Enslaved By The Alpha
Chapter 108

~GABRIELLA-

"Have you seen Kane anywhere?" I ask Arthur.

I've been looking everywhere for my friend, but I couldn't replace her. I thought that replaceing Kane would lead me to her, but I couldn't replace either of them. That was not a good sign. It could never be a good thing when they were both missing at a time like this. Kane was pissed after seeing her with Griffin, but that didn't mean he would kidnap her and disappear with her. He wouldn't do something like that.

Something else must have happened. I watched every single person that exited the yacht, and I still couldn't replace either one of them. I don't know why I didn't follow Kane when I saw him storming after Griffin and her. I thought I was doing the right thing by giving them time alone. I was wrong.

"No," Arthur says. "I've searched the entire boat as you asked me to. I didn't see either one of them."

"Griffin!" Arthur shouts to his friend.

He comes running towards us, "is something wrong?"

"We can't replace Kane and our friend anywhere," I explain. "I think you were the last person to see them. Did anything happen while you were there? Did Kane do anything out of the way?"

He scratched the back of his neck; the look on his face told me I was not about to like his response. "I pretended that I was going to kiss her. I knew Kane was watching; that's why I did it. Kane got pissed and tried to strangle me. She tried to stop him, and it worked; he let me go. That's the last time I saw them. I left them so that they could have a conversation with each other. I'm not sure what happened after that. I don't understand how they both can go missing without a trace. Are you sure you checked everywhere?" Arthur nods, "there isn't an inch on that boat I didn't search. Gabriella checked everyone exiting the yacht as well. She is positive that none of them happened to be Kane and our friend. They're both missing."

Griffin looks restless, "I'll see what I can do. We must replace them."

He doesn't waste any time. I watch as he starts barking out orders.

I squeeze my temples as I try to think of where they might be.

My eyes fell on Maya, and I saw the smirk on her face. She wasn't looking at me, but she seemed too happy for my comfort. Her expression made me feel uneasy. She knew what had happened to them. I could feel it.

I narrow my eyes. I will beat the truth out of her if it's the last thing I do!

I only make one step towards her when Arthur grabs hold of my arm and pulls me backward.

"What do you think you're doing?" He asks me.

"I need to replace out what she did to them." I snap. "She looks too happy. I know she has something to do with their disappearance."

Arthur tightens his grip on me, "we will replace them, but you can't risk her replaceing out that you know she isn't the real Maya. We don't know what else she has planned. Austin and his family still think she is their real sister. Confronting her now will be like walking into a death trap."

"What should we do then?" I demand from him.

"Let's talk to the others." He tells me. "They need to know what's happening. We will have to organize a search to look for them."

"But where could they be?" I demand. "If they're not on the boat, there is only one other thing that could have happened to them."

I didn't want to think that they'd fallen off the yacht. But that was the only option left. Neither of them would willingly jump off.

"What's wrong?" Austin asks as he joins us after Arthur signals for him to come over.

"We can't replace Kane and the girl that stays with us." He explains to him. "They aren't on the boat. There is no sign of them in the water either. The sea is rough. I'm not sure what happened. We will have to search the island. If we are lucky, we will be able to replace them."

"How is that even possible?" Austin asks. "And why did only those two go missing?"

Arthur gives me a look, and I remain quiet. There is no use telling him about their relationship.

"I'm not sure," Arthur says. "But we need to start the search now."

Austin nods, and I watch as they both walk off to inform the others.

I close my eyes and take deep breaths. We had to replace them. And soon.

~AUSTIN-

"Where could they be?" I ask James. Roman was sleeping in my arms, and I didn't want to do anything that could wake him.

It was hours since we'd last seen Kane and the girl. Why did they both disappear at the same time? And why did Gabriella and Arthur seem suspicious when I asked them this same question? Was something going on that I didn't know about? It felt like they were keeping something essential from us. I knew that I didn't have time to press them on the matter, and that's why I let it go without saying anything else. But it was still on my mind.

"I don't know, but it's going to be hard to replace them in the dark." James mumbles. "I don't understand how two people could just disappear from a boat."

"I want to speak to you." Maya interrupts us.

"This isn't the right time, Maya," I tell her. "We are in the middle of searching for your mate. Don't you want us to replace and bring him back safely to you? You've been through enough; I don't want anything else to hurt you. As much as I don't like Kane, I know you love him, and I will do everything I can to bring him back to you."

"This is important." She shouts. "I need you to hear what I have to say. It's about Kane, and it's about that woman he went missing with!"

I paused; I didn't like the tone of her voice. I know she's probably just frustrated that he's gone missing, but I also felt like there was something else going on here. It felt like she was trying to hint that something was happening between them both. James looks at me, and we both stop what we were doing to hear what else she had to tell us.

"I've been noticing since I came back into Kane's life he's been acting strangely. He doesn't look at me the way that he used to. At times I feel like there is no love in his eyes. He's distanced himself from me. I'm sure that he no longer cares for me." She confessed. "I didn't want to say anything before because I was scared I was wrong. I didn't want a repeat of last time. And so, I kept the pain to myself, but I can't keep it in anymore."

"Are you sure?" James asks.

She nods, "this isn't all I have to tell you. There is more, and it concerns him and that woman."

My body stills, "what about them?"

A tear rolls down her cheek, and my heart squeezes in my chest. What the f**k did that bastard do? Why does he have Maya still crying after all this time? He promised to be a better f*****g mate to her. Then why the f**k is my sister sad right now? "I've been noticing the way he looks at her. At first, I thought it was nothing." She says, and each word sends my heart pounding with rage. "I dismissed it at first. After everything he's put me through, I was sure that he wouldn't do anything to hurt me again. It turns out that I was wrong. Kane has been cheating on me with her. He's been going to her room back at home; I saw them together. I know he's doing more than just going into a room with her. I saw them kiss. They've probably already done more than that. I confronted him about it, but he didn't try to deny it. Instead, he said that he would make it up to me. He promised that he wouldn't be with her anymore. Tonight, I decided to tell you because I realized that it wasn't over between them. It's why they snuck off to be alone. This is just their way to be together."

I'm going to f*****g kill that bastard when I see him. This time was different. This time Maya would not beg me to save his life. And even if she did, I would not listen.

I will kill that son of a b***h.

Roman stirs in my arms, "I'll have to take him to Lucy. Then we're going to replace Kane, and we will get rid of him once and for all."

Maya extends her hands towards me, "I can take Roman to Lucy for you. I don't want to be there when you hurt Kane. Even though I'm angry about what he did, I'm not going to be able to see you hurt him. It will still hurt me. I understand now that I should have left you to deal with him the first time. I was wrong. You were right, Austin. He was never any good for me."

I give Roman to Maya after kissing his cheek. I wait for her to leave as Lucas joins us.

"What's happening?" He asks as he sees the look on my face. "Don't tell me something is up again. I thought we were finally about to have a peaceful trip without any problems."

"I'm going to murder him," I growl.

"Who?" Lucas asks. He didn't hear anything Maya just said to me. "And why was Maya crying when she left? What am I missing?"

"It turns out that Kane has been cheating on Maya with the girl he disappeared with," James growls.

Lucas looks surprised, "the woman with no name? That's crazy; she seems like a kind girl. Is Maya sure that's what she saw?"

"Do you think Maya would mistake something that serious?" I demand. "I knew I never liked him. Since the beginning, he's done nothing but hurt Maya. This time he's crossed the limit. I'm not going to let anyone stop me from hurting him anymore. He's finally going to get what he deserves." "Where do you think we could replace them?" James asks. "They could be anywhere on this island."

"I can't believe he would hurt Maya again," Lucas whispers. "How could he do that to my sister? How could he do that to our sister? Did he not learn his lesson the last time he was almost killed?"

"He hasn't," James says as he grabs his dagger. "We're going to replace them faster if we shift. But we need to catch them in the act. We can't give them the chance to make up any excuses."

"You're right," I say. "We need to see it for ourselves. This way, we can explain to our wives why we got rid of the a*****e."

"What will we do about the girl?" Lucas asks. "Is she not pregnant? She cannot be harmed."

I didn't want to harm her. My body still felt weird around her, and my heart begged me to protect her. The last time I didn't listen to my heart, I paid for my actions. This time I would be forced to listen. She was pregnant, like Lucas said. We wouldn't hurt her. Kane was the only one that was going down tonight. He was to blame. He was the main culprit. And he would f*****g pay once and for all.

I sigh, "we will decide what to do with her when we replace them." I tell Lucas.

"Are you ready to beat that motherfucker?" James asks.

"Ready as I'll ever be."