CHAPTER 34 ALPHA JACKSONâS POV Edward and I were left standing in that cabin staring at the empty space where Taylor was just standing with that fae. They were gone. Disappeared in an instant, without us even being able to get to her in time. I tried. I really tried. I stood in shock while Edward ran to the spot to see if there was any sign that was left behind but there was nothing. She was just gone. I couldnât believe it. Taylor chose to leave with the fae. All I had to say were those simple words. That I accepted her. And I couldnât even do that. Why the hell couldnât I tell her that I accepted her? What is wrong with me? Now Iâve lost her, possibly forever.
No. I wasnât going to accept that. I wasnât losing my mate. I was going to find her and bring her back. I turned to the front door and ran outside without saying anything.
I ran at full speed through town until I stopped outside her motherâs house, and I ran up to the front door and barged in without even knocking. Avery and Isaac were both in the kitchen and both jumped out of their seats when they saw me standing there. I must have looked crazed. My wolf was pushing his way to the front. I was dripping with sweat, and I could feel myself starting to lose control.
âAlpha. Is everything alright?â Isaac asked.
âAvery. What do you know about a fae called Layla?â I asked.
âLayla. Oh my god, I havenât heard that name in years. Sheâd have to be in her late 20âs by now. Sheâs an orphan. Vincent, Taylorâs father had been taking care of her until she was old enough to take care of herself. Why?â Avery asked.
âShe just took Taylor. They said something about Layla being Taylorâs guardian.â I spat out at her.
âHer guardian. Did they mention how long Layla had been her guardian?â Avery asked stepping closer to me.
âBy the sounds of it, a long time.â I growled.
âOh my god. Vincent knows that Taylor is his daughter. Heâs known for a long time by the sound of it or he wouldnât have assigned her a guardian. Where did she take Taylor?â Avery asked.
âThey held hands and disappeared right in front of me. I donât know where they went.â I growled so loud that the windows shook.
And Avery held on to Isaac out of fear.
âWell, if thatâs what happened then she took her to Morda.â Avery says.
âWhat is Morda?â I demanded pushing my Alpha Aura out so that she couldnât lie. I could see the sweat forming on Averyâs face and the pain that she was starting to experience.
âItâs the fae realm.â Avery managed to get out.
âHow do I get there?â I asked.
âYou canât. Not without a fae. They need to take you there.â Avery says falling to her knees in pain.
âAlpha, please. She didnât do this. Please release her from the Alpha Aura. She will tell you anything.â Isaac pleaded with me.
But I looked at him and growled. I wasnât going to take any chances to get Taylor back.
âWhy would she leave?â I demanded.
âEveryone knows that. Because you wouldnât accept her.â Avery whimpered on the ground.
âAre you saying that this is my fault?â I growled stepping closer. But Isaac stood in front of Avery.
âNo. Of course, itâs not your fault. No one knew that this was going to happen. But it did. She was upset today at school.
Everyone heard about it. About you and her having that fight and her announcing that you two were mates but you wouldnât reject her or let any other man have her.â Isaac explains.
âHow do you get in contact with her father?â I demanded looking at Avery.
âI donât. I havenât spoken to him since Taylor was 2. Thatâs when I faked the DNA test.â Avery admitted.
âAre there still faeries left on earth?â I asked.
âI think so. But Iâm not sure.â Avery says.
âStart looking for one. I am getting her back.â I demanded as I turned around and left the house.
I walked out into the cool air but I couldnât calm down. My wolf was going crazy in my head. I didnât know what the hell I was going to do now. How was I meant to get to the fae world without a fae. So I mind linked all my warriors to contact every werewolf that they know in different packs and find out everything they can about faeâs on earth. And to report to me immediately.
They knew not to ask questions, especially when they could hear the anger in my voices. They just agreed and said that they were going to do that immediately. I was going to find her. No. matter what. 1 As soon as I left Averyâs house I called the librarian in the pack and I met with her at the library where she was working right now and I had told her to get rid of everyone before I got there.
âHow can I help you?â She asked as I walked inside. And I saw that the entire library was empty.
âI need to know everything you know about Morda.â I demanded. And she looked at me a little strange.
âFollow me.â She says. And she came out from behind her desk, and we headed to the back of the library and she used her keys to open a door at the back and we went down a flight of stairs to the basement. And when she turned the lights on I saw rows and rows of books that didnât look normal to me. Not the normal books that were upstairs.
âThese books contain everything you want to know about other realms and everything you need to know about different creatures. Including fearies.â She says.
âAre they in order of species or anything like that?â I asked.
âYes. Morda and the faeries are at the back. There are a lot of books that you will need to read. Thereâs a lot more to that realm then anyone realizes.â She says.
âIs it dangerous there?â I asked.
âIt can be. It depends on how well you can behave yourself there.â She says.
âSo, definitely not safe.â I say.
So she headed back upstairs and I went to the back row and I started looking through all the books that she pointed me too and there were several different books that I knew I needed to get into. I started looking through the books and the faerieâs and there were some really disturbing drawings in there of faerieâs and creatures from centuries ago. Apparently, they are all in the Morda realm now.
I wouldnât be able to get through all of these books in the library so I grabbed everything that they had and I left the library and took them back to the packhouse. I took them straight to my office and I mind linked Wyatt to meet me in there.
âAlpha. You called me?â He asked coming into the office.
âI did. I need you to oversee the pack for a little while. Thereâs some stuff that I need to do.â I say to him.
âI can see that. Where did those books come from. I didnât know that you liked to read so much.â He says looking at the books scattering my desk.
âI donât. But they wonât be here for long. Iâll take them to my room so you can have the office. As of right now, youâre acting Alpha until I am able to come back and do the job.â I insisted.
âIs everything alright? I heard that youâve got the entire pack reaching out to other werewolves in hopes of finding a fae.â Wyatt says.
âEverything is fine. Especially when I find a fae and they can take me to their world.â I say standing up and picking up the books.
(2 âHold on a minute. You want to go to the fae world. What is this all about?â Wyatt asked concerned.
âJust do yourself a favour, concentrate on the pack while I am trying to figure this out. I will tell you what you need to know, when you need to know it.â I snapped at him while leaving the office.
I went upstairs to my bedroom, and I put the books on the bedside table and the first one I grabbed was called âThe History Of Mordaâ.
I poured myself a drink and I sat on the bed and opened it to the first page. It was established in the 1300âs and it was a mystical land full of creatures that didnât belong on Earth. Someone didnât want them to be extinct, so they created Morda and sent the creatures to live there.
Dragons and beats and Ogreâs. Dangerous creatures. Why would anyone want to save those animals? (5)
I had been sitting there looking at the books for a ages and the sun had truly set when I grabbed my phone and I started looking through it. I saw photos of Taylor in the office that night that we were getting really tired but still had a lot of work to do. I caught her taking photos of me, so I ended up taking one of her as well. She was looking at the camera and there were so many of her pulling faces but then I finally got one with her just smiling at the camera. She was happy and content to be there. That was all I wanted. That was all I needed.
I didnât know what made me do it but I pulled up her phone number and ed Even just to hear her voicemail and hear her voice. Thatâs all I needed.
âHello.â She answered.
âTaylor. Is that really you? Oh my god, are you alright?â I asked.
âJackson.â She says shocked.