After Cody left, Alys found there was a small lamp on the end table, she turned it on and ate the soup and roll he had left before taking one of the pain pills for her head. She had no way to tell what time it was as the only window she could see had been completely boarded up and only a small sliver of light made it through, she didn’t feel like she had slept long so she thought Cody must have just brought her lunch. She looked around as best she could while attached to the bed post and could tell she was in some sort of rustic home or cabin. There were two doors to the room, the one that Cody used and has locked, and one to what she could only assume was either a closet or a bathroom. The only furniture in the room was the bed and two end tables and a small chest at the end of the bed. Cody came back after a while and asked her if she had to use the bathroom, when she nodded he took the cuff off the bed post then he led her to the other door. So she was right it was a bathroom. Inste
Aiden and Jax joined the hunt for Brandi, she was running south. Once they caught up to the warriors they paused for only a moment until he caught the scent, he knew it was hers. It only spurred him on, the need to catch Brandi ran deep through his soul, he needed to find Alys. They chased her for almost an hour, she was putting up a good fight evening running through mud and water to try and throw them off her scent, which almost worked, almost. She had had a good head start, but they were gaining on her quickly. Brandi had always cared more about her looks than actual training and after the required training as teens she quit, she couldn’t out run them for long. Aiden pushed his wolf harder, they were so close he could smell her fear in the air. Jax was keeping pace with him stride for stride and the two warriors flanked them on either side. Aiden ran, lifting his nose to the air inhaling deeply, he was catching up.They came into a clearing and her wolf was collapsed on the ground.
“Killian how long will it take you to portal Agatha?” Aiden asked him.“Not long, I just need to gather some supplies then I can draw a portal door as soon as they get back and send her off on her merry old way.” Killian replied cheerfully.“Good, Sara can help you find what you need. I would really appreciate it if you would come with us. I think we will need you, who knows what Cody has done to her.” Aiden asked him, hope mixing with the anxiety growing in his chest, knowing his mate is in that feral rogues hands. “Of course I am coming! I actually like her, she has a good soul and heart. Plus Sara would have my head if I didn’t help save her new bestie.” He replied smiling at Sara, she winked back at him while wrapping her arms around his waist. “You got that right.” Sara reached up and gave him a quick kiss on the cheek before turning back to Aiden. “Oh before I forget. Brandi left this with Ashley before she ran, I caught her trying to throw it in the garbage bins out back. It’
The rest of the drive into Hope Falls was quiet, Aiden couldn’t stop thinking. He was worried for his mate, if Cody was ruthless enough to blindly kill someone who was helping him, what would he be capable of doing to Alys. His mind kept flashing over and over to the pain he felt through the bond, he hadn’t felt anything else since the pain before they left and he didn’t know if he should be relived or more worried. Aiden had taken over driving from the clearing, he couldn’t just sit, he needed to feel like he was doing something. Jax was rummaging around in the cooler Sara had given them.“Yes, roast beef! I’m starving!” Lizzy had packed sandwiches and bottles of water in the cooler bag along with some apples. Jax started into a sandwich and offered one to Aiden. “No, thanks. I can’t eat right now.” Aiden responded, as Jax shoved another mouthful in his face. “It’s going to be ok. We will find her and then we will deal with Cody so this will never happen again.” Jax tried to reassu
“Seriously, you're a vampire!" Killian repeated himself staring at Mike with a calculated look as if he could expel the secrets with a look. Mike glared at him before composing himself and looking around again swearing. His nostrils flared and he stared at them for a minute. “Shit. This isn’t the place for this conversation. I will go sign in and tell the desk sergeant that I want an open patrol. Where can I meet you?” He asked. “We have rooms at the Inn. Can you meet us there?” Aiden motioned for the others to climb in the SUV as Mike nodded and walked into the building. Aiden watched him put on a smile and wave to the lady at the desk, he leaned against it chatting for a moment and nodding, he gave her a quick wave again before he walked into the back. Aiden got in and drove to the Inn. About 20 minutes later they were all in the same suite Aiden had before, Mike had just arrived and so did the other four. Thomas reported that there was nothing changed at either houses. Everything
Alys woke up with a start. She was having another one of those vision dreams and had seen Aiden talking to Mike, in what looked like the police station parking lot. Does that mean they are on their way to her? Were they in Hope Falls? She didn’t know how or why, but she knew the dreams were real. She was seeing visions of Aiden, hope swelled up in her heart. She reached over and turned the lamp back on so she could see and started searching around her. She needed to be ready, she was worried that Cody might come after her if he learned that Aiden was close and she needed to be able to do something to fend him off, to at least give Aiden a chance to get to them. She knew she wouldn’t be able to actually fight him, he was a werewolf, and a police officer, and before that he was a football player. He was one giant wall of muscle, speed and training. She spotted the flipped tray on the floor, Cody hadn’t picked it up before storming out in anger earlier. He had used a knife to cut the st
The vision changed again, now she was watching the three wolves that had gone the other way, they had spread out and were slowly stalking towards the cabin watching every move they made carefully, stepping in areas with less leaf coverage, finally they reached their destination and stood watching the cabin from a distance. Thomas must have linked them about the silver nets. They were looking around them as if waiting for something else to happen. Alys noticed that they turned their attention briefly to the cabin and she could see in the distance that Aiden, Mike, and Jax were approaching. Ready yourself. The visions cleared and she opened her eyes just in time to hear the locks click on the door. She closed her eyes again and tried to steady her breath, gathering her courage, she clutched her hand around the hilt under the blankets, getting a better grip on her knife and slowly slipped it closer to her.“Oh my sweet Aly.” Cody tsked, “Your Alpha is a very stubborn man, he just does n
They had almost reached the cabin when they got a link from Thomas. ‘Heather is down, she got caught in a silver net I had to get her out.’ Thomas sounded conflicted. He knew he had to be there for the luna but he couldn’t leave Heather there in pain. ‘Take her back to the SUV’s, tend to her wounds as best you can with the med kit in the back. We will get the Luna back.’ Aiden told him. They weren’t mates but Aiden knew there was something going on between them. ‘Everyone else move on with extreme caution, Heather’s been caught in a silver net. She’s down and going back to the SUV.’ He linked the others. “Heather, got trapped.” Was all he said to Mike and Killian. Mike nodded in understanding and looked around him. Jax was shaking his head in anger. Aiden just added it to the growing list of Cody’s crimes. He would take him down, he made sure they all knew that Cody was his as soon as Alys was free. They finally reached the cabin and they stopped as the front door burst open so