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Josie POV Sitting there trying to quell the nerves in my stomach, I sit back as the omega pushes the food to me. I look at her with a frown and shake my head no. “You have to,” she whispers. “Why?” I ask confused as to why she would care. “If you do not eat, he will punish me,” she continues to whisper. Looking at her I simply sit in shock. What has he come to? Tim was never this way before. He tried to be intimidating at times, but overall, he was always a happy go lucky kind of guy. I remember when he had found his mate. He was completely in awe of her; however, she quickly told him she had other plans. Wendy had been his mate. But she was involved with my brother at the time. She wanted power and Eric had it as the Rogue King. Tim took a backseat but never gave up hope she would eventually accept him. She tried to reject him, but he refused the rejection. He would have suffered with her having affairs with other men. Particularly
Sam POV We had been running in our wolf forms for what seemed like longer than a couple hours. The terrain was rough. I could not imagine them carrying Josie all this way to secure her away from being found. There must be a road access that was not shown on the maps I had researched. We were almost to the location I hoped to find Josie at. I felt more anxious the closer we got to the site. I did not know why. I never faltered when it came to combat. I embraced it and excelled at it. I toyed with the idea of sharing the concern I had about Lana injecting me with something; however, every time I went to share the information with Jack and Adam, I was met with resistance. Like something invisible was holding me back from releasing the words and concerns I had from my conscious mind. I started to wonder if there was not a spell or some type of command that was released when it entered my body. I was getting angrier at the thought of being co
Sam POV I was broken for Jack. His mate, Sarah, was passed out in his arms. And he could do little to help her. The only thing that might help is with the bond between mates he can take some of her pain away or lessen some of the pain Sarah was experiencing. But we needed to get her help right away. I mind-link the warrior I sent out to try and find a vehicle, he replies quickly that he found a few SUVs with keys in them. “Jack, we need to get her to Jenna,” I say to him as I try to help him up. “I can hold her until you are standing,” I offer but he growls at me. Wolves were possessive of their mates and finding his mate in this condition would increase his natural instincts to protect his mate from further harm. Adam and I move behind Jack and put our arms through his arms pulling him into a standing position. He did not release Sarah from his arms. Josie had run to the room she had stayed in and grabbed a blanket so it could be wrapp
Jack POV Listening to Josie share the limited information she knew about Sarah caused me to feel rage inside. I was sure her and Jenna could tell I was getting angrier. I wanted to remain calm for my mate but knowing what she endured was killing me. As we stood there, I noticed Josie had gone silent and started to sway beside me. I quickly realized she was going to pass out. Reaching out I grab Josie before she hits the ground. I swing her up into my arms as Jenna calls for a nurse to come and take Josie to another room. I could not leave Sarah so I mind-linked both Sam and Adam. Sam was back while Adam had left to deal with a Pack issue. I called him into the room passing Josie over to him. He looked reluctant to take her, but I did not care. I had my mate to worry about right now. The nurse led them away to another room as I turned back to see Jenna starting to remove the clothes from Sarah’s small body. “You should not be here, Jack,
Sam POV It bothered me that I could not be honest with everybody. I had tried to speak to Josie, but again I was blocked from speaking. As I walk out of Josie’s room, I see Adam standing outside the room Jenna is in. “Any word on Sarah?” I ask Adam. He shakes his head, “No, only that she has been abused and will take time to heal,” Adam says. “Is she going to heal on her own, or is Jenna going to try and help that?” I ask him. I know he will be anxious. Nobody knows what healing will do to the pup Jenna is carrying. “She is waiting to tell me what she plans to do for her physical body, but she does not know what she can do for the mental scars that Sarah has suffered,” Adam replies. “I have our head warriors working on tracking Tim. Jack is losing his mind knowing Tim is still alive,” Adam adds. I feel a sense of guilt, “I am sorry I was not able to stop him,” I say to Adam shaking my head. Adam looks at me, “I know you tried your best,
Sarah POV I had not expected to wake this quickly. I knew it had not been long since I had been captured. I simply wished I was still asleep so I could avoid the awkwardness that surrounds me in this moment. I wanted my brother. He was safe. I could rely on him. I needed to get word to him that I was alive. “Do you want some water?” the man asks me. I nod my head. He passes me a glass with a straw. I take a long sip of the cold water. It soothes my sore throat. He takes it away from me, “Better take it easy. Drinking too much could make you sick,” he says as he places the glass back on the table beside the bed. He did not say mate back to me. Is he already planning on rejecting me? I would accept the rejection. He deserved a mate that would be able to trust and embrace him. Right now, I could not begin to trust anyone. I had secrets that could destroy me if people learned about them. As it was, I was almost destroyed because the R
Josie POV I laid there after Sam left choking back the tears that threatened to fall. I refused to waste tears on him. He clearly had not wasted any on me. I hated how this hurt. It was easier when I always felt pain, then this would not have seemed different and perhaps would have been less noticeable. I dozed off and on until Doctor Rivers returned to see me. “How are you feeling Josie?” he asks me gently. The way I imagine a caring father would ask his child how they are. “I feel fine now that I am away from that bastard,” I reply honestly. He nods his head. “You are dehydrated but I am happy to advise you have no side effects from the wolfsbane he injected into you. I want to keep you here for another day so I can continue your IV treatment,” he shares with me. I am relieved to hear that news but have a question for him, “If that is the case, why have I not heard from Alexis, my wolf?” I ask him cautiously. Doctor Rivers looks at me
Josie POV I wanted that bastard to come after me. I wanted to destroy him. For what he did to everyone, including Sarah. I knew she was important, and I am glad she turned out to be Jack’s mate. I only wished I had been able to do more to help her. Getting revenge for her and Jack will be a gift from me to them. “What else happened?” Jenna asks me. “When I was being taken to him at the altar, I was sprayed with something; it affected Alexis, my wolf,” I share with her. “Sprayed?” she repeats. “Yes, Doctor Rivers is testing my blood now; he suspects he knows what it is. But he is concerned,” I share with her. “He should be, if it is what he thinks it is, it can have an impact on who you and your wolf think is your mate,” Jenna says. She looks scared. “Do you feel anything for Tim?” she asks me. I look at her bewildered by her question. “Absolutely not, why would you ask me such a thing?!?” I demand. “Because it is a subtle