The Lycan Prince's Witch Mate

Zander's land

After explaining what had happened, we all started making plans as to how we would rescue Serenity. We had agreed that it was possible that Zander did not know that Serenity was currently there on his land and even if he did, it was definitely impossible for him to know she was my mate, as I had not announced it to anyone, as of yet. So, as everyone pulled into the SUVs to head to his land, which was about an hour away, Max and I decided to ring Zander to allow him to know we were coming and why.

" Hello," Alpha Zander answered after only two rings.

"Alpha Zander, this is..." I began, but Zander cut in.

"Prince Damien, how can I help you?"

"So, you recognize my voice, impressive. Anyway, my mate was kidnapped and we have reason to believe she is either on or near your land." I informed him, only to be answered by a gasp that was somewhere between shocked and appalled.

"Your highness, I assure you none of my pack would have kidnapped your mate knowingly. First off, I know I had no idea you had a mate, nor am I aware of any of my members taking anyone against their will. Secondly, as far as I know, we have had no new faces showing up," he said with his shock evident in his voice, "Please tell me you are not just looking for a fight."

"I assure you, Alpha Zander, I am not looking for a fight. As a matter of fact, I was hoping to accomplish rescuing my princess with only the deaths of the dark magicians that took her," I replied and then went on to explain why we believe she is either there or near there.

" OK, I agree that it only makes sense that she is here or near here. Are you on your way?" He asked.

"Yes, we are actually pulling up to your back border now."

"My prince, you sure do work fast. OK, we can discuss this more once you reach our packhouse ," he said as the border guards waved us through and he hung up.

A few moments later, we were pulling up to the packhouse and I jumped out before the car even stopped fully. Standing in front of the packhouse was a dark-skinned black man, with blonde hair and blue eyes. He was built like a wrestler and you could tell by the way he looked he was ready to punish anyone he found out could have been involved.

"Alpha Zander," I greeted him.

He bowed down to me and said, "Prince Damien, my old friend. I wish we had met under nicer circumstances."

"Me, as well. However, we must discuss how we will find and save my mate before anymore pleasantries."

"I understand. There are two different places that match the description your mate has given you. The first, my dungeons. The second, the old dungeons from when my grandfather ran the pack. Either way, if I find one of my pack members is involved in it anyway, they will be punished severely."

"Of, course. Please lead the way, Zander," I commanded, and Zander started leading us to his dungeons.

As we neared the entrance, I started sniffing. Had I not known what I was looking for, I might have noticed the faint smell of my mate just under the smell of the vomit and blood. But, I didn't miss it. This caused me to become enraged, knowing that she had been kept there like a criminal for over a night. For what? A growl ripped through my chest and clenched teeth and that was all Zander needed to hear to know what happened.

"She's in my dungeon, isn't she?" he asked through clenched teeth and fists with anger dripping from his words.

I nodded my head, too angered to speak, and he growled and punched the wall before the guards came running up to him with worry in their eyes. He then held up his hand as his eyes glazed over while, I'm assuming, he mind-linked his beta to come here, as just moments later, a surfer-looking man with blonde hair and green eyes, that looked like he could pick-up and move a tree on his own came running up.

"You asked me to come, Alpha?"

"Yes, Beta John, I need all the guards in charge of guarding the dungeons from the last two days in my office within the next hour and lock them there until I get there. It appears we have someone in our pack willing to break pack laws," Zander informed his beta, then marched into his dungeon. Next thing I knew, there was screaming from in the dungeon and I ran in after him.