Chapter 102 AURORA After Trajan told me Evander was still on Broken Forestnd , looking for signs of the twins , I worried .


    I wanted him to call Evander back .


    He said he knew Evander woulde back if I ordered , but this was something he thought the younger wolf should be allowed to do .


    I was so overwhelmed by everything else I was dealing with , I didnt have the heart to say no .


    Trajan went to rest , and Dane took me to his office .


    Ill be directing the search efforts of the pack .


    If you can think of anything else to do , do it from here .


    Please .


    His eyes dropped and he wouldnt meet my gaze .


    You and the twins are all I have left , and youre all I have left that I can protect here and now .


    I could hear the desperation in his voice , so I agreed .


    I already knew what I wanted to do , anyway .


    Wolves werent the only creatures that humans whispered about that lived on thisnd .


    There were others .


    Witches .


    Vampires .


    Darker , more unknowable things .


    It was time to see what they knew , and what it would take to get Chapter 102 their help .


    Id managed a decent list of the local supernatural creatures when my phone rang .


    It was my grandmother .


    I didnt dare ignore it .


    I straightened my hair and opened the video call .


    Grandmother .


    What can I do for you ? 2/5 Her thin lips were pressed tightly together , making even more wrinkles around her mouth than usual .


    Youre to meet with Alpha Coleridge .


    Alone .


    A chill went down my back .


    You know what he tried to do .


    Her face softened , and she sighed .


    Yes .


    I know .


    If I were there , Id have him gutted and demand Fall Line appoint a new Alpha .


    Unfortunately , our reach in the United States isnt as strong as I would like it to be .


    But if you seed , it will be .


    Then her gaze sharpened again .


    Though sess seems less likely now that resources are being diverted to search for our kidnapped heirs .


    What the hell is going on over there , Aurora ? It was my turn to press my lips together .


    A lot , grandmother .


    Plots deeper and older than any I expected .


    I hesitated , then asked a question that had been burning the deepest parts of my mind like a hot coal for weeks .


    Grandmother .


    Esther Reed says she knew my mother .


    That Celeste DeVere may have … sold me to them .


    Chapter 102 3/5 Outrage flooded my grandmothers face , turning her old , papery cheeks red .


    How dare you suggest such a thing ! My Celeste would never .


    If you dare breathe such a terrible rumor to anyone else , I will cut you off immediately , do you hear me ? I felt like shed punched me in the stomach .


    But at the same .


    time … er rage was oddly reassuring .


    I hadnt known my mother , but grandmother had .


    If she said Celeste wouldnt sell her baby to the Reeds , I had to believe it .


    What happened to send my mother here ? I asked .


    Did she say anything to you about having contact with the Reeds ? I dont see what any of that has to do with your missing children or anything were dealing with now , my grandmother snipped .


    I would haveughed if I didnt know that would make her hang up the phone .


    Grandmother , it has everything to do with whats happening now .


    Somehow , I ended up with the Reeds .


    That means its likely that my mother had contact with them at some point .


    Well , how did they end up with you ? she asked .


    Did they adopt you ? Find you in the woods ? They always told me I was their birth daughter .


    They even tried to lie about it once they knew Id found you .


    Which means I havent exactly been able to get the story from them .


    I pinched the bridge of my nose .


    Ive searched for official adoption records before , back when I was living with you .


    There are none .


    However they got me , it had to be done illegally .


    Chapter 102 … whether with my mothers consent or not .


    4/5 I didnt add thatst part .


    It would only make Augusta angry .


    Well … I didnt speak much with your mother at that time of her life my grandmother said .


    If someone did , it would have been that useless son of mine .


    Uncle Winston ? I said .


    Augusta DeVere had three children : Celeste , Gemma , and Winston .


    Celeste was my mother , her oldest .


    Gemma , the middle daughter , was the mother of that evil bitch Lillian .


    Winston , the youngest and only son , was Evanders father along with his older brother , Lorcan .


    Yes , Winston .


    Though I dont know what use hell be .


    Hes half lost his mind , anyway .


    Filled it with useless facts about rocks , instead .


    Idiot .


    Thank you , I said .


    Ill call him and see what he knows .


    Grandmothers face got all pinched again .


    If you must .


    But first , like I said , Holden Coleridge wants a meeting with you , but that brute Dane Montagues wolves wont let him anywhere near you .


    Give him the meeting he wants .


    Now .


    We need Fall Lines wolves if ites to war with Blue Ridge once we have the relic .


    The hair on the back of my neck stood on end , and I spoke very carefully .


    You dont n to take the relic from Dane , do you ?