Page 18 of Unloved Mate

Kane

My original intention was to just use Valor as a pawn in my scheme of revenge against Ezekiel. But when I met him for the first time, he basically took my breath away. My beast became obsessed with him. I just couldn't stop thinking about him. For the first time in my life, everything felt just the way it was supposed to feel when I was with him. Goddess, the first kiss we shared in his pack. That was one of the best kisses of my life. I chose not to take revenge, but to ensure that I stole Valor from the monster’s ensnare. Zeke didn't deserve a person like him. He was impulsive, jealous and driven by his egotistical emotions. Ididn't want him being with such a man.

I couldn't believe he was all mine now.

My mate.

“Ours.”Creed, my beast, hummed in response to my thoughts.

I went back to sleep after Valor had told me he was going for a run. When I woke up, the sun had colored the skies, and I freshened up and headed downstairs to join the rest of the family for breakfast. To my surprise, Valor hadn't returned to the house. I wondered what was keeping him from coming back and after I had asked my family about his whereabouts, and they couldn't give me an answer. I commanded the pack warriors to search for him through the entire pack.

About an hour later, they came back, stating that they couldn't find any trace of him except the pile of my clothes which he had left with for the run. The only explanation was that someone had kidnapped him. The first person who came to mind was Ezekiel. That bastard. He must have found his way into my pack. Fuck. Fuck. I wasn't supposed to let my mate out of my sight. Who knows what he would do to him when he saw the fucking mating mark?

Dismissing the pack warriors, I took my car keys and headed out of the house. Entering the vehicle, I turned on the engine. I pressed on the gas as I navigated my way out of the pack, my thoughts burdened by the unrest of losing him. I couldn't lose him. He was the man who completed me. His wolf and my beast were one. I was approaching the pack’s border, the trees that lined the path blurring as I zoomed past them.As I tried to drive past the territory, the car slammed against a barrier that sent the vehicle tumbling backward. I grunted as the vehicle slammed against the ground, the windshield shattering and the shards falling on the forest floor. A line of blood dripped from my head at the collision, and I wiped it off, kicking the door open and crawling out. I regained my stance and stormed toward the border. I tried crossing over, but I couldn't.

“No!” I roared, kicking and struggling at the barrier. I mind-linked the pack’s witch, explained to her that I couldn't leave the pack and asked her to meet me at the pack’s border with a new car. Pacing the floor, I waited for her to come as quickly as she could. The more time I spent without Valor was driving me crazy. I needed to save him from the claws of that monster and tell him everything he needed to know before he implanted twisted lies into my mate's head.

Not too long, Leda drove through the path, parking the new car next to the crashed one. She stepped down with Beta Rohan, their eyes widening at what had transpired. “What happened? Are you ok?” Leda asked while Rohan lifted the wrecked vehicle back on four feet.

“Yeah. I'm fine. I tried crossing over, but some sort of barrier stopped me.”

“Mm,” she answered and approached the border, waving her hand over. A blue veil appeared before her, the barrier now visible for everyone to see. “It’s a force field.”

“Can you take it down?”

“Yes, of course.” She revealed and pressed her hand into the field of magical energy, muttering some sort of enchantment. When she finished, I tried to crossover again, but the barrier stopped me.

“Why isn't it fucking working?” I roared, overwhelmed by anger and frustration.

“I think it's a magical object.”

“How long would it take to bring it down?”

“I don't know. I'll have to find the object and destroy it.”

“Valor is out there, and I can't even get out of here to save him.” I asserted.

“I have an idea,” she remarked and placed her hand on the barrier, shutting her eyes and speaking in an unknown language. She pulled away from it and put her hands out, still chanting. “I'm using the object's magic signature to find it.” Some sort of object appeared on her hands and before I could get a good look at it, it caught up in flames. The veil disappeared, and I took the keys from Rohan, got into the car, and drove off.

“I’ll be back.” I told my Beta through the mind-link. Valor comes first. Always and forever.

11

Kane

I turned off the engine of the vehicle and climbed down without bothering to shut the door. Glancing over at the setting sun, I bolted toward the entrance. I had spent the entire day driving from my pack to this godforsaken place to find my mate. If Zeke hurts Valor, I will tear his flesh from his skin and feed them to him. I moved up the flight of stairs and kicked the door—the impact sending the wooden frame down into the foyer. With the house open, I saw Zeke standing just mere inches from where the door fell, and I growled at him, my eyes glowing crimson. I stepped into the house and reached for my alpha spark, using it to propel him against the stairs. “Where is he?”

“Is that the best you've got? After what happened between us.”

“You tried to kill me.”

“Because you betrayed our cause.” He was getting back on his feet when I curled my fist into his face, sending him back to the floor.

“No, that's not true. You’re just so fucking full of shit, Zeke. Greedy and jealous. Nothing is ever enough for you. I can't have you stealing a pure soul like Valor away.”

“Instead you stole him from me?” he barked. “Does he know the things you've done to survive? The people you've killed. See we are not so different. You just hide behind a veil of lies.” He declared and wiped off the crimson on his lips.

“He doesn't belong to you.”

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