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Corbin has seven mates, like Jake does. Harlow just had a baby and will struggle to shift. She is also Omega and powerless against commands since she hasn’t taken Thane’s serum or marked us yet. I know Thane will ensure both those things happen the moment we get her back.

I follow Thane and Rhen as I climb out of the car, while Raidon checks the fences. I peer at the drone viewscreen the authorities show us. Heat projections show some of them deep inside the mansion. The others aren’t visible, likely somewhere too deep for the heat vision to penetrate as half the house is embedded inside the mountain.

State officers have scoured the perimeter, trying to find a way in. “How long until the federal officials arrive?” Rhen asks. The man gulps, glancing at Thane nervously.

“Still two hours out,” he explains.

Thane looks at the reinforced gates. “That’s too long,” he mutters. His emotions are all over the place. He feels like he’s failed us all, but mostly he feels like he failed to protect Harlow.

“The explosives team sent in drones and equipment earlier. The entire fence line is wired underground. Even the tunnels leading in.”

“There has to be some way in,” Rhen snaps, snatching the man’s tablet as he takes control of the drones.

“We searched everywhere,” the man tells him.

“You can’t have. Corbin wouldn’t lock himself in with no way out. He will expect us to barge in, so there has to be an exit, some type of escape route,” Rhen argues.

“The only way in, other than through these gates, is the tunnels, and they are all wired with explosives. We aren’t even sure if there are explosives waiting for us inside the mansion.”

“Can’t we drop in?” Thane asks, pointing to the helicopter above.

The man sighs and shakes his head. “Not unless you want to fry. Those nets covering the top, they aren’t for keeping the birds out.”

Thane and I look up.

“They can’t cover the entire place,” Thane mutters.

Rhen steps closer, using the drone to show us that they do, in fact, have the entire place completely covered in nets.

“If you drop in from above, you’ll be barbecued. They’re covered with barbed and razor wire. And see here?” Rhen shows him a huge panel on the wall as the drone hovers just above the netting. “Electrically charged,” Rhen tells him.

“Yeah, we lost two drones in the nets before we figured that out,” the man states as Thane growls.

“So, what? We wait for the federal authorities to arrive? That will be too late,” Thane snarls, eyeing the high fences.

“We have no choice. We have to wait,” Rhen says.

“Maybe Leo—” Thane cuts me off before I can finish.

“For all we know, Leo’s getting ready to fucking mark her. He is Corbin’s mate, Leon! Would you go against me? Kill me?”

I clench my jaw and look away, knowing that would be impossible for me, but Thane hasn’t done the things Corbin has.

“We have his daughter,” I tell Thane.

“Yes, but he knows I won’t kill her! And the council would never allow for her to be killed. So, basically, we’re sitting ducks while they do god knows fucking what with our mate!”

“Leo had to have a way in. He said so himself, he could get in through the tunnels. Send the fucking drones back out.”

The man quickly nods, taking the tablet from Rhen and using his radio to talk to the other men as Thane starts taking his clothes off.

“What are you doing?” Rhen asks him.

“Finding a way in!” Thane snarls before shifting, and I see Raidon rush over.

“For fuck sake,” Raidon says, ripping his shirt off and tossing it to me before shedding his pants. “Fool will get himself killed,” he snaps, shifting into his huge bear-like wolf and taking off after Thane. Rhen shakes his head, snatches the man’s radio, and walks back to the car when Thane’s phone rings. I pull it from his discarded pants to see that it's Jake calling.

“Hey, Jake,” I answer, knowing it’s up to me to tell him what’s going on. Somehow Zara found out what happened and wants to come help Harlow, despite having just given birth to three babies. I know Jake has his hands full with her, and this is not going to help matters. I quickly explain everything before I hang up and call Elaine to check on Scarlett.