Chapter 45

The Journey Needed

“It’s been five days! Five! Why won’t she open her eyes?” Max grumbled, his hair askew as he ran his fingers through his head several times.

“Max-” His mother started

“Don’t touch me” He said aggressively as he shrugged off her touch to his shoulder.

Heather’s face fell as she moved away from him, his anger a living, breathing entity in the room. Five days ago, after witnessing the truth about Max and Gemma's past and possible future, Ben; Max’s beta and Gemma’s ‘brother’ had stabbed her repeatedly in the stomach. The warriors had tackled Ben to the ground as screams of worry and disbelief rang out, their frozen bodies of shock finally moving to approach the bleeding girl lying in Max’s arms.

Ben had been taken to the underground cells where he had been chained up and only given water and small meals. He didn’t show any emotions as he