Chapter 35

Ryan’s POV:

The warrior that was supposed to take Beth home came rushing back into the club, hoping Beth went back inside.

“What the fuck are you doing back here?” Ryan growled. “Where the fuck is Beth?”

“Sir there was a fight outside, I told her to stay by the car, I was hoping she came back inside, she’s, she’s gone!” he said lowering his head.

“What the fuck do you mean she’s gone?” Ryan jumped up and ran out back, looking around she wasn’t around. “I gave you a simple task, to take her home and you let her escape?” he said throwing the warrior against the wall. “One fucking task!” he said jumping into the SUV.

The warrior ran into the crowd hoping to find her, get her scent, there were too many people.

“Go that way, Marcos go that way!” Ryan growled as he pulled up. “I’m going to drive the block she couldn’t have gotten far!” he said merging onto the street.

Ryan drove around for an hour before he headed back to the club. He was pissed that she got away from him. He wondered if Bobby found her, how a human girl outsmarted him was beyond him. He would punish her if he found her, his wolf was just as angry.

“Anything?” he growled turning off the car.

“No, her scent was in the alleyway a few blocks up, another wolf as well, but I don’t know the scent, she was taken.”

“Show me,” he snapped.

They walked to the alleyway, Ryan didn’t know the scent, but Marcos was right she was taken against her will. It was another strong wolf that handled her, his wolf was going crazy in his head. “So, it wasn’t Bobby that has her, so that’s good,” he said pacing between the walls. “We need to act like we still have her, if it’s another mafia family, there will be war, unless they turn her over, we just have to wait,” he said looking at them.

Ryan’s phone rang, he didn’t know the number. “Hm, I wonder who this could be.”

“This better be who has my wife.”

“Depends, is this Ryan DeMarco?”

“Yeah, who the fuck are you?”

“James, Alpha of the Midnight Pack Mafia, I may have someone that belongs to you.”

“You have my Luna Beth. I give you about ten seconds to peacefully agree to tell me where she is, or we go to war.”

“No need to go to war Alpha Ryan, I have her she is safe. She is feisty. We grabbed her off the street, it was an accident.”

“An accident,” he snapped. “She ran away from me; you should have notified me before taking her from the street.”

“Had I known my Beta had taken her, I would have called, but she’d only been brought here, and it took me a little while to get the information from her. The mark on her neck is the reason I am calling you. As she is not as forthcoming with information.”

“That’s the way Beth is.”

“She also told me you marked her by force.”

“I did, but her true mate chosen to reject her,” he said walking with his warriors back to his SUV. “I would like to pick her up, where are you located.”

“Off 5th and 6th, the parking garage you can park there, the packhouse is there. Just tell the guards you are looking for me, they will let me know you are here. I will bring you up and bring you to Beth. She wouldn’t even tell me her name.”

“Thanks for the call, I will see you soon,” he said putting his phone in his pocket. “We’re going to get Beth now, she’s with the German Mafia.”

“Are they bad?” one of them asked.

“They can be, but it looks like he wants to avoid the war, so he is going to hand her over without issue,” he said getting in the car. “You two are going to wait for me, Beth isn’t going to be happy when she sees me, she thought she was going to getaway. So, from now on when I tell you to do something, you have to do it. I don’t fucking care if a car is on fire, leave the club.”

“Sorry Boss that won't happen again,” he said clearing his throat. “I thought she was going to listen to me.”

“Yeah, well don’t think next time, she still loves Bobby. You saw how she reacted when he was in front of her, you had to hold her in place otherwise she would have jumped in his arms.”

“I know, I won't do it again.”

It didn’t take any time to get there, Ryan got out of the car. A guard walked up to him. “This isn’t a business,” he snapped.

“I’m here to see Alpha James, he’s expecting me.”

“Your name?”

“Alpha Ryan.”

“One moment,” he said with his eyes glazed over. “He’s coming he will be a moment.

The door opened and a tall man came through dark hair and eyes. “You must be Alpha Ryan; I am Alpha James,” he said extending his hand. “I am sorry for this misunderstanding, your mate is upstairs, she has been feisty.”

“She is with me, that’s why she is the Luna of my pack.” He half-smiled.

“Good why don’t you followed me up,” he said leading the way into the house. “Beth,” he spoke.

Ryan saw her, he smiled. He knew he was going to punish her, at least she was safe, and he had her back. When she turned her face went white. “Hi, baby.” He smiled.

He couldn’t wait to get her back to the house, he was going to fuck her and give it to her good. She was going to pay for making him worry about her and trying to get away from him.

“I don’t want to go with him,” she whimpered.

“You have to,” Alpha James said, “Otherwise, you are going to cause a war.”

“Yeah, Beth and the pack misses you,” Ryan said. “Besides we have to get ready and prepared for a party in a few days,” he said forcing her to her feet, she fought him a little bit.

“Don’t fight me, Beth, you know you have to come,” he said kissing her cheek.

Once they were in the car, Ryan felt better, he watched her in the rearview mirror, she was terrified he knew she was scared about what he was going to do to her, and she should be. His wolf was pissed off that she ran away from him. His wolf thought she was starting to relax and want to be around him a little more, but now everything changed.

Once they were at the house, it took a few minutes before Beth was out of the car, but she went up the stairs, Ryan watched as she closed the door. He wanted to go up there and punish her, but he had to wait he needed to make plans. He knew Bobby and his father were planning on doing something, it was only a matter of time before the Russian Mafia would be in town. He wasn’t expecting a whole war to break out, but he didn’t care. He was going to break Beth and turn her against Bobby before things happen. Bobby was going to be rejected by his mate, and this whole war was going to fall apart, Bobby would go home empty-handed and there wasn’t anything he could do about it.

“Hey, Ryan,” Abby said.

“Hey Abbs, come in,” he said leaning back in his chair.

“I need you to sign this,” she said handing him a paper.

“What is this?” he said glancing down at it. “Why are you suspended?”

“I got in a fight,” she said with her head down.

“Explain yourself,” he growled.

“Two girls were making fun of me,” she said with a sad face. “They were calling me an orphan. I guess someone found out about mom, and how she’s a whore and that you’re not my real dad. They taunted me all day and I couldn’t take it, so I beat the shit out of the two of them,” she said with tears rolling down her face.

“Abby what have I taught you about fighting,” Ryan said trying to control his temper.

“It’s not allowed, that if I cannot control my temper that I am to walk away, but”

“But nothing Abigail!” Ryan growled. “Go to your room, you are ground for a month, give me your phone.”

“Fuck Ryan?!”

“Yes, give it here!”

Abby tossed her phone at him. “I wish I could find my real dad, you’re an asshole!” she said before storming out of the room.

Ryan tossed her phone in his drawer, he couldn’t think, he couldn’t plan what he would do about the war. He wanted to go and see what Beth was doing if she had fallen asleep. He walked up the stairs and opened the door, the lights were on, and she wasn’t in bed.

“Beth?” Ryan called, but she didn’t answer. She wasn’t in the shower and the patio doors were open. “Why are you out here it’s cold?”

“Because I want to die,” she said without looking at him.

“No, you don’t,” he said trying to touch her, but she moved away from him. “Come inside now.”

“No,” she said stumbling around.

“Have you been drinking from my stash?” he snapped grabbing her and twisting her around, alcohol on her breath. “You have.”

She connected her lips to his, he wanted to pull back, but her kiss was wanting, he pulled her in closer. She was wearing a robe and nothing else. Beth’s hands move up his shirt, touching his skin.

“Beth, you know where this is going to go,” Ryan said pulling back.

“Isn't this what you wanted me willing to fuck you?” she growled pulling him closer.

“Well yeah but you’ve been drinking so how do I know it's not from that.”

“Who fucking cares right, it’s better than you doing it by force right?” she said pulling his pants loose.

“Point taken,” he said pulling open her robe so he could see her body. “Your body is fire Beth,” he said pushing her to the bed. He pleasured her through her first orgasm, and then they had sex all through the night. Ryan left her sleeping, he still wasn’t able to sleep because of the stress from the impending war coming he wasn’t sure what he was going to do. Abby adding more stress by getting into fights at school. He was even thinking about taking away her Europe trip because of it. He went down to his office and noticed the drawer opened, and Abby took her phone and was gone.

“Damn it, Abby, I’m seriously getting tired of the girls in this house thinking they could just get up and run away.”

“What’s wrong Alpha?”

“Abby ran away, get the police on the phone and get people out there looking for her, I don’t need Bobby finding out she is out there alone.”

“Yes sir,” he said bowing before leaving.

Pulling out his phone he dialed someone he trusted. “Hey, it’s Ryan, Abby went missing, not sure if she is trying to locate Bobby.”

“Does she know he is her father?” the man asked.

“Doubtful, but better be safe, make sure you keep your men on him, she might try and make contact with him.”

“Don’t worry Bobby and his father are having dinner, you find your mate?”

“Yeah, I think she is coming around, now if I can get her to reject Bobby then Bobby will fucking be dust,” he growled. “But that is a big IF.”

“I’ll let you know if Abby comes around, don’t worry,” he said before hanging the phone up.

Ryan was getting a headache, he went and checked on Beth, she wasn’t on the bed but in the shower. He sat on the bed and waited for her to come out of the shower. He wasn’t sure if she would remember what happened last night.

When the door opened, her face was the same, cold and angry. “Privacy please,” she growled.

“Do you remember what happened last night?” he asked.

“A mistake,” she said walking in the closet with a towel clung to her body. “I didn’t want to be raped, so I took the easy road,” she said slipping on a dress. “My feelings are for Bobby; I will never love you.”