Love by Numbers

Oh Where Fore Art thou Henry?

Henry POV

I was such an ass yesterday. My emotions got the better of me. I had it all planned out. Our first sweat kiss then I was going to tell her all about my family and what it means to be with me and why I was so attracted to her and how I could tell that she was mine. It all went down hill quick though, didn't it? I forced a kiss on her. I was a possessive asshole and I didn't even get to explain why I went haywire. That damn new teacher, Mr. Honeyycutt. His presence started it and his interest in my girl started it. f**k though I need to learn to keep my cool even when it comes to someone as important to me as Crystal. Mr. Honeycutt could tell there was something going on between us and when he stopped me outside the school he accused me of hurting her which drove me to a frantic state of mind to think she was driving away and I couldn't help her or explain. Mr. Honeycutt is definately an alpha as his words stopped me in my tracks and being that I am an alpha he must weild other powers as well. His presence made me on edge through the whole class. What could he be? I needed to talk to my dad. He told me that night not to worry and said he would go to the school the next day and scope out this new teacher. He also told me to give Crystal some time and then ease in an apology before I start to explain what happened to me and how she makes me feel. Dad and I got up today like any other day we headed towards Crystal's house and as he stopped in front of her house I saw a man on her front porch. It was her dad. He was trying to get in but the door wouldn't give. My father and I got out of the car and approached the front steps. He stopped what he was doing. I spoke first. " Are you Crystal's father? I am Henry her boyfriend and best friend. What is going on here?" He was shocked when I said boyfriend but just hung his head low. He said he went to work this morning and they wouldn't let him in the company. He came home and the locks are changed and it looks like everything is gone including his daughter! My father spoke up just then and said, " Well where were you before you tried to go to work? Weren't you coming from home?" Crystal's dad sobbed, like loud sobbed and said he was at his mistresses house. I growled a little. "Poor Crystal her father was a cheat and neglectful." That is all I said and then I turned around and headed to the truck. I could have easily physically lashed out against that asshole. I left to prevent me from killing him. My father chatted with her dad who never brought his head up the whole time. When my father got to the truck he turned around to me and said we are going to skip school today. I was shocked! Dad never wanted me to stay home from school. I narrowed my eyes at him trying to figure out what this means. Bad news. "This means bad news doesn't it? I am going to need to shift and run aren't I?" My wolf was going nuts. My dad sighed and explained what her father told him so far. This morning he was woken up at his mistresses house by loud banging at the door. He was then served with a bunch of legal documents. He went to his job but security wouldn't let him in. He came here to see if Crystal wanted to come with him but when he got here well we saw that. An empty house. A new lock. No one around. Her father let them know that Crystal's grandfather is loaded with money and connections and doing something against the family will burn you for life! Her father will never be able to find another job in the field he was in. My dad gave him our telephone number if he needs something or finds Crystal then he can call us. Crystal was gone! Taken by her mother and grandfather away from her father and me. Me!!!! My wolf was going berserk. My dad quickly started the engine and drove very fast back to pack land. How could her father think of his work before his own daughter? Maybe if he went home first or last night then she would be here? As soon I saw safe land. I jumped out of the moving car and in midair I changed and started running to the thick of the woods. I began to howl and cry for my lost mate. Mine! She is mine! My heart was breaking. I know this is not her fault that we both are far too young to go against our parents but she could have called me. What had happened? Where is she? Where did they take her? I need direction. Where do I start looking first? I was running with no purpose other than just to think. Her father had said the grandfather on her mothers side was crazy rich and had made all these things happen in less than a day. I was circling now back to my pack house. Google would be my partner in this research project. Where to find my girlfriend, my mate, my everything that the moon goddess bestowed upon me. I need her to continue to breath. I have aknowledged her as my mate to the pack and want to take her as my one and only. I can not be without her. Not being with her will make me weak and weaken my pack. I need her like food to nourish myself by. Gosh when did I get this mushy. Oh yeah when I found out my mate was my long time bestfriend whom I had a crush on! Cruel fate has hidden her away. I hope dumb luck and fate will find her. My dad was reading my mind and sent my beta best friend, Chuck to look after me and keep me updated on what father has put in motion to get her found for me. I told Chuck what I was doing on the internet and that I had found nothing so far. Chuck was better at computers so he took over and went about it a different way. Where I was typing incredibally rich old men and getting some weird responses from Google. He sat down and started with the company her father worked at since we knew her grandfather owned it. I had to rack my brain to remember the work badge I had seen in passing the handful of times her father was around. We found the company then googled the owner and after going through some shell company names we finally landed on the owners name of Greyson. However when searched there is no private address listed for him. Obviously he has a crack internet team that keep him out of the media. "Now what?", I said outloud. Chuck said chill and started to go to the county tax office records. No properties listed under his name of any of the shell companies. I am beginning to panic. I cant think straight. Chuck however decided that since her grandfather is rich to see if a higher end adjacent county had anything listed. Dead end. A moment of clarity had me tell Chuck to try Crystal's moms name Sophia. Bing! Gotcha. Google earth shows a grand mansion in the middle of the woods in that higher end county. She is there! If I was not frantic to see her I would have really appreciated the location and the beauty of the mansion but there was no time. I ran to my fathers office. I didn't even knock. That is a no no but I didn't care. My dad was at his desk and fortunately there wasn't anyone else in there with him. "Dad. I found the house! I mean Chuck found the house. I am going to get her!" My dad frowned, " You can not just go get her. Legally we have no say and she isn't 18 yet to make her own decisions. I contacted Legal and they said we have to abide by the human laws for right now." " Two Years! Two Years! There is no way I can take two years of this torcher. How will I survive? My wolf will weaken. " "You will feel some lessening strength but you two never completed the mating ceremony and you had not bitten her so you can not die." My dad sounded certain but the hell I was going through trying to keep my wolf from surfacing was hard. I just want her every day by my side just like everyday had been. Now I am beside myself with grief that I can not see her but the memories linger. Every turn I took at school there was a memory of me and her. People came up to me and asked where she was. They knew that where I was she usually was too.It hurt everytime. My wolf was depressed. I was depressed. I became angry easily. My father started to show concern.