Sorry it has only been one chapter the last few days. I'll work over the weekend to get more done. We are closer to the end than you may realize (still some things to happen, but I see light at the end of the tunnel and I can't wait for you to see it too).
(Piper POV)Beta Jonas gave Kade and I a funny look.“Why do you need to see the pack doctor? What’s going on?” he asked.I sighed. I really, really did not want to get into this with them. Especially right then and there. A part of me felt ashamed, and another part of me felt embarrassed. I had no idea why I felt that way, but I did know that we could only afford to spend a little bit of time at Moon Shadow Pack and I did not want to waste any of it. Dr. Hyder could help me with my medical issues when we got safely to his pack.“Nothing,” I said, cutting Kade off. “And we don’t need to see the pack doctor. We were just hoping to borrow a car. I know it is a big ask, but there is a chance that Alpha Leo may still be looking for me, so we need to get moving as soon as possible.”Kade shook his head. “No, Piper needs to see your pack doctor. She needs to have some tests run. Please.”I glared at Kade, but he did not seem to notice.Beta Jonas studied our faces for a moment an
(Piper POV)When I woke up, I was groggy. I tried to rub my eyes, but something was holding down my left hand, and there was an IV weighing down my other.“Piper! You are awake!” Maya exclaimed happily next to me. I quickly realized that I was in a hospital bed and that she was holding my hand.“H-How long have I been out?” I asked her.“Not long. Just an hour or so. You scared all of us. I am so glad you are awake now.”“W-Where is Kade?”“He’s just outside the room. He is talking to Dr. Hyder. He called him as soon as they got you stabilized.”“C-can you let him know that I am okay?”“You aren’t okay, Piper.”I squeezed Maya’s hand. “Yes, I am. I promise. But Kade and I need to go---”“You aren’t going anywhere. Beta Jonas called Alpha Aiden. He and Luna are on the way back now. You need to stay here. We will protect you, I promise.”“We?”“I may be an omega, but I will kick the a&& of any alpha-a&&hole who dares to hurt you again,” she said in a confident voice.“Ma
(Leo Bloodstone POV)Piper has now been missing for five days. Thanks to my mother and grandmother, I am doing better than I was at the beginning… but only barely. I want and need to get her back.After going through the video footage, and after having done several interrogations, I have a pretty good idea of what happened before Piper disappeared. However, there are still important pieces missing. And those missing pieces are the ones that keep me up at night.Unfortunately, the wolves most likely to have the answers are not accessible to me right now. Ellis is dead; Kade is missing along with Piper; Kade’s uncle had no information for me even after being subjected to an alpha-order; and Nick and Jenny Brogan sent an omega to collect their things after she was rescued from Blue Ridge.That leaves Ingrid. I have been resisting going to see her —afraid that my rage may cause me to kill her— but time’s up. I cannot wait any longer.A happily mated guard —one whose background check
(Leo Bloodstone POV)“What do you want?” Ingrid asks, suddenly seeming desperate. “Just tell me.”“Where is Piper?” I ask.Ingrid opens and closes her mouth a few times, but she does not say anything.I repeat the question slowly. “Where. is. Piper?”Again, Ingrid opens and closes her mouth. I can tell that the words are on the tip of her tongue, but she does not want to say them.I stand up and gesture to the guard to let me out.“Where are you going?” Ingrid asks.“I have things to do.”“But… you can’t just leave me in the dungeons, Leo! I have been in here for days already!!!!”I give her an indifferent shrug.“I don’t have time to play games. Either give me what I want or don’t. It’s your choice, at least for now. After your pup is born, I will alpha-order the answers out of you.”“You are going to leave me in here until then?” she asks incredulously.“I warned you that I would, didn’t I?”“I didn’t think you were serious!!!!”“Yes, you did. You have known me for a long t
(Leo Bloodstone POV)“How does Kade play into all of this?” I ask next.“Kade?”“The medical intern.”“Kade wasn’t involved. As far as I know, he doesn’t even know Ellis. Although maybe he does. I don’t know. We just f&&ked a few times.”Again, her eyes show sincerity. F&&k.F&&k, f&&k, f&&k. I really had hoped that I would come out of here with more answers. Now I feel like I am just running into more dead ends.I stand up to leave, but then it occurs to me that I need to ask her one more question.“Who is the father of your pup?”Ingrid points to her stomach. “This one?”“Yes, that one.”Ingrid looks down again. This time, she has the decency to look embarrassed.“Just tell me, Ingrid. I am going to find out eventually.”“I don’t know.”“Bullsh&t.”“I have been lonely lately, Leo,” she whines. “You have ignored me ever since Piper got here, so I have been getting attention from anyone who will give it to me. And there are a lot of males in this pack who find me to be sex
(48 hours earlier)(Addie POV)I am at the bar overlooking the pool, leisurely sipping on my spicy jalapeno margarita, when I hear the words that no she-wolf wants to hear on her mate-moon.“Baby, I have some bad news.”I look over my shoulder and up at my mate, who is quickly approaching me with his cell phone in his hand. He is wearing swim trunks, a t-shirt, and a frown.“You can tell me after we eat,” I tell him in an annoyed voice. “Our dinner reservation is in ten minutes. Go change and come back.”“No, Baby. It can’t wait.”“Aiden, we have been at this resort for five days. FIVE. I am tired of room service. I want to eat at least one meal —just one— at a restaurant. There are so many wonderful restaurants and views, so many wonderful people, and so many wonderful, spectacular shows and accommodations, and we have hardly experienced any of them. Whatever this bad news is, it can wait.”Aiden gives me a sexy smile as he wraps an arm around my waist and pulls me close to h
(Addie POV)“What do you mean, which sister?” Aiden repeats.Sh&t. I should not have asked that question.I take another sip of my margarita while I try to figure out what to say. We had a silent agreement to not talk about Piper, Leo, or our sexual histories. At least not yet. I’m sure some of you may be blaming us for not talking about these things sooner. And that’s fair. But we had been together for less than three weeks. THREE WEEKS. You try dating a hot-blooded alpha male for three weeks, and then you tell me at what point you feel right saying, “Hey I know your father raped a beta female and got her pregnant with your sister, and I know that sister is on the run and all, but it’s a good thing she’s alive because otherwise I may have married Leo myself.” Not exactly an easy sentiment to spit out, is it?Well, I guess it is too late now. The cat is out of the bag. Taking another long sip of my margarita, I turn back to my mate. Time to talk.“I know you have two siste
(Piper POV)“YOU TOLD MAYA TO STAY AWAY FROM ME?!?!?!” Kade roared, his hands hitting the table.I looked around the dining hall. It was completely full, and everyone was, of course, staring at us.“Kade, sit down,” I said, feeling annoyed and embarrassed.It was now Tuesday morning, and I had just been released from the hospital forty-five minutes ago. I should have been released much earlier, but I had four more pain attacks while there. I didn’t tell anyone about them, but I guess the doctors could see that something was off thanks to all the machines they had me hooked to. The doctors relayed their findings to Kade and Dr. Hyder, and Dr. Hyder ordered that I not leave the hospital until I had gone at least 12 hours without an attack.(Kade somehow convinced Dr. Hyder to give him a second chance in medical school, but he is officially on a “zero-tolerance” probation for the next six months.)Thankfully, I reached the 12-hour milestone at 8 am this morning. I was starving and de