22: Gone

***JERICHO’S POV***

Realization of what is to come and what I have to do and face is hitting me like a freight train.

And right when I think things can’t get worse, they damn sure do.

‘Alpha.’ I hear the doctor in charge of Estelle’s recovery come through the mind link, sounding groggy and worried.

‘Yes Doctor Roark.’ I am almost afraid of what he is fixing to tell me.

‘You need to come back to Ms. Estelle’s room.’ He is a little more frantic.. Gods dammit..

Something else is wrong with this girl. I hate to say it but I don’t know if I could put up with the emotional turmoil a mate like this would give me..

They tell you about war. They tell you about running the pack, the finances, the hierarchy. They tell you that being a good Alpha comes with discipline, compassion and strict character. But they do not tell you that your Beta may become a world ending wolf if his rage is unchecked from the evils that are threatening his mate. They tell you how mates strengthen you and how