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“I don’t,” she tells me, wiping under her eyes. “I never did. I’m just so proud of you, my son.”
I always suspected he hurt her. Now, I know.
My mother never would have had me if she hadn’t lain with the Alpha, and I couldn’t imagine her taking him as a lover. The anger inside of me burns brightly, but I keep it where it is, ready to be unleashed on the right person. William Masters is that person.
“Will Lita be safe in the woods on her own?” she asks suddenly.
I took her by surprise coming out here, and now she’s remembering she has a young woman she raised like a daughter in the woods after dark. Even without the presence of monsters in The Abyss, that is a situation that would concern most parents.
I get to my feet slowly, careful not to bump my head against the ceiling.
“I will bring her back to you. There are no monsters in The Abyss any longer, but I have a few brothers who do not fully understand how this world works. Stay inside. I will track her down and make sure she comes to no harm.”
Chapter Thirteen
Scratch
Scarisbeingmoresecretive than usual. As our pack leader it is his right to decide who needs to know what in any given situation. I accepted that when I accepted his mark.
That does not mean I have to like it.
I know what he is going out there to do tonight, and he knows he does not have to do it alone.
If he does not think I am ready for battle, he is a fool.
The shadow creatures we have fought in this place have prepared all of us well.
We are strong, and fast, and we do not give up.
We could have helped him take on one lowly Alpha shifter.
I know that man is the one who hurt us all the most.
He gave the order that sent us all here.
Scar was never good at hiding his feelings.
I know the Alpha hurt him more than he hurt the rest of us with his actions.
My eldest brother lived among the people in Nightshade for several years before he was found and exiled to this barren realm. Talking about that place and those people always made him angry.
Talking about the Alpha, that made him angriest.
That is the man he left to kill tonight. I would bet my life on it.
It irritates me that I am not with him. It would be good for all of us to watch that man die.
To know that we survived in spite of his sick, twisted actions, and that he lived just long enough for us to cut him into a million tiny little pieces to throw into the Ocean, where something called a shark can devour his remains for breakfast.
I walk back to the caves, ignoring the urge to move toward the portal’s opening.
I may as well check on the brothers I was left behind to babysit.
Though, I already know Fox is alive and well.
His moans are echoing out of his cave loudly.
The damn guy can’t leave himself alone for five minutes.
