4 Book1 Chapter25 I caught up to him in the living room where Blake and his new mate Alice were . Alice had been the one I heard sobbing . She was mumbling , How could she have left ? Her note said that her mates rejected her and they belonged to your pack , Blake . I still cant believe she left . It is already 2:00 in the afternoon and she cut the ties with the pack at 10:00 . She is so far away . Ava promised to come back one day and she better keep the promise . It was then we both entered and yelled at Blake , Why the hell are we here ? Blake looked at us confused , You always tell me to get you away from your easy lays before the women wake up , so they wont become clingy . I got you here the moment you fell asleep like usual . With those words , Ryders temper broke . Before I could even blink , Ryder had pinned Blake on the wall by his throat . I quickly join his side and glare at Blake . Ryder yells again , That was our mate ! We dont even know where she is now ! Blakes face become apologetic and he chokes out , I I am s sorry. I I didnt know . It was then I noticed that his mate , Alice I think her name is , was hitting my brother and I yelling , Release Blake ! You are hurting him , listen to me you stupid Alphas . The last insult got our attention and Ryder released Blake who slid down to the floor . We approached Alice like she was our prey . What did you say , little girl ? I said in a threatening manner . Now that her mate wasnt in danger , the girl lost some of her courage and was backing away from us . I hear Blake attempt to say , Alice , no . They are going to hurt you . At the sound of his voice , she rushes to his side , Are you okay , Blake ? I am getting more and more annoyed at being ignored , What about our mate ? Then , Alice looked like a bulb went off inside her brain , she asked Blake , What did the girl look like ? Long black hair , petite figure , Blake described in greater detail . Alices face drained of all color as Blake described our beautiful mate . I was able to regain a semblance of control as Alice seemed to have an idea . At the end of Blakes description , she mutters , Oh shit . Book1 Chapter25 1/3 I question her , What do you know ? She turns to face me , I know who your mate is . Its Ava , my best friend . Blakes face copies his mates and becomes a deathly pale , Not the same one as earlier . Alice nods , I am sorry to tell you this , but Ava has cut all her ties with the pack at 10:00 this morning . She left her parents and I a note saying that she couldnt stand being near her mates after they rejected her . Ava thought you guys rejected her and shes gone . You wont find her because of her head start . I am really sorry . Rage consumed my being and my wolf took over . I came to about 24 hours later with no memory of what happened . * Flashback over * Ryders P.O.V. We continue down the stairs and find ourselves at a line of cells . I follow my nose , but then the smell suddenly cuts off . I freaked out a little and allowed my wolf control . He had better senses than me to find our mate and needed her . I was right because five seconds later , he was ripping a door of one of the cells off its hinges . Inside was Ava , our mate . Asher and I rush in and see her smile right before passing out . Ignoring the pain of the silver , I break her chains and lift her up . I run up the stairs with her in my arms . I make sure that Ethan , Jackson and Emma who are fichting together see that we have succeeded . I hear through the mind link , Retreat ! Objective obtained ! Success ! I dont pay anymore attention as I run towards the clearing where the witches will transport us . Soon enough , everyone is here and I see Ethan hit the button to alert the witches to our need for transportation . I feel the gut wrenching of the spell and we appear back at the Organization . 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