Chapter 104 DANE Dane … I wish … 1 snapped my head to the side .
The voice was soft .
Barely more than a strand of spiderweb floating on a breeze .
It sounded like Aurora , and it came with a feeling of fear .
I shook myself .
She had no wolf .
Our mate bond had been severed for years .
She wasnt even in my pack .
There was no way I could hear her .
I went back to searching the woods .
We were in one of the deepest , oldest ces of the woods .
A ce that felt …off .
Strange .
I didnt like toe here , but I had to search this ce .
Remington said the Reeds wanted my blood .
Even though Waylon had denied it , my grandfather had mentioned it , too .
And Aurora .
Whatever it was needed for , this was the ce it would have to be spilled, because this was the ce the relie was supposed to be .
Just a patch of woods at the bottom of a ravine with one , huge standing stone right at its center .
Chapter 104 2/5 I looked up at the stone .
It was about five feet wide and maybe twice as tall as me .
It seemed normal , until you got close .
Thats when you noticed two bands of symbols ringing the stone .
They were about the height of my eyes , only two or three inches apart .
Ivou stared too long , they started to move and twist .
Just like the writing in Auroras book .
I was in human form , but my ears were partially shifted , pricked for any sound .
Another reason my wolves generally avoided this ce was because it attracted strange things .
Creatures even wolves liked to avoid .
We were near the edge of Broken Forestnd , here .
ording to Trajan , Evander DeVere was still over there .
When Trajan woke , Id want a full report on what the other wolf had found .
Meanwhile , I had other contacts .
People inw enforcement who were searching every traffic and security camera for a hundred miles around .
So far , they had nothing .
Which was why I was still here , and here in particr .
If whoever took my children was going to do something with them , and that something had to do with the things Aurora and I had gotten into thesest months , they would need to bring them here .
It all connected back to this ce .
Chapter 104 Suddenly , fear zed through the pack bond .
Alpha , came the panicked voice of one of the younger pack warriors .
Luna heir DeVere is missing ! I staggered .
The breath felt like it had been knocked from my chest .
What ? 3/5 It … she said she was just going to the bathroom .
But she didnte back , and now shes gone … and so are , the wolves from Fall Line .
I couldnt breathe .
My parents .
My grandfather .
Piper .
My children .
Aurora .
No , I whispered .
Theres something else , Alpha , came another wolfs voice .
This was one of the women who worked in the pack offices , monitoring news , andmunicating with the other packs .
Weve just heard from Cave Springs and two of the packs down south .
Theyre all reporting attacks by shadow monsters .
I growled and made myself absorb the news .
Aurora was missing , and whatever we had done to wake up these monsters , they were no longer contained .
Our secret was about to be out .
Chapter 104 Suddenly , fear zed through the pack bond .
Alpha , came the panicked voice of one of the younger pack warriors .
Luna heir DeVere is missing ! 3/5 I staggered .
The breath felt like it had been knocked from my chest .
What ? I … she said she was just going to the bathroom .
But she didnte back , and now shes gone … and so are the wolves from Fall Line .
I couldnt breathe .
My parents .
My grandfather .
Piper .
My children .
Aurora .
No , I whispered .
Theres something else , Alpha , came another wolfs voice .
This was one of the women who worked in the pack offices , monitoring news , andmunicating with the other packs .
Weve just heard from Cave Springs and two of the packs down south .
Theyre all reporting attacks by shadow monsters .
I growled and made myself absorb the news .
Aurora was missing , and whatever we had done to wake up these monsters , they were no longer contained .
Our secret was about to be out .
Chapter 104 AURORA 4/5 I woke in a dark room .
Candles flickered all around .
Iy on something hard and raised .
The room smelled like a cave , all age and damp stone .
I moaned .
Then I caught movement at the corner of my eye .
Holden appeared .
He was shirtless .
His skin was gold in the flickering candlelight .
Under different circumstances , he might have taken my breath away .
The way the light caught on the muscled nes of his chest , arms , and abdomen could have made an artist weep .
I moaned and tried to turn my head to see where I was .
I had a feeling , wherever it was , I was deep underground .
It wasnt a natural cave , exactly .
The walls were smooth and so was the floor .
But it looked like it had all been carved out of ck stone .
Holden looked down at me .
There was no smile on his face .
It didnt have to be like this , he said .
You should have just agreed to be mine .
Are you ready ? he asked .
I turned my head .
A hooded figure moved out of the shadows near one of the walls .
As they approached , the air around me got the crackling feeling of magic .
Yes , said the figure .
Its voice was low in that way that sounded like it could be either masculine or feminine .
Do you have what Chapter 104 you need ? Yes .
Holden held up his hand .
In it , he held a silver ribbon .
My stomach dropped like a stone .
I recognized that ribbon .
It was the same kind that was used in mating ceremonies .
5/5 Holden leaned down and started to wind the ribbon around his wrist and mine together .
Once were bound , Im going to hide this ribbon in a ce youll never find it , he said .
You may have cut your bond with Dane Montague , but I will make sure you can never escape me .