freedom, offering herself up as collateral damage.
Everything in my body toldthat she was still inside these walls, but there was a part ofthat knew she
was reckless enough to attempt a rescue mission alone. With the way she loved Lewis, it honestly wouldn't
surpriseif she would sacrifice herself for his "You better hope for your sake that she hasn't." | stormed out of
there and made my way to the medical wing, maybe she thought that's where | had sent Oliver... Nope.
| checked the kitchen, and once again she was no where to be found.
Maybe she really had gone off. My heart sank further into my chest, my fear enveloping mead | charged to the
last place | could think of, my office.
On the way however one of the younger lycans in my pack, gingerly cthrough my mindlink. His voice
holding a somewhat nervous tone.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt"Alpha Gilliard? | think I've found her grace." Why did he sound so worried?
"Where?!"
"The supply closet, on the first floor."
| didn't waste a beat in turning around where | stood and racing back down the many steps | had now both
ascended and descended numerous twithin the span of twenty minutes. | stopped when | cface to face
with a pup, who must have been 15 year of age. He was pacing outside the door, clearly unsure whether to enter
or not.
"Rhydian, you may go now." | fixed my disgruntled attire slightly and walked closer to the boy.
"I don't think she can breathe!" Huh?!
"Go!" | ordered him while racing to the door and throwing it open, shocked by the sight in front of me.
Never had | personally seen Dylan so meek and small. Her body was curled up into a tight ball, her hand rested
firmly on her chest, tears streamed out of her eyes and down her cheeks, and her breath cout in heavy
uneven pants. | knew what was instantly and raced to her
it
side, closing the door behind us for
privacy. She was currently in the throws of a large panic attack.
"Dylan?!" My voice cout soft as | forced my concern down in an attempt to transfer my pretend ease onto
her, but instead a strained sound cfrom her lips. | crouched down lowly in order to be at her eye level and
frowned at her state.
Lewis had toldvery briefly that
she often experienced these attacks, but he never went into detail about how bad they could be or how he
managed to calm her down, and honestly, | had never had to help anyone in this manner before. honesty, |
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmprobably wasn't the best person for it.
"You need to calm down." That was the worst thing I could have said to anyone, never mind Dylan. | raised my
hand in order to place it on her shoulder for comfort, but for sreason thesitated. In a truly
awkward fashion, that cred
my alpha position, | patted her on
her arm and winced at my own cringeworthy action. "I... | don't know
what to do. Do you wantto get someone? I-l just..." what do | do?
What should | say.
| was completely and utterly lost, all the scenarios that were going around in my head were absolutely nothing
compared to how I found her.
Ok... there's only one thing | could think of.
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Aunt Ygritte?! | need you're help, how fast can you get here?!"