The Lost One

Chapter 11

Richards's deafening roar filled the room as Olivia's finger tips brushed against Aislinn's arm, the pencil she had been holding dropped as her body went rigid for a moment before she was suddenly jerking away as if in sudden horrendous pain. Before Olivia could try and touch her again she was throwing her body violently away from the woman and across the bed. Not stopping at the edge Aislinn threw herself from the bed landing hard on the carpeted floor between the two in the room.

Pushing herself flat against the floor her breath coming out in sharp pants as she moved so she was pressed hard against the furthest bedframe her body rigid and her eyes tightly closed.

Richard had finally reached Olivia and had wrapped his arms around her waist pulling her back and away from the bed, the action causing the woman to panic as she began to scream and fight in his grasp. Kaiden put himself between them and the bed while trying to shout over the woman's screams and Richard's shouting.

"Calm down Olivia! OLIVIA I need you to calm down! Richard isn't going to hurt you!" Kaiden commanded in his most steady voice, he was trying to reign in his own panic and anger, while fighting the instinct to comfort his mate. The violent and suddenness of her reaction was burned into his vision, the way she had reacted to the barest hint of a touch was truly terrifying. Turning his head quickly he looked at his second, "Aus is she okay?" his tone boarding on pleading.

He waited his hands still up in front of him, his body still between Olivia and his mate while he ignored her struggles against Richard's restraints for the moment, he couldn't give this women his attention until he knew his mate was okay. Or at least as okay as she could be. He didn't know if she was ever truly okay, not after that.

Austin took a careful step towards the frozen figure on the floor, her limbs and back rigid and hard, her arms wrapped protectively around her head while small shudders raced over her frame making her seem so much smaller than normal. Her presence was usually so overwhelming that he had never really noticed just how delicate and small of a creature she really was. He paused at the ends of the beds not wanting to encroach on what had become her safe space he crouched so his elbows rested on his knees, watching the terrified figure on the floor he listened to her hitched breathing, physically she seemed okay, not hurt merely incredibly terrified if not completely withdrawn. Looking up at his alpha's concerned and worried face he nodded his head and for a moment he let him completely into his mind-link letting his alpha see and hear what he was witnessing. It was enough of a reassurance that Kaiden's face softened slightly and he was able to turn and face Olivia.

She was still fighting desperately to get out of Richard's grasp but her screams had reduced to sobs, her eyes wide with fear.

Kaiden put on his gentlest voice he could muster, throwing a sharp glance cutting off Richard's shouting at the poor woman which were helping no one. "Olivia I need you to calm down. If you calm down Richard will let you go." The words seemed to work because she suddenly went limp, her chest heaving with the force of her sobbing but she stopped fighting. Another look from Kaiden had Richard dropping his arms and taking a step backwards. However none missed the fact that he hovered close enough to grab the woman even with Kaiden still in front of her, just in case she attempted to touch his mate again.

"Look I'm sorry we scared you. We didn't get a chance to explain. I need you to keep calm and listen okay?" He looked at the woman trying to weigh her stability at the moment. Hesitantly she looked at him and nodded. He smiled at her gently even after the hell she had endured she was pulling herself together, she was strong. He objectively looked her over for the first time. Now showered and cleaned up he saw that she a couple inches taller than his mate probably around 5'9" average for she-wolves, they were a tall species and large species by nature they needed to be to ensure their safety and survival. Her light brown hair hung to just past her shoulders in soft waves, and her brown eyes shone with flecks of gold. The t-shirt and boxers she wore did little to hide the natural curves of her figure, although her arms and legs were toned and muscular, she had trained and hard. All werewolves were in shape it would be hard to not be, however females tended to be slightly softer unless they had joined a detail; security, guard, patrol, runner then they trained as hard if not harder than their male counterparts. Werewolf society was not as progressive as humans, the animal side was to aggressive and prominent however if unmated females or mated with their mates consent wanted to they were able to join in the protection of the pack. Kaiden's pack had a number of she-wolves in their ranks and he was not oblivious to the signs. This she wolf was ranked and by the look of it she was high and she was unmated, meaning she got there either through her father or brothers but kept it through sheer force. She was not one to underestimate.