Chapter 121 DANE Kill him , Aurora said , her lc eyes deadly serious in her pale , beautiful face .


    Right now .


    I frowned .


    My mind was stillpletely upied with Piper , and I couldnt even look at Aurora without a deep , wordless rage rising inside me .


    Not since Evelyn had sent me that picture .


    The one of Aurora leaving Holdens room .


    He was leaning casually on the doorframe , grinning .


    She was disheveled but didnt look like she was in that much of a hurry as she walked away.3 Was everything she had told me about him a lie ? When I had caught him about to assault her … was it an act ? I wanted to tear something apart just thinking about it .


    I was sick to death of being jerked back and forth when it came to her .


    Now isnt the time , I said .


    Auroras eyes went round .


    But he has- I cut her off .


    Well talk about it in private , Aurora .


    In a minute .


    For now , I need to talk to my sister .


    Who does he have ? Piper asked in her weak voice , dragging Chapter 121 my attention back to her .


    2/5 I looked down at her .


    She didnt seem to have anysting damage from the st that had somehow jumped from Auroras cousin to my sister .


    When I stepped into the middle of it , it was like stepping into the heart of a thunderstorm .


    Theres … a lot you dont know .


    I had felt power swirling in me since the ceremony , even if I wasnt certain what it could do yet .


    But that … I had never felt power like that .


    I didnt like that it had connected my sister to some strange male wolf I barely even knew , from a pack I was allied with but barely trusted .


    Whatever it was , it couldnt happen again .


    Maybe it had shocked her awake this time , but that much raw power under different circumstances would have killed her .


    I wanted Piper moved out of this room .


    I wanted her as far away from Evander DeVere as I could get her , and I wanted it to happen as soon as possible .


    As if she could read my mind , Piper turned weakly in my arms to look at the blood covered man lying in the bed .


    Her eyes went wide at the sight of him .


    Whos that ? Auroras cousin , I said brusquely .


    Chapter 121 Evander ? Piper breathed .


    I didnt like the way she said that name .


    Like she knew him .


    They didnt know each other .


    3/5 Though before the shadows had stolen Piper away into aa , she had been stationed at Auroras house , where he was .


    Maybe the knew each other better than I realized .


    I bit back a growl at the thought .


    Very few wolves in this world , if any, were good enough for my baby sister .


    The man whod failed to keep my children out of the hands of the Reeds was not one of them .


    Fortunately or unfortunately Piper was quickly distracted when she looked to the bed on her other side .


    Dane … she said in a slow , heavy voice .


    Wheres Grandpa Connell ? My throat went tight at the fear in her voice .


    When she looked back to me , I met her gaze .


    Slowly , I shook my head .


    But … he was right here .


    Thest thing I remember was the earthquake and the house shaking , and then there were shadows everywhere and … She shuddered and gripped my arm , and I wished that I could shelter her from everything I had to tell her now .


    There were a lot of people I wanted to protect .


    My pack .


    My children .


    Evelyn , to an extent .


    Aurora … goddess damn everything that kept happening toe between us , but I was Chapter 121 still desperate to my bones to protect her .


    4/5 But before Aurora , the pack , the kids , there had been Piper .


    My baby sister .


    My shadow for most of my life .


    They all needed me , but she had needed me first .


    When our parents died , shed needed me most .


    If I could have cut out my own heart to keep her from the pain of our grandfathers death and the uncertainty of everything we were dealing with , I would have in an instant .


    But I couldnt .


    So the best thing to do was to get it over with , all at once .


    Grandfather is dead , Piper .


    I remembered his face .


    The moment I realized Auroras actions had somehow killed him .


    I swallowed against that memory .


    Against the pain that photograph Evelyn had sent had lodged beneath my heart .


    He didnt survive thea like you did .


    Tears leaked silently down her face .


    You look like youve been at war , Dane .


    What else has gone wrong while I was asleep ? I looked at Aurora and said , Everything , Piper .


    Everything .


    She followed my gaze .


    When she saw Aurora , her grip tightened on me once again .


    Oh , goddess .


    I almost forgot .


    Dane , theres something about Aurora you have to know .