Usual Disclaimers apply

A/N: So, this is the sequel to my oneshot Claimed, and you kind of have to read Claimed to understand it. Anyway, this is quite a short chapter to start off with but hopefully the chapters will get longer. Bear with me though. I can't promise huge chapter lengths at all times. I usually just go with the flow of my writing, and I don't generally write multi chapter stories either so, y'know, like I said no promises. Please review as well. Constructive criticism is always welcome, but flames will be ignored or possibly retaliated to. I'm not a very Zen person so
I will get annoyed. Now I've had my little blabbing session…Enjoy!

"Now and again we try
To just stay alive
Maybe we'll turn it all around
'Cause it's not too late
It's never too late" – Three Days Grace, Never Too Late

Caleb knew, as soon as the mental link with Reid had snapped, that they were too late. The covenant was broken. Chase was going to force the blonde to give in within a matter of minutes and it was entirely his fault. He knew that Reid was strong, of course, but he wasn't strong enough to resist Chase for long. Guilt washed over him at the thought of Reid, helpless and alone, pressed up against a tree with no means of escape. Caleb hated that he had been the one to leave Reid vulnerable. He should have claimed the younger boy before Chase had chance to even touch him, let alone declare him as his own. Caleb had been selfish when he'd left it, not wanting to ruin his relationship with Sarah by having a bond with Reid. His relationship with Sarah had ended after a week. He'd betrayed his brother for a week with some girl who left him for a guy on the football team. He felt sick to the stomach, and Reid's words played over and over in his head like they were on a loop, making him feel even worse.

"I'm scared Caleb. I think he's gonna rape me."

Caleb shivered and walked faster, Tyler and Pogue flanking him either side. Reid had admitted he was scared; something so out of character that Caleb knew Reid was actually terrified. Tyler touched his arm suddenly and Caleb realised that he was shaking.

"They're in the trees there, aren't they?" Tyler asked him, pointing to a part of the woods denser than the rest. Caleb followed where he was pointing and nodded stiffly, knowing that Chase and Reid would be gone now. Chase was clever. He wouldn't have hung around for the others to find them and try and take Reid back. He wouldn't want them to have a chance to repair the damage he had caused to the blonde. Tyler and Pogue surged forward to the trees but Caleb lagged behind them. He didn't want to face the truth. He didn't want to have to confirm that Reid was gone and belonged to Chase until the bond between them was snapped, and bonds through claiming were notoriously difficult to break. Tyler stopped in his tracks when he realised no one was hidden in the foliage and turned back to Caleb.

"Where are they then?" he demanded. Caleb was speechless, what could he say? Reid was Tyler's best friend and the brother he was closest to. He couldn't break the younger boy's heart like that. Pogue stared at them for a moment before putting his hand on Tyler's shoulder and biting his lip. Caleb tried to give him a small smile of thanks but it ended up as a grimace when Pogue spoke.

"Ty…they're gone. Chase must have moved them somewhere else," he said quietly. His voice sounded rough, almost as if he was trying not to cry. Tyler looked at him blankly as if he didn't understand.

"Gone?" he repeated slowly "Where?" Pogue sighed.

"I don't know Baby Boy; he could have taken Reid anywhere. There's nothing we can do now. We're too late."

"No," Tyler forced out through gritted teeth, anger overtaking him "NO! Reid belongs with us! Reid belongs to Caleb, and we're going to get him back!"

"And how do you propose we do that?" Caleb replied icily. He knew he had to squash any hope in the younger boy before it got out of hand. Reid was Chase's plaything now and there was nothing they could do about it. If Chase wanted them to find Reid he would have left some sort of clue; a sarcastic message, a piece of clothing or something that was bound to lead them to his whereabouts. Tyler clenched his fists and shrugged Pogue's hand off his shoulder.

"It's never too late to save anyone. We look in the most obvious places," he growled "Even sons who have ascended can't teleport. Chase can't have got very far." Caleb blinked. Tyler had a point. A very relevant point.

"You really think so?" he asked hopefully. Blue eyes met brown as Tyler looked into Caleb's eyes. It was as if they had suddenly switched roles and Tyler was the older, wiser leader of the covenant while Caleb was the youngest and least experienced. Tyler forced a smile.

"Of course I do," he said quickly "Because without hope, we're nothing."