Jason burst into the Jackson household. Sally looked up, startled, as her husband rushed down the stairs. "What happened?" she asked.
Jason braced himself. "Percy's gone."
Sally and Poseidon were silent. Moments later, as if their brains had just finally received the message, Sally howled in pain and clutched her chest. Poseidon rushed to his mate's aid, glaring daggers at Jason.
"What do you mean he's gone?" Poseidon asked.
"He's been taken. We don't know by who yet, but-"
Jason stopped short when Poseidon's fist collided with his face.
It's not like he hadn't been expecting it. The former Alpha had warned him since the very first day he found Percy: mess with my family and there will be consequences.
The Alpha in Jason wanted to assert his dominance and fight back, but the rational side of him told him to let it go.
"You lost my son!" Poseidon roared. "My cub…"
"I can't express how sorry I am," Jason's voice broke, "but I don't intend to let those bastards get away. They took someone important to all of us. Your son, my mate, the pack's Luna. We will get Percy back, and we'll hit them harder than they've ever felt before."
Jason kneeled down next to the fallen Poseidon. "I need your help to get him back."
He extended his hand out. Poseidon looked at for a moment, then took it as Jason hauled him up.
Together, the two weres lifted Sally gently, who had collapsed from the loss of her son, and walked to the Alpha house. Everyone was coming together. They would discuss and make a plan.
Jason would get his Luna back. Even if it cost him his life.
Percy stared at the floor as he clutched his stomach.
How did he move so fast?
"However, I don't blame you." The man sighed.
"I was hoping you'd be able to follow instructions." He snarled, but not at Percy. "Obviously, Kurt, you're incapable of doing anything correctly."
Kurt bowed his head. "I apologize, Alpha."
The man sighed, then smiled. To Percy, it looked more like a grimace. He approached Kurt, whose head was still down, and took his head in his hands.
With a single movement, the man crushed Kurt's skull.
Percy gasped in horror. Blood ran down the man's arms as Kurt's body slumped to the floor.
"I've told you all before. I have no use for men who can't follow my every command." The Alpha sighed.
All of the men in the room straightened their backs and tightened their expressions. No one looked unfazed by the dead body on the floor; one of them was even smiling at it.
"Now," Alpha Rogue turned to Percy, who widened his eyes and stumbled away. "We have some business to speak of. There's no need to be afraid of me, darling. As long as you do as I say, that is."
Percy almost whimpered.
"You see, Perseus, your mate happens to be Jason Grace, Alpha of the Olympian Pack, correct?" Percy nodded hesitantly.
"Oh, good. If I had grabbed the wrong person, I would have had to kill you." He shrugged. "Anyways, Jason Grace happens to be a good enemy of mine. When I found out that he'd finally gotten his mate, I decided it'd be the perfect revenge to steal you away from him."
Percy's mind raced. Revenge? There's literally nothing Jason could have done to this guy: he's only been Alpha for two months!
"Now that you're here, I have three choices for your precious pack." Alpha Rogue said, grabbing Percy's chin in his hand. When did he get so close?
"Choice one. Alpha Jason will give me his pack for his mate. Choice two. Alpha Jason will give up his mate for his pack." The man grinned at this option, causing shivers to run down Percy's spine.
"Choice three," he continued, "Alpha Jason does something incredibly heroic and stupid that will result in the death of everyone he loves. By that, I mean he will try to save you, and my warriors will be here to slaughter anyone who tries to come and get you back."
The man let go of Percy's face, and he glared at the cocky Alpha.
"Now," he chuckled, "any questions?"
Jason and Poseidon lay Sally on Zeus and Hera's bed. He sighed and took in the sight of all the men in his home.
Jason walked over to his father and whispered, "They've all taken in the scent?"
Zeus nodded discreetly. "We are ready to begin the search for our Luna."
"Good." Jason clapped his hands and turned to the rest of the men. "Thank you for coming so quickly. I will get straight to the point. My father has already informed you why you are here. Someone decided they would waltz in here in the middle of the night and steal my mate."
Growls erupted from all around the room. Taking an Alpha's mate, especially when the mate was as rare as an Omega, might as well have been a declaration of war from the other side.
"Someone decided that we were weak as a pack, that we wouldn't fight back if we were attacked. But those people are wrong." Jason felt his eyes shift into Caelum's Alpha eyes. "They messed with the wrong pack. We're going to get Percy back. And we're going to destroy every person in our way."
The pack members cheered in unison.
"Get ready to shift and change!" Jason roared. "Say goodbye to your loved ones for the time being; we aren't coming back until Percy is with us."
The men ran back to their separate homes. Jason collapsed on the couch. He'd been playing strong all day, but if it wasn't for Caelum, he would have been curled up on Percy's bed whimpering.
You idiot. Jason scolded himself. You let them take Percy away from you! What kind of Alpha can't even protect his own mate?!
"I'm a failure." Jason quietly groaned.
No, you are not.
Jason snapped his head up. Caelum?
You are being unreasonable. I miss Percy and Thalassa just as much as you do, but you are an Alpha. We are the Alpha. Percy is counting on us to save him, and soon. Only the Moon Goddess knows what those people are doing to him. The faster you snap out of this 'I fail at life' mode, the better.
Jason blinked and looked at the ground. Yeah. You're right Caelum, like always. I'll stop moping.
Good. His wolf thought. I'm getting tired of patting you on the back.
Jason inwardly rolled at his wolf, who yipped a little in laughter. His talk with Caelum made him feel better, and realize what he had to do to protect the one he loved.
"Don't worry, Percy." Jason whispered to the floor. "I'm coming. I'm bringing you home."