When It's Time

Convenience

Unknown POV

“Alpha, camp is set up. The guards are placed and we have masked our area.” Xav tells me, if I knew he was this efficient I would have been using him long before now. “Good. Now the plan. Bring her to me alive with as little disruption as possible.” “Yes Alpha.” he responds before leaving me to my tent. Maybe I’ll have some fun with her, hell maybe I’ll let her live and scar her so much she will no longer be able to obtain her powers. Yes, that would be interesting. Leaving my tent, I see my warriors awaiting my command. “Do it now, before the ceremony begins. Do not disappoint me.” I commanded, walking alongside to the edge of our camp,”We will bring her.” my top warrior and tracker says. 

Queen Ariel  POV

I just finished with Olyvia’s hair and makeup, leaving the room to retrieve her dress. It was passed down in my family, to be given to the future Luna Queen to wear to her mating ceremony. A sign of acceptance from the current Luna Queen, only once has it skipped a generation. King Andrew’s brother, who was also stripped of his title and banished, forced a woman to be his mate after his fated mate died in childbirth. My husband and mate challenged him for the title shortly after, winning the title of Alpha King and banishing his brother. I open the chest hidden to the rear of my closet, pulling the dress from its hiding spot. ‘Something is wrong.’ my wolf Eva tells me, I turn and rush back to find Olyvia missing from where I left her. I gasp as I find a note, ‘I will win.’ written in blood, Olyvia’s blood to be specific. 

Olyvia POV

I wake in a dark room, unaware of how I got there as the last thing I remember is Queen Ariel leaving to get something from her suite. I attempt to go to the window, being the only source of light before being stopped by a burning pain at my ankle causing me to yelp in pain. ‘Silver and wolfsbane’ Mia tells me. ‘Can you tell where we are?’I ask her. ‘I can’t smell beyond the smell of burnt flesh and death, no matter where this place is we are in danger.’ she says curtly before becoming guarded. I sigh before sitting on the cold, damp floor. “Look who is finally awake!” I hear a menacingly loud man say before hearing “Go get the Alpha.” Not long after I hear many footsteps and clanking “Ah, the one who is meant to stop me is a weak little girl.” I hear a man say, his tall bulky form slowly coming into view. “Who are you?” I question, getting a hard slap in return. “Your worst nightmare.” he says before looking at the guards, “Have fun.”

Jax POV

“What do you mean you can’t find any trace of her anywhere? It’s been three days, she could be anywhere by now! FIND HER!” I bellow at the end, my patience running extremely thin due to the disappearance of my mate. We have been searching for three days and have found absolutely nothing besides a note in her blood. My blood is boiling as no one has been able to find anything. No scents, no camps, no vehicles. We have no idea how they even got into pack territory without anyone noticing. I return to her room, I’ve been staying here as a way to keep calm being as her scent is still in the room. I inhale deeply as I lay on the bed, noticing a faint scent of her blood. Jumping up, I begin searching to find a note. ‘Be happy I didn’t wait, mated wolves can feel the others' pain.’ I read once I found it under the pillow, again written in her blood. Falling to my knees, I link my parents ‘Come to Olyvias room.’ Tears begin to fall as I begin thinking of all the things she could be going through right now and how helpless I am to save her.

“Jax, wake up. Tell us what happened.” I slowly begin to wake to see my mom and dad shaking and talking to me. “The note.” is all I can say before the tears begin again. “Oh honey, Andrew there must be something or someone who may be causing this.” my mom says, pulling me into a gentle hug. “We have no enemies that we know of, my brother was banished but I may be able to make a few calls.” Dad says before walking out. “Get some more rest.” My mom says before leaving as well. “Jax, you need to stay with me Jax.” I hear a voice call, knowing this dream is no longer just a dream. 

I begin following the voice through the forest, being strangely similar to Olyvia’s but not as beautiful. “Come this way Jax, let me help you.” I hear, beginning to run to it until I reach a clearing. “Hello Jax.” I hear, looking for the voice, “Where are you?” I say confidently. “I am everywhere but nowhere. I am but a witch seeking help and offering guidance.” She says “Explain.” I demand. “I have seen your mate and she is suffering. I am being used as a tool for her torture with no way out. Find us, help us. We are closer than you think.” she tells me before I fall into a pit of black, “I’m sorry, you have to find your way back from here. I stayed too long and said too much. Goodbye Jax.” I hear before a small light begins to shine in the distance. I run towards it, feeling as if it gets farther and farther with each step.

Queen Ariel POV

It has been almost two months since my son’s mate went missing, and shortly after my son went into a coma. “How is he? Anything new?” I ask the pack doctor, same as every other day. I wake up and get myself together, come check on my son, check the progress of finding Olyvia, then back to check on Jax. “We had what seemed to be movement but there was nothing after, we believe it was involuntary.” the doctor tells me, I hold his hand softly “You will get through this. Come home, we need your help.” I tell him before kissing his head and leaving the room.