Chapter 88 1/5 AURORA I couldnt process what was happening .


    It was too much .


    The whish from the 24 hours Id just had with Dane maybe the best 24 hours of my life and now this .


    My knees gave out , and I wouldve fallen to the stone floor of the front porch if Evander wasnt already holding on to me .


    Then Evander was gone , snatched away by Dane , who threw him against the wall with a roar .


    What happened ? Where were you ? You are supposed to protect them ! Trajan was there in an instant .


    He didnt get between Dane and Evander he was smart enough to know that would be a death sentence .


    Instead , he put a hand on Danes shoulder and said , Alpha , the children were with their nanny .


    Evander was sleeping .


    Which , unfortunately , everyone has to do sometimes .


    Dane red at Evander , but I could tell from the tilt of his head that he was listening to Trajan .


    Finally , he released Evander and stepped away .


    He turned to Trajan .


    When did it happen ? Trajans report was efficient and detailed .


    Evander discovered them missing when he went to see why things were so quiet in their room .


    Usually , Mrs.


    Jamison goes down to the kitchen to Chapter 88 bring the children breakfast .


    Then they get Evander , and the four of them go outside and let the kids run out their energy until lunch .


    2/5 Evander , who was rubbing his shoulders where Dane had pinned him to the wall , said , It was ten minutes past the time Mrs.


    Jamison usuallyes to get me when I went looking for them .


    I thought she was having ate morning .


    Instead , they were all just gone .


    I tracked them outside , but their scent is everywhere here .


    I couldnt follow it farther .


    And your pack bond ? Dane asked .


    We dont have one with Mrs.


    Jamison , Trajan answered .


    The children … they seem to be shielded , somehow .


    Shielded ? Panic threaded thorough my veins .


    Who would be able to do that ? It would take a spell from a witch .


    Or a wolf with strange powers , Dane said .


    There are a few .


    Especially in the Appchians .


    Magic can behave oddly in the mountains , sometimes .


    I was inches away from dissolving into a sobbing mess , but I had to hold on .


    A cool head got me through my marriage to Dane .


    It got me through the political machinations of my first few years in High Alpine .


    It could get me through this , if I could just stay calm .


    I gripped my shaking hands together .


    To my shock , Dane noticed .


    He took them in both of his , then pulled me close .


    Chapter 88 Dane , our children .


    I whispered .


    Theyre barely more than babies … if anything happens to them … 3/5 He held me as my walls cracked and tears streamed down my checks .


    DANE 1 held onto Aurora .


    Though we werent bonded , it was like I could feel her distress .


    To have her in so much pain and to be able to do nothing about it made me feel like I was going insane .


    But I could feel the dark undercurrent of the fear , as well .


    My children were missing .


    My daughter .


    My son .


    Their faces shed through my mind , bright and smiling .


    The thought of what might be happening to them of them experiencing fear or pain for only a moment it made me feel like I was being slowly crushed .


    I held her , but she was as much an anchor for me as I was for her .


    I whispered into her hair , Dont worry .


    Ill find them .


    I swear it .


    ***** EVELYN Chapter 88 4/5 I woke to chaos .


    When I called for my breakfast , no one brought it to me .


    Annoyed , I got out of bed and got dressed to go see what was happening .


    The pack bond was too full of chatter for me to understand any of it except that someone was missing .


    I didnt worry much about it .


    I wasnt going to be put in charge .


    of any search efforts .


    I got dressed .


    I hadnt seen Dane all day yesterday , but with his grandfather dying , I figured he just wanted his space .


    So I decided to leave him alone before I showed him my evidence .


    I pulled out my phone to look at the picture again .


    Aurora fleeing Holdens room , neither of thempletely dressed .


    Goddess , it was so perfect , I wanted tough .


    I walked out into the hall and snagged the first wolf that ran by .


    She was a teen girl the granddaughter of one of the pack elders .


    I knew her from some of the acting sses I taught some of the younger wolves from time to time when Dane was busy , and I was bored .


    Sometimes , I thought I knew the members of his pack better than he did .


    Daisy, I said , Whats going on ? Oh , Ms.


    Bary ! she said , Its terrible ! Those little twins from the other pack are missing ! 4 Chapter 88 Twins ? Auroras twins ? 5/5 Without meaning to , my grip on her arm tightened .


    Were they alone ? No.


    Their nanny went missing with them .


    I swallowed and let her go .


    Thank you , Daisy .


    She ran off , but I stayed where I was , rooted to the spot .


    The twins were missing .


    And theyd gone missing with my mother .


    I asked her to do something about Aurora , I whispered to the empty hallway .


    I didnt mean this !