Her Broken Mate 20

Sarah retched, the foul smell killing her nose. Kate's corpse had been lying here for a while, so flies and all kinds of insects began to swarm around the body.

Those damn flies are always thirsty for something, damn flies. Sarah hates them so much, especially when they land in her food.

Kate seems to have been attacked last night when she was on patrol. This area isn't really used for patrols though. Why was she here in the first place?

Kate probably died while Sarah was in the shower. She was probably dying, but not completely, since they took her organs.
Werewolves have a quick healing process, but at this rate, it doesn't end well. As she took her last breath, Sarah felt the tape snap.

When she examined her body more closely, she found a crumpled piece of paper in the area where her lungs used to be. As much as Sarah didn't want it, she'd no choice. She reached for the note and picked it up. Blood covered her fingers, the liquid dripping from her slender hands.

Trying not to vomit, she unfolded the letter and read,

The games have begun.
Let's have some fun.
- M

Her hands crushed the note, outraged that they were nothing more than pawns in her stupid game.

Thunder growled loudly and extended her claws until there was no turning back, 'I'll not rest until she's dead! She's killed our people!'

She closed her eyes and took a deep breath, 'Don't be so hasty, Thunder, we don't even know where she's. Our warriors are too weak to face her directly. We need to prepare ourselves. I understand you're upset, I'm too, but we've to be smart about this. She's been watching us for years, which gives her an advantage. The time will come when we'll rip her throat out, just you wait.'

She nodded deeply at Sarah's response and slipped away for comfort.

Sarah continued to examine the body, turning her head on its side. What shocked her were the two small punctures on Kate's neck. Why would they be there?

From what she'd been told, Kate had basically been bled out.

"Don't tell me... Vampires?" she moaned, the shit only getting worse.

"Has anyone seen Beatrice?!" A male voice shouted.

She closed her eyes for a moment... Beatrice?

Wait a minute, isn't that the guard who's been with her since she joined the pack? - she thought.

Ludovic is her companion.

"She's disappeared!" he said in an exasperated voice.

Her eyes widened as she immediately sprang into action. She put distance between herself and Kate's body and went to Ludovic. He was distraught, his eyes bloodshot. His hair was disheveled, and he seemed in disarray. She'd never seen him like this since she'd met him.

She could hear the murmurs of the pack as the tension rose. Kate's mother continued to sob as Ryan and Emily went about their duties as a beta couple.

They did their best to calm her down while she felt Seth trying to examine Kate's body even more closely. Just in case she'd missed something.

'His mate is missing, who could blame him?' Thunder said, whimpering as she paced back and forth with worry.

Sarah frowned, her lips forming into a grim line. "Ludovic, when was the last time you saw her?"

"I don't know! She was in bed with me last night. I think she left in the middle of the night. Normally I'd go out with her because she's pregnant. But she insisted on going alone and said she just had to throw up. I can smell her, she's around here somewhere, but there are just too many smells everywhere." he explained, running his hands through his messy hair.

Beatrice was pregnant?

Oh no.

Suddenly a strong breath of fresh blood came out of her nose. Thunder assured her and shouted that it was Beatrice.

Ludovic seemed to have noticed it too, because he ran in front of her without stopping.

"Wait! Ludovic, you don't know what's going on! It could be a trap!" she shouted, hoping he could hear her.

But he was far away.

Nothing mattered but his mate.

She was in danger, and nothing could stop him from getting to her.

She looked at Seth as he looked at her. His eyes landed on hers, and he seemed concerned.

Slowly, he stood up, walked toward her, and nodded. Understandably, he and she quickly changed and ran after Ludovic.
They prayed they'd reach him in time.
_ _ _

"Ludovic! Can you hear me, Ludovic?" she called in the distance.

In his wolf form, Seth sniffed the ground, trying to figure out where Ludovic had last been. God, this fog wasn't helping at all.

As they pursued Ludovic, a fog began to form. It made it impossible for them to see anything.

Finally, a scream and a new smell of blood caught their attention.

Seth quickly ran forward and she changed back into her wolf form to catch up with him.

As she moved toward the sound, the smell of blood grew stronger, and just like that...

Beatrice's body lay there. A figure lay in front of Beatrice, and she could hear Ludovic struggling.

"You... you son of a bitch. What did you do to her?" he roared, pushing the person harder into the dirt.

They chuckled, "Why ... don't you want to know?"

"Damn it, tell me!" he yelled, kicking them in the stomach.

Seth and Sarah approached them cautiously, suspiciously.

Suddenly, in less than a second, Ludovic was on the floor with his arm twisted backwards. He cried out in pain and squirmed.

"Looks like you've no right to demand answers." The voice hissed, baring its fangs.

As they drew closer, the figure revealed itself to be none other than Martha.

Sarah growled and glared at Martha in her wolf form. Seth growled with her as they circled her as if she were prey.

They were furious. She'd been terrorizing them for many days now.

Once Sarah got close enough, she could see Beatrice better. Her condition moved Sarah to tears. Her womb lay open, a tiny creature lay there gasping for air.

'It's a puppy...' Thunder whimpered, her ears drooping sadly.

Beatrice seemed out of her mind, gasping for breath, dazed. Her blood was seeping into the grass, but she'd a IV in her arm. Actually, two IV's. One in each arm. Next to it, a bag to catch her blood.

"Our baby ... She ripped out our baby!" Ludovic sobbed, trying to tear himself away from Martha. As he continued to struggle, Martha stepped on his leg and crushed his knee as he let out another scream.

Seth and Sarah were in shock and didn't understand how she could do such a thing. They were furious, but the scene that presented itself gave them pause. Beatrice is bleeding to death and has little chance of survival. Ludovic is broken inside and slowly outside.

Martha's actions continue to add up. Now she's killed a pack member, severely injured Martha, and is holding Ludovic hostage.

How evil is this woman?

"Why are you doing this?" growled Sarah, crouching down, ready to pounce.

"I'm taking back what was originally mine!" hissed Martha before sinking her fangs into Ludovic's neck.