Chapter 91 AURORA Why should we believe you? Dane demanded.
To my shock, Waylon stood aside and gestured into the pack house.
Cand see for yourself, Alpha.
But youve got to calone.
Except for Ann.
This is her home, after all.
Shes always welcome.
He paused for a second, like he was thinking, then said, You know, if those kids were here, it would just be like a visit to grandma and grandpas anyway, wouldnt it? The stringy old man shotwhat was probably supposed to be a fatherly smile.
It was all I could do not to scream.
I started moving forward immediately.
Dane grabbed my arm.
No! Its skind of trap.
Theyve hadhere before, Dane.
If they wanted to keep me, they wouldve done it then.
You wont keepfrom my children.
Danes grip tightened and he growled, Our children.
He released me, then moved to stand beside me.
Well search.
No! Chapter 91 2/5 It was a whole chorus of voices.
Both Evander and Trajan on my side, and Archer and Evelyn on Dancs.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtI should be the one to go, Evander said.
Hed been so quiet.
since the children disappeared, and he sounded so desperate now.
I was their guard.
This is my fault.
I took my cousins hand and tried to give him an encouraging smile.
We all have to sleep, Evander .
This isnt your fault.
If theyre not in there, I wont sleep, he vowed.
Not until Ive found them and brought them h.
There was a fervent note in his voice that worried me.
I knew he loved the twins, and I was grateful, but I couldnt let him torture himself that way.
Evander- I was cut off by the argument between Archer and Dane that started next to us.
You arent expendable ! Archer snapped, I am .
Letgo! Alpha magic swelled around Dane.
He almost seemed to grow, and Archer almost seemed to shrink before him .
They are my children.
Aurora is my ... He trailed off, and I could hear the word hanging in the air.
Mate.
But he knew neither of us were ready to go that far.
Not yet.
My responsibility, he finished.
She will not walk into danger withoutat her side.
Chapter 91 3/5 My heart turned over at his words.
I wondered if hearing them would ever be normal, or if I would ever feel like I deserved them.
Archer looked like he might speak again.
Danes eyes flashed gold with power, and suddenly Archer flinched, then backed off.
I turned back to Evander and Trajan.
Im going, I said, resolute.
Trajan, dont let Evander follow me.
Trajan nodded and looked at the younger wolf.
Evander glowered at us both.
Theyd better be in there.
They will be, I said with a confidence I didnt feel.
I followed Dane up to Waylon and Esther.
The Reeds smiled at us.
Im sure it was supposed to be kind, but all I could see was their teeth.
We have your permission, and safe passage? And the wolves out here will be safe from attack or harm as long as were on the inside ? Dane growled.
Waylon nodded, and I felt magic radiate off of him as he made the promise .
I swear it.
Without looking, Dane reached back and took my hand, and he led the way inside.
The new pack house was like I remembered it.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmA cave, but not a terrible place.
Not like the place I lived when I was a child.
Chapter 91 4/5 It was so strange.
Why had they bothered to make this place so comfortable when the actual house was in such disrepair? What had changed in the five years I went missing that gave them not just the money, but the motivation to do this? Would you like a guide ? Esther asked as she fell into step beside us. Not you, Dane snapped.
Esthers false 50s housewife smile didnt falter.
Not me.
Selina ? My lips parted as a wisp of a woman reading on a nearby chair lifted her head.
She was thin and pale and had black hair drawn back in a braid.
Yes, Luna? Take your former sister, here, and help her and Alphao M Montague search for the missing children from Blue Ridge. Such a shthey werent supervised better.
Esther tutted.
Even though my memories were too foggy for it to bring anything specific to the surface, the sound made bile rise in the back of my throat. It was a sound of false sympathy.
A sound that might be made right before a necessary punishment.
Dane squeezed my hand, able to sense something wrong witheven though I was trying to hide it.
I squeezed back to show him I was fine.
Then my attention was totally captured by the woman who approached us.
Selene? I asked.
Chapter 91 5/5 Her nalso felt familiar I knew it, but I wasnt sure how.
When she smiled, her hazel eyes crinkled around the corners, and I felt like I should know her.
Like remembering her might be very, very important.
Me, helping you out of trouble? she said.
Just like old times, little sister.