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“Awwwwh!” I yelled and punched the wall, leaving a hole in the sheetrock.
I turned and stalked away.
Storming into the conference room, I slammed down into my chair. “Any ideas how we are going to kill these fucking vampires?” They knew by the tone of my voice and the choice of words that I was pissed!
Axel would not look me in the eye when he answered. “Alpha Rhodes was still here, and after I explained the situation to him, he said he would gather all their weapons and return with his enforcers. As expected, he will have to leave a few there to protect the women and children.”
Trace spoke next. “I have contacted the surrounding packs. They are all sending help. Even The Agency is sending people to assist us. They will arrive in the morning.”
“So, we have twenty-four hours to come up with a plan and find a place to house everyone.”
“Yes, alpha.”
“Good. Axel, any suggestions on the battle?” I knew what I wanted to do, but as a leader, it was a good idea to get everyone’s opinion.
I listened as they all threw out ideas and strategies to surprise the vampires. I worried that they could have mages and witches show up with them. Vampires we could fight. It was hard to combat magic with teeth.
My mind kept wandering back to Ivy, and I constantly reached for the bond. She had me blocked but I still felt faint traces of heartache and betrayal. My wolf whined, needing to comfort his mate.
Over the next couple of hours, the anger I felt toward myself slowly migrated toward Ivy. She should have let me explain instead of shutting me out. If she would only reach for our bond, then she would understand that I wasn’t taking Violet’s side, only trying to prevent a political incident. Her father was an alpha for cripes sake.
“Okay, everyone, that’s enough for today. Get some rest and tonight, we will meet again and hopefully have a concrete plan in place for our guest and us.”
“Luca,” Rage called out after everyone else had left the room.
“Not now, Rage.” I couldn’t look at him at the moment. Not because he had done anything wrong, my emotions were on edge, and I did not want to take them out on him.
I headed downstairs to the training gym and took out my frustration on a punching bag for close to an hour before heading upstairs to shower.
My bed was still made, and Ivy was nowhere to be found. I followed her scent down the hall and quietly opened the door to one of the unused guest bedrooms. Curled up on her left side, old tears stained her cheeks, and Ivy was fast asleep. I wanted to go to her, try to explain, and make things right.
And then I got angry all over again.
I wanted to hold her in my arms. Maybe shake her for not letting me explain. But after staring at her for a couple of minutes, I decided to let her sleep. We could talk tonight or tomorrow after we both had a little rest.
Chapter 24
Ivy
As the sun disappeared, I woke with puffy eyes and a throbbing headache. I must have slept eight or nine hours. Where was Luca? Yes, I was mad when I found this room, but I couldn’t inhale his scent and not feel the ache of betrayal. I thought he would seek me out, but maybe I wasn’t important enough.
I sat up and scrubbed my face before running fingers through my tangled hair. This morning’s events replayed on a continuous loop. I felt for my wolf and found her…sad. My heart sank. I tried to warn her, but she wouldn’t listen. There were no fairytales, no happy endings for us. No matter how much I wanted it to be true.
I padded off to the bathroom and splashed some cold water on my face to wash away the evidence of tears. Maybe take some puffiness out of my eyes. I needed to change my clothes, grab a cup of coffee and some food, and then figure out a strategy for the agents that would arrive in the morning.
I didn’t have time to wallow in self-pity. I had a job to do.
I headed downstairs and found Luca and the guys sitting around the table. As much as I hated it, I automatically looked for Violet, but there weren’t any women around. “Where is everyone?” I asked, grabbing a pastry before heading to the kitchen.
“The women and children are on their way to the Black Hills Pack so they can be protected.” Luca hesitated, “Ivy, can we….”
“I need coffee.” I hurried into the kitchen and tried not to hyperventilate. I was a fucking coward. I wanted to feel for the bond, but I was terrified of what I would find out. I may have had sex before, but I was a relationship virgin with zero experience. Not only did I not do relationships, I also didn’t do people. Only Kelly.Kelly…I needed to call her. She would help me figure out what to do.
Ivy, Luca said, please talk to me.I know I messed up and I am sorry.
Against my better judgment, I answered back.You could have come and found me at any time today. You didn’t.And that was a lot of the problem. He was willing to let me go.
With a cup of coffee in hand, I headed back into the dining room. “I spoke with Jackson. The Agency is sending fifteen agents in the morning. I’m going to scope out the yard. I think it would be good if we had the agents stationed on each side of the house, all the wolves in the forest behind us, and as soon as the vampires attack, we can spread out and surround them?”
