Alexa's POV

I was brought back seven years. I stood there 13 years old again. Watching the same tears in my mother's eyes; only she was different older, hurt, adrained. This isn’t real, someone is playing a cruel joke.

“Alexa… it’s me baby. It’s Mama, mija it’s me.” She whispered in defeat. She sobbed I tried yanking on the chain only to fall to on my face. The bastard had chained us like this on purpose! so that we were unable to touch each other. I looked at my mother her face full of guilt. There were so many unanswered questioned. "Oh Mama, I missed you so much I... I thought you were dead. I felt it right here" I said placing my hand over my heart like she told me. "I thought you were gone... I waited you never came for us, you never came." I cried as I tried reaching for her again. She knelt on the floor and stretched out as far as she could I followed and did the same. We both reach out to each other. I was able to grasp her hand in mines. I cried, just her touch brought her motherly warmth

"I know you have a lot of questions Alexa... I'm so sorry... I thought I was doing the right thing keeping him away from you and your sister" she sobbed I want to wrap her in my arms. Just listening to her voice made me feel like a little girl. I shook my head I couldn't understand what she meant.

"Mom..." I was so into my thoughts I didn’t here when someone came in. I looked towards my mother as she paled a little boy about seven or eight with a two sandwiches and juice boxes in hand. He walked over to my mom. I watched as both had an internal conversation. I dried my tear-stained face with the back of my hand and watched them.

"Aiden...! You shouldn't be down here... I told you he'll come looking for you." My mother said to the little boy that resembled my father. I looked between both of them.

"Mom... I think it's about time you tell me what the hell is going on?" I said to her as she looked at me with guilt than back at the little boy named Aiden. "Where is Julius sweetie?" She asked him. Aiden looks at me I was able to see him completely he shared the same green eyes as me.

"Is she one of my sister's Mom? The one you always tell me stories about?" He asked my mom happily. Silent tears came down her face as she wrapped the boy in her arms. A hint of jealousy washed over me. Did she go off with this man and make a family? I was so confused.

"He's not here mama, I don't know where he went I heard Jane telling some of the other workers you were down here and you were to starve. I didn’t want you to be hungry so brought you sandwiches." He said in his little voice. I had to swallow the lump forming in my throat. He had know idea what's going on here. He got up from my mother's lap and walked over to me. He placed the sandwich and juice box in front of me. "Here it's peanut butter and jelly you can have mine." He said looking at me intently.

"You are pretty... Like mommy." He said and wrapped his little arms around me. I was shocked by his hug, but hugged him back. I had a brother...

"Thank you little man, I needed one of those. You think you can give one of those hugs to Mom for me?" I questioned in a trembling tone he unwrapped his arms and nodded. He walked over to my mom who was silently crying and he hugged her. He ran his little hand over her hair as if this was something commonly did to soothe her.

"Alexa, that day those men came to the house they wanted information from your father about missing money. Your father never took anything from Julius, he blamed him for millions of dollars that were missing. He wanted the money, and he… tortured your father for answers, but he had none. Your father was left for dead. It was the worst day of my life and the most horriblest thing I ever had to witness. Julius only cares of money and power. Your father learned of who Julius really was, so for safety purposes your dad had an escape tunnel build if they ever came unannounced... I was supposed to go with you and Dahlia, but I couldn't just leave your father it killed me to leave him. So I made sure you and Dahlia were safe first..." She looked at Aiden brushing his hair out his face with her fingers.

"Cover your ears Aiden, just like we practiced." She told my brother who did as she said. She looked at me with grief in her eyes.

"Julius took me and told me I was going to watch as he killed use girls. I was physically sick after he killed your father, but I knew you and Dahlia were safe. After he searched the house and didn't find you he said he would keep me instead of kill me... and that I was too beautiful to waste and he used me. He searched for use girls until he found out I was with child. He thought it was his but I was pregnant before this all happen..." She sobbed. "I... never even got a chance to tell your father." She choked out.

I sat there shaking with fury I was so angry, upset, and numb from what she told me. I was so far gone in though that I didn't feel little warm hands wiping away my tears.

"Don't cry sister" Aiden said. I looked up at him and gave him a sad smile. I could believe how cruel of a person Julius was. "Mom... Why are you down here chained?" I asked as I put my hands over Aiden's ears obviously my mother keeps him from hearing things he shouldn’t.

"He kept me around for so long so that he can parade us around like he had this perfect family, but he hates me because I’m your father’s mate. As much of a monster he is he never hurt your brother." She said looking at Aiden. I shook my head in disbelief I didn't get it.

"Let me get this straight you watched my father be killed by this man and you let him think this was his son and you stayed by his side… while me child myself struggled to take care of Dahlia and myself? and you were here living with that bastard!" I yelled I watched as my mother stood tall she narrowed her eyes at me.

"I did what I had to do to keep my family safe. I stopped him from looking for you and your sister! I stood and took all the beatings that went on for days. I thought I was doing the right thing until recently he found out where you two girls were I begged him not to go but he didn't listen... He said once he brought you and sister he would finish what he wanted to do years ago which is why I'm down here chained up. When I saw him bring you down here unconscious... So many things ran through my head. Until he told me he couldn't find your sister which is probably why we are still alive... He wants us all together mija" she sobbed. I looked down to see that Aiden had fell asleep on my lap as I looked down at him running my fingers through his dark brown waves.

"Well he won't find her only two other people know where she is and I highly doubt they will tell him, but she's safe" I told her swallowing the lump forming in my throat. Because one of those two people was my Nate. I wish I would've had just been honest from the beginning like Christine had told me.

"Who is he?" My mother asked. I looked up at her. My eye glossy from unshed tears I shook my head. "It doesn't matter anymore, he doesn't want me" I whispered.

"Did he reject you as his mate?" I shook my head giving her a simple answer. "He's not my mate but I love him so much. He deserves his true mate not me" I sobbed.

"My sweet girl... You'll find your mate one day. I hope that I can find us a way out of here" she said trying to encourage me.

"I’ve found my mate, but he already has chosen another she-wolf as his mate and she's expecting his pup" I said not bothering to look at her I didn't want to see her facial expression. Hearing her gasp was enough.

"Alexa...! Try and reach out to him. You can tell him where you are, and he can come and get you out of here safely if he can get enough wolves to fight with him" she said hopefully.

"I can't he rejected me and I accepted. We have nothing but a physical bond"

"Just try... Dig deep into your wolf she'll know how to reach him" I looked at her she wasn't playing when she suggested this idea. I took a deep breath relaxed my body as much as I could. I already tried to shift, but whatever they injected in me is preventing me from doing so. I closed my eyes a call for my Nick.

'Nick? If you can hear me I need your help...' I waited... for a response and got nothing for the hell of it I tried Nate. 'Nate baby if you can hear me... Julius is behind this' Once again I felt nothing.

I quickly opened my eyes where I heard loud footsteps coming towards us. My heart was pounding in my chest. I looked over to my mother who looked just as scared. I held on to my brother who was in a deep sleep in my arms. Julius walked in with four big men behind him. He was furious he looked down at Aiden who I protectively in my arms.

"Let go of my son" he growled yanking him from my arms. "Take him upstairs David" he told one of the guys with him. Aiden cried out for his mommy.

"Standup" he hissed at me. I didn't budge from my spot. He walked over to me yanking me up forcefully by my arms. I bit down on my cheek to suppress a yelp as his nails dug into my flesh.

"When I tell you something you listen! Now where the hell is your sister?" He growled into my face. I didn't respond to his question which only made him even angrier.

"WHERE THE FUCK IS SHE?" he yelled slapping me across the face. He grabbed me by the hair making me look at him. I could hear my mother screaming and yelling for him to stop. "Do you think I'm playing you little bitch?! You will find out how serious I am." he said with an evil smirk.

"Bring me the chair" he told one of the men. I watched as one of his men brought the chair filled with different tubes that had what looked like blades on each arm. "You lie like your father lied to me, and kept valuable information." he said dragging me to the chair as his men strapped me down. "It's just too easy to kill you, but I can torture you for answers" I never gave into him I stayed silent. He walked over to my mother who was crying hysterically. He unchained her and dragged her in front of me.

"This might be a little familiar to you Malania... Once again you get to watch one of your own get tortured slowly" he said kissing her neck. My mother stood still her body still trembling.

"Please Julius don't do this" she begged him while he laughed it off. "Melania it was fun while it lasted, but I'm tired of your pleading and begging the only thing you were good for was giving me my boy. Now shut up and watch" he growl at her. My heart was thumping in my ears. My hands were moist with sweat. I wouldn't give my sister up he’d have kill first.

I gasp as one of the men ripped open my shit leaving me exposed. He injected something into me again. There were blades on each side of my arms of the chair. All I could think of was I'm about to die. I closed my eyes and thought of happy moments with Nate.

“Look at me!” he screamed hitting me across my face with the back of his hand. I cried out as the pain rippled through my jaw. The taste of blood dripped outta my mouth.

"Now I'm going to ask you again where she?" He asked calmly. I opened my eyes to look at him. "Go to hell you sick bastard!" and I spit at him.

"Okay... The hard way it is" The blades sprang to life slicing into my skin. I started to scream it was the worst pain I have ever. I couldn't function right my mind went blank I couldn't breathe. It slowly started to fade from my system. I wasn’t heeling! Whatever he injected in me stopped me from heeling. He grabbed me by the neck forcing me to look at him. "Ready to answer now?" Julius asked. I tried to focus my eyes but they were so bloodshot from him choking me. I could barely see in front on me. He finally let go as I coughed and tried to catch my breath.

"Fuck you!" I said in a raspy voice.

"Wrong answer" he snarled.

The blades dropped down into my skin and cut up from my wrist up slowly I tried not to scream but I couldn't it hurt the bastard was cutting me open. As blood started to pour out I started to feel light-headed my body was shutting down my wolf was already paralyzed from the first injection. My wolf howled in pain with me.

"Wake up!" I was back-handed by Julius. My mother was screaming as one of the men held her back. "Do it again" he ordered. I let out another thunderous scream and everything went black.

Alpha Nicholas's POV

It was night the moon shining bright behind the grey clouds. I stood there in my study trying to figure out our next move but we hand no lead. I looked over at Nate who was sitting of the sofa with his head in his hands. He didn't want to go home he had said her scent would drive him crazy. If I had the chance I would go in his place just to have her scent envelope me.

"What time is your father getting here this is ridiculous waiting around for him when he could have told you on the phone" Nate said leaning his head back against the sofa.

"He should be here tomorrow morning Nate all we can do is wait we have no idea where to look for her, no leads… nothing" I said with exhaustion, I haven’t sleep for hours.

"God this shit is driving me fucking crazy sitting here. What if they're hurting her... What if we're to late Nick then what?" Nate yelled in a trembling tone. He was scared. It was the first time I seen Nate this vulnerable since his parents. I wasn't going to lie I was afraid… afraid we were too late.

"What about Mason and Dahlia are they safe?" I questioned him he nodded. "He is fine I didn't tell him what happen knowing Dahlia she would rush back over here. Anyways you and I are the only ones that know where they are" Nate said getting up from the sofa pouring himself a glass of whiskey. I watched as he chugged it down.

I was about to tell him I was going to rest for a little while until I heard something in my head. It was too fuzzy to hear almost like a messed up radio station signal. Could it be... Is she trying to reach out to me?

"Did you hear that?" Nate asked.

“Yeah, but what is it?

"It was like someone was talking in my head but it sound like they were talking under water" he said. At that moment we both just stared at each other. We both knew who was trying to communicate with us.

"FUCK!... I swear Nick if something happens to her because of your father keeping us from finding her I will rip him apart" Nate growled. Although he is my father; Nate was right if something did happen to her I don't think I could ever forgive him.

"Nate... I'm going to lie down for a bit I'm physically drained, and I don’t feel too good. I walked over to the sofa and laid down shutting my eyes all I could see were those beautiful green ones staring back at me. I woke up gasping for air as my body burned if felt as though my body was lit on fire. "Ah..." I grunted.

"Nick what wrong?" Nate asked. I couldn't open my eye as I kept them shut trying to control my body as I shook with pain.

"It burns..." I gasped out I dropped to the floor on my hands and knees. Taking deep breaths slowly the pain just vanished out of nowhere.

"I looked up at Nate who had a ghost expression on his face. In that moment I knew the pain I was feeling wasn't my own it was Alexa's as if on cue Nate said it.

"They're torturing her! Those sons of bitches are fucking torturing her" he growled throwing the table against the wall. I didn't have enough energy to stop him from distorting everything around me. Silent tears rolled down my face because I knew she was getting the worst of it. I barely heard what Nate saying something until heard him talking on the phone.

"I don't give a fuck Julian tell me what you know NOW!" He yelled into the receiver. "I will go my damn self I won't wait for you to gather a fucking army, they a fucking torturing her!" He said to my father. "I fucking know because she's your son's fucking mate and he's over here on the floor because he feels her pain." Nate stumbled back as he paled the phone left his hand as he slammed it against the wall. Once more I felt the burning feeling. I could help but let out growl. Just like that is was over any connection I had with her was gone. "No! No no-no no..." she couldn't be gone.

"I lost any connection I don't feel anything Nate!" I yelled getting up from the floor. Nate was shaking with fury. "What is it Nate?" I asked.

"It's Julius... He is the one behind this" He said with fury. I was shocked my uncle...

"We are leaving now gather all our strongest wolves have them all out back" I growled.

"Nate we're going to get her back" I said trying to believe my own words I only hope we weren't to late. I watched Nate walk out the door to find Hannah walking in with a concerned expression on her face. She walked over to me wrapping her arms around me. Even though she wasn't my true mate she still was able to calm me down. I wrapped my arms around her and kiss the top of her head.

"What's going on Nicky? What's all the commotion for?" She asked.

"Hannah... Alexa has been taken we got word of who is behind it and we are going to get her back" I said, but she started to protest.

"Nicholas... No don't go let Nate lead the pack. What if something happens to you? Think about the baby I can't do this without you Nick... Please don't go" she begged.

"Hannah this is my pack not Nate's there for it is my responsibility as an Alpha to lead my men to fight" I yelled as she flinched away from me water forming in her eyes, I sighed. "Hannah trust that I will come back to you and the baby... I love you both" I said kissing her lips. Just as Nate walked back into my study and he narrowed his eyes at me and shook his head.

"Everything is ready" he said in a firm tone while Hannah's hands firmly gripped on my neck.

"Please don't go Nick" she sobbed I pried her hands from my neck. "Han I have to go" I said walking out the door.

Once outside all my men stood there ready for battle. "I know we have not prepared for this fight, but we have trained for anything that may happen. We will leave tonight to Julius Salvatore's territory you are to kill anyone that gets in the way. If there are women and children around you get them to a safe area" I said as Nate stepped forward.

"I have been informed that Julius has trained wolves they are pure killers they have been kept in wolf form for so long they have lost touch with their humanity. So be prepare we are to go for the kill you will be able to tell if it is a shifted wolf or not" Nate said I nodded and looked out at my fellow pack members... they were my family, I prayed we all return safe.

"Let's head out... Shift...!" I ordered as we took off. Julius I'm coming for you.

As we got to Julius's territory there were wolves patrolling the gate.

'Is the place surrounded?' I questioned my pack.

'We've got our pack around this whole place, just waiting on the signal Nick.' Adam said.