Chapter 58 EVELYN I closed my eyes , certain she was about to rip open the door , find me , and punish me .


    Then her footsteps moved past .


    I breathed out in a rush .


    Why was she here ? Who had she tricked into letting her in to the pack house ? I pressed a hand to my mouth .


    Most wolves in Blue Ridge including me assumed that the Montagues were being targeted by these shadows because of Aurora .


    Either because she was doing it , or because it was a natural consequence of this quest for some ancient relic that she and Dane were on .


    Dane didnt know it , but my mother my family had great power .


    What if she was the reason the shadows were attacking Danes family ? But what if it wasnt Auroras fault at all , but mine ? Chapter 58 ***** 2/5 DANE I knocked on the door of Auroras suite of rooms the morning after we survived the old Broken Forest Pack house .


    She still wasnt awake .


    Someone needed to talk to the children .


    Almost like a house within the pack house , the suite Id given Aurora had a few bedrooms that connected to one sitting area .


    It made that way for visiting pack delegations .


    Mas Her cousin , Evander , answered the door to the suite .


    He didnt seem like a particrly serious man , but now his lc eyes so like Auroras were serious in his dark face .


    Im here to speak with the children , I said .


    Evander considered me for a long moment and didnt open the door any wider .


    Trajan told me about Aurora .


    Id be by her side , but I wont leave the twins .


    Thats a brave statement , for a man watching over my children in my territory , I growled .


    Evander raised his chin .


    You can test me if you want , Alpha , but that would make both the twins and my grandmother very unhappy .


    Goddess , for all their coloring waspletely different and the fact that Evander was a tall , bearded man , something about his Chapter 58 expression reminded me so much of Aurora .


    Have you told them ? I asked .


    3/5 Evander hesitated , then shook his head .


    Trajan didnt sleep .


    I finally made him rest .


    He and I were going to talk about what to do when he wakes up .


    Ill tell them .


    Theyre my children .


    Let me in .


    I could tell he didnt want to , but to his credit , Evander also wasnt interested in making a scene in front of the children .


    He pulled the door open and stood aside so I could enter , then closed it behind me .


    Theyre in their room with Mrs.


    Jamison , he said .


    I walked to the bedroom and knocked softly on the door .


    Mrs.


    Jamison answered .


    Alpha ! she said in a bright , surprised .


    voice .


    What a surprise .


    The Alpha ? I heard one of the twins exim in surprise .


    Id like to speak with my children alone , Mrs.


    Jamison , I said .


    She looked over my shoulder to where Evander stood .


    He nodded .


    She stepped into the hall .


    Evander said , Im staying right outside this door .


    Do whatever you see fit , I said .


    Then I stepped inside .


    I could have closed the door in Evanders Chapter 58 face , but instead , I left it open a crack .


    4/5 The twins were sitting on the floor .


    Toys were scattered around , but at the moment , they were doing a wolf puzzle on a low coffee table .


    Do you want to help us ? Seraphina asked .


    I nodded and sat next to them on the floor , surprised at thefort I felt just to be near them .


    Quietly , I started doing the puzzle .


    Tristan said , Sera , when are we seeing Mommy today ? Soon , Seraphina said .


    Right , Alpha ? I- I cleared my throat , not knowing how to do this .


    Now that I was here , I was having doubts .


    I didnt really want .


    the children associating me with terrible things .


    Telling them their mother was sick and we didnt know when shed wake up … they might hate me for it .


    But I didnt just want them to stay with me because they were my heirs .


    I wanted to be their father .


    That meant it was my job to be here in moments like this .


    Before I could speak to the twins , however , there was a knock on the door , sharp and demanding .


    I got up and opened it .


    Trajan stood there , looking harrowed and tired .


    He said , Ive just spoken to the Luna of the High Alpine Pack .


    Chapter 58 I raised my brows in surprise .


    Did you ? 5/5 Trajan folded his arms across his massive chest .


    Shes very displeased yourck of care with her granddaughter .


    If you want to keep working together , she demands our project be overseen by Alpha Holden Coleridge of the Fall Line Pack .


    I bared my teeth .


    Over my dead body will I be overseen by that idiot .


    Trajan shrugged .


    Then Im sorry Alpha our business .


    arrangement is over .


    Augusta DeVere demands the return of her granddaughter and the twins immediately .