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| sat in my office, drinking a black coffee in a bid to keep myself awake longer. I still have so much to do. Our
search through the forest which sits alongside the pack had proved to be difficult. The area was large and there
were so many different areas the rogues may have branched off into. We could not risk losing them. | wanted to
capture at least sto gain sanswers. For Bailey. For Asher. We needed that. If it was in fact an attack
linked to the upcoming Alpha of her pack, then I would not be failing in reporting him to the Werewolf Council.
| had heard all the things he had done to Bailey as we ran. Asher shared them withas our wolves were
hunting for her. Though my gut toldthat was likely not all he had done to her, it may just have been the
things she felt able to share with Asher. When someone has been treated that way for that long, it is not always
easy for them to talk about it. But hearing it all, | knew he needed his punishment; and it infuriatedthat his
own pack had not dealt with him. They were seriously failing their pack if they still considered him fit to run the
pack.
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| understand Bailey's need to keep quiet. She feared him, and he had likely threatened her with many things
over the years if she spoke out. Not to mention the fact | could see when she cto visit our pack how much
she respected her father, | think she considered their feelings and reputation too much as well. That poor girl
had considered everybody but herself in her action, and in doing that had found herself getting hurt.
| was shocked she had agreed to go to the wedding of the man who had tortured her for so long, though |
imagine it was her family wanting her there. It would be expected with her being part of the Beta family. She
must have hoped the sick bastard choosing to take another mate was her lucky day. A way out. It seemed that
something had gone hugely wrong. Though I think the bride had simply had a lucky escape, or had seen sense.
Not that it had done Bailey any favors. The sick fucker simply turned his attention back to what he knew...
| just wish Asher had spoken tosooner. | know he wanted to protect her. Respect the trust that Bailey had
shown in him by not talking to anyone about the things she had confided in him; but this information showed
how much in danger she truly was. She had likely cto our pack in a bid to escape him... escape her pack.
Had | known that | would have offered her an official place in our pack. She would never have had to return. We
would have kept her safe. | feel | have, as an Alpha, failed her, when she was never even our pack member.
Thankfully, she was stable in the
hospital, and the doctors, Eden and
Asher's regular updates were
keepinginformed. | could only
fet
hope that they were able to make her better. Because | did not want to see my best friend lose the woman he so
evidently wanted to make a life with. This was playing so heavily on my mind. | had been so wrapped up in my
own world lately with the arrival of the baby that | had completely missed this change in Asher...
There was a sudden knock at the door. "Cin!" | yelled.
The door opened and Felix, one of the older warriors, cthrough the door, looking tired. "The three rogues we
detained are ready for you to interrogate if you want? The other younger one is getting medical treatment first."
| nodded at him. This was why | had been waiting up. | would have liked nothing more than to return hand
snuggle up in bed next to my mate. No doubt she would be fast asleep by now, lightly snoring, the way she does.
Both our little ones hopefully allowing her to sleep. They were both making sleep more than a little challenging
of late... maybe another reason | was so oblivious to things. | felt more of a zombie than a werewolf sdays -
the joys of being a parent! But, this was something worth staying up for. A chance to gain answers. A chance to
speak to the rogues who had injured Bailey.
| quickly followed Felix to the cells. Wondering what sort of beasts | may find. Rogues were renowned for being
mindless... vicious... evil. And the damage that was done to that poor girl was done without thinking twice about
her or her welfare. It was sof our other warriors that had caught them on the outer edges of the forest,
tellingthey had been trying to escape. Which, to me, seemed a little odd. She was injured. They could have
taken her. That had to have been their plan. Something had to have spooked them. Or that was my theory. That
was why it was so vital we spoke to them.
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