Alphas Broken Mate
Chapter 14

Andrew's

POV

I feel a ping in my heart for something. It draws my attention away and I look around the room.

"Lina are you ok?" I link with her but nothing.

"Lina?" I try again.

"Rachel are you with Lina?" I ask

"No she was coming over to see you." She replies

"How long ago was that?"

"10-15 mins ago. Is she not with you?" Rachel starts to panic.

"Gamma Lucas, Lina is missing." I tell him.

"Alpha I haven't been able to replace Beta Yuri. Lina asked me to have her family escorted but the Beta hasn't been able to be removed." Lucas informs me.

"WHAT?!" I growl startling the Alphas I'm around.

"What's going in son?" My dad places a hand on my shoulder.

"We can't replace Lina and Beta Yuri is missing too." My father nods

"Alphas we have received a threat to our future Luna. We need assistance." My father asks the 4 Alphas standing around us. They all put their drinks down and look ready for whatever we ask. I love how respected my father is. "How can we help?" Alpha Todd asks.

"We need to sweep this room and see if we can replace any trace of her. Or the assailant." I say and they all nod.

"Todd start at the entrance and make your way in, enlist anyone you trust to help."

"Gerald can you start from the left side and work your way in. Leon can you work the right. My father and I will start in the back." I tell them. They all nod and go to their sides. I see people joining the Alphas in the search. My father and I make our way to the back when it hits me, her scent.

"She was here." I say to my father. I follow the scent to the back of the stage, there is a needle and syringe on the floor. I pick it up and sniff.

"Wolfsbane" I growl. Mark is raging in the back of our mind. I look at my dad he places his hand on my shoulder.

"We'll replace her son." He can tell I'm scared. He points to a door that is behind the stage, it leads into the kitchen area. We go back there and her scent is still here. We run through the kitchen and out the back door. Then I see a black car driving away. Rage over takes me and I shift and run after the car. I run as fast as I can and jump on the trunk of the car. I brake the back window and there I see Catalina laying in the back seat unconscious. Another wave of rage fills me and Mark takes hold. The driver tries to whip me off the car but Mark isn't having it. He rips off the car door and jumps in the car.

"You can kill me or you can save her. But you don't have time for both lover boy." The driver yells. The wolfsbane. How much did he give her? Mark wants to rip his throat out, but he scoops her up and darts out of the car. I run back to the pack house with Lina on my back. My father is outside, I can see him.

"Doctor I need you out front NOW!" I mindlink the pack doctor.

"Yes Alpha." He replies.

I keep running until I reach the pack house. My father takes Lina off my back and both him and the pack doctor take her inside. Murphy has come out with some clothes for me. I shift back and put on the clothes. I run into the clinic and see the doctor working on Lina. My father has stepped back. Two nurses are hooking things up and drawing blood.

"Do you know how much he gave her?" The doctor asks me.

"I-I don't know." I get out.

"Doctor, she's stopped breathing." A nurse says and the doctor starts giving her CPR.

"Get the shot ready." The doctor tells a nurse.

My mom has walked in and heads for my father, she starts crying. I hear Murphy and Rachel behind me. I'm just staring in shock. There is nothing I can do. I feel so helpless. Catalina breathe. Please! I can't lose you. Not yet. I just got you. I feel a ping in my heart, like she is being ripped from me.

"Shot ready Doctor." The nurse says. She hands him a large needle. He shoves it in her chest and injects it into her. A second later she gasps, sits up, and screams. It's so loud and ear piercing we all cover our ears in shock. She then starts glowing a warm yellow, her eyes turns purple. It only lasts for a moment before she falls back down. The doctor checks her vitals.

"She is breathing normally and her heart is fine," he tells us, "but it looks like she is in a coma. When she is ready she will wake up." My mother cries again. My father takes her out and I go to her bed side. I grab her hand, it's really warm, but nice. - Two days later -

I hear a knock and Rachel enters the room. She comes and sits on the other side of Lina and takes her hand.

"Andrew. You have to leave this room." She whispers

"No" I reply

"You haven't eaten, or slept, or showered, or changed clothes in two days." She is concerned, everyone is. My parents pleaded for me to take a break yesterday. I guess it's her turn today. "No" I say again.

"Andrew, Lina wouldn't want you to torture yourself like this." Rachel again is right. But I can't get up.

"No." I say again.

"Damn it Andrew, get out of this room." She yells and stands up.

I stand. "I'm not leaving this room until she does."

"Very well, I knew you'd be stubborn. Bring it in." She yells and the door opens, a nurse brings in another bed and a bucket of hot water and clothes.

"If you won't leave the room then you can do it here. But you will do it." Rachel narrows her eyes almost daring me to say no again. She is kinda scary for a tiny beta.

"We can do this the easy way Alpha or the hard way." Murphy says as he comes in behind the nurse. Ah the muscle.

"Fine. I will nap. But you stay with her and if she wakes up and doesn't see me first I'm going to punch you in the face." I say pointing to Murphy.

"Deal" Rachel says

"Yeah easy for you to say. You aren't getting punched in the face." Murphy says.

"Well make sure he gets up if she does and it won't happen." Rachel says.

"Now go lay down, but first sponge bathe yourself, you smell and I know Lina doesn't want to smell that. And pull the curtain no one wants to see that." Rachel basically pushes me out of the chair. I go behind the curtain and strip. I do the sponge bath. It feels good to be clean again I admit it. I put on a new set of clothes and come back out from the curtain.

"Look at you, a new man!" Rachel says with a smile. I roll my eyes and lean down and kiss Lina's forehead. "Baby I will be right over here. I love you." I whisper. I go to the extra bed and lay down. I turn to face Lina and I watch her for a bit before I close my eyes and fall dead asleep.

Rachel's POV

"He's not doing well." I say to Murphy.

"Well would you be?" He says sitting down.

"No probably not. But then again I'm not the Alpha." I say

"He's still a man babe. And she is still his mate." He is right. I know the mate bond is affecting him too.

"But hey. You got him to change clothes and clean himself up. And if those snores are any indication, you got him to sleep too. Last thing is to eat and he'll be one step closer to normal." Murphy says

"I just wish Lina would wake up. I wonder what is going on in there?" I say.

Catalina's POV

It's dark. Very dark. And empty. Where am I? Am I alive? Am I dead? Is this the after life? It's pretty boring if it is. I hear whimpering and walk toward it. It's my wolf. I start running but I don't seem to be getting any closer. "KAYLA!" I cry out. I run harder. And then like someone turns the light on, a warm yellow glow fills the space and I can see her. I come up next to her, she is hurt. "Kayla. Are you ok?" I ask

"No Lina I'm not ok. But we will be. We need time. To heal." She tells me. I place her head in my lap. The glow fades away and then everything is warm.

"Why is it warm? And what was that glow?" I ask

"The warmth is healing us. It was brought on by the glow. There are things you don't know yet, but you will." Kayla tells me.

"Are we dying?" I ask scared of the answer

"No. We can't die." Kayla says.

"Wait what? Why can't we?" I'm so confused.

"Lina in time I will tell you everything. Everything is falling into place. But I need to rest." Kayla says.

- Two days later -

Andrew's POV

I hold Lina's hand feeling her warmth. The doctors say her temperature has stayed at 106 with no change for the past 3 days. They think the fever is keeping her in the coma but they can't seem to get it to break. They also say nothing else seems to be out of the ordinary. They received the blood test results back and the amount of wolfsbane in Lina's system would have killed a large warrior wolf. They weren't sure how she was still breathing. I did not like hearing that.

It's around 5pm and all I can do and have done is sit here and wait for her to wake up. My parents, Rachel and Murphy, and even Cassie and Todd have come by to check on her over the past three days. Wake up Lina. Please! Suddenly I feel the warmth leave her hand. Oh no! What's happening? One of the machines starts to beep faster. Is she dying?

"Lina!" I yell. "Lina!"

"Why are you yelling?" Her voice sounds scratchy and airy. It's Lina. She cracks open her eye and moves her head.

"Baby!" I yell again I can't control my excitement. I bring her hand up to my mouth and kiss it.

"Andrew no yelling." She says

"Sorry baby I'm just so happy you're awake." I feel a tear escape my eye. I've never been this happy in my whole life.

"No" I say again.

"Andrew, Lina wouldn't want you to torture yourself like this." Rachel again is right. But I can't get up.

"Andrew why do you look like that? Where am I? What happened?" Lina looks around the room.

"Lina we are at the pack clinic. You were attacked at the ceremony." I say as I'm also mind linking the doctor and nurse. They come in a minute later.

"Hello Mrs. Black glad to see you are awake." The doctor comes to her side. "Would you mind if I take a look at you and see how you are recovering?" He asks her and she nods. He checks her eyes, nose, throat, ears, breathing, and reflexes. "Well my dear you seem to be the model of health. How are you feeling?" He asks.

"My head is a little foggy but nothing hurts." She says.

"Well one last thing and I'll be out of your hair." The doctor checks her temp.

"99 not bad. I will leave you two, I'm sure you'll have a lot to talk about. Oh Mrs please see if you can get him to eat." The doctor gives me a look. Then Lina gives me a look. "Thanks doc." I say as he leaves.

"What did he mean?" She looks at me then her eyes widen. "Andrew how long have I been asleep?" She looks concerned

"4 days." I say

"4 days! Are you telling me you haven't eaten in 4 DAYS?" Well it looks like she has her voice back now.

"Babe I couldn't eat with you like this." I say. She looks at me without saying anything.

Catalina's POV

"Babe I couldn't eat with you like this." He looks heart broken.

"Rachel!" I say in mind link.

"CATALINA YOU'RE AWAKE THANK GODDESS IM COMING RIGHT NOW!" She yells in my mind. I try not to make a face at the ringing in my head.

"Please don't yell. You and Andrew both yell at me the moment I'm awake. Rachel I need you to bring food. Why hasn't Andrew eaten in 4 days?" I ask

"I barely got him to bathe and change clothes. He only just started napping, nothing longer then two hours. He was a wreak." Rachel says. "I'll be right there with food."

"Thanks Rachel."

"How are you supposed to run a pack like this Andrew?" I say calmly, he looks down. I know he is hurt about what happened. I take his hand. "It doesn't do anyone any good for you to sit here and beat yourself over what happened to me."

"I didn't want you to wake up and me not be here. I didn't want to let you out of my sight again. I failed you. I let you get hurt. I'm supposed to protect you, again." I feel the pain in his words. Just then the door bursts open and Rachel and Murphy come in with a tray of food and place it in front of Andrew.

"Eat." I say. He looks at me and smiles. "Eat." I say again and he does. Rachel comes over and hugs me and sits on the bed. She goes into a full detailed account of what happened. She is a great story teller. I can't believe Yuri would do that to me.

"And get this the doctor said there was so much wolfsbane in your bloodstream that anyone else would be dead." Rachel adds. She tells me this whole story over mind link because she says Andrew is very sensitive about it.

"Kayla told me we can't die." I tell Rachel in my mind. She looks confused.

"You know it's crazy rude to be having a full on conversation while there are two other people in the room." Murphy says, feeling left out.

"Kayla told Lina they can't die." Rachel says, "I hope it's ok I told them I just blurted it out." I smile and nod. They all look at each other and then back to me.

"Was this while you were asleep?" Andrew asks. I nod. "Did she say anything else?" He asks.

"She was wounded. I held her in my lap. She said the warm yellow glow made it warm and the warmth healed us. She said there was more I need to know but in time. It only felt like a few minutes, not four days." I tell them. They keep looking at eachother. "What do you guys know? I ask.

"Have you ever heard of the legend of the white wolf?" Andrew asks. I shake my head.

"Well neither have any of us. But my father and Lucas have. They told us that one day a pure white wolf will come with a power and their pack will benefit from this power, and they will rule over all packs."

"Power, what power? There has to be other white wolves out there?" I ask

"I've never seen one, no one has." Murphy says.

"And as far as the power, we don't know either. Maybe you are immortal. That's why she said you can't die. My father said it's such an old legend no one talks about it anymore." Andrew says

"There has to be someone. Someone old we could ask and replace out more." I say. Why don't I know this about myself? Why hasn't Kayla told me? Who am I? Rule over all packs? I'm not that person. "But you are Catalina. We are."