CHAPTER TWELVE

Alpha Julian's pov
A DAY AGO…
It was a day after Maggie's kidnap and I found myself thinking about how she would be faring during my last day at Brown moss pack. I wanted to see her, feel her hands against my chest again like that night when we bumped into each other, and be so close to her while she would breathe in and out against my face. The feeling was euphoric that night in the kitchen and I found myself traveling back to that special moment that we shared even though she looked shit scared.
I was in my room with Ryder when we heard a knock on the door and Ryder let the person in; it was a guard from Brown moss pack. "Alpha Kane says he's ready to meet you for the private meeting now," he said and bowed before me before leaving.
I got dressed and went downstairs where breakfast was laid out on the dining table for me, Ryder and Kane. He was already seated, waiting for us when I got to the table. I sat at the far end opposite Kane while Ryder sat beside me and the maids served us what we wanted from the platters displayed.
A heavy silence followed between us all as we ate. I and Kane threw daggers through our stares at each other and it was like his eyes teased me for reasons I couldn't pinpoint but I ignored him. The main aim was to know if he was planning on betraying his fellow werewolves and I was going to know what to do about it once I got back to my pack.
Soon we were done with breakfast and we followed Kane to his study. We met a woman there and he called her Fiona. I didn't like her from the first time I saw her at our first meeting I had with Kane. She exposed too much skin and the way she behaved, it was obvious she gave her body to any man that showed interest.
"That's Fiona, the alpha's zeta" Ryder whispered in my ear and I snickered
"She seems more the whore queen of this headquarter," I said and he smiled like he was struggling to not burst into laughter which made me smile to myself as I walked over to the table and sat opposite Kane.
I looked back at Ryder and Fiona was already sending flirty looks his way but he didn't look at her, he didn't even acknowledge her presence which made her scowl and huff as she stormed out of the study with her pride obviously hurt. I grinned after watching the display and turned back to Kane who was busy typing away on his phone like the always distracted person he is.
I watched his body language and I was sure he didn't know Maggie was gone yet. I hoped it would remain that way until I left the pack with Ryder and my guards or else I was just going to play clueless if he found out she was missing while I was still at his pack. "So I wasn't satisfied with the other meeting we had the other day," I told him and he dropped his phone to give me a cold gaze… this was the Kane that I knew. Heartless and ruthlessly acted on impulse without using his brain, I was glad we weren't identical or I would be sharing the same face with a moron.
"I already told you all that you need to know" he retorted and I nodded slowly
"All I need to know? So there's more" I concluded and he rolled his eyes
"If you're searching for something to pin me with, you're wasting your time Julian. My subjects and subordinates love me so they'll never give me away because I'm sure all the investigations you carried out were in vain" he replied and chuckled before sitting down.
He sighed and clasped his fingers tight before he rested his forehead on it "I'll advise you to leave now Julian. I'm close to losing my temper about you just barging into my pack to investigate some bullshit you heard about…" he started in a low angry voice before he raised his head and met my eyes with his that was now colder than before. The scar that ran across his left eye on his face made him seem scarier but it didn't faze me because I gave him that scar during our fight as teenagers; it was part of the reasons why he hated me so much… I ruined his face.
"I'm giving you today dear brother, to leave before I lose it,'' he added through gritted teeth and stood up immediately, leaving me with Ryder alone in the library.
I sat in my chair for a while in silence as I weighed his reaction and the words he spewed during our discussion and I came to a conclusion that he was definitely hiding something that he was up to, and there could be a possibility that the people around him didn't know about it too. Ryder came to me as I stood up and he gave me my jacket… I was glad I had already packed up my things because I never had the intention of staying past this day in Brown moss pack too, I wanted to see my Maggie so badly.
"Get the guards to pack our luggage into the car, we're leaving today," I told him as we left the study.
We got to the door and I stopped abruptly and then turned to Ryder "and get our best investigator, we need the best-skilled spy that would find out what Kane is up to" I whispered to him and he looked confused
"He said he isn't up to anything and his subordinates testified too," Ryder said and I shook my head "I know my twin brother well Ryder and when he says he isn't doing anything, it seems fishy. Especially if he denies it hard" I told him and we both walked out of the study to leave the pack once and for all… and also to find out what Kane was up to before it would get worse.
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PRESENTLY…
Soon we were back at Green moss pack and I went in with Ryder. Everyone was going about doing their daily activities when Greyson came to meet me and we exchanged hugs as he welcomed me.
"I thought I'd never say this but three days without you was quite a long time," he said and I smiled "I missed you too," I told him and he grinned. Clara stood at the end of the room staring at me as she rested against the wall. She wasn't smiling but her eyes gave her away, I knew she missed me too. I smiled at her and she smirked back before she retreated to wherever she was going.
The guards began to take our luggage to our rooms when Greyson snapped his finger like he remembered something and turned to me "about the girl you brought, Maggie" he said and I interrupted immediately as different scenarios popped up in my head
"Yes, what about her?"?
"Woah slow down tiger, she's fine okay," Greyson said laughing and Ryder joined him from where he stood behind me. I sent him a glare and he stood immediately even though he was still smiling… I knew he was trying to stop the laughter that was trying to force its way out.
"She's fine Julian. It's just that I think she's kind of crazy" Greyson added and I frowned at what he said. Maggie was calm and collected, not crazy
"What did she do?" I asked him and he laughed the more
"She tried escaping through the window from the room we kept her in. You know you said we should lock her in right? Well, she broke an ankle and fainted" he explained and my heart began to beat faster.
I quickly took off my jacket and flung it, not caring where it landed as I approached Greyson "where is she?" I asked him and he pointed up the stairs "she's asleep now. She was sedated so the doctor could treat her leg" he told me as he followed me but I didn't answer him as I stormed up the stairs to find the room she was in. What was she thinking? To try and escape through the window of a building so high!! Did she want to kill herself? I know she was kidnapped and she would be panicking to find herself in an environment she didn't know or recognize but trying to escape from the window was extreme and definitely unsafe.
She could have gotten more than her ankle broken.
I began opening the doors one after the other until I got to her room. I opened it and I saw her, there on the bed lying peacefully. Greyson caught up with me and whispered to me, begging me not to wake her up because she was really a feisty one and could get physical with me. I nodded in understanding and closed the door as he waited outside for me in case I would need anything.
I just laid beside her and watched her sleep for a pretty long time and I enjoyed it because she looked really cute and pretty… and vulnerable, just the way I wanted to see her while she slept. Her pink plump lips were apart and she let out almost silent sounds while she slept and I found it to be cute that I didn't even know I was smiling until she stirred and opened her eyes, meeting mine where I sat opposite her on a chair.
She quickly sat up once she fully recognized me and I knew she was panicking again. I sat on the bed trying to calm her down as she said different things at the same time in panic. Immediately I touched her, it turned into a struggle and I tried telling her I wouldn't harm her. We went on like that until the atmosphere changed and lust took over.
Her lips called on me and I didn't know when I kissed her because I couldn't help it.
She kissed me too but then pushed me away and yelled at me to leave. I was confused at her abrupt change of mood and I wanted to assure her that I wanted it too but she slapped me.
I was pissed, really angry but I didn't want to vent it on her because I was still trying to understand her, considering I kidnapped her, it was against her will to be in my pack so all I needed to practice with her was patience and it would take time. Not to mention all the awful things I did to her in the past. If the table was turned, I'd do worse than push her. Maybe back up against the walk and fuck her until my prick goes pink.
So I walked out of her room still angry and went straight for the archery range to distract myself and hopefully kill the anger that was brimming inside me. Greyson followed but it was obvious he was scared to speak so I wouldn't pour the anger on him. It was a tasky thing to control my anger so I always avoided them and tried to calm myself down by being alone and doing something that would help.?
"You don't have to stay Greyson, you can leave," I told him and he bowed silently before he left… I was sure he was relieved I dismissed him.
I took the arrows and hung them on my shoulder then took the bow and fixed an arrow, aiming at the target. I kept on shooting the arrows on and on until my shoulders hurt and I threw the bows and arrows left on the floor angrily.
"Fuck! This isn't working" I whispered to myself and headed for my room to take a shower.?
I did take a shower, a cold one and I was surprisingly feeling a bit calm. I cleaned up and dressed for the night before laying in bed, the last thought that crossed my mind was Maggie and her feistiness… in a way I liked it and surprisingly I missed her already. I sighed and turned to my right, welcoming the sleep that enveloped me, hoping for the next day to come quickly so I would see her again and win her over like I plan to.