Sold To The Alpha
A Love spoken Chapter 54

Once he was finished, Vallance let out a low whistle whilst Jason moved over to sit on the arm of the sofa next to his son, pulling him into a tight hug. 'It's OK son' Jason murmured softly, 'dad and I will help you replace her, don't worry!

Vaughn nodded silently, leaning into his dad's embrace, feeling a portion of the weight he had been carrying lifting from his shoulders at his father's words.

Vallance got up and strode over to his desk, pressing a button on his phone before making his way back to his seat. Seconds later a knock echoed from the office door before it opened to reveal Greyson who bowed to Vallance, Jason and Vaughn in turn before giving his undivided attention to the Vampire King.

'You summoned me my King' he asked solemnly.

Vallance met the Vampire's gaze, 'Yes Greyson, as you are aware, my son has found his mate, her name is Olivia and she is a werewolf from the Oak Ridge pack' he started.

'Ahh His Highness' previous pack' Greyson replied with a respectful glance to Jason.

'Indeed' Vallance agreed, 'there was an incident involving our future Queen that caused her to become fearful and she ran, we need to replace her and bring her back to the castle' he said before Vaughn cut him off.

'No' he said determinedly, 'we need to replace her but I must go and get her' he added.

'Vaughn, the Vampires can bring her back' Jason started softly.

'No dad, I need to go to her, she is scared and angry, I really think that I'm supposed to be there and bring her back to me' he interrupted, looking up at his father desperately, 'please dad!' Studying his son's face for a moment Jason slowly nodded.

'Babe!' Vallance argued leaning forward.

'Val, I love you, but this is werewolf business' Jason replied firmly, meeting the Vampire's gaze, 'he needs to go himself and get his mate.'

Letting out a sigh of defeat, Vallance nodded, 'fine, Greyson, organize the troops, and start to scout for her, if anyone gets an inkling of where she is, they report it straight back to me.' he ordered. Greyson bowed, 'yes my Liege' he said before turning back to the door.

'Greyson' Vaughn spoke up suddenly, looking up at the Vampire who had kept him safe for so many years.

'Yes Sire?' the Vampire asked, waiting for his ward to speak.

Swallowing sharply, the prince muttered, 'tell the scouts to look out for fire, any out of control fires they need to let us know!'

Greyson gave him a confused look but didn't question him further, 'it shall be done prince Vaughn. he replied before sweeping from the room.

Moving his gaze back to the broken hybrid, Vallance frowned, 'you should have come to us sooner son, let us help you with this' he said sternly.

Vaughn lifted his head to meet his father's gaze, 'I couldn't, the dream told me not too' he replied, his voice quivering slightly.

'That dream could have been just a dream Vaughn! For Goddess' sake, the witch herself could have placed it in your head' Vallance growled back annoyed. 'For Goddesses sake, Gabriella almost died! This was always too much for you too handle.' 'I'm grown man Dad! I don't need to always be babysat' Vaughn shouted back, starting to get upset.

'Only in wolf years son, your Vampire is still very much a child and he needs guidance! Which was made obvious by what has happened, you are too impulsive' Vallance growled back angrily.

'OK, enough with the blame game, what's done is done, hindsight is always twenty twenty. We can waste more time sitting here going over what could have been done or we can pull ourselves together and try to replace our son's mate' Jason interrupted, giving the King a, don't test me, glare.

'Yes baby' Vallance muttered immediately looking away as he swallowed his anger, before clearing his throat. The three youngsters tried to cover their smirks at his reprimand.

Scowling at the trio, Vallance waited for their moods to sober before speaking again.

'OK, the first thing that you all need is a good hot shower' he said, 'sorry to tell you all this, but you stink, I'm surprised my mate hasn't passed out from the smell' he said shaking his head. 'Next you need some sleep, no arguments Vaughn' he added, holding up his hand as soon as his son opened his mouth to protest. 'You are going to be no use to anyone if you are exhausted, so you might as well use the time that our scouts are out looking to get some rest.

Looking up at his other dad, Vaughn gave him a pleading look as Jason nodded, 'sorry sweetheart but dad is right, you need some sleep. You are only half Vampire, your wolf side still needs rest. Dad and I promise to wake you as soon as we hear anything from the scouts, so please try to get a few hours' he cajoled.

Dropping his shoulders in defeat, Vaughn nodded knowing that if Dad J was in agreement there was no chance that he was going to change their mind.

Vallance raised an eyebrow at Jason in surprise, 'I'm sorry, did you just agree with me on something?' he asked in mock awe, 'as in, I am right? Everyone heard that didn't they, my match, the love of my life just said that I was RIGHT!' he smirked as Jason stood up and walked over to him, swatting his arm as he laughed.

'I know, I'm surprised too, it very rarely happens' the werewolf replied with a grin.

'Eww don't start getting mushy, your son is still in the room' Vaughn groaned, well aware of where their conversation was going.

'Well go do as you were told then child' Vallance replied as he pulled Jason down next to him and encircled his waist with his arms.

'I'm going! Come on guys unless you want to be scarred for life' Vaughn muttered, jumping to his feet quickly and hurrying to the door.

Rowan stood up and helped Gabriella stand before leading her to the office door.

'Rowan' came Jason's voice from behind them.

Turning around, Rowan looked back at the couple in surprise, waiting for the werewolf to speak.

'Thank you for taking care of our son, we can see that you care for him deeply. We may not have liked when you came and took him from us but I think he's made himself a good friend with you.' Jason said softly.

'I think I made myself a pretty good friend too' Rowan replied with an embarrassed smile.

'Oh and Rowan' Jason added, 'if you ever hurt Gabriella, you know that your life will be over right? Not just from Isabella, you are looking at a whole host of aunts, uncles, cousins and grandparents that will literally skin you alive' he said with a smirk as the warrior swallowed hard with a small worried nod.

Gabriella rolled her eyes, 'Oh my Goddess Jason, you are worse than my dad! Cool it down, I'm a big girl, and I am my mother's daughter, I can handle this little puppy' she said with a grin as Rowan pouted.

Pulling him out of the door by her hand, the Vampire King and Queen laughed as they could hear Rowan protesting down the hallway, 'I am not a puppy Gabs! I am a warrior wolf! That is not cool babe, not cool at all.'

Vallance turned to Jason who was still tightly encased in his arms, 'I don't think that warrior has a clue what he has taken on with the princess' he muttered in amusement.

Jason shook his head with a chuckle, 'yep, Isabella was a handful, but her daughter is on a whole new level, I used to worry that she might be our Vaughn's mate, could you imagine them two together?' he asked. Vallance shuddered, 'the world would have burned my love, thank the Goddess that she had better judgement than that.

Vaughn showed Rowan and Gabriella to their rooms which were next to each other before making his way to his own room. Pushing the door open, he let out a deep breath as he took in the familiar surroundings, his back pack had been placed carefully on the chair next to his desk.

Dropping down onto the corner of his bed, Vaughn pulled off his t'shirt, balling it up in his hands before throwing it toward his laundry basket before falling back on the bed and staring up at the ceiling.

Laying there for a few moments, the prince reluctantly dragged himself back up into a sitting position, standing up and heading into his bathroom where he stripped off. Turning on the shower he waited until the water warmed up and then stepped under the cascade of water, leaning against the wall, allowing the heat to penetrate his tight muscles. As he stood there, motionless, his mind wandered back to the forest, the screams of the coven, the anger that had radiated from his mate in the seconds before she threw the silver knife at one of her closest friends.

The prince, winced slightly as the memory of Olivia's destraught expression infilterated his mind, the way her body had trembled as she took in what she had done, staring down at Gabriella's lifeless body.

'She's still here Olivia' he whispered softly to himself, willing his words to travel to his mate and sooth her, 'Gabriella is still with her, please come back to me'

As the words left his lips, the hybrid finally felt his emotions overwhelm him, sliding down the wall, he curled up in a ball in the bottom of the shower, hugging his knees to his chest as he let out a pain filled howl. The tears began to flow down his face as grief consumed him, grief for his lost mate, for the pain she was feeling and how he had been unable to help her.'