Chapter 105
Chapter 105 DANE I looked at crowd of wolves gathered outside my pack house .
Fall Line is gone .
Their Alpha has taken Luna heir DeVere when I promised her protection .
What if she chose to go with them ? someone called .
Trajan stood behind me and to one side .
He growled low in his throat .
My Luna heir did not go with Coleridge of her own free will .
She wouldnt have left with things in their current state .
I admired Trajans strength as he stood here and didnt give anything away .
After Id returned and met with him about Aurora going missing , he confided in me that Evander had stopped responding to him the night before .
Everything was falling apart .
It was time to dig my claws in and pull it all back together .
The children were still my main concern .
I had people looking for them .
But Aurora had disappeared with Fall Line .
That meant with her , at least , I knew where to begin .
Except when I called the Fall Line pack house , his parents Chapter 105 seemed just as confused as I was .
2/5 Apparently , Holden had taken the dozen warriors he had with him here … and disappeared .
Whatever hes done , hes done it without the support or knowledge of the pack elders , said his father , the former Alpha James Coleridge , over video call .
The old man had jowls like a bulldog but still had a full head of steel gray hair .
The Alpha makes all final decisions for the pack , but this … He bared his teeth .
I thought I raised the boy better .
This isnt the first time hes tried to take her against her will .
It had been a handful of hours since she disappeared .
Rage surged through me as I thought what he could have done to her in that amount of time .
Elder Coleridge , I said , barely hanging on to my calm by a thread , Can you use your pack bond to talk sense into him ? James didnt answer for a long moment , then said heavily , Hes blocking us .
Excuse me ? He cleared his throat .
Hes blocking us .
Im running the pack in addition to my Council duties .
The muscles in my jaw tensed .
Then as acting Alpha, I need your consent to allow my wolves onto Fall Line land to search .
Chapter 105 His overgrown white brows drew together .
No ! Thats unthinkable .
No pack has ever allowed another free reign in their territory like that .
3/5 I new I shouldnt threaten a Council member , but I no longer gave a shit .
Then this time will be the first .
Because Im coming with my wolves , Elder .
You decide whether its going to mean war or not .
There was another long moment of hesitation , then Elder Coleridge nodded and growled , Ill allow it , as long as your wolves are discreet .
My wolves will be whatever they need to be to ensure my to ensure Aurora is safe .
By any other standards , Holden was a wolf whod gone rogue .
But because he was an Alpha , hed never be punished for it .
Not unless he did something so terrible the Council stepped in .
But short of stopping all out pack wars , the Council tended not to get involved .
If Augusta DeVere pushed , maybe theyd do it .
But when I called her , the only person she blamed was me .
You knew my granddaughter was in this kind of danger and still allowed this to happen ? Again , I had to control my rage .
My wolf was snarling for these peoples blood .
Useless , every single one of them .
Chapter 105 4/5 With respect , Luna , I growled , respect the furthest thing from my mind , You are the one who insisted the Fall Line Alpha stay .
The old woman pulled back like I had thrown a glass of wine in her face .
Maybe I put more confidence in your abilities to keep her safe than I should have .
Take care of it , or you can be certain the blame for what comes next will fall on you .
Of course , she fucking would .
Senile old bat , I was still pissed off when I took two dozen wolves , including Trajan , and went to Fall Line territory .
We started the search .
Fall Line wolves watched us from a distance .
None of them moved to stop us .
None of them moved to help , either .
I broke the wolves into pairs .
Trajan insisted on running alone .
Evelyn had insisted on coming and since Archer was still gone and she had powers none of the rest of us had , I let her .
On the condition that she stayed with me .
The sun went down .
The moon rose .
Wed had our noses to the ground for at least two hours when I paused.
We were just at the top of a pine covered ridge , and the place looked shockingly familiar .
What is it ? she asked .
This place , I said , were at least fifty miles from where we were Chapter 105 5/5 kidnapped as children , but for a minute , it looked similar .
Dont you remember ? The way the stream comes down over the rocks there , and that small cliff ? I was strange , seeing a place like this while traveling alone with Evelyn .
Guilt washed over me all over again .
Guilt Id carried since I was a child .
Im sorry I couldnt get you out of that place .
Evelyn hesitated .
Oh .
Its … fine .
I got out .
I ran away on my own , remember ? I nodded my wolf head , and silence fell between us .
Then she said , Danc … about that .
The kidnapping thing .
Ive been thinking lately that I need to tell you ….
A twig snapped .
I shushed her .
A second later , I scented wolves .
Not Fall Line wolves .
Rogues .
I moved in front of Evelyn , but they stepped out of the forest on all sides of us .
We were surrounded .
Wed been betrayed .