Chapter 97 - Jackson

My head was spinning with the things Jacob was telling me. How could they have been so foolish? Him especially, he was a fucking Beta! He should have known what the risks were. He should be wanting to protect his sister, not be putting her at risk by requesting to meet her at the borders, not even knowing who or what could be lingering there. I could hear his breathing was rapid, like he was panicking, likely from the shouting I had just been doing. Good. So he should be. Putting my mate at risk this way…

“So she is with you then?” I demand, at least if she is with him, for the time being she is safe and we can go and retrieve her, and bring her home.

“That is the thing.” His voice is faltering, and suddenly I realise there is more to this than I think I want to know. This sounds like she is not with him. Did she even reach him? I feel panic spreading across my body, and Micco is whimpering in my mind, he too is panicked at the prospect of his mate being at ris