Chapter 122 DANE Her eyes were huge .


    She took my hands , then took a breath .


    Auroras twins .


    Theyre yours .


    I couldnt help the sardonic smile that curved one corner of my mouth .


    I know .


    Ive known .


    Theres been so much … I let out a sigh , then sent someone to the kitchen to bring my sister food while I told her some of what had happened while she was unconscious .


    When I told her about the twins , she growled .


    That was my sister .


    Growling instead of gasping .


    Our family tended to reach for anger any time it meant we didnt have to feel fear .


    How could this have happened ? They were taken right out of our territory , she said .


    Where were the guards they had at the other house ? Where was Evander ? I shook my head .


    The guards were reassigned once they were here .


    Evander ? she insisted again .


    Chapter 122 He was the only guard they had .


    The nanny took them for at walk before he woke one morning .


    2/5 Then how did that happen to him ? she asked , peeking around me .


    I scowled and pushed her back onto her pillow .


    Since they left , hes been searching for him .


    He was on Broken Forestnd .


    The Reeds or someone who works for them must have done it .


    She sat up .


    But you dont know ? Why havent you found out ? Because he just arrived , and Ive spent the entire time talking to you .


    Piper made an impatient noise .


    Aurora wants to talk to you about him .


    Things with her are …plicated .


    Id told her the bare bones .


    of my growing rtionship with Aurora , but I hadnt gotten to the picture of her and Holden that Evelyn had sent me yet .


    That damn picture had been haunting my thoughts for days .


    I needed to confront Aurora instead of brooding on it .


    But brooding was so much fucking easier than finally letting her in , only to find out shed been ying me the entire time .


    Yes , there was a chance she wasnt .


    That there was a perfectly innocent exnation for the picture .


    Or there was a chance she was about to prove I was a fucking Chapter 122 fool for ever deciding to trust her in the first ce .


    3/5 Besides , she had put more distance between us since Id brought her back from the ce Holden had taken her .


    I could feel it ..


    If he hurt her , I understood why .


    But she wasnt talking to me about it .


    Id trusted her with everything .


    All my secrets .


    She wasnt trusting me with hers .


    I shook myself .


    Piper was leaning again .


    Trying to peer around me at Evander .


    The twins .


    I feel like … her eyes were distant .


    Then she shook her head and massaged her temples with her fingers .


    No.


    Thats insane .


    Whats insane ? I asked .


    Instead of answering , she said , How did I wake up ? Now it was my turn to nce over my shoulder .


    Aurora was still there with her cousin , cleaning him up .


    Celia helped .


    Theyd cut away his shredded clothing , revealing his bare chest .


    His body was covered in scars .


    Crisscrossed with them like stripes .


    I grimaced at the sight .


    Evander was young close to the same age as Piper .


    Someone had done a number on him , and theyd done it with silver .


    Even his face wasnt untouched parallel lines shed across his left eye down his check and over his lips .


    From the thoughts of arge portion of my pack members , Evander had been very , very Chapter 122 pretty .


    He wasnt pretty , now .


    No matter how many times he 4/5 transformed , those silver scars would never entirely go away .


    Even Aurora hadnte to me that badly poisoned .


    It would be a miracle if he still had his wolf .


    I dont know , I finally said to Piper .


    My unsettled feeling over her and Evander only grew the longer she was awake and the more she looked at him .


    I slid my hands underneath her and she squeaked .


    What are you doing ? Taking you to your room .


    Youll heal better there .


    Dane ! I ignored her .


    Id been Alpha almost a decade .


    If that had taught me anything , it was that I had to trust my gut .


    If Evander DeVere woke , he would be required to stay away from my little sister , or I would send him right back to the ce he came from .


    After Id deposited my sister in her room , directed her food there , and made sure half a dozen wolves were waiting on her hand and foot , I finally stepped into the hall and leaned against a wall .


    Awake .


    Piper was awake because of what Aurora had done .


    How had the same woman who killed my grandfather brought myatose sister back to life ? Chapter 122 The scent of Evelyns perfume hit me before I heard her footsteps .


    I didnt look up , even when she leaned next to me .


    I heard about Piper .


    Im d shes awake , Evelyn said .


    So am I.


    Evelyn sighed .


    Dane … about everything thats happenedtely … There was something in her tone .


    Something wary , almost afraid .


    I finally nced up and saw something Id never seen before .