SC : Our Bond (3)

"Young Master."

Hakan had been recognized as his father's successor again. Therefore, as soon as he stepped out of the room, the werewolves who had originally been staring at him warily finally greeted him respectfully. Hakan gave a short nod. He didn't need to celebrate his new position. All he wanted at that moment was the power to find Eir faster.

Hakan took a photo out of his pocket. He showed it in front of the werewolves as their gazes were all on him.

"Find her by any means."

"Will do!"

As an ancient werewolf, the orders of the Alpha and his successor were absolute to them. Everyone immediately left after that. Hakan let out a long sigh. Now, he finally had the power to search for Eir even to the corners of the earth.

Hakan could only hope that Eir wouldn't hate him after they met again.

***

A week. In just a week, Eir, who had seemed to have disappeared off the face of the earth, was finally found in another country. Hakan's group worked very hard to find her. Most of them didn't sleep because they spread out to various places to look for Eir. Even if they needed to dig a hole to look for Eir, they would do it on Hakan's orders.

In that week, Hakan's men exterminated many of those involved with the hunter group. It was the first time since the bloody war that the werewolf group made such a big fuss. They killed indiscriminately. The news on television showed the deaths of important people every day. It seemed strange until it started to look scary.

On the eighth night, a private jet landed at an airport. Hakan got out of it. After a long wait, he was finally in the same country as his mate again.

"Young Master."

His men bowed to greet him, but Hakan only walked away to get into a car that was parked not far from where he got off. His men half ran to follow him. They knew Hakan was restless. However, they didn't know why Hakan had to go crazy just for someone randomly chosen by their goddess.

"Update."

"As per your orders, we cleared everything except the werewolves who were held in that place. We gave those who were injured treatment. Meanwhile, those who were fine were secured elsewhere."

Hakan stared at the werewolf who had just spoken. The one being stared at was breaking out in cold sweat. He knew what that look meant.

"In the meantime... we dare not do anything to Miss Eir. She refused when we tried to persuade her to come out of her cell. Miss Eir-"

"How long will it take us to get there?"

"At maximum speed, we can be there in three hours."

"Make it two."

Hakan's request was impossible for them to do. Even so, no one dared to object when they got into the car after Hakan.

***

When Hakan pushed open the metal cell where her mate was being held, the sweet pheromones laced with the fetid scent of the metal came crashing down on him. Hakan's eyes scanned the dark cell. There, Eir, who was wearing nothing, was bound in chains to a cross, shivering, to the point that she couldn't immediately look up when someone entered her cell.

Hakan's feelings were mixed when he finally found Eir again. Hakan had difficulty walking upright when he approached Eir. Hakan took off his coat. He covered Eir with it, even though he received a rejection from his mate.

"Ugh...ukh."

"Eir?"

Hakan knew something was wrong when Eir couldn't make her voice properly. Hakan checked Eir's condition, only to find that a special collar was attached to his mate's neck. Hakan broke the collar with emotions. He didn't need to use his real power to destroy the binding collar.

"Cough! cough!"

After the collar was destroyed, Eir felt her long-lost voice finally return. She coughed loudly. Her whole body shook from the malnutrition and torture she had to endure while she was in that place.

"It's okay, Eir. You're okay. I... I've found you."

Eir felt someone hugging her, but she couldn't tell who it was. Her memory was tangled, not knowing when it had started to break down. Eir could only feel that Hakan's pheromones made her feel comfortable. Eir tried to inhale more. Her weak hands rose to find the source of her comfort.

"I apologize for coming late... Eir."

Eir heard Hakan's voice, but she couldn't say anything. Her vision slowly darkened. When Eir's body leaned limply in Hakan's arms, Hakan felt like all his breath was being sucked away by someone.

"Eir!"

Hakan got up quickly, then ran out of the cell that had held Eir all this time. His people were guarding outside. When they saw Hakan come out with furrowed brows, they immediately became alert again.

"Prepare the fastest flight! We're going back now!"

For those people, it was the first time they saw Hakan so panicked for someone.

***

That night, Hakan brought Eir back to be checked by Zen. The Silver Moon Pack was very busy that night. They were so happy when they heard the news that Hakan had managed to find Eir. However, when they saw Eir's condition, their expressions immediately turned to sadness.

"Wait here. I'll check on her."

Eir was taken into the treatment room, while Hakan could only wait outside anxiously. It wasn't until sunrise before Zen came out and met with Hakan. Zen finally let him in to see Eir. After a long struggle with Zen and the other werewolf healers, Eir finally fell asleep soundly on the bed.

Hakan walked straight up to Eir and grabbed her hand, stroking his thumb across the top. He stood there for a moment, waiting for Zen to start speaking.

"Eir fainted due to the side effects of the binding magic that had been burdening her body. Now that the magic is no longer there, Eir's werewolf powers will slowly heal themselves."

Zen spoke and stopped when he saw Hakan's attention was still on Eir, who still had her eyes closed.

"Hakan, her body will heal itself. But after that, I'm afraid she won't be the Eir."

Hakan finally turned his head when he heard Zen's voice start to sound unstable at the end of the sentence. Hakan tried to maintain his emotion. Even though he could already guess what Zen wanted to say, he still felt like someone was squeezing his heart when he finally heard his next words.

"Someone has marked her by force. On her body... I found many traces of, a cruel rape."