Chapter 97 : Brotherly Bonds

Xavier

Seeing the situation between Chase and Carolina, Rylan quickly stepped between Chase and Carolina in case he decided to attack while holding the hilt of his dagger. "Aren't you listening? That's not your daughter. That's Maya disguised as Elena."

That made the Alpha of the Bloodmoon Pack fall silent in an instant.

"At least now we know how Maya got into Alpha Xavier's pack house," Carolina said as the silence deepened.

"But why did she have to kidnap Karen," Mike interjected.

"To kill her herself or give her to Nathan to kill," Rylan said as if it were obvious.

"I doubt it," Xavier said.

"And how do you know that?" Rylan demanded.

Xavier was silent for a moment before answering. "Karenina believes that Maya is attracted to her as a woman." Here he hesitated, the words tasting like ashes on his tongue. "Maya tried to make a move on her."

The silence that followed his revelation was deafening until Mike asked with an innocent look on his face, "What exactly did Maya t