I yelled at Blade and he started running faster than he ever had. We were back at the house within three minutes and quickly shifted before heading in. I ran up to our room only to see it empty, I looked in the closet and saw half her clothes were gone, the bag that lay here before, it was gone too.
"WHERE IS SHE?" I growled loud enough to wake up the dead.
"She's gone." Alex said, standing by the door frame.
"I CAN SEE THAT. WHERE THE FUCK DID SHE GO?" I growled while walking up to my brother, grabbing him by the throat and lifting him off the floor.
"Hurting me isn't going to bring her back!" He said, unfazed by my hold, he was upset too. I let go and he dropped back to his feet, he straightened his t-shirt and started walking over to the nightstand.
"She left with Natasha earlier. I had noticed her weird behavior, but I tried not to read too much into it. Then today with he rogue attack, not many rouges or wolves, in general, are suicidal enough to step foot onto this territory. Yet a dozen came? I knew that something was up so I came looking for her and that's when I saw her, with Natasha and a bag in hand. She also left this." Alex said taking an envelope from the nightstand and handing it over.
I grabbed it and saw that my name was written on it. Was this her goodbye letter? A fucking letter?
I felt my face heating up with rage, and my shoulders taking a predatory bow, my eyes were black and everyone in front of me became an enemy.
'You need to calm down'
DON'T TELL ME WHAT THE FUCK TO DO!
'James, you need to breathe, you're an Alpha'
Who just lost his mate
'We haven't lost her, she'll be back. Read the letter and you will understand'
I decided too listen too Blade and took a few deep breaths. He was right, I'm an Alpha. Regardless of the circumstances, I can't lose my temper or I will lose control over everything. I will become feared instead of respected, the one thing I swore would never happen.
I looked at my brother and the warriors standing by the door, when suddenly they were pushed aside by two frantic shewolves. My sister and Lisa. They entered the room in a hurry and it looked like the air was punched out of Amber's lungs.
She stared at the emptied closet and at my angry expression and quickly put the pieces together.
"She's gone." Amber said in a sigh.
I was still holding the letter from Avery. Alex had his and I'm guessing there was one for Amber as well. "What's that?" Amber said as she reached for the letter that I held so tightly.
I jerked my hand back, not wanting her to take it, too touch it. Why? I don't know, this was the last thing I had from Avery and hopefully, there was some kind of explanation in it.
Amber looked at me with a frown.
"I think there's one for you too, check your room." Alex said as he waved his letter. Amber quickly left to go check, and not two minutes had gone before she came back. With the letter in hand.
"Have you guys read yours?" We shook our heads.
"Could everybody please leave?" I asked the people in my room, including my siblings.
"Alpha, what do we tell the pack? That our Luna has left us-"
"You tell them nothing." I grolwed making everyone wince at the authority that I exuded.
"My apologies Alpha." Damon said, bowing his head.
"Please. Leave." I ordered this time.
They all turned around and walked out. Lisa and Amber held hands while the others hung their heads. This loss wasn't only felt by me. But it was more excruciating for me than for others.
I walked over to the seating area and poured myself a drink. I then went and sat on the floor where Avery and I had sat the morning of Christmas eve.
Staring at the letter, I finally decided to open it.
To James,