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Ryder
“Did you find out anything from your contact?” I ask the dynamic duo, hoping like hell one of them had. Anger consumes me at not having my mate with me. We’ve gone through a series of nicknames when it comes to the two of them, I personally liked the Wonder Twins. Every time we use it they scowl at the use of the nickname. The first time I said it Miles and Miguel protested about how they weren’t even twins so the name was stupid.Joke’s on them cause we’re going to find a name to stick especially when it comes to grouping them together!
“The only thing our source could tell us was that Maverick's dad has canceled all his meetings for the next two weeks, stating he could only be contacted by email. His number one in command is also out of contact, so I would assume they are both together. I’ve checked with the stewardess on his plane, who I, well let’s just say, have been friendly with,” Miles says, annoying the hell out of me.
“We don’t need a book report on your sexual conquests. Get to the damn point. The more time we waste, the longer he has them in his grasp doing God knows what,” I snarl at him, my wolf in agreement with my anger as he begs me to rip him to shreds.
“Sorry, a poor attempt to drop the tension in the room. Yeah, umm… She said he hasn’t booked the plane to fly anywhere so my guess is he’s somewhere in his compound. What she could tell me was that the plane flew here and back on the same day. They had both Maverick and two women on board. All three were unconscious.”
“And they didn’t say anything? Protest? Just let them take unconscious people?” I’m furious at this point and barely holding my shift in.
“It’s not like that. Some people follow his dad out of support and believe in what he’s doing. The rest, like her, out of fear. Their families are threatened if they ever speak out against them. Trust me, her silence wasn’t done lightly or without concern for their wellbeing. She has a young child to protect.”
My anger softens slightly. I can’t fault someone trying to protect their family, especially a child. I’d do anything to protect Chelle, hell it’s why she isn’t with us now and she’s being guarded by my most fierce wolves. Ones who have sworn to lay down their lives to protect her. Knowing that she’s safe allowed my full focus to be on the recovery of Shay, Beba, and Mav.
“Do you know what his security is like, or the layout?” I ask, wanting to know what our best plan of attack would be, while also ensuring no harm would come to our people.
“He most likely has his strongest magic users guarding the grounds, while Hugo will be inside with him. Next to Mav’s father, that’s the scariest motherfucker I know,” Miguel interjects this time.
“Can you get some blueprints of the property or home?” I ask, hoping like hell they could.
Miguel and Miles laugh, looking at us like we should be in on the joke the two of them are sharing. “Between the two of us, we can hack into anything you want. And Miles here hasn’t met a firewall he couldn’t get past,” Miguel says, giving his friend a playful pat on the chest.
“Good, how long will it take you?”
“Give me a few hours, hopefully, it will take me less. I just need to head back to our place and grab my laptop and gear,” Miguel says as he rushes out the front door.
“Tala, do you think anyone from your coven will help us? How about Beba’s family?” Why I hadn’t thought of that before escapes me. Hell, a family of Oracles, and whatever the hell Tala’s family is, would definitely be a strong addition.
“I will contact them. It’s an iffy shot with that. Oracles tend to not get involved, never wanting to disrupt the natural order of time. I hate to say it, but you can probably count out any help from them. I will contact my pack and coven and ask for assistance.” She quickly turns and rushes from the room.
“Are you sure we can trust her?” Damien asks quietly once she’s out of earshot. “She’s keeping something from us. She’s supposed to be part wolf and witch, yet Seb recognized her as a vampire. Something isn’t right.”
“Agreed, but at the moment she’s our best shot of getting more people on our side. And right now we need that more than knowing what she’s trying to keep hidden,” I tell him, as he drops his head into his hands.
Frustration and worry are tearing us all apart, but Damien has always been a little more emotional than the rest of us. He’s always been in love with Sebastian and never dreamed of finding a mate, let alone one who would accept them being together.
“Fine, I’m going to call and check on Chelle.” He stands from the chair, leaving the room with Sebastian following closely behind him,
“You’re doing the smart thing. We need a plan, one that will work, and an army behind us. Once we get her back, the war will start and I fully plan on coming out on the victorious side,” Hunter says, his voice deep, as he steps up beside me.
“I know, but fuck, this is my fault. I was so caught up in the moment I didn’t smell or hear them approaching. Fuck, why did I choose there, we could have done it here. But no, I wanted some big grand romantic gesture, and look where it got us.”
“Ryder, stop. They could’ve still gotten her if you were here, with us. Hell, they managed to get Beba and Mav and they were at his place. They knew exactly how to hit us and where. Have you heard back from the scout yet?” Hunter asks, just as the doorbell rings.
“Not yet, he should be checking in at any time,” I tell him as he turns and heads for the door. He returns just a minute later with Landry following close behind.
“Alpha, I’ve come to help,” he announces before ever giving me a chance to say anything.
“Of course, we appreciate…” before I can even finish he’s cutting me off.
“I also want to ask Beba to be my mate once we rescue her. I’ve been skirting around my attraction for her, fearing what others would think, but no longer.” I have to hurry to stifle the laugh that wants to explode from me. Well, if it isn’t about time he finally grows the balls to go after her.
“Of course, you will get no objection from me and she will be welcomed into the pack.” Just as I finish, my phone rings, and I answer quickly seeing it’s my scout.
I move to the side, and pace as I listen to what he has to tell me. I can feel both Hunter and Landry’s heated stare. Once he’s given me the information I end the call and turn to face them, just as Seb and Damien enter back into the room. As if they sensed I had some important details to give them. “Was that the call?” Hunter asks, not needing to say anymore.
“Yeah, so after some, shall we say, gentle persuasion with the father, we found out he had a PI here following Shay. It’s how he knew where she was and that Mav was in contact with her. He’s going to stay there and keep our new friend company in case Mav’s father tries to contact him.”
