Broken (The Onyx Wolves Book 2) (2 page)

“Thank you, Rowan. I’ll be back soon. I just need this time alone to figure things out.”
I reply into his mind.

“If you need anything just call and we will come running.”
He adds before our connection dwindles.

With the road before me I clear my mind.

I was ready for whatever was going to come my way.

A
fter driving for a few hours I come to a familiar hotel.

I pull up to the front and shut off the engine of my bike before hopping off of it.

“Well, I’ll be damned. Is that you Parker? What are you doing here?” Pops laughs as he walks out to greet me.

He holds his arms out to me and I quickly go to him and wrap my arms around him.

“I needed to get away for a little while.” I reply as I lean back from his embrace.

He nods his head as he glances away from me before looking back at me sadly. “I heard what happened, Parker. I’m sorry that happened to you.” He pauses for a moment before continuing. “How are you doing?”

“I feel nothing thanks to London.” I sigh and rub the back of my neck where his claw marks were still scabbed over.

Pops glances back at my wounds before searching my eyes. “He didn’t force you, did he?”

I shake my head. “No, I asked him to do this. I couldn’t handle my pain anymore.”

Pops nods his head before stepping back. “I take it you need a place to stay for a little while?”

I nod. “I do but I’ll pay you.”

He shakes his head. “You don’t need to pay, but you can help me with something.”

I raise my brow curiously. “What do you need my help for?”

“I lost a group of Hunters a few days ago. We can’t find them at all. They were on a mission to capture a wolf for your father but I haven’t heard from them.” He begins to explain.

“How can I help you find them?” I ask curiously.

“I need your tracking skills.” He answers simply.

I nod my head and smirk. “Alright, I’ll help you the best that I can.”

This would get my mind off of things and if I was lucky maybe I could help save someone’s life.

“Great, come on and I’ll get you settled into one of the rooms.” Pops grins and then motions for me to follow him.

“You’re going to have to watch yourself a bit. The hotel is full of Hunters and while most of them are tolerant of wolves a few might be a bit of trouble. If you have any trouble though just call me, okay.” Pops explains as I follow him.

“Okay.” I reply and glance around at the prying eyes watching us closely.

As we stop in front of one door Pops turns to face me. “I have someone else staying in this room right now but there’s an open bed. It’s the best I can do right now.”

I nod in understanding. “It doesn’t matter to me, Pops. I’m just grateful for your kindness.”

He smiles. “I know. Your roommate is going to be helping to find our missing Hunters so try and get along with him, okay.”

I nod again and smile.

Opening the door wide, Pops then motions for me to go ahead in. “I’ll get you some clothes and any supplies you might need. I’ll have them dropped off later today.”

“Thanks, Pops.” I reply and then walk into the room.

He grins widely before shutting the door.

Glancing around at the room I spot a black bag on one of the beds so I move towards the other and sit down.

Sighing softly I look down at my hands.

“What do I do now, Gage?” I whisper and then laugh sadly when no one answers me.

My hand reaches up to hold the vial around my neck. It had been Gage’s and since he no longer needed it I had kept it.

It made me feel a little bit closer to him.

It was a part of him that I could keep at least.

Suddenly just outside the door a group of guys laugh before the door to the room opens and three of them walk in.

They freeze seeing me.

“What the hell are you doing in my room?” One of them asks as he steps forward.

My words get caught in my throat.

He looked so much like Gage that if I hadn’t known that Gage was dead I would have sworn that it was him standing before me.

The world was cruel.

“Hello, did you not hear me? What are you doing in my room?” The guy before me asks again as he steps closer.

Thankfully I find my voice. “Pops told me that I could stay in this room for now.”

He nods before raising his brow. “Are you a new Hunter, I don’t think I’ve ever seen you before?”

“We would definitely remember a Hunter as hot as her.” One of the other guys chimes in with a laugh.

“I’m not a Hunter.” I reply softly.

All three guys become tense.

“Then what are you?” The third guy questions as he watches me closely.

“You know what I am.” I reply with a low growl.

All three men curse and reach for their weapons.

In an instant I’m thrown back onto the bed while the one who looked like Gage chokes me with a metal bar of some sort.

“What are you doing here, how did you trick Pops?” He snarls.

The door suddenly bursts open and thankfully Pops strolls in while pointing a commanding finger. “Get off of her, Blue. She is a friend and under our protection as a member of the Onyx Pack.”

“She’s a wolf.” Blue clips out. “She can’t be trusted.”

“Blue, she can and will be trusted. If she wanted to hurt you at all she would have already instead of allowing you to choke the life out of her.” Pops chuckles.

Still, Blue doesn’t move.

Tears pool in my eyes as I look up into his green eyes. They were too much like Gage’s that it hurt to look into them.

In a wave all of the pain that had been hidden washes over me.

I break into sobs and Blue quickly moves off of me with wide eyes. “What the hell is wrong with her?” He inquires.

Pops doesn’t waste a moment to grab me into his arms before his hand pushes my hair away from the back of my neck.

He curses softly before holding me close. “She lost her mate. I should have known better than to put her in here with you.”

“What are you talking about, Pops. You’re not making a single bit of sense.” Blue replies as he takes a step forward.

“She was under the influence of an alpha wolf. Somehow that influence has been broken and she’s feeling the full amount of pain that comes when a wolf alpha looses their mate. I’m told it feels like the pain from a thousand deaths.” Pops explains.

“How do you fix it?” One of the other guys asks curiously.

“I need to contact someone from her pack.” Pops sighs as he leans me back. “I’m going to call Damon, okay.”

I nod and he sits me back on the bed before rushing out of the room leaving me alone with the three unsure Hunters.

“This is really messed up.” One of them snorts.

“Did he say Damon, as in Damon the Hunter that was turned wolf?” The third one asks.

I drown their words out as I lie down on my side and curl into a ball.

A few minutes pass until Pops walks back into the room. “Lake, Matt, I need you both to go to the front desk and wait for a member of her pack to come. His name is Rowan Grey. As soon as he comes here I want you to bring him here.”

Both men nod and then walk out of the room.

Pops sits down next to me and pushes my hair away from my face. “Everything will be alright once Rowan gets here. I need to leave for a little bit but I’m going to leave Blue to watch over you, okay.”

I close my eyes and nod my head.

With a rough sigh Pops stands to his feet again. “No matter what you do whatever she needs. She is going to help us find your sister once she’s better.” He then commands Blue.

“You can’t possibly expect me to stay in this room with a wolf.” Blue spits out.

“That is exactly what I expect you to do. If you can’t handle being in the same room as a wolf then you need to stop being a Hunter.” Pops grunts before leaving the room with a slam of the door.

Blue growls and grabs the nearest object before slamming it against the wall.

It shatters and falls to the floor.

My wolf whimpers and the sound falls from my lips even though I try to hold it back.

“What was that?” Blue asks as he moves into my line of view.

“It was my wolf.” I reply as I try to control my emotions.

“Does it really hurt that badly?” He then questions as he kneels down in front of me.

I close my eyes and nod my head. “It hurts worse considering you look so much like him.” I confess.

“There was a wolf out there that looked like me?” He laughs abruptly.

I open my eyes and nod.

After a few moments my tears dry up and silence surrounds Blue and I as he continues to watch me curiously.

“Try to get some rest until your pack member gets here. I’ll be right over here if you need anything.” Blue grunts as he stands to his feet and then moves away from me.

Sighing softly I give in and close my eyes.

Sleep sounded good right about now but I wasn’t sure if I could even drift off even if I wanted to.

Every time my eyes closed I saw Gage.

The same horrible scene would play through my head.

A single shot would sound out and I would scream…

“Holy cow…wake up, wolf.” Blue yells as he shakes me suddenly.

I snarl and bite at him as I wake up startled.

He yelps as we fall to the floor with me on top of him. “Damn it, snap out of this before I have to hurt you, wolf.”

I growl and snap my teeth at him until he has no choice but to flip us over.

My back slams against the floor and my breath whooshes from my chest.

In an instant I’m brought back to reality just in time for the door to open revealing Rowan, Pops, and a very angry London.

“What the hell happened, Blue?” Pops questions quickly.

Blue looks down to me and the position we were in before looking back up at Pops. “She fell asleep. I tried to wake her up when she started to scream but she attacked me.”

“And you ended up on top of her, how?” London snarls.

“It was the only way.” Blue replies unsure.

London steps forward to fight but I stop him. “London, he had to stop me. I would have hurt him otherwise.”

Looking to Blue I raise my brow and wait for him to lift himself off of me.

He laughs uneasily before pushing up and then standing to his feet before moving away to the other side of the room quickly.

I slowly stand up and move towards Rowan.

His eyes were still on Blue. “He looks so much like him.” He whispers.

I nod my head and then lean my head against his chest. “Yes, he does.”

Rowan turns his attention to Pops. “Why does he look so much like Gage? As far as I knew he had no other family or brothers that were outside of our pack.”

“I can’t answer that, Rowan. There are secrets that even I don’t know. I do know that he does have pack blood running through his veins but he’s much like Parker’s brother Alex. He’s human.” Pops answers.

“Wait, what are you saying?” Blue steps forward.

Pops sighs roughly. “I’m saying that you are in some ways related to the wolves.”

Blue’s eyes go wide before he rushes out of the room.

Pops motions in the direction of the door. “I should go after him. I have a lot to explain. Will you be alright, Parker?”

I nod. “I’ll be fine.”

He nods and then leaves the room.

London turns to me. “Why the hell would you come back to this place, it’s full of Hunters?”

“I came here because it’s safe.” I reply easily as I move closer to him.

London shakes his head. “It’s not safe here. That Hunter could have easily killed you.”

“But he didn’t.” I reply softly.

“Come back home with us.” He then pleads as he cups his hand against my cheek. “Please, stay somewhere where it’s safer than this.”

“I’m safe here, London. Plus I have to stay here. I promised Pops that I would help him find a few of his missing Hunters.” I reply gently.