The Twin Alphas’ Fated Mate
Fate of the Forsaken Brother Chapter 26

~Kaden-

About an hour later, Max finally comes back to the office. But he has Ava with him. And fresh mark. Did he seriously leave in the middle of a meeting to go get his d**k wet?

After Mercury stops squealing about how happy she is, I pull Max to the side.

"Can I talk to you for a minute?" I ask him. Max nods his head and we leave the office. Max shuts the door and turns to face me.

"What's wrong?" Max asks me.

"What's wrong? Seriously? You left in the middle of a meeting to go have s*x." I say.

"I didn't leave to go have s*x. I went to go see her and things just happened." Max says. "I thought you'd be happy for me. Plus, you told mom about Ava before I could." For more free novels, visit FindNovel.net

"Max, I want to be happy for you. I am happy for you. You found your second chance mate after that shitty situation with Penny. You and Ava are going to be amazing as Alpha and Luna, but seriously, now is not the time to be running off. And I only told her because Devin couldn't keep his mouth shut and you know how Mercury is." I say to him.

"I just wanted to spend a bit of time with her." Max says.

"Then invite her to sit with us in the room. Don't disappear for over an hour while we're trying to figure out a plan!" I yell at him. "I get you missed her. Seriously, no one understands better than I do right now. But Aubrey is out there with those sick f***s. Who knows what they're doing to her right now. Silas says we have to hurry so they don't move locations. And you just... left. If the roles were reversed and Ava was missing, I'd never leave the meeting just to go see Aubrey while you're left with Mercury, berating you with questions about what I'm doing." I say to him angrily.

Max sighs, rubbing the back of his neck. "s**t, man. I'm sorry. For a minute, I completely forgot about Aubrey being gone. I was so wrapped up in myself and Ava, I didn't think about how you'd feel."

"You can do whatever you want with Ava after all this is done." I say. Max steps closer to me and pulls me in for a hug.

"I've been a shitty brother and alpha. Let's go get your mate." Max says.

We go back into the office and Elliot gives us a look. I know he and Arthur seemed upset at Max for disappearing. They're also happy for Max for finding Ava, but like me, they know now was not the time to just run off. It's not just Aubrey. Mercury was put through hell because of Ivan. Elliot and Arthur want to get this bastard as soon as possible and not let him escape again.

Once we get everything settled, Silas tells us where Ivan went.

"They asked me to send them to Genoa." Silas says.

"Where's that?" I ask.

"Italy. Ivan is apparently from there." Silas says.

"Italy! We have to go to Italy?!" Devin says.

"He's going to portal us there, it's not like we're actually traveling." Max says.

"Right." Devin mutters.

"I'll try to get us as close as possible to where they are. Ivan gave me a rough estimate as to where he was going but didn't give me an address." Silas says. He stands up and asks us to move back. We all do and Silas makes the smokey black portal open. I look at Mercury and can tell she's in awe of the magic. She doesn't use hers much. Only for healing and protection

when needed. Elliot and Arthur turn to Mercury.

"I really wish you'd stay here." Arthur grumbles.

"Mess with me, that's fine. But you don't get to try to kill one of my kids and get off that easily. Now move. We're going to Italy." Mercury pushes past them and is the first one to go through the portal. Elliot and Arthur follow her quickly. Devin and Kai go next. Max kisses Ava and tells her to stay with the twins.

"You should bring them to the clinic to get them looked at." I say.

"Okay. I'll make sure they're okay." Ava says. Max smiles and says his goodbyes. I hug the twins.

"Promise you'll bring Aubrey back?" Blake asks. He really did bond with Aubrey while they were trapped together.

"I promise." I say and hug them one last time. I look at Max and he nods. Silas motions for us to go and we step through together. I really hope we can actually trust this guy.

~Devin-

Once we get through the portal, we end up in a side alley in the city of Genoa. I've never traveled more than a couple hours away from the pack and that was to go to Alpha Austen's ceremony, so this is crazy. I look back at the portal as Max and Kaden come through it, followed by Silas. He closes the portal and turns back to us.

"Alright, it should be a short walk from here." Silas says. He walks past us and turns the corner onto the street. We follow him and I look around at everything. This place is beautiful. So different from back home. If this wasn't a mission, I'd love to explore.

Kai grabs my hand, bringing me back to focus. I look up at him and see the look on his face. He's in pain.

"What's wrong?" I whisper.

"I'm just worried about Aubrey. She and I were in the same friend group growing up. I was friends with Austen and Andrew. Aubrey was always around and she was the little sister of our group. I care about her and I don't want anything to happen to her." Kai says. I almost forgot that Aubrey and Kai were from the same pack. These past few weeks have been crazy. But I didn't know they grew up together. I guess that's why they're so comfortable with each other.

"We'll get her back. Trust me. Everything will work out." I say, squeezing his hand to comfort him.

"I know. I'm just worried she won't be the same." Kai says. Kaden sighs from behind us.

"I've been worried about the same thing. We have no idea what they're doing to her." Kaden says, his fists clenching.

"She will be okay. She's strong. You don't just give yourself up for a kid you just met without being strong." I tell them. Kaden nods. I pat him on the back. "It will all work out."

I just hope I'm right about that.

~Aubrey~

I have no idea where they took me. This place looks so different. I think we're in a whole different country. Buildings like this just dont exist in the States. If they took me out of the country, I don't know how I'll get home. I can't even remember why I'm here. I don't know what they did to me, but my memory is spotty, like I'm missing pieces. I remember being in the cell and waiting for someone, but I can't remember who. I remember those kids I was with. One of them had died and I was sad, but how do I know them? What were their names?

"Let's go. This is our room." Hudson says, pushing me towards the door. He says he's my mate, but I don't feel anything for him. He told me I was kidnapped by an awful man who tried to force me to be with him and I hit my head. That's why I can't remember anything. But this doesn't feel right. Something feels off.

I grab the door handle and open the door. The room is beautiful. But I don't want to be here with Hudson. I turn to look at him, to see if I feel anything. Still nothing.

"I have to go do some business. I'll be back in a bit." Hudson says. I nod and he leaves, locking the door behind him. I wait a minute and move to check the door. It won't open. I'm locked in.

This feels wrong. I feel like I shouldn't be here. Why did Hudson lock me in here if I'm supposed to be here? Why can't I remember him? I feel like I need to sleep.

I go over to the bed and lay down. Hudson said he won't be back for awhile.

As soon as I lay down, I realize how tired I am and my eyes close immediately.

A while later, I wake up to the sound of my door opening. I shoot up in bed and Hudson is just

closing my door.

"Hi, darling. I see you fell asleep. Are you feeling better?" Hudson asks me. I move to sit on the

edge of the bed.

"Uh, I guess. My head hurts and I still can't remember anything." I say.

"Don't worry. It will come back, I'm sure." Hudson says, walking over to me. "I'm finished

working and wanted to spend time with you."

Hudson reaches for my face, stroking my cheek. I don't feel anything. No sparks, no pull

towards him. This is not how it's supposed to feel with your mate. What if... Hudson lied? What if I wasn't kidnapped by a bad person and lost my memory when Hudson saved me? What if

Hudson is the one who kidnapped me? Crap, I need to get out of here.

"I need to use the bathroom." I say suddenly. Hudson smiles.

"It's right over here." Hudson points to a small door off to the side of the room. I get up and go over to it. Once inside, I lock it and look around. There's a window over the toilet. It's really small, but I think if I try hard enough, I can fit through it. I'm not a very big person.

I climb into the toilet and I look out the window. I see that we're on the second story, but there's a roof right outside. I silently pray thank you to the moon goddess for this house not

being taller.

I slide the window open slowly to not make too much noise. I put my head and arms through the window and try to pull the rest of my body through. It's difficult, but I'm slowly getting it.

The frame of the window hurts my sides, but it has to be done.

I get my upper body through and get stuck at my hips. Crap, curse my wide hips!

I hear the doorknob giggle and Hudson calls through the door.

"Aubrey, are you okay?" He asks.

Shit, I need to hurry. I pull really hard and cry out as I manage to get through. I look down at

my hips and they're cut up and bleeding from the frame of the window. Ouch. I'll worry about that later. I should heal soon anyway.

I sit on my butt and slide down the roof to look over the edge. Hopefully it's not a big drop

down.

I look over and it's like ten feet to the ground. I could break my legs if I jump. f**k.

Just then, I see a group of people walking towards the house. They look familiar. Hold on, is

that Kai? Why is he here? Why isn't he back home?

"Aubrey!" One of the guys in the group runs to me. Wait a minute.

The man stops right under where I'm sitting. I look down at him and suddenly, all my memories

come rushing back.

"Aubrey, jump! I'll catch you!"

"Kaden?" I ask, holding my head. It hurts so badly.

"Yes, baby. I'm here." Kaden says. Kaden, he's my mate, not Hudson. Ivan and Hudson took me

from Jerald's pack, where I was held captive with Rhett and Blake after being kidnapped by

them.

Everything is rushing back to me. All the missing memories were memories that involved Kaden. I couldn't remember the twins' names because they're Kaden's brothers. I couldn't remember where I came from because it was Kaden's pack.

"Aubrey, are you okay?" Kaden asks me.

"Her memories are coming back to her. It's quite painful, so she is probably dizzy." An older

man says. I don't know who he is. I hear a crash behind me and hear someone yelling. I turn to

see Hudson at the window.

"What the hell?! Aubrey, get back in here!" He yells at me.

"f**k you, Hudson! I remember everything! You kidnapped me, you bastard!" I yell at him. Damn, my head hurts so bad. My vision is getting blurry.

I try to focus on Kaden standing below. But I can't. My breath gets rapid and I can't see

anything anymore. I feel myself falling. Did I fall off the roof?

"s**t, Aubrey. Are you okay?" I hear Kaden say close to my face. I did fall. He caught me.

"Kaden..." I whisper, my eyes closed.

"I have you, Aubrey. It's okay." Kaden says. He kisses my forehead and I feel the sparks, warmth spreading throughout my body. This is how it's supposed to feel. I remember everything. Our first dance, how he kissed me and told me all his fears about having a second mate. How he touched me the first time we mated. The feeling of him marking me and when I marked him.

I grip the front of his shirt, taking in his scent. I missed him so much. It's been so long since I saw him.

"Get her out of here. We'll take care of Ivan and Hudson." I hear someone say. It sounds like

Max.

I lay my head on Kaden's shoulder as I feel myself drifting. Before I know it, I pass out.