Thaddeus POV

I'm heading over to help Alpha Michael's. He said there's a group of rogues near his Southwest border. They're not crossing into his territory, he said they're just sitting there, almost as if they're waiting for something, and no one will come forward to talk. Instead, they just sit there, facing his territory, looking bored.

So here I am, leading a group of 100 warriors in his direction. I decided it was best if we traveled in wolf form. It's faster since we can travel in a direct path.

I left Xander back at the pack house to keep an eye on Aiden, and I doubled patrols with Marcus at the western border along the river. Just in case these idiots decide to cross over into our territory.

When we arrived it was just like Michael told me. It was the weirdest thing. It looked like they were just sitting there waiting for something.

No one was making any moves to attack. They almost looked bored...

I watched Michael try to talk to them again, but no one answered. Some didn't even look at him, they were either leaning against a tree with her arms. Fold it, looking off in another direction, while others looked at us with a blank expressions.

Since they weren't in Michael's territory, and they didn't seem aggressive, or trying to attack. We couldn't really do anything, but sit and wait.

Wanting to talk to Michael, and since we're not in the same pack so I can't link him, I shift back to my human form.

"So they haven't said anything at all?" I asked.

"No, they just showed up and they've been like this ever since."

"Well, I say we give them a little bit longer, then I guess the only thing we can do is keep a strong line of men here until they either leave or tell us what they want.

As I was talking to Michael, I felt the sudden rise of panic spread through me. I looked around, confused why I felt this way before I felt a pain in the back of my neck. I reached my hand up and touched it, to see if I was bleeding. But when I pulled my hand back it was dry. Before I could say anything, I felt a sudden burning sensation spreading throughout my body before I began to feel sleepy.

"What the fuck is going on?" I mumbled, then shook my head, trying to shake the sleepiness off.

I felt Michael's hand on my shoulder as he knelt in front of me.

"What's wrong?" I shook my head as I looked at him confused.

"I don't know... Something's not right." I said, then suddenly it clicked. My eyes go wide, my head snaps in the direction of the roads just to see a smirk on their faces. Specifically, the one in the middle, who's leaning back against a tree with his arms folded, staring right at me with the biggest smirk on his face.

"This is a distraction! They're not here for you, this is Aiden I'm feeling!" I said, panicked. Feeling my chest tighten, knowing I'm too far away. If I run at top speed, I might be able to make it back in 30 minutes.

I saw the look of shock on Michael's face as he looked between me and the rogues, just before I shipped it to Zeus and took off running as fast as I could.

My heart hammered in my chest as I raced back. As soon as I was close enough. I pushed down the link, trying to get a hold of Xander, but he didn't answer it. This scared me even more and I quickly pushed on the link to one of my team leaders Leo Who I knew was closest to the pack house and told him to go check on Aiden.

The worst thing is, as soon as I was close enough, I began pushing on the link and it was almost as if he was not there. It's as if Aiden's sleeping, a very deep sleep.

The pack house comes into view, I made it back in record time, but it was too late...

I burst through the front door, making it back before Leo even arrived. As soon as I entered the pack house, I immediately saw the place was trashed. I'm not exactly sure it happened, but there was definitely a fight, a struggle of some sort that didn't last very long since all of my men were lying on the floor Unconscious.

Xander groaned as he sat up, his hand going to his head and holding it. As soon as he looked at me, he tried to stand up but collapsed. He kept trying to get up, almost frantic, but each time he fell. It was almost as if his legs weren't quite working right. He ended up crawling toward me and stopping just a few feet away.

"I'm sorry!" he choked out.

"Where's Aiden?" I asked, my voice shaking, afraid I already knew the answer.

"I'm so sorry!" he said again, as tears began to roll down his face.

"WHERE IS HE?" I screamed as loud as I could through the links, causing everyone in the room to flinch and bare their necks. My Alpha aura rolls off of me in waves as I lose control of it.

"They... They took him." he choked out.

I shifted back to my human form, collapsing to the ground with tears streaming down my face. My heart shattered into a million pieces, my chest tightening as it becomes harder to breathe.

"What happened?" I asked, My voice breaking as I struggled not to cry, but failing as the tears streamed down my face.

"They had dart guns that knocked us out. As soon as we were hit with the darts, we couldn't even use the link for help. I was able to keep fighting them for a few moments, but it knocked us out fast... I was barely conscious, but I watched them drag him out and I couldn't even move or do anything about it... I'm so sorry!" Xander said before he broke down crying.

I reached back and grabbed the table that was just behind me against the wall and threw it across the room as I screamed as loud as I could.

I shifted and then took off out the front door, desperately trying to pick up their scent.

As I ran out the front door, I immediately linked my trackers, wanting them to try to find his scent and locate him.

It was hard to find his scent since it was so windy, but I found it. It was faint, but I lost it on the main road.

Zeus almost went crazy, we practically ran in circles. Which direction he sent went once we made it to the road. But it's impossible if they stuck them in a car and drove off, his scent is sealed inside that car now.

Zeus threw his head to the sky, and howled a painful howl, before ducking back into the woods and running as fast as he could.

He didn't have a direction, my poor wolf was losing it. He was panicked, desperate, and felt like he was dying as he raced through the woods.

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Aiden's POV

I was bored, so I thought I would go downstairs and try to find something to do. I needed to get my mind off of Thaddeus, I was worried that he went to Michael's with all those rogues there.

Rogues scare me. I know he's strong and can take care of himself, but I can't help but worry about him. And sitting up here alone isn't helping. I find myself constantly thinking of him, so looking for a distraction I head out of our apartment and decide to take the stairs instead of the elevator since I'm not going down with Thaddeus.

I made it just past the third floor before someone grabbed me from behind and I felt a pinch in my neck.

Whatever that pinch was, almost had an immediate effect on me, and I couldn't even feel my wolf.

The person that was holding me from behind, spun me around and pulled me flush against their chest. He tightened his grip and held me even tighter as he leaned forward and buried his face in my neck.

"I've got you now, little one.

Your Alpha can't save you now!" He said then licked my cheek as his hand went down between us, and cupped me, squeezing my dick almost painfully.

Tears streamed down my face, and my heart hammered in my chest as I realized who it was and what was going on... It's Eric.

I felt the burning sensation flow through my body, from whatever he injected into my neck. I tried pushing him away, but my arms felt so weak. I tried to scream, but his hand instantly covered my mouth. I couldn't feel my wolf or my powers.

I feel my body go limp in his arms, almost as if I'm paralyzed, but I'm still awake. I can't even move my head as it flops to the side.

Eric grabs my face and turns it toward him. He moves his face closer, I can see his lips moving but I can't hear what he's saying. It sounds muffled and far away.

I can smell his breath, feel his hot breath fanning my face as he talks before I pass out.

....

I struggled to wake up, my eyes felt so heavy, and I struggled to open them. My body hurts and feels so weak I can barely even move it.

I finally managed to move my feet and toes a little bit, but I could barely feel my hands, and my wrists were killing me.

I can tell I'm hanging from the ceiling. I know the sensation all too well. My arms are above my head, my hands shoulder-width apart. My wrist hurts from the metal digging in from supporting my body, and my toes are barely touching the ground.

I finally managed to open my eyes and lift my head. Everything's blurry at first, and I blink my eyes, trying to clear my vision. Once everything finally comes into focus, I look around and nothing looks familiar, I don't know where I am.

I frantically start looking around more as reality sets in. My heart is pounding in my chest, my eyes sting and burn and my chest tightens. I feel the hot tears sting before rolling down my cheeks. My chest rapidly rises and falls, but yet each breath feels empty.

"No no no, this can't be! No, this can't be!" I said as I break down crying. I haven't felt this alone in so long, I don't feel my link to the pack, I don't feel my link to him, to Thaddeus. This tells me I'm definitely not home anymore, I'm nowhere near home.

My stomach drops when I hear the doorknob turn before hearing the footsteps of someone walking down the stairs.

My body tenses up, scared of who I'm going to see rounds that corner. I don't know why, but I have a feeling it's much worse than Eric.

"Well, well, well... Look who's awake," Jackson says once he comes into view.

My stomach drops and I feel the bile rise in my throat. Still too weak to move, not like it would do any good hanging from these chains.

I hang there from the ceiling, helpless as I watch Jackson approach.

"Look at you! You sure have plumped up in all the right places," he said, practically purring as he brushed up against me, rubbing his nose against the right side of my face and neck.

"Looks like they've been feeding you well there huh," Jackson says.

I close my eyes tight as he rubs his face in my neck harder, inhaling my scent, I feel his nose and lips against my neck, and I fight the urge to vomit but I swallow it back.

He takes a step back and runs his hand over my bare chest. I don't know why I'm just now realizing it, but that explains why I'm cold. I'm literally hanging here and nothing but boxers.

Someone has taken everything off of me except my boxers. I feel my skin prickle with goosebumps under his touch. But not because I'm enjoying it, but because I'm cold and disgusted by him.