Broken Chains

Chapter 19

“Jessie, Jessie what did you do?” Carl asked in a desperate tone as he struggled to hold me in to his chest.

“It hurts it hurts.” I said clutching at him desperately.

“your alright Baby,” he said holding me tightly pressed into him as I writhed desperately every inch of me hurt as intense pain consumed me intense for a moment and then moving on to cause me another bolt of intense pain in another area. I could feel the pain but I knew it wasn’t mine, I just knew it was Derek somebody close was hurting my mate and badly. “Holy fuck.” Carl said as he removed the hand that had been placed to my back holding me pressed into him. before I even saw his hand the sweet sticky coppery smell hit me and I knew what was happening somehow I was bleeding and more than a little. “What the f**k? Why are you?” Carl stammered poor little lamb; he was totally lost as to what was happening and what he could do. He didn’t have a clue how to help because he didn’t know what was happening and if I was honest neither did I. I knew somebody was hurting my mate that was all in a way that was more than enough. I was desperate to get out there to protect him but I couldn’t even if Carl hadn’t been pinning me in place this pain was intense for him it must be near unbearable. I tasted the salt that fell on my lips as my hot heavy tears slid down my face.

“It's okay honey.” Carl said weakly as he rocked me, but even I could hear the tremble in his voice he didn’t believe this anymore.

“It’s my fault.” I whimpered snuggling into Carl’s chest breathing deeply in immersing myself in his scent. So much like his brothers. “Derek I’m so sorry” I muttered feeling the echoes of his pain. “I am so so sorry my love.”

Derek

“Leave him there.”

“Like f**k I will.”

“He’s Jessie’s mate he won’t let us take her.”

“Yeah well she’s my sister I won’t let you take her… but I won’t let them hurt her either.”

“Elizabeth?”

“Yeah.”

“Okay Buddy I’m just going to lay this out nice a simple for you. I’m permitting you to come with me as I’m a little short on options and I need some help. You are the only option I have here because you can f*****g walk and you did try to stop them. But when we find Elizabeth I am taking her home and you will stay away from her. She’s a member of the royal family, she’s precious to us, my favourite sister and you’re a rogue. f**k biology I don’t care it's not going to happen. You will not touch her.”

“we’ll see.” Was the indifferent response.

“I am not joking.” Was a growled response the threat was clear as day.

“Look if there is one thing I’ve learnt through all this it’s simply that when it comes to your mate there is absolutely no point in trying to fight it because you just won't win, you can't.” The noises floated up to my brain I could tell there were two voices but as for anything else that was just beyond my brains current ability, even making out a meaning of each sentence was taking a very long time. I felt rough arms wrapping around my shoulders and yanking me to my feet. I gnashed my teeth and tried to pull away from whoever this was as the simple action of being pulled to my feet had caused pain to explode over every inch of my body. I could feel hot sticky blood flowing freely down my skin, as my entire body ached from a million different bruises and broken bones.

“Jessie.” I groaned throatily,

“No I can see why you’d think that no Sorry it’s just me.” A voice said as the one holding me began to walk that small jostling enough to cause me agony even though I wasn’t even moving as my feet were simply being dragged along the floor as I was carried across the room. I growled gnashing my teeth in pain as I snarled at whoever this was who would refuse to let me just lay down and die.

“Okay easy there Bro. no chewing on the guy whose trying to help you out.”

“You smell a bit like your sister just a little why didn’t I notice that before.” I gabbled thickly.

“Okay” Daniel said slowly “I’m going to let that go because your clearly hurt right now but the second you start groping my ass we are going to have problems.”

“Do you have a car?” There was a gruff voice I didn’t know. Dan gave a half laugh,

“No mate, I’m a f*****g rogue. I don’t have anything.”

“Oh sister I’m so happy for you.” That gruff voice said again. “Right well I’ll go get us transport.”

“Okay but where are we even going?”

“To get Jess.” He said slowly as if he was explaining the most simple concept to a village i***t.

“Okay.” Daniel said imitating this tone, “do you know where she is?”

“I’ll find her.” He snapped clearly just realising this was slightly more difficult than he had figured on.

“How?” a snarl was the only answer there a clear alpha’s threat. “Idiot.” Daniel muttered “ hey Dare“ he said jiggling me slightly in a way which made bolts of pain shoot through me which made me snarl even in my semi stupefied state. “Jessie where is she?”

“f**k you.” Was all I said.

“Well that went well.” The alpha, Bryce said blandly. I felt myself being flung down into what felt like an armchair I must have been in the entrance hall again, yes the musty smell was right for that.

“Go get a f*****g car.” Daniel snapped, “Come on Bud.” Daniel said slapping my face and not gently but to be honest I was already in so much pain that a tiny bit more didn’t even register. “Here you go.” He said obviously choosing to change tactics he placed a bottle to my swollen painful puffed up lips. He tipped the bottle up and I coughed and spluttered as the whisky was poured down my throat it burned every inch of me on its path down my throat it was like swallowing razorblades. “There we go.” He said slapping my back “good stuff right.” He sighed “look bro.” he said as I felt him crouch down in front of me. “I know your not going to get this but I've met her, that girl, the one who we… they …well I can’t explain how I know but she’s the one, she’s my mate and Bethany she well she took her. She’s Bryce’s sister. And she … Beth she she wants Jess we have to take her to them. She’s called in the others.” He dropped his voice to a whisper “she knows that I can’t not when she’s got my girl but I we have to find her. We have to I need …I please Derek. She’s my mate.” I groaned and tried to pull my eyes open they were puffed up closed and so I could see very little , but this attempt did allow me to see Daniel who was crouched before me his eyes looking at me imploringly the begging was clearly painted across his face, he was really desperate. but I had got that desperation the second I opened his text.

“You won’t give her to Bethany.” I said harshly

“I …I will if I have to.” He confessed which was at least honest “but I will do everything I can to prevent that bro I swear it to you.” I surveyed him as closely as I could which wasn’t very closely as my puffed but eyes were leading to more than a little blurred vision . I could see that Daniels eyes were a bright shining gold, he was being honest with that.” Derek she took Bryce’s phone she wants Jessica she has her number and you know Jess honestly do you think that Bethany won't know how to drag her in. taking Lizzie was just to make sure that we tried to force her too. She’ll go to sister either way if we are there at least we can try to protect her.”

“I know.” I said gruffly my throat feeling as if it was tearing from the effort. “She’s at the park Hotel.” I said slowly “I don’t think she’ll have left yet even if Beth has called her.”

“No?”

“No because she’s hurt.”

“Why what happened?” I smiled well as much as I could manage with my injuries,

“I was hurt really bad, when it’s really bad we feel echoes of each other's pain.”

“Huh this mate thing doesn’t really sound that great so far.” I couldn’t help it I laughed just for an instant though and I had to stop quickly as it hurt too much.

“Its magical “I said “they have an immense ability to wrap us round their little finger.” Daniel smiled and clapped his hand onto my shoulder, that hurt too but I still appreciated the gesture.

“Right Car outside if you guys are done sniffing each others asses.” Bryce said reappearing I squinted at the light which flooded in through the now open door.

“Great.” Daniel said I felt a jacket being draped over my shoulders. I reached out to touch it and recognized it as my battered soft leather jacket. My shirt I could vaguely remember being ripped off. I shoved my arms into the jacket trying not to let the pain register on my face. I pushed myself up and intense pain shot through both my ruined legs and I screamed collapsing down onto the floor hitting the hard gritty stone floor hard.

“Jesus ease up mate.” Dan said stooping down to help me up “give yourself a minute or two; they hit your f*****g knees with hammers.” I growled loudly as Daniel tried to help me up. It hurt my male pride a lot, but more than that for wolves being weak was a real thing to avoid. It was the ultimate danger weakness meant you couldn’t protect your mate you couldn’t protect your pack and that was what we were born to do what every instinct inside of us told us to do. “Bite me and I’ll f*****g muzzle you bro right.” Daniel said as he grabbed me under the shoulders and hoisted me up to my feet, I snarled as even a little of my weight was put on my legs. “Right give me a hand with him.” Bryce sighed but I felt him appear under my other shoulder taking on more of my weight. “The park hotel.” Dan said.

“He told you that?”

“Yeah.” Dan said slightly smugly,

“And you believed him?””

”Yeah because he’d rather trust us that Bethany.”