: Prisoner
Matteo's Pov
I walk back out of the house and without turning to my warriors who are mourning the loss of their top warrior I went straight for the pack's gym.
It has been an hour now since we got back from chasing after Lyndon. The enemies are gone now. My father too was gone.
I didn't feel any remorse yet despite that he is still my father and somehow I kind of felt a little bit of pity for him.
The cause of him becoming like that was my mother’s fault. Maybe not entirely but her not loving him made him the man who he is now.
Yet the damage he has inflicted on my life has already been done and can never be undone. My Mate and I will forever be in this cat and mouse game while I'll always hide and she chases after those missing memories that withheld the truth.
Maybe she won't now but I know one day she will and I have to be honest with her before that day. I guess I'll always be imprisoning myself with my guilt, sadness, and regrets.
Honestly, I don't know what to tell her either; that her fucking mate couldn't retrieve her dad's body like the mountain that we were on was a volcanic one.
Lyndon's body could not be retrieved from the lava as it was already into ashes. I'm the one with secrets now and the burden is getting heavier on me.
I punch the punching bag when I reach it. Then I hit again as once wasn't enough to get everything out of my head and system just for a little.
I am trying to cope with everything that has happened earlier. I was hoping to tell her about everything and again it didn't go my way.
I don't even know anymore if we were meant to be as every time I was this close in telling her and again I am being thrown back to 100k miles away from her.
Why does this always have to happen?
I heavily sigh with sweats dripping down from my body after another hour of working out. I rested for a while there, before going back to the house and having a shower then I head to the office.
I wanted to check on Adassah but I just couldn't face her now, not after everything that has happened. I failed her again as a Mate in protecting our family even though victory was on our side.
Adassah is in her room, along with Wes beside her. She has blackout due to the loss of her father. I wish there was something I could do yet I couldn't.
I sat there in my office sometimes afterward burying myself into work. There is a knock on the door "come in" I don't look up at the person rather I focus on the work in front of me.
"Alpha, Dr. Omalley has already taken a test on each prisoner and all are free to go back to their families. So we have already contacted the prisoner's families from different packs' Jay bit on his lower lip as if he's nervous.
"Unfortunately there's only one prisoner around three or five years of age that was likely to be in the second phase of the experiment and we couldn't find anyone related to her" Jay further explained and I could tell that he is frustrated.
I don't blame or be mad at him either, as I know everyone is exhausted after the attack.
"We only have her name and last name but we don't know who she is. Our trackers have tried their best but it seems like her data wiped off completely," he concluded with a sigh.
He handed me the file and I flip it open only to find it blank and just her baby photo and name nothing else inside it.
"Did you have a search on all packs," I ask "that we did too and, we even call them but none seems to have heard of such name?"
I keep on tapping on her name in the file "Holly Davis" I repeatedly said it to myself. Suddenly I remembered an incident that happened 3 years ago before the defeat of the rogue King by Alpha Hernandez. I don't know if my instincts are true but I know I have to try and I will contact them immediately.
"I'll handle this from here, and just ask elder Rue to help the pup and put her in a spare room. After that then you can rest. Now you may dismiss as well Jay," I gave him a warm smile.
Once he left I slump back on my chair rubbing my face with my hands before picking up the phone and calling Dante.
"Luna Daniella speaking," she answered and just the right person I was hoping to find.
"Hello, Daniella it's me Alpha Matteo" I hear shuffling then her rambling in a low tone.
She told me that she is going to get Dante but I told her it's her that it's her I needed to talk to which she let out an oh in response. I know she has a niece that they have been looking for even after the attack they still look for her.
It was when she almost went insane before giving birth that Cameron ordered everything to suppress this includes all the child's data despite Dante's disapproval. Yet Cameron has more right to the child than him or Daniella as he was the father.
I don't know what happened but that is just a glimpse of rumors that were spreading around.
I may not be a fan of those rumors then but I know this one might be helpful especially when it's not a rumor but a fact which I am about to ask her. So I have heard the name of her long-lost niece is Holly Davis.
"Holly Davis, do you happen to know her?" I ask and she is silent for another twenty minutes.
I know she's shocked to hear the name I mean who wouldn't right?
"Is it just her?" she asks again and I could hear her sniffling
"no" I replied shortly.
"Then you just got the wrong-"
she didn't finish as I cut her off and explained the child's features in the photo I'm seeing. She didn't speak again but only to be replaced with a loud sob.
I hear a door slam open and someone cursing out loud. I knew that Dante is now mad and wanted to kill the person on the phone who made his Mate cry. I was going to put it down when he shouted through the phone and his mate's sobs were uncontrollable.
"I swear if you-"
"cut the crap I didn't hurt her she is just in shock, I think," I told him and he growls at me through the phone.
"Dante"
"How the fuck do you know-"
"it's me Matteo" he cursed out even more before apologizing after I explained to him the situation.
"Thank you, Matt, and please be informed that we'll come over because I don't think she wants to delay seeing Holly"
"perfect then we'll wait for your arrival" I turn off the phone and started to walk out of the office.
I made my way to see Adassah who is still in bed without waking up. I pick up the now awaken Wes and head downstairs. After I fed him I link Jay to know which room he has put the young pup inside before I head there with Wes in my arms.
I watch as the young brunette pup plays with toys. A strand of her hair was behind her ears "how is she doing?" I ask Rue who sat on the chair near her.
"Good Alpha and better than we expected," she responded.
"Alpha, they are here," one of the warriors informed me through the links "escorts them here and tell Evan to bring me a file on my desk"
After a while I heard footsteps then Cameron came inside and went straight to the pup only for her to bite his hand and hiss at me. She growls and stands in her defensive stance, she is alert.
Daniella who has been sniffling came forward "Holly" she calls her out then did sign with her hands in which the child whimpers mommy before jumping in her arms.
Daniella held her close as if her life depends on it and she starts to kiss all over the pup's head.
"Thank you Alpha Matteo" Cameron extended his gratitude "always welcome anytime Alpha Cam but it's all thanks to my beta and warriors" I turn to Dante "so I'm confused she is?" I point to Daniella
"Holly's her niece," Dante said.
"and the sign she did is a gesture of love and only families know it" Cameron explains.
I link Dr. Omalley to check on the pup again before she left with Dante and his Luna.
I heard screaming and it's coming from Adassah's room. I rush there holding Wes securely in my arms. I put him gently in his crib before turning to the thrashing Adassah who keeps calling out in her dreams to her dad not to leave her.
Her nightmares have now prison her in her dreams and reality. I pull her in my arms with a stray tear hoping tomorrow will be better for her.