Williams POV

　　Grabbing my phone, I called Jake. "We have a problem; Violet has taken control of Marie. She has shifted and is making a beeline for the borders on the western side. Get your patrol to stop her at any cost!"

　　"William, she could overpower them on a good day. How the f*ck do you expect them to capture and subdue her wolf that's gone crazy?"

　　"Just do it Jake. Don't you think that I know she's not thinking straight, she's going to get herself killed at this rate" I roared.

　　Hanging up the phone I chucked it on the bedside table before jumping out of the window and letting Maximus shift. He was quick, quicker than any other wolf that existed. Jake was right about one thing regardless of Violets state of mind, his patrol team would need all the help they could get.

　　The moment Maximus hit the ground; he took off like a bat out of hell in the direction Violet had gone. I knew Marie was hurting anyone of us could have seen that, but not in my wildest of dreams did I think she would succumb to the hurt of a bond. Other than my Vanessa, she was the strongest she-wolf I knew. This had been the first time in my life that I had even seen this woman cry.

　　Following Marie's scent deeper into the woods, Maximus suddenly came to a holt.

　　"I smell blood, its fresh" Maximus was right the coppery metallic scent was strong as it hit our snout.

　　"Its not Violets. Smells like deer…. No wait look it was a deer. It's been ripped to shreds" I told him.

　　"Violet's scent is all over it. By the looks of it she's killing whatever she is coming across"

　　After dragging the deer's carcass into the bushes, we continued towards the western border. It couldn't have taken us more than twenty minutes to get where we needed to be. Only we were too late. Scattering the ground were the bodies of three unshifted wolves, their blooding staining the ground as it ran downhill. By the looks of it Violet had gotten the jump on them, and now their families if they had one will be grieving. Their blood was now on my hands. Had I stopped her right away this wouldn't have happened.

　　"Wait listen… that way Maximus quick"

　　Running into an open field fifteen feet from our location we saw two wolves fighting. Straightaway we knew the ginger wolf was Violet, from what we could see she was uninjured which was a good thing, the wolf she was fighting however looked like he was about to give way as his knees wobbled beneath him. We needed to stop her and now.

　　Unknown POV

　　Without a second thought Maximus sprang into action tackling Violet to the ground giving the wolf she had fort a chance to heal. With more speed than he could have imagined she got to her feet only to barrel into Maximus sending him rolling down the hill. Racing down after him she jumped onto his back biting with all her might into his shoulder. Letting out a deafening growl, Maximus spun her around before slashing at her face with his paw. Violet let out a whimper as blood leaked from her face giving the other wolf the chance at pouncing onto her back before sinking his canines into her leg.

　　The sound of howling wolves drawing nearer distracted Maximus and the other wolf just long enough for Violet to run away with as much speed as she could muster. Realising his mistake Maximus growled using the full force of his alpha tone causing the approaching wolves to fall to the ground. In a fit of rage Violet continued her journey towards the Royal Kingdom, only stopping when her paws couldn't carry her anymore.

　　Two days later….

　　Finally, having arrived and standing just meters away from the Royal Kingdom, Violet made her way to a cave that ran underneath the palace. The cave had been how secretly used by Marie and Vanessa when they were but pups, no one other than them and William knew of their location or where they led. Remaining in wolf form, Violet followed the tunnel until she reached the very end. Looking up there was a ladder that had begun rusting away and was now much shorted then she had remembered. Shifting back into human form but remaining in control, Violet jumped as high as she could only just managing to grab the last step of the ladder. Using all her arm strength she was able to pull herself up before opening a hidden door.

　　Climbing through the door Violet was grabbed and shoved into a wall. It felt rough against her bare skin as she was dragged across it before being flung to the floor. Before Violet could shift back into wolf form a sharp pain knocked her to the floor. A silver whip dripping with her blood hanging in the hand of a man, the man she wanted to pay for the torture her mate had endured.

　　"Surprised to see me Marie" Jason's voice loud as it echoed through the room.

　　Not having the chance to answer him, Jason lifted his arm and whipped her again not stopping until she became unconscious.

　　Nicks POV

　　I had woken up in more pain than I could have imagined, I remained cuffed with silver to my chair yet there was a needle in my arm with a bag of fluid attached to it. Looking around the room I noticed I was no longer in the interrogation room but in one of the prison cells. Every time I tried to move; my skin would sear again the silver filling the air with the smell of my burning flesh. The wounds on my back felt tight so I imagined Jason had their doctor sew me up before hooking me up to what I believed to be antibiotics.

　　"Well, my friend, it would seem I have a treat for you today. Well, a show for you and a treat for me" he spoke in an evil tone.

　　"What could that possibly be?" I forced as much sarcasm into my dry voice as I could.

　　"HAHAHA oh Nick you will see, but first…." He nodded to a guard who entered the cell placing a bag over my head.

　　All of a sudden, I caught the scent of something familiar. Without Haze to heighten my senses, I couldn't quite figure out what it was. The moment the bag was ripped off my head, I felt my heart physically sink into my stomach. Cuffed to a chair in front of me sat Marie. She was naked and covered in blood. Taking in the sight of my mate a vicious growl escaped my lips shortly followed by a punch to the face from the guard that bought her here.

　　"WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO HER" I screamed.

　　"HAHA, well she's been whipped at least six times with the same silver whip used on you followed by a grope by Roger over here. He couldn't resist, you see he has a thing for red heads. And while I must agree with him, she really has matured well. Still very sexy" he said as he pinched one of her nipples.

　　"DON't F**KING TOUCH HER. I'll DO WHAT EVER YOU WANT JUST LET HER GO"

　　Laughing at my outburst Jason kneeled next to Marie and sucked the nipple he had already pinched. I looked to the guard that Jason called Roger to see a smirk on his face as he watched what was happening.

　　"You see Nick, I have many ways in which I could break you, but Roger here suggested something entirely new. And come to think of it, I actually think it's a great idea"

　　Roger walked over to Marie and smacked her across the face. As her eyes darted open, I watched as panic came over her.

　　"Nick? How did I get here?" she spoke quietly her voice full of fear as she took in her surroundings.

　　"You don't remember?" I asked her.

　　"OMG NO. Violet she took control."

　　Shit now I felt worse. It was my fault she was here. Violet obviously thought she alone could rescue me and Haze that she had pushed Maire away. I needed a way for her to live even if that meant joining forces with Jason himself.

　　Before I had a chance to respond I looked up at the sound of gagging only to see Roger had forced his c*ck into Marie's mouth. Rage filled me to my core letting me feel Haze stir. Feeling his mate in trouble had woken him but as I remained cuffed, he wasn't able to come forward. Jason came up behind me and stuffed a bit of rag into my mouth before holding my head still making me silently watch as Marie was assaulted. My heart broke watching the event unfold before me, Marie crying and thrashing as she tried to stop Roger's assault but failing. As Roger let out a low groan I watched as his hips ceased their thrusting, I knew he had released his seed into my mate. A searing pain developed in the pit of my stomach, a pain that happened when a mated wolf had done the dirty with another. Only I knew Marie wasn't to blame.

　　As Roger walked to the side of the room pulling up his jeans and doing his belt up Jason laughed as he walked over to Marie, stopping in front of her before giving me a quick glance. Before any words could leave me mouth I watched with horror as Jason embedded his fist into Marie's chest before pulling it back out holding her heart in his hand.