A few of Cade's men that were out digging some fun holes in the forest by the lake called in saying they heard screaming and sobbing sounds. Cade was far too busy with his current task to go check it out, so I said I would. Hopping into one of the Suv's I drove up to the lake and looked around. I heard nothing, but I was going to check the hiking trails just to be on the safe side. Hopping back in the Suv, I drove to the parking lot. The only vehicle in the whole parking lot was the LHPD employee's black truck. I had smashed his camera so maybe he had got a new one. Getting back out into the rain, it thrilled me I had worn a good suit today. This was going to have to be professionally dry cleaned and fixed for sure.

I didn't see a damn thing until I got to the clearing. I was freezing and soaked right down to my bones, so I could only imagine how the younger man shivering on the ground, in a ball felt. It was definitely the LHPD employee, Lukas. The question was why the hell was he out here soaked and covered in mud. I set my hand on his shoulder and he jumped, but not before I felt how chilled he was.

"Do..don't touch me." His lips were slightly blue and his teeth were chattering. He was going to catch his death out here. Pulling him up out of the mud he coated me and hissed at the contact.

"Come one, you're going to freeze to death out here."

"It's fine."

His voice was broken and his eyes were red, he definitely had been the one out here screaming and sobbing. It was like he had done a complete one-eighty with his personality. The light in his arctic blue eyes was gone. Replaced with just a blank empty look, similar to a man who had lost everything.

"Let me take you home."

"No." He said softly but tried to pull himself out of my grip. When he realized he couldn't get free, he just stopped altogether.

We were both now covered in mud and one of our vehicles was going to get ruined; I made the decision that the Suv would be the better choice and I all but stuffed the freezing man in the passenger seat. I turned up the heat and brought him back to the complex and get him a change of dry clothing. I tried to ignore the tears that were actively running down his face as he sat in the seat. He was still shaking, and I didn't like that. Maybe having Caleb and Alessio have a look at him to ensure he was ok, was the best call here. But somehow I figured he would be far from ok with that. Pulling into the garage Creed and Alexi were there going over the vehicles, and I didn't miss the look he gave me when he noticed who was in the passenger seat.

Lukas didn't get out when we stopped. He only sat there. Walking around the side of Suv I opened his door and pulled him out after unbuckling him. Alexi opened his mouth to speak and I have my head a sharp shake, telling him not now. I carefully led him down the halls till I got to my wing and unlocked it with my phone. Closing the door behind him, I pulled him to the bedroom where I was sleeping.

"Hold on here. I'm going to grab you towels and things, and you can shower in my private bath. I'll find something for you to wear well your in there too."

He nodded. He understood.

Grabbing all the things he would need from the other bathroom, I took it back to my private bathroom; I didn't use it for anything other than to pee and shave. There was only a clawfoot bath, no shower and I didn't feel like changing it. The bath was useful for some things, like burning bloody clothing.

"Here, This should be everything you will need. Just put your muddy clothes in the basket and ill wash them when you're done."

"I'm sorry." He blurted, his hand touching the mud on my suit.

"No worries, It can be cleaned or replaced."

Lukas just nodded and stepped into the bathroom and closed the door. I heard him turn the bath on and I let out a deep breath. Pulling out my phone again, I stepped into the kitchen and called Alexi. I needed to know what had caused Lukas to be this broken. What had done this to him?

"Yes?"

"Do me a favour?"

"Maybe? It's about Lukas Black I'm guessing."

"Yeah. Find out what the hell happened to him."

"He looked so hollow. Lifeless."

"Yeah. I know I saw it."

"If I find something, I'll let you know. Let Maddox know he's here. Since he's an outsider."

"Yeah, Yeah. I'm on it."

Getting off the phone with Alexi I called Maddox. I filled him on the current events and he agreed that bring Lukas back here was a smart thing. Considering he could have frozen to death. He also, suggested I bring Zev by to make sure Lukas was of sound mind. I told Maddox I would check in with him later about Lukas.

Remembering about Lukas needing clothing I went back into the bedroom and dug around in the closest. I found some flannel pants and a T-shirt and a sweater that all looked like it might fit him loosely. After all, he was shorter and thinner than I was.

Lukas opened the door and stood there. The towel was wrapped around him a bunch of times and he had his phone and key fob and his wallet in his hand. We traded, I took the things in his hands and he took the clothing. He was only in the bathroom for a few moments, when he came out he was covered in dry clothing. The towel was still in his hands; He dried his hair slowly before he let out a deep breath.

"Thank you. I..."

"No need to thank me, It's fine."

Grabbing my own set of clothing out of the closet, I went to the bathroom and peeled the very ruined suit off and chucked it in the trash bin. There was no saving it, but I would not tell him that, he was already sad enough. Quickly showering I changed into the jogging pants and the long sleeve shirt. When I got back to the room Lukas was propped up in the bed, asleep.