Alphas Deaf Mate
Chapter 77

Reins

Kelly handed me a small box I heard a small clinking as I took it from her going over to my desk set it down opening it.

Looking in there were about twenty small glass vials half of them were empty the other ones were full yet.

Picking one up I held it in the light the liquid was pinkish color in the light but it was red when in the box.

I heard a gasp pulling my attention away from what I was holding, and saw Ariel with her hand over her mouth her eyes wide. "Ariel?" Zach calls her name.

She doesn't answer but slowly was forward reaching out she took the glass vial from me.

Autumn was next to me looking toward Ariel waiting for her to say something.

"Do you know what that is?" I asked her my tone flat but firm.

Nodding her head she kept her eyes down on her hand.

"It's a potion, "

"And what is it to do?"

She shook her head as if she couldn't replace the words.

"Ariel please what's wrong?" Zach was in front of her rubbing her arms.

She looks up at him and then at Autumn.

"I'm so sorry," She snobs out while dropping her eyes again.

"Ariel we don't understand what is that and why are you sorry?" Zach asked stepping back a little from her.

"I wish I had asked more questions and I wish I would have met all of you beforehand then none of this would have happened,"

She took a deep breath lifted her eyes and stood straight. Holding the vial up so we could all see it.

"This potion I made, it's used for a variety of reasons most use it to trigger a female heat cycle or it can pull one out of one of the females who have been rejected by her mate but yet the bind wasn't broken, but if you mix it with a certain herb it can mimic another scent to make that male think it's there mates that are gone into heat,"

"Why would she have that?" Kelly asked walking up and taking it from Ariel.

Ariel looked at Autumn I could see the hesitation on her face.

"Have you gone into heat?"

Autumn looks at me then I realized she hasn't even with marking each other the females are bound to go into heat.

"No, I don't think I have,"

Shaking my head I turn back to Ariel.

"No, she hasn't she didn't before we mated and marked each other."

"Well, that would probably be because she was given that," Ariel po ints to the little bottle in Kelly's hand.

"Yeah, but when and how would she be able to give that Autumn?" Kelly asks while she places the bottle back in the box.

"On her punishment," I say I felt like someone had kicked me straight in my gut. Leaning back against the desk I was so mad at myself at the moment.

"Punishment?" Zach asked while looking between us.

"Yes, I gave her kitchen duty for a month along with her two other friends for going after Autumn,"

"All she would have to do is put it in something it has no taste or smell,"

"Well, we know how she got it and where she used it, but seeing your reaction to this I'm guessing there is another little hitch in this somewhere," I said to Ariel, and with my words she lowers her head giving it a small nod.

"If given too much or taken for too long it can cause permanent or long-term problems,

"Those would be?"

Shutting her eyes she swallows hard taking a deep breath she looks back up at us.

"The she-wolf may never go into heat or it makes them infertile,"

The stabbing pain that ran through my chest wasn't mine it was Autumn's, Ariel's words hurt her even though she came into this life late she had learned a lot short time so she knows what it means for a she-wolf not to go into heat.

Walking over to my mate who was trying to hold it together I could hear Gem whimpering as I got closer. Reaching out I wrapped my arms around her pulling her tight against me. I felt her body shake soft sobs left her as she broke down crying against me.

"I'm sorry truly I am please believe me when I say this, I didn't know any of you and if I had I would never help her, but she has the one person I had left in my life I love my sister, and would do anything for her as Zach would for you,"

I could understand where she was coming from I didn't hate her but it was something we need to figure out.

Autumn pulled back she walked to Ariel stopping to stand in front of her she reaches out taking Ariel's hands in hers.

"I'm not blaming you, you did what you felt was right to try and save your sister as I know Zach would do the same for me, but now that you are here and you are my brother mate we need to finish this and the first thing is we need to replace Rachel," Rachel

"God where is he,"

I yell at no one but myself when he said two hours I knew it was cutting it too close for the spell to wear off.

Grabbing my phone I dial his number again but it just rang his voicemail kicked in I hung up, "Dam him,"

It's been almost four hours I paced back and forth by the end of the bed I was still in my sexy outfit. I needed to pull out all stops so he would be more focused on my body and getting laid than anything else. Walking over I pulled on a pair of sweatpants and a T-shirt,

Dialing his number again it rang four I was about to hang up again when a voice answered the phone.

"Why hello Rachel,"

"s**t!"