Chapter 4 DANE Go get her ! I snarled .


    Call the airport and stop that flight ! As a wolf , money didnt do much for me .


    But in the human world , being a billionaire made me unstoppable .


    Archer nodded and shouted to my pack warriors .


    I went up to my room in the pack house .


    It was decorated to look as much like the outdoors as possible , with stone and wood and natural colors .


    When Ann was here , she stayed in this room , too .


    I never slept in the bed when she was here .


    As soon as I walked in , I heard someone in the closet .


    Ann .


    It had to be .


    Archer must have been mistaken about her at the airport .


    I strode toward the door , already growling , and kicked it open .


    A woman in a white dress screamed .


    Anns dress … but this woman wasnt Ann .


    Too tall for the dress , which should have hit at mid thigh but on this woman barely covered her ass .


    Chapter 4 I bared my teeth .


    What the hell are you doing here ? Evelyn Bary stared at me .


    2/7 Her face was softly rounded , with huge blue eyes , cupids bow lips , and a pointed chin .


    That plus her wavy blond hair and curves were the reasons the media like to call her the seconding of Marilyn Monroe .


    Evelyn was also a wolf connected by marriage to the Hundred Lakes Pack .


    My grandfather had pulled Blue Ridge out of obscurity and into wealth with his own sweat and blood .


    We might be the richest pack in Anta , but we were far from the oldest .


    And in our world , old blood mattered .


    The Hundred Lakes Alpha and Luna sat on the Council .


    I shouldnt offend Evelyn .


    But in that moment , I didnt care .


    Get out of her clothes , I snapped .


    How did you even get in here ? You need to leave .


    My grandfather would never let me hear the end of it if he found out Evelyn was on Blue Ridgend .


    Evelyn blushed I … just wanted to see you .


    I came in to wait and had some wine and spilled it on my dress .


    I bet Ann wont mind .


    She smiled sweetly .


    Ann would absolutely mind .


    Chapter 4 Take it off , I snarled .


    And leave .


    Something happened … 3/1 Evelyns eyes filled with tears , and she rubbed the inside of her left elbow .


    My gaze fell on the crescent moon shaped birthmark there .


    I ran my hands through my hair , torn between this and knowing I needed to hurry to get to Ann .


    But aside from Evelyns powerful family , I didnt want to hurt her … shed saved my life .


    When we were kids , wed both been kidnapped by someckeys of the Reeds .


    Id mostly blocked it out , But I remembered the little girl with a crescent birth mark on her arm who was a prisoner with me .


    She distracted the kidnappers while I escaped .


    Id promised to go back for her .


    But when I convinced my grandfather to take the pack warriors there , there of the Reeds wolves or the little girl .


    ve no ei Then , two years ago , a singer wandered into one of my clubs out of the rain , desperate for work .


    She was decent , but I wasnt going to hire her .


    Then I saw the birthmark , and everything changed .


    I owed Evelyn everything .


    I made sure that semi talented singer became one of the biggest stars in the country , because thats what she wanted .


    Thanks to her ties with the Council , they Chapter 4 5/7 Then I looked at the bed .


    The maids had made it already .


    It was ncat , all the dozen fluffy pillows in ce .


    But my heart froze .


    Ann had two belongings from her childhood : an ancient journal and a delicate ne with a pendant made from a fat pearl that shined silver and iridescent , like moon magic .


    She kept them on her side table .


    They were gone .


    Instead , there was half a silver ribbon on the bed .


    Only half .


    And it was wrapped around a ck credit card .


    Out of instinct , I reached through our bond .


    I tried to sense her .


    Shed been there , in my mind , for three years .


    She was part of me .


    But our bond was cut .


    She was gone , and I had no way of finding her .


    No.


    I didnt ept that .


    I wasnt done with her yet .


    I called Archer as I ran to the car .


    I had to get to the airport .


    Youre right .


    Shes running .


    Bring her back ! ***** ANN I bought a ticket to Europe .


    I went into the bathroom , changed , Chapter 4 put on a hat and sunsses .


    Then I sat at a gate nearby and watched .


    6/7 Sure enough , that flight got mysteriously cancelled .


    Then Archer Fox appeared less than an hourter .


    They forced all the passengers to stay on as they searched the ne .


    It was a testament to just how rich Dane Montague was that he could interfere with the TSA .


    But he was that rich .


    No one would ever tell him no .


    Except me , apparently .


    The person who most desperately wanted to tell him yes to everything he asked .


    When Archer left , I went into another bathroom the busiest one I could find changed into a new outfit with a wig , doused myself with a different perfume this time and left the airport .


    I rolled my half of the silver ribbon into a tight ball and stuffed it in my pocket .


    It was in , now , no longer sparkling with magic .


    But it was also a reminder .


    Dane had always sworn he was going to kill me , and when he cut that ribbon , he won .


    Something in me died .


    But so had our bond .


    Which meant he couldnt sense me .


    And that meant I could truly set us both free .


    No matter what the Council said , we were poison for each other .


    7/7 Chapter 4 So I buried the girl Id been and everything she was deep down inside , and I walked away to save us both , even though it killed me .


    Dane Montague would never see Ann Reed again .