Alpha Jaxon POV
The last thing I remembered was being lost in the throes of ecstasy, my body draped over the luscious girl who was with me, Amber, with her pretty red hair, my cock deep inside of her. She was fucking tight and I was enjoying plowing into her tight little hole, grabbing her hair and pulling it. She rocked her hips back and forth, fucking me back for all she was worth. This was what I had needed, I remember thinking, a good lay and to relax some more, no matter how angry my wolf was at me.
But something was wrong. I didn't know what it was but I began to feel uneasy, even as Amber came and convulsed all over my cock. I was so close to releasing that I didn't want to stop, so I began to slam inside of her, my body craving to spill my seed and just as I was in the throes of doing just that, I felt something hard hit the back of my head and then darkness had surrounded me, my body dropping automatically to the ground.
I put a hand to my head now, feeling the blood trickling down the back of it, and glanced at the unconscious girl next to me. She had been hit over the head as well and was bleeding, although not as heavily. Whoever it was had taken us by surprise. I scowled, feeling like an idiot. What kind of Alpha lets himself be snuck up on like that? let alone injured by somebody weaker than himself? I let out a low growl of frustration, grateful that nobody had come looking for me yet, and glanced around the clearing, sniffing. My eyes widened as I smelt a familiar scent that had my wolf panicking.
NO. NO, NO, NO. It was impossible. There was no way she could have made it out of that dungeon. I would have seen her if she'd made it to the grounds, wouldn't I have? But the smell was definitely Riley's scent, there was no mistaking it. I could hear my wolf snarling as he bade me to follow it and I groaned and stood up, leaving the girl on the ground and beginning to walk unsteadily on my feet, following the scent.
I didn't get far before pain ripped through me, sending me back onto my knees, my fingers scrabbling desperately at the dirt as my back arched and my mouth opened into a silent scream, my heart feeling like it was being torn from my chest. I panted and then felt something else like a sharp jolt going through my mind. What the hell was that? Some instinct told me, but I refused to believe it. I didn't want to believe it. The pain began to subside but didn't leave. My body began to throb as I climbed awkwardly back to my feet and desperately sniffed, following the scent.
This couldn't be happening. Not now. I already knew how Callum and Cody were going to react if I had to tell them the news. They would not be happy with me, not that I cared what they thought. But if Riley had made it safely to the border....I continued to stumble and trip, my feet crushing leaves and stomping on twigs while I remained heedless to any pain I was experiencing on top of the throbbing pain I was feeling. I began to pray but something told me it was already too late.
"Fuck" I muttered, as I reached the boundary line, that signified the end of my territory and the start of neutral territory.
Riley's scent continued to permeate the air. She had left. She had fucking left my territory. Where was the patrol? They should have been keeping an eye out! How had she managed to get past my guards?
I slammed my fist into the nearest tree trunk, pain shooting up my arm.
"Fuck" I roared, my voice echoing throughout the forest.
She was gone. The pain I had felt and was still feeling was her no doubt rejecting me again as well as the pack and becoming rogue. I was furious. My shout frightened birds and nearby creatures to take flight and run from me.
It wasn't long until Callum appeared behind me, an indecipherable expression on his face as he sniffed out Riley's scent. His eyes narrowed and he looked at me "Riley's gone isn't she?" he said.
His tone was remarkably calm in comparison to mine. I turned and glared at him "Yes, she's fucking gone. Where was patrol?" I shouted waving a hand "they should have stopped her. They should have seen her. They are all fucking useless" I thundered "and I'll have their heads for failing me."
Callum winced "Patrol moved away from this location in order to...." he hesitated.
"To what?" I demanded icily "what possible excuse did they have for moving away from this particular area?"
"To give you and Amber privacy while you fucked loud enough for everybody in the nearby vicinity to hear," he said bluntly as I glared "so I doubt he can be blamed for that, considering that generally you would have demanded your privacy."
"Well I didn't this time" I snarled.
He looked at me as though I was acting like a wayward child. "Get my best trackers," I said breathing heavily and clutching at my chest as another jolt of pain shot through it "I need to find her and I need to find her now. Before she's gone too far into neutral territory" I babbled on, waving my arms wildly.
"Do you even hear yourself?" Callum said incredulously "you know the laws Jaxon as well as I do, perhaps even better than I do. Neutral territory is just that. You can't snatch a person up and force them back to your pack while they are on that land. You had your chance when she was still in your pack but she's gone now. If you try and bring her back, the elders will have your head" he said furiously "it's time to admit that she's gone."
"No" I shouted, turning around and shouting at him "I cannot have my fated mate leave me. My wolf will weaken" I continued "and she could come back and kill us all" my voice lacked conviction and even Callum looked unconvinced by that argument.
"Then you should have accepted her while you had the chance," Callum said unsympathetically "instead of thinking you could have your cake and eat it too. You only have yourself to blame," he said folding his arms and staring at me steadily.
"I swear to god Callum, I will use my tone on you" I swore.
"Then do it. Because I won't disobey the law, not even for you. You risk execution if the elders get wind of what you're trying to do, regardless if she's half siren. Are you willing to lose your life over this?"
My wolf was growling and snarling so loudly in my mind it was almost impossible to concentrate. I ran a hand through my hair, my hand shaking slightly.
"Callum, I can't live without her. My body hurts all over" I whimpered.
"She rejected you. The pain will go when you accept it" he said nonchalantly "all you have to do is say the words Jaxon. Just let her go."
His tone was almost pleading. For a moment I wavered. But my wolf was angry. It was filled with rage that our mate had run away from us. Slowly my eyes began to darken and I could see resignation on Callum's face as he glanced at me and slowly shook his head.
"You're heading on a path of destruction" he said quietly as I looked at him stony faced "and I can't save you from yourself. But you should give a thought about the girl you left back there" he added, gesturing with his hand as Amber herself came staggering towards me, from the shadows, a scowl on her face as she stumbled "because her father is furious and looking for both of you. You wanted a chosen mate" he reminded me as I stiffened, "it looks like you have your wish, whether you want it or not. He's going to take one look at his daughter and know exactly what you two have been up to. So congratulations" his voice was heavy and filled with sarcasm "I hope the two of you are happy together."
He turned his back on me. I opened my mouth to retort when Amber slid in front of me and put her hands on her hips.
"You left me lying there, you piece of shit" she hissed, as I rolled my eyes at her dramatics "I was bleeding and unconscious. Anything could have happened to me" she continued to vent as I listened detachedly "I could have been raped, I could have been attacked by rogues. Do you even care?" she demanded as I heard ominous footsteps approaching, the scent of her father drifting towards me "because I'm telling my father exactly what you did" she shrieked just as Callum chuckled and her father stepped into the clearing, a furious expression on his face.
The situation had just gone from bad to worse. I had no hopes of catching up to Riley now.