<h4>Chapter 111 He’s Back!</h4>


    Two dayster.


    (Patrick’s P.O.V.]


    After my first conversation with private investigator James from the police station in human society, he was quick to call me again to ask further questions about Alpha – what his family and rtives, the state of his rtionship with them, whether he had a partner and how was their rtionship, and whether he had any enemies we might know of. I told him everything.


    Then he asked me to e-mail him hisst known address and a few photos of him. I did.


    But two more days passed and now we only had less than twenty-four hours left before the statute of limitations expired. Yet, there was still no sign of Alpha.


    The hope we had been desperately holding on to slowly started to turn into despair. I even thought that if the statute of limitations expired and James could not find him, I would just reach out to my connections and pay them money to keep the search going. I was willing to do anything as long as we could find Alpha.


    I was in my study handlingpany affairs remotely when my cell phone ran, and for some reason I could tell that it was urgent. It was the chief guard of the pack, Dn.


    “Beta, the guard at the border said that Alpha is at the gate!”


    “I’ll be right there!”


    I rushed to the basement and started the car like a crazy person. I drove as fast as I could towards the border of the pack but not before telling the ranked members of the pack to gather and wait at the castle. I immediately went to the border to bring Alpha back.


    When my car stopped at the border gate, I saw Alpha standing there.


    I jumped out of the car and I wasn’t afraid to admit that my eyes were a little red. Still, I didn’t want to cry in front of my brother. I rushed over and gave him a firm hug. He also gave me a hug back. “Alpha, where have you been! Are you okay?” Although he had experienced such a big setback, he looked very calm. Now, I felt like I was the one overreacting. “Patrick, I’m fine now.”


    Hearing his words, I felt relieved. Although I had many questions in my heart, I didn’t have the time to ask him. I invited him into the car and returned to the castle at full speed. I knew that there were more anxious people waiting for him there.


    (Rose’s P.O.V.)


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    When Patrick told me this news over the phone, my heart jumped out of my throat. I told him to wait for me as I went downstairs immediately – I wanted to go pick up Alpha too but Patrick said that he was already on his way to the border and he would bring Alpha back immediately. In the end, I waited anxiously at the castle with everyone else.


    My tears filled my eyes again but this time, they were tears of joy. I tried to hold them back. My Popeye was back and I had to greet him in the best condition possible to assure him that the pack was all right. And I told myself to notin about why he had been gone so long. I just wanted to hold him tight, tell him how much I missed him, and how much our child missed him too.


    I was out on the steps with the ranked members who had arrived immediately. We stared in the direction from which the car would appear.


    I tried to establish a psychic connection with Edward, but it didn’t work for some reason. This made me a little frustrated. I wanted to be the first person to see him andfort him.


    But I let it go. He had been through so much. Maybe he was tired. I just wanted him to be okay. I wanted to jump into his arms and smell his familiar scent.


    I watched the ck sedan drive toward us. It was Patrick. As soon as the car stopped, I saw the man I had been thinking about all day and night get out of the back seat. I was the first to rush over and I hugged him tightly with all my strength, afraid that he would disappear again if I let go.


    “My love, my Popeye, my everything, I have missed you so much.” I pressed my head against his chest, on the verge of tears again. But he just patted me on the back. He didn’t even respond to my hug.


    I let go of him and watched as he epted everyone else’s hug. His mother even cried andughed.


    “My poor child, what have you been through?” asked his father.


    “Let’s go back to the castle first, I’ll tell you everything. I also have something to announce,” said Edward.


    I held his arm tightly as the others escorted him back to the castle. Although he didn’t have time to hug me seriously, I felt my heart ache more than I felt disappointed. He must have suffered a lot outside. But I was just d that he coulde back safely.