The Werewolf's Vampire Mate
Chapter 78: Death.

Chapter 78: Death.

Beau.

I bolt up from the bed as sweat trickles down my face, down to my torso. Alanis wants me to calm down, strategize. So, he kept me in his house. Sitting up on the bed, I run my hands through my hair in a frenzy. Bells is downstairs, I am supposed to rest for today. How can I rest now, knowing something is wrong?

Lanis’s room is empty. He allowed me to rest.

Rest, rest, rest.

I put on my shoes and rush out of the room. They are all in the living room of the house. Everyone including his father, mother, Belis, and Elu. I stop in front of the door as their words travel into my ears.

’’He is not strong enough,’’ Eligio mutters.

They are talking about me.

’’You don’t know that. Beau is a fucking fighter. He can take what is his back. We have to believe in him,’’ Lanis defends me.

Bells is quiet through all this. it is upsetting that she would sit down and listen to them bash me. okay, maybe this is an exaggeration, but they are all talking about me behind my back.

’’Can we just give him a couple of days to rest. He has been through o much, it took a lot from me to even get him to go to bed. He wants to go back.’’ Lanis voices out.

I walk out because I don’t want to be the creep who eavesdrop. They all look up when they see me and Lanis walks over to me, cheeks red from being caught ’’Why are you up?’’ he grabs my hands in his.

I sigh ’’I need to go home, something is wrong.’’

Bell’s stand up at my words ’’What do you mean?’’ she questions.

She has everything to lose if something has happened. Her mate is at the community. This has me even more worried.

’’I don’t know, something feels very off. I can feel it. I need to make sure everything is okay.’’

Everyone’s eyes are on me but the person who looks the most worried is Darrien. ’’Let me call Justin,’’ she reaches for her phone in her pocket and I watch her as she dials his number. Lanis is still watching me with concern in his eyes.

I know I worry him.

He doesn’t want me to leave his side, considering he just got me back. his eyes dart between mine and the rest of his family with trembling fingers. His fear shows without even a word. I am scared too but I need to make sure this is not just in my head.

With the phone pressed to her ear bells breathes out ’’He is not answering.’’ She trembles.

’’Try Rex,’’ I tell her.

His number goes straight to voicemail. My suspicions are right. Something must be wrong, or else why would they all not be answering their calls. I am dressed in a pair of shorts and my shoes. If something is wrong, I can’t go in there blindly. This is Cassius we are talking about. What if he found out about my escape? He could be here seeking his revenge. Using my family to get to me. he said he was going to watch me lose my whole family before he killed me. what if he wanted me to escape all along? So, I could go home?

’’I need your help; I need to go home but I can’t do it alone. Please come with us.’’

Having them with me will make my chance stronger. I need to make sure everyone is okay. Lanis said Fallon was in charge. I know for a fact; he is not strong enough. He can’t handle Cassius alone. Hell, I am not even strong enough.

’’You don’t know anything is wrong. You are just paranoid. I’ll go with you.’’ Alanis says as he reaches for me and grabs my hands in his.

’’I’ll go too.’’ I don’t question Darrien’s motive because I need all the hands I can get. The fact that he even offered in the first place means the world to me. he might be doing it for his own selfish reasons but I am okay with it.

My eyes roam towards bell’s and she is trembling. She has the most to lose. Fuck, Justin doesn’t even have a fighting chance. He is a turned beta, which occurred during the mating ceremony. Having the least experience as a wolf. The only thing he can do well is hunting and Bell’s always has to be present. I don’t know what could possibly be wrong but if by chance he is home and not somewhere else, then we have a lot to worry about.

Before I can try to say any comforting words, her phone rings and she jumps to answer it. I already know who it is from the expression on her face.

’’Baby,’’

She calls out with shaking hands. ’’Yes, don’t go home. I don’t know, we think something is wrong. Yeah, go to your mom’s house and wait for me there.’’ She ends the call and looks at me and I see the relief on her face. There are tears in her eyes, the kind of tears you could call happy tears. If Justin is okay, then nothing might be wrong. We might all just be overreacting.

I need to be sure that there is nothing wrong before I calm down. I have a plan; it is a not so simple plan. It will take a while to be strong enough to face Cassius. There is someone that can help me. he is in another town. A distant friend of my father Jules Briggs. he is going to train me. help me get stronger. I have already thought it through. It’s not going to be easy but I need to be able to protect Lanis. Our relationship is not going to be easy. We are definitely going to face others like Cassius and I want to be ready. I want to be strong enough to protect him.

I don’t want a situation like the last time to occur again. He can’t go through what he did when he came to help me. I don’t want to be the weak one. I am the Alpha. yes, it might be a pride thing. We are both men, there is no reason why I need to be the protector, there is no reason why he can’t do the honours but I need it for myself.

’’He is at school. I totally forgot that he was going today,’’ she says with a sigh of relief. She doesn’t need to explain but she continues ’’I told him to go to his mother’s house.’’

I nod.

’’Good let’s just make sure everything is good, I think we should run all the way. There is no time to take a car.’’ I think I am strong enough to turn. It has been a while since I turned but I’ve had meat and I feel a lot better than when I was in the cave. I have been thinking about the time I fought with Fallon. I didn’t fully turn. To be able to have that ability is a big gift, I just wish I could control it, make it happen when I want to. I haven’t really gotten to understand the powers that will come with being an alpha because I am technically not the Alpha yet.

All these things take time and it looks like time is not on my side. I grab her hands in mine because she just had a major scare. The thought of your mate even being in danger is maddening.

I know what she is going through.

I went through the same thing.

’’He’s safe. That is all that is important.’’

She nods. I face Lanis again, with worry etched on his face. He sighs loudly and I watch as his fingers dance around his hair. He doesn’t like this. he doesn’t want me to go back home because of all the uncertainty but I can’t run away from his worries.

I have to be strong.

The run to the community is fast with Lanis and Darrien trailing behind us. We get to the fence we had heightened as a form of protection. This was supposed to keep the vampires out. Before we even walk in, I can tell something is wrong. I smell all the blood. So much blood.

In my true form, I can’t say words. I can interact with them with my mind. the only thing I can do at this moment to express my disdain is a loud howl. This is the cry of a wolf. This is the only way our emotions can be heard and right now I am fucking broken.

I smash into the gate in one swift punch and the sight before me is nothing I ever wanted to witness. Death, death all around me.

My family.

The pack.

Completely destroyed.