His Little Wolf
Chapter 45

Bethany

The next day…

“You want me to do what?”

“We want you to create a fake encounter of Jacoby hurting you for Liam to see.” Ahh, I’m confused!

“Hmm…why?”

“Obviously you know that some kind of spell has been put on Liam and that Annabella has been trying to help remove it, however, it’s proving to be a lot harder than Annabella thought. As long as Sarah is alive the spell will remain on him, it will slowly leave him but no one knows how long it will take to completely leave him, the only other option we have is to find the witch that cast the spell on him and to have her remove it but so far Annabella hasn’t been able to find out who it is and neither Marcus nor Sarah are willing to share that information so we’ve come to a block in the road, so Annabella came up with this idea, she thinks that if Liam thinks someone he cares for is getting hurt, his anger and need to protect will override the rest of the spell that’s left in him. So, what do you say, Bethany, will you help us with this sweetheart?”

“Of course, I’ll help Cal, I was just wondering why… I still don’t understand what’s going on really!”

“I know it’s hard to understand, it’s hard to try and explain it but you know how much Liam always protected you before this happened, he was like a big brother with you and we think that could be the trigger needed. You know I’d never let you do anything that would endanger you don’t you?”

“Of course, I do, I trust you, Cal!” My heart sinks for a moment at the mention that Liam only protected me like a brother until I remind myself that there’s no reason for it to be for any other reason even if I would give anything for it to mean more.

“Good, I promise nothing will happen to you, Jacoby won’t hurt you for real, it’s all for a show!”

“If your nervous about me being the decoy then I don’t mind you choosing someone else instead but I promise I won’t hurt you, Bethany, not on purpose anyway!” Jacoby looks genuine, I’m the one that’s asked everyone to give him another chance and this is a perfect way to show them that I’m doing the same.

“And let’s be honest, if Jacoby tried anything you’d take him down like nothing he’s ever seen before!” Jack adds in laughing to himself.

“Ahh, she’d f*****g destroy you, Jacoby, the girl is one insane fighter!” Ashley shouts out.

“I don’t doubt it, I’ve heard enough stories!” Jacoby looks at me with a gentle smile and I return it with one of my own, I don’t trust him yet, not even close but if he’s willing to risk his life to help Liam then he deserves a second chance from me.

We soon settle down and start working out a plan of action and when it will happen, if doing this means a good chance of getting Liam back to normal then I’m more than happy to get it done right away, I miss the old Liam and the sooner Sarah’s claws are out of him the better!

Beta Liam

“Everyone pair up, I want you to practice defence, Toby you will pair with me today.” He nods over to me before heading my way from the back of the grounds, he looks a little nervous and I get it, I’ve never personally trained with him before but while I’ve lost some of my memories, thankfully none of them relates to training so I can keep at this as normal.

“Toby don’t look so nervous, there’s nothing wrong, if truth be told, I was checking the warrior records this morning and noticed you’re not ranked at all and I’m struggling to understand why. I’ve watched how you’ve helped me and the Alpha with…recent issues, how you’ve presented yourself, your strength and loyalty have not gone unnoticed, and now I want to see your moves and how you fight.” He seems shocked but in a good way before nodding and getting into position.

30 minutes later, I bellow out for everyone to switch up before turning my attention back to Toby, “Toby you are a seriously good fighter why-“

“Sorry I’m late Liam, I got held up sorting out some stuff for Alpha!” Jack quickly appears at my side.

“No problem, Jack we are practising defence today, they’ve just switched off and I’ve been training with Toby here!”

“I know, I’ve been watching for the last 5 minutes, what rank are you, Toby?”

“I’m not ranked, Gamma Jack!” He looks as shocked as I felt earlier when I heard the same thing.

“I just told him he’s a seriously good fighter!” Jack is quick to agree with me.

“Toby, why haven’t you asked for a match? You should definitely be ranked!” Cal treats all the warriors the same here, they don’t get ranking just because of b***d or links to anyone. They have to fight for it, earn it also, anyone in the pack can be challenged for their position, I’ve been challenged twice for Beta and Jack once for the Gamma position.

“I don’t know Beta; I suppose I’ve never felt worthy enough to reach the ranks and now…well I’m 41 so…” The warrior rank holds the top 50 warriors after that they get classed as lower-class warriors not that me, Jack or Cal ever consider them as low in any regard, they fight alongside everyone and deserve just as much respect any anyone else.

“Please consider requesting a match, I personally believe that you will reach the rankings no problem, your age doesn’t matter and I’d hate to see you sell yourself short!”

“I agree!” Jack chimes in then ask’s Toby if he’d like to train with him for the next 30 minutes, he happily agrees and as soon as they are started, I head out to the grounds to check up on everyone.

“Gemma, your leg needs to come out further or he will be able to swipe you out quick-“

“LIAM, WHERE ARE YOU?” My head starts banging as Brooke bellows out with her Luna tone through mind link and it has me instantly on alert!

“I’m at the training ground Brooke, what’s wrong?”

“I NEED YOUR HELP, LIAM PLEASE, HE’S GOING TO KILL HER!” What the…

“Who’s going to kill who Brooke?”

“Jacoby, he’s trying to hurt Bethany and I can’t stop him and I can’t get through to Jack or Cal… PLEASE LIAM COME QUICK, I’M SCARED HE’S GOING TO KILL HER!” She’s talking so fast that it takes my brain a moment to catch up with her words but the minute I do anger spreads through my body and before I have even a second to think my legs are taken me to the kitchen as fast as possible, I shout out to Jack to take care of the classes as he must have turned his link off and head straight for the packhouse.

I’m there within minutes and the moment I enter the kitchen I am greeted with a scene that has my veins burning with anger, my heart starts pounding and I feel like I could shift at any time. Jacoby has Bethany pressed up against him, her back to his front and he’s holding a silver knife to her throat and I’m already imagining all the ways I’m going to make him suffer for this.

I look past him and my eyes connect with Bethany’s, the moment that happens my heart skips a beat and I get the strangest feeling inside and a need to protect Bethany overwhelms me and not just because she’s Luna’s sister, I don’t understand what this other feeling is but it’s there.

Bethany’s screams bring me back to reality as Jacoby presses the knife closer to her throat, Brooke is trying to talk Jacoby down but so far, she hasn’t had any luck, I can’t just stand here and do nothing.

“Jacoby, what the f**k are you doing?” I take slow steps towards him but he doesn’t seem to notice, too focused on Bethany.

“We all know I won’t be allowed to leave here alive, so if I’m going down, I’m taking her with me!” That isn’t f*****g happing! He pulls her tighter to his body and a small whimper leaves her mouth, causing my anger to rise as I feel a small niggle in my head.

“This is your last warning Jacoby, let her go before I lose my s**t and trust me you don’t want that to happen!” I lock eyes with Bethany and the moment I do my heart f*****g skips a beat again, my palms get sweaty and the niggling in my head gets harder and louder.

Jacoby takes a hold of Bethany’s hair and yanks it back, exposing her throat more as he moves his knife closer to the centre of her throat.

“Move an inch and I’ll slice your f*****g throat b***h!” I’m going to enjoy killing him, I’m going to tear him to pieces, he thinks he’s felt pain in his life, but he hasn’t met my anger yet!

I’m seething with anger, I don’t think I’ve ever been this mad, I have so many thoughts and feelings swarming my body at this moment that my mind is a fog of confusion and anger but I quickly realise that more than anything I’m f*****g scared, the thought of him hurting Bethany in the slightest bit f*****g terrifies me and I don’t know why I’m feeling it but either way I know he won’t hurt

her, I will tear him apart before I let him do anything to her!

Jacoby leaves go of her hair and starts running one single fingertip down her cheek, throat and arm, I can see him heading for her bare h*p when her top has risen and she’s released it too as she lets out a heart breaking sob followed by whimpers and I c***k, I see red and lunge forward fast enough to pull his hand holding the knife away from her throat, pull her behind my back and throw him across the room before he’s had time to blink.

I throw Bethany into Brooke’s arms before I launch myself at Jacoby, I grab his throat tight enough to restrict his breathing but not tight enough to kill him, he’s not getting off that easy, he’s going to suffer for hurting my girl! wait, my girl? What the?

I shake that thought from my head as my claws come out to play on one of my hands, I am going to slice him up piece by piece, I bring my arm up ready for my first strike but before I can reach him, I’m pulled back by a heavy force, I feel weight bare down on my body and arms but my eyes are so fogged over by fury that I can’t see anything, my ears pounding so hard with the sound of my own heartbeat that I can’t hear anything and the nagging in my head has now turned to full-on pounding and I can’t concentrate!

I fight with whatever is holding me down to free myself, I need to get Jacoby before he has a chance to run. I fight for what feels like hours but in reality, has only been minutes but I can’t get away from the hold that’s on me, slowly my eyesight comes back to focus and my ears pick up sounds of voices and I start to understand that’s going on.

“LIAM, CALM DOWN!”

“IT’S OK LIAM, YOU CAN STOP NOW!”

I can hear Calvin and Ashley’s voices and soon realize they are the ones holding me down, why the f**k are they stopping me from getting that bastard after what he’s just tried doing to Bethany?

“Liam, calm down brother it’s over!” Cal has gone from Alpha to friend but I still don’t understand why he’s letting this happen! my head is banging and I want to scream out in frustration.

“Bethany, come here sweetheart!” Cal calls her over and soon enough she appears in my view, she calls my name in the softest voice I have ever heard and my chest feels like it’s burning up, my heart picks up its pace and all the time she’s just looking at me, not saying a single word.

Suddenly my vision goes hazy and the room starts to spin, I lose control of everything but manage to let three words pass my lips before I blackout, three words that I don’t understand but speak anyway, as my world turns dark, they slip from my mouth before the blackness takes over…

“My little wolf!”