3 - Her Obsession

Him giving her that necklace was the last straw, this tiny little girl taking what should be mine, Alpha Michael my Alpha, my brother’s best friend and the one person I’ve been waiting for my entire life to claim me and all he thinks about is Sadie.  I thought for sure he would be my mate, but when I turned 18 and he didn’t scent me I cried all night.  He was kind to me though, telling me it didn’t matter, but then he ruined it by saying, “you’ll find your mate and forget all about me,” he chuckled. 

I looked at him and smiled sweetly, “do you really think so?”

He nodded as he walked away and it wasn’t a week later that he scented this little girl Sadie, saying she was his mate, and he would wait until she shifted so she could scent him.

Then he puts me in charge of her, pouring salt into an open wound, did he think I got over my love for him that quickly?  I swore I would rip her throat out the first chance I got, but she wasn’t so keen at first to even speak with him.  I would go to her to tell her he wanted to see her, and she would shrug and tell me she wasn’t ready to see him.  I thought perhaps she didn’t want him, that he might be mistaken and that I would stand a chance of being his chosen.  It took a month before she would allow him near her and then of course his charm and God-like good looks overwhelmed her little delicate person. 

My jealousy and love for him both grew at a quick and steady pace, the more she would go and see him the more I planned for her disappearance and ultimate death, she would not get what is mine and mine alone to claim.

Three weeks ago I was in luck when she was sleep walking and left her bedroom, she quietly left her little cottage and went down by the stream, I guided her past it and into the dark forest, where I knew of a cave and left her there bound and gagged.  I’m sure she was frightened when she woke up, because when I finally came back her little face had dried tear lines all down it.  Her eyes lit up like stars when she saw me, thinking I was there to rescue her only for her to realize when I slapped her across her pathetic face that I wasn’t.

I have to admit, I thought beating her to death would disgust me, but I quite enjoyed listening to her muffled cries and screams.  Ripping off her flesh was a new experience, and it actually got me off, but then she stopped being fun once she couldn’t scream anymore and her heartrate was so low I could barely hear it.  I untied her and removed her gag, she was light to carry, since she hadn’t eaten in over 3 weeks and was surly ready to die.  I placed her by the stream and could barely contain my wolf when we shifted to not give her a death blow.  I wanted her to suffer, bleed and die right at the one place she had told me made her feel whole.

I washed off in the stream to remove all her blood and returned to pack house after midnight.

The next morning, I made sure to have everything perfect, new dress, shoes and my make up and hair were meticulous.  I joyfully went to the kitchen and addressed the Omega’s with a smile and a sweet cheery “Good morning.”  I sat at the table and ate, I then asked for a plate to go for their future Luna, and they happily made a large breakfast with freshly squeezed orange juice.  I walked through the pack with purpose and that’s when Alpha Michael mind linked me to bring her to him.

I told him I was almost there and that after she ate, I would bring her straight to him.  I snickered inwardly knowing he would never see her again, but now I needed to play my part.  After an hour I entered his office sheepishly and explained that she didn’t want to see him, I knew he was done with excuses but when my brother put out an all look for your future Luna mind link, I almost chuckled.

This was going better than planned and someone was bound to find her and all my troubles will end and Alpha Michael will need comforting and a shoulder to cry on.

What I didn’t expect was for me to be pulled to the scene, I steadied myself to see her torn and broken body but was shocked to find just shredded parts of her clothing and a few bits of flesh and teeth.  I blinked a few time, my brows furrowed and looked at Alpha Michael, “what’s this, what am I looking at?”

His voice was threatening, “did you not say that you looked for her here.”

I gulped and nodded, “yes, but I didn’t see her, I was at the tree line and didn’t see this, how could I,” I bend down and sniffed and looked at him, “are you sure it is hers?”

He growls, “I can smell her scent, yes it’s hers.”

I tear up my eyes, “where’s her body then,” I look at him pleadingly as if I care, hopefully some hungry bear came by and scavenged her.

He shakes his head, “I don’t know,” he looks around and sniffs the air hoping to catch her scent. 

I look at my brother who’s eyeing me suspiciously and he mind links me, “he would kill you if you had a hand in this, she was his mate.”

I widen my eyes at him and allow the tears to flow, I turn looking at Alpha Michael who is walking into the water and kneels down washing something off in his hands.  He puts it around his neck and clutches the amethyst pendant that sits just below his neck as if it is a life line to Sadie.

He stands, his voice is low and menacing, “Beta Justin, take a few warriors and go through the forest, see if you can find her,” his voice breaks as he shifts into his beautiful wolf and races down the edge of the stream.

My brother turns to me, “Sybil, if you know anything tell me now, he will not stop until he either finds her or finds the person responsible.”

I flip my hair over my shoulder, “I’m not afraid, I’ve always followed my heart, and I won’t stop now.”