ADDIE POV I dreamed of my wolf last night. In my dream I was on one side of a fast flowing, deep river and she was on the other side. I called and called to her, but she only looked at me sadly, the wind ruffling her beautiful, golden fur. I woke up with tears running down my face. I was so lonely. I missed my wolf. Having Talia nearby would help heal that huge hole that I felt every time I tried to remember my past. I got up and dressed in my new workout gear and headed into the gym. It was the second day of my job, and I was getting along with the clients and other staff well. I enjoyed it and it helped me to relieve some of the frustrations I felt. Not having my memories is almost physically painful. I was constantly frustrated, and I could now relieve it by kicking and punching a bag. Tonight, I was planning on making some serious cash. Monday nights Wolf ran an underground fighting club where people can place bets and fighters can win some money. He and his frien
EMILY POVI feel like we’re wasting time in St. Louis. We hacked into the traffic cameras and watched hours of video on fast forward. Snap found footage of Addie waiting to cross a street. Unfortunately, we found the footage five days after it had actually happened, but it was confirmation that she was heading east.We started going into businesses and showing Addie’s picture and asking around. We stuck to main roads and just kept working our way east, hoping that someone would have seen her, somewhere. We weren’t having any luck.I talked to Toby every night and Facetimed Gracey. She was cooing and waving to me, and I loved every minute of it. I miss that little baby girl and my team has convinced me to fly back on Wednesday after the theatrics we are hoping will take place. Today was Monday. We were hitting the streets again and hoping to get lucky. I also had my phone on me, waiting to hear updates of the plan that was in place. First plan of action was that Alice was go
ADDIE POVI got dressed in my new outfit. Wolf was right, it wasn’t leather. It was actually really soft and really stretchy, and it felt good on my body. The boots weren’t exactly my style, but I could fight in them. They were a square heel, like a combat boot, and laced up my calf. `They were definitely sexy in an industrial sort of way. I put on the hood with the mask and only my eyes showed. I tucked my braid behind everything so that no one could grab it. I was ready, so I left the locker room and met Damian and Wolf out on the floor.Wolf seemed to be having second thoughts and Damian was soothing him. “Dude. You said this girl could fight. So let her fight.”“The guys she was fighting were wimps. She’s going to be up against real fighters.”“She has a wolf,” Damian countered, trying to calm him. Wolf frantically shook his head back and forth. “No, her wolf is hurt. She can’t hear her.”I stepped forward. “I’m ready. And I’ll win. I know I’m a fighter. I feel i
EMILY POVI mind linked Troi to join me in the gas station. “This guy knows Addie. Says we have to come back tomorrow to talk to someone named Jenna,” I told Troi. “Oh, too bad,” she cooed. “We’re not going to be here tomorrow. Could you just give us her address? We can stop by and talk with her.”The clerk shook his head. “Nope. Don’t know it, don’t want to. Jenna is mixed up with some crazy dudes. Definitely don’t want any part of that.”I looked at Troi and then walked out. I knew she had ways and that she would get any information he had out of him.Five minutes later she sauntered out of the convenience store, red hair flashing in the light. She handed me a piece of paper with some numbers scrawled on it. “Jenna’s phone number. It’s all the info I could get.”I looked back at the store and saw the clerk looking out the window at us. He looked terrified. “Should we go?”Troi looked back at the clerk and sighed. “Yeah, probably. He might be thinking about calling
JAMES POVIt was Monday night, the first night of the two nights of patrols that we had planned. I was standing next to Callie, the girl that I had seen ripped apart by two wolves in my vision. It was so dark I could barely see her, but I knew she was there.I also knew that Bryon was on my other side, ready and waiting. Toby was further in. That was all the reinforcements we had. We didn’t know who to trust and I hoped that we were enough.Callie moved to the left, starting to patrol her small area of boundary that had been assigned to her. I fell back and to her right, keeping her in sight but staying out of sight myself. Staying out of sight wasn’t the problem. Keeping her in sight was. It was a really dark night. I followed a little closer than I should have but I wasn’t going to let her out of my sight. In my vision I had to give her body to her parents, and I had felt like my heart was ripped out when her mother howled her anguish. I was not going to let that happen
EMILY POVWe were back to waiting and following Jenna home. Every piece of mail was in her parent’s name. Snap tried to find a lease agreement in either her name or her parent’s name but couldn’t find anything that was online, so she was either subletting, squatting or her landlord was entirely on paper and had nothing online. We were stuck for the rest of the night.We decided to go clubbing. I hadn’t been in ages and Snap had never gone. Troi was a pro at it, and she managed to put together outfits for the guys that wouldn’t disgrace us. I threw on some jeans and a leather top that Troi loaned me. My boobs were bulging out the top, several cup sizes larger than I was pre-pregnancy, but I had gotten most of my waist back. Bruce whistled when he saw me. I rolled my eyes at him, knowing that Toby would have snarled. What Toby doesn’t know won’t hurt him.I enquired at the front desk and followed the directions of the hostess who sent us down to the river. Someone had turned
JAMES POVI dreamed about Addie. I dreamed I was on one side of a raging river and her wolf, Talia, was next to me. We were looking across the river at Addie who was calling to us, but we couldn’t hear her.She looked sad and tired. I tried to mind link her in my dream, but it didn’t work. I tried shouting over the noise of the river, but the distance was too great and the noise of the water was too loud. I sat down and Talia lay next to me, putting her massive head in my lap. I stroked her and we watched Addie running up and down the riverbank, trying to find a way to come back to us, yelling for us. I knew she wouldn’t be able to cross, just yet. She would eventually, though. We just had to find her.I woke up with a gasp and lay on my back, tears leaking from my eyes. It took so much control to not leap on to a plane or hop into a car and drive to St. Louis to find my mate. I had to trust that Emily was doing what she could with the information she had. I just wanted mo
ADDIE POVThe guys insisted on dropping me off at my hotel room, even coming into my room to make sure it was safe. I snickered that this; I had just defeated more people in the ring than had ever been done before. But if it made them feel better to make sure I’m okay, then that’s fine. I don’t mind. I kind of liked it, actually.Wolf looked around with distain. “You got enough cash to move out, now, right?” He looked a little disgusted when he looked behind the shower curtain to make sure no big, bad wolf was hiding there.“Yeah. I’d like to get a refund for the week I didn’t use,” I mused. “I’ll ask the clerk tomorrow.”Wolf nodded. “Good idea. Find yourself another place to stay before you come into work. I’ll have one of the girls cover for you.” He turned to go and then looked back at me. “You up for another fight tomorrow? One of the guys in Afton is hosting tomorrow night. It might be a good way to make some bank quick.”I shrugged. “I’m okay with that. An apar