Chapter 105 DANE I looked at crowd of wolves gathered outside my pack house .


    Fall Line is gone .


    Their Alpha has taken Luna heir DeVere when I promised her protection .


    What if she chose to go with them ? someone called .


    Trajan stood behind me and to one side .


    He growled low in his throat .


    My Luna heir did not go with Coleridge of her own free will .


    She wouldnt have left with things in their current state .


    I admired Trajans strength as he stood here and didnt give anything away .


    After Id returned and met with him about Aurora going missing , he confided in me that Evander had stopped responding to him the night before .


    Everything was falling apart .


    It was time to dig my ws in and pull it all back together .


    The children were still my main concern .


    I had people looking for them .


    But Aurora had disappeared with Fall Line .


    That meant with her , at least , I knew where to begin .


    Except when I called the Fall Line pack house , his parents Chapter 105 seemed just as confused as I was .


    2/5 Apparently , Holden had taken the dozen warriors he had with him here … and disappeared .


    Whatever hes done , hes done it without the support or knowledge of the pack elders , said his father , the former Alpha James Coleridge , over video call .


    The old man had jowls like a bulldog but still had a full head of steel gray hair .


    The Alpha makes all final decisions for the pack , but this … He bared his teeth .


    I thought I raised the boy better .


    This isnt the first time hes tried to take her against her will .


    It had been a handful of hours since she disappeared .


    Rage surged through me as I thought what he could have done to her in that amount of time .


    Elder Coleridge , I said , barely hanging on to my calm by a thread , Can you use your pack bond to talk sense into him ? James didnt answer for a long moment , then said heavily , Hes blocking us .


    Excuse me ? He cleared his throat .


    Hes blocking us .


    Im running the pack in addition to my Council duties .


    The muscles in my jaw tensed .


    Then as acting Alpha, I need your consent to allow my wolves onto Fall Linend to search .


    Chapter 105 His overgrown white brows drew together .


    No ! Thats unthinkable .


    No pack has ever allowed another free reign in their territory like that .


    3/5 I new I shouldnt threaten a Council member , but I no longer gave a shit .


    Then this time will be the first .


    Because Iming with my wolves , Elder .


    You decide whether its going to mean war or not .


    There was another long moment of hesitation , then Elder Coleridge nodded and growled , Ill allow it , as long as your wolves are discreet .


    My wolves will be whatever they need to be to ensure my to ensure Aurora is safe .


    By any other standards , Holden was a wolf whod gone rogue .


    But because he was an Alpha , hed never be punished for it .


    Not unless he did something so terrible the Council stepped in .


    But short of stopping all out pack wars , the Council tended not to get involved .


    If Augusta DeVere pushed , maybe theyd do it .


    But when I called her , the only person she med was me .


    You knew my granddaughter was in this kind of danger and still allowed this to happen ? Again , I had to control my rage .


    My wolf was snarling for these peoples blood .


    Useless , every single one of them .


    Chapter 105 4/5 With respect , Luna , I growled , respect the furthest thing from my mind , You are the one who insisted the Fall Line Alpha stay .


    The old woman pulled back like I had thrown a ss of wine in her face .


    Maybe I put more confidence in your abilities to keep her safe than I should have .


    Take care of it , or you can be certain the me for whates next will fall on you .


    Of course , she fucking would .


    Senile old bat , I was still pissed off when I took two dozen wolves , including Trajan , and went to Fall Line territory .


    We started the search .


    Fall Line wolves watched us from a distance .


    None of them moved to stop us .


    None of them moved to help , either .


    I broke the wolves into pairs .


    Trajan insisted on running alone .


    Evelyn had insisted oning and since Archer was still gone and she had powers none of the rest of us had , I let her .


    On the condition that she stayed with me .


    The sun went down .


    The moon rose .


    Wed had our noses to the ground for at least two hours when I paused.


    We were just at the top of a pine covered ridge , and the ce looked shockingly familiar .


    What is it ? she asked .


    This ce , I said , were at least fifty miles from where we were Chapter 105 5/5 kidnapped as children , but for a minute , it looked simr .


    Dont you remember ? The way the streames down over the rocks there , and that small cliff ? I was strange , seeing a ce like this while traveling alone with Evelyn .


    Guilt washed over me all over again .


    Guilt Id carried since I was a child .


    Im sorry I couldnt get you out of that ce .


    Evelyn hesitated .


    Oh .


    Its … fine .


    I got out .


    I ran away on my own , remember ? I nodded my wolf head , and silence fell between us .


    Then she said , Danc … about that .


    The kidnapping thing .


    Ive been thinkingtely that I need to tell you ….


    A twig snapped .


    I shushed her .


    A secondter , I scented wolves .


    Not Fall Line wolves .


    Rogues .


    I moved in front of Evelyn , but they stepped out of the forest on all sides of us .


    We were surrounded .


    Wed been betrayed .