The Forbidden Alpha

Adea

Time stood still. At least, that’s what it seemed like. Days passed and we had no word, no sign of Olivia. Gabe was in so much pain I didn’t know what to do to make it better.

There wasn’t much we could do. Beta Odis alerted a sect of human cops who he worked with from time to time on Olivia’s description. The packhouse that had been full of excitement had gone quiet since Olivia disappeared.

Some of the Delta’s dared to say she went on her own accord. There was no sign of a struggle or a fight and they took it as her choice. As if she was the type of person to walk away from her pack, from her family, from her mate. I shook the thought away.

If I dwell too long on it I’d snap at someone. Odis, Gabe, and some of the warriors have been running longer loops around the pack lands in hopes of finding her. I wanted to go with them but Odis told me he needed me to stay in the packhouse. With Olivia’s disappearance, it was too dangerous for me to go out.

Every morning I’d come down to the lobby and Gabe would be sitting there and every night when I went up to bed he was waiting.

Ethan was still in talks with surrounding packs and didn’t have spare time to talk. He did say he would be back by the end of the week so that was encouraging. He left Odis in charge of finding Olivia until he got back.

I’d had time to think about my dream and what it could mean. Every time I thought of the dream a migraine would hit like a tornado. I started to question the images and faces I saw.

It was what I said before I threw myself out of the window that made me confident it wasn’t just a dream. I couldn’t keep pushing it off and saying it wasn’t more than a nightmare.

Everyone I loved was in the dream and I remember hearing that all dreams have a reason, a meaning. Maybe, in the beginning, it was a nightmare but now… I know I need to talk to Ethan about my dreams.

“I agree with you Adea, we need to tell Ethan about these dreams. They’re too real to ignore. Maybe it’s a sign,” Kor said.

“I’ve got this insane theory, I just don’t know if I’m ready to say it out loud,” I tell her.

“Yeah? What is it?” She asks.

I sit down on the grass outside of the packhouse. Folding my legs, I look around at the stone buildings and contemplate telling her.

“I think the dream I’ve been having… is… a vision,” I tell her.

Kor’s quiet for a few minutes and I wonder if she’s still here.

“A vision?” She repeats.

“I know it sounds crazy but I think the dream is a vision of the past. I think I’ve been having visions of something that’s happened to us in a past life or just before.”

“Seer’s have visions Adea,” she says quietly. “Do you think you’re a seer?”

“If I was would you know?” I ask her.

“It’s not something that I would know and you wouldn’t,” she says. “I don’t know much about seer’s but I’m pretty sure they have visions of the past, present, and future.”

“And my dreams have been of the past. If I’m not a seer then what is it?” I ask.

“I don’t know Adea,” she says.

“If only we could talk to the Moon Goddess.”

Beta’s car pulls up and he walks out in another crisp navy blue suit. He runs his fingers through his hair and I know he’s stressing. The passenger side door opens and Gabe steps out. They spot me on the grass and head over.

“Greetings, Luna,” he says with a slight bow.

“Hey Ady,” Gabe says giving me a small smile. He looks tired and he’s got bags under his eyes.

“Hey, long day?” I ask.

Gabe nods and Odis let out a dark laugh. “Yes. We haven’t found anything. There has been no sign of her, no word of her either,” Odis says.

“We’ve gone into town and,” Gabe trails off.

“It’s not looking good,” Odis says. “The first 24 hours are crucial for a missing person case. It’s almost been a week and we haven’t progressed since her tracks disappeared in the forest.”

Gabe lets out a strangled cry. If I could I’d keep all of this from him but I know with him stepping in for Olivia he needs to know. There has to be something we can do, someone we can ask.

“When Ethan gets back we will travel pack to pack and see if we can catch her scent or if he can reach out to her. It’s our only hope right now,” Odis says and looks to Gabe. An emotion flashed in his eyes and I swear it’s resentment. The emotion was gone as soon as it came. “We won’t stop searching for her Gabe… so don’t give up,” Odis says emotionless.

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Olivia



A hot scorching burning on the left side of my body jerks me awake. Despite the tiredness that whispers sweet promises of sleep, my eyelids stay open. I look around frantically and see Master above me.

He’s holding an instrument that presses into my thigh. The smell of burnt skin fill my nose and I let out a piercing scream. My brain cells are screaming to get away but his gaze keeps me locked in place.

“In case you forget who you belong to my little pet,” he chuckles. “I’ve been thinking of how to mark you,” he says as his finger touches the mark on my neck. “I hate seeing this on you so I figured why not make my own mark, a permanent lasting mark.”

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