried.” He asked, ”Mia, Is she with you.” I asked with panting breath.
”Mia? Why would she be with me?” He responded, confused. ”Shit!” I blurted out in panic. ”Mia is not in the mansion?” He asked, while I responded with a sigh. ”Damn it!” He grunted angrily.
He went silent for a moment before he spoke, ”You did something to her, right?” He uttered like he already knew the answer. ”For goddess’s sake, she is your sister, why would you keep torturing her because of the sins of her parents.” He yelled angrily. ”I get it, I get that you are hurt and in pain, but Mia is innocent, she knew nothing about it, why do you keep punishing her for something she knows nothing about?” He yelled while I went silent. Jayson was one of the people who wasn’t scared of me. He still sees me as his childhood Buddy. ”Let me ask you a question, Alpha Ricardo, just a simple question, and please give me an answer.” He demanded, while I heaved a heavy sigh, and shut my eyes.
”How would you feel If you found out that your mate was being maltreated by her family or by people, what would you do if you found your mate and discovered she was tortured by her family, or perhaps her half brother, tell me alpha Ricardo how would you feel, knowing she went through all that?” He asked while I went silent.
”I’ll let you be the judge, goodnight alpha Ricardo, you always wanted her dead. Hopefully, you get what you want.” He spoke in a disappointed tone and closed the mind link.
With mixed feelings, I walked into the sitting room and met aunt Cara and few servants, roaming around. It was obvious they had heard of Mia’s disappearance.
”Is there any news about her?” Aunt Cara asked, while I shook my head and took the stairs to my room. I walked into my room and met the lady still asleep. With a heavy sigh, I picked up a pen and a sheet of paper. I wrote on the paper indicating she should take the cash I left on the mirror stand. I went to my safe, typed a code, and took out some bundle of dollars and dropped it beside the written note.
I teleported back to my private room, collapsed on the bed and tightly shut my eyes. So many thoughts buzzed in my head and that includes mother. I wondered if she was really happy with what I was doing. I wondered if she was proud of the person I had become.
I was still in thought when a soft knock came on my door. ”Come in.” I responded, knowing who it was. He pushed the door open and stood beside the door. ”Any news?” I asked with my eyes still shut.
”We haven’t found her yet, but we found this.” His words forced my eyes open, I moved my gaze to him and saw he was holding broken pieces of a bracelet.
With panting breath, I left the bed and made my way to him. I snatched the bracelet from his hand, took a proper look at it, and realized it was Mia’s. I knew this was a gift from Aunt Cara for her seventeenth birthday.
”Where did you get it?” I asked, panicking.
”A few steps away from the mansion.” He responded. ”Damn it!” I yelled and roughly ran my fingers through my hair. ”More men are still looking for her, I believe she hasn’t gone far and…” ” Stop it!” I cut in angrily. ”She has been taken away.” I grunted and hit my fist on the wall. ”leave.” I ordered and he immediately obeyed.
Nervously, I massaged my forehead and thought of what to do. I speculated where she could have ended up and who might have taken her, when suddenly a realization hit me. ”Alpha Joshua!”
Mia’s POV
I felt my head aching with profuse pain, which made me gently massage my forehead. Gradually, I opened my eyes and the first thing that caught my sight was a ceiling, which I knew couldn’t be in my room.
With panic, I sat on the bed and ran a quick gaze around the room.
The room was so big, more like a semi-warehouse. I noticed I was seated on a king-sized bed, which was almost thirty inches. The walls of the room were painted with gold and designed with a touch of Black. Four single-seater couches circled a small center table in front of me. A big smart TV hung on the wall before me. A big closet hung at my right-hand side, while a big fridge was in a corner of the room.
”Where am I?” I asked, terrified, still moving my gaze around. With panic, I left the bed and hurried towards the door, but the door pushed open, and Alpha Joshua walked in.
”I left your side for just five minutes, and you decided to run away.” He teased while I stared at him with confused eyebrows.
”What… What…” I stammered in panic and moved my gaze to my body, only to realize I was still dressed in my clothes.
”What?” He asked with a scoff, ”You think I would take advantage of you in such a state?” He scoffed and shook his head, ”What part of I’m gay don’t you understand?” he asked while I gulped and looked away. He told me he was gay, so there was no need to get nervous.
With heavy feet, I walked back to the bed and sat on it. ”How are you doing?” He asked as he sat beside me. ”How did you find me?” I asked in a murmur.
”Last night you made a mind link to me asking me to come help you. I tried reaching but realized you weren’t responding. Luckily, I was still in your pack, so I drove back to the mansion but found you unconscious on the roadside.” He explained, while I just nodded.
His words brought back painful memories to me, memories I wish I could forget. ”You went unconscious because you went through severe pain and your body could not hold up.” He announced, while I just sighed. ”I noticed you weren’t injured, touched or beaten, but then why would you pass out due to immersed pain?” He asked curiously, while I gulped and looked away. I was unable to say or think in my heart, not when I’m with him. ”You are keeping your mind blank.” He sighed and stood to his feet. With his back to me, I nervously bite my lips, hoping he hadn’t gotten a clue. ”You’ve found your mate and caught him with another woman.” He uttered it not as a question, but as a declaration.
With startled eyes, I stared at him and watched him turned to me. He knew? He knew I had met my mate, and that was the reason for my dilemma.
”Would you mind telling me what is going on?” He asked while I nervously bit my lips. ”You don’t need to be…” He was caught off by a knock on the door. ”Yes?” he responded, gesturing the person at the door to speak. ”Good morning alpha, Alpha Ricardo is here.” The person at the door announced.
”Shit!!!