Dorthena (12 page)

She turned to
Zand, “Ryker’s gone he left me she began to cry. Zand never said a
word.

When they
reached the turn off Zand slowed, “do you want to come and stay
with Alexis and me or go to the alpha house?”

Thena said,
“No take me back to the cabin I want to be alone please.”

Zand drove her
up to the cabin they took her things into the cabin and Zand and
Alexis left because Thena had told them to leave. Thena knew deep
inside that Zand and Alexis knew Ryker was leaving her; they were
the diversion for him. Thena went up stairs to the bedroom crawled
into bed and scented Ryker on his pillow and cuddled it in her arms
and cried herself to sleep. During the night Thena woke to hear
some one down stairs. She slowly reached under her pillow pulled
out the gun she had there. She silently placed pillows in the shape
of her body in the bed covered it with the blankets. Slowly she
made her way to the door and hid behind it and waited.

The foot steps
came up the stair case and down the hall, the door knob slowly
turned and the door opened gently, when the door was open almost
half way a hand with a gun was stuck in, and two shots rang out.
Thena pushed on the door as hard as she could and the gun dropped
trapping the arm between the edge of the door and the edge of the
door frame. Thena shot four shells through the door, and then she
opened it. A man lay on the hall way floor, then a shot rang out
and Thena dropped. The bullet hit her and grazed her head. As the
woman walked up to Thena and looked down and smiled, Thena pulled
the trigger twice to her gun and the woman dropped to the floor
dead.

Ryker got into
his plane and taxied out to the run way, and in ten minutes was
lifting off the run way into the air, he made his turn from the air
port plotted his course and relaxed and let the auto pilot take
over for him. In seven hours he would be landing in Toronto,
Ontario and he would hunt down Melrodger’s and kill him.

Half way to
Toronto he felt sick suddenly, something was awful wrong. He was
not sure what it was. He searched his mind to reach out to Thena,
but there was nothing. Maybe she was a sleep and dreaming about
him, or she shut him out, because she was mad as hell at him he
wasn’t sure, he just had a bad feeling. It was to late now to turn
back.

The flight
went extremely well he reached Toronto in the six hours, because of
a tail wind. He landed, and pulled up to a hanger. He parked the
plane the name Dorthena One was on the side. The name was put on
the plane six months after him and Thena split, he just could not
help himself, then the numbers to the plane appears after the name
Ryker then anchored her down, walked a short distance picked up a
rental vehicle.

Ryker drove
north heading to a small resort town in upper Ontario, he did not
want to fly, because he did not want a record of landing any where
near the resort. He knew Melrodger went to this resort every year
for three weeks. He had been here a week now if he stuck to his
usual plans.

When he was
about four hours from the resort Ryker pulled over and slept in his
rental for a few hours. When he woke he drove to the nearest town
got gas for his vehicle, had something to eat. He tried to reach
Thena again, but there was nothing. He wondered if he should call
Zand and ask him to check on Thena. Yea that would be a good idea.
Ryker pulled out his cell phone the battery was dead. “Damn I
forgot to charge the damn phone.” Ryker would just have to trust
Zand to take care of Thena if she would let him.

Once Ryker had
finished eating, he went out to his vehicle got in to drive the
rest of the way to the resort. Once he was fifteen minutes from the
resort he parked his vehicle in a dead end road made sure it was
out of the way for anyone wanting to turn. He then sneaked his way
up to the resort without being seen. He waited and he watched for
Melrodger. A week had gone past and he had not done the same thing
twice. Ryker was getting angry by this time; he thought the job
would have been over and done with by now. Each day he tried to
reach Thena in his mind and got nothing back. When the last and
final week began he noticed that the second week was in line with
the first week and that on Thursday Melrodger would go for a walk
up the side of a trail that was five miles long. There Ryker would
be waiting for him.

Thursday came
and Ryker was at the two and a half mile marker waiting for
Melrodger. By ten in the morning he could see Melrodger coming up
the trail. When Melrodger reached a certain point Ryker shifted
down into a wolf and leaped at Melrodger. Melrodger hit the ground
and shifted into a wolf. The two wolves were in a fight to the
death. Both wolves knew that only one would walk out this day.

Melrodger
jumped at Ryker bit down hard and pulled with is jaws and muscle,
Ryker yelped and turned and rolled freeing himself from the older
wolf. Ryker then jumped grabbed Melrodger by the throat bit down
with all his strength and ripped fur, skin and flesh. Melrodger was
bleeding badly. But turned and bit at Ryker. They were growling and
ripping at one another. The furry of the fight was draining them
both. At one point Melrodger shifted into human form and so did
Ryker. “So Ryker we meet again. How long has it been fifteen years
you have learned much in the art of fighting since you were a boy.
Oh by the way I just got word yesterday Dorthena is dead!”
Melrodger laughed, Ryker shifted down quickly made a leap at
Melrodger and tore out his throat, and then he tore out another
large piece of his throat.

With that
Ryker ran as fast as he could towards his vehicle. He finally had
to rest once he got to the vehicle. He unlocked it cleaned himself
up so there would be no blood on him, changed his clothes and drove
back to his plane. He tried to reach Thena and there was nothing.
He was certain she was dead now and tears filled his eyes as he
drove. The miles flew by time stopped for Ryker. His heart was
breaking with each second that past.

No he would
not believe Zand had failed to protect Thena. There was no way in
hell Zand and Storm both would have failed. Storm had agreed with
his leaving. They both knew if the threat against Thena remained it
also put his pack in danger. Neither one wanted that for the pack.
No he would not believe Thena was dead there had to be another
reason why he could not reach her. Maybe it was because they
connection made at the ritual was done with less blood on Thena’s
part then on his. Yes that had to be the reason the connection
would not be completed at such a distance away.

When he
reached the airport he turned in his vehicle unanchored his plane
and taxied out to the run way when he was told it was his turn and
flew west towards home. He set the auto pilot and sat in shock.
Thena dead, no she can’t be dead. No way in hell she was to smart
to wise to anyone who would try to kill her. She would take special
care she was carrying his pup. If she was dead then so was his pup.
Tears filled his eyes, and his heart broke. When he reached the
alpha house he flew low over the house nearly hitting the tree
tops. When he saw William came out of the house he waved. William
jumped into a truck headed for Rock River and Ryker was making his
approach at the airport. He taxied in off the run way. When he got
the plane anchored his suit case out William pulled up in the
truck. Ryker rushed over jumped in, “how’ Thena?”

William turned
the truck rushed out of the air port and back to the alpha house
not to the cabin. “Ryker Thena has been shot the bullet hit her in
the head. She lay in the cabin for two days before Alexis and Zand
found her. Two dead bodies were also found next to her. She put up
a great fight, appears she shot the man four times right through
the door, the woman was shot twice both times in the chest she died
quickly. One bullet hit her heart.”

Ryker looked
like death had claimed his heart and sole, “The pup is the pup
alright?”

“At the moment
yes as far as I know, but then I didn’t know she was carrying a
pup.”

Ryker frowned,
“where is Thena now?”

“She is in the
clinic at the main alpha house. Wind and Alexis have been taking
turns sitting with her and talking to her. Storm sang to her one
evening. Storm talked to her told her he needed more money to buy
more land and she had to get well to write the check. But there has
been nothing now for almost two weeks. Storm even demanded she wake
up as alpha of the pack and she didn’t wake.”

As William
drove into the alpha house yard, Ryker jumped out and rushed into
the clinic. Paige was sitting at her desk, and she smiled, “Can I
help you?”

“My name is
Ryker you have my mate Thena here?” Ryker said with a worried
looked.

Paige frowned,
“Yes she is here in the clinic come with me.”

Ryker followed
Paige into a room then in the next room were beds. Thena lay in one
of the beds, she was hooked up to IV bags, she was pale, and her
head was not bandaged. She showed Ryker where the bullet skimmed
across her skull. There was little damage done, and Paige had no
idea why Thena was unconscious for so long a period.

Ryker sat down
beside Thena, “honey I am here come back to me baby. Thena it’s me
Ryker honey come back to me. Melrodger is dead. Your safe now and
always will be with me honey. Ryker talked to Thena for several
hours. Storm and Wind came in sat down asked Ryker how he managed.
Ryker told of how he killed Melrodger and that no one would think
it was him. Ryker told Storm how he wore a scar on his leg for
years because of Melrodger but it was none gone

Wind was
speaking to Thena softly, “Thena Ryker is home he is waiting for
you.” Nothing came of Winds talking to Thena.

Storm took a
turn at speaking to Thena but nothing. When midnight came Ryker
fall into a light sleep, he was drained but knew Thena needed him.
He opened his mind to her and left his mind open as he slept.

Thena’s mind
was moving around in a white mist, she was lost, she felt half a
live. Then she heard this tiny female voice deep inside of her.
“Mommy you have to wake up now. It’s time to wake up mommy, daddy
is home I can hear him speaking to you mommy please wake up!

Then Thena
heard a baby crying and Thena cried out, “don’t cry baby mommy is
here, I’ll try to wake up for you baby girl. Mommy’s here baby
girl.” The baby cried harder, “don’t cry baby I am going to wake up
soon.”

Thena moaned
her head ached something awful, the pain like a distance memory
shot through her head. The baby continued to cry. Thena tried to
get up, but she couldn’t get up something was holding her. Thena
cried out, Ryker get our baby girl she’s crying I can’t reach
her.

Ryker shot up
out of the chair looked around. The chair hit the floor when it
fall over backwards. Thena had not changed, but yet he heard her.
He was positive her heard her tell him to get the baby girl. Ryker
kneeled down picked up the chair and sat back down.

Ryker opened
his mind, he heard Thena, “Ryker get our baby girl she is crying
for me I can’t reach her.

Ryker looked
at Thena, “wake up Thena the baby needs us, wake up honey.” Riker
knew there was a connection to a pup and the mother before birth
that they could communicate.

Then Ryker
didn’t hear anything more, Thena was breathing easier, but deeper,
and he asked Thena, “is the baby still crying honey?”

Thena
whispered, No Ryker she is sleeping now, I need to sleep.”

Ryker walked
out to the office Paige wasn’t there so he went to the back door of
her apartment and knocked. Paige came to do the door in her
dressing grown. Ryker smiled, “I hate to bother you Paige, but can
you check on Thena please something has changed in her.”

Paige smiled,
“I would be happy too, I must admit I am worried about her if she
does not wake up soon I don’t know what to do. Paige walked in the
room with the beds and looked, where is Thena?

Ryker said,
“what do you mean where is Thena, he looked the bed she was in was
empty and the IV bag was on the floor, the needle had been removed
and she was gone.

Paige quickly
rushed to the phone and dialled one. The phone rang about a dozen
times before Storm answered it, “hello!”

“Storm this is
Paige, Thena is missing we have to find her.”

Storm frowned,
“how long has she been gone, no more then ten minutes at the very
most.”

“Where is
Ryker? Storm asked calmly.

Paige spoke up
a little harsher then she intended, right here in the clinic.

Ok I’ll get
dressed get a couple of the men to hunt her down,” Storm said in
frustration.

“After two
hours of searching for Thena and no sign of her, everyone returned
to the alpha house. Ryker take the SUV and head over to the cabin
you were staying at. William take one truck head towards town the
south way, I’ll take another truck and head directly east see what
we can find. Jake call Zand get him over here with his sensitive
nose please. Zand was there in ten minutes scented the clinic then
walked out side. Zand turned to the group you’re looking for Thena
in cat form she has shifted down. Zand said, “Shift down,” running
in wolf form he followed the trail. Ryker reached the cabin, but
there was no sign of Thena. He started calling her. He would listen
for a few moments then call again. Nothing!

Thena was in
cat form she was running she didn’t know where she was running just
running. She was frightened; she had to protect her cub she was
carrying. Someone had tried to kill her and had failed now her pup
was the one she had to protect at all cost. By dawn she was
exhausted and climbed a large rock near a large jack pine and lay
down. She slept for several hours then woke to what sounded like
dogs; no wolves.