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95 - KennedyI tense and my breath halts. I am frozen in time, staring at this older version of Ryker. His eyes are a darker shade, but no less piercing. If Ryker wasn’t holding me up, I would probably be in a heap on the floor.“What?” I whisper out. Ryker wraps his arms around me tighter and I hold his forearms like my life depends on it. I’m probably leaving marks, but only a tiny portion of my brain is registering that it might be a bad thing.He gives me a look of sympathy, but asks again. “What do you remember from that night? I need to know where to start my story.”My lungs are trying to take in breaths, but I can seem to get any air in. I can’t look away from the eyes that are so like my mate’s. He knows what happened. He might know why. He knows me, but I have never met him before in my life.I feel hands on my face, I try to blink but my whole body is slow and foggy. Then warmth spreads from my lips through my whole body, lighting me on fire. I breathe in deeply, my eye
96 - Kennedy“Kennedy! What the hell are you doing? You need to stay where you are safe. We don;t know what these rogues want.” Ryker growls in my head.“Is he talking to you too, Bennet? Or is he saving his irritation for me?” I side eye my gamma.“Oh, no, Luna. He’s probably more pissed at me than you. I might need you to intervene when this is all over. Otherwise you will be looking for a new bodyguard.” He laughs, clearly unphased by whatever Ryker is saying to him. “It is times like these when I really think finding my mate and having a son should be a bigger priority for me.” I laugh with him this time. At least he seems like he’s not scared of what his alpha will do to him for siding with me.“I just wish I could mindlink him back. This way we could get the fight over with and I could tell him that I am alright myself. THat would probably help a little bit.”“A very little bit.” He mumbles out as I hear a growl next to us.“Who…?” I look around but I can’t see much in the
97 - KennedyI grab at everything I can as Dirk continues to walk. They think I am just putting up a fight. It’s fine they can continue to be stupid. This is where their underestimation of me because I am human works in my favor.“Ryker! Come find me, baby.” I keep chanting in my head as I leave a trail of blood on everything I can. I’m just hoping it’s enough. It has to be enough. I know he can sense me when I am near, but I don’t know how that works out here. Does his Kennedy compass work outside the packhouse? Or is that just a home thing? I can’t be sure, so my injuries need to work for me now.I have no idea how long we walk, but my stomach hurts where Dirk the D*ck’s shoulder is digging in. I know he’s bouncing harder on purpose. I am going to enjoy watching him go down slowly and hopefully with a lot of pain. I am starting to get tired with the blood loss and being hung upside down for who knows how long and I can’t afford to fall asleep with these assholes around. Wh
98 - Ryker“Just take a breath.”“I WILL NOT CALM DOWN AND NO ONE LEAVES THIS FOREST UNTIL SHE IS FOUND!” I roar into the blackness.I am surrounded by every warrior that can be spared and every pack member that she has impacted. They are all here for her, to save her, when I couldn’t.“I didn't tell you to calm down, I’m not that stupid and none of us are calm. But, you are our best link to her and we can’t use that skill with you acting like a lunatic. Now snap out of it and tell us what she said.” Josh is doing his best to keep me level headed, I can feel it and see it and yet, I don’t give a sh*t. My mate has been taken right from under our noses.I wanted her home and safe, but she’s too stubborn to listen and this is what we get. I was right and now who knows what is happening to her. I can feel her, but it’s muddled. Like a frequency jam in my head. Add to that the fact that she figured out how to mindlink us. She doesn’t have a wolf, how the f*ck does that happen? She war
99 - Kennedy“I’m not sure how I am going to help you get your mate, but I don’t see why you need both Ryker and I.” Maybe if I keep him talking I can give my guys time to find the trail. “D*ck…I mean Dirk here hasn’t even told me your name. Your servants are trained poorly in the art of formal introduction etiquette.”That earns me a hard slap to the face. It comes out of nowhere and I topple sideways seeing flashes of white in my vision. My cheekbone might be broken with the amount of pain searing my face. I slowly crawl back up to a seated position, holding my left cheek in my hand.“I’m no f*cking servant, you little b*tch. I am a warrior.” Dirk spits at me.“Debatable.” I mumble out of the right side of my mouth. “You will lose your arm for that, just so you know.” I hope I sound as calm and unaffected as I think I do. I can see Dirk getting more angry. He looks like a cartoon with his head about to explode.As he winds up to hit me again, the unknown alpha grabs his arm an
100 - KennedyThis f*cking b*tch had something to do with Alpha Ryan’s attack?! All of my weariness and exhaustion melts instantly. She was behind Ryker almost losing his father and mother all to have a pack.I can feel my heart rate rise, my breathing is deep, but quick. She smiles at me like the crazy lunatic she is. She thinks I am scared of her. She couldn’t be more wrong. I am vibrating with anger and hatred towards her. My hands are bound in my lap. It’s the only thing keeping me from wrapping them around her neck.The one puzzle piece I don’t understand is the ‘we’ she kept saying. I don’t think she meant her mate. There’s no way he would have let her string him along for a decade. What did she mean by ‘we’?I rub my hands on my face, probably smearing blood in the process. I don’t care at this point, I just want to know what she knows so I can pass on the information when Ryker gets to me.“How was Ryker’s pack going to belong to you if his father died? He just would
101 - RykerShe’s alive. I have her in my arms. The sheer panic is starting to fade, but my whole body is shaking with the release. I never understood what drove my dad to the point of being permanently injured when my mom was taken until right now. Kennedy isn’t even marked yet, but my entire being shut down. I had no other thoughts than her, no other feeling than fear. My only desire was to search to the ends of the earth to find her and bring her home after burning every last wolf that’s responsible for her capture.I take another deep breath of her warm honey scent. I don’t even care who is around. My guys won’t let a single person anywhere near us. She tries to pull back, but I can’t let her, not yet. I need this, her, close. My wolf needs her to stay focused. He’s tracking the area surrounding our spot. Listening for sudden movements or a change in the wind.“Ryker…Please… I need you to listen. Can you do that? There are innocent people here. We can’t harm everyone. No
102 - Kennedy“We can use the arena to hold everyone. No offense Finn, but we need to watch all your followers. We have no idea who is working with Amy.”“No offense, Luna. I understand. So will they.”“Can I ask you something?” Bennet steps around Ryker and I. “Why are you using her title?”Finn scoffs and crosses his arms. He still hasn’t risen from his kneeling position on the ground. He is purposely keeping himself at a disadvantage to show his compliance. “She’s a Luna, have you not noticed? Being her gamma and all, I thought you would have that basic information.”Bennet growls and moves to step forward. I stop him with my hand wrapped in the waistband of his shorts. “Bennet, please. I want to go home and we have to figure out where Amy is and what she’s up to. Now that I know all the attacks and crazy sh*t that has been happening recently is her fault. We need to take care of these people that she has abused, figure out who is actually loyal to her and, I guess, her dad