Broken Mates
Chapter 6

"No. I took them!, but when everything quieted down, I stopped taking them" poor Even explained. Jones sighed and shook his head.

"I told you to keep taking them until I said you didn't need them. What's wrong now"

"Jake" Even said in a low voice, "And who's Jake?" Dr Jones asked in a curious tone.

"Jake is Tristan's friend. He's in a bad shit and needs help"

"And?"

"And every time I hear about him, my body reacts, my mind, my wolf, he wants me to replace him. To claim him. He says Jake is my mate" Even said the last part in a low voice.

"Do you think he's your mate?" Dr Jones asked, studying Even like a professional phycologists. Though he wasn't.

"I....I don't know. We will only know if we replace Jake"

"You're right, we will only know if we replace Jake, until then, please start taking the medicines again" Jones said, earning a slow nod from Even.

So, this is what Even's illness is about. You know some werewolves don't always replace their mates right? Some also get rejected while others replace themselves love, someone who wasn't their mates because they couldn't bare to live alone.

Few werewolves who doesn't replace their mates lose their sanity. Few, please note, I said few. Few wolves end up with this illness. Their bodies, mind, wolf, some's hearts even react to some people. Forcing them to think that those people are their mates whilst they're not.

They can even react to someone's mate and we all know this leads to a big problem. You can't go claiming someone's mate as yours. This just isn't done. Only if you want to lose your life.

But Even was different. The guy hasn't even lived that long so why was it that he had this illness? Even Chris and Colten who has lived for centuries didn't have this illness. Well, Colten wasn't a werewolf, he was a dragon but still, why did he (Even) have it? He hasn't even lived up to 100years. Why? No one knew. I don't know.

But I do know the solution. The solution to this illness is replaceing your real mate. Your one true mate, Only then, will you be free. But, how are you going to do that if you keep replaceing some random people as your mate? How? You know when the person feels the same way as you do. This was Lvan's answer, Marie's answer, was Chris's answer and lastly, it was also Dr Jones answer.

But for how long? How long was he going to live like this? Going around and claiming random people as your mate, claiming someone's mate as his own. It was hard. Very hard and none of them knew what he was going through. "Thank you Dr Jones" Even said with a fake smile which Jones saw through. He felt really bad for Even and sincerely hoped Jake really was his mate. Or else, Even might go berserk again and they would need to chain him, again.

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The meeting was about to start everyone was here, except Alan who was playing with Andrews and his new favorite pet, Even who took his medicines and was now resting.

The employees who wasn't part. Sebastian and Corey who were busy searching for the escapee, Four, and Zane who was watching over Mr Secks in the basement, underground, prison cell, whatever you think suits best.

So, the meeting included these people, the alpha Lvan Ash and his mate Tristan, his parents, Marie Ash and Jack Ash, his brother Rex, his beta, Chris and their friends Colten and Roy.

"Four still hasn't been found? No news about him?" Lvan asked. Chris shook his head. "No news"

"That old man is a snake" Rex stated, his fist clenched. "I'm scared Lvan, what if he's planning something bad?"

Lvan pulled Tristan into his arms, "Is okay. He can't do anything and if he does, I will protect you, okay?"

Tristan nodded in Lvan's arms though he still felt unease. He had this bad feeling and every time he had this kind of bad feeling, something bad always happened.

"About Jake"

Thump! Thump!

Thump! Thump!

Thump! Thump!

Was the sound of their heart beats, that familiar pleasant sensation they experienced this afternoon again. Their bodies felt hot and they were lightheaded. They felt like they were burning in a lava. What the f**k?! Just the hearing of Jake's name was doing this to them, what were they going to do if they met him. What was going to happen to them.

Both Chris and Colten swallowed hard at the thought. Even so, they were impatient and in a hurry, to meet Jake.

"Colten and Roy will be leaving tomorrow for him. We can't delay anymore" Ivan said and looked at his mate who was happily smiling and with a grateful look.

Colten couldn't wait. He couldn't wait to figure out why he had the same feelings he had for Chris for Jake too. He didn't even know the guy, haven't met him before, yet, he felt the same way he felt for Chris, for him too. He couldn't wait to figure this feeling out. And, he couldn't wait to meet this Jake.

"I want to go too" Chris suddenly voiced out, drawing everyone's attention. Colten thought Chris wanted to go because of him. So they could be alone and talk but he didn't want to talk. Not now, not when he had these feelings for Jake.

But that wasn't the case, Chris wanted to go because he wanted to meet Jake. He also wanted to figure out these feelings he had for him but of course, Colten didn't know that because he couldn't read minds.

"What? You want to leave me Chris? *Tsk, and here I thought I had a beta" Ivan rolled his eyes. "Is not like that alpha, I......." Chris didn't get to finish his sentence when he got a call from an unknown number, getting everyone's attention. The song "Anti-romanic" (by TXT, a k-pop group) playing. It was actually his ringing tone.

"Who is it?" Lvan asked, looking on the screen. "An unknown number? Don't pick it" Ivan immediately added, worried it might be Tristan's former alpha, trying to track him down or trying to make his night miserable.

"But it could also be Jake" Tristan answered, getting both Chris and Colten's full attention. Jake, it could be Jake. They might finally get to hear his voice. However, they were sure it wouldn't be enough to satisfy their desire to see him.

"I haven't been able to get into contact with him for weeks now" Tristan said in a worried tone. "Okay, pick it before he hangs up. And put it on speaker" Ivan said, though he still didn't feel right about the call.

With no hesitation, Tristan picked up the call and put it on speaker, just like Lvan said, "Hello?" Tristan asked. It took a second before the breathing of someone was replaced by "Hello? Tristan? Is Jake" It was Jake's voice, totally blowing the worlds of Chris and Colten. Jake's voice sounded smooth, cool and sweet in their ears but he also sounded scared.

The last thought immediately shattered their worlds into pieces. They were now nervous, worried, they were practically panicking. They even wanted to snatch the phone out of Tristan's hand and speak with Jake themselves. Assure him everything was going to be okay and that they were coming for him.

But they couldn't do that. They can't.

"Jake, what's wrong?" Tristan worriedly asked. In fact, they were worried and eager to know what was going on.

"Help me Tristan, I'm scared. They....they" said a scared and helpless Jake, breathing heavily and coughing through the phone.

"Where are you?" Colten who couldn't keep quiet anymore asked.

Hearing his (Colten) voice, Jake quieted down, only his breathing could be heard once again. They begun to panic, thinking something bad happened to him.Thinking he fainted or something.

But then, Jake's voice came through again, "Who are you?" He asked Colten.

"We'll talk about that when we meet. Now tell us where you are, we will come get you"

Silence again. Jake was quiet again. It was like he was thinking about something but Colten couldn't be so sure, he wasn't there after all. "Jake?" Tristan said.

"We're still in Rid Pack but I don't know if we will be here for long. And.....and I'm sorry, Tristan, Zac and Al was sold. I don't know where they are" Jake broke down, crying. Colten wanted to hold him, hug him, comfort him and tell him it was okay but he couldn't. Because he wasn't there.

Lvan watched his mate as tears streamed down his eyes. Tears! F**k! He didn't like seeing Tristan cry at all. "Sorry, Tristan, I have to go, they're coming!"

"We'll be coming for you, trust us, trust me" Colten said. Jake was silent again but that was only for a second, "Okay" he said and hanged up.

The phone slid down from Tristan's hand and he hugged Ivan, crying. Lvan stroked his back, comforting him. "Is okay, is okay" he said to assure him. Everyone watched Tristan as he cried like never before. Why wouldn't he? He just lost his family, his two blood brothers were sold and no one knew where they were.

Colten got up and left in anger. No one pay him attention but Chris. He knew what happened to Tristan's brothers was something to be angry about but he couldn't help but think that, it wasn't just about Tristan's brothers. Could it be........Jake?