Chapter 44: We’re Going Hunting

Five days until the full moon

AVA

The next morning, I was sitting in my Jacob’s office with Alex discussing border security. Or that had been the plan, anyway.

Right up until we got word that someone vaguely resembling Matthew Stanley had been sighted not far outside our territory.

Now we knew that, we were going after him instead.

I’d put a mental block on my emotions, trying not to let my stress, anger and even really bloodlust bleed through to Callum and Oscar. This needed to be a stealth mission, with as few wolves involved as possible. The wolves best suited for the job were Alex and I, but I did not want to have to tell Callum and Oscar that their dad and mate were off on a stealth kidnapping mission.

“Ava… I know you don’t want to, but we should tell Callum where you and Alex are off to.” Jacob’s voice was careful, controlled.

“Do you really want to have to tell him that his mate and father are going off on a dangerous stealth mission to capture someone that we know is working