The Forbidden Alpha

Adea

A banging on the door wakes me up. I try to blink the sleep from my eyes. I don’t have time to think over the dream I had. I don’t have time to see if Ethan is in bed with me or not. I jump out of bed, the sheets tighten around my legs, and I fall to the ground.

When I get up, I unwrap the sheets from my legs as the knocking on the door intensifies. What the hell is going on? Who the hell is at our door? I grab a pair of shorts and throw one of Ethan’s t-shirts on before I head for the door.

I reach for the handle and come face to face with a worried Gabe. His chest rises and falls quickly, his eyes look around the room before landing on me again.

“Ady,” his eyes water before he grabs my hands. “Ady,” he chokes. My best friend crashes to his knees in front of me. He presses his head against my hands.

“What’s wrong Gabe? What’s wrong?” I ask.

“I can’t find her. She’s gone, she missing. I can’t… no ones has seen her,” he cries. “Something’s happened… I-I…” he shakes his head.

I look behind me and Ethan’s nowhere to be found. He must be busy. I pull on Gabe, “Stand up, Gabe. Come, let’s sit on the couch.”

He stands up and follows me and I sit him down on the couch before sitting next to him. “Tell me what’s going on,” I say.

“Olivia’s missing,” he chokes.

“Since when? When was the last time you saw her?” I ask.

“She never came home last night Ady. I figured she was out there with you guys all night but… I woke up last night. She… she was so scared, Ady. I felt it, I felt her.”

His shoulders droop and he hangs his head in his hands. “I don’t know what I’ll do without her Ady, I need to find her. I can’t find Alpha, do you know where he is?”

I shake my head. “No, I just woke up when you came. I don’t know where he is but I know he can’t be far.”

“She’s hurt Ady, she’s hurt,” he chokes again. My heart swells, I don’t know what to do or what to say to him. I can’t make this better.

“Are you sure she’s not… out doing something with Ethan? Maybe they’re on busy doing pack things?” I whisper.

“She’d link me, Ady. She’s far away and I can’t reach her. I keep trying but I can’t get through to her,” he says hysterically. 

“Okay, okay. Let’s think Gabe. The last time I saw her was last night in the woods before I shifted. She left me with Ethan and headed the way back to the packhouse. She should have made it back,” I tell him.

“From what I know there’s only one way out of the woods and she was on the path out,” I say.

“That’s the first place I’ll check then, I’ll look and see if there are clues to where she went or what happened to her,” he says. “Let’s go,” he tells me.

“Wait, Gabe. We need to wait for Ethan or Odis.”

“No! No, Ady. I can’t wait. I can’t sit on my ass while she’s out there alone and scared. I can’t stay still while she’s hurt,” Gabe pleads.

“Okay, Gabe. Okay. How about we go down and wait in the lobby for Ethan or Odis? As soon as we see one of them we can go with them. The more of us who go to the woods the better the chances there are of seeing something.”

He nods and I grab his hand. He looks at me thankfully and we both get up and rush to the elevator. 

“Ethan?” I link him. I’m met with silence. Damn it.

“I can’t reach him either,” Korra murmurs tiredly.

When we get downstairs, I sit and wait for Ethan or Odis to come into the lobby. Gabe paces back and forth nervously. I don’t know what I’d do if something were to happen to my mate or to Gabe.

I think of Olivia, sweet Olivia. I pray to the Goddess that she’s fine and that this is all a false alarm. I pray that she’s asleep somewhere or far in the town and Gabe can’t reach her because of the distance. I pray that she’s safe and that this is all just in his head.

I swallow.

“Odis?” I try to link him.

Silence.

“Odis?” I try again earnestly.

Please, please, please.

The link opens and strengthens. Thank the Goddess!

“Yes, Luna?” Odis asks and I can hear the sleepiness through the link.

“Oh Beta! We need you badly. We’re in the lobby, are you nearby?” I ask.

“Yes, Luna. I can be there in 15 minutes. What’s going on?” He asks.

“Are you with Ethan by chance?” I ask him.

“No, Luna. I believe Alpha had to leave for a meeting early this morning. Did he not tell you?” He asks.

“No… I didn’t know. I don’t think he really had the time to tell me. We were in wolf form last night,” I say and ignore the warmth that spreads in my cheeks as thoughts of last night flood my mind.

“There was a meeting with a few of the surrounding Alpha’s nearby. I was supposed to go with him but he had me stay with you since he couldn’t get a hold of Olivia.”

I bite my lip. Oh no.

“We’re waiting for you in the lobby. We will see you soon… Please Beta, hurry if you can,” I plead.

“Yes, Luna. I’ll be there as soon as possible,” he says before cutting the link.

When the link cuts, I turn and see Gabe sitting by my side. I grab his hand and hold it tightly.

“That was Odis, I got a hold of him,” I start.

“Thank the Goddess,” he murmurs.

“He’s on his way,” I tell him.