Chapter 3

Angels POV

The party had begun and was in full swing, Vanessa had asked for a disco themed sweet sixteenth and although it was Athena’s special day too, she didn’t care. Jake was at the bar a glass of his auburn-coloured liquid in his hand, he was drinking whiskey that was his go to drink when he was stressed. Be together as long as we have, and you notice little things like that. Vanessa looked beautiful tonight, she was wearing a baby blue blouse with white buttons and collar to match the short white skirt she was wearing. She wanted to stand out so being as the fact she is technically a Princess, one day to become Queen she opted for wearing a tiara. Though who could blame her it looked cute.

Standing on the balcony that overlooked the hall I couldn’t for the life of me spot Athena anywhere. I knew she wouldn’t be at the centre of the party for she hated attention. Spotting Hector I made my way downstairs hoping he would know where she was.

“Hello darling enjoying yourself?” He couldn’t have seen me because he literally jumped out of his skin.

“Good evening Luna, cool party. You haven’t seen Athena have you I can’t find her anywhere she promised she would be here”

“I was going to ask you that very same question. She missed dinner and come to think of it I haven’t seen her since she finished school”

“She left school early Luna. She got into a fight with Vanessa and Megan about her not getting her wolf”

“What do you mean no wolf” I was really confused, neither Vanessa nor Athena had mentioned anything.

Hector explained that he had spoken to Athena this morning and that she was more upset and snappier than normal. He went on to say that when he pressed her about what was wrong, she told him she didn’t receive her wolf. My heart broke for Athena, my poor baby just couldn’t catch a break. She struggled when Vanessa received her gifts just before turning five, so now that her sister once again had something she didn’t I couldn’t imagine the pain she was feeling. After thanking Hector for telling me I made my way to Jake pulling him from the bar and outside.

“Hey where’s the fire at” he said looking confused as to why I had dragged him outside.

“Athena’s missing, she didn’t get her wolf today”

“Ah fuck. Are you sure” his face now one of a concerned parent, he was just as worried about Athena as I was.

“I’ve just spoken to Hector; he spoke to Athena this morning and that’s what she told him. It’s also the reason Vanessa got into a fight with her at school” Anger and worry laced my words. Jake noticing grabbed me pulling me into his chest. His scent along with the sparks of our bond slightly calming my racing heart but it wasn’t enough to stop the nausea I felt.

“We will find her don’t worry. I’m going to check at the waterfall, she’s been going there a lot lately. Have you tried calling her or mind linking?”

“Yes to mind linking but she’s blocking everyone out, Hector said her phones off. I’m worried Jake”

I was pissed off that Vanessa knew about Athena not having a wolf and didn’t deem it important enough to tell either Jake or myself. Athena was clinically depressed we all knew it, Jake and I had attempted to get her help, the doctor prescribed her some anti-depressants, but she refused to take them. As much as I wanted my warm fun girl back, I wasn’t going to take her choice away from her by forcing the meds down her throat.

Jake headed back to the pack house while I went to find Vanessa. She was leaving the party and she was going to help us find her sister whether she liked it or not.

Vanessa’s POV

My mum practically dragged me out of the party not giving a care to the pack members that watched. When we got back to the pack house, she shoved me against the wall her eyes black with rage as her wolf Star came forward.

“You knew and didn’t tell us” She spat at me the anger in her voice was evident.

“Tell you what? What’s going on?” I shouted back.

“You attacked your sister over her having no wolf! Do you have no SHAME! I told you over and over again growing up that you needed to be there for each other, that there were people in this world that would try and harm you that we live in a cruel time. Did I not make it clear enough to you?” She all but screamed at me, her aura slipping making me tremble as I fought the urge to submit. “Where is she Vanessa?”

“I... I don’t know. I swear I don’t. I haven’t seen her since I found her cutting her arms “ I quickly placed my hands over my mouth as I realised what I had just said. My mums face dropped; she knew my sister was suffering we all did but mum didn’t know how bad she had gotten.

My mum’s eyes flickering between her own and that of her wolf as they fought for control. Before I knew it my mums hand came into contact with the side of my face making my head snap to the side due to the force of impact. Mum never hit us growing up so having her slap me now made me realise just how bad I fucked up. A nauseating feeling in the pit of my stomach telling me I had taken things to far with Athena. She had tried to contact me through mind link several times tonight, but I just blocked her out. Watching my mum walk away from me I ran to my room. I opened the link to Athena and was hit by a rush of fear and crippling pain. Wherever she was I could tell she was badly hurt now making me feel ten times worse.

I tried to speak to her but didn’t get any response which told me she was unconscious. For her to be as injured as she was and unconscious meant she was in real trouble and with her not having a wolf to help her, it would only be a matter of time before she was lost completely. Tapping into the bond we shared as twins and using my wolfs heightened senses I went outside and shifted, giving full control to Jewel so she could track her.

After picking up her scent we followed it to a human city before I noticed it was the same one we came to when we were kids. As I shifted back and put my clothes back on I felt the connection to Athena open.

“Vanessa…” her voice was weak as she struggled to say my name.

“Where are you?”

“Rogues… th..they came in and…” her voice faded out again as the connection faded away, she had fallen unconscious again.

Axel’s POV

I was in this horrid town for a meeting with my board members, my family owned one of the largest security companies in America. We specialised in the protection of political members of society, all our bodyguards came from an action-packed background unlike the other firms around. We employed ex-army veterans, SAS elite soldiers along with the odd wolf and vampire. Though the board members I was meeting with were human. I had just left my office when my wolf Thor began to growl in my head, he had been restless all afternoon but now I was struggling to control him.

“Mate” he snarled as the wind blew the most tantalising scent towards us.

Sticking my nose in the air I followed the scent to a bed and breakfast. Finding a mate was the best thing that could happen to a wolf except the sight before me caused anger and rage to flow through me. Up the stairs were three rogues and the most beautiful dark-haired girl I had ever laid eyes on. The girl had been badly beaten and by the looks of it I arrived as she was trying to escape them. The moment I saw the biggest of the men grab her hair before kicking her in the back my hand began to heat. See I’m not your average wolf for my mum is the high priestess of witches whilst my dad was the Alpha of the Gemstone Pack. I dropped my briefcase on the ground as I launched for the men. My hands hotter than fire as they melted the skin on the first rogue I caught. My powers were all linked to my emotions and right now I was fucking livid.

The rogue screamed in agony as the smell of burning flesh filled the air. Another rogue came out branding a silver knife in his hand a snarl leaving his lips as he glared at his now faceless companion. Before he had a chance to move, he was flung backwards as a young blonde girl rounded the corner the stench of fear and guilt radiating from her.

“Who are you” she growled her eyes flickering to that or her wolf.

“Someone that’s here to help that all that matters” I didn’t say anything more to the young girl instead I turned my back to her and proceeded up the stairs two at a time.

I peered around the door to see the final rogue with a knife to my mate’s throat, the sight causing Thor to take temporary control. He let out a feral growl before forming a fireball in my hand.

“What the” was all he managed to get out as I watched Thor fling it through the air hitting the rogue in the head.

As his grip loosened on the girl he was holding I moved to catch her with lightning speed.

“Got you” Thor purred as he gently lowered her to the ground.

I took back control just as the blonde ran in. Her eye’s widened as she dropped to her knees at the sight before her. It was impossible to miss the look of guilt on her face.

“Who is she to you” I asked bluntly whilst standing over my mate.

“She’s my twin sister. Why did you help her, she isn’t anything to you”

“That’s where you’re wrong. She’s my mate”

The girls jaw just dropped, she looked as if she wanted to say something but decided against it. I told her that I had a car and would take them both wherever they needed to go to which she refused. She told me that her father was an Alpha and that he was on his way. I nodded my head before looking back down at the girl, so beautiful so perfect and I wished I could have her, but I couldn’t. My parents wanted me to peruse another, and I couldn’t go against them, not yet anyway.