Chapter 101 AURORA Nausea took me over as I looked at Dane and Trajan .
I didnt even think about it .
I knew she was employed by the Reeds .
I should have wondered where she came from .
I should have wondered why and how she showed up now , at such a convenient time .
But I met her away from everyone else , when I was down in Anta , and it felt like I ran into her on ident … My knees went weak .
Dane grabbed me and led me to a chair as horror overwhelmed me .
Goddess .
Tristan and Seraphina .
Its my fault .
Its all my fault ! Dane knelt in front of me .
We dont know for sure it was her .
She could have been a victim of the Reeds just as casily as you .
They could have found a way to threaten her .
Maybe ckmail her .
Does she have any family of her own ? Maybe the Reeds .
dont have the children .
Maybe she took them to her family and is hiding with them .
Try to remember .
I took a shuddering breath and flicked through my fragmented memories .
It was hard , because even though they were bing more solid all the time , they were all so terrible I didnt want to look at them and see .
I didnt want to remember .
I thought back to my earliest days , when the Reeds would spend the day training or purifying me , and then Mrs.
Jamison woulde to me .
She would bring me food , bathe me , tell me Chapter 101 stories .
She was so young back then .
And she would say … I have a little girl just like you … A daughter ! I said .
She has a daughter .
But I dont know .
anything else about her .
Dane nodded .
Ill get my people on it .
Archer is still on Remingtons trail , but I have others .
I can- Trajan started .
2/5 You need rest , Dane and I said at the same time .
We nced at each other .
I raised a brow at him , and he gave me half a smile .
You can help them once youve slept at least six hours , I told Trajan .
My voice was light , but guilt still threatened to crush me .
This was all so much .
Part of me wished the earth would open up and swallow me , because I couldnt bear any more .
The other part of me knew that even if it did , I would wear my fingers to the bone to dig myself out , because no part of me could rest until I saved my children .
Still , if I wore myself out , or Dane , or Trajan , I would lose the most important people in the search for my children .
Us , and … Wait , I said , new fear taking hold in me , Wheres Evander ? Chapter 101 Trajan looked grim .
EVANDER 3/5 I slept in the woods on the edge of Broken Forestnd that night .
A few restless hours , grabbed in the coldest part of the dark, just before the sun rose .
I wouldnt stop until I found the twins , and my gut told me they were here .
Close .
Maybe I was cold , isted , and alone .
Maybe I was in a strange country with wilderness wilder than anything I had experienced back home .
But no matter what Dane and Aurora said , this was my fault .
They were my charges .
Id failed them .
How could a man live with himself when he failed to protect two children ? Family .
I was too far away from home to hear the back and forth chatter of the High Alpine pack in my mind , and it was strange .
Id grown up right in the heart of the pack .
Maybe not grandmothers favorite , but as a charming screw up , I thought I had a special ce in her heart and the hearts of my aunts , uncles , and cousins .
But I could never show my face to them again any of them , including Aurora if I didnt fix this .
Chapter 101 4/5 I trotted through the forest in my wolf form .
The lycan wast good for battle , but the wolf was best for living outside , covering distance , for hunting and tracking without being easily discovered by anyone except other wolves .
Broken Forestnd was rough .
A lot of it was mountains .
ces with sudden cliffs , steep slopes , and hidden ravines .
At least it waste summer , so the streams and rivers I crossed were warm ish .
I was far from the Reed pack house far from everything when I lifted my nose and scented other wolves .
The fur on the back of my neck stood on end , and my wolf growled .
Coming out this far was a shot in the dark , but there was a path through the trees that smelled like it was used often .
And it was used by important pack members .
Like Waylon Reed .
Carefully , I picked my way through the underbrush , following the path .
The scents were new enough that I kept my cars pricked , listening for any sound of other wolves .
The path led downhill , into a ravine .
Right to the open , yawning mouth of a cave .
I would have waited , but I caught a new scent .
Two of them .
So faint , it was clear they were being masked .
Tristan and Seraphina .
Chapter 101 5/5 Trajan .
I said through the pack bond .
I found something .
A cave .
It smells like the twins .
Im going in .
Trajan didnt answer .
His thoughts were out of reach .
I guessed he was finally getting some sleep .
I should wait , I knew .
Let someone know where I was going .
But my scent would be here , now .
If I left , they mighte back , know I was here , and block it off .
No way I was risking it .
Id just have to keep trying to get ahold of Trajan .
Without hesitating , I slunk into the darkness .
I didnt see the bear trap .
Not until it was toote .