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“Okay, so maybe there is something we didn’t consider.I went to school now and spoke to a couple of people, and they told me that Nyra hadn’t been to school since the day the Walkers made a big fuss in school.What if Aurora wasn’t kidnapped by force?What if she left the hospital with someone she knew, like Nyra?”
There was silence on the other side of the line as Caden, Aiden, and Levi took a second to consider my words as I got into my car.
“Mateo, drop by the apartment to pick Aiden up so both of you can go to Nyra’s house.I’ll talk to Beta Alex to get him to speak to the CCTV department of the pack so we can figure out if Nyra’s father has been clocking in or not.Levi will inform Aurora’s parents that we have a lead.You guys keep us posted every step of the way.”
Every instruction Caden gave was clear and concise, spoken like a born and bred Alpha, without the forcefulness that I had heard in the voice of many of the uncultured Alphas I had met.
I nodded first, but when I heard Aiden and Levi say, “Got it,” and hang up, I chorused the same words.
Caden and I were the only ones on the phone, but since he didn’t hang up, I knew he had something to say but was hesitant to do so because he was concerned about hurting my feelings.
He had always been like that.Peaceful, gentle, and even kind.
It was what made me like him at first and it was what made me grow closer to him while I was distant, to the cheerful yet emotionally distant Aiden.
And over the years, a strange bond and attraction that best friends didn’t and shouldn’t have had grown between us.I shook my head when I found myself thinking that maybe if I had been a girl, or Caden had been a girl, we would have made a great couple.
Of course, that would have only lasted until we met Aurora.After all, the attraction between us, which had grown due to several years of companionship and unconditional trust, was barely comparable to the fiery hot, irresistible attraction and bond between me and Aurora.Even while I was trying to keep a distance between myself and Aurora, I knew, from the bottom of my heart, that I could allow the three of us to be together, but I could never allow Caden and Aurora to be together without me.
That hateful, self-centered desire had led us to this day.Now, Aurora was missing, kidnapped by only the Goddess knew who, because I’d decided to make a fool of myself at Caden and Aiden’s birthday.That selfish desire also made me realize I wasn’t worthy of either of them, because I knew Caden would have allowed me to be with Aurora if it would make me happy, and Aurora would have done the same for me and Caden.
“Mateo?”Caden called, as I started the car.
“Yeah?”I answered, pausing for a moment to hear what he had to say.
“You’re not to blame for Aurora’s abduction.”
I didn’t ask him how he knew what I was thinking.Instead, I stayed silent.
No matter what he said, I was to blame for Aurora’s abduction.I was the one who enlisted Angelique’s help to take Nyra away so I could ...do what I did to Aurora.And all of that had led to this day.
If I’d just ...
Caden’s voice interrupted my thoughts.“Are you listening?Mateo?”
I licked my lips.“Yeah.”
He sighed as if he knew his words were going in one ear and leaving through the other.
Then he changed the subject.“Be careful and stay rational.Do not attack Nyra or her father.Don’t let your temper get the best of you.”I could hear the worry in his voice.
He was busy with Alpha Owen dealing with both pack issues and the issues coming from the Supernatural Council and Aurora’s family, who were trying to request legal entry into Mac Tire City and requesting permission to use magic to find Aurora.
“Understood, Alpha Caden,” I said with a light smirk on my face.
I could hear the sad smile in his voice as he said, “Good.Bring back our girl.I’m counting on you.”
There was an almost vow in my voice as I promised, “I won’t disappoint you.”
I couldn’t afford to, anyway.I never knew how deep Aurora had sunk into my heart until she went missing.If anything happened to her, I would be wrecked, but then again, so would all of us.
So nothing could happen to her.
As the sound of Caden hanging up the call echoed in the car, I looked forward, determination filling my heart.Aurora Byrne had to survive this ordeal and once she survived, I was going to do everything in my power to show her how much I loved her.
* * *
I picked Aiden up from a parking lot halfway between Levi’s apartment and Nyra’s house, which he’d impatiently driven to so that we could get to Nyra’s house faster.
