"You're sure they're not in Bahee's territory?" I fall back in my chair, running stressed fingers through my hair.

It's been hours since they've been taken from the territory. Hours of panic, anger, sadness, and thoughts of revenge. All of it.

Whoever took them covered their tracks better than anyone I've seen before. Their scents are masked completely. There's little to no evidence of footprints walking around or through the territory.

It's almost like they've completely vanished.

I was sure they were going to be somewhere in Bahee's territory. The spies we sent there said that nothing has been mentioned.

They haven't seen any of them.

It doesn't make sense. No one else would take them. It has to be Bahee.

"Grey, I've double checked with our spies countless times. They said no," Sebastian rests against the door frame. He rubs his eyes tiredly as he glances back to me.

"Tell them to look again," I grumble.

"Look again?"

"Did I stutter Sebastian? I said, tell them to look again." My words grind between my teeth as I sit up straighter.

He does the same, standing from the door frame. "Greyson, if we're going to find them we need to start looking other places. Looking in one spot won't solve anything."

"Damnit Sebastian!" My voice echos off the walls, as I slam my fist onto my desk. Papers flying in the process as I do so. "If I told you to fucking talk to your men, go fucking talk to your men."

My eyes daringly shine gold as my hair stands on end. This isn't the right time to be testing me, and he knows it.

"Look, I'm worried too Grey! You are not the only one!" Seb raises his voice at me which makes my jaw clench in rage. "Our best friend Koda is out there, with his mate. And Willa-" he pauses as I flinch instinctively back when he mentions her name. "Willa is somewhere out there too. I want to find them as quick as we can and as much as you do. But I don't think they're in Bahee's territory."

"Are you guys okay?" Faye walks in quietly looking concerned. Eli following closely behind.

I keep my mouth shut looking down, Seb sighs softly. "They're not in Bahee's territory, so now we don't know where to look."

"I-I don't know where else they'd be," Faye's voice quivers.

My eyebrows raise slightly once her face scrunches in sadness. I can't tell you the last time I've seen her cry. She's usually the one who hides her emotions rather than showing them.

She turns to Eli clinging onto his body tightly. I look away when I start to feel jealously scratch up my throat.

Must be nice to hold your mate and tell them that it'll be okay. Must be nice to relish in their scents.

I wish I would've gone with her to find Koda and Silas.

She would still be here now if I would've just trusted my instinct.

She would still be be next to me.

Sighing I rub my eyes softly. I need to think of other places they could be.

I hiss suddenly, as my back twinges with pain.

"Grey?" Seb asks, stepping closer to my desk. "What is it?"

The pain starts to reside as I look up to him. My eyes growing slightly.

Please tell me this isn't what I think it is.

Until suddenly the pain hits my back again, the sensations sending goosebumps over my body.

My eyes grow even larger with realization. "Someone's hurting her," I whisper. My voice breaking. "Her back, I can sense the pain she's experiencing right now."

From what I'm sensing, is that whatever is happening is very painful. Images of her screaming in pain resonate in my head. Imagining what she's going through, what's happening to her.

It's making me go insane.

I pull at the ends of my hair clenching my eyes shut.

She's being tortured and I'm so useless. I can't help her. I don't know where she is.

I feel myself getting lost in the picture I've created in my head of what she looks like right now. What she's going through.

She's so alone.

And so am I.

I open my eyes feeling my breaths heaving though my lips. Items that were once in my desk scattered all of the floor.

My eyes flicker to Sebastian who's holding my fist before it makes impact with the wall.

Faye's behind Eli in the other corner of the room. They're both watching me with concern.

I relax my fist in Sebastian's grasp making him sigh in relief. "We're going to find her, Grey. But going blind with rage won't solve anything."

I can't help it, I don't know what to do. She's hurting.

I cover my face with my hands breathing out a deep breath. "They're hurting her and I can't do anything about it Seb."

My body starts to shake involuntarily as I think of the things happening to Willa. Seb is quick to wrap his arms around me. "We're going to be okay, you're going to be okay, she's going to be okay. She's tough, you know that. She'll put up a fight, she doesn't give up easily."

"Twenty," I barely hear over my loud pants. I fall against the cold ground in relief, feeling sweat drip out of every pour in my body.

My face won't relax, it's stuck scrunched in pain.

I feel as if my back is burning, fire igniting it and burning every inch of flesh. If I tried to speak, I don't know if I'd have any energy to actually say anything.

Flinching, I feel a hand softly pull back the hair that was stuck to my sweating forehead. This makes me peer up slowly, seeing Koda look at me with sadness.

He doesn't say anything, but lowers himself on the ground. He lifts my head up slowly, watching as I hold my breath as he does so.

Though he sets my head down on his lap kindly, before continuing to play with my hair. "The first couple of lashes have already healed. But because Grey isn't here to help you heal, it'll take a while for you to do it alone." Koda whispers.

Closing my eyes, I shake my head trying to keep my sobs at minimal sound.

I just want to be home right now. I want to be next to Greyson, to feel his arms tightly around me making me feel safe.

I want to see his smiles, and the dimples that come out when he becomes happy.

I want to see Sebastian, and Faye. How I miss them, it makes my heart prick with pain.

The thought of never getting to see them, never getting to hear their voices again. It sends an unhealthy amount of sorrow through me.

Koda is quiet, he's been quiet for the past many minutes we've been stuck in here. Though he hasn't stopped playing with my hair, or rubbing the base of my neck. He must've know that's been calming me down while my thoughts take over.

I wonder what will happen from here, what they'll do with me. Or Silas, or even Koda. What will they do with all of us?

"I smell blood, that must be a good sign." My body instinctively curls closer to Koda as I hear Bahee's steps start down the long hallway.

Koda shifts so he can watch Bahee as he holds my shoulder protectively. "I-I did what you asked. Just stop making her suffer. This wasn't apart of the deal," Koda shakily tells Bahee.

Though he only laughs at Koda's words. "What did you think would happen by bringing Willa here? That we'd treat her with luxury? Riches?"

"I don't-" Koda pauses. "I don't know."

Koda squeezes my shoulder as he shakes his head. Soon after, Bahee sighs as I hear the cell door open. "I have a question, it's for you girl."

Moving my head, I look up at Koda as his eyes widen in protest as I start to push myself up.

He tries to get me to stop as I flinch from pain, but I just smack his hands away until I'm fully sat up to look at Bahee.

Bahee can't resist the evil smile upon his lips. "Ah, you can sit up. I would've hoped for you to be weaker." I grimace at him, watching him take steps towards Koda and I. "Willa, did Greyson ever tell you about wolfsbane?"

"No, no Bahee," Koda instantly stands. He steps in front of me his fists clenched. "Wolfsbane is too much, especially with how weakened she is right now."

I look up eyes wide, wolfsbane. That's the herb Flint used to burn Greyson's skin, wasn't it?

Just how toxic is it to werewolves?

"Down boy, I was just asking her a simple question." He smirks as I make eye contact with him. "So?"

"Ye-Yes," I whisper.

"Good," he takes a step to the side where my view of him is obscured by Koda's body. "So he must've told you that if injected into the body, it disrupts the healing process?"

I shake my head, swallowing deeply. What is his point of all of this? "No, he-he didn't."

"Hmm," he grumbles.

I watch in silence as I see Koda's body tense as he maneuvers his hands in front of him. I find myself start to worry when his heart picks up pace rapidly. "Koda?" I whisper.

Though when he starts to shuffle his feet to turn around, I instantly try to scramble off the ground.

There in his stomach, is a dagger.

His face pale, set in shock.

"The dagger is laced with wolfsbane, he'll be dead in 20 minutes since he won't be able to heal the wound," Bahee sighs as I watch in terror. "He's no longer in use to me. You might as well say your goodbyes now." The cell door slams shut as Koda staggers his steps until he falls on the ground harshly.

"Koda!" I yell feeling my voice break. I try to move, feeling my back scream at me as I move towards his quivering body.

I shake my head, my pain is not going to stop me from getting to him.

Quickly I crawl to him until I'm by his side. "Willa you shouldn't be moving," he scolds me flinching as he clutches his stomach.

"You have a dagger in your stomach right now, and you're worried about me?" I laugh bitterly as my eyes flicker over him.

I put my hands around the wound trying to stop the waterfall of blood releasing from his abdomen.

"What if I deserve this? I got us into this mess in the-" he starts coughing uncontrollably pausing his words. My eyebrows scrunch in sorrow as I watch him.

"No you don't, you don't deserve this," my voice quivers. "You're going to be okay, I promise." I nod gripping the end of the dagger, looking to pull it out.

Though my hand sizzles and ignites once I hold the hilt. "Willa," he hisses as I pull my hand back in pain. "The wolfsbane," he whispers as I watch blood start to drip from his mouth.

He's not going to die, he won't, I won't let him.

Quickly I grab the knife once again, feeling the pain prick my palm. I ignore it as I pull it from his skin, he shouts as I throw the knife far away.

I then put both of my hands over his wound applying pressure.

"Koda I can't lose you, I have lost so many people. I refuse for you to be one of them." The tears drop from my eyes. I watch as my hands start to become blanketed in the red liquid.

My vision becomes blurry when I feel his hand softly land on top of mine. "It's okay," he smiles softly.

"It's not!" I scream, flicking he's hand off of mine. "I'm not losing you Koda, I'm not!"

I close my eyes tightly whispering pleads under my breath. He's not dying, I won't let him.

My breath stutters as I feel an overwhelming amount of warmth envelope my body. My skin erupting in goosebumps.

I peer open my eyes, my breath catching in my throat when I see Koda's wound glowing a soft gold as well as my hands.

It's working. I can't believe it's working.

"W-What're you doing?" He whispers.

Smiling, a small laugh leaving my lips as I watch in wonder.

Before I know it, I draw my hands back when the glowing subsides.

When I look to his skin, I find merely a small scar where the dagger used to be. "You healed me?" He sits up slowly, looking to me in confusion.

My shoulders slump, when I feel all the energy left in me subside and weaken. I nod my head slowly. "I told you-told you I wouldn't let you d-die."

I feel my body start to sway as my vision swirls.

"Willa?" He asks getting onto his knees in front of me.

My eyes blink slowly until they close completely with exhaustion. "Willa!" Is all I hear before I fall backwards.