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XXV: si vis pacem, para bellum
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Not My Alpha: Fated Mistake XVIII: Severed Bond
-Elijah-The shock has all but dissipated; now silent fury stood in its place. Someone dared to touch what was mine, for that they will die.I pace the floor of Kaia’s shared home with Bjorn; my arms are in the pockets of my jeans as I try to make sense of this. Arkyn dispatches some of his warriors to look for Kaia and see if they can catch her scent, while we stay here to look for any clues left behind.“How did he get into the estate without anyone knowing? If he was innocent in everything, then he wouldn’t need to sneak in, right?” I say mostly to myself, trying to figure something out.“And why would he take Kaia against her will? From everything she told me, he treated her extremely well, so why resort to this?” I gesture to the blood splatter on the walls. “Why harm his mate?”Arkyn gives me an odd look, then he crosses his arms and sighs. “I think I know why he took her,” he says, looking down at his feet. “Freyja told me something that happened before I arrived in Norway, som
Not My Alpha: Fated Mistake XVII: The Truth
-Kaia-I don’t remember much after Bjorn punched the side of my face, but I recall him throwing me over his shoulder and putting me in the trunk of his car. He hasn't mentioned a word to me the entire time. How did he get onto the estate and where is he taking me?I try to contact Arkyn or Kira over the mind link, but I find I can’t reach them clearly. Then I bang on the inside of the trunk, only for my hands to burn as I punch it. Fucking silver; no wonder I can’t reach them.“Bjorn!” I call out. “Bjorn, I know you’re out there. What are you doing? Why am I in here?!”The car gradually comes to a stop, and I hear him getting out and slamming the car door. If I’m not too far from the estate, then I can still contact Arkyn or Kira over the mind link. But if not and Bjorn is aggressive, then I’ll have a harder time getting out of this.He pops open the trunk and drags me out; I can still smell the dry air of the desert, so I know we’re not far off from the estate. It’s still dark, too,
