Captivated by you, My Alpha

The Missing Body

The drive was silent. Reign watched with acute interest as Alia flipped through her phone, reviewing all aspects of the facts she gathered on the two missing persons, one dead one alive. "Alia, your eyes need the rest. It's been an hour."

"You didn't hear me complain." came the curt reply.

"s**t!?" she exclaimed as the car passed a road bump fast making her head hit the roof.

"Eyes on the road dude!" Rick smiled as she put down her phone and leaned back.Alia noticed both their eyes seemingly cloud then turn back to normal in a split second. She was almost doubting she actually saw.

"Try not to be in the men's washroom next time hmm?" Reign drawled as they got out of the car when they reached.

Alia gaped at his shamelessness, muttering curses as she went down to business.

Holding up her torch, she passed the yellow police boundary markers and slowly approached the back of the morgue, which was now cleared until the investigation was completed.

Her nose scrunched at the acrid smell of formalin and something her nose surprisingly picked up.

She stopped near the broken window where the supposed Intruder escaped from and carefully observed the area. She lightly gasped as she quickly took out a paper towel lightly wiped the over creased and dusty window pane 'mismanagement in maintenance' she thought ruefully.

"Rick, you need to see this."

"What are those?" he huffed as he came near.

"Animal DNA, animal foot claws."

Rick stayed silent

"And no, that thing didn't come out."

Rick's brow shot up "How would you know that"

"If it did, the fore claws of the front feet would be seen out here. I'm only seeing the claw of the distended thumb." she climbed in nimbly "Aha! the rest are here. Whatever came in, didn't want to be seen...It walked on all fours." she added.

Rick nodded "That's why the glass shards were contrast to this." Alia nodded "Where's Reign?"

"Near the car. We should check out that back house?"

"This way."

Alia watched him break the rusted lock with such little effort "Didn't take you to be the working out type."

"I'm great in all aspects" he gloated as she rolled her eyes.

The cabin was as shabby as ever, now coated with dust as no one resided inside. Rick bent to pick an empty gin bottle "He's one strong drinker. My guess, not missing, probably knocked out cold somewhere."

"Except," Alia went near the door, "The terrain here is as hard and prickly with all these branches. why would he leave his boots?" They looked around silently.

"Aaarrgghhh!!??" a loud groan came from outside.

instinctively, Rick took out his gun as Alia rushed outside behind him. Quickly looking around, they didn't see anybody or hear anything.

"Alia, follow me." Rick said in a growling voice she came to get used to.

Adrenaline kicked in as they tiptoed. Alia flashed her torch forward, wondering where they were going "C-call Reign."

Rick briefly looked back "We are going to him."

"Rick..look.. blood!"

They slowly followed the trail and found Reign heaving, holding his lower torso.

"f**k it got me." he muttered as blood droplets fell from his mouth.

"What got you?" Rick asked helping him up , Alia took a step forward, looking into the darkness feeling those firmiliar tingles again.

"I don't know. It happened so fast I couldn't see anything. We need to leave.NOW."

"s**t! We just got here." Rick mumbled. Reign noticed Alia still. "Alia! Let's go!"

Alia, as if in a trance resumed looking into the darkness. A pair of yellow eyes stared back at her, low on the ground, as if preparing to pounce. A loud , long howl resounded, making the eyes run in a flash and disappear.

"Alia!" Rick ran and held her as she fell "we are not alone" came her hoarse voice before she passed out.

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The room was brightly lit .She sat up straight fast and almost regretted it as her head span and a wave of nausea hit her like a brick. After a while she stood up steadily.

"I thought you'd be awake."

"Rick, what happened? why am I here?"

she took off her upper hospital scrub, trying to locate her clothes "Y-your clothes are in the laundry,you should really seat down..p-please" Rick blurted, staring at her cupped mounds.

"Rick how the f**k did I get here!" Alia held her head, feeling teary all of a sudden . the past week had been wierd for her, getting wierd dreams, having memory gaps. Waking up in random places, having no memory of ever getting there "I- I can't do this" she sobbed "I want to go back home.. please" she squeaked as Rick hugged her on the floor.

At the contact, she felt herself calm down as soothing vibrations coursed through her, looking up, her eyes locked with Reign's, who was half naked and bandaged. "What are you?" she had a wierd feeling around him.

The two brothers blinked as she stood up Reign remained tight lipped Rick spoke "Alia,you're tired, we'll talk more when you-"

"Whatever you two are hiding from me is going to kill you!?" her lips trembled.

"What's that supposed to mean?" Reign growled.

Alia scoffed "I always thought I'm seeing my own things, your change in eye colour, sudden growling sounds people doing things and talking without even speaking!"

"I think you knocked your head real bad." Reign turned to go out of the hospital room.

"How did Rick know where to find you." Reign stopped in his tracks.

Alia eyed a pale Rick, who looked like he was about to explode "There wasn't any sound I heard, how did you know where he was"

this time, Rick scoffed "The blood marks you showed me? we used them."

Alia nodded "So Reign was Injured right?" Rick nodded.

Alia walked near Reign, who held his breath, warily. "If I recall correctly, you were Injured right on your left lower torso, but your bandage is around your ribs." she said as a matter of factly.

Reign held a vulnerable look before he stepped closer to her "Chitchat time is over. You're fired.Now, go clean your desk and get lost!" He hissed.

Alia stepped back as his ferocity but didn't back down "Don't worry smarty pants. I wasn't planning on staying anyway." she grabbed her top and wore it "Oh and you know what?" she glanced at Rick "He's the one who's going to kill you, Dickhead." she walked out.

Rick sat on the bed head down "Let's go Rickie." Reign fumbled with the bandage and threw it away randomly. "That babe was too much work anyway!...Rick?" Reign called again.Seeing no response, he tappped his shoulder and he looked up at him. His eyes widened In surprise "Rick what-"

"Get her back to me. I need her." Came the voice.

Rick's clouded eyes returned to normal "Reign where's Alia? You really sent her away?" he innocently asked looking around

Reign gulped "I..well..we need to go..fast!" they strode out as a nurse came to check on the patient "Where has she gone?"

"We'll be coming back Imelda." Reign stated.

Imelda smiled "Be sure to bring her. We have a lot you two boys need to explain to her." she chastened them as they went , making them look all the more embarrassed.