Chapter 47

*Silas’s POV*
Freya and I take a step out of the pack house and thus begins our mission. I shift into my huge wolf and take a knee so Freya can climb on. She grabs the cloths I took off and stuffs them into her bag. She grabs onto my fur and hoists herself up.
“Lets go get her Vladimir.” I tell my wolf and he howls in agreement. I begin to run and take off into the air. The early dawn air brushes through my fur and the sun is going to come up soon. From high in the sky we see a grand view of the mountains. If we weren’t in a hurry I would definitely take my time to take in this breath taking scenery.
I beat my wings and try to get to the meeting point as fast as possible. I go above the clouds to keep away from human eyes. Within a half an hour Freya and I arrive to a large group of warriors and my Gamma, Lotte. I swiftly land done onto the forest floor and as softly as possible so Freya wont go flying.
I come to a full stop and she hops off she gives me the cloths she collected and I grab them with my mouth. I run behind a few trees and shift back to human form. I slip on my tee shirt and shorts. I run back and see Alaric flying in the distance. He got here pretty fast.
He lands and shifts back. He angrily throws on his cloths and he looks around. He see me and stomps up to me with irritation. Once he finally is about two feet from me, he quickly cranks his fist back and sends it towards my face. It connects with my face and my lip slightly splits. I wipe away the droplets of blood and look back to my Beta. I had that coming.
“That’s for being a complete dick.” He huffs and turns his attention to Lotte and Freya who are introducing themselves.
“I know I deserved that. I told you I’m sorry.” I say. All he does is shake his head and sighs. “Did Celeste and Atlas head back to Evergreen?”
He nods. “They took your vehicle back. They put up quite the fight heading back, but they eventually caved.”
I turn my attention to Lotte. “How many warriors did you bring?”
“About fifty, i’m assuming that will be enough for a rescue mission.” She says and I nod with approval. “So, whats the plan?”
“The main goal of this mission is to get my mate out of there as fast as possible. If its possible we need to try and capture and put an end to Damon and his group of murderers once and for all.” I explain and continue. “Freya will mask everything about us till we want to make ourselves known. She will mask our scent, auras, everything. While all of you keep them busy ill get Athena to the safety of our pack house. Then ill return to help capture.”
“Wouldn’t It be a better idea if you took care of Damon while I get her to the pack house? Damon is more powerful than Alaric and I are.” Lotte suggests.
“She’s right, you should be the one to take him on.” Freya agrees. I sigh in irritation. I want to be the one to save her, even my wolf growls in protest. I don’t trust anyone else right now with my mate. But they have a point. Plus I should be the one to put an end to my bastard brother once and for all.
“Fine, get her back to the pack house and stay with her. Have the pack healer check her out and don’t let her be alone with anyone other than yourself. Keep her safe until we return.” I say with finality.
“You have my word, Alpha. Ill keep the future Luna safe.” She places a fist over her heart and bows her head. An old gesture of respect. I turn my attention to my Beta, and he nods his head in agreement of the plan.
“Alright, lets explain the plan to the rest.” I say and the four of us inform the warriors of our plan to save Athena.
We describe the plan carefully to the pack warrior Lotte brought with her and we all shift and begin our trip. Freya casts her spells which took no time at all and allow her to get on my back again and we all take off into a run.
Within minutes, we get close to the coordinates Freya got from Soul tracking spell. We see light from a fire and torches and start to hear voices. We get as close as possible and are now in view. We settle behind a thicket of trees and observe.
Then in minutes, Athena emerges from a tent. I immediately begin to growl but Freya lightly hits my muzzle to keep quiet. She is being dragged to the center of the camp where Damon is waiting for her. She is in a see through white dress which hides nothing. Her nipples are plain as day and I can see every wound Damon inflicted upon her. Bruises cover her body, her eyes are black and swollen, and lumps bulge from her delicate face and head. There is also a violet mark over he left breast that looks like Damons horns. She is stumbling behind who I assume is the witch. No doubt there is vast amounts of wolfsbane in her system. I also turn my eyes towards Damon and see my mates brother on his knees with a dagger to his neck. Obviously motivation for Athena to go through with whatever sick ritual they are going to do.
Vladimir is seething in my head seeing our mate like this and another’s mark on her. He’s ready to charge and take all their heads off.
I stiffen up and get ready for a charge but Freya once again and softly whispers.
“I want to see what they are going to do. Just sit tight for a moment.”
I cant sit tight when they obviously got something planned for her. Not to mention it’s a blood moon tonight. It’s obviously a mating ceremony, but they are not fated mates. Is this apart of the spell Athena mentioned?
She is thrown to my brothers feet and the look in his eyes makes me want to gut him alive. He is looking at my mate like a sex slave he owns. A fire burns in his eyes wanting her.
He lifts her up and holds her to his body and holds a palm out towards the witch who is holding a dagger and cup in her hands. She begins a ritual involving the moon and slashes the dagger in the air. Then she approaches Athena and slices her hand deeply. My mate sobs in pain and is then muffled by Damons hand.
That’s it, im not sitting around no more. Only now Freya doesn’t stop it. I charge into the camp teeth bared, snapping and growling. This makes them all make way as I charge towards the bastard I call a brother. The look in Athenas eyes is pure relief and hope. They fill with tears, and she lets out a choked sob.
I charge into Damon and push her out of the way. I send him flying towards the nearest tree and he collides into it. He falls to a knee where he is incapacitated for a moment. I then whip my head back and see Lotte has already covered Athena. She is growling mercilessly to those who get too close.
I turn my attention back to my brother and he gets back onto his two feet. A smirk spreads across his face and what he says makes my boil.
“Hello, brother.”