chapter Eight

shaking as he spoke. "William Sir" " It's Alpha, but what does it matter, looking at the blood staining your shirt. you won't leave long enough to say it right." William looked down at his shirt as the blood was running down his body. "Please Alpha how do I stop it? you don't. You accept what's going on and pray for the safety of your loved one. Because he will kill them. " "dropped to his knees as his life force was leaving him. "Alpha please save my family." pulling a picture of a beautiful woman and two children running around. "please I will forever be at your service, in every life form." Shaking he plunged his allegiance to Benjamin.

"Derek, can we do something about it?" "why would you want to save the enemy? " Because he was just following orders. if he dies, we could save his family." walking towards William. Benjamin picked up the picture and looked at it so well. holding on to it for dear life. "hahaha you can be so dramatic sometimes, he's not dead, tell him to get up." " William you can get up now." "haha this never gets old." Benjamin looked confused but all he wanted was to get out of whatever this was.

*DREAM ENDS*

Waking up Benjamin was more confused than he was the day before. Out of frustration he handed control to Derek and went to the back of his mind. speaking to no one. Derek tried to reach out to him on several occasions but he got no response. getting out of bed with his daughter still asleep, fully healed he went to look for his mate. if anyone could reach him it would be Her. as he walked through the corridors of the palace everyone he came in contact with ran for their lives fearing the big wolf that walked the corridors of the palace. He could easily transform to human form if he wanted to but with Benjamin not being interested, it would be difficult in the long run to control his emotions without Benjamin being available. so he stayed in his form.

Finally picking up the scent of his mate, he walked into her room where she was studying some books. without turning to face him, "hey you are finally awake. how do you feel?" after not getting a response she turned around only to be met by Derek. " huh that's old, was he still hurt" she thought to herself" running her hands through his fur she asked about Benjamin.

being mates meant they could communicate via mind line even though she doesn't have a true wolf like him. "He won't talk to me, I called and told him but he just won't come out of his space. nor can I force him." "what do you mean?" "as much as I can transform to human form, take control from him without him knowing it when he enters that door.

I can't go through it. it's the moon's Goddess's way of letting him have something to himself. unlike other wolves who are submissive to the human part of them, I can't do any of that. but if you knocked on his door. I know he will open it for u. and if you.." "if nothing. I told you not to do this. I told you to allow him to keep his memories now you want me to be the bad guy no, your mess clean it up, and if anything happens to Benjamin if he can never leave that space. I will never forgive you now leave" "Mate please" "You stole mine from me so as much as you are part of him don't get to call me that. Get out"

Derek ran into the woods, his mate didn't want him, his other half Benjamin had shut himself out. if only they could all stop being big babies and see that the world depended on him to do what's right. to save so many pe... and down he fell to the ground unconscious lost in darkness.

while in tears Audrey felt a pull to her heart. like that of a mate calling to her. a need to be saved from something. waving her hands in the air she tried to locate him but nothing happened. she called some of her best guards to find him as they were specifically trained to find wolves. after hours and hours of searching, they came up with nothing. it's like he just vanished into a thin area.

meanwhile, Alpha Benjamin was missing from his pack. It has been over 24 hours and counting since he was last seen. The pack had experienced a huge sage of power but luckily none of them died. the witches in the pack explained that it was a protection spell cast by the queen witch herself. no outsider would be able to get in but they could leave at any time. Search parties were sent out to look for the Alpha. His Luna was Sad and worried about her Alpha. how could she be Luna if her Alpha was no more...

she tried to reach out to him with her wolf but it was no use. the Alpha could not be felt. minutes turned to hours and hours to days. "Keep looking" both Luna and the queen shouted at the same time in different locations. "Your highness, perhaps the dark got him. they have such powerful spells that can make anyone disappear from this earth, even while alive." another spoke up "perhaps he went back to his pack, we have been unable to pass the barrier you set up to protect them. "

Audrey had completely forgotten about the spell it has been weeks since she cast it. and since it was not feeding off her energy but that of the wolf on a full moon it allowed the spell to keep running. pacing back and forth she thought of removing the protection spell but then it would leave the pack exposed to all kinds of danger. if an Alpha was missing the pack would surely be a target for all. "prepare we travel to Jamospack tomorrow morning. Send word of our arrival."

while Benjamin was lost. Eden his second in command had taken over.. luck for him his mate was half witch so when the massage from the queen came that she would be visiting in two days time. she was able to open the message and read it out to others. whispers went round as people wondered why the Queen of witches wanted to come to their land.

The Luna was not pleased because she felt the beta should have told her the message before everyone else. But what she didn't know is they acted under instructions of the true Luna of the pack.

most members would feel the presence of Aubrey when she would come to the pack in the middle of the night. they all thought it was Grace when she was probably in heat or when the full moon was out.