Beta Xavier Costa.

Beta Xavier Costa - POV

I was about to head inside the pack house when I saw Ivan running towards us while calling my name. “Beta Costa!” he said as he came to a stop in front of me. I gave him a few minutes to catch his breath.

“What is wrong, Ivan?” I asked him when he finally straightened his back. I was completely confused when I saw Ivan’s eyes were red, and there were tears already pooling in the corner. “Are you all right?” I asked him again, sounding worried.

“No…I…I don't feel my bond with Rebecca. And I can't reach her through the mind link either, Beta Costa.” he said. “Can I go and look outside the pack?” Ivan asked me. Right now, I wanted my head warrior to guard the border, but looking at how devastated he looked, I knew he would not be able to function properly unless he had his mate back in this pack.

“I will come with you. Get a car and meet me here in five minutes.” I instructed, and he nodded his head. I walked into the pack house and made my way to Samuel’s office. As I walked inside, I saw Marquez there as well.

“Xavier,” Marquez had a nervous look on his face, and this made a frown appear on my face.

“Just spit it out,” I growled, getting agitated.

“Mr and Mrs. Amato had gone on a vacation to the beach yesterday, and we had been keeping track of their movement this morning...” Marquez didn't finish his sentence, and this made me look at Samuel.

“Our warriors lost them. They have no idea where they went. I think your suspicion is right, Xavier.” Samuel said, and this made my blood boil in anger. I knew something was wrong the moment they came here out of the blue, acting all lovey dovey toward Eleanor. “I have told the warriors to not stop looking, so don't worry, we will find them,” Samuel reassured me, and I nodded my head.

“I am going out with Ivan to look for Rebecca. So can you take care of things here, Marquez?” I asked him, and he nodded his head. With one final nod, I left the room and made my way back to the front. As I walked out of the pack house, I saw Ivan already waiting for me with a car. I made my way to the driver’s side while Ivan took his seat on the passenger seat, and we were soon off. I was driving extremely slow while Ivan and I looked out through the window to see if we spotted anything.

I was so busy looking outside when I felt someone trying to connect with me. “Beta Costa, we have searched the entire human town, but seems like Miss. Amato left the town a while ago.” the warrior informed me.

“Keep looking,” I told him as I closed my mind link again. I was not able to think straight right now. I felt our mate bond stretching, but I didn't feel any of her emotions, which felt strange. I parked the car at the curb and got down.

I ran my fingers through my hair, not knowing what to do. There is absolutely no clue as to where they are, and the GPS tracker on Rebecca’s car is switched off as well. I feel like I am walking into a dark tunnel, not knowing what is ahead of me. The cold wind blew past me when I got a scent of blood.

I turned around to face Ivan when I saw him mumble his mate’s name. He briefly looked at me before he bolted into the forest while I followed him closely behind. Trees zoomed past me as I ran further inside when I finally slowed down and saw blood stains on the muddy ground. My eyes scanned the entire surroundings as I spotted something to my left. “Ivan.” before before I could say anything more, he ran towards his mate.

As I came to a stop, I felt my heart nearly stop beating when I saw Rebecca’s condition. Her body was battered and littered with wounds and bite marks, and she was completely naked. I quickly got down on the ground and took her wrist when I realized that her heartbeat was faint as well. “We need to take her back to the pack right now,” I told Ivan, who was screaming at this point while holding onto his mate.

I quickly removed my jacket and placed it on her body.

“Becca, wake up. Please!” he kept sobbing, and I knew that we were losing time.

“Ivan, get up!” I said in a more stern tone, when he finally looked up at me. His eyes were void of any emotions. He looked lost, and for a fraction of a second, I felt like I was seeing myself in him. “We need to go to the hospital now!” I said, stressing each word. He nodded his head and quickly got up from the floor. We ran back to the car, and he sat in the back with his mate while I made my way to the driving seat, and I raced back to the pack.

As I reached the hospital, Ivan quickly got out of the car with his mate and ran into the hospital while I stayed at the entrance. “What happened?” I turned around when I saw Marquez standing there looking worried.

“We found Rebecca. She was deep in the forest, fighting to survive.”

“Did you find any traces of the rogue there?”

“No, but I think they left her to die while they took Eleanor with them,” I said. A cold shiver ran down my spine at the thought of what they might be doing to Eleanor right now.

“Beta Costa.” both Marquez and I turned around when I saw a warrior standing there with a box in his hand. “This came by post for you,” he said, and I took the box. I don't remember ordering anything. I tore the wrapping paper and opened the box.

My heart nearly came to a stop when I saw what was inside.